AX
Ah!
A bullet shot passed my wings. A few of my feathers were singed, but other wise I was unharmed. Raz, on the other hand, was badly hurt. She lay on her side, unable to stand. Then, I saw Sub-visser forty-three. I knew I should have stayed and guarded Raz, but fear gripped me. Raz was also yelling at me to run away, so I did. I was a terrible coward. As I flapped hard to gain altitude, I saw Raz being carried away by Hork-Bajirs. But where was the Sub-visser? No matter, I need to tell the others! I caught a thermal, or a warm updraft of wind, and soared through the sky. But my human friends would be at school now, and if I interrupted their learning, I could risk blowing their cover. As I debated against myself, a brown streak blew passed me, missing my wing by inches.
AHH! I cried, and let my bird mind adjust my wingtips and tail feathers to get back on track.
Not bad Andalite. Not bad at all, the golden eagle sneered.
Sub-visser forty-three, I snarled.
The eagle laughed, and dove toward me. I shot upward, and he nicked my tail feathers. 'Too close for comfort,' as my human friends would say. The golden eagle was superior in mass and wingspan, but could it out maneuver my agile Northern harrier morph?
It's worth a try! I said to myself.
I banked a hard left, down, down, down into the immense forest of trees. I tried to avoid the trees, but I could tell my harrier morph wasn't made for this kind of maneuvering. I smacked into branches, hit the sides of trees, and I even almost ran into the ground. It seemed as though the Sub-visser was having trouble as well. With his 7-foot wingspan, the sub-visser could not help hitting the trees with his wing tips and spinning out of control.
Ah! You Andalite! the sub-visser raged.
I saw him land, demorph, and morph into a wolf. The wolf would be able to travel much faster than I could, even if I did have an extra head start. I decided to take my chances. I demorphed, and then headed straight toward the wolf. Once we were face to face, I lifted my tail, and went into a fighting stance.
You think you can win Sub-visser? Your wolf reflexes may be good, but my natural instincts are better, I leered.
The wolf growled, and started to back up.
I will not let you escape Sub-visser. You have something I want.
You mean your Andalite friend? Of course I have him. And if you kill me now, you may never see him again!
I fought the urge to tell the despicable Yeerk that Raz was a female, but that would only give him ideas. We'll take you then. Use you as a trade item. We'll trade my friend for you. Either that, or we lock you up for three days and starve you out of your host's body. Your choice.
The sub-visser let out a harsh laugh. You can't keep me locked up. I have over fifty different morphs from all over the galaxy. You think your pathetic little cage or box or whatever will hold me for three days? Never. Not in a million years. Besides, you only have two hours, or your friend will be trapped as a wolf!
The time limit didn't bother me since Raz was already in her natural state, but if she was still able to morph after two hours, the Yeerks would get suspicious. But we have done it before, I said, cocking my eyebrow. I inched closer and closer to the wolf, but only a little at a time so he wouldn't notice. One of ours was infested by your kind. We kept him locked up for three days. He tried everything. He morphed, he pleaded, he begged. But we would not let him escape. We will simply do the same for you.
At that point, the gray wolf just broke and ran. His sleek body moved swiftly through the forest, but I was hot on his trail. I may not have as much endurance as a wolf, but I could travel faster. My tail struck, and the wolf had only three legs now. It stumbled and fell to the floor. I pressed my tail blade against his throat.
Demorph. Now, I ordered.
Sub-visser forty-three complied without complaining. The changes were immediate. His snout was sucked back into his face, his tail disappeared, and his robotic arm resumed its human arm form. But he suddenly grabbed my tail with his metallic arm. The power it had was colossal! He pushed my tail away from his neck with his arm, then ran again. But as he ran, I saw him change. Six wings sprouted from his back, and a very sharp beak sprouted from his face. He lifted up into the air, and I could clearly see the creature he had morphed. It was from my own home planet. The creature was known as a Kafit. It had six wings and a very sharp beak. It is known mostly for its excellent speed and accuracy. The Sub-visser took a dive at me; I hit him with the flat side of my tail blade. But one of his talons was the mechanical arm, and he grabbed onto my arm.
Ah! I yelled, and aimed my tail blade straight for the bird.
Just as my tail came slicing down, the Kafit bird let go of me, and I dropped to the ground, almost slicing myself with my own blade.
