Acromorphs
By Ron Potter
Chapter 6: The Stranger
I was sitting motionless in my pod, my final resting place. Right in front of a major Yeerp ship with a dracon beam aimed right at me if I moved an inch. Then the dracon beam fired. Then it just stopped in midair. Nothing moved. None of the stars in the distance twinkled. The moons didn't orbit their planets. The sun's flares stopped midway. Then I was transported onto the ship where my group were in motion and looking at motionless "yeerped creatures".
"What's happening?" I asked to anyone who knew. The group shook their heads.
an unknown voice said. I am the Ellimist and I know all about you. I have stopped time to give you an offer that will be hard for you to refuse.
"Proceed," I said in alpha morph.
The Ellimist said. the andalites appeared out of nowhere.
"So you want us to give up the fight," I said.
The Ellimist said.
A flash of white light came and they were transported to a city on Alpha Prime. But this city was crawling with alpha-controllers. Every single alpha wasn't in control of their body or actions or feelings. No one was themselves except for the ones at the Yeerp pool, which were screaming in their cages. Hundreds of Hulk Badgers and Howlers crawled the planet guarding places. Each one was equipped with a dracon beam. Then a ship landed and out came an andalite, an acrogorn, and a human being. I recognized the andalite, it was Sofor but he was obviously a controller.
I Sofor said. I see you've come back now.
The present Sofor (for our time) was motionless at the sight of his future self. He was also angered that he was taken by the yeerps. The acrogorn was the diplomat I acquired, but it wasn't me because I was destined to a life as a falcon. It was the real acrogorn diplomat. He stared right at me.
"Remember me?" He asked. "Why it's you, your second spirit. I am you. Although now I'm Yirsser Three. I got the best allies the Yeerp Empire ever saw. I took control of the andalites and part of the gedds and Delta Prime."
I couldn't believe it. Part of me was doomed to be Yirsser Three. The others backed away from me, all except Sofor who stayed up with me. Neither of us could make sense of what was going on.
"Yes it's a shock seeing yourself in the future," Yirsser Three said. "I remember when I was in your very spot. Kind of scary isn't it, seeing you in the future. Like you're seeing yourself in the mirror as a geek."
Then a human stepped out. He said he was Sub-Yirsser Fifty. He planned the Yeerp invasion of Saturn and many others of my colonies. He's responsible for the Yeerp infestation of the alphas and deltas. He is our true enemy. But throughout this time, I kept wondering where Yirsser One was. I mean that was his mother ship.
"You want to know the story of you," the acrogorn diplomat said. "I'll tell you. First it was a month away from when the yeerps finally won the infestation of alphas. You knew you needed more troops to help fight but there weren't any power stones left. So you visited the andalite planet to an andalite called Forlay-Esgarrouth-Maheen. She had a solution that she gave you a little pink bottle. You drank it and became pregnant with twin boys exactly like you in every way. I am the first-born twin of you. We helped you out once we got old enough. Then when I was ten I met Lochne and he told me you guys were out to take advantage of me so I rebelled and went over to the yeerp's side. The side that will win this war because I have most of your previous knowledge and I knew about this very moment."
"Thanks," I said. "Now I know what not to do."
Another flash of white light came and they were transported to a new place. This place wasn't where they just were. It looked pretty much like the andalite planet but it couldn't be because Sofor and everyone would have abandoned us. Then just over the horizon in the valley was a small village of cottages. Like what you'd see in the Middle Ages of Earth. Inside one of the cottages were me but the future me. This must be life we accept the Ellimist's offer. I went inside but my body was fading. I was going into my future self. I thought I was doomed to be a falcon nothlit but I'm not. I guess that was only in the war.
"More tea dear," an andalite girl said.
"Who are you?" I asked.
"I'm your wife, Forlay-Arrepoth-Terrous," the andalite girl said rather confused. "Oh before I forget I have to go take care of the village farm again for a week so I'll need you to take care of the kids."
"What kids?" I asked.
"I'm guessing you've got amnesia," Forlay said. "Over there in the pink crib is Aldrea-Arrepoth Prime. You know since they are half alpha they must have the last name Prime. In the yellow crib is Jahar-Arrepoth Prime. In the green crib is Jaham-Eagle Prime. Sleeping on the couch is Darren-Eagle Prime. Now Darren-Eagle will help out with Jaham and Jahar when he's free but you'll have to do the rest."
"I think I've got it," I said. "But where's my exact duplicates? Oh sorry I never had them in this life."
I looked around the village. The others were in the bodies of their future selves. It looked like Yellow Sea Gull and I were the only alphas that married andalites. The other alphas seemed to marry the other alpha female they brought along. This was my life as of accepting Ellimist's offer. It was simple and peaceful. But billions of light-years away my people were being treated like slaves and being controlled by yeerps. Even the yeerps being taking over species that yeerks, yoorbs, and yoorts have taken. This wasn't a life; it was a hide out to escape life. To escape the Real World. To escape governmental bodies. To escape all your problems. But what was I to do. If I said yes to Ellimist, then I'll be out of this war. If I said no then my kids and precious lives would never exist and I'll be a controller and a nothlit. Then the flash of white light came again and we back in the frozen time of the Yeerp ship.
