Yay! Chapter 3!
To my faithful reviewers who are all so nice!
To crow: I'm glad you like it! ^.^
To Brittany: Thank you, and I will keep writing! ^-^
Silent Watcher: Well, I'm going to kepp you hanging every chapter, so you will always be waiting to read what happens next! ^.^
Moon*wolf: Yay! Everybody likes my story, and I'm glad you do too! Thanks! ^-^
Moon godess: Yes, I am going to write more, and thank you! ^.^
The morning air was cold, and Cassie was not jogging. No, unlike her neighbors and relatives, she was not going for a morning stroll. Like old times, she was flying. Not in an airplane or helicopter, like a normal Californian would ride to fly. She was an Osprey. A bird of prey with sharp eyesight that could see a mouse twitch from a mile away.
And, beside her, was Jake. A person that had gone through so much, and yet was still alive. Jake was not normal, either. He was also flying with grace and speed unlike anything.
Jake hadn't morphed in so long. Cassie was overjoyed to see how happy he was. It was almost impossible-----how could it be? When Jake had left, she had thought he was gone forever ...
Cassie! Jake's voice filled her head. Cassie snapped back into reality to find that she was just about to hit a tree. Cassie quickly adjusted her wings and rose several feet.
Thanks .. Oops ... Cassie said, clearly ashamed. She looked around her for what seemed like the first time. Cassie knew this place-----it was a field. Jake started to lower himself.
Where are we going? Cassie asked.
Oh, here, Jake replied nonchalantly.
Here? Cassie dug for more information.
Yes. Look up ahead, Jake said.
Cassie looked, and saw what seemed like----a blue deer, with a human torso, and a tail with a vicious blade at the end. Don't forget the stalk eyes. Was it Ax? Cassie felt a spasm of joy run through her body.
What? Is that .. Cassie said as she landed along side Jake and the Andalite.
The Andalite bowed, as well as they can, to Cassie. Hello, Cassie, It was Aximili, indeed. Immediately Cassie demorphed, back into her own average- sized self. Ax quietly watched, and soon Jake followed her into the human stage.
Cassie ran up to Ax. "Ax? Is it really you? This is so untrue!" She yelled, and struggled not to throw her arms around him.
Hey, hey, I'm here too! Don't forget good old Marco. Marco's familiar voice echoed, and Cassie looked everywhere. Soon she spotted a mouse sitting on a pad of green grass. He stood on his haunches. Then, Marco started to demorph.
"Ewwww ..." Cassie said. She shielded her eyes from the mess that was becoming Marco.
"Oh, wah! Geez, you've seen it before," Marco said, now regaining his vocal cords.
Jake put his hand on Cassie's shoulder and pointed to a man standing by a nearby tree. "Who is that?" Cassie asked.
His name is Menderash, and now that he is human----permanently, he wishes to be named with only his first Andalite name, Aximili stated.
Menderash walked over, and put his hand out. "One of my adopted human gestures----hand shaking," he said kindly. Cassie grasped his hand and shook it. "My name is Menderash, as Prince Aximili has stated. You are?"
"My name is Cassie," She said warmly back to him.
"Cassie? That is a nice sounding name. Cass-ie. Ca-ss. Ie." He said, playing with the words as Ax once had. Cassie laughed. "What is so humorous?"
"Oh, nothing. What a day! Is there anyone else I should meet?" Cassie asked. She jumped due to a pair of voices suddenly ringing out behind her.
"My name is Jeanne," A woman said in a very strong accent. Cassie turned around.
"Santorelli is my name," A man said in a monotone.
"Well, uh, well, nice to meet you . both," Cassie said, unclear of what to say. Suddenly, a shocking thing occurred in Cassie's mind. No one had said anything about Tobias. Where was Tobias during this reunion? She looked above her, into trees, on the ground, everywhere. Where was he?
"Wait a second," Cassie said to everyone. "Where is Tobias?"
Jake looked deeply in Cassie's eyes. For a moment, all was quiet, except for the occasional chirp of a bird, or a howl of chilly morning wind. "Well?" She asked, perhaps a little to rudely.
"We don't know, Cassie," Jake said sadly. His warm eyes were suddenly cold and yielding once again.
Everyone looked at Cassie dismally, and she felt the tears begin.
