Chapter 13
{I guess this is it.} Marco said. {I have said it before, and I'll say it again, we shouldn't have got into this.}
Rachel turned her big head around and glared at Marco. {We aren't dead yet, there is still a chance.}
{Anything can happen.} Whitney said.
Then Marco said, {Well, I don't think much more is going to happen than these hork bajir frying us like Animorphs kebabs.}
Rachel picked up the still hork bajir with her trunk. He was still in the dome area. Considering there was an elephant, the dome was pretty big, so he was included in our little jail. She picked him up and threw him at the wall of red beams. And well, have you ever seen Resident Evil? It was something like that. He was cut like he had been pushed through a net that was made of razor wire. It was gross, needless to say.
All the now ground based hork bajir raised their weapons at us. We stopped dead in our tracks. {Well, I guess we could wait for opportunity.} Whitney said. And she was right. At the time, it did look hopeless.
Then the blade ship descended to the ground and the hatch in the side opened, revealing Visser Three himself. He walked out and stared at us with all four andalite eyes. He didn't have a mouth, but deep down inside I could feel him smiling.
{Ah, yes. Seven morph capable andalite fighters. This will be my greatest victory yet.} he said with a sneer. {Visser one will be proud. I may even get promoted.} you could feel his pride, oozing though his words, but then again, he wasn't trying to hide it.
I was looking around at the various members of the bug fighter fleet around us, when I noticed three wires of the mesh seemed to be out of place. I disregarded it at first, but I noticed three more missing. They were disappearing.
I looked up to the cliff, where I saw some of the cannons unattended and the others looking puzzled. Meanwhile, the Visser gloated on about his victory. I was ignoring him, I was looking at Sam, or so I thought.
I was wondering why they weren't attacking him, but then I realized what was happening when a glint of reflection shimmered my way. Then it dawned on me, sam was controlling the hovering sword from a distance. I smiled, or at least tried to. Beaks don't smile.
Before long, they figured out what was happening and they dropped the shield altogether. {come on, let's go now!} Rachel suggested.
But at the same time, more hork bajir jumped down from the hovering bug fighters and they moved in closer, guns drawn. The pattern they were in was like a tunnel to the blade ship.
{No, Rachel. Does it look like we can go very far?} Marco said.
{Let's just go. Id doesn't look like we have much of a choice.} Jake said, mentioning the inevitable.
{I can't believe it's over already.} Cassie said. She was hopeless, and with good reason. It was like we were being prepared for the last mile.
Thank God Tobias got away safe. He left before they started showing up.
But we still had one last hope, even if small. It was Sam. {Alright, if you are doing anything, now would be a good time!} I urged, talking only to Sam.
Almost instantly, three beams of light flew from the forest and took down two of ships. The third was aimed at the blade ship, which was shielded. He stepped out of the trees, two guns pointed at the crowd of bug fighters and started shooting, eyes glowing.
The fleet dispersed and flew around in a circle. They readied themselves and came back around to shoot at Sam.
{No, you fools. Don't kill him, I want that body!} the Visser roared. {And get those morphed into the ship!} Immediately, all the hork bajir in a line nudged us, while a select few went off to shoot at Sam.
Sam jumped up so high he dodged the first few, while also going upside down and shooting all over the place. He even clipped Rachel, but it was on such an angle that it only took one ear off.
This was enough to piss Rachel off.
HHHHHHHRRRRRRREEEEEOOOOOORRRR!!!!!!
She let out a below and knocked three hork bajir guards away before they shot her in the side. She let out another trumpet.
HHHHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEOOOOOORRRR!!!!!!
She was not mortally injured, but she did now have a giant burn mark on her side. I was so close to her I could feel the heat and smell the cooking flesh. It was nauseating together.
{Rachel, just wait. We will think of something!} Jake said. {There is still hope.}
So we all shut up and loaded the blade ship. Our chances were getting worse and worse. Meanwhile, Sam was flying through the air, shooting and dodging beams back and forth with five hork bajir. I was the last to get in.
{Good luck, Sam.} I wished him as I got on. As the doors closed, the last thing I saw was sam hesitate for a second to watch me board. This was all the hork bajir needed. I saw him get hit in the shoulder, chest, and upper arm. I saw him fall, but I didn't see him land.
As soon as the doors shut, the lights in the hangar turned on. It was pretty roomy.
I could feel the ship begin to move, but there was no recoil. How's that for modern technology. So we sat and waited for another half an hour. It was a while before we said or saw anything.
