Chapter 6
The next three days, we heard nothing from Tobias. He was very busy, and for that I am grateful. I went to my job, and worked all day. Yeah, I know. Whitney has access to a license bureau, and she got me all the appropriate info and numbers you could need. She got me an identity. All I had to do was morph.
Every two hours, I had to demorph. All I morphed was a bigger, tougher human. It was working so far. I liked it there. It was a furniture shipping company, and I worked in the warehouse. It was all I needed. I wasn't paying taxes, rent, or utilities, so I didn't need a whole lot of money. I brought in three hundred a week, enough to keep us in food and such. We lived happily. We had enough blankets to keep us pretty warm. We were fine.
All we needed now was some TV, I missed TV. And video games. My PS2 was a gem to me. I wondered what happened to it? Oh well, I will live, besides, I had no rules, I lived life by my own rules, and that was cool.
After the stressful three days, I saw Tobias come up to the house. He sat perched on one of the chairs we had.
{Okay, sergeant Tobias reporting. In the investigation lasting the last three days, I have been keeping surveillance on this 'Will' Character, and with deep regret, I have been able to see him for the three days straight. He is not a controller.}
I almost jumped up and yelled, but I kept control. "So, are you absolutely positively sure?" I pressed, I was not going to be wrong.
{I am absolutely. He keeps a pretty public profile. He doesn't go anywhere that can be concealed. He is always in the open. Really easy to keep track of. I was able to completely keep track of him, except when I fell asleep. He was asleep too, so I perched against the window. H if he had of moved, I would have heard of him. He is a weird guy. He acts all gothic and stuff. He also seems to be into drugs.} he seemed concerned.
"No, he is not into drugs. He is diabetic. He needs those needles to survive. I will have to see him tonight. Where is he?" I asked.
{He was at the mall last time I checked. Went in with a lot of money, not very smart if you ask me, but oh well.}
"Let's go." We went out and saw sam sharpening a blade on a special rock. "Where did you get the rock?" I asked. I knew they were a special rock just for sharpening blades.
"Got it when we raided the house." He answered. "Where are you two going?"
"Going to see will. Be back any time." I turned around to leave, but sam stopped me.
"Don't say anything stupid. Don't be an idiot, or I will kill you, and you know I can." I turned and left.
By the time I got to the mall, I realized my mistake. I wasn't wearing a hoody or anything to hide my face. I used up some of my money to buy one before I went searching.
{Where's Will?} I asked Tobias in thought speech.
{What? Did you morph?} he asked, kind of shocked.
{No, I can use thought speech outside of morph, I discovered this when we were at the construction site.}
{Umm, okay, he just came out of the electronic boutique with a rather large package.} he informed me. I knew exactly where that was. That was my favourite place in the mall. I actually found him by himself in the food court with the package. I walked up to him.
"Hello Will." I said in a low monotone voice. I had my head low so he couldn't see my face. I also couldn't see his. The hood was over my face.
"Who are you?" He asked.
"An old friend." I sat down. "I am sorry to tell you this, but your world is in danger."
"What, get out of here, can't a guy enjoy a lunch alone?" He asked.
I shook my head. Then I uncovered my head. Just my face, and just for Will to see.
"Oh God, is that you?" He asked. "I thought you were dead. Where have you been?"
"I have been hiding. Some people want me dead. Some very important people." I put the hood back on. "And they aren't from around here."
He kind of started to laugh. "The mafia is after your ass, oh, that's priceless. Do they know you're alive?"
"Not mafia, aliens." I told him. "And not Japanese aliens, I mean aliens from outer space."
He stifled a laugh. "I'm sorry, that is the stupidest thing I ever heard. Okay, we need to tel your folks were you are. They need to know you are alright."
I shook my head. "No, you can't. If they find me, they will kill me. I don't exactly want that. Do you?"
"Come on, you and Sam both have already had funerals. No body, no investigation. They said there was absolute proof you were dead." I shot him a surprised look. "What?" he asked.
"Sam is gone too?"
"Yeah, the same day you went missing, he disappeared too. Really sucks."
I continued to tell him the entire story. Just the part of the yeerks and the hork bajir and stuff. I left out all the parts about the others and the morphing. I had to be careful. So the yeerks knew I was alive. They already knew that. What was the worst they could do? The entire time he sat there, laughing and smiling. I could tell he didn't believe me.
"What, you don't believe me?" I asked.
"No, it sounds pretty stupid. We need you to get back to your family." He said and stood up.
"Sit down, will. Look at me for a second." I knew I shouldn't be doing it, but I was anyway. I was resting a lot of trust on this kid. I hoped it didn't come back to haunt me. I could tell at this point that he wasn't a controller for sure. He would have yelled or tried to divert attention, getting me captured. It was obvious, I could almost sense it.
I began to morph to tiger, just allowing my face to change. The fur and stripes began to spread as the whiskers grew. My eyes shifted from boring human eye to a sliver of a cat's eye. I could feel the fur on my arms, but I stopped the morph, then morphed back. Will's eyes were wide and his mouth was hanging open. "Cool." He said.
Once I as morphed back, I told him that under no circumstances was he to tell anyone. We could all get killed and the human race would be doomed indefinitely. He was a smart guy. He agreed. We left on good terms, but was Tobias ever angry when I came out.
