Chapter 21 (Gordon)
Well, that was quite an adventure. And we made sure of it by having a meeting the next morning. Sam and Whitney were back, and we were all there. You know, except Sam. But who was I to care. The night before took a toll on all of us.
So, rest assured, the next day, we were having a meeting about what happened. We were supposed to review what we have done, get a motivational speech, and get a pat on the back. Whoopdee doo.
So I woke up the next morning. It was, rest assured, a chore. As opposed to fun and meaning filled. I made my way to the barn, as usual. But there was no Sam. I discovered this for the first time when I woke up. I figured he would get involved. Oh well, he would be there eventually. Maybe he was already there.
But at the time, I didn't know Whitney was also back.
So I morphed to peregrine falcon and flew to the infamous meeting place....the barn. As I flew, I could see that both of Cassie's parents were gone.
So I flew in the hayloft, where Tobias was waiting for me. I kinda demorphed on my side, not caring about being normal. I was too damn tired for that.
Tobias asked. I didn't answer. I just continued demorphing on my side. When I was finished, I just barely sat up, the entire group waiting below me.
"Well, let's get on with it, I need to go home." I said sullenly. I was in a particularly grumpy mood. It wasn't until then that I noticed that Sam wasn't there. "Where's Sam?" I asked.
"He isn't coming." Whitney said. I jumped down from the top and looked round. Whitney was beside Rachel on a bale of hay. Marco was on a different one. Jake was standing up, staring at me with his hands behind his back. Cassie was taking care of the animals, and Tobias was in the rafters. Ax was beside Marco.
It was everything it should be. Except there was no Sam in the rafters. Yet it seemed right. I didn't know why.
"Sam came and helped us last night. Then he disappeared. Nobody knows where he is." Jake said. "I kinda expected him to try and kill us, considering recent events."
Whitney shook her head. "He wouldn't do that!" She cried. "For god's sake. He wouldn't do that, why would you continue to say that."
But Marco butted in. "Whitney, I understand, but the problem is solved, I hope. Obviously, the Ellimist was trying to tell us something."
"I know, but we have done what we needed, so can we hurry up and figure out what exactly we did?" I said. "Was there any reason we were supposed to do this now? And did we actually accomplish anything?" I said aloud.
"We destroyed three major yeerk places, I think we at least made them a little worried." Rachel said.
Marco laughed. "Made the yeerks afraid of a bunch of thirteen and fourteen year olds. I bet Visser Three is in his blade ship crying himself back to sleep."
"Maybe not, but without any power here on earth, what chances are there that they haven't already found some way to get around it? Who says they don't have ten other kandronas waiting in the mother ship in case of such an occasion?" Cassie pointed out. "And I do want to know....Why us? Why now? What made now such an important time?"
{It was the Ellimist, I doubt there was a reason. He probably has reasons of his own that don't involve us.} Ax said.
THERE WAS A REASON, AND YOU WILL FIND OUT SOON. YOU MAY REST FOR A WHILE, THE YEERKS WILL HURT, BUT WILL NOT FALL. THEY DO, IN FACT, HAVE WAYS TO DEAL WITH SUCH EMERGENCIES, BUT THERE ARE A FEW WHO WILL NOT SURVIVE THE NEXT THREE DAYS. The booming voice of the Ellimist said.
{Can you tell us which ones, does it matter?} Tobias asked.
IT ONLY MATTERS IF YOU WANT IT TO.
"Well, who was it?" Rachel asked. "Come on, who was it?" No answer.
"Well, I guess that is that, let's go." Jake said. "We have had a long few days. Have a vacation." He said as he walked out.
"Well, I gotta do some math homework." Marco said. "Lucky you, you don;t have to do homework." He said to me. I smiled. I guess it was true.
So everyone cleared out, except me and Whitney. Cassie retreated to the other side of the barn, taking care of her horses.
I noticed, though, how Whitney was kinda keeping to herself. She was hiding something. She knew where Sam was, but I didn't want to bother her about it, not with Cassie there. So I resorted to my alternate method.
{You know where Sam is, don't you?} I asked gently.
She nodded slowly and gently.
{Do you want to talk about it? I would like to know.} I suggested.
She nodded as feathers sprouted from her body.