One cool thing was, about half way through the trip, the side of the blade ship turned transparent and we could see the planet in the distance. It was beautiful, if it wasn't infested with slugs, but still the beauty was irresistible to behold.
{It is beautiful, isn't it?} Cassie observed.
{I was just thinking that.} I said. Not much was said after that.
We all just sat there until a menacing object came into view. It would seem it was the yeerk mother ship. It was like a big dome. Flat on the bottom with three protrusions. It looked scary and ominous.
I liked it, don't ask me why.
We all sat there, staring at the giant pod floating in the absence of space. {Is that what I think it is?} Marco asked.
I nodded my head. {Yeah, Marco. I think it is. It is the day of judgement. Welcome to reality.} it wasn't like me to be pessimistic, but it was looking really bad. {I know that only god can judge me. And if I make it through today, will tomorrow be the same? Am I just running in vain? And if I stumble and I fall should I get up and carry on? Will it all just be the same? 'Cause I'm young and I'm hopeless. Im lost and I know this.} I recited from good charlotte. It just seemed right.
{I didn't know you worshipped god.} Cassie said.
{I don't, that was a song lyric. But what better time to start, eh?}
We were all silent until the blade ship ported at the side. I swear, the big bulb shifted and morphed until it fit the side of the ship. We were now beside a huge hangar with many bug ships and hork bajir troops, all decked out in blue sachets.
I saw Visser three and about ten hork bajir guards in red sachets come strolling through the open bay we were now beside. {This is going to get ugly, I can feel it.} I said. I got a unanimous agreement.
The Visser stood in front of the thousand or so troops and stood at attention. {This doesn't seem right. The Visser is getting in line?} Jake said. {This is going to be big. Maybe this is Visser one?}
{Let's hope not, if he is as vile as Visser three, then I don't want to meet him.} Marco said.
The clear door that separated us from the hangar opened and a group of hork bajir led us to a corner of the hangar. The blade ship departed and we were left in another cell. But this one was square, and in the corner of the hangar.
We each got our own cell, like we were being tried for war crimes or something. These blocks were made of the dracon net, stuff that held us before.
Something told me we weren't going to get a fair trial. I laughed at the concept.
{What are you laughing at?} Rachel demanded.
{Nothing, I just had a thought. I don't even remember what it was now.}
Rachel, satisfied with this thought, shut up and waved her ears around. There was plenty of room. All of us eventually sat or laid down. I, being an injured hork bajir, was exhausted. And I couldn't help but think of what they were doing with him.
{So, who wants to play 20 questions?} Whitney asked.
Everyone said no.
It was a good ten minutes more before anything happened. Still, all the blue-strap hork bajir all standing at attention, and Visser three with his 10 at the front. Then, a human woman came out from a door on a balcony above the hangar. Like one that had stairs leading to the main floor with all the bug fighters on it.
This woman was also followed by 10 blue strapped hork bajir. Something tole me the blue ones were hers. And something also told me she was a big person. She waked down the stairs and met up with Visser three at the front of the ranks.
{Well, Visser one, it is good to see you in this area again. Here to oversee the conquering of earth?} Visser one asked sarcastically.
"No, I do not believe you have proceeded with that plan as of yet. As I believe, you have a measly few andalites hindering your success." She said blandly.
{Yes, they were slowing my progress, but now they are here.} he said as he pointed at us. {And we have them. Seven morph capable beings. I believe this will be a huge advance.} you could almost hear him asking for a raise.
I looked over to see everyone to see how they were doing. I saw Marco plop down on the ground. I guess he saw this was really the end.
{Marco, you have to hold it together, man. Don't do anything. Don't say anything, you understand?} Jake said. {you can't say anything.}
Nobody said anything, so I assumed I wasn't supposed to hear what they were saying.
There was silence for a minute, before....{But Jake. It can't be. No, it's impossible, this can't be true. But that's my mom.} he said calmly.
{Not anymore. She's Visser one now.}
What, that wasn't right. Marco's mom was dead. She died in a marine accident two years ago, or so I was told. Was this woman, Visser One, his mother? Was she really alive.
There were too many things to ponder at the time, I even missed most of the conversation between Visser's one and three. All I heard was "well, with one matter out of our hands, take them to the onboard pool. If they struggle, kill them." Visser one said as she walked out of the room, followed by her guard.
As soon as the door closed behind her, the shields around us disappeared and the guards came to guide us again.
