Don't own Animorphs but I do own Leigh and other new things.
Chapter eight
It was Saturday afternoon when I showed up. The others were there waiting for me to come.
They weren't doing anything much, just standing around, talking to one another when I walked up.
Tobias, of course noticed me first, after all, hawks have the best eyesight by day. He must have told the others since they all turned to look at me.
"Do you have it?" Jake asked, his voice was bland and his face was blank.
I raised a brow; "The question is do I want to give it to you?" I said and pulled it out with gloved hands, "Of course not, but it would buy us some time to figure out what to do." I hand it over to Jake, "But I still won't release the Cabulawalliah until it is time to. " I looked at each one, "but I'm also willing to try a lot to kick Visser Three's ass. So, I want to cut a deal with you."
Rachel and Marco looked at each other and then at me. Marco was kind of like a security general or something, he worries about security, while Rachel is the reckless crazy Xena, Warrior Princess that has a killer sense about deals..on anything. Cassie is the person to look to when you want to know a person's true motive; she has the most insight out of the group.
Ax was the technician of the group...and Tobias..well; he's the look out/ spy of the group.
I'm not sure where I stand in this odd assortment of people. I'm a clairvoyant, I see the past, not the future, I'm shrewd, maybe, and I write stories....what kind of person am I to be in this group?
Maybe the person that deals with the supernatural shit. I thought mildly amused. Every group has them.
"What kind of deal?" Marco asked with narrowed eyes. Hey, he might look at life like it's a joke, but boy-o is as shrewd and cautious as they come!
I smirked, "Well, seeing as neither the yeerks nor you can access the orb.or have the mentality to control it, I'll release the abomination and control it for you."
Rachel also narrowed her eyes, as she looked me over, "How do we know that you won't turn on us like David? How do we know that you won't betray us?"
I nodded, "Well, to that, I have no idea." I told her, "But really, I have no use for it except to kill Visser Three. I don't need money, I have plenty of that on my own.so really I have no motive of terminating you."
Jake looked at Cassie then at me, "What's the catch?"
Smart boy, good leader as well.
"Well, the catch of this is.... I need a place away from were the battle is taking place to do this. Plus.." My face became a blank; "I'll need something to concentrate on to channel it all to the beast. But other than that..nothing else is needed."
"That's it?" Cassie asked, "What do you get out of it?"
"Surprisingly, nothing at all."
"And we get Visser Three off our backs as well as most of the yeerk invasion." Marco said looking me over, "But I can't place you as, 'I'm doing this for my country' thing. Why are you doing this?"
I blinked then shrugged, "Two birds with one stone Polo, you get the Visser out of your hair, I get Kritra and the orb out of mine."
What does that mean? Tobias looks at me closely with one of his golden eyes.
"Well, of course, after all this is done, I'll hide the orb and dagger. They'll never be seen again."
Jake looks at the group then at me, "We'll have to talk this over."
"Sure, take your time."
"So, what do you guys think?" Jake asked the group.
"I still don't trust her." Rachel said, "She could still double cross us."
Marco nodded in agreement, "Yeah, man, but " He glanced over to where the said person was, staring off into space, "Think about it. She really doesn't gain anything by helping us. Her mom would still, probably don't like her, and she was never normal to begin with..so we can probably trust her."
I believe you two are both right. Ax told them, Leigh obviously seems to have an ulterior motive, but at the moment she needs us to do something for her...protect her while she is in a meditative state. We need her to control the machine.
Cassie glanced at Leigh then at them, "She hurts deep inside." She said quietly, "She'll help us, even if she doesn't like us very much. I say we help her."
Jake looks up, "Tobias?"
Tobias answered with out shifting his gaze from the landscape, I agree with Cassie and the others.
Jake nods and gave them one of his rare smiles, " I guess it's settled."
"Let's do it!" Rachel said.
"Leigh."
I turned at the sound of my name at the six, "Well?" I raised an arched eyebrow.
"We'll help you." Jake told me.
I began to say something when he added, "But, if you betray us in anyway, we'll kill you."
I looked him in the eye; hmph, the boy speaks the truth. Ah, well, had I expected anything less from them?
I raised my hand to him and he took it, "Ok, Jake, but now the only thing remains is the plans and the orb." I let go and looked away, "I don't want the orb now, maybe later. Right now, we have to give it to some yeerk flunky and not get caught." I looked at them out of the corner of my eye, "Got any ideas?"
