Acromorphs
By Ron Potter
Chapter 4:The Allies
Then I found it, right in the Creature Dome in a falcon's nest. There were 4 stones in it. I took the 4 stones in a millisecond. I was running away as fast as I could. The falcon wasn't chasing me at all. He looked proud.
Back in the main controls, the commander was the only one there. One of the stones was glowing the same it did with me.
"Commander," I said.
"Yes?" the commander asked.
"I have technology as to change morphs," I said, "and so do you. This stone belongs to you. It was glowing for you."
I placed the stone in the commander's hand. He just stood there for a moment then he smiled. From that moment on I knew I had a partner.
"Come with me," I said.
I took him into the Creature Dome. There I'll get him all set with his morphs.
"Take the swallow up in that tree," I said.
"No way," he replied.
"Come on swallows don't attract attention," I said. "It's either the swallow or the cardinal."
"Fine I'll take the cardinal," he said. The commander approached the cardinal and rubbed his belly.
"Now you need to acquire that green tiger," I said. "But we better be careful."
"Why, green tigers aren't the strongest?" he asked.
"We need to be careful because that's his mate right there," I said pointing the green tiger and the pink tiger. "Now right over there is the pink tiger's father. I'll morph him so I can take the girl away for a moment."
I casually walked up to the pink tiger male. I wasn't scared at all. Pink tigers are at the very bottom of the tiger strength list. I rubbed his head for a minute. Then I focused my mind on the pink tiger. Within a minuet or so I was the pink tiger.
I saw commander, Red Hawk acquire the green tiger and began morphing the green tiger.
I private thought spoke to the girl pink tiger.
Red Hawk was running all around trying out his new green tiger.
I stayed around got some more morphs. In a matter of 2 weeks, we have already gained 4 more. The last one has had his own all along which means there are six power stones. But he turned on us and tried turning us over to the alpha's worst enemy, the decas.
The decas have technology and weapons so advanced it makes Aldelts look like Stone Age people.
So we trapped him as a nothlit in the morph of a black bird. Red Hawk Prime and Silver Falcon Prime believe we should have trapped him in his beetle. Yellow Sea Gull Prime says one day he'll come back and destroy us when we are in our smallest morphs.
On top of all these problems, there are 3 space tornadoes headed for our ship. The Deca ship is also in the way but they have technology to dodge it. Then I got word that the Deca ship has stolen delta poison.
Delta poison is so powerful it can wipe out 4 planets in 4 seconds. We needed that fluid. But I couldn't tell the others, if they all went it would look pretty obvious to have an entire ship with 5 animals with alpha brains. No I had to do this alone.
Before I left I was in my room concentrating on my Komodo dragon morph. I knew that would be the morph to defeat them. But my grandpa, Allen-Falcon Prime was very sick in the hospital this time. Then before I knew what I was doing I was a Komodo dragon with the eyesight, wings, and speed of a falcon. I guess I mixed the two DNAs. This would definitely scare those decas.
Then I noticed some small print on my stone. It was of my morphs I acquired. The half Komodo dragon half falcon appeared on it. But I had to go as alpha then hide in a closet as ladybug then go as "Komodo Falcon".
I got into my pod on the east side of the ship and departed from the ship. I wondered if anyone was looking for me. I was just going aimlessly through space with no idea of the Deca ship location. It took me about 5 hours of traveling to find the big triangular Deca War Ship. I must have gone 700 Earth miles away. From now on in I had to be careful. That ship could blow up a solar system from 2,000 miles away.
I docked onto the ship. In my pod I shrank down to my ladybug morph. From there I can go through the Deca Ship.
I passed through the passageways. I wish I could understand what they were saying; they could be planning a nuclear war only a foot away from me. I flew through the halls into a lab like place. Luckily for me no one was in it and there were no cameras (alphas can sense if someone's watching).
I began to change back to my alpha state. I wished I could speed up this stuff but I can't.