We'll finish this next time Andalite. But I have a guest to welcome, the sub-visser retorted, and flew off.
I slowly stood up, and watched the sub-visser fly away. I was angery at myself. Fist I had abandoned my friend, then I had let the enemy get away. I slammed the side of my tail blade against a tree trunk as I walked away.
Do not worry Raz. I will free you. I promise.
A/N: I tried to sound as Andalite-ish as I could, so sorry if it's not exactly how an Andalite would sound, particularly Ax. That chapter was sort of short... I guess I'll add in another chapter. Sheesh. I'm spoiling you guys...
BRIAN
I was bored out of my mind as I stared blankly at the overhead. My World History teacher was yapping something about Korea or some other country in Asia, but I wasn't listening. All the information was going in one ear and out the other. I'm usually a good student, but I just wasn't in the mood. I couldn't help thinking about the mission tonight. When the lunch bell finally rung, I stood up instinctively and left for my locker. I put my hand on the sensor, and it clicked open. Just as I opened it, my friend Andrew closed it.
"Have I ever told you that you're an idiot Andrew?" I asked sarcastically.
"Hm... Only about 7 times this passed week," he answered, pretending to be in deep thought.
I glared at him, showing my annoyance, but he brushed it off as if it were nothing. I opened my locker once again, and put in some disks. I took out my lunch card, and walked over to the cafeteria with Andrew.
"So, what are you going to do tonight?" Andrew asked.
"Stuff. I'll be busy all day. Especially since Mrs. Linferman is giving us like a million pages of homework," I sighed.
"I'm going to The Sharing tonight. I finally get to become a full member!" Andrew said happily.
I twitched when he said 'The Sharing.' You see, The Sharing is an organization for Yeerks, and when they say that you're going to become a full member, it means they're going to stuff a Yeerk in your head. I wanted to tell him all that stuff, but I knew I couldn't.
"Um... You sure you want to become a full member Andrew? I mean, it's like sacrificing you freedom," I said, slowly.
"What do you mean?"
"Well, you know, all that volunteer work, and stuff. You'll be all work and know play."
"The people at The Sharing said that I'll be part of something big though. Helping the community is pretty big."
"Whatever, man. Do what you want. I'm going to stay a kid for as long as I can." I said, but I knew I was lying. I wasn't just a kid anymore. I was a living weapon.
I got my food, and say down. Andrew and I got off the topic of The Sharing, but it still gnawed at my stomach. My best friend was going to become a Controller. He was walking right into it too. I tired to throw it aside, and started to talk about the Sadie's dance this Friday. Neither if us had been asked yet. I was starting to feel the anxiety I guess girls feel at any other dance. I'm so used to asking people to the dance, it's a real change to be the one waiting to be asked rather than the one to ask. Some guys even broke the tradition and asked some girls already. It was only Tuesday, and I wasn't about to snap yet.
"So, who do you think will ask you?" Andrew said.
"I don't know..." I said.
"Fine then. Who do you WANT to ask you?"
"You sound like a girl! Gosh! This is what girls must always think and talk about in their spare time!" I stood up and threw my remains of my lunch into the trash, and walked out toward the basketball courts.
I played for a while, but then started to get bored. By the time I returned to my locker, it was time to get to class.
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I walked out of the door to the school, and waited for the bus to arrive.
Prince Brian!
"Ah! What?!" I yelled in surprise. Many of the other kids stared at me.
Sorry, Prince Brian. I did not intend to startle you. I have urgent news though. Raz has been taken prisoner by Sub-visser forty-three.
I winced as I bit my tongue so I wouldn't shout out loud.
I was almost captured as well, but I was able to escape. I am sorry Prince Brian. I was a coward and had abandoned Raz even though I should have attacked and saved her. I ran, Prince Brian. I will never run again. Ax said, shamefully, then I saw a form in the sky fly away.
I felt terribly sorry for Ax. He was an arrogant Andalite, and he was almost beating himself up just because he made one mistake. It was a hard decision. I walked onto the bus, now with another bad feeling in my gut. This day was just getting badder by the second. First we have this huge mission, then my friend is about to be turned into a Controller, then Raz gets captured.
"Can this day possibly get any worse!" I yelled at myself.
Then the bus jerked, and stopped.
"Sorry kids. Engine got jammed. You'll have to walk or find another ride. Or you could wait," the bus driver announced.