{I guess this is it.} Marco said. {I have said it before, and I'll say it again, we shouldn't have got into this.}
Rachel turned her big head around and glared at Marco. {We aren't dead yet, there is still a chance.}
{Anything can happen.} Whitney said.
Then Marco said, {Well, I don't think much more is going to happen than these hork bajir frying us like Animorphs kebabs.}
Rachel picked up the still hork bajir with her trunk. He was still in the dome area. Considering there was an elephant, the dome was pretty big, so he was included in our little jail. She picked him up and threw him at the wall of red beams. And well, have you ever seen Resident Evil? It was something like that. He was cut like he had been pushed through a net that was made of razor wire. It was gross, needless to say.
All the now ground based hork bajir raised their weapons at us. We stopped dead in our tracks. {Well, I guess we could wait for opportunity.} Whitney said. And she was right. At the time, it did look hopeless.
Then the blade ship descended to the ground and the hatch in the side opened, revealing Visser Three himself. He walked out and stared at us with all four andalite eyes. He didn't have a mouth, but deep down inside I could feel him smiling.
{Ah, yes. Seven morph capable andalite fighters. This will be my greatest victory yet.} he said with a sneer. {Visser one will be proud. I may even get promoted.} you could feel his pride, oozing though his words, but then again, he wasn't trying to hide it.
I was looking around at the various members of the bug fighter fleet around us, when I noticed three wires of the mesh seemed to be out of place. I disregarded it at first, but I noticed three more missing. They were disappearing.
I looked up to the cliff, where I saw some of the cannons unattended and the others looking puzzled. Meanwhile, the Visser gloated on about his victory. I was ignoring him, I was looking at Sam, or so I thought.
I was wondering why they weren't attacking him, but then I realized what was happening when a glint of reflection shimmered my way. Then it dawned on me, sam was controlling the hovering sword from a distance. I smiled, or at least tried to. Beaks don't smile.
Before long, they figured out what was happening and they dropped the shield altogether. {come on, let's go now!} Rachel suggested.
But at the same time, more hork bajir jumped down from the hovering bug fighters and they moved in closer, guns drawn. The pattern they were in was like a tunnel to the blade ship.
{No, Rachel. Does it look like we can go very far?} Marco said.
{Let's just go. Id doesn't look like we have much of a choice.} Jake said, mentioning the inevitable.
{I can't believe it's over already.} Cassie said. She was hopeless, and with good reason. It was like we were being prepared for the last mile.
Thank God Tobias got away safe. He left before they started showing up.
But we still had one last hope, even if small. It was Sam. {Alright, if you are doing anything, now would be a good time!} I urged, talking only to Sam.
Almost instantly, three beams of light flew from the forest and took down two of ships. The third was aimed at the blade ship, which was shielded. He stepped out of the trees, two guns pointed at the crowd of bug fighters and started shooting, eyes glowing.
The fleet dispersed and flew around in a circle. They readied themselves and came back around to shoot at Sam.
{No, you fools. Don't kill him, I want that body!} the Visser roared. {And get those morphed into the ship!} Immediately, all the hork bajir in a line nudged us, while a select few went off to shoot at Sam.
Sam jumped up so high he dodged the first few, while also going upside down and shooting all over the place. He even clipped Rachel, but it was on such an angle that it only took one ear off.
This was enough to piss Rachel off.
HHHHHHHRRRRRRREEEEEOOOOOORRRR!!!!!!
She let out a below and knocked three hork bajir guards away before they shot her in the side. She let out another trumpet.
HHHHHHHHRRRRRREEEEEOOOOOORRRR!!!!!!
She was not mortally injured, but she did now have a giant burn mark on her side. I was so close to her I could feel the heat and smell the cooking flesh. It was nauseating together.
{Rachel, just wait. We will think of something!} Jake said. {There is still hope.}
So we all shut up and loaded the blade ship. Our chances were getting worse and worse. Meanwhile, Sam was flying through the air, shooting and dodging beams back and forth with five hork bajir. I was the last to get in.
{Good luck, Sam.} I wished him as I got on. As the doors closed, the last thing I saw was sam hesitate for a second to watch me board. This was all the hork bajir needed. I saw him get hit in the shoulder, chest, and upper arm. I saw him fall, but I didn't see him land.
As soon as the doors shut, the lights in the hangar turned on. It was pretty roomy.
I could feel the ship begin to move, but there was no recoil. How's that for modern technology. So we sat and waited for another half an hour. It was a while before we said or saw anything.