Now I was an alpha and I can now change into my Komodo Falcon. Slowly feathers/skin changed into scales with wings. My arms grew shorter. I long 6-foot tail grew out. My scales were turning a yellowish color.
I began tearing up the place just in case there were any other items that violated the Galactic War Rules. I ripped out the draws and many chemicals spilled out. One even burned a whole through my foot; good thing injuries aren't genetic. Then I found it. It was 60 liters in a silvery bottle only 7 centimeters long. I had two choices: I could destroy it right there and end the Deca threat or I could take it back and get the Decas in trouble. So I demorphed and stashed the bottle into my pocket so I can take it back for hiding. I slowly became a Komodo dragon and ran out.
On the way out I could hear a few Decas telling each other "Acrogorn Bandits on the loose! Acrogorn Bandits here! Get Yirsser 6! Hurry, hurry, hurry!" Luckily I made it back in time and was on my way back to the space station. Along the way I saw one other smaller ship of the alphas that I knew contained the others.
"Guys, I see another weird ship up a head," I said through the speaker to the others.
"I see it too," Commander Red Hawk replied.
"This is the Alpha Pod, XT0367," I said through the speaker to the other ship. "Respond immediately."
There was no answer. Just pure space quietness.
"I repeat this is Alpha Pod XT0367," I repeated.
Still there was no answer.
"Guys we need to attach to that ship and morph to our strongest," I said to the others.
They understood me and attached to the ship before me. Then I attached and morphed to my acrogorn morph. I busted through with the others. Yellow Sea Gull was in her boa constrictor morph. Silver Falcon, Red Hawk, and Manny-Falcon were in there green tiger morphs.
I thought spoke to the creatures.
I the old andalite said.
I a taxxon said. I know, I'm a nothlit taxxon but I'm good
I another younger andalite said.
I Sofor said with his tail blade nearly 4 inches away from Silver Falcon.
I said. I am Alex-Eagle Prime, an alpha. That green tiger you are going to kill is Silver Falcon Prime. I know all alphas have the same last name but we don't go by last names. Those other green tigers are Manny-Falcon Prime and Red Hawk Prime. That boa constrictor is Yellow Sea Gull Prime.
Manny- Falcon said.
Gafinilan- Estrif-Valad asked.
Red Hawk said.
Aristh Arbron said.
Sofor said. I
I I said.
I was too afraid to not be allies with them. I was afraid if I disagreed with the andalites, that they'd kill the others and me. But this was good; andalites had good enough technology to help us win this war, plus taxxons are pretty powerful.
Galuit-Enilon-Esgarrouth said. I've heard from our spies on Earth that the yeerks have infested some of the beings there. Anyone know what the beings are?
Red Hawk raged. I know none of them are controllers to these yeerks you speak of! I will not let you destroy one of my nation's most precious colonies just so you can get a slug parasite out!
Galuit-Enilon-Esgarrouth said.
I think it would be best if we demorph guys, I mean we need to show them our true forms like they did with us, Red Hawk said in private thought speak.
We all demorphed while the andalites were astonished at the alpha forms.
Gafinilan-Estrif-Valad drove the dome ship straight to the familiar planet of Saturn. I couldn't believe that this whole time the colony loved the most was infested and in danger of breaking away.
"I just have one question, " I said. "How come the infested alphas on Saturn didn't start a rebellion against us yet?"
Gafinilan-Estrif-Valad said.
Before I knew it we were landing in a forest on Saturn. Luckily there were no alphas or yeerks anywhere. So it was safe to roam about here.
Sofor said.
"Wait we aren't all andalites," Yellow Sea Gull interrupted.
Sofor continued.
Together the andalites found alphas and were morphing into them. They weren't yeerked for the alpha that's yeerked would have caught us.
We moved swiftly through the towns looking for any indication of yeerks. The most important thing is the Sharing. Also Sofor wanted us to look for a purple lake somewhere where we'll find loads of yeerks to destroy.
I Sofor admitted.
