Chapter 10
{NOOOOOO!} I heard Tobias call down. Cassie and I went over to try to help the others.
"Come on." I urged. "You can do it." I held Rachel in my arms. Cassie was over at Jake doing the same.
{Come on, don't be like me.} Tobias said. Like a boost of motivation. That really got them going. But still no progress. They wiggled and squirmed, but to no avail. They were still half human, misshapen blobs of pink and fur patches.
{I will kill you.} Tobias said. {Demorph now, the world needs you.} he threatened.
"We need you." I stared at Rachel. I put her down. I could tell it was her by the long golden hair that dangled in small bits from her head.
I got up and went over to Marco. I kicked him in the side. "Demorph. Now." I demanded. I kicked him again. I decided to try a different approach. "You're weak. Get up soldier!"
Cassie stared at me for a second, but saw what I was doing and didn't stop me. I walked over to Jake. I kicked him too. Not too hard, but enough to get his attention. "Whatever happened to the great leader." I asked cynically.
Then I walked over to Whitney and Rachel. "What Happened to you. I though you were strong. Rachel the warrior and Whitney the genius. What the hell's wrong with you. You don't deserve to be human, you are weak, you couldn't save the planet if you wanted to." I sneered.
{STOPPIT!!!} Marco yelled as he slowly began to peel the fur from his skin. Slowly but surely, he began to demorph.
One after the other, they began to demorph.
"Good, keep it coming." Cassie said to herself as she held Jake.
I stood back and watched as they all slowly morphed back to their human self. An agonizing five minutes later, they were all standing there, staring at me. Rachel came over and punched me right in the face, then she collapsed on the ground in front of me. She would have been crying, but then she just wouldn't be Rachel.
We all stood there, not really saying anything. Eventually, I said, "Come on, we need to get going. We all have places to go."
"I am not morphing wolf again." Marco said. "No way."
Jake walked over to him. "Fine, we will all morph to raptor. Who cares about the bird watchers, right Tobias? Tobias?" He looked around. Tobias was nowhere near.
"Let him go, he was probably offended in some way. He helped us at his expense. He probably want's to be alone." I told him.
"Fine with me." Marco said. "Let's just get going." He began to morph to osprey. The feathers grew all over his body and he finished before anyone else started. We all stared at each other. Rachel said nothing as she morphed and flew off.
Whitney and Jake morphed and left. That left me and Cassie.
"That was close, too close. We need to be mor careful. I will try to find Tobias." I told Cassie. I began to morph.
Just as I finished, Cassie said "I am surprised with you. I just couldn't see you being so cruel, but in a good way."
{What can I say, some things need to be done.} with that, I flapped my small wings and flew away.
When I made it home, I asked if Tobias was here. Sam was still practising his fire manipulation.
{Sam, is Tobias here?} he looked up, shielded his eyes, and shook his head 'no'. I left. I searched the entire forest within a mile. He wasn't around. I gave up when I decided he would be fine. He was a bird, he could take care of himself.
I flew back home and demorphed. Our clothes were left not to far away. I clooected them and went to Sam.
"What was that all about?" He asked.
"Nothing. We had a little accident and Tobias disappeared. He will be fine, though." I told him. He was puzzled, but I answered before he asked. "Everyone got stuck in midmorph for five minutes. It was half wolf, half human. It was horrible."
"I see, so Tobias was embarrassed, so he flew off. I get it. Anyway, I hve been practising, and it is getting pretty cool. I can make patterns now." He said, then tried to give me a demonstration.
I grabbed his shoulder, "Sorry, but I don't care right now. I think I know where he is." The fire disappeared.
"Oh, and I'm chopped liver. By the way, I used up some of the money and saw a movie. Hope you don't mind."
"No problem, as long as we still have lots." I told him.
{NOOOOOO!} I heard Tobias call down. Cassie and I went over to try to help the others.
"Come on." I urged. "You can do it." I held Rachel in my arms. Cassie was over at Jake doing the same.
{Come on, don't be like me.} Tobias said. Like a boost of motivation. That really got them going. But still no progress. They wiggled and squirmed, but to no avail. They were still half human, misshapen blobs of pink and fur patches.
{I will kill you.} Tobias said. {Demorph now, the world needs you.} he threatened.
"We need you." I stared at Rachel. I put her down. I could tell it was her by the long golden hair that dangled in small bits from her head.
I got up and went over to Marco. I kicked him in the side. "Demorph. Now." I demanded. I kicked him again. I decided to try a different approach. "You're weak. Get up soldier!"
Cassie stared at me for a second, but saw what I was doing and didn't stop me. I walked over to Jake. I kicked him too. Not too hard, but enough to get his attention. "Whatever happened to the great leader." I asked cynically.
Then I walked over to Whitney and Rachel. "What Happened to you. I though you were strong. Rachel the warrior and Whitney the genius. What the hell's wrong with you. You don't deserve to be human, you are weak, you couldn't save the planet if you wanted to." I sneered.
{STOPPIT!!!} Marco yelled as he slowly began to peel the fur from his skin. Slowly but surely, he began to demorph.
One after the other, they began to demorph.
"Good, keep it coming." Cassie said to herself as she held Jake.
I stood back and watched as they all slowly morphed back to their human self. An agonizing five minutes later, they were all standing there, staring at me. Rachel came over and punched me right in the face, then she collapsed on the ground in front of me. She would have been crying, but then she just wouldn't be Rachel.
We all stood there, not really saying anything. Eventually, I said, "Come on, we need to get going. We all have places to go."
"I am not morphing wolf again." Marco said. "No way."
Jake walked over to him. "Fine, we will all morph to raptor. Who cares about the bird watchers, right Tobias? Tobias?" He looked around. Tobias was nowhere near.
"Let him go, he was probably offended in some way. He helped us at his expense. He probably want's to be alone." I told him.
"Fine with me." Marco said. "Let's just get going." He began to morph to osprey. The feathers grew all over his body and he finished before anyone else started. We all stared at each other. Rachel said nothing as she morphed and flew off.
Whitney and Jake morphed and left. That left me and Cassie.
"That was close, too close. We need to be mor careful. I will try to find Tobias." I told Cassie. I began to morph.
Just as I finished, Cassie said "I am surprised with you. I just couldn't see you being so cruel, but in a good way."
{What can I say, some things need to be done.} with that, I flapped my small wings and flew away.
When I made it home, I asked if Tobias was here. Sam was still practising his fire manipulation.
{Sam, is Tobias here?} he looked up, shielded his eyes, and shook his head 'no'. I left. I searched the entire forest within a mile. He wasn't around. I gave up when I decided he would be fine. He was a bird, he could take care of himself.
I flew back home and demorphed. Our clothes were left not to far away. I clooected them and went to Sam.
"What was that all about?" He asked.
"Nothing. We had a little accident and Tobias disappeared. He will be fine, though." I told him. He was puzzled, but I answered before he asked. "Everyone got stuck in midmorph for five minutes. It was half wolf, half human. It was horrible."
"I see, so Tobias was embarrassed, so he flew off. I get it. Anyway, I hve been practising, and it is getting pretty cool. I can make patterns now." He said, then tried to give me a demonstration.
I grabbed his shoulder, "Sorry, but I don't care right now. I think I know where he is." The fire disappeared.
"Oh, and I'm chopped liver. By the way, I used up some of the money and saw a movie. Hope you don't mind."
"No problem, as long as we still have lots." I told him.