First of all, I would like to thank my reviewers! Green eyes: Yay! Another
author my age!! Qoheleth: (You're probably like "FINALLY!!!" I'm TERRIBLY,
sorry for the wait.) Great review!! Thank you for pointing all that out,
I'll keep that in mind, and I'll try to add something about Mandy's past in
future chapters. Also, I haven't read all the Animorphs books yet (they're
hard to find in bookstores), just to let you know, so I hope you will
forgive me if I get some stuff wrong. Again, thank you for reviewing, and I
will stop blabbing and let you read the next chapter! ^_^ (I always add
this face in my authors notes, ha ha!)
OH!! Also, this story is taking place before the Animorphs form (Why'd
Elfangor have to dieeee?). K! Enjoy the chapter!
"Hah!! 200 points!! I win again!!" Marco shouted, doing a victory dance in front of the Pac-man game. I looked over at Jake, who looked frustrated and bored.
"Can we play something else now?" Jake said. We looked around trying to find a cool game. I spotted a guy from our school sitting in front of a cool virtual reality game. We went over to watch him play. He was playing really good until the end of the level. "Please insert more coins to continue playing." The screen read. He reached into his pocket, then sighed and pressed quit.
"Aren't you gonna see what's next?" Another guy said.
"Later." The boy replied, getting up from his seat. Marco quickly took his place.
"Alright. Major action!" He said, putting some quarters into the slot. Jake was talking to the boy.
"What's your name again?" Jake asked.
"Tobias." The boy replied. I blinked. Why did that name sound familiar?
"Cool. You can hang with us if you want to. This is Mandy and Marco." Jake said.
"Hi." He said, smiling at me.
"Hi." I said. Tobias was looking over my shoulder like he was in a daze. Someone tapped me right then. I turned to see who it is. It was Rachel, Jake's cousin. Her friend Cassie was with her. I talked with them in science class occasionally whenever they needed help.
"Hello! Who's this you're talking to?" Rachel said. She smiled at Tobias, who was still looking at her with a dazed look.
"This is Tobias. He's hanging out with us." Jake said, "Tobias, this is Rachel, my cousin, and Cassie." I checked my watch.
"Hey, guys, it's getting a little late. Shouldn't we be heading home?" I said.
"Yeah, it's getting late. By the time we get back home it'll be almost midnight." Jake said.
"We could take the shortcut though the construction site." Tobias suggested.
"I don't think so." Marco said. Rachel walked over to him.
"Aww. Is little Markie Warkie scared to go through the construction site?" She said.
"Me? Of course not! It's just that I'm not planning on meeting the crazy homeless men that live in there." He said, and then added "Mandy, what time is it?" I was about to raise my arm to look at my watch, when---
"It's a quarter to nine." I said suddenly. My mouth dropped open. How did I do that? It was strange. I knew the time without looking at my watch.
"We'd better get going then. I don't think going through there one time is going to hurt. Besides, it beats getting in trouble with our parents." Jake said. So we left. We were six normal (or almost normal) kids, taking a shortcut through an abandoned construction site, not knowing what we were about to encounter. While we were walking, I looked up at the night sky. I was reminded of the Andalite home world. They had been the closest to family that I would ever have. I silently brushed away a tear and looked to see if anyone had noticed. Tobias was watching me. I turned my head away, embarrassed. Something about him seemed so familiar, but I could not place it. I looked up at the stars again and saw a light moving in the distance. It reminded me of an Andalite ship. I continued walking and watched it. My mouth dropped open as it neared. It WAS an Andalite ship! That egg-shaped pod and the blue light from the engines were unmistakable. An Andalite was actually here! I was so caught up in my thoughts that I didn't notice the others had noticed it too.
"It's coming this way." Rachel said. She was right. It was coming right at us. As it neared closer, it began to slow down. Now it was hovering over us.
"Andalites." I whispered breathlessly. My heart was racing. I wondered who was on board. Was it anyone I knew? If it was, what did they come here for? I knew that if they were coming to fight the Yeerks, there would have been more battleships. I searched the sky for signs of other ships. I didn't see anymore coming. This was the only one.
Just then, the ship descended slowly and touched to the ground. The lights from the engine instantly went out.
"It's coming out." Tobias said. He was smiling. That smile was so familiar. There was a pause, then the door latch of the ship slowly opened. In the darkness, we were almost blinded by the bright lighting inside the ship. I blinked twice, and then focused my eyes on the figure that just appeared in the doorway. I silently gasped. Those green eyes were unmistakable. Elfangor? My mind was racing with thoughts. Elfangor began to walk down the ramp. As he walked, the click of his hooves on the metal ramp seemed to slowly bring back memories. As he was about to reach the end of the ramp, he gave a yelp of pain and fell to the ground. I ran to him. Cassie and Tobias followed me. I was so surprised, shocked, and scared at the same time that I couldn't speak.
"He's hurt. We should help him." Cassie said. She started to look for a bandage of some sort. Elfangor looked up at me.
No. I am dying. He said. My eyes were welling up with tears.
"NO!" I yelled, making everyone jump "You can't die! How can you do this? NOO!" I burst into tears right there. Someone who I had known and looked up to almost all of my childhood was slipping away right before my eyes. I sunk to the ground, crying. Elfangor gently touched my hand.
Please do not mourn for me. Instead, I need you to be strong. I need every one of you to be strong. His gaze shifted around to the others, who were looking slightly confused and frightened. There is an evil force descending upon your planet. They have come to destroy you.