One by one the andalites morphed into big dinosaur like things they called Hork Bajir. Back home we called things like that the Hulk Badger. Also the alphas, my team we morphed our strongest. I did the Komodo Hawk and Yellow Sea Gull did her boa constrictor. Yellow Sea Gull was so good at her boa constrictor that she almost always morphed it.
Arbron said.
Sofor agreed.
Gafinilan-Estrif-Valad did as he was told and flew high above the treetops to see overhead. The rest of us just walked behind the kafit bird's glide.
We were the weirdest group of fighters. I mean we had three green tigers, a Komodo Hawk, a boa constrictor, a kafit bird, three-hork bajir, and a taxxon. I wonder what the other passing alphas thought we were acrogorn/andalites. I still couldn't believe that one of my officials under my governmental power wasn't acting under their own free will.
I Gafinilan called. I
We stood waiting for the kafit bird to come back . I couldn't help but feel that the yeerks have already caught Gafinilan. What if they are putting a yeerk in his head at this very moment? What if yeerps have caught my family and are putting yeerps into their heads?
I Gafinilan said as he glanced around for two more.
Red Hawk exclaimed.
I Gafinilan said.
I exclaimed.
Sofor exclaimed.
Yellow Sea Gull asked.
I Sofor replied.
For a few moments no one moved an inch. Then Red Hawk and Silver falcon got up. They demorphed back to alpha state and flew back in their ship.
The snake said.
I said.
Arbron, Lochne, Gafinilan and I went down a hill to the yeerk pool. It was a big underground purple lake. The controllers that are free for split seconds are screaming and being dragged to cages. I saw three police officers and the South Saturn Senator. A big Hulk Badger was dragging the 7th Ring Senator. I couldn't believe that slimy yeerk slug did all of this under my nose.
The kafit bird fired a bit of flame at the Hulk Badger. Lochne dove in for the kill of the yeerks crawling around in the pool. I leapt into the air on top of a Hulk Badger. But the Hulk Badger was too powerful even for a Komodo Hawk, so I was thrown against a wall gasping for breath.
Gafinilan shouted.
I ran away to in a hideaway tree. I crept through real quick just to make sure that no one was already hiding in there. There wasn't and it was safe to demorph. So I demorphed back to my natural alpha state. I couldn't stay here, I had to go back and fight. Then I morphed the first creature that came to mind. the falcon. Immediately I changed into the falcon.
I flew straight at about 65 mph back down to the yeerk pool. At first I didn't know what good this morph would do. Then I noticed five dead taxxon bodies. Then uncontrollably I dove straight down to a taxxon that had Lochne in his clutches. My beak sunk into his heart and shredded it to pieces. The taxxon's body was in 100 little tiny pieces. Six Hulk Badgers came to fetch the body but didn't even bother with me. Except one Hulk Badger that came charging at me. This guy was obviously the bravest. Visser 8.
Before he could come and attack Lochne came back to my rescue. He dove straight into the Hulk Badger but only giving it a few scars.
Gafinilan shouted.
I slowly began to change back as we headed back to the ship.
I said still half way done.
Sofor roared.
I replied.
Sofor said.
Everyone gathered inside the dome ship. Soon we were all demorphed and very weak. Yellow Sea Gull looked like she was effected the most in the fight. Arbron and Gafinilan barely had any scratches. Lochne stayed behind to "defend his people". They are not his people anymore. His people are black birds and ravens. He chose to become a traitor and take up my role so he isn't part of the alphas according to my mind.
Arbron said.
Yellow Sea Gull said.
Arbron noticed.
"It wasn't our government," I snapped. "It was the Primerians on Primer. They enslaved us and drove us to our new home. They caused our problems. They enslaved us for thousands of years and wiped out half our colonies throughout the galaxy."
There was complete silence on the ship for the rest of the way. Back on the Confederate States of Alnova of Alpha Prime, all the andalites and taxxon (Arbron) were stunned. The place could not be any more beautiful. It was like the yeerps haven't even struck yet.
