DISCLAIMER: Yo, yo, check it. **beatbox noises** Yo I don't own nothin from the Animorph books,
I'm just a kid who is freakishly hooked.
If I was K.A. I'd be bling-blingin, yo!
I'm just a dumb freshmore in high school though. **DJ does his thang**
So don't be thinkin that these hot joints is mine,
Or I'm gonna be paying a Scholastic fine. **DJ scratch and beatbox**
The Disclaimer Rap, by Freak AppleNOTE: I think I need one of them betareader thingies. Any volunteers? Any help would be appreciated. Well, this chapter is pretty boring, since it looks like all the guys ever do is talk, but I have to give you information somehow. Plus its Ax's point of view, and his view is no fun unless theres human things around. Anyway, I'm updating today only because BlackOpal threatened to camp out in my backyard without eating, drinking, or showering. My mom wouldn't appreciate that, and my room faces the backyard and bad smells make me throw up. So this chapter is for you, BlackOpal. Hehe.
F-RECAP-LE: Let's see, Cassie finally lost it and she's now on a dino-rampage. This distracts the rebel Nisk, so Rachel takes this oppurtunity to morph and bust outta there Rachel-style. Unfortunately the Marcosaur causes a few problems and so does Cassie. **sigh** When will the madness end? We-ell let's pick up with the boys, shall we?
Ax -
I stood next to Ern, who was fiddling with the controls. I started to get annoyed at the situation.
This sucks. I announced. The others stared at me.
"What?" Jake asked.
"Yeah it does." Marco said. "Hey what does this button do?" Marco slammed his forehead against a small, very attractive, blue button.
NO! Ern cried. Suddenly the whole interior of the ship grew dark and a large silver ball, reflecting different colors of light from an unknown light source, descended from the ceiling. It started to spin, sending colorful lights bouncing off the walls.
What the - Tobias started, but he was drowned out by human music blaring "YYYYMCAAAA!"
"What is this??" Jake demanded Ern. Ern looked at him, embarrassed.
UMMM, WELL, WE ENJOY DISCO. he said sheepishly. Then he snapped his fingers and stood before us wearing human bellbottoms and had a spherical outgrowth of hair emerging of its head.
"Nice 'fro!" Marco declared. He began to dance to the YMCA by forming letters with his arms.
"Awesome!" Jake crowed and joined in.
Groovy tunes, man! Tobias added, making wild gestures with his wings. They all began to dance wildly to the music.
Groovy. . . I repeated. I tried to copy their disco movement, but my size and weight must have disrupted the balance of the ship. We began to sway and descend swiftly.
"We're crashing!!" Kevin cried, even as he was forming the letter "C" with his arms.
"WEEEEEEE!!"
. . . . . . .NOTE: Just kidding!! Um. . .that was just. . .uh. . .brain fart. . .Okay sorry, not funny, right, here's the real story **blushes severely and tries to hide face**
Ax –
We all were again squeezed uncomfortably in the small Nisk ship. I was even tighter because of a new occupant: the combin curiously named "Bobby". The other combins, all of whom had strangely human names, stood on a strange floating platform leading us towards the ocean. Bobby offered to travel with us, probably as a gesture of friendship. Also probably because he was partly Andalite, and he thought we had some sort of connection.
As if an Andalite would ever have anything to do with the cruel cloning and abandonment of sentient creatures.
Bobby was pressed against the wall, sneaking subtle glances at me when he thought I wasn't looking. I got the feeling he wanted to ask me something, but didn't have the courage. He was also looking at Tobias.
"So. . .Bobby. . .you and the others. . .uh, nice names." Marco said awkwardly.
Yes. Your friends gave them to us. Bobby told him. They were kind to us and helped us to understand. . .things.
Tobias perked up. The girls? I mean females?
Yes. Cassel and. . .ah. . .Rashy?
If there were space in the cramped ship, Marco would have been rolling on the floor, as a result of losing control of his body to the convulsing laughter.
"RASHY!? That's priceless." He gasped.
Bobby looked puzzled. It was startling to see how Andalite his expressions were. I do not understand.
"It's Rachel and Cassie. It's okay." Prince Jake had a smile creeping onto his face. The smile was soon shot down and replaced by a wrinkled forehead of concern. "Are they okay? When did you last see them?"
Ah yes, I remember. We left them in the Planning Room with our masters. Bobby said the word "masters" as if the word disgusted him. The light one seemed angry -
"No kidding. Wait 'til Rach hears about Rashy." Marco interrupted.
And the darker one, our masters were frightened that she would lose control, so they planned to lock her away, probably in the Kemnar Room.
