A/N: I'm writing this Chapter right after I fail the mission in Grand Theft Auto Three where you have to go to all the phones for the Spy for the Yakuza (If anyones got any tips for it, I would like them A LOT. Please?), which may explain what Jordan says in this story.
If you hate Angst, I suggest you skip the first part of the story. It is sap of the highest level!
Well, R/R please!
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RACHEL
I ran down the steps two at a time, and was just to run out the front door when Mum stepped in front of me.
"Hi Mum!" I said brightly. "I need to go out, so if you'll just move out the way of the door............."
"Not just now, young lady." She replied. "It's your turn to do the dishes, and you've been putting it off for four days now!"
I shot a glance towards the sink. Piles of dirty dishes, glasses, and pots were in there. Yuck. And especially since doing the dishes is my least favourite chore.
"You know, you could put some of that stuff in the dishwasher.........." I said, knowing that that was stupid.
"You know perfectly well that the dishwasher is broken, so get to it!"
"But Mum!" I was yelling now. "I need to go to Cassie's place!"
I expected Mum to react with an equal amount of anger, but instead, she looked sad.
"You're always spending time at Cassies, or 'out', I feel like I don't know you anymore." She said.
I hung my head. Guilt. Dammit.
"And I know that you've been sneaking out at night as well!"
I was shocked. How could she know? The Shock obviously showed on my face, because then Mum said, "Yes, I know all about it. So Rachel, tell me....."Her voice broke, and she sobbed for about 10 seconds, with her head in her hands. I looked away, feeling worse then I had ever been.
Finally she looked up, and I saw her tear-streaked face.
"Rachel.....you and Cassie.....have you joined a gang? Or are you on drugs?"
She gave a little laugh, like she was trying to convince herself she was joking. Then her expression turned serious, and I knew that in her head, she believed what she asked me. She believed that I was on drugs, or in a gang. And I felt shame. This was my fault. My doing. My lies had caused this. But I had to lie. It was either the truth or the world when you were an Animorph. But I had to talk to Mum.
"Mum," I said. "I am not in a gang. I am not on drugs. Please believe me." I looked into her eyes, and poured my love into them.
"Then why have you been sneaking out at night?" She asked. "Oh, we'll continue this talk later." she said, before I got the chance to speak. "I have to go to a meeting." She walked out the door. "And remember," She called over her shoulder, "Those dishes better be sparkling when I get back!"
"Bitch," I swore under my breath. Then I was shocked at myself. How, even though I had just been through an emotional drama, could I still manage to be pissed at Mum? Was this the Darkness the Drode had told me about?
Maybe I shouldn't go on this mission. Maybe I needed to cool my anger. No, I couldn't let Jake down. I would get out of this, one way or another.
"Has Mum gone yet?" Jordan asked me, from the computer, where she sat, absorbed in Grand Theft Auto. I wasn't sure if she had heard any of the conversation that had gone on, just a minute ago.
"Yep." I told her. "Some meeting.....as usual."
"Shit!" She swore out loud. "Piece of crap mission! How are you supposed to get to the godamn Spy when every car in Liberty City seems to want to crash into you?"
Despite my mood, I grinned. Jordan pretended to be a nice little girl in front of Mum, but when she wasn't here, BAM! Badass time! I walked over to the computer.
"Maybe," I said, "You could do the mission if you didn't drive on the wrong side of the road in the fastest car in the game," I said, tickling her stomach. Hey, she's my sister. I love her.
"Stop, Rachel!" Jordan said, pushing me off her, but I could see the giggle threatining to come through.
"I need a favour." I whispered in her ear.
"What?" She said, once again blowing up civilians on the game.
"I need you to do the dishes for me." I said. "I have to go to Cassie's place."
"Five dollars." She said, holding out her hand.
I sighed, found the money in my pocket, and handed it to her. She paused the game, and went off to the Kitchen.
"Will Marco be there?" She asked as she was putting on a pair of Rubber Gloves.
"Yeah." I said, as I headed out the front door.
"Give him a kiss for me!"