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By Ron Potter
Chapter 4:The Allies
Then I found it, right in the Creature Dome in a falcon's nest. There were 4 stones in it. I took the 4 stones in a millisecond. I was running away as fast as I could. The falcon wasn't chasing me at all. He looked proud.
Back in the main controls, the commander was the only one there. One of the stones was glowing the same it did with me.
"Commander," I said.
"Yes?" the commander asked.
"I have technology as to change morphs," I said, "and so do you. This stone belongs to you. It was glowing for you."
I placed the stone in the commander's hand. He just stood there for a moment then he smiled. From that moment on I knew I had a partner.
"Come with me," I said.
I took him into the Creature Dome. There I'll get him all set with his morphs.
"Take the swallow up in that tree," I said.
"No way," he replied.
"Come on swallows don't attract attention," I said. "It's either the swallow or the cardinal."
"Fine I'll take the cardinal," he said. The commander approached the cardinal and rubbed his belly.
"Now you need to acquire that green tiger," I said. "But we better be careful."
"Why, green tigers aren't the strongest?" he asked.
"We need to be careful because that's his mate right there," I said pointing the green tiger and the pink tiger. "Now right over there is the pink tiger's father. I'll morph him so I can take the girl away for a moment."
I casually walked up to the pink tiger male. I wasn't scared at all. Pink tigers are at the very bottom of the tiger strength list. I rubbed his head for a minute. Then I focused my mind on the pink tiger. Within a minuet or so I was the pink tiger.
I saw commander, Red Hawk acquire the green tiger and began morphing the green tiger.
I private thought spoke to the girl pink tiger.
Red Hawk was running all around trying out his new green tiger.
I stayed around got some more morphs. In a matter of 2 weeks, we have already gained 4 more. The last one has had his own all along which means there are six power stones. But he turned on us and tried turning us over to the alpha's worst enemy, the decas.
The decas have technology and weapons so advanced it makes Aldelts look like Stone Age people.
So we trapped him as a nothlit in the morph of a black bird. Red Hawk Prime and Silver Falcon Prime believe we should have trapped him in his beetle. Yellow Sea Gull Prime says one day he'll come back and destroy us when we are in our smallest morphs.
On top of all these problems, there are 3 space tornadoes headed for our ship. The Deca ship is also in the way but they have technology to dodge it. Then I got word that the Deca ship has stolen delta poison.
Delta poison is so powerful it can wipe out 4 planets in 4 seconds. We needed that fluid. But I couldn't tell the others, if they all went it would look pretty obvious to have an entire ship with 5 animals with alpha brains. No I had to do this alone.
Before I left I was in my room concentrating on my Komodo dragon morph. I knew that would be the morph to defeat them. But my grandpa, Allen-Falcon Prime was very sick in the hospital this time. Then before I knew what I was doing I was a Komodo dragon with the eyesight, wings, and speed of a falcon. I guess I mixed the two DNAs. This would definitely scare those decas.
Then I noticed some small print on my stone. It was of my morphs I acquired. The half Komodo dragon half falcon appeared on it. But I had to go as alpha then hide in a closet as ladybug then go as "Komodo Falcon".
I got into my pod on the east side of the ship and departed from the ship. I wondered if anyone was looking for me. I was just going aimlessly through space with no idea of the Deca ship location. It took me about 5 hours of traveling to find the big triangular Deca War Ship. I must have gone 700 Earth miles away. From now on in I had to be careful. That ship could blow up a solar system from 2,000 miles away.
I docked onto the ship. In my pod I shrank down to my ladybug morph. From there I can go through the Deca Ship.
I passed through the passageways. I wish I could understand what they were saying; they could be planning a nuclear war only a foot away from me. I flew through the halls into a lab like place. Luckily for me no one was in it and there were no cameras (alphas can sense if someone's watching).
I began to change back to my alpha state. I wished I could speed up this stuff but I can't.