The Ellimist asked.
All attention turned towards Sofor and me. It was our decision. We were the leaders of the group. We were the ones that would be made into controllers. Our lives would be the ones messed up. It'll be our responsibility if the yeerps win.
I Sofor said. I
I knew at that moment just what to do. I had to go along with my andalite allies- no my team. We were a team. Then everyone turned to me.
"You heard him," I said.
"But you're our leader," Red Hawk said.
"Yes but Sofor is the leader of the andalite allies," I said. "But the andalites are no longer our allies, they're our team. So whatever happens to them happens to us."
Ellimist said.
Sofor said.
Arbron pointed out.
"But the Ellimist is a figure in a game," Yellow Sea Gull said. "This is the game of the parasitic invasion. The Ellimist is about making them solve their own problems. I think this is a test and the Ellimist wants to see and make a judgment about us. If we take his offer then we'll never hear from him again and he may have an important task lined up. If we say no then things go back and die. But he wants us to figure out how we get out of worst situation. I mean if he is so powerful he could have come during a meal or at night or at our meetings. But it had to be in great danger because he is testing us."
Sofor said.
The Ellimist said.
In an instant we were all back to the way we were. I was back as an acrogorn about to be blasted by a large dracon beam. My heart was racing. I didn't know what to do. Dracon beams kill whatever they encounter instantly.
TSSEEWWWWWWWWWW!
The dracon beam fired at my pod. But I was still alive. I was still breathing. But in front of me was a dead taxxon body floating out in space.Arbron. It's such a shame he had to die so early in life. But no war was ever won without a sacrifice. I saw a trooper ship swing by from behind the Yeerp ship. It was going to shove Arbron away possibly to try and get information out of the yeerk they think is in him like every taxxon. But I couldn't turn over his body to them. I slammed on the gas and picked up Arbron's body. Trust me you do not want to be in this pod. An acrogorn in here was too cramped but also with a dead taxxon. Then I turned on the invisibility boost.
"Are you there?" Red Hawk said through the monitor. "I repeat are you there? What happened?"
I I said back. I'm going to try and bring him to the andalite world. No rather transport him there. Now turn on your invisibility boosts. I will meet you guys at Argon.
I let Arbron back out of the ship right in front of it. Then I thought about something, Arbron wasn't in any of the futures. I don't remember seeing Arbron in the future in the village. I guess that village wasn't if we said yes but when we go. Then I hit the transport button to send him to his family's house on the andalite home world. Then I soared through open space to Argon.
By Ron Potter
Chapter 6: The Stranger
I was sitting motionless in my pod, my final resting place. Right in front of a major Yeerp ship with a dracon beam aimed right at me if I moved an inch. Then the dracon beam fired. Then it just stopped in midair. Nothing moved. None of the stars in the distance twinkled. The moons didn't orbit their planets. The sun's flares stopped midway. Then I was transported onto the ship where my group were in motion and looking at motionless "yeerped creatures".
"What's happening?" I asked to anyone who knew. The group shook their heads.
an unknown voice said. I am the Ellimist and I know all about you. I have stopped time to give you an offer that will be hard for you to refuse.
"Proceed," I said in alpha morph.
The Ellimist said. the andalites appeared out of nowhere.
"So you want us to give up the fight," I said.
The Ellimist said.
A flash of white light came and they were transported to a city on Alpha Prime. But this city was crawling with alpha-controllers. Every single alpha wasn't in control of their body or actions or feelings. No one was themselves except for the ones at the Yeerp pool, which were screaming in their cages. Hundreds of Hulk Badgers and Howlers crawled the planet guarding places. Each one was equipped with a dracon beam. Then a ship landed and out came an andalite, an acrogorn, and a human being. I recognized the andalite, it was Sofor but he was obviously a controller.
I Sofor said. I see you've come back now.
The present Sofor (for our time) was motionless at the sight of his future self. He was also angered that he was taken by the yeerps. The acrogorn was the diplomat I acquired, but it wasn't me because I was destined to a life as a falcon. It was the real acrogorn diplomat. He stared right at me.
"Remember me?" He asked. "Why it's you, your second spirit. I am you. Although now I'm Yirsser Three. I got the best allies the Yeerp Empire ever saw. I took control of the andalites and part of the gedds and Delta Prime."
I couldn't believe it. Part of me was doomed to be Yirsser Three. The others backed away from me, all except Sofor who stayed up with me. Neither of us could make sense of what was going on.
"Yes it's a shock seeing yourself in the future," Yirsser Three said. "I remember when I was in your very spot. Kind of scary isn't it, seeing you in the future. Like you're seeing yourself in the mirror as a geek."
Then a human stepped out. He said he was Sub-Yirsser Fifty. He planned the Yeerp invasion of Saturn and many others of my colonies. He's responsible for the Yeerp infestation of the alphas and deltas. He is our true enemy. But throughout this time, I kept wondering where Yirsser One was. I mean that was his mother ship.
