DISCLAIMER: **sitting on a teddy bear trying to stick tiny ice cubes to her
tongue** Huh, what? Oh yeah, disclaimer. Uhhhh K.A. Applegate and
Scholastic owns the Animorphs, I don't. Or so I WANT them to think. . . Oh
yeah, and no I didn't steal these ice cubes from Pizza Hut. I swear, I
paid for these!
NOTE: Wow things are really sucking for the Mercora and the Animorphies, aren't they? Just wanted you to know that they are going to get much better in this chapter. I think. Maybe. I dunno.
Rachel -
Do not move humans or I will fry this entire settlement! the yeerk yelled.
Ghanin! Ghanin's wife yelled. She looked like she was about to collapse. She looked even more unsteady because she was missing a leg.
I was thoroughly pissed off. It was easily becoming one of the worst days of my life as an Animorph. This was SO not the time to be a controller around me. Ax was too far away to use his tail, but I was pretty close. I wasn't as fast, but then again I've seen Mercora arms in action. They are pretty slow.
My fist shot out and slammed against Ghanin's Dracon beam hand.
"Rachel NO!" Jake yelled. Ghanin's hand didn't even move. I guess I underestimated those Mercora arm-muscles. He pointed the Dracon beam at me and pulled the trigger.
There was a short fizzle and a tiny electric bolt flew at me and hit me in the arm.
"Arrggghh!" I clutched my arm, there was a huge jolting pain, but that was it.
Rachel! Tobias yelled.
It's out of power! Ax yelled. He bolted forward and swiped his tail. He severed a couple of Ghanin's legs. Ghanin toppled.
You will fail! You will cower before the Yeerk Empire and beg for mercy but Visser Three will not concede! You will be tortured and infested and -
"Oh shut upffffff." Marco was morphing gorilla. Dude sounds like a Helmacron!
Those pitiful Helmacrons! They cannot overpower an army of ants much less the Yeerk Empire! When the Visser gets a hold of you supposed "Andalite bandits" -
"Jeez, I agree with Marco, shut the stupid thing up!" I said, rubbing my still-stinging arm.
Jake nodded. "He might still cause some trouble, we need to tie him."
"Or knock him out." I suggested hopefully.
"I don't think we need to do that. . ." Cassie said. I sighed and continued trying to massage the throbbing away.
"Hey is that okay?" Cassie asked.
"Yeah. Whatever." I said.
You cannot tie me up I can easily overpower you weak humans. The meddling Andalite too! the arrogant yeerk in Ghanin's head crowed. In minutes Visser Three will return and save me! He will reward me beyond -
Um. Mrs. . .uh, Ghanin's wife? Tobias asked. How do you knock out a Mercora?
She looked shocked, but then gave in. Strike below the shell, between where his two back legs used to be.
We thought about this for a second.
Should I really do that to a fellow male? Marco wondered.
No you shall not! Stop this nonsense and surrender, you will never win! You -
"Just do it already!" I yelled. Marco swifty swung his gorilla foot into that area. Jake and Tobias winced. Ghanin wheezed and all of his eyes closed.
Jake ran his fingers through his hair. "Okay, that was kinda unnecessary but at least my headache is going away."
"We can't leave them here with a controller." Cassie said. "But we cant stay here for three days."
Well me and Ax could stick around. You guys could leave, they could get the forcefield up, and when we've starved the yeerk they can take it down and let me and Ax out. Tobias suggested.
To make a forcefield not permeable to thought speak that would cover our entire domain, it would have to run on its own energy. Energy not given by us. So we will not be able to take it down, it must be permanent. Ghanin's wife said. She was already getting busy hooking up wires in the control room. She had also moved Ghanin in a more comfortable position. Ax bent next to her, watching and helping.
I didn't understand a word of what she said. No one did except Ax, who looked like someone just gave him cotton candy.
Fascinating. By any chance are you speaking of the kinetic rotating energy supplemented by -
"So what do we do?" I interrupted.
"Hey, by the way, what's your name?" Cassie asked.
Ah forgive me, I have been rude. My name is Nuke. she replied.
Our mouths hung open.
Nuke? You've got to be kidding. Tobias said.
Back when we were in the Cretaceous with the first Mercora, we stole a bomb, a "nuke", from the Nesk to try to get us back into our own time. We called it a nuke the whole time.
I was named after a gift given to us by the heroes of the first battle. You. she said.
Oookay. Nice name. Marco said.
Nuke straightened and gave what had to be a Mercora smile.
"First Nogbert, now Nuke. I want to see this Mercora baby name book." I said.
I think I have an idea. . . Tobias started.
"Spill it." Jake said.
Well, this yeerk is kinda cracked. You know, crazy. But we need to get it out of here with us, without bringing Ghanin. He began.
"Yeah. . ." I pressed.
So maybe he'd agree to infesting one of US. We trick him and the rest of us could drag out the controller and restrain him or her until it starves. Like we did with Jake that time.
After a little discussion and some whining from Marco, we came to a decision.
"That's crazy enough to work." Jake said.
The translucent blue walls of the complex suddenly reappeared. We looked at Nuke.
I'm ready to put up the permanent field now. After you leave. she said.
"Yeah, you should probably put it up in the tunnel first. That should stop them for a while. We have to wait for Ghanin to wake up." Jake said. "Now the big question, assuming this works: Who's gonna be the controller?"
