Chapter 2
Okay, you are probably confused. Why was I a bird, and what was I doing there? Right? Well, I am human, I assure you that. The whole bird thing is a long story.
Where do I start? Well, a bunch of kids.....Me, Jake Rachel, Marco, Cassie, Tobias, and Whitney all walked through an abandoned construction site about a month ago. There, we found a dying alien called Elfangor- Sirinial-Shamtul. He was an andalite. Think blue, deer sized centaur with eyes on top of the stalks and no mouth.
As you could guess, from either sci-fi movies or logic, this andalite had far superior technology to us. Elfangor gave us the ability to morph, all seven of us. It is a technology created by the andalites. It allows us to morph into any animal we can touch. We have to touch the animal to acquire an appropriate DNA sample to let the technology turn your body into a duplicate of that animal, I think. Nobody ever explained it to us, we have to figure it out ourselves.
So he gives us this power, I didn't know why at first. Even given his motives I still don't understand why he chose us. Anyway, apparently this Elfangor guy and the whole andalite race were fighting a war with a race called yeerks. These yeerks were the bad guys. They were little slugs, and if they got into your ear, they can tunnel their way into your brain and take control. Kind of like the body snatchers, but the 'host' still is aware and alive and such.
These yeerks had been spreading throughout the universe for a while now, and now they were here. Now, don't doubt me now. They are here in secret. As I understand it, when they connect themselves to your brain, they become almost part of you. They know everything you know, whether you remember it or not. They can read your mind like a book, accessing your memories like a movie. Kinda cool to think about, but then you realize that there are literally thousands upon thousands of people infested this way. They could be anywhere, anyone. So I don't know why he picked us. We were just a group of human kids, so we could just as easily been 'controllers'. That is what we generally call that which has a yeerk in their head.
So , back to the story, he tells us all this and gives us this power. We are supposed to stop this invasion. Then, this other andalite comes in and kills him. We are partway gone at this point. We want to leave, but we have to stand by and watch. Elfangor tells us about the yeerk hierarchy. The Vissers are like the military generals, put in order of power by number. Simple, Visser one is more powerful than Visser three. This andalite guy is Visser three, the only andalite controller. He kills Elfangor and almost catches us. We get away by the skin of our teeth.
But get this, I touched Elfangor. I got his DNA sample and morphed him later. I also acquired a hork bajir in the same night. So I could fight.
These hork bajir are one of the species that the yeerks have completely taken over. They are like giant lizards, with a snake head, and blades on their elbows, tails, and knees. They look like they could do some damage, but we hear they were peaceful tree dwellers before they were enslaved. Hard to believe with their fearsome look.
Another beast that accompanied Visser three in his slaughter of Elfangor was the taxxon's. Giant yellow centipedes that smelled like rotting flesh and sour milk. They were huge, and the only thing we know of them is that all they do for a living is eat meat. Sounds like my kind of lifestyle, but they would eat any meat, and I mean 'any', no matter how fresh, cooked, or rotten it was. That's pretty much all we know about them.
After this, we decided to test out our strength. We decided to fight against this 'yeerk pool' that we were informed was the centre of these slugs lives. Every three days, approximately, the yeerks had to drain out of their hosts to swim in this pool of lead, coloured liquid. It's function was to provide them with nutrients, such as kandrona rays. They were the main source of nutrition. We attacked and failed. It was like an army of one, us, against an entire platoon. We were drove off, and thanks to them not wanting the general public to know, they decided not to chase us. Unfortunately, Tobias exceeded the two hour morph limit and was permanently turned into the hawk we all know and love. A glorious red- tail.
When I got home, I saw a moving van at m house. The yeerks had found out who I was. At first, I was scared that all my friends would be caught and we would all die. I was wrong. Apparently, the only people I was known to hang out with was Sam and Tobias. Since Tobias was already a bird, we had to try and save Sam. We did, but it left a paint ball field in ruins.
Sam didn't trust us at first. Apparently, he was a huge asset to us. He had been somehow spying in on all the meetings that the yeerks held in public. He knew how much crap he was in, so he was cautious. We were also cautious and held him for three days. He was safe, and we learned of his powerful ability. Telekinesis. The ability to move objects with his mind. It was cool. He had improved greatly in the last month.
So, we have dropped out of society and are living in a barn out in the national forest. It was probably an old run-down church or something, but now it was our home. We were safe. Me, Sam and Tobias all hang out in the forest. We all get along fine. The only problem is that Sam can't morph. Oh well, he is much more useful than that.
You know, to this day I am not completely sure how they were able identify me. I am assuming it is from the bike I left not too far away from where Elfangor landed. I think they were able to do DNA samples and such to see. Either way, I liked my new life.
Oh, By the way, my name is Gordon, pleased to meet ya.