I laughed. "Dream on, Sis!" I closed the door behind me, checked nobody was watching, morphed to Eagle, and flew to the Barn.
JAKE
Rachel flew in. I noticed Marco flinch as she demorphed.
"What took you so long?" I asked her.
"Emotional crap." She answered. "And having to bribe Jordan to do the dishes for me. Which reminds me. Marco?"
"Y-Yes?" He asked, still scared.
"She wanted me to give you this."
Rachel walked over and gave him a peck on the cheek.
Rachel! Tobias said, from the rafters.
"Hey, it was from Jordan! I owe her something!"
"Anyway, I said, interrupting. "I think it's time for Erek to tell us the Yeerks plan."
"Where is Erek, anyway?" Marco asked. "And while we're at it, I don't remember that Tree ever being here before." He pointed to a Tree.
"You'd be suprised how much in common those two things have." I said. "Tobias, anyone around?"
Nope.
"Ok. Erek, come out!"
The tree shimmered and turned into the Dog-Like android that was Erek the Chee. He waked over to us.
"This is top stuff. All The top Five Vissers are going to be there." He told us.
"Who are they?" I asked him.
"Erm, Visser One, obviously not Marco's Mum anymore, that's some human called Jack Lupino..."
"Jack Lupino, the Mafia guy?" Marco asked him.
"Well, I think he's in the Mafia."
"What is a Mafia?" Ax asked. "I like that sound. Maff. Fia. Ma."
"Visser Two, just got a new host body, Admiral Carrington, Visser Three, you know him, Visser Four, his host is a new Actor on the scene called Louis Robert..."
"Damn." Rachel said. "He was cute. And he's the next big thing."
"And Visser Five, he has a Garatron host."
"Garatron?" Cassie asked.
"Those fast things that look like Andilites." Rachel said. "The ones that can outrun a Cheetah."
"So, what is the plan?" Marco asked.
"The Yeerks have found out about Crayak, about the Old Howlers."
I remembered how the Howlers had been destroyed by having Love go into their collective memories, by me. I saw Rachel flinch at the word Crayak. Had he done something to her?
"They are planning on using their technology to make Host bodies into Howlers. And then stiing them loose across the World." Erek looked sick. I knew how he hated violence. "They are planning on killing enough humans so that they could easily win all-out war."
"But that's insane!" Cassie shouted suddenly. "It makes no sense! The Yeerks need as many host bodies as they can get! So why wuld they try and kill so many humans?"
"When you get to this stage in a war, it's amazing what you will try to do." Erek said, quietly. "The worst part is, they are planning to make them recognize blood with traces of Animal DNA in it."
I froze. If they did that, they would find us. They would bring us to the Yeerks. And we would die, or be infested.
"Ok," I said. "Where is this being held? And when?"
"At the Yeerk Pool, in about an hour." Erek said. "You have no time. You must act now."
"He's right." I said. "Let's go. Now. The Yeerk Pool. Now. Trash this priject, and get out of there."
"Now you're talking." Rachel smiled her dangerous smile.
I walked over to her. "Rachel?" I asked her.
"Yeah?" She replied.
"I'm not sure you should go on this mission." I said. "I have a suspicion something might have happened to you. Something to do with Crayak, because I saw you flinch when Erek said his name."
"I'm fine, Jake." She replied. "I was just flinching because he's so evil, and all. Plus, you try and keep me away from destroying the Yeerk Pool, and you must be mad."
I smiled, though I felt like puking. She was lying. No doubt about it. But I couldn't stop her from coming. I needed everyone in this operation. Including her. "Ok, then, let's go!" I said to her. Then to everyone: "Bird Morphs, people!"
We flew off, to yet another mission. Possibly the hardest one we've ever had to do.
RACHEL
We were in the Yeerk Pool complex, in various human morphs we had picked up through our journeys. Everyone was silent. In the middle of the Yeerk Pool were five humans, each chained to a pole.
Hey, why do you think they're chained up? I asked everyone else. I couldn't normally thought-speak in my natural morph, but in someome elses I could.