"Destroy us?" Marco gulped.
They are called the Yeerks. Hundreds are here. Elfangor replied weakly. I held his hand the entire time that he was talking, afraid that I would lose him if I let him go. He talked mainly to the others about the Yeerks, because I already knew about them. All of a sudden, there were lights in the sky. Yeerks.
Cliffhanger!! Well, review and tell me whatcha think! ^_^
"Hah!! 200 points!! I win again!!" Marco shouted, doing a victory dance in front of the Pac-man game. I looked over at Jake, who looked frustrated and bored.
"Can we play something else now?" Jake said. We looked around trying to find a cool game. I spotted a guy from our school sitting in front of a cool virtual reality game. We went over to watch him play. He was playing really good until the end of the level. "Please insert more coins to continue playing." The screen read. He reached into his pocket, then sighed and pressed quit.
"Aren't you gonna see what's next?" Another guy said.
"Later." The boy replied, getting up from his seat. Marco quickly took his place.
"Alright. Major action!" He said, putting some quarters into the slot. Jake was talking to the boy.
"What's your name again?" Jake asked.
"Tobias." The boy replied. I blinked. Why did that name sound familiar?
"Cool. You can hang with us if you want to. This is Mandy and Marco." Jake said.
"Hi." He said, smiling at me.
"Hi." I said. Tobias was looking over my shoulder like he was in a daze. Someone tapped me right then. I turned to see who it is. It was Rachel, Jake's cousin. Her friend Cassie was with her. I talked with them in science class occasionally whenever they needed help.
"Hello! Who's this you're talking to?" Rachel said. She smiled at Tobias, who was still looking at her with a dazed look.
"This is Tobias. He's hanging out with us." Jake said, "Tobias, this is Rachel, my cousin, and Cassie." I checked my watch.
"Hey, guys, it's getting a little late. Shouldn't we be heading home?" I said.
"Yeah, it's getting late. By the time we get back home it'll be almost midnight." Jake said.
"We could take the shortcut though the construction site." Tobias suggested.
"I don't think so." Marco said. Rachel walked over to him.
"Aww. Is little Markie Warkie scared to go through the construction site?" She said.
"Me? Of course not! It's just that I'm not planning on meeting the crazy homeless men that live in there." He said, and then added "Mandy, what time is it?" I was about to raise my arm to look at my watch, when---
"It's a quarter to nine." I said suddenly. My mouth dropped open. How did I do that? It was strange. I knew the time without looking at my watch.
"We'd better get going then. I don't think going through there one time is going to hurt. Besides, it beats getting in trouble with our parents." Jake said. So we left. We were six normal (or almost normal) kids, taking a shortcut through an abandoned construction site, not knowing what we were about to encounter. While we were walking, I looked up at the night sky. I was reminded of the Andalite home world. They had been the closest to family that I would ever have. I silently brushed away a tear and looked to see if anyone had noticed. Tobias was watching me. I turned my head away, embarrassed. Something about him seemed so familiar, but I could not place it. I looked up at the stars again and saw a light moving in the distance. It reminded me of an Andalite ship. I continued walking and watched it. My mouth dropped open as it neared. It WAS an Andalite ship! That egg-shaped pod and the blue light from the engines were unmistakable. An Andalite was actually here! I was so caught up in my thoughts that I didn't notice the others had noticed it too.
"It's coming this way." Rachel said. She was right. It was coming right at us. As it neared closer, it began to slow down. Now it was hovering over us.
"Andalites." I whispered breathlessly. My heart was racing. I wondered who was on board. Was it anyone I knew? If it was, what did they come here for? I knew that if they were coming to fight the Yeerks, there would have been more battleships. I searched the sky for signs of other ships. I didn't see anymore coming. This was the only one.
Just then, the ship descended slowly and touched to the ground. The lights from the engine instantly went out.
"It's coming out." Tobias said. He was smiling. That smile was so familiar. There was a pause, then the door latch of the ship slowly opened. In the darkness, we were almost blinded by the bright lighting inside the ship. I blinked twice, and then focused my eyes on the figure that just appeared in the doorway. I silently gasped. Those green eyes were unmistakable. Elfangor? My mind was racing with thoughts. Elfangor began to walk down the ramp. As he walked, the click of his hooves on the metal ramp seemed to slowly bring back memories. As he was about to reach the end of the ramp, he gave a yelp of pain and fell to the ground. I ran to him. Cassie and Tobias followed me. I was so surprised, shocked, and scared at the same time that I couldn't speak.
"He's hurt. We should help him." Cassie said. She started to look for a bandage of some sort. Elfangor looked up at me.
No. I am dying. He said. My eyes were welling up with tears.
"NO!" I yelled, making everyone jump "You can't die! How can you do this? NOO!" I burst into tears right there. Someone who I had known and looked up to almost all of my childhood was slipping away right before my eyes. I sunk to the ground, crying. Elfangor gently touched my hand.
Please do not mourn for me. Instead, I need you to be strong. I need every one of you to be strong. His gaze shifted around to the others, who were looking slightly confused and frightened. There is an evil force descending upon your planet. They have come to destroy you.
"Destroy us?" Marco gulped.
They are called the Yeerks. Hundreds are here. Elfangor replied weakly. I held his hand the entire time that he was talking, afraid that I would lose him if I let him go. He talked mainly to the others about the Yeerks, because I already knew about them. All of a sudden, there were lights in the sky. Yeerks.
Cliffhanger!! Well, review and tell me whatcha think! ^_^