Okay, you are probably confused. Why was I a bird, and what was I doing there? Right? Well, I am human, I assure you that. The whole bird thing is a long story.
Where do I start? Well, a bunch of kids.....Me, Jake Rachel, Marco, Cassie, Tobias, and Whitney all walked through an abandoned construction site about a month ago. There, we found a dying alien called Elfangor- Sirinial-Shamtul. He was an andalite. Think blue, deer sized centaur with eyes on top of the stalks and no mouth.
As you could guess, from either sci-fi movies or logic, this andalite had far superior technology to us. Elfangor gave us the ability to morph, all seven of us. It is a technology created by the andalites. It allows us to morph into any animal we can touch. We have to touch the animal to acquire an appropriate DNA sample to let the technology turn your body into a duplicate of that animal, I think. Nobody ever explained it to us, we have to figure it out ourselves.
So he gives us this power, I didn't know why at first. Even given his motives I still don't understand why he chose us. Anyway, apparently this Elfangor guy and the whole andalite race were fighting a war with a race called yeerks. These yeerks were the bad guys. They were little slugs, and if they got into your ear, they can tunnel their way into your brain and take control. Kind of like the body snatchers, but the 'host' still is aware and alive and such.
These yeerks had been spreading throughout the universe for a while now, and now they were here. Now, don't doubt me now. They are here in secret. As I understand it, when they connect themselves to your brain, they become almost part of you. They know everything you know, whether you remember it or not. They can read your mind like a book, accessing your memories like a movie. Kinda cool to think about, but then you realize that there are literally thousands upon thousands of people infested this way. They could be anywhere, anyone. So I don't know why he picked us. We were just a group of human kids, so we could just as easily been 'controllers'. That is what we generally call that which has a yeerk in their head.
So , back to the story, he tells us all this and gives us this power. We are supposed to stop this invasion. Then, this other andalite comes in and kills him. We are partway gone at this point. We want to leave, but we have to stand by and watch. Elfangor tells us about the yeerk hierarchy. The Vissers are like the military generals, put in order of power by number. Simple, Visser one is more powerful than Visser three. This andalite guy is Visser three, the only andalite controller. He kills Elfangor and almost catches us. We get away by the skin of our teeth.
But get this, I touched Elfangor. I got his DNA sample and morphed him later. I also acquired a hork bajir in the same night. So I could fight.
These hork bajir are one of the species that the yeerks have completely taken over. They are like giant lizards, with a snake head, and blades on their elbows, tails, and knees. They look like they could do some damage, but we hear they were peaceful tree dwellers before they were enslaved. Hard to believe with their fearsome look.
Another beast that accompanied Visser three in his slaughter of Elfangor was the taxxon's. Giant yellow centipedes that smelled like rotting flesh and sour milk. They were huge, and the only thing we know of them is that all they do for a living is eat meat. Sounds like my kind of lifestyle, but they would eat any meat, and I mean 'any', no matter how fresh, cooked, or rotten it was. That's pretty much all we know about them.
After this, we decided to test out our strength. We decided to fight against this 'yeerk pool' that we were informed was the centre of these slugs lives. Every three days, approximately, the yeerks had to drain out of their hosts to swim in this pool of lead, coloured liquid. It's function was to provide them with nutrients, such as kandrona rays. They were the main source of nutrition. We attacked and failed. It was like an army of one, us, against an entire platoon. We were drove off, and thanks to them not wanting the general public to know, they decided not to chase us. Unfortunately, Tobias exceeded the two hour morph limit and was permanently turned into the hawk we all know and love. A glorious red- tail.
When I got home, I saw a moving van at m house. The yeerks had found out who I was. At first, I was scared that all my friends would be caught and we would all die. I was wrong. Apparently, the only people I was known to hang out with was Sam and Tobias. Since Tobias was already a bird, we had to try and save Sam. We did, but it left a paint ball field in ruins.
Sam didn't trust us at first. Apparently, he was a huge asset to us. He had been somehow spying in on all the meetings that the yeerks held in public. He knew how much crap he was in, so he was cautious. We were also cautious and held him for three days. He was safe, and we learned of his powerful ability. Telekinesis. The ability to move objects with his mind. It was cool. He had improved greatly in the last month.
So, we have dropped out of society and are living in a barn out in the national forest. It was probably an old run-down church or something, but now it was our home. We were safe. Me, Sam and Tobias all hang out in the forest. We all get along fine. The only problem is that Sam can't morph. Oh well, he is much more useful than that.
You know, to this day I am not completely sure how they were able identify me. I am assuming it is from the bike I left not too far away from where Elfangor landed. I think they were able to do DNA samples and such to see. Either way, I liked my new life.
Oh, By the way, my name is Gordon, pleased to meet ya.