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To my faithful reviewers who are all so nice!
To crow: I'm glad you like it! ^.^
To Brittany: Thank you, and I will keep writing! ^-^
Silent Watcher: Well, I'm going to kepp you hanging every chapter, so you will always be waiting to read what happens next! ^.^
Moon*wolf: Yay! Everybody likes my story, and I'm glad you do too! Thanks! ^-^
Moon godess: Yes, I am going to write more, and thank you! ^.^
The morning air was cold, and Cassie was not jogging. No, unlike her neighbors and relatives, she was not going for a morning stroll. Like old times, she was flying. Not in an airplane or helicopter, like a normal Californian would ride to fly. She was an Osprey. A bird of prey with sharp eyesight that could see a mouse twitch from a mile away.
And, beside her, was Jake. A person that had gone through so much, and yet was still alive. Jake was not normal, either. He was also flying with grace and speed unlike anything.
Jake hadn't morphed in so long. Cassie was overjoyed to see how happy he was. It was almost impossible-----how could it be? When Jake had left, she had thought he was gone forever ...
Cassie! Jake's voice filled her head. Cassie snapped back into reality to find that she was just about to hit a tree. Cassie quickly adjusted her wings and rose several feet.
Thanks .. Oops ... Cassie said, clearly ashamed. She looked around her for what seemed like the first time. Cassie knew this place-----it was a field. Jake started to lower himself.
Where are we going? Cassie asked.
Oh, here, Jake replied nonchalantly.
Here? Cassie dug for more information.
Yes. Look up ahead, Jake said.
Cassie looked, and saw what seemed like----a blue deer, with a human torso, and a tail with a vicious blade at the end. Don't forget the stalk eyes. Was it Ax? Cassie felt a spasm of joy run through her body.
What? Is that .. Cassie said as she landed along side Jake and the Andalite.
The Andalite bowed, as well as they can, to Cassie. Hello, Cassie, It was Aximili, indeed. Immediately Cassie demorphed, back into her own average- sized self. Ax quietly watched, and soon Jake followed her into the human stage.
Cassie ran up to Ax. "Ax? Is it really you? This is so untrue!" She yelled, and struggled not to throw her arms around him.
Hey, hey, I'm here too! Don't forget good old Marco. Marco's familiar voice echoed, and Cassie looked everywhere. Soon she spotted a mouse sitting on a pad of green grass. He stood on his haunches. Then, Marco started to demorph.
"Ewwww ..." Cassie said. She shielded her eyes from the mess that was becoming Marco.
"Oh, wah! Geez, you've seen it before," Marco said, now regaining his vocal cords.
Jake put his hand on Cassie's shoulder and pointed to a man standing by a nearby tree. "Who is that?" Cassie asked.
His name is Menderash, and now that he is human----permanently, he wishes to be named with only his first Andalite name, Aximili stated.
Menderash walked over, and put his hand out. "One of my adopted human gestures----hand shaking," he said kindly. Cassie grasped his hand and shook it. "My name is Menderash, as Prince Aximili has stated. You are?"
"My name is Cassie," She said warmly back to him.
"Cassie? That is a nice sounding name. Cass-ie. Ca-ss. Ie." He said, playing with the words as Ax once had. Cassie laughed. "What is so humorous?"
"Oh, nothing. What a day! Is there anyone else I should meet?" Cassie asked. She jumped due to a pair of voices suddenly ringing out behind her.
"My name is Jeanne," A woman said in a very strong accent. Cassie turned around.
"Santorelli is my name," A man said in a monotone.
"Well, uh, well, nice to meet you . both," Cassie said, unclear of what to say. Suddenly, a shocking thing occurred in Cassie's mind. No one had said anything about Tobias. Where was Tobias during this reunion? She looked above her, into trees, on the ground, everywhere. Where was he?
"Wait a second," Cassie said to everyone. "Where is Tobias?"
Jake looked deeply in Cassie's eyes. For a moment, all was quiet, except for the occasional chirp of a bird, or a howl of chilly morning wind. "Well?" She asked, perhaps a little to rudely.
"We don't know, Cassie," Jake said sadly. His warm eyes were suddenly cold and yielding once again.
Everyone looked at Cassie dismally, and she felt the tears begin.
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