The kids groaned. I was fuming. I stomped off the bus, and walked home. I was very annoyed as I entered my house. My mom's boyfriend was over, and I forced a smile as I walked passed him. I almost ran over my sisters as they fought over a piece of candy, and I slammed my door shut. This was not a good day for me. I put my stuff down, and did a belly flop onto my bed. I was tired, and I was going to have a very busy night. What seemed like an impossible mission had just turned into an impossible rescue mission. I finished my homework at top speed, not even caring if I got the right answers or not. I told my mom I was going to a movie, and stepped out of the house. A raven landed on a street light down the street.
Hello fearless leader. Ready to commit suicide? Terry asked.
I didn't laugh. She was basically telling the truth. I morphed into my Swaison's hawk morph, and joined Terry on the street light.
Why do you insist on using your raven morph opposed to your northern goshawk morph? I inquired.
Terry shrugged her shoulders, which ended up looking very strange, and took flight. I followed her as best as possible, but it was getting harder and harder to see her as the night grew darker. We were later joined by a northern harrier, which was Ax, a Cooper's hawk, Luke, and a pigeon, Michelle. She was having trouble keeping up with the rest of us.
Michelle, can't you just acquire a raptor morph? Luke asked impatiently.
But I like pigeons, Michelle said proudly.
Whatever...
We arrived at the laboratory, and quickly morphed into flies. Terry demorphed and morphed back into a raven though, so she could guide us. I knew she wanted to be where the action was, but she was the only one with a bird morph that was dark colored and could hover for a long amount of time.
As soon as you guys get in I can join right? she asked pleadingly.
We'll tell you when you can come in as soon as it's safe, I replied.
Safe my butt, I heard her mumble as she flew into the cool night sky.
We followed the directions Terry gave us, and when she told us we were in the building, I told her to stay alert. We had know idea where Sub-visser forty-three was. Silently, four flies zipped through the empty hallways of the lab. Then we heard voices. I couldn't make out what he was saying, but I could bet my life that it was Visser Three.
A/N: Ahh! *(Beethoven's Fifth symphony plays)* Will the Animorphs be able to stop Visser Three AND save Raz? Find out next time! XD
Ah!
A bullet shot passed my wings. A few of my feathers were singed, but other wise I was unharmed. Raz, on the other hand, was badly hurt. She lay on her side, unable to stand. Then, I saw Sub-visser forty-three. I knew I should have stayed and guarded Raz, but fear gripped me. Raz was also yelling at me to run away, so I did. I was a terrible coward. As I flapped hard to gain altitude, I saw Raz being carried away by Hork-Bajirs. But where was the Sub-visser? No matter, I need to tell the others! I caught a thermal, or a warm updraft of wind, and soared through the sky. But my human friends would be at school now, and if I interrupted their learning, I could risk blowing their cover. As I debated against myself, a brown streak blew passed me, missing my wing by inches.
AHH! I cried, and let my bird mind adjust my wingtips and tail feathers to get back on track.
Not bad Andalite. Not bad at all, the golden eagle sneered.
Sub-visser forty-three, I snarled.
The eagle laughed, and dove toward me. I shot upward, and he nicked my tail feathers. 'Too close for comfort,' as my human friends would say. The golden eagle was superior in mass and wingspan, but could it out maneuver my agile Northern harrier morph?
It's worth a try! I said to myself.
I banked a hard left, down, down, down into the immense forest of trees. I tried to avoid the trees, but I could tell my harrier morph wasn't made for this kind of maneuvering. I smacked into branches, hit the sides of trees, and I even almost ran into the ground. It seemed as though the Sub-visser was having trouble as well. With his 7-foot wingspan, the sub-visser could not help hitting the trees with his wing tips and spinning out of control.
Ah! You Andalite! the sub-visser raged.
I saw him land, demorph, and morph into a wolf. The wolf would be able to travel much faster than I could, even if I did have an extra head start. I decided to take my chances. I demorphed, and then headed straight toward the wolf. Once we were face to face, I lifted my tail, and went into a fighting stance.
You think you can win Sub-visser? Your wolf reflexes may be good, but my natural instincts are better, I leered.
The wolf growled, and started to back up.
I will not let you escape Sub-visser. You have something I want.
You mean your Andalite friend? Of course I have him. And if you kill me now, you may never see him again!