Now I was an alpha and I can now change into my Komodo Falcon. Slowly feathers/skin changed into scales with wings. My arms grew shorter. I long 6-foot tail grew out. My scales were turning a yellowish color.
I began tearing up the place just in case there were any other items that violated the Galactic War Rules. I ripped out the draws and many chemicals spilled out. One even burned a whole through my foot; good thing injuries aren't genetic. Then I found it. It was 60 liters in a silvery bottle only 7 centimeters long. I had two choices: I could destroy it right there and end the Deca threat or I could take it back and get the Decas in trouble. So I demorphed and stashed the bottle into my pocket so I can take it back for hiding. I slowly became a Komodo dragon and ran out.
On the way out I could hear a few Decas telling each other "Acrogorn Bandits on the loose! Acrogorn Bandits here! Get Yirsser 6! Hurry, hurry, hurry!" Luckily I made it back in time and was on my way back to the space station. Along the way I saw one other smaller ship of the alphas that I knew contained the others.
"Guys, I see another weird ship up a head," I said through the speaker to the others.
"I see it too," Commander Red Hawk replied.
"This is the Alpha Pod, XT0367," I said through the speaker to the other ship. "Respond immediately."
There was no answer. Just pure space quietness.
"I repeat this is Alpha Pod XT0367," I repeated.
Still there was no answer.
"Guys we need to attach to that ship and morph to our strongest," I said to the others.
They understood me and attached to the ship before me. Then I attached and morphed to my acrogorn morph. I busted through with the others. Yellow Sea Gull was in her boa constrictor morph. Silver Falcon, Red Hawk, and Manny-Falcon were in there green tiger morphs.
I thought spoke to the creatures.
I the old andalite said.
I a taxxon said. I know, I'm a nothlit taxxon but I'm good
I another younger andalite said.
I Sofor said with his tail blade nearly 4 inches away from Silver Falcon.
I said. I am Alex-Eagle Prime, an alpha. That green tiger you are going to kill is Silver Falcon Prime. I know all alphas have the same last name but we don't go by last names. Those other green tigers are Manny-Falcon Prime and Red Hawk Prime. That boa constrictor is Yellow Sea Gull Prime.
Manny- Falcon said.
Gafinilan- Estrif-Valad asked.
Red Hawk said.
Aristh Arbron said.
Sofor said. I
I I said.
I was too afraid to not be allies with them. I was afraid if I disagreed with the andalites, that they'd kill the others and me. But this was good; andalites had good enough technology to help us win this war, plus taxxons are pretty powerful.
Galuit-Enilon-Esgarrouth said. I've heard from our spies on Earth that the yeerks have infested some of the beings there. Anyone know what the beings are?
Red Hawk raged. I know none of them are controllers to these yeerks you speak of! I will not let you destroy one of my nation's most precious colonies just so you can get a slug parasite out!
Galuit-Enilon-Esgarrouth said.
I think it would be best if we demorph guys, I mean we need to show them our true forms like they did with us, Red Hawk said in private thought speak.
We all demorphed while the andalites were astonished at the alpha forms.
Gafinilan-Estrif-Valad drove the dome ship straight to the familiar planet of Saturn. I couldn't believe that this whole time the colony loved the most was infested and in danger of breaking away.
"I just have one question, " I said. "How come the infested alphas on Saturn didn't start a rebellion against us yet?"
Gafinilan-Estrif-Valad said.
Before I knew it we were landing in a forest on Saturn. Luckily there were no alphas or yeerks anywhere. So it was safe to roam about here.
Sofor said.
"Wait we aren't all andalites," Yellow Sea Gull interrupted.
Sofor continued.
Together the andalites found alphas and were morphing into them. They weren't yeerked for the alpha that's yeerked would have caught us.
We moved swiftly through the towns looking for any indication of yeerks. The most important thing is the Sharing. Also Sofor wanted us to look for a purple lake somewhere where we'll find loads of yeerks to destroy.
I Sofor admitted.
