DISCLAIMER: Yo, yo, yo Animorphs is thugged out yo! Yo, but it aint my doin
yo it be da gangsta K.A. Applegate yo! I aint got da mind to do dis yo, I
just gotta use her joints yo. Yo, all I be wantin to say is I aint got
nothing on da Animorphs. Dey bling blingin in K.A.'s crib, you feel me?
Peace, homey.
NOTE: Muahahaha theres a wee bit o' Jake and Cassie luvin in this chapter. **winks and gives a thumbs up to Jctigerwolf4e**
2nd NOTE: Awwww CRAP! Next narrator is supposed to be Tobias, and then Ax. In order to get some action with Jake and Cassie one of them needs to narrate. Since I did Cassie last chapter, would you guys mind if I skipped to Jake? I don't really know if it matters all that much but just in case, please don't hate me. Cuz IIIIIIIII will alllwayyys loooove youuuuuuuuuuuu!
Jake -
"I'm totally not dressed for a party." Rachel complained.
We were walking around the mall-like interior of the Mercora dome. About an hour ago it was bustling with Mercora, but now it was more or less deserted I started to get a slightly bad feeling. But the Mercora who was leading us seemed to be in a happy mood.
We haven't had a gathering this large since the birth of Master Nogmert himself! the Mercora told us. (Note: NOGMERT HAHAHAHA! I don't know were the blazes that came from, but I'm crackin up over here. Nogmert HAHAHA!).
"So are we expected to do anything at this 'gathering'? Like sign autographs or something? Kiss babies? Date hot Mercora chicks?" Marco asked.
The Mercora look puzzled. I do not understand.
"Don't worry about it. No one understands him." I said.
Amen to that. Tobias said.
None of you are expected to do anything but enjoy yourselves. And meet our people. the Mercora said.
I noticed Ax and Cassie were being especially quiet. I sped up a little to catch up to Ax.
"What's up, Ax?" I said casually.
Nothing Prince Jake. he answered just as casually.
"You sure?"
Yes.
"Alright then." I slowed my pace to keep in step with Cassie.
"What's up with you?"
Cassie looked at me with her deep brown eyes. It looked as though I had pulled her from some deep thoughts.
"Isn't it kind of weird that we're going to a hero's banquet for - " she lowered her voice, "- something we didn't do? Actually we did the exact opposite of what they're praising us for."
The thought had crossed my mind.
"Well, it's not like we had much of a choice. And we DID save them from the Nesk." I said.
"We did have a choice." She said quietly. I didn't really know what to say.
"Well, what was the alternative? Allow the Mercora and the dinosaurs to run around? Never let humans evolve?" I asked. "Anyway it was Tobias who made the last call remember?"
Cassie shrugged. "I'm just saying I don't think we exactly deserve this."
I put my arm around her shoulders. "Don't worry about it Cass. The Mercora are ok aren't they? They survived. The humans did too. It worked out ok."
A hesitant smile appeared on her face. "Yeah I guess."
I don't know why, but my face edged closer towards her. I looked into her eyes, noticed they too were also coming closer. They started to close, at the same time as mine. I felt her soft breath as our lips prepared for contact -
"A-hem." Marco cleared his throat. "I think we're here." He had a mischievious grin plastered on his face.
"Marco, you are such a big bag of stupid!! They were so close!" Rachel raged. Cassie and I pulled away from each other hastily. I felt a red blush creeping around my face, as I usually did when I was with Cassie and Marco or Rachel were around. Cassie didn't turn red, but her mouth was shaped in a thin, embarrassed smile and she stared at the floor.
Yes, here we are. the Mercora announced, looking at us strangely.
"Alright! Let's raise the roof!" Marco exulted. (Note: Hehe, raise the roof.)
We stepped into the room. I gaped at the size of the area.
Jeez, you could land a plane in here. Tobias commented.
It was an exaggeration, but not by much. Imagine a football field. Twice. (Note: I don't know, that's big right?) It was also by far the brightest place we've seen in the Mercora's domain, due to the small mountains of broccoli and glow-in-the-dark carrots piled on large blue platters. The piles of vegetables sat on tables that came up only to our knees. The walls were covered in the same colored cloth that we saw in Master Nogmert's "office". On the far wall was an enlarged replica of our cave- painting.
