I'm BAAAAAAAACK!! Did ya miss me? *Crowd yells "YAY!!! You actually updated
in like less than a month of posting the last chapter!!!"* Well, now I'm
here to save you all from falling off the cliff!! Get it? Cliffhanger.
Cliff. *Rolls on the floor and laughs like an idiot* Okay. Hehehehehe sorry
I just had to get that out! I'd like to thank all of my reviewers! Thank
you Qoheleth for another helpful review! Sorry about the cliffhanger thing.
I was teenager on a sugar high! Actually, I still am. ^_^! Oh, and the
answer to ZOTRM's question: Uh, yep I think it's considered an AU. I don't
want to go through every little detail from the books Cuz that'll take to
long to get to my next idea. (You will soon find out!) KK! ^_^ Well, let's
get to the story!
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Yeerks. Elfangor said, hatred surging through his voice. The ships were descending quickly. You must each place your hand on one side of this cube. Hurry! We did what we were told, and I wondered vaguely where he had gotten the cube. Elfangor suddenly let go of my hand. Do not stay more than two hours in morph, or you will be trapped forever in that morph. Go now! I tried to stay with him, but he pushed me away. Go, Mandy. He said. I looked behind me one last time and saw Tobias kneeling by Elfangor.
"Tobias!" I yelled, and he got up and ran after me. We met the others behind a low wall and crouched behind it to watch the Blade ship land. Hork Bajir, Taxxons, and human-controllers were getting out of the Bug fighters. We watched with bated breath as the door of the Blade ship opened and out stepped Visser Three. I gasped, and one of the Hork Bajir nearby turned. Jake put his hand over my mouth to silence me. Visser Three now stood in front of Elfangor. How I hated that foul beast.
Prince Elfangor. How touching! You've come to save the human race. It's too late now. The Yeerk said. Elfangor glared up at him.
Others will come and stop you. Elfangor said. He cried out in pain from his wound. I longed to run to his side, but I stayed where I was.
Stop me? No one can stop me. It seems your time is running out. Should I let you suffer, or should I kill you quick and spare the pain? Visser Three said. I struggled to get up, but Jake and Tobias held me back. Visser Three was now morphing into something terrible, something big. He opened his mouth and revealed razor sharp teeth that were the length of a car. I looked at Elfangor and saw that he had a look of terror upon his face. I tried to get up again, but Jake and Tobias tightened their grasp on me.
I've made my decision. I am a bit hungry after chasing you around. Visser Three said. He picked Elfangor around the middle.
"No!" I whispered, unable to find my voice. Tears were running down my cheeks. Jake and Tobias had finally let go of me and were now staring in horror at the scene before them. I watched as Visser Three tossed Elfangor into his opened jaws, and heard as Elfangor gave his last painful cry. My heart dropped as I witnessed this. A hand grabbed my arm and pulled me up. I looked up to see Tobias.
"Come on, let's get out of here!" He said. I then forced myself to run until I came to the safety of my neighborhood. I slipped through the front door of my house and was able to sneak past Scott, my guardian, who had fallen fast asleep in front of the television. I crawled under my covers and cried. I cried for the human race.
I cried for my friends.
I cried for the Andalites and Elfangor, who had been one of my dearest friends whom I had looked up to as a brother.
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
"YAAH!" I yelled, falling out of my bed. I blinked, realizing that I had been dreaming again. I punched the alarm clock and then got up off the floor. I looked at my reflection in the mirror. It has been nearly a month after Elfangor's death, but I have been haunted by the dreams at night. I had wished for them to go away, but they kept coming back. In addition to those dreams, I've been having another strange dream in which a voice is calling me from the ocean. I haven't told my fellow Animorphs because I feared that they might think I've gone mad.
"Face it, Mandy, you have gone mad." I muttered at my reflection.
"I'll say." A voice said. I jumped in surprise and stubbed my toe on my dresser drawer.
"Marco! What are you doing in here? Have you taken to being a pervert watching girls outside their bedroom windows yet?" I said, hopping on one foot. He grinned.
"Well someone's grumpy today!" Marco said. He was sitting on a chair by the window.
"Well if you'll excuse me, I have to go get ready for school." I said, ushering him out.
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"If the father's genotype is Rr, and the mother's genotype is rr, which genotype is homozygous?" Our teacher Mr. Wesley was saying. I yawned and looked over at Marco. He was nodding off.
"Miss Mandy, what is the answer to the question?" Mr. Wesley said, his eyes growing large. Everyone knew that meant he was angry.
"Er. Um. Big-r-little-r?" I said.
"Incorrect. Maybe you can take your eyes off of Marco and pay more attention to my lesson." The class burst into laughter and I saw Marco put on a smile. I sank low into my seat, blushing furiously. I stared at the wall until the lesson was over and we were allowed free time.
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"You are totally INSANE!" Marco said when we were walking out of class. I bit my lip to stop from laughing. I had stuck my hand into the ball python's cage during free time when no one was looking and acquired its DNA. Marco was the only one that saw and he was now giving me a piece of his mind. "That thing could've whopped your head off!" Right then, I busted out laughing.
"Come off it, Marco, I only put my hand in!" I said.
"Must I repeat myself: YOU'RE TOTALLY INSANE." Right then, Cassie walked up to us.
"Hey guys!" She said, grinning. "Would it be okay if we could meet after school at Rachel's?" Marco and I exchanged glances.