"Lose control?" Prince Jake asked.
"She might lose her humanity and start to act like a dinosaur." Kevin said simply, not really looking at anyone. The yeerk's presence was starting to disturb me.
How do you know this, yeerk? I said angrily. He looked at me straight in the eye for the first time. I was surprised to see that he looked rather conflicted. I hoped the human Kevin was putting up a good fight.
"It's obvious. She's turning into a dinosaur, what did you think she would act like? A poodle?"
What's a Kemnar Room? A prison? Tobias asked.
It is where ceremonial executions are held. Many a combin has been lost there for untold reasons. Bobby said,
"Untold?" Marco asked.
They did not tell us why they had to execute them.
I had an idea of why these combins were executed. The others most likely had similar guesses. But I decided to voice mine out loud.
The combins were probably executed for what you are doing, rebelling against their masters. I said bluntly. Bobby stared. And they did not want you and the others to get similar ideas. Brainwashing is only one of the disgusting, immoral aspects of slavery. I emphasized the word slavery while giving a significant look towards Kevin. He caught it but pretended not to notice.
The rest of us fell silent, unsure of what to talk about next. This whole day has been against us so far, and we all needed a rest from it all. The entire day. . .
I froze. We were still in the effect of the Sario Rip. We only had. . .
Two and forty seven minutes. I said suddenly.
"What?" Marco looked confused, but I saw dark realization in Prince Jake's eyes.
We only have two hours and forty seven minutes left until the Sario Rip ends.
Marco threw up his hands, rustling a few of Tobias's tail feathers.
"Can we never EVER get a break!?"
THE COMBINS HAVE STOPPED. WE ARE HERE. Ern told us. We were directly above a stretch of unremarkable ocean. Unremarkable, that is, until the water began to part before our eyes.
"Moses." Marco muttered in awe.
Moses?
"In the Bible. He parted the Red Sea to lead his people to freedom from the Egyptians." Prince Jake clarified.
Ah. I looked at Bobby. It's fitting. Though I do not understand how a human even more technologically primitive than modern humans managed to part a sea.
He had some help. From God. Tobias said.
Yes, religion. I understood. Andalites too had religion. Not as primitive, but we did have certain beliefs. Moral and ethical beliefs that kept us from doing things like create sentient beings, enslave them, and take the role of nature. . .
The platform holding the other combins started to descend, and our ship followed. All seemed relatively peaceful until our ship entered what I assumed was a docking bay.
BOOOM!! CRAASHHHH!! BOOOM!!
It sounded as if the walls retaining the water were bursting apart. I looked. They were not.
The rebels. Ern said nervously. They know we are here.
The docking bay, which was the usual Nisk ultra-white, had small passages opening and closing in the walls. It gave us the unsettling feeling that the room was blinking millions of eyes at us. Out of these passageways came Nisk. Not a lot, but probably more than we could handle. The sliding of the little doorways were what was making the loud crashing noises.
They blocked the exit! Tobias cried.
Behind us large metal doors had closed up where we had entered. I could hear water rushing back into place. Trapping us.
Ern busied himself with the controls once more. Suddenly several Nisk started to blow away. They had a torture beam on this ship.
"I think I have a plan to get Rachel and Cassie." Marco stood between Ern and Prince Jake.
"Talk." Jake said briskly.
"We morph."
"What?"
"Him." Marco pointed at Ern. "Will they notice if we, um, transform into you and walk among those guys?" he asked.
It is unlikely. Ern said hesitantly. How will you do this?
"We just need to touch you, er, one of you." Jake said. "We won't do it without permission."
Ern agreed to be acquired. I carefully picked a single Nisk from Ern's shoulder and acquired it. I passed it to Jake, Marco, and Tobias.
"Ahem." Kevin cleared his throat. "What do I do?"
Jake motioned for him to stand in his place next to Ern. "Cavalry."
Then he began his morph. We had all morphed insects several times, so it was not so much a new experience. Another set of legs grew from my chest. Ern looked startled, but continued to blast at the Nisk outside. My fur slicked down into a hard shell and became a dark reddish color. I felt uneasy as my body was squinched into separate insect segments. Then the shrinking started. I rapidly fell to the floor until I was only slightly larger than a common Earth ant.
I braced myself for the instinct of a Nisk. If I lost control in a sea of other Nisk they would never find me. After a moment I realized. . .the Nisk had virtually no instinct. Nothing was trying to take control away from me. The Nisk had very poor eyesight, but it was all made up for with its sense of smell. It was even more powerful than wolf's. I smelled myself and the others. We smelled suspiciously the same. I hoped the enemy would not notice.
