Disclaimer: Me = poor guy, owns a cat, K.A.A = rich woman, owns Animorphs.
BIG difference.
Chapter 4
Jake
It was Rachel. Exactly like she was on the Blade Ship, her long blonde hair perfectly formed. She was alive. My face and arms lost all sense of control in surprise. Marco turned round and seemed just as shocked. Tobias seemed paralysed too until he burst into frenzied flight, trying to do as good as a hawk can at throwing yourself into someone's arms. And all the time, I just thought 'She's alive.'
Marco
Jake suddenly had a weird look on his face, not terror just total shock. Now when times stopped, anything could happen, so I turned around very slowly, ready to run from whatever the hell it was but nothing could have prepared me for what really was there: Rachel, standing there quite normally, as if nothing had happened. It seemed the secret to eternal youth is dying, no great comfort though, huh? Rachel wasn't a day older than she was on the Blade Ship and was still wearing her stylish morphing suit. Xena lives! Or we don't. I figured this meant I was dead too, seeing as we had just crashed and Rachel appearing suddenly, but there wasn't any pain and there are worse things to be greeted with. Tobias seemed to be shock, which is understandable really, his dead love appearing like that, but suddenly he flew towards her and was the first bird to achieve Warp speed in the attempt. He demorphed as he flew and gave Rachel a bear hug. But, she seemed to react strangely; or rather she didn't react at all.
Menderash
In my many years as first officer I had seen many strange things. But actually seeing the Ellimist was the strangest, I would never have imagined he would appear as a young human female, the crew was human except for me, but it was a bizarre choice to appear in. I glanced around at everyone else, Jake, Marco and Tobias seemed frozen and I wondered if they were frozen along with reality, but there was a small amount of movement, they were just being very still. Jeanne and Santorelli seemed clueless as to the identity of this new person, but their expressions changed to one that I believe was wonder, puzzlement or perhaps having smelled something foul. I had spent a bit of time with the humans, but still their facial expressions were sometimes confusing. A tall, blonde girl wearing what Jake and the others would have called a morphing suit, it really made no sense. Unless, tall, blonde. could this be the dead Animorph, Rachel killed in action upon the Blade Ship? Had her spirit remained aboard the Blade Ship until now? Tobias flew across the bridge while morphing, resulting in a molten flesh ball flying towards her. He reached her and enveloped her with his body in an action known as a hug. Knowing their history and Tobias' reaction it would seem that we had in fact found Rachel.
Jeanne
I was dead. We had crashed, died and were some form of limbo. I was contemplating the horror of spending eternity with Marco when suddenly a young girl walked through one of the walls onto the bridge. Honestly I hadn't expected the Grim Reaper to be so. bright. She looked around; looking relieved and happy, like us dying was a good event. The Animorphs seemed shocked by the girls' appearance, but Santorelli and Menderash seemed just as confused as I was. Then it clicked; I had seen the girl before. It was Rachel, the only Animorph to die in combat. Jake had dropped a picture of her once and I gave it back to him, she hadn't changed since the picture despite it being taken several years ago and her demise. I looked at Tobias; he was shaking, his wings vibrating rapidly. He took off, heading straight for Rachel. I could feel the emotion coming from him, but she seemed distant, like there was something in the way.
Santorelli
I instantly looked around the bridge, checking if there was any danger. It didn't seem as if there was a weapon at work, but with the power of the Blade Ship and the unknown, the One, but who knew for sure? The bridge was a mess, with parts halfway through falling, but there didn't seem to be an immediate threat. Everyone seemed a little puzzled and I was about to get up to investigate more when she appeared. She just walked through a wall, like it was nothing. I reached for my side arm, only to realise that it wasn't there, the jolt must have knocked it out onto the floor somewhere. Everyone seemed to focusing on this new girl, she was the centre of attention. The Animorphs were staring intently at the girl, Jake and Marco seemed to be in shock and Tobias seemed to be crushing the iron railing he was on with his talons. He took off, flying towards this new girl; I started upwards, if he was attacking a human he would need some support. But his next move surprised the hell out of me. Tobias began to morph back to human, and threw himself at the girl, placing his hands around her in an unmistakable hug.
Tobias
She was alive. SHE was alive. She WAS alive. She was ALIVE! That thought just reverberated around my head like a neon sign on a bungee rope. There, bolder than life, just standing there on the bridge, like nothing had happened. Looking exactly as she had on the Blade Ship, her face, her eyes, her leotard, everything. This wasn't a trick, she really was Rachel. My body was as light as a feather and as heavy as lead at the same time. My whole body shook with excitement, I could barely move. Suddenly I took flight straight at her. I had to touch her, to make sure she was real that she was really there, that it wasn't just me. I had to be sure.
I demorphed as I flew; I needed hands, to feel her, to confirm she was there. She turned and looked at me, her eyes warm, but distant. I was still morphing when I reached her but I had arms and I clasp her close to me. Her body felt just the same, the curves, the softness. But it was like hugging a fleshy lamppost; I couldn't feel any sort of feeling coming from her. She looked the same but. she was different, different inside.
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To prevent this from reaching huge lengths I'm breaking this bit in half as Rachel really should talk straight away. Next chapter is Rachel, who will no doubt have some thinking to do.
Also romance isn't going to play a large part in this fic, because romance is going to lead to 'cavorting' and R ratings. Plus the fact that when I start writing porn, I won't stop and it would ruin this story completely.