"Sure. Seeya there." I said. As I continued down the hallway, I knew something was up. Cassie's eyes showed it all.
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And so our chapter ends! Is something fishy going on? Is Mandy totally insane? How old is Mr. Wesley exactly, and what the heck is homozygous? (A/N: lol!) Hope you enjoyed the chapter! I've got more coming so don't worry! Now, how does making friends with the little purplish button down at the bottom left hand corner sound to you? ^_^
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Yeerks. Elfangor said, hatred surging through his voice. The ships were descending quickly. You must each place your hand on one side of this cube. Hurry! We did what we were told, and I wondered vaguely where he had gotten the cube. Elfangor suddenly let go of my hand. Do not stay more than two hours in morph, or you will be trapped forever in that morph. Go now! I tried to stay with him, but he pushed me away. Go, Mandy. He said. I looked behind me one last time and saw Tobias kneeling by Elfangor.
"Tobias!" I yelled, and he got up and ran after me. We met the others behind a low wall and crouched behind it to watch the Blade ship land. Hork Bajir, Taxxons, and human-controllers were getting out of the Bug fighters. We watched with bated breath as the door of the Blade ship opened and out stepped Visser Three. I gasped, and one of the Hork Bajir nearby turned. Jake put his hand over my mouth to silence me. Visser Three now stood in front of Elfangor. How I hated that foul beast.
Prince Elfangor. How touching! You've come to save the human race. It's too late now. The Yeerk said. Elfangor glared up at him.
Others will come and stop you. Elfangor said. He cried out in pain from his wound. I longed to run to his side, but I stayed where I was.
Stop me? No one can stop me. It seems your time is running out. Should I let you suffer, or should I kill you quick and spare the pain? Visser Three said. I struggled to get up, but Jake and Tobias held me back. Visser Three was now morphing into something terrible, something big. He opened his mouth and revealed razor sharp teeth that were the length of a car. I looked at Elfangor and saw that he had a look of terror upon his face. I tried to get up again, but Jake and Tobias tightened their grasp on me.
I've made my decision. I am a bit hungry after chasing you around. Visser Three said. He picked Elfangor around the middle.
"No!" I whispered, unable to find my voice. Tears were running down my cheeks. Jake and Tobias had finally let go of me and were now staring in horror at the scene before them. I watched as Visser Three tossed Elfangor into his opened jaws, and heard as Elfangor gave his last painful cry. My heart dropped as I witnessed this. A hand grabbed my arm and pulled me up. I looked up to see Tobias.
"Come on, let's get out of here!" He said. I then forced myself to run until I came to the safety of my neighborhood. I slipped through the front door of my house and was able to sneak past Scott, my guardian, who had fallen fast asleep in front of the television. I crawled under my covers and cried. I cried for the human race.
I cried for my friends.
I cried for the Andalites and Elfangor, who had been one of my dearest friends whom I had looked up to as a brother.
BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!
"YAAH!" I yelled, falling out of my bed. I blinked, realizing that I had been dreaming again. I punched the alarm clock and then got up off the floor. I looked at my reflection in the mirror. It has been nearly a month after Elfangor's death, but I have been haunted by the dreams at night. I had wished for them to go away, but they kept coming back. In addition to those dreams, I've been having another strange dream in which a voice is calling me from the ocean. I haven't told my fellow Animorphs because I feared that they might think I've gone mad.
"Face it, Mandy, you have gone mad." I muttered at my reflection.
"I'll say." A voice said. I jumped in surprise and stubbed my toe on my dresser drawer.
"Marco! What are you doing in here? Have you taken to being a pervert watching girls outside their bedroom windows yet?" I said, hopping on one foot. He grinned.
"Well someone's grumpy today!" Marco said. He was sitting on a chair by the window.
"Well if you'll excuse me, I have to go get ready for school." I said, ushering him out.
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"If the father's genotype is Rr, and the mother's genotype is rr, which genotype is homozygous?" Our teacher Mr. Wesley was saying. I yawned and looked over at Marco. He was nodding off.
"Miss Mandy, what is the answer to the question?" Mr. Wesley said, his eyes growing large. Everyone knew that meant he was angry.
"Er. Um. Big-r-little-r?" I said.
"Incorrect. Maybe you can take your eyes off of Marco and pay more attention to my lesson." The class burst into laughter and I saw Marco put on a smile. I sank low into my seat, blushing furiously. I stared at the wall until the lesson was over and we were allowed free time.
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"You are totally INSANE!" Marco said when we were walking out of class. I bit my lip to stop from laughing. I had stuck my hand into the ball python's cage during free time when no one was looking and acquired its DNA. Marco was the only one that saw and he was now giving me a piece of his mind. "That thing could've whopped your head off!" Right then, I busted out laughing.
"Come off it, Marco, I only put my hand in!" I said.
"Must I repeat myself: YOU'RE TOTALLY INSANE." Right then, Cassie walked up to us.
"Hey guys!" She said, grinning. "Would it be okay if we could meet after school at Rachel's?" Marco and I exchanged glances.
"Sure. Seeya there." I said. As I continued down the hallway, I knew something was up. Cassie's eyes showed it all.
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And so our chapter ends! Is something fishy going on? Is Mandy totally insane? How old is Mr. Wesley exactly, and what the heck is homozygous? (A/N: lol!) Hope you enjoyed the chapter! I've got more coming so don't worry! Now, how does making friends with the little purplish button down at the bottom left hand corner sound to you? ^_^