I guess in case they lose control. Marco said. Let's face it, the Howlers we faced weren't exactly picky about who to kill.
Then, a side door opened, and the five Vissers walked out. Visser One: Definetly the Mafia hotshot, Jack Lupino. I could tell by the huge tattoo that covered the right side of his face. Then came Admiral Carrington. I recognized him from various news stories he had been involved in. Then came Visser Three, the evil Andilite. Then Visser Four, and Louis Robert's extremely cute face. Leanardo Dicaprio, watch out. Then Visser Five, and the Garatron inspector that had outran me. I guess he had been promoted. Or demoted. I wasn't sure whether Inspector was higher than Visser or not.
They walked through the Crowd, and stood facing the Chained humans.
"Fellow Yeerks!" Visser One yelled, in Lupino's voice, the voice that could freeze fire itself, it was so cold. "This is out time! The time for the new species of host. The Howler-Yeerk!"
Everyone cheered.
"Now, me and the rest of the Vissers are going to stand next to one of the hosts, and inject it with......this!" He pulled out a tranquilizer from his pocket, and I saw that it was filled with a black liquid. The other Vissers pulled theirs out, too. "Vissers, pick your host!" Visser One cried, sounding like the Host of a game show called Eternal hell, or something evil like that.
The five Vissers each stood in front of one of the five human hosts, who all looked scared to death.
"Now.....Inject!"
They injected the Liquid into the Hosts. Everyone waited to see what would happen. Waiting........
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!"
The host bodies sounded on fire! They all screamed for about ten seconds. Then, their heads slumped against their shoulders, and they died.
There was an amount of mumbling from the crowd. Then:
"HISSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
The hosts had looks of utmost evil on their faces. Then, claws, as long as their arms, grew out from their nails. A spiked tail grew out from their butts. Their teeth grew as sharp as knives. And wings grew out from their backs! They struggled to get out of the chains. Soem people got scared, and tried to run. But Visser Four stepped forward.
"Don't worry, fellow Yeerks," He said. "the Howler-Yeerks cannot get out of the chains until released. You are all safe."
Right after he said this. one of the Howler-Yeerks broke free and stabbed one of their claws through his back. It came out the other side, and Louis Robert fell to the floor, dead.
The rest broke their chains, and joined the first one. Then, they dove into the crowd!
It was chaos! I saw the remaining four Vissers run out of the door as fast as they could.
"Rachel!" Jake called me. "Quick, come with us! We're going to demorph, and remorph with some serious firepower. We need to kill these things!"
Suddenly, something struck me. The Yeerks could not have possibly done this by themselves! Crayak must have helped them! The cheating---!
Suddenly all I could think of was hate. Hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate. And I could feel the darkness. It was about to explode. I had to do something.
"Rachel! Come on!" I felt Jake tugging at my arm.
"No, Jake." I said.
"WHAT? Come on!"
"I'm sorry, Jake." I said, tears welling up in my eyes. "I'm sorry."
"Sorry for what?" Jake said.
"Take me, Crayak." I said. "Take me."
I looked at Jake. All he could do was stare. He had known. He. Had. Known.
Suddenly, pain! All I could feel was pain, through every cell in my body! Then, I just saw blackness. Then, Crayak was in front of me. The huge red eye.
ARE YOU READY TO BE BORN AGAIN, RACHEL BERENSON?
"Yes," I said, choking. "Yes."
GOOD. I HAVE WAITED FOR THIS MOMENT FOR SO LONG.
Then, I was back on the floor again. But I was different.
The hate expression on my face. The claws. The Tail. The Teeth. And the wings.
I had become a Howler. And all I could think was KillHateDeathTradegy. KillHateDeathTradegy. KillHateDeathTradegy. KillHateDeathTradegy. KillHateDeathTradegy.
All I wanted to do was kill. To kill anyone who got in my way.
Suddenly, I saw a Wolf. A wolf, and I could see that it had other DNA inside it. Animal DNA. I would have to kill it.
I rushed towards it, and bit down on its leg, ripping it off...................