The next three days, we heard nothing from Tobias. He was very busy, and for that I am grateful. I went to my job, and worked all day. Yeah, I know. Whitney has access to a license bureau, and she got me all the appropriate info and numbers you could need. She got me an identity. All I had to do was morph.
Every two hours, I had to demorph. All I morphed was a bigger, tougher human. It was working so far. I liked it there. It was a furniture shipping company, and I worked in the warehouse. It was all I needed. I wasn't paying taxes, rent, or utilities, so I didn't need a whole lot of money. I brought in three hundred a week, enough to keep us in food and such. We lived happily. We had enough blankets to keep us pretty warm. We were fine.
All we needed now was some TV, I missed TV. And video games. My PS2 was a gem to me. I wondered what happened to it? Oh well, I will live, besides, I had no rules, I lived life by my own rules, and that was cool.
After the stressful three days, I saw Tobias come up to the house. He sat perched on one of the chairs we had.
{Okay, sergeant Tobias reporting. In the investigation lasting the last three days, I have been keeping surveillance on this 'Will' Character, and with deep regret, I have been able to see him for the three days straight. He is not a controller.}
I almost jumped up and yelled, but I kept control. "So, are you absolutely positively sure?" I pressed, I was not going to be wrong.
{I am absolutely. He keeps a pretty public profile. He doesn't go anywhere that can be concealed. He is always in the open. Really easy to keep track of. I was able to completely keep track of him, except when I fell asleep. He was asleep too, so I perched against the window. H if he had of moved, I would have heard of him. He is a weird guy. He acts all gothic and stuff. He also seems to be into drugs.} he seemed concerned.
"No, he is not into drugs. He is diabetic. He needs those needles to survive. I will have to see him tonight. Where is he?" I asked.
{He was at the mall last time I checked. Went in with a lot of money, not very smart if you ask me, but oh well.}
"Let's go." We went out and saw sam sharpening a blade on a special rock. "Where did you get the rock?" I asked. I knew they were a special rock just for sharpening blades.
"Got it when we raided the house." He answered. "Where are you two going?"
"Going to see will. Be back any time." I turned around to leave, but sam stopped me.
"Don't say anything stupid. Don't be an idiot, or I will kill you, and you know I can." I turned and left.
By the time I got to the mall, I realized my mistake. I wasn't wearing a hoody or anything to hide my face. I used up some of my money to buy one before I went searching.
{Where's Will?} I asked Tobias in thought speech.
{What? Did you morph?} he asked, kind of shocked.
{No, I can use thought speech outside of morph, I discovered this when we were at the construction site.}
{Umm, okay, he just came out of the electronic boutique with a rather large package.} he informed me. I knew exactly where that was. That was my favourite place in the mall. I actually found him by himself in the food court with the package. I walked up to him.
"Hello Will." I said in a low monotone voice. I had my head low so he couldn't see my face. I also couldn't see his. The hood was over my face.
"Who are you?" He asked.
"An old friend." I sat down. "I am sorry to tell you this, but your world is in danger."
"What, get out of here, can't a guy enjoy a lunch alone?" He asked.
I shook my head. Then I uncovered my head. Just my face, and just for Will to see.
"Oh God, is that you?" He asked. "I thought you were dead. Where have you been?"
"I have been hiding. Some people want me dead. Some very important people." I put the hood back on. "And they aren't from around here."
He kind of started to laugh. "The mafia is after your ass, oh, that's priceless. Do they know you're alive?"
"Not mafia, aliens." I told him. "And not Japanese aliens, I mean aliens from outer space."
He stifled a laugh. "I'm sorry, that is the stupidest thing I ever heard. Okay, we need to tel your folks were you are. They need to know you are alright."
I shook my head. "No, you can't. If they find me, they will kill me. I don't exactly want that. Do you?"
"Come on, you and Sam both have already had funerals. No body, no investigation. They said there was absolute proof you were dead." I shot him a surprised look. "What?" he asked.
"Sam is gone too?"
"Yeah, the same day you went missing, he disappeared too. Really sucks."
I continued to tell him the entire story. Just the part of the yeerks and the hork bajir and stuff. I left out all the parts about the others and the morphing. I had to be careful. So the yeerks knew I was alive. They already knew that. What was the worst they could do? The entire time he sat there, laughing and smiling. I could tell he didn't believe me.
"What, you don't believe me?" I asked.
"No, it sounds pretty stupid. We need you to get back to your family." He said and stood up.
"Sit down, will. Look at me for a second." I knew I shouldn't be doing it, but I was anyway. I was resting a lot of trust on this kid. I hoped it didn't come back to haunt me. I could tell at this point that he wasn't a controller for sure. He would have yelled or tried to divert attention, getting me captured. It was obvious, I could almost sense it.
I began to morph to tiger, just allowing my face to change. The fur and stripes began to spread as the whiskers grew. My eyes shifted from boring human eye to a sliver of a cat's eye. I could feel the fur on my arms, but I stopped the morph, then morphed back. Will's eyes were wide and his mouth was hanging open. "Cool." He said.
Once I as morphed back, I told him that under no circumstances was he to tell anyone. We could all get killed and the human race would be doomed indefinitely. He was a smart guy. He agreed. We left on good terms, but was Tobias ever angry when I came out.