I fought the urge to tell the despicable Yeerk that Raz was a female, but that would only give him ideas. We'll take you then. Use you as a trade item. We'll trade my friend for you. Either that, or we lock you up for three days and starve you out of your host's body. Your choice.
The sub-visser let out a harsh laugh. You can't keep me locked up. I have over fifty different morphs from all over the galaxy. You think your pathetic little cage or box or whatever will hold me for three days? Never. Not in a million years. Besides, you only have two hours, or your friend will be trapped as a wolf!
The time limit didn't bother me since Raz was already in her natural state, but if she was still able to morph after two hours, the Yeerks would get suspicious. But we have done it before, I said, cocking my eyebrow. I inched closer and closer to the wolf, but only a little at a time so he wouldn't notice. One of ours was infested by your kind. We kept him locked up for three days. He tried everything. He morphed, he pleaded, he begged. But we would not let him escape. We will simply do the same for you.
At that point, the gray wolf just broke and ran. His sleek body moved swiftly through the forest, but I was hot on his trail. I may not have as much endurance as a wolf, but I could travel faster. My tail struck, and the wolf had only three legs now. It stumbled and fell to the floor. I pressed my tail blade against his throat.
Demorph. Now, I ordered.
Sub-visser forty-three complied without complaining. The changes were immediate. His snout was sucked back into his face, his tail disappeared, and his robotic arm resumed its human arm form. But he suddenly grabbed my tail with his metallic arm. The power it had was colossal! He pushed my tail away from his neck with his arm, then ran again. But as he ran, I saw him change. Six wings sprouted from his back, and a very sharp beak sprouted from his face. He lifted up into the air, and I could clearly see the creature he had morphed. It was from my own home planet. The creature was known as a Kafit. It had six wings and a very sharp beak. It is known mostly for its excellent speed and accuracy. The Sub-visser took a dive at me; I hit him with the flat side of my tail blade. But one of his talons was the mechanical arm, and he grabbed onto my arm.
Ah! I yelled, and aimed my tail blade straight for the bird.
Just as my tail came slicing down, the Kafit bird let go of me, and I dropped to the ground, almost slicing myself with my own blade.
We'll finish this next time Andalite. But I have a guest to welcome, the sub-visser retorted, and flew off.
I slowly stood up, and watched the sub-visser fly away. I was angery at myself. Fist I had abandoned my friend, then I had let the enemy get away. I slammed the side of my tail blade against a tree trunk as I walked away.
Do not worry Raz. I will free you. I promise.
A/N: I tried to sound as Andalite-ish as I could, so sorry if it's not exactly how an Andalite would sound, particularly Ax. That chapter was sort of short... I guess I'll add in another chapter. Sheesh. I'm spoiling you guys...
BRIAN
I was bored out of my mind as I stared blankly at the overhead. My World History teacher was yapping something about Korea or some other country in Asia, but I wasn't listening. All the information was going in one ear and out the other. I'm usually a good student, but I just wasn't in the mood. I couldn't help thinking about the mission tonight. When the lunch bell finally rung, I stood up instinctively and left for my locker. I put my hand on the sensor, and it clicked open. Just as I opened it, my friend Andrew closed it.
"Have I ever told you that you're an idiot Andrew?" I asked sarcastically.
"Hm... Only about 7 times this passed week," he answered, pretending to be in deep thought.
I glared at him, showing my annoyance, but he brushed it off as if it were nothing. I opened my locker once again, and put in some disks. I took out my lunch card, and walked over to the cafeteria with Andrew.
"So, what are you going to do tonight?" Andrew asked.
"Stuff. I'll be busy all day. Especially since Mrs. Linferman is giving us like a million pages of homework," I sighed.
"I'm going to The Sharing tonight. I finally get to become a full member!" Andrew said happily.
I twitched when he said 'The Sharing.' You see, The Sharing is an organization for Yeerks, and when they say that you're going to become a full member, it means they're going to stuff a Yeerk in your head. I wanted to tell him all that stuff, but I knew I couldn't.
"Um... You sure you want to become a full member Andrew? I mean, it's like sacrificing you freedom," I said, slowly.
"What do you mean?"
"Well, you know, all that volunteer work, and stuff. You'll be all work and know play."
"The people at The Sharing said that I'll be part of something big though. Helping the community is pretty big."