And that's a wrap! For this chapter anyway, Review, review, and.review ;-D. This chapter was kinda rushed, but that's because I wanted to get it done by this weekend. I might not update til next weekend (evil school and such). Anyway, I really gotta go, I think my dog is being naughty and burying the neighbors in the backyard!
NOTE: Wow things are really sucking for the Mercora and the Animorphies, aren't they? Just wanted you to know that they are going to get much better in this chapter. I think. Maybe. I dunno.
Rachel -
Do not move humans or I will fry this entire settlement! the yeerk yelled.
Ghanin! Ghanin's wife yelled. She looked like she was about to collapse. She looked even more unsteady because she was missing a leg.
I was thoroughly pissed off. It was easily becoming one of the worst days of my life as an Animorph. This was SO not the time to be a controller around me. Ax was too far away to use his tail, but I was pretty close. I wasn't as fast, but then again I've seen Mercora arms in action. They are pretty slow.
My fist shot out and slammed against Ghanin's Dracon beam hand.
"Rachel NO!" Jake yelled. Ghanin's hand didn't even move. I guess I underestimated those Mercora arm-muscles. He pointed the Dracon beam at me and pulled the trigger.
There was a short fizzle and a tiny electric bolt flew at me and hit me in the arm.
"Arrggghh!" I clutched my arm, there was a huge jolting pain, but that was it.
Rachel! Tobias yelled.
It's out of power! Ax yelled. He bolted forward and swiped his tail. He severed a couple of Ghanin's legs. Ghanin toppled.
You will fail! You will cower before the Yeerk Empire and beg for mercy but Visser Three will not concede! You will be tortured and infested and -
"Oh shut upffffff." Marco was morphing gorilla. Dude sounds like a Helmacron!
Those pitiful Helmacrons! They cannot overpower an army of ants much less the Yeerk Empire! When the Visser gets a hold of you supposed "Andalite bandits" -
"Jeez, I agree with Marco, shut the stupid thing up!" I said, rubbing my still-stinging arm.
Jake nodded. "He might still cause some trouble, we need to tie him."
"Or knock him out." I suggested hopefully.
"I don't think we need to do that. . ." Cassie said. I sighed and continued trying to massage the throbbing away.
"Hey is that okay?" Cassie asked.
"Yeah. Whatever." I said.
You cannot tie me up I can easily overpower you weak humans. The meddling Andalite too! the arrogant yeerk in Ghanin's head crowed. In minutes Visser Three will return and save me! He will reward me beyond -
Um. Mrs. . .uh, Ghanin's wife? Tobias asked. How do you knock out a Mercora?
She looked shocked, but then gave in. Strike below the shell, between where his two back legs used to be.
We thought about this for a second.
Should I really do that to a fellow male? Marco wondered.
No you shall not! Stop this nonsense and surrender, you will never win! You -
"Just do it already!" I yelled. Marco swifty swung his gorilla foot into that area. Jake and Tobias winced. Ghanin wheezed and all of his eyes closed.
Jake ran his fingers through his hair. "Okay, that was kinda unnecessary but at least my headache is going away."
"We can't leave them here with a controller." Cassie said. "But we cant stay here for three days."
Well me and Ax could stick around. You guys could leave, they could get the forcefield up, and when we've starved the yeerk they can take it down and let me and Ax out. Tobias suggested.
To make a forcefield not permeable to thought speak that would cover our entire domain, it would have to run on its own energy. Energy not given by us. So we will not be able to take it down, it must be permanent. Ghanin's wife said. She was already getting busy hooking up wires in the control room. She had also moved Ghanin in a more comfortable position. Ax bent next to her, watching and helping.
I didn't understand a word of what she said. No one did except Ax, who looked like someone just gave him cotton candy.
Fascinating. By any chance are you speaking of the kinetic rotating energy supplemented by -
"So what do we do?" I interrupted.
"Hey, by the way, what's your name?" Cassie asked.
Ah forgive me, I have been rude. My name is Nuke. she replied.
Our mouths hung open.
Nuke? You've got to be kidding. Tobias said.
Back when we were in the Cretaceous with the first Mercora, we stole a bomb, a "nuke", from the Nesk to try to get us back into our own time. We called it a nuke the whole time.
I was named after a gift given to us by the heroes of the first battle. You. she said.
Oookay. Nice name. Marco said.
Nuke straightened and gave what had to be a Mercora smile.
"First Nogbert, now Nuke. I want to see this Mercora baby name book." I said.
I think I have an idea. . . Tobias started.
"Spill it." Jake said.
Well, this yeerk is kinda cracked. You know, crazy. But we need to get it out of here with us, without bringing Ghanin. He began.
"Yeah. . ." I pressed.
So maybe he'd agree to infesting one of US. We trick him and the rest of us could drag out the controller and restrain him or her until it starves. Like we did with Jake that time.
After a little discussion and some whining from Marco, we came to a decision.
"That's crazy enough to work." Jake said.
The translucent blue walls of the complex suddenly reappeared. We looked at Nuke.
I'm ready to put up the permanent field now. After you leave. she said.
"Yeah, you should probably put it up in the tunnel first. That should stop them for a while. We have to wait for Ghanin to wake up." Jake said. "Now the big question, assuming this works: Who's gonna be the controller?"
And that's a wrap! For this chapter anyway, Review, review, and.review ;-D. This chapter was kinda rushed, but that's because I wanted to get it done by this weekend. I might not update til next weekend (evil school and such). Anyway, I really gotta go, I think my dog is being naughty and burying the neighbors in the backyard!