Chapter 4
Jake
It was Rachel. Exactly like she was on the Blade Ship, her long blonde hair perfectly formed. She was alive. My face and arms lost all sense of control in surprise. Marco turned round and seemed just as shocked. Tobias seemed paralysed too until he burst into frenzied flight, trying to do as good as a hawk can at throwing yourself into someone's arms. And all the time, I just thought 'She's alive.'
Marco
Jake suddenly had a weird look on his face, not terror just total shock. Now when times stopped, anything could happen, so I turned around very slowly, ready to run from whatever the hell it was but nothing could have prepared me for what really was there: Rachel, standing there quite normally, as if nothing had happened. It seemed the secret to eternal youth is dying, no great comfort though, huh? Rachel wasn't a day older than she was on the Blade Ship and was still wearing her stylish morphing suit. Xena lives! Or we don't. I figured this meant I was dead too, seeing as we had just crashed and Rachel appearing suddenly, but there wasn't any pain and there are worse things to be greeted with. Tobias seemed to be shock, which is understandable really, his dead love appearing like that, but suddenly he flew towards her and was the first bird to achieve Warp speed in the attempt. He demorphed as he flew and gave Rachel a bear hug. But, she seemed to react strangely; or rather she didn't react at all.
Menderash
In my many years as first officer I had seen many strange things. But actually seeing the Ellimist was the strangest, I would never have imagined he would appear as a young human female, the crew was human except for me, but it was a bizarre choice to appear in. I glanced around at everyone else, Jake, Marco and Tobias seemed frozen and I wondered if they were frozen along with reality, but there was a small amount of movement, they were just being very still. Jeanne and Santorelli seemed clueless as to the identity of this new person, but their expressions changed to one that I believe was wonder, puzzlement or perhaps having smelled something foul. I had spent a bit of time with the humans, but still their facial expressions were sometimes confusing. A tall, blonde girl wearing what Jake and the others would have called a morphing suit, it really made no sense. Unless, tall, blonde. could this be the dead Animorph, Rachel killed in action upon the Blade Ship? Had her spirit remained aboard the Blade Ship until now? Tobias flew across the bridge while morphing, resulting in a molten flesh ball flying towards her. He reached her and enveloped her with his body in an action known as a hug. Knowing their history and Tobias' reaction it would seem that we had in fact found Rachel.
Jeanne
I was dead. We had crashed, died and were some form of limbo. I was contemplating the horror of spending eternity with Marco when suddenly a young girl walked through one of the walls onto the bridge. Honestly I hadn't expected the Grim Reaper to be so. bright. She looked around; looking relieved and happy, like us dying was a good event. The Animorphs seemed shocked by the girls' appearance, but Santorelli and Menderash seemed just as confused as I was. Then it clicked; I had seen the girl before. It was Rachel, the only Animorph to die in combat. Jake had dropped a picture of her once and I gave it back to him, she hadn't changed since the picture despite it being taken several years ago and her demise. I looked at Tobias; he was shaking, his wings vibrating rapidly. He took off, heading straight for Rachel. I could feel the emotion coming from him, but she seemed distant, like there was something in the way.
Santorelli
I instantly looked around the bridge, checking if there was any danger. It didn't seem as if there was a weapon at work, but with the power of the Blade Ship and the unknown, the One, but who knew for sure? The bridge was a mess, with parts halfway through falling, but there didn't seem to be an immediate threat. Everyone seemed a little puzzled and I was about to get up to investigate more when she appeared. She just walked through a wall, like it was nothing. I reached for my side arm, only to realise that it wasn't there, the jolt must have knocked it out onto the floor somewhere. Everyone seemed to focusing on this new girl, she was the centre of attention. The Animorphs were staring intently at the girl, Jake and Marco seemed to be in shock and Tobias seemed to be crushing the iron railing he was on with his talons. He took off, flying towards this new girl; I started upwards, if he was attacking a human he would need some support. But his next move surprised the hell out of me. Tobias began to morph back to human, and threw himself at the girl, placing his hands around her in an unmistakable hug.
Tobias
She was alive. SHE was alive. She WAS alive. She was ALIVE! That thought just reverberated around my head like a neon sign on a bungee rope. There, bolder than life, just standing there on the bridge, like nothing had happened. Looking exactly as she had on the Blade Ship, her face, her eyes, her leotard, everything. This wasn't a trick, she really was Rachel. My body was as light as a feather and as heavy as lead at the same time. My whole body shook with excitement, I could barely move. Suddenly I took flight straight at her. I had to touch her, to make sure she was real that she was really there, that it wasn't just me. I had to be sure.
I demorphed as I flew; I needed hands, to feel her, to confirm she was there. She turned and looked at me, her eyes warm, but distant. I was still morphing when I reached her but I had arms and I clasp her close to me. Her body felt just the same, the curves, the softness. But it was like hugging a fleshy lamppost; I couldn't feel any sort of feeling coming from her. She looked the same but. she was different, different inside.
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To prevent this from reaching huge lengths I'm breaking this bit in half as Rachel really should talk straight away. Next chapter is Rachel, who will no doubt have some thinking to do.
Also romance isn't going to play a large part in this fic, because romance is going to lead to 'cavorting' and R ratings. Plus the fact that when I start writing porn, I won't stop and it would ruin this story completely.