One cool thing was, about half way through the trip, the side of the blade ship turned transparent and we could see the planet in the distance. It was beautiful, if it wasn't infested with slugs, but still the beauty was irresistible to behold.
{It is beautiful, isn't it?} Cassie observed.
{I was just thinking that.} I said. Not much was said after that.
We all just sat there until a menacing object came into view. It would seem it was the yeerk mother ship. It was like a big dome. Flat on the bottom with three protrusions. It looked scary and ominous.
I liked it, don't ask me why.
We all sat there, staring at the giant pod floating in the absence of space. {Is that what I think it is?} Marco asked.
I nodded my head. {Yeah, Marco. I think it is. It is the day of judgement. Welcome to reality.} it wasn't like me to be pessimistic, but it was looking really bad. {I know that only god can judge me. And if I make it through today, will tomorrow be the same? Am I just running in vain? And if I stumble and I fall should I get up and carry on? Will it all just be the same? 'Cause I'm young and I'm hopeless. Im lost and I know this.} I recited from good charlotte. It just seemed right.
{I didn't know you worshipped god.} Cassie said.
{I don't, that was a song lyric. But what better time to start, eh?}
We were all silent until the blade ship ported at the side. I swear, the big bulb shifted and morphed until it fit the side of the ship. We were now beside a huge hangar with many bug ships and hork bajir troops, all decked out in blue sachets.
I saw Visser three and about ten hork bajir guards in red sachets come strolling through the open bay we were now beside. {This is going to get ugly, I can feel it.} I said. I got a unanimous agreement.
The Visser stood in front of the thousand or so troops and stood at attention. {This doesn't seem right. The Visser is getting in line?} Jake said. {This is going to be big. Maybe this is Visser one?}
{Let's hope not, if he is as vile as Visser three, then I don't want to meet him.} Marco said.
The clear door that separated us from the hangar opened and a group of hork bajir led us to a corner of the hangar. The blade ship departed and we were left in another cell. But this one was square, and in the corner of the hangar.
We each got our own cell, like we were being tried for war crimes or something. These blocks were made of the dracon net, stuff that held us before.
Something told me we weren't going to get a fair trial. I laughed at the concept.
{What are you laughing at?} Rachel demanded.
{Nothing, I just had a thought. I don't even remember what it was now.}
Rachel, satisfied with this thought, shut up and waved her ears around. There was plenty of room. All of us eventually sat or laid down. I, being an injured hork bajir, was exhausted. And I couldn't help but think of what they were doing with him.
{So, who wants to play 20 questions?} Whitney asked.
Everyone said no.
It was a good ten minutes more before anything happened. Still, all the blue-strap hork bajir all standing at attention, and Visser three with his 10 at the front. Then, a human woman came out from a door on a balcony above the hangar. Like one that had stairs leading to the main floor with all the bug fighters on it.
This woman was also followed by 10 blue strapped hork bajir. Something tole me the blue ones were hers. And something also told me she was a big person. She waked down the stairs and met up with Visser three at the front of the ranks.
{Well, Visser one, it is good to see you in this area again. Here to oversee the conquering of earth?} Visser one asked sarcastically.
"No, I do not believe you have proceeded with that plan as of yet. As I believe, you have a measly few andalites hindering your success." She said blandly.
{Yes, they were slowing my progress, but now they are here.} he said as he pointed at us. {And we have them. Seven morph capable beings. I believe this will be a huge advance.} you could almost hear him asking for a raise.
I looked over to see everyone to see how they were doing. I saw Marco plop down on the ground. I guess he saw this was really the end.
{Marco, you have to hold it together, man. Don't do anything. Don't say anything, you understand?} Jake said. {you can't say anything.}
Nobody said anything, so I assumed I wasn't supposed to hear what they were saying.
There was silence for a minute, before....{But Jake. It can't be. No, it's impossible, this can't be true. But that's my mom.} he said calmly.
{Not anymore. She's Visser one now.}
What, that wasn't right. Marco's mom was dead. She died in a marine accident two years ago, or so I was told. Was this woman, Visser One, his mother? Was she really alive.
There were too many things to ponder at the time, I even missed most of the conversation between Visser's one and three. All I heard was "well, with one matter out of our hands, take them to the onboard pool. If they struggle, kill them." Visser one said as she walked out of the room, followed by her guard.
As soon as the door closed behind her, the shields around us disappeared and the guards came to guide us again.