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*Sniffs* Poor Animorphs. Ooh, I have some great ideas for this. Just wait for the next Chapter!
Please, drop me a review, telling me what you think of this!
If you hate Angst, I suggest you skip the first part of the story. It is sap of the highest level!
Well, R/R please!
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RACHEL
I ran down the steps two at a time, and was just to run out the front door when Mum stepped in front of me.
"Hi Mum!" I said brightly. "I need to go out, so if you'll just move out the way of the door............."
"Not just now, young lady." She replied. "It's your turn to do the dishes, and you've been putting it off for four days now!"
I shot a glance towards the sink. Piles of dirty dishes, glasses, and pots were in there. Yuck. And especially since doing the dishes is my least favourite chore.
"You know, you could put some of that stuff in the dishwasher.........." I said, knowing that that was stupid.
"You know perfectly well that the dishwasher is broken, so get to it!"
"But Mum!" I was yelling now. "I need to go to Cassie's place!"
I expected Mum to react with an equal amount of anger, but instead, she looked sad.
"You're always spending time at Cassies, or 'out', I feel like I don't know you anymore." She said.
I hung my head. Guilt. Dammit.
"And I know that you've been sneaking out at night as well!"
I was shocked. How could she know? The Shock obviously showed on my face, because then Mum said, "Yes, I know all about it. So Rachel, tell me....."Her voice broke, and she sobbed for about 10 seconds, with her head in her hands. I looked away, feeling worse then I had ever been.
Finally she looked up, and I saw her tear-streaked face.
"Rachel.....you and Cassie.....have you joined a gang? Or are you on drugs?"
She gave a little laugh, like she was trying to convince herself she was joking. Then her expression turned serious, and I knew that in her head, she believed what she asked me. She believed that I was on drugs, or in a gang. And I felt shame. This was my fault. My doing. My lies had caused this. But I had to lie. It was either the truth or the world when you were an Animorph. But I had to talk to Mum.
"Mum," I said. "I am not in a gang. I am not on drugs. Please believe me." I looked into her eyes, and poured my love into them.
"Then why have you been sneaking out at night?" She asked. "Oh, we'll continue this talk later." she said, before I got the chance to speak. "I have to go to a meeting." She walked out the door. "And remember," She called over her shoulder, "Those dishes better be sparkling when I get back!"
"Bitch," I swore under my breath. Then I was shocked at myself. How, even though I had just been through an emotional drama, could I still manage to be pissed at Mum? Was this the Darkness the Drode had told me about?
Maybe I shouldn't go on this mission. Maybe I needed to cool my anger. No, I couldn't let Jake down. I would get out of this, one way or another.
"Has Mum gone yet?" Jordan asked me, from the computer, where she sat, absorbed in Grand Theft Auto. I wasn't sure if she had heard any of the conversation that had gone on, just a minute ago.
"Yep." I told her. "Some meeting.....as usual."
"Shit!" She swore out loud. "Piece of crap mission! How are you supposed to get to the godamn Spy when every car in Liberty City seems to want to crash into you?"
Despite my mood, I grinned. Jordan pretended to be a nice little girl in front of Mum, but when she wasn't here, BAM! Badass time! I walked over to the computer.
"Maybe," I said, "You could do the mission if you didn't drive on the wrong side of the road in the fastest car in the game," I said, tickling her stomach. Hey, she's my sister. I love her.
"Stop, Rachel!" Jordan said, pushing me off her, but I could see the giggle threatining to come through.
"I need a favour." I whispered in her ear.
"What?" She said, once again blowing up civilians on the game.
"I need you to do the dishes for me." I said. "I have to go to Cassie's place."
"Five dollars." She said, holding out her hand.
I sighed, found the money in my pocket, and handed it to her. She paused the game, and went off to the Kitchen.
"Will Marco be there?" She asked as she was putting on a pair of Rubber Gloves.
"Yeah." I said, as I headed out the front door.
"Give him a kiss for me!"
I laughed. "Dream on, Sis!" I closed the door behind me, checked nobody was watching, morphed to Eagle, and flew to the Barn.
