My second chapter was much better than the first, for the those of you who couldn't tell.
He didn't want to go back to his tree. He wanted to be human, to feel the pain that comes with losing your parents.
This hurt in a way it never had before. He'd been angry at some exxence of a parent for leaving him to an aunt and uncle that didn't care abou thim, but he hadn't felt the human aspect of it. This was even worse than seeing Elfangor die in his Andalite form.
He noticed, now, that he was walking towards Jake's house. He walked more purposefully now. His only thoughts were of Jake and what he might being doing when Tobias arrived. Might his brother answer the door? That could be dangerous. Tobias was supposed to be missing. If he suddenly showed up at Jake's house, the Yeerks might investigate.
He went around to Jake's window. He was startled to find it closed and locked. Rachel always left her window open for him.
He knocked on the window. After a moment, someone peeked out through the curtains.
Jake pulled the curtains apart and opened the window.
"Hey, Tobias. What's up?"
"Wanna hang at the mall? We could go get Marco." Jake looked surprised.
Jake WAS surprised. Tobias NEVER wanted to do human things.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing. I just wanna go to the mall."
Jake hesitated a little.
"Ok."
"I'll be right out."
They met in Jake's front yard and headed towards Marco's house.
"Tobias, I'm not expecting you to spill your guts, but--I know something's wrong. Just give me an overview." Tobias looked at Jake with a truly sad face. That really surprised Jake. He stared with his mouth hanging open while Tobias spoke.
"The Ellimist took me back in time to see my father and then, with no warning, brought me back here."
"Wow." Tobias looked at Jake, waiting for him to say something else.
Jake had nothing else to say. He looked awkwardly at the ground. They walked the rest of the way in silence.
When they reached Marco's, Jake was still in some demented kind of shock, so Tobias knocked. Marco answered. He tilted a confused head to one side.
"Is there a mission? Where are Rachel and Cassie?"
"There's no mission," Jake finally spoke, "We're going to the mall."
"Oh." Marco transitioned mental modes. "Ok." He closed the door and they were off.
On the way, Marco made stupid jokes and generally distracted everyone from the situaton at hand. Once at the mall, they headed for the arcade. Tobias lost every game he played, while Marco and Jake did better and better, trying to out-do eachother.
'That's what I get for being the bird-boy.'
When Marco noticed that Tobias wasn't having a good time, he said,
"Hey, let's go get some icecream." Jake raised an eyebrow at him.
"Do you have any money?"
"No, but I figured you could spot me." Jake gave Marco a good-natured whack on the head and the three of them went to the foodcourt.
Once there, they saw Cassie and Rachel.
"Tobias!" Rachel went running towards Tobias and gave him a hug. She pulled away quickly as she realized what she was doing.
Rachel wanted to yell to the world, "Tobias is human!" but, of course, she didn't. She just stood there smiling like an idiot. She looked like a Anime school-girl.
Tobias was embarrased. He looked at the floor as much as possible.
to be continued.
He didn't want to go back to his tree. He wanted to be human, to feel the pain that comes with losing your parents.
This hurt in a way it never had before. He'd been angry at some exxence of a parent for leaving him to an aunt and uncle that didn't care abou thim, but he hadn't felt the human aspect of it. This was even worse than seeing Elfangor die in his Andalite form.
He noticed, now, that he was walking towards Jake's house. He walked more purposefully now. His only thoughts were of Jake and what he might being doing when Tobias arrived. Might his brother answer the door? That could be dangerous. Tobias was supposed to be missing. If he suddenly showed up at Jake's house, the Yeerks might investigate.
He went around to Jake's window. He was startled to find it closed and locked. Rachel always left her window open for him.
He knocked on the window. After a moment, someone peeked out through the curtains.
Jake pulled the curtains apart and opened the window.
"Hey, Tobias. What's up?"
"Wanna hang at the mall? We could go get Marco." Jake looked surprised.
Jake WAS surprised. Tobias NEVER wanted to do human things.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing. I just wanna go to the mall."
Jake hesitated a little.
"Ok."
"I'll be right out."
They met in Jake's front yard and headed towards Marco's house.
"Tobias, I'm not expecting you to spill your guts, but--I know something's wrong. Just give me an overview." Tobias looked at Jake with a truly sad face. That really surprised Jake. He stared with his mouth hanging open while Tobias spoke.
"The Ellimist took me back in time to see my father and then, with no warning, brought me back here."
"Wow." Tobias looked at Jake, waiting for him to say something else.
Jake had nothing else to say. He looked awkwardly at the ground. They walked the rest of the way in silence.
When they reached Marco's, Jake was still in some demented kind of shock, so Tobias knocked. Marco answered. He tilted a confused head to one side.
"Is there a mission? Where are Rachel and Cassie?"
"There's no mission," Jake finally spoke, "We're going to the mall."
"Oh." Marco transitioned mental modes. "Ok." He closed the door and they were off.
On the way, Marco made stupid jokes and generally distracted everyone from the situaton at hand. Once at the mall, they headed for the arcade. Tobias lost every game he played, while Marco and Jake did better and better, trying to out-do eachother.
'That's what I get for being the bird-boy.'
When Marco noticed that Tobias wasn't having a good time, he said,
"Hey, let's go get some icecream." Jake raised an eyebrow at him.
"Do you have any money?"
"No, but I figured you could spot me." Jake gave Marco a good-natured whack on the head and the three of them went to the foodcourt.
Once there, they saw Cassie and Rachel.
"Tobias!" Rachel went running towards Tobias and gave him a hug. She pulled away quickly as she realized what she was doing.
Rachel wanted to yell to the world, "Tobias is human!" but, of course, she didn't. She just stood there smiling like an idiot. She looked like a Anime school-girl.
Tobias was embarrased. He looked at the floor as much as possible.
to be continued.