"Hey Rachel, your thighs are like the size of my whole body!" Marco exclaimed.
Rachel punched him in the back. "That's because you're a midget and you drink out of thimbles."
And the next thing that caught my attention were the Mercora. There were at least 200 of them wandering around. Some had shells that were reddish; I assumed they were female Mercora. And a few of them were smaller, gray, and had furry legs and had softer shells. I guessed those were Mercora children. Anyway, they all stopped what they were doing as soon as they saw us.
My brothers and sisters, I present to you: the heroes of the First Battle! Master Nogmert boomed.
Suddenly -
EIIIIIIIIII! EIIIIIIII!!! EIIIIIIIIIIIII EIIIIIIIIIIII EEIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!
An unbearable screeching sound nearly imploded my entire head. All of the Mercora were rubbing their legs together, producing a sound that could probably be heard from the moon.
"What the FREAK!?!?" Rachel yelled, her hands clamped over her ears. All of us tried to plug our ears with our hands.
Holy crap, these guys could give the Howlers a run for their money. Tobias said. He was ducking his head between his wings. Rachel hugged him closer to her body.
EEEEEIIIIIIIII!! EEEEEEEEEIIIIIIIIIIII!!!! EEEEEEEEEEIIIIIIIIIII!!
"You guys I think it's like Mercora applause or something!" Cassie yelled.
I believe I might lose my sense of hearing in a moment. Ax said.
THANK YOU THAT'S ENOUGH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!! Tobias yelled in thought- speak. Slowly the screeching and squeaking died down.
"At least I wont freak out when Ms. Feingold scratches her nails on the chalkboard anymore." Marco grumbled.
Master Nogmert began to tell about our "courageous adventures" 65 million years ago. I did not remember a doing a word that Nogmert said, but if I were one of the Mercora, I'd be pretty darn impressed. He ended with our "sorrowful, painful deaths in the service of the Mercora." And then the "joyous return of the exalted heroes." The ear-bursting squeaking began again and then died down.
Master Nogmert came down and drew a large square in the air. May the blessing of Garn remain with us and our heroes. then he turned to a table. Now we eat!
There was a mad rush for the tables.
"Whoa, hey Ax, think these guys could beat you in a eating contest?" Rachel asked.
I doubt it very much. Ax huffed.
Several Mercora surrounded us, asking questions and begging us to morph in front of them. Most of them were the children.
Is it true you can all change into flying beings? one asked.
How fast is your tail? one asked Ax.
Do you have anymore eyes?
Was it true you fought the giant scaled monsters?
Could the Nesk really turn into small insects?
Can I have some of your yellow fur? one asked Rachel. I answered it before Rachel had a chance to say "No way, you freak." And remove some of it's eyeballs.
"Our fur does not come out." I lied.
None of us wanted to try the glowing vegetables.
"I bet they're radioactive. I don't want to grow another head or something." Marco said.
So we decided to morph a couple times. The Mercora children were ecstatic.
"I say we show them our battle morphs." Rachel said with a smile.
"Well, okay." I said. I began to morph my tiger. Rachel went grizzly, Cassie went wolf, and Marco went gorilla. Tobias decided to morph Hork- Bajir. Ax refused to morph at all.
I will not make a spectacle of myself. he said, crossing his arms. I will go ask when they will kindly show us the way out of here. and he took off.
The Mercora wanted to touch my paws so I let them. We were having a fine time when suddenly five minutes later Master Nogmert had another announcement.
We have yet another hero in our midst! He has come straight from the rebel tunnel and has come to join our gathering!
What the- Tobias started.
Another hero? Who?
Suddenly I felt like my guts all slipped from their place in my body and out my toes.
Visser Three calmly stepped out from behind the large Mercora.
Hello.
Yay, that's it! **waves hands in the air like she just don't care** Ok, Review people or I will let loose my army of gnomes. I know it wasn't much of a party **sigh**, but I think I'm gonna blame Ax. That Andalite is SUCH a party pooper = (. I'm currently going through another round of writer's block ( I get it a lot, because I'm an idiot) so I don't know when I'm going to update this next. Maybe another chapter in my waste-of-pixels fic "The Confusion." will help out. Read that if you want proof that you are NOT the biggest retard in the world. I am also working on my first Harry Potter fanfic so.yeah, busy busy mee.
