Chapter 5

The Next day, Tobias went out flying as Sam practised the fire thing. Apparently, he was getting very good, which was good for us. This was really cool. Tobias and I were both already in the clouds as the sun was just beginning to rise. We could still see the stars.

I heard a honking and looked up. It was a gaggle of geese. Really irritating, seeing them power their way along. They never run out of energy, and here I was a falcon, a falcon, and I was constantly tiring out. Anyway, right before my eyes, I saw the first one in the 'v' collapse, but it didn't fall. Instead it bounced along an invisible surface. The others were soon to follow.

{There it is!} Tobias exclaimed, {The ripple!}

I strained my falcon eyes, and yes, I did see a ripple flowing towards the city. It was gone only a second later.

{That's it!} Tobias said, {And I'm sure it's Yeerks!}

{Why, what would they want with a bunch of geese?} I asked.

{I don't know, but did you see how they seemed to bounce?}

{Yeah...}

{Well, It must be a cloaked ship or something. But better, invisible too.}

{Maybe, we should talk to Jake or someone.} I suggested.

Only an hour later, we were all assembled in the barn again. Discussing matters. "Tobias and I think it's a Yeerk spaceship. It was heading towards the mountain last night and it was going ver the town just this morning."

"Good for it," Marco grumbled, "you could have waited until lunch. This is way too early for an Animorph such as me." he yawned and rubbed his eyes. It was still only seven in the morning.

"No, this could be a sign." Jake said. "Maybe the yeerks are stepping it up a little bit and are planning on doing something bad to the city."

"Let's hope not." Whitney said, "we can't fight against that. All we have is stealth."

"I don't think so." Cassie said after giving a needle to an angry fox. "What are the yeerks here for?" She asked.

"War." Rachel said.

"Dominance." Sam added.

Cassie shook her head, "No, they want hosts to use. They want our bodies, not our land. It would not aid them to kill off many of us, it would be pointless."

"Unless, we are far too late and they have already taken all the people they want and are going to eliminate all that they don't need." I offered.

Jake stood up. "I think we need to find out what is going on here. Tobias, you said it was heading for the mountains, right?"

{Yes,} He answered, {Then back to town this morning.}

"Okay, we need to see where it was going. What time?" Jake asked.

"About eight at night, six in the morning." I told him.

"Okay, we need to scope that out. Unfortunately, none of us can do it any time soon. We all have school or whatever. We need to do this next Saturday." Jake said.

"I think we can all do that, any objections?" Whitney asked. She looked around, no particular problems. "Good, see you all next week." Again, we all left.

When Tobias, Sam and me all got home, Sam went to his usual TK training. I call the telekinesis TK, it sounds cool, and it is easier to say.

Anyway, I got Tobias alone for a minute and asked him a favour.

"Tobias, I need some help." I asked.

{What do you need?}

I was hesitant at first, but I eventually gave in and asked. "There is a friend of mine. His name is Will. I want you to check on him for the next three days. I need to know if he is a controller."

{I bet he is. They checked out my place and Sam's, the people who you hung out with most, if you spent any time with these people, then he will probably be one of them.}

"I know, and I know Jake will not be pleased with me. That is why I need you to be absolutely sure."

{No, we can't be bringing in any people to this. We could get caught and killed, maybe even infested. I don't know about you, but I don't want that.}

"I don't either. But he was a good friend of mine but I never really hung out with him. He is kinda tall, skinny as a bean pole, and has an afro, to an extent. His right arm is just recently out of a cast, so he will not be using it very often. If you could, just these next three days, look to make sure he doesn't do anything suspicious."

{Fine, but I don't want you to talk to him about anything.}

"I know, the yeerks know I'm alive. I won't give any info away about where we live or what's happening, okay, maybe what's happening. He is smart and will find a way to avoid it. Could you do that?" I was practically pleading now.

{Fine, but you have to make sure you don't tell him anything. But first, we need to make sure he is safe. And between you and me, if he is safe, I want to lay down some rules. First, you don't talk about how you know any of this. Second, you don't morph. Third, don't tel him anything about us. If you do, I will get Rachel to kill him, and she will, to protect our secret.}

"Sounds kinda harsh, Tobias." I commented.

{War is harsh.} he grumbled. {why do you want to talk to him?}

"I need some sort of contact with the real world. I love my life now, believe it or not, but I am getting a bit homesick. The whole Melissa thing didn't work, and I need someone to talk to."

{Fine,} he huffed, {first you need to tell me some vitals.}

I taught him WILL 101. His name, address age, etc. The works. I was glad to have a friend like Tobias. He flapped off to start his quest.

A few minutes later, sam came in the door as I was ready to fall asleep. "Are you sure that was necessary?" He asked.

"No, but he is a friend of mine. The least we can do is warn him."

"And what would that accomplish?" he asked sarcastically.

"Let's put it this way. We are trying to save our race. Might as well start somewhere."

"Rachel said the same thing about Melissa and look what happened. Absolutely nothing." He shook his head and we went to sleep.