That was easy. Jake said. Nothing like ant.
Whoa, Kevin, man, you reek. Marco said openly.
Marco, it is not wise to insult someone who can kill you with a simple tap of the foot. I was a little nervous to be this vulnerable to a yeerk.
Point taken. Good luck.
Okay, Ern, we will be along the left wall and we'll enter through the closest doorway that happens to open. So try not to aim there okay? Jake started towards the doorway. Ummm.
OH, YES. Ern did something and a tiny hole appeared in the side of the ship.
Okay guys, we gotta be fast. Jake sped through the hole and we bolted after him.
Ooookay, yay, new chapter! Hey Ax is sounding pretty bitter lately, isn't he? I better go cheer him up soon, hehe. Ummm. . .yeah so. . .time to write another one! Off we goo!
THE HAPPY KORNER (aka the place where I talk to you! CreEepyy…..)
Syvixxe – The voices I my head love you too. They said so. But I think they're insane so I'd watch out. Noo0o0o0o I'm scared of macadamia nuts!! M0mmmmyyy!!! They're just called "Nisk" to show that there were a few changes in the Nesk after the 65 million years. It doesn't matter, really. Also I typed Nisk as a typo and I kinda liked how it looked.
BlackOpal – Hey cool name. Actually the line about Ax taking baths was a real conversation between my friend and me. We were talking about squirrels (EVIL) and wondering if they licked themselves like cats or something. . .yeah. I dunno how much Shawn Ashmore costs but I got 5 bucks and a rusty paperclip to chip in! What's "kiss the Girls"? Anyway, no, I'm not into Jake and Tobias as much as I'm into AX!!! W00-hooo! UuUuUhhhh, yeah, a lot of these chapters are boring. I always end up having to give LOT of info squeezed into one chapter. I'm trying to improve my organization but that's hard since I'm a naturally screwed up person. . .And I'm sorry to say but this is about the boys again. I'm alternating =) Thanks for reviewing!
Kristen Godess – Yeah, Shawn Ashmore is the hottie who played Jake in Animorphs and Iceman on X-Men 1 and 2. He's not THAT old. . .he's 24 and in Animorphs I believe he was 19-20. Yeah I just finished Order of the Phoenix and authors really are COLD-BLOODED KILLERS!!! **breathes hard** K.A. and Rachel. . .J.K. and **pouts**, you know. . .Freak Apple and. . . .hehe, let's just keep that a secret for now. . .
Amy Angelblade – HI! **moops with Amy** Oh, are the gnomes bothering you too? Well here's a secret **leans in and whispers** If you give the gnomes cheese nips they will do backflips for you. Tis very fun!
Oedipal Kat – **giggles at last comment** Marco almost got fixed AHAHAHAHAHAHAA!! **giggles more**
EsotericEric – Yeah, the review thing ain't gonna happen. Cumulative I got like 320 reviews and I've only given 173. Long way to go, huh? Yeah I know, I made time an issue in this chapter, hehe. Aaand, as I am not allowed to leave the second floor of my house until August, I will be updating a lot more. But the chapters might get a tad stranger. . .
Super Hurricane – Cassie can't talk anymore. And you're right, I should have put more (or any at all) details about how they looked as dino-people! **slaps forehead** Dangit. Thanks for pointing that out. What blasted nuke are you talking about? Anyway, I have something like what you said in mind. Yes, time is running out. Sucks for them, huh?
Stink E. Burrito – I'm healthier than a. . .really healthy person! **picks up a truck and benches it** I did promise I wouldn't kill anyone, didn't I? Damn. . .not that I need to get around that. . .**grins** Don't worry, many asses will be kicked!
Jinako-chan – Yes, I locked Marco in a closet. Jealous **winks suggestively** Hehehehehehehe. Hey your right, but like I said once before, picking on Marco is just so durn easy. But I think a LOT of bad things happen to Jake (being a controller, Tom, the thing with his dad) But I did notice not much has happened to CASSIE. Which is why she's getting her turn **cackles maniacally** Hey, I never killed Rachel! I just. . .uh. . .came close. I like almost killing Rachel, just to show her macho-ness doesn't make her invincible. But I won't be killing Rachel anytime soon. Oh no, not Rachel. . .she got her turn. . .
Digimon-lover – I read all of the 5th Harry Potter in like 3 days or something. Not bad, huh? So I will be updating.
DawnOfEast – Scary things are c0ol. . .=) Ball slamming is funny, especially to us girls, and especially if it's Marco. Hehehe. As for Kevin. . .you'll see, eh?