NOTE: Muahahaha theres a wee bit o' Jake and Cassie luvin in this chapter. **winks and gives a thumbs up to Jctigerwolf4e**
2nd NOTE: Awwww CRAP! Next narrator is supposed to be Tobias, and then Ax. In order to get some action with Jake and Cassie one of them needs to narrate. Since I did Cassie last chapter, would you guys mind if I skipped to Jake? I don't really know if it matters all that much but just in case, please don't hate me. Cuz IIIIIIIII will alllwayyys loooove youuuuuuuuuuuu!
Jake -
"I'm totally not dressed for a party." Rachel complained.
We were walking around the mall-like interior of the Mercora dome. About an hour ago it was bustling with Mercora, but now it was more or less deserted I started to get a slightly bad feeling. But the Mercora who was leading us seemed to be in a happy mood.
We haven't had a gathering this large since the birth of Master Nogmert himself! the Mercora told us. (Note: NOGMERT HAHAHAHA! I don't know were the blazes that came from, but I'm crackin up over here. Nogmert HAHAHA!).
"So are we expected to do anything at this 'gathering'? Like sign autographs or something? Kiss babies? Date hot Mercora chicks?" Marco asked.
The Mercora look puzzled. I do not understand.
"Don't worry about it. No one understands him." I said.
Amen to that. Tobias said.
None of you are expected to do anything but enjoy yourselves. And meet our people. the Mercora said.
I noticed Ax and Cassie were being especially quiet. I sped up a little to catch up to Ax.
"What's up, Ax?" I said casually.
Nothing Prince Jake. he answered just as casually.
"You sure?"
Yes.
"Alright then." I slowed my pace to keep in step with Cassie.
"What's up with you?"
Cassie looked at me with her deep brown eyes. It looked as though I had pulled her from some deep thoughts.
"Isn't it kind of weird that we're going to a hero's banquet for - " she lowered her voice, "- something we didn't do? Actually we did the exact opposite of what they're praising us for."
The thought had crossed my mind.
"Well, it's not like we had much of a choice. And we DID save them from the Nesk." I said.
"We did have a choice." She said quietly. I didn't really know what to say.
"Well, what was the alternative? Allow the Mercora and the dinosaurs to run around? Never let humans evolve?" I asked. "Anyway it was Tobias who made the last call remember?"
Cassie shrugged. "I'm just saying I don't think we exactly deserve this."
I put my arm around her shoulders. "Don't worry about it Cass. The Mercora are ok aren't they? They survived. The humans did too. It worked out ok."
A hesitant smile appeared on her face. "Yeah I guess."
I don't know why, but my face edged closer towards her. I looked into her eyes, noticed they too were also coming closer. They started to close, at the same time as mine. I felt her soft breath as our lips prepared for contact -
"A-hem." Marco cleared his throat. "I think we're here." He had a mischievious grin plastered on his face.
"Marco, you are such a big bag of stupid!! They were so close!" Rachel raged. Cassie and I pulled away from each other hastily. I felt a red blush creeping around my face, as I usually did when I was with Cassie and Marco or Rachel were around. Cassie didn't turn red, but her mouth was shaped in a thin, embarrassed smile and she stared at the floor.
Yes, here we are. the Mercora announced, looking at us strangely.
"Alright! Let's raise the roof!" Marco exulted. (Note: Hehe, raise the roof.)
We stepped into the room. I gaped at the size of the area.
Jeez, you could land a plane in here. Tobias commented.
It was an exaggeration, but not by much. Imagine a football field. Twice. (Note: I don't know, that's big right?) It was also by far the brightest place we've seen in the Mercora's domain, due to the small mountains of broccoli and glow-in-the-dark carrots piled on large blue platters. The piles of vegetables sat on tables that came up only to our knees. The walls were covered in the same colored cloth that we saw in Master Nogmert's "office". On the far wall was an enlarged replica of our cave- painting.
"Hey Rachel, your thighs are like the size of my whole body!" Marco exclaimed.