Chapter eight
It was Saturday afternoon when I showed up. The others were there waiting for me to come.
They weren't doing anything much, just standing around, talking to one another when I walked up.
Tobias, of course noticed me first, after all, hawks have the best eyesight by day. He must have told the others since they all turned to look at me.
"Do you have it?" Jake asked, his voice was bland and his face was blank.
I raised a brow; "The question is do I want to give it to you?" I said and pulled it out with gloved hands, "Of course not, but it would buy us some time to figure out what to do." I hand it over to Jake, "But I still won't release the Cabulawalliah until it is time to. " I looked at each one, "but I'm also willing to try a lot to kick Visser Three's ass. So, I want to cut a deal with you."
Rachel and Marco looked at each other and then at me. Marco was kind of like a security general or something, he worries about security, while Rachel is the reckless crazy Xena, Warrior Princess that has a killer sense about deals..on anything. Cassie is the person to look to when you want to know a person's true motive; she has the most insight out of the group.
Ax was the technician of the group...and Tobias..well; he's the look out/ spy of the group.
I'm not sure where I stand in this odd assortment of people. I'm a clairvoyant, I see the past, not the future, I'm shrewd, maybe, and I write stories....what kind of person am I to be in this group?
Maybe the person that deals with the supernatural shit. I thought mildly amused. Every group has them.
"What kind of deal?" Marco asked with narrowed eyes. Hey, he might look at life like it's a joke, but boy-o is as shrewd and cautious as they come!
I smirked, "Well, seeing as neither the yeerks nor you can access the orb.or have the mentality to control it, I'll release the abomination and control it for you."
Rachel also narrowed her eyes, as she looked me over, "How do we know that you won't turn on us like David? How do we know that you won't betray us?"
I nodded, "Well, to that, I have no idea." I told her, "But really, I have no use for it except to kill Visser Three. I don't need money, I have plenty of that on my own.so really I have no motive of terminating you."
Jake looked at Cassie then at me, "What's the catch?"
Smart boy, good leader as well.
"Well, the catch of this is.... I need a place away from were the battle is taking place to do this. Plus.." My face became a blank; "I'll need something to concentrate on to channel it all to the beast. But other than that..nothing else is needed."
"That's it?" Cassie asked, "What do you get out of it?"
"Surprisingly, nothing at all."
"And we get Visser Three off our backs as well as most of the yeerk invasion." Marco said looking me over, "But I can't place you as, 'I'm doing this for my country' thing. Why are you doing this?"
I blinked then shrugged, "Two birds with one stone Polo, you get the Visser out of your hair, I get Kritra and the orb out of mine."
What does that mean? Tobias looks at me closely with one of his golden eyes.
"Well, of course, after all this is done, I'll hide the orb and dagger. They'll never be seen again."
Jake looks at the group then at me, "We'll have to talk this over."
"Sure, take your time."
"So, what do you guys think?" Jake asked the group.
"I still don't trust her." Rachel said, "She could still double cross us."
Marco nodded in agreement, "Yeah, man, but " He glanced over to where the said person was, staring off into space, "Think about it. She really doesn't gain anything by helping us. Her mom would still, probably don't like her, and she was never normal to begin with..so we can probably trust her."
I believe you two are both right. Ax told them, Leigh obviously seems to have an ulterior motive, but at the moment she needs us to do something for her...protect her while she is in a meditative state. We need her to control the machine.
Cassie glanced at Leigh then at them, "She hurts deep inside." She said quietly, "She'll help us, even if she doesn't like us very much. I say we help her."
Jake looks up, "Tobias?"
Tobias answered with out shifting his gaze from the landscape, I agree with Cassie and the others.
Jake nods and gave them one of his rare smiles, " I guess it's settled."
"Let's do it!" Rachel said.
"Leigh."
I turned at the sound of my name at the six, "Well?" I raised an arched eyebrow.
"We'll help you." Jake told me.
I began to say something when he added, "But, if you betray us in anyway, we'll kill you."
I looked him in the eye; hmph, the boy speaks the truth. Ah, well, had I expected anything less from them?
I raised my hand to him and he took it, "Ok, Jake, but now the only thing remains is the plans and the orb." I let go and looked away, "I don't want the orb now, maybe later. Right now, we have to give it to some yeerk flunky and not get caught." I looked at them out of the corner of my eye, "Got any ideas?"