"You want to know the story of you," the acrogorn diplomat said. "I'll tell you. First it was a month away from when the yeerps finally won the infestation of alphas. You knew you needed more troops to help fight but there weren't any power stones left. So you visited the andalite planet to an andalite called Forlay-Esgarrouth-Maheen. She had a solution that she gave you a little pink bottle. You drank it and became pregnant with twin boys exactly like you in every way. I am the first-born twin of you. We helped you out once we got old enough. Then when I was ten I met Lochne and he told me you guys were out to take advantage of me so I rebelled and went over to the yeerp's side. The side that will win this war because I have most of your previous knowledge and I knew about this very moment."
"Thanks," I said. "Now I know what not to do."
Another flash of white light came and they were transported to a new place. This place wasn't where they just were. It looked pretty much like the andalite planet but it couldn't be because Sofor and everyone would have abandoned us. Then just over the horizon in the valley was a small village of cottages. Like what you'd see in the Middle Ages of Earth. Inside one of the cottages were me but the future me. This must be life we accept the Ellimist's offer. I went inside but my body was fading. I was going into my future self. I thought I was doomed to be a falcon nothlit but I'm not. I guess that was only in the war.
"More tea dear," an andalite girl said.
"Who are you?" I asked.
"I'm your wife, Forlay-Arrepoth-Terrous," the andalite girl said rather confused. "Oh before I forget I have to go take care of the village farm again for a week so I'll need you to take care of the kids."
"What kids?" I asked.
"I'm guessing you've got amnesia," Forlay said. "Over there in the pink crib is Aldrea-Arrepoth Prime. You know since they are half alpha they must have the last name Prime. In the yellow crib is Jahar-Arrepoth Prime. In the green crib is Jaham-Eagle Prime. Sleeping on the couch is Darren-Eagle Prime. Now Darren-Eagle will help out with Jaham and Jahar when he's free but you'll have to do the rest."
"I think I've got it," I said. "But where's my exact duplicates? Oh sorry I never had them in this life."
I looked around the village. The others were in the bodies of their future selves. It looked like Yellow Sea Gull and I were the only alphas that married andalites. The other alphas seemed to marry the other alpha female they brought along. This was my life as of accepting Ellimist's offer. It was simple and peaceful. But billions of light-years away my people were being treated like slaves and being controlled by yeerps. Even the yeerps being taking over species that yeerks, yoorbs, and yoorts have taken. This wasn't a life; it was a hide out to escape life. To escape the Real World. To escape governmental bodies. To escape all your problems. But what was I to do. If I said yes to Ellimist, then I'll be out of this war. If I said no then my kids and precious lives would never exist and I'll be a controller and a nothlit. Then the flash of white light came again and we back in the frozen time of the Yeerp ship.
The Ellimist asked.
All attention turned towards Sofor and me. It was our decision. We were the leaders of the group. We were the ones that would be made into controllers. Our lives would be the ones messed up. It'll be our responsibility if the yeerps win.
I Sofor said. I
I knew at that moment just what to do. I had to go along with my andalite allies- no my team. We were a team. Then everyone turned to me.
"You heard him," I said.
"But you're our leader," Red Hawk said.
"Yes but Sofor is the leader of the andalite allies," I said. "But the andalites are no longer our allies, they're our team. So whatever happens to them happens to us."
Ellimist said.
Sofor said.
Arbron pointed out.
"But the Ellimist is a figure in a game," Yellow Sea Gull said. "This is the game of the parasitic invasion. The Ellimist is about making them solve their own problems. I think this is a test and the Ellimist wants to see and make a judgment about us. If we take his offer then we'll never hear from him again and he may have an important task lined up. If we say no then things go back and die. But he wants us to figure out how we get out of worst situation. I mean if he is so powerful he could have come during a meal or at night or at our meetings. But it had to be in great danger because he is testing us."
Sofor said.
The Ellimist said.
In an instant we were all back to the way we were. I was back as an acrogorn about to be blasted by a large dracon beam. My heart was racing. I didn't know what to do. Dracon beams kill whatever they encounter instantly.
TSSEEWWWWWWWWWW!
The dracon beam fired at my pod. But I was still alive. I was still breathing. But in front of me was a dead taxxon body floating out in space.Arbron. It's such a shame he had to die so early in life. But no war was ever won without a sacrifice. I saw a trooper ship swing by from behind the Yeerp ship. It was going to shove Arbron away possibly to try and get information out of the yeerk they think is in him like every taxxon. But I couldn't turn over his body to them. I slammed on the gas and picked up Arbron's body. Trust me you do not want to be in this pod. An acrogorn in here was too cramped but also with a dead taxxon. Then I turned on the invisibility boost.
"Are you there?" Red Hawk said through the monitor. "I repeat are you there? What happened?"
I I said back. I'm going to try and bring him to the andalite world. No rather transport him there. Now turn on your invisibility boosts. I will meet you guys at Argon.
I let Arbron back out of the ship right in front of it. Then I thought about something, Arbron wasn't in any of the futures. I don't remember seeing Arbron in the future in the village. I guess that village wasn't if we said yes but when we go. Then I hit the transport button to send him to his family's house on the andalite home world. Then I soared through open space to Argon.