One by one the andalites morphed into big dinosaur like things they called Hork Bajir. Back home we called things like that the Hulk Badger. Also the alphas, my team we morphed our strongest. I did the Komodo Hawk and Yellow Sea Gull did her boa constrictor. Yellow Sea Gull was so good at her boa constrictor that she almost always morphed it.
Arbron said.
Sofor agreed.
Gafinilan-Estrif-Valad did as he was told and flew high above the treetops to see overhead. The rest of us just walked behind the kafit bird's glide.
We were the weirdest group of fighters. I mean we had three green tigers, a Komodo Hawk, a boa constrictor, a kafit bird, three-hork bajir, and a taxxon. I wonder what the other passing alphas thought we were acrogorn/andalites. I still couldn't believe that one of my officials under my governmental power wasn't acting under their own free will.
I Gafinilan called. I
We stood waiting for the kafit bird to come back . I couldn't help but feel that the yeerks have already caught Gafinilan. What if they are putting a yeerk in his head at this very moment? What if yeerps have caught my family and are putting yeerps into their heads?
I Gafinilan said as he glanced around for two more.
Red Hawk exclaimed.
I Gafinilan said.
I exclaimed.
Sofor exclaimed.
Yellow Sea Gull asked.
I Sofor replied.
For a few moments no one moved an inch. Then Red Hawk and Silver falcon got up. They demorphed back to alpha state and flew back in their ship.
The snake said.
I said.
Arbron, Lochne, Gafinilan and I went down a hill to the yeerk pool. It was a big underground purple lake. The controllers that are free for split seconds are screaming and being dragged to cages. I saw three police officers and the South Saturn Senator. A big Hulk Badger was dragging the 7th Ring Senator. I couldn't believe that slimy yeerk slug did all of this under my nose.
The kafit bird fired a bit of flame at the Hulk Badger. Lochne dove in for the kill of the yeerks crawling around in the pool. I leapt into the air on top of a Hulk Badger. But the Hulk Badger was too powerful even for a Komodo Hawk, so I was thrown against a wall gasping for breath.
Gafinilan shouted.
I ran away to in a hideaway tree. I crept through real quick just to make sure that no one was already hiding in there. There wasn't and it was safe to demorph. So I demorphed back to my natural alpha state. I couldn't stay here, I had to go back and fight. Then I morphed the first creature that came to mind. the falcon. Immediately I changed into the falcon.
I flew straight at about 65 mph back down to the yeerk pool. At first I didn't know what good this morph would do. Then I noticed five dead taxxon bodies. Then uncontrollably I dove straight down to a taxxon that had Lochne in his clutches. My beak sunk into his heart and shredded it to pieces. The taxxon's body was in 100 little tiny pieces. Six Hulk Badgers came to fetch the body but didn't even bother with me. Except one Hulk Badger that came charging at me. This guy was obviously the bravest. Visser 8.
Before he could come and attack Lochne came back to my rescue. He dove straight into the Hulk Badger but only giving it a few scars.
Gafinilan shouted.
I slowly began to change back as we headed back to the ship.
I said still half way done.
Sofor roared.
I replied.
Sofor said.
Everyone gathered inside the dome ship. Soon we were all demorphed and very weak. Yellow Sea Gull looked like she was effected the most in the fight. Arbron and Gafinilan barely had any scratches. Lochne stayed behind to "defend his people". They are not his people anymore. His people are black birds and ravens. He chose to become a traitor and take up my role so he isn't part of the alphas according to my mind.
Arbron said.
Yellow Sea Gull said.
Arbron noticed.
"It wasn't our government," I snapped. "It was the Primerians on Primer. They enslaved us and drove us to our new home. They caused our problems. They enslaved us for thousands of years and wiped out half our colonies throughout the galaxy."
There was complete silence on the ship for the rest of the way. Back on the Confederate States of Alnova of Alpha Prime, all the andalites and taxxon (Arbron) were stunned. The place could not be any more beautiful. It was like the yeerps haven't even struck yet.
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