Chapter 5
Gyp lived in a huge house that took up half of her block. It was like a mansion, but not scary. It was 5 stories tall and seven windows/rooms long. I'm talking really big windows here. Like, school-bus sized windows.
Instead of a doorbell, Gyp had a knocker on her gigantic front doors. When you used it, the sound echoed off all of the walls inside, and it could be heard virtually everywhere inside.
When I knocked, it took nearly five minutes for Gyp to reach the door. After a little difficulty opening it, she said: "Hey, what's up? ...Oh my god, what happened to reed? And is that a gun you have in your hand? And are those Reed's clothes you're wearing?"
Well, she seemed human enough.
"No time to explain," I said. "C'mon!" I grabbed her by the wrist and nearly dragged her down the steps.
"Wait!" She ordered. "I need answers. First: What's wrong with Reed?"
"'Reed'," I said, pointing the dracon beam at Reed and tightening my grip on the huge trigger, "is a Controller."
I looked at her. Her face was contorted with disgust, but only for a second. I dismissed the expression.
"C'mon," I said.
"Wait. I need more answers. Two: Where are you taking me?"
"To Earth. But first we need to pick up two very certain Andalites..."
"Hey, wait a minute!" Reed yelled. He tried to grab my leg, but I kicked him in the side of the head. He fell unconscious.
Gyp narrowed her eyes.
"You know... Seilliph? And Rexered?"
She nodded. "Right," she said.
"So, c'mon!" I repeated.
"Hold on," she said grinning. She disappeared into her house.
I rolled my eyes. Knowing her, she would probably bring everything she owned in a gigantic backpack, like make-up, a ton of stuffed animals, ten sets of clothes, and the kitchen sink... things like that.
But, to my suprise, instead of Gyp coming out of the front door with a giant backpack, she came out of the garage... -- oops, I forgot to mention that she had a garage the size of Rhode Island -- with a car!
It was a late model Ford Libertad! with wheels.
If possible, Gyp's grin widened. "Hop in," she laughed. I had to sit in the back seat with Reed, to make sure he didn't try anything funny. He just sat, staring at me angrily.
The two aforementioned (I've always wanted to use that word, hee hee) Andalites were easy to find, simply because Andalite school let out five hours after the human school. All we had to do was wait outside of the school for a little while.
"It's been five hours," I said. "They should probably be out any minute now."
Ten minutes later, I decided to see what was taking them so long. I got out of the car, leaving Gyp to watch over Reed. It was a surprise to me that she readily accepted the gun.
I walked up to the school and buzzed the doorbell (I say buzzed, because that's what it was).
It took a while for the Andalite to answer the door. I decided he was a janitor, because of the mop and bucket he had in his hands.
"Uh, hello," I said. "Umm, I'm looking for two Andalites, uh, named Seilliph and Rexered... are they here? Hasn't school let out yet?" I asked timidly. He was just staring at me.
Then, suddenly he bent forward and studied me closely, as if I were a prankster or something. He gave me a mean look.
::What are you, kid, joking?:: He asked.
I shook my head.
::Kid... there was no school today!::
"What?" I exclaimed. "That's impossible... I saw them today..."
::Sorry kid,:: he said, and shut the door.
Dazed, I walked back to the Libertad!. It took me a moment to register what was happening.
Reed was smiling. Gyp was pointing the Dracon Beam straight at my head. "Hop in the car." She said.
I would've kicked myself if they hadn't have tied me up.
Gyp lived in a huge house that took up half of her block. It was like a mansion, but not scary. It was 5 stories tall and seven windows/rooms long. I'm talking really big windows here. Like, school-bus sized windows.
Instead of a doorbell, Gyp had a knocker on her gigantic front doors. When you used it, the sound echoed off all of the walls inside, and it could be heard virtually everywhere inside.
When I knocked, it took nearly five minutes for Gyp to reach the door. After a little difficulty opening it, she said: "Hey, what's up? ...Oh my god, what happened to reed? And is that a gun you have in your hand? And are those Reed's clothes you're wearing?"
Well, she seemed human enough.
"No time to explain," I said. "C'mon!" I grabbed her by the wrist and nearly dragged her down the steps.
"Wait!" She ordered. "I need answers. First: What's wrong with Reed?"
"'Reed'," I said, pointing the dracon beam at Reed and tightening my grip on the huge trigger, "is a Controller."
I looked at her. Her face was contorted with disgust, but only for a second. I dismissed the expression.
"C'mon," I said.
"Wait. I need more answers. Two: Where are you taking me?"
"To Earth. But first we need to pick up two very certain Andalites..."
"Hey, wait a minute!" Reed yelled. He tried to grab my leg, but I kicked him in the side of the head. He fell unconscious.
Gyp narrowed her eyes.
"You know... Seilliph? And Rexered?"
She nodded. "Right," she said.
"So, c'mon!" I repeated.
"Hold on," she said grinning. She disappeared into her house.
I rolled my eyes. Knowing her, she would probably bring everything she owned in a gigantic backpack, like make-up, a ton of stuffed animals, ten sets of clothes, and the kitchen sink... things like that.
But, to my suprise, instead of Gyp coming out of the front door with a giant backpack, she came out of the garage... -- oops, I forgot to mention that she had a garage the size of Rhode Island -- with a car!
It was a late model Ford Libertad! with wheels.
If possible, Gyp's grin widened. "Hop in," she laughed. I had to sit in the back seat with Reed, to make sure he didn't try anything funny. He just sat, staring at me angrily.
The two aforementioned (I've always wanted to use that word, hee hee) Andalites were easy to find, simply because Andalite school let out five hours after the human school. All we had to do was wait outside of the school for a little while.
"It's been five hours," I said. "They should probably be out any minute now."
Ten minutes later, I decided to see what was taking them so long. I got out of the car, leaving Gyp to watch over Reed. It was a surprise to me that she readily accepted the gun.
I walked up to the school and buzzed the doorbell (I say buzzed, because that's what it was).
It took a while for the Andalite to answer the door. I decided he was a janitor, because of the mop and bucket he had in his hands.
"Uh, hello," I said. "Umm, I'm looking for two Andalites, uh, named Seilliph and Rexered... are they here? Hasn't school let out yet?" I asked timidly. He was just staring at me.
Then, suddenly he bent forward and studied me closely, as if I were a prankster or something. He gave me a mean look.
::What are you, kid, joking?:: He asked.
I shook my head.
::Kid... there was no school today!::
"What?" I exclaimed. "That's impossible... I saw them today..."
::Sorry kid,:: he said, and shut the door.
Dazed, I walked back to the Libertad!. It took me a moment to register what was happening.
Reed was smiling. Gyp was pointing the Dracon Beam straight at my head. "Hop in the car." She said.
I would've kicked myself if they hadn't have tied me up.