JAKE
Rachel flew in. I noticed Marco flinch as she demorphed.
"What took you so long?" I asked her.
"Emotional crap." She answered. "And having to bribe Jordan to do the dishes for me. Which reminds me. Marco?"
"Y-Yes?" He asked, still scared.
"She wanted me to give you this."
Rachel walked over and gave him a peck on the cheek.
Rachel! Tobias said, from the rafters.
"Hey, it was from Jordan! I owe her something!"
"Anyway, I said, interrupting. "I think it's time for Erek to tell us the Yeerks plan."
"Where is Erek, anyway?" Marco asked. "And while we're at it, I don't remember that Tree ever being here before." He pointed to a Tree.
"You'd be suprised how much in common those two things have." I said. "Tobias, anyone around?"
Nope.
"Ok. Erek, come out!"
The tree shimmered and turned into the Dog-Like android that was Erek the Chee. He waked over to us.
"This is top stuff. All The top Five Vissers are going to be there." He told us.
"Who are they?" I asked him.
"Erm, Visser One, obviously not Marco's Mum anymore, that's some human called Jack Lupino..."
"Jack Lupino, the Mafia guy?" Marco asked him.
"Well, I think he's in the Mafia."
"What is a Mafia?" Ax asked. "I like that sound. Maff. Fia. Ma."
"Visser Two, just got a new host body, Admiral Carrington, Visser Three, you know him, Visser Four, his host is a new Actor on the scene called Louis Robert..."
"Damn." Rachel said. "He was cute. And he's the next big thing."
"And Visser Five, he has a Garatron host."
"Garatron?" Cassie asked.
"Those fast things that look like Andilites." Rachel said. "The ones that can outrun a Cheetah."
"So, what is the plan?" Marco asked.
"The Yeerks have found out about Crayak, about the Old Howlers."
I remembered how the Howlers had been destroyed by having Love go into their collective memories, by me. I saw Rachel flinch at the word Crayak. Had he done something to her?
"They are planning on using their technology to make Host bodies into Howlers. And then stiing them loose across the World." Erek looked sick. I knew how he hated violence. "They are planning on killing enough humans so that they could easily win all-out war."
"But that's insane!" Cassie shouted suddenly. "It makes no sense! The Yeerks need as many host bodies as they can get! So why wuld they try and kill so many humans?"
"When you get to this stage in a war, it's amazing what you will try to do." Erek said, quietly. "The worst part is, they are planning to make them recognize blood with traces of Animal DNA in it."
I froze. If they did that, they would find us. They would bring us to the Yeerks. And we would die, or be infested.
"Ok," I said. "Where is this being held? And when?"
"At the Yeerk Pool, in about an hour." Erek said. "You have no time. You must act now."
"He's right." I said. "Let's go. Now. The Yeerk Pool. Now. Trash this priject, and get out of there."
"Now you're talking." Rachel smiled her dangerous smile.
I walked over to her. "Rachel?" I asked her.
"Yeah?" She replied.
"I'm not sure you should go on this mission." I said. "I have a suspicion something might have happened to you. Something to do with Crayak, because I saw you flinch when Erek said his name."
"I'm fine, Jake." She replied. "I was just flinching because he's so evil, and all. Plus, you try and keep me away from destroying the Yeerk Pool, and you must be mad."
I smiled, though I felt like puking. She was lying. No doubt about it. But I couldn't stop her from coming. I needed everyone in this operation. Including her. "Ok, then, let's go!" I said to her. Then to everyone: "Bird Morphs, people!"
We flew off, to yet another mission. Possibly the hardest one we've ever had to do.
RACHEL
We were in the Yeerk Pool complex, in various human morphs we had picked up through our journeys. Everyone was silent. In the middle of the Yeerk Pool were five humans, each chained to a pole.
Hey, why do you think they're chained up? I asked everyone else. I couldn't normally thought-speak in my natural morph, but in someome elses I could.
I guess in case they lose control. Marco said. Let's face it, the Howlers we faced weren't exactly picky about who to kill.