"Whatever, man. Do what you want. I'm going to stay a kid for as long as I can." I said, but I knew I was lying. I wasn't just a kid anymore. I was a living weapon.
I got my food, and say down. Andrew and I got off the topic of The Sharing, but it still gnawed at my stomach. My best friend was going to become a Controller. He was walking right into it too. I tired to throw it aside, and started to talk about the Sadie's dance this Friday. Neither if us had been asked yet. I was starting to feel the anxiety I guess girls feel at any other dance. I'm so used to asking people to the dance, it's a real change to be the one waiting to be asked rather than the one to ask. Some guys even broke the tradition and asked some girls already. It was only Tuesday, and I wasn't about to snap yet.
"So, who do you think will ask you?" Andrew said.
"I don't know..." I said.
"Fine then. Who do you WANT to ask you?"
"You sound like a girl! Gosh! This is what girls must always think and talk about in their spare time!" I stood up and threw my remains of my lunch into the trash, and walked out toward the basketball courts.
I played for a while, but then started to get bored. By the time I returned to my locker, it was time to get to class.
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I walked out of the door to the school, and waited for the bus to arrive.
Prince Brian!
"Ah! What?!" I yelled in surprise. Many of the other kids stared at me.
Sorry, Prince Brian. I did not intend to startle you. I have urgent news though. Raz has been taken prisoner by Sub-visser forty-three.
I winced as I bit my tongue so I wouldn't shout out loud.
I was almost captured as well, but I was able to escape. I am sorry Prince Brian. I was a coward and had abandoned Raz even though I should have attacked and saved her. I ran, Prince Brian. I will never run again. Ax said, shamefully, then I saw a form in the sky fly away.
I felt terribly sorry for Ax. He was an arrogant Andalite, and he was almost beating himself up just because he made one mistake. It was a hard decision. I walked onto the bus, now with another bad feeling in my gut. This day was just getting badder by the second. First we have this huge mission, then my friend is about to be turned into a Controller, then Raz gets captured.
"Can this day possibly get any worse!" I yelled at myself.
Then the bus jerked, and stopped.
"Sorry kids. Engine got jammed. You'll have to walk or find another ride. Or you could wait," the bus driver announced.
The kids groaned. I was fuming. I stomped off the bus, and walked home. I was very annoyed as I entered my house. My mom's boyfriend was over, and I forced a smile as I walked passed him. I almost ran over my sisters as they fought over a piece of candy, and I slammed my door shut. This was not a good day for me. I put my stuff down, and did a belly flop onto my bed. I was tired, and I was going to have a very busy night. What seemed like an impossible mission had just turned into an impossible rescue mission. I finished my homework at top speed, not even caring if I got the right answers or not. I told my mom I was going to a movie, and stepped out of the house. A raven landed on a street light down the street.
Hello fearless leader. Ready to commit suicide? Terry asked.
I didn't laugh. She was basically telling the truth. I morphed into my Swaison's hawk morph, and joined Terry on the street light.
Why do you insist on using your raven morph opposed to your northern goshawk morph? I inquired.
Terry shrugged her shoulders, which ended up looking very strange, and took flight. I followed her as best as possible, but it was getting harder and harder to see her as the night grew darker. We were later joined by a northern harrier, which was Ax, a Cooper's hawk, Luke, and a pigeon, Michelle. She was having trouble keeping up with the rest of us.
Michelle, can't you just acquire a raptor morph? Luke asked impatiently.
But I like pigeons, Michelle said proudly.
Whatever...
We arrived at the laboratory, and quickly morphed into flies. Terry demorphed and morphed back into a raven though, so she could guide us. I knew she wanted to be where the action was, but she was the only one with a bird morph that was dark colored and could hover for a long amount of time.
As soon as you guys get in I can join right? she asked pleadingly.
We'll tell you when you can come in as soon as it's safe, I replied.
Safe my butt, I heard her mumble as she flew into the cool night sky.
We followed the directions Terry gave us, and when she told us we were in the building, I told her to stay alert. We had know idea where Sub-visser forty-three was. Silently, four flies zipped through the empty hallways of the lab. Then we heard voices. I couldn't make out what he was saying, but I could bet my life that it was Visser Three.
A/N: Ahh! *(Beethoven's Fifth symphony plays)* Will the Animorphs be able to stop Visser Three AND save Raz? Find out next time! XD