Rachel punched him in the back. "That's because you're a midget and you drink out of thimbles."
And the next thing that caught my attention were the Mercora. There were at least 200 of them wandering around. Some had shells that were reddish; I assumed they were female Mercora. And a few of them were smaller, gray, and had furry legs and had softer shells. I guessed those were Mercora children. Anyway, they all stopped what they were doing as soon as they saw us.
My brothers and sisters, I present to you: the heroes of the First Battle! Master Nogmert boomed.
Suddenly -
EIIIIIIIIII! EIIIIIIII!!! EIIIIIIIIIIIII EIIIIIIIIIIII EEIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!
An unbearable screeching sound nearly imploded my entire head. All of the Mercora were rubbing their legs together, producing a sound that could probably be heard from the moon.
"What the FREAK!?!?" Rachel yelled, her hands clamped over her ears. All of us tried to plug our ears with our hands.
Holy crap, these guys could give the Howlers a run for their money. Tobias said. He was ducking his head between his wings. Rachel hugged him closer to her body.
EEEEEIIIIIIIII!! EEEEEEEEEIIIIIIIIIIII!!!! EEEEEEEEEEIIIIIIIIIII!!
"You guys I think it's like Mercora applause or something!" Cassie yelled.
I believe I might lose my sense of hearing in a moment. Ax said.
THANK YOU THAT'S ENOUGH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH!! Tobias yelled in thought- speak. Slowly the screeching and squeaking died down.
"At least I wont freak out when Ms. Feingold scratches her nails on the chalkboard anymore." Marco grumbled.
Master Nogmert began to tell about our "courageous adventures" 65 million years ago. I did not remember a doing a word that Nogmert said, but if I were one of the Mercora, I'd be pretty darn impressed. He ended with our "sorrowful, painful deaths in the service of the Mercora." And then the "joyous return of the exalted heroes." The ear-bursting squeaking began again and then died down.
Master Nogmert came down and drew a large square in the air. May the blessing of Garn remain with us and our heroes. then he turned to a table. Now we eat!
There was a mad rush for the tables.
"Whoa, hey Ax, think these guys could beat you in a eating contest?" Rachel asked.
I doubt it very much. Ax huffed.
Several Mercora surrounded us, asking questions and begging us to morph in front of them. Most of them were the children.
Is it true you can all change into flying beings? one asked.
How fast is your tail? one asked Ax.
Do you have anymore eyes?
Was it true you fought the giant scaled monsters?
Could the Nesk really turn into small insects?
Can I have some of your yellow fur? one asked Rachel. I answered it before Rachel had a chance to say "No way, you freak." And remove some of it's eyeballs.
"Our fur does not come out." I lied.
None of us wanted to try the glowing vegetables.
"I bet they're radioactive. I don't want to grow another head or something." Marco said.
So we decided to morph a couple times. The Mercora children were ecstatic.
"I say we show them our battle morphs." Rachel said with a smile.
"Well, okay." I said. I began to morph my tiger. Rachel went grizzly, Cassie went wolf, and Marco went gorilla. Tobias decided to morph Hork- Bajir. Ax refused to morph at all.
I will not make a spectacle of myself. he said, crossing his arms. I will go ask when they will kindly show us the way out of here. and he took off.
The Mercora wanted to touch my paws so I let them. We were having a fine time when suddenly five minutes later Master Nogmert had another announcement.
We have yet another hero in our midst! He has come straight from the rebel tunnel and has come to join our gathering!
What the- Tobias started.
Another hero? Who?
Suddenly I felt like my guts all slipped from their place in my body and out my toes.
Visser Three calmly stepped out from behind the large Mercora.
Hello.
Yay, that's it! **waves hands in the air like she just don't care** Ok, Review people or I will let loose my army of gnomes. I know it wasn't much of a party **sigh**, but I think I'm gonna blame Ax. That Andalite is SUCH a party pooper = (. I'm currently going through another round of writer's block ( I get it a lot, because I'm an idiot) so I don't know when I'm going to update this next. Maybe another chapter in my waste-of-pixels fic "The Confusion." will help out. Read that if you want proof that you are NOT the biggest retard in the world. I am also working on my first Harry Potter fanfic so.yeah, busy busy mee.