Well, that was quite an adventure. And we made sure of it by having a meeting the next morning. Sam and Whitney were back, and we were all there. You know, except Sam. But who was I to care. The night before took a toll on all of us.
So, rest assured, the next day, we were having a meeting about what happened. We were supposed to review what we have done, get a motivational speech, and get a pat on the back. Whoopdee doo.
So I woke up the next morning. It was, rest assured, a chore. As opposed to fun and meaning filled. I made my way to the barn, as usual. But there was no Sam. I discovered this for the first time when I woke up. I figured he would get involved. Oh well, he would be there eventually. Maybe he was already there.
But at the time, I didn't know Whitney was also back.
So I morphed to peregrine falcon and flew to the infamous meeting place....the barn. As I flew, I could see that both of Cassie's parents were gone.
So I flew in the hayloft, where Tobias was waiting for me. I kinda demorphed on my side, not caring about being normal. I was too damn tired for that.
Tobias asked. I didn't answer. I just continued demorphing on my side. When I was finished, I just barely sat up, the entire group waiting below me.
"Well, let's get on with it, I need to go home." I said sullenly. I was in a particularly grumpy mood. It wasn't until then that I noticed that Sam wasn't there. "Where's Sam?" I asked.
"He isn't coming." Whitney said. I jumped down from the top and looked round. Whitney was beside Rachel on a bale of hay. Marco was on a different one. Jake was standing up, staring at me with his hands behind his back. Cassie was taking care of the animals, and Tobias was in the rafters. Ax was beside Marco.
It was everything it should be. Except there was no Sam in the rafters. Yet it seemed right. I didn't know why.
"Sam came and helped us last night. Then he disappeared. Nobody knows where he is." Jake said. "I kinda expected him to try and kill us, considering recent events."
Whitney shook her head. "He wouldn't do that!" She cried. "For god's sake. He wouldn't do that, why would you continue to say that."
But Marco butted in. "Whitney, I understand, but the problem is solved, I hope. Obviously, the Ellimist was trying to tell us something."
"I know, but we have done what we needed, so can we hurry up and figure out what exactly we did?" I said. "Was there any reason we were supposed to do this now? And did we actually accomplish anything?" I said aloud.
"We destroyed three major yeerk places, I think we at least made them a little worried." Rachel said.
Marco laughed. "Made the yeerks afraid of a bunch of thirteen and fourteen year olds. I bet Visser Three is in his blade ship crying himself back to sleep."
"Maybe not, but without any power here on earth, what chances are there that they haven't already found some way to get around it? Who says they don't have ten other kandronas waiting in the mother ship in case of such an occasion?" Cassie pointed out. "And I do want to know....Why us? Why now? What made now such an important time?"
{It was the Ellimist, I doubt there was a reason. He probably has reasons of his own that don't involve us.} Ax said.
THERE WAS A REASON, AND YOU WILL FIND OUT SOON. YOU MAY REST FOR A WHILE, THE YEERKS WILL HURT, BUT WILL NOT FALL. THEY DO, IN FACT, HAVE WAYS TO DEAL WITH SUCH EMERGENCIES, BUT THERE ARE A FEW WHO WILL NOT SURVIVE THE NEXT THREE DAYS. The booming voice of the Ellimist said.
{Can you tell us which ones, does it matter?} Tobias asked.
IT ONLY MATTERS IF YOU WANT IT TO.
"Well, who was it?" Rachel asked. "Come on, who was it?" No answer.
"Well, I guess that is that, let's go." Jake said. "We have had a long few days. Have a vacation." He said as he walked out.
"Well, I gotta do some math homework." Marco said. "Lucky you, you don;t have to do homework." He said to me. I smiled. I guess it was true.
So everyone cleared out, except me and Whitney. Cassie retreated to the other side of the barn, taking care of her horses.
I noticed, though, how Whitney was kinda keeping to herself. She was hiding something. She knew where Sam was, but I didn't want to bother her about it, not with Cassie there. So I resorted to my alternate method.
{You know where Sam is, don't you?} I asked gently.
She nodded slowly and gently.
{Do you want to talk about it? I would like to know.} I suggested.
She nodded as feathers sprouted from her body.