Then, a side door opened, and the five Vissers walked out. Visser One: Definetly the Mafia hotshot, Jack Lupino. I could tell by the huge tattoo that covered the right side of his face. Then came Admiral Carrington. I recognized him from various news stories he had been involved in. Then came Visser Three, the evil Andilite. Then Visser Four, and Louis Robert's extremely cute face. Leanardo Dicaprio, watch out. Then Visser Five, and the Garatron inspector that had outran me. I guess he had been promoted. Or demoted. I wasn't sure whether Inspector was higher than Visser or not.
They walked through the Crowd, and stood facing the Chained humans.
"Fellow Yeerks!" Visser One yelled, in Lupino's voice, the voice that could freeze fire itself, it was so cold. "This is out time! The time for the new species of host. The Howler-Yeerk!"
Everyone cheered.
"Now, me and the rest of the Vissers are going to stand next to one of the hosts, and inject it with......this!" He pulled out a tranquilizer from his pocket, and I saw that it was filled with a black liquid. The other Vissers pulled theirs out, too. "Vissers, pick your host!" Visser One cried, sounding like the Host of a game show called Eternal hell, or something evil like that.
The five Vissers each stood in front of one of the five human hosts, who all looked scared to death.
"Now.....Inject!"
They injected the Liquid into the Hosts. Everyone waited to see what would happen. Waiting........
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!"
The host bodies sounded on fire! They all screamed for about ten seconds. Then, their heads slumped against their shoulders, and they died.
There was an amount of mumbling from the crowd. Then:
"HISSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
The hosts had looks of utmost evil on their faces. Then, claws, as long as their arms, grew out from their nails. A spiked tail grew out from their butts. Their teeth grew as sharp as knives. And wings grew out from their backs! They struggled to get out of the chains. Soem people got scared, and tried to run. But Visser Four stepped forward.
"Don't worry, fellow Yeerks," He said. "the Howler-Yeerks cannot get out of the chains until released. You are all safe."
Right after he said this. one of the Howler-Yeerks broke free and stabbed one of their claws through his back. It came out the other side, and Louis Robert fell to the floor, dead.
The rest broke their chains, and joined the first one. Then, they dove into the crowd!
It was chaos! I saw the remaining four Vissers run out of the door as fast as they could.
"Rachel!" Jake called me. "Quick, come with us! We're going to demorph, and remorph with some serious firepower. We need to kill these things!"
Suddenly, something struck me. The Yeerks could not have possibly done this by themselves! Crayak must have helped them! The cheating---!
Suddenly all I could think of was hate. Hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate hate. And I could feel the darkness. It was about to explode. I had to do something.
"Rachel! Come on!" I felt Jake tugging at my arm.
"No, Jake." I said.
"WHAT? Come on!"
"I'm sorry, Jake." I said, tears welling up in my eyes. "I'm sorry."
"Sorry for what?" Jake said.
"Take me, Crayak." I said. "Take me."
I looked at Jake. All he could do was stare. He had known. He. Had. Known.
Suddenly, pain! All I could feel was pain, through every cell in my body! Then, I just saw blackness. Then, Crayak was in front of me. The huge red eye.
ARE YOU READY TO BE BORN AGAIN, RACHEL BERENSON?
"Yes," I said, choking. "Yes."
GOOD. I HAVE WAITED FOR THIS MOMENT FOR SO LONG.
Then, I was back on the floor again. But I was different.
The hate expression on my face. The claws. The Tail. The Teeth. And the wings.
I had become a Howler. And all I could think was KillHateDeathTradegy. KillHateDeathTradegy. KillHateDeathTradegy. KillHateDeathTradegy. KillHateDeathTradegy.
All I wanted to do was kill. To kill anyone who got in my way.
Suddenly, I saw a Wolf. A wolf, and I could see that it had other DNA inside it. Animal DNA. I would have to kill it.
I rushed towards it, and bit down on its leg, ripping it off...................
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*Sniffs* Poor Animorphs. Ooh, I have some great ideas for this. Just wait for the next Chapter!
Please, drop me a review, telling me what you think of this!