After... what has it been, nearly eight months... of denial I have decided
to continue this story, partly because of the nice amount of reviews I'm
getting and partly because I do like this fic of mine. You will find that
my writing style might slightly differ, but the plot will basically be the
same. Enjoy. :)
Chapter 13 - Ty
We were both pretty surprised that Elfangor had let Reed go -- after all, he was very clearly a controller. But I guess Elfangor had more important things planned. We continued following Elfangor through the air until we reached a large warehouse which looked abandoned. As we landed, demorphed, and entered the building we realized that Elfangor had some pretty high- tech stuff set up. We also realized that it was about twenty degrees hotter in the building than it had been outside.
In the center of the warehouse stood a gigantic double-sided screen which took up the space from wall to wall. On the side facing us was a map of the city. Elfangor stepped right through the screen, and we followed warily. As I stepped through a slightly electrical sensation enveloped my whole body, but only momentarily.
Besides the large screen, there were a few desks on a side of the warehouse, but that was all. Otherwise it looked like an empty, abandoned warehouse.
Evidentally Elfangor was not one for wasting time. ::Okay,:: he said right away, ::now as you may or may not know, much of the city's governmental- operated systems have been overtaken by Yeerks.:: He tapped the screen once (had it suddenly become solid?) with one of his seven fingers, and blue dots sprang up all over the map. ::These are the police stations, which are of top priority to the Yeerks, since they are connected to the Andalite Policing Administration. Any suspicious or Yeerk-related activity that the human officers find they immediately report to the APA.::
"So," I said, catching on quickly, "by capturing the police stations the Yeerks make sure that nothing is reported to the Andalites?"
::Exactly.::
"But... does that mean by taking control of all the police stations the Yeerks have full power over this city?" Gyp wondered.
"I'm sure you have other ways of finding suspicious activity," I said. After all, Andalites weren't stupid...
::This is true,:: said Elfangor slowly, ::but it seems they have managed to capture these activity monitorers too. How? I do not currently know.::
"Can't you just tell the Andalite government?"
::I have,:: said Elfangor, ::and so have several others.:: His tone darkened. ::But it seems our government does not wish to go public about this yet. No, it seems our government wants to ignore this filthy infiltration.::
He almost seemed to forget that Gyp and I were there. Gyp coughed politely. "So, what does this have to do with me or Ty?"
::As it has been proved,:: Elfangor explained, ::humans have a certain knack for morphing that we Andalites don't.:: It looked as though it had taken a lot of pride away for Elfangor to admit this.
"So you want us to help get rid of the Yeerks?" Gyp exclaimed.
"I'll do it!" I said immediately, remembering the friends and family I had already lost due to Yeerks.
"Me too..." said Gyp, but it was a little more meekly.
::Of course. I chose you three because I knew you would all be willing to help me. But I had not expected Reed to be a Controller still. The trickery of the Yeerks seems to have increased somewhat...::
"So what do we do first?" I said. It may sound strange to you, but I was sort of eager for vengence.
::Collect morphs.:: Elfangor answered. ::We're taking a ship back to AK-2, because there's a large exhibit of Earth animals there, as well as some other animals from throughout the AK system.::
I realized that our simple morphs of common birds and dogs would not help us defeat the Yeerks.
::We should set off as soon as possible.:: said Elfangor.
"Now?"
::No, no, not now. Later, during nighttime. We can't risk being caught by Yeerks. At nighttime our bird morphs are less visible. We're going to have to get to the spaceport downtown.::
"So what are we supposed to do until then?" asked Gyp.
Elfangor gave us a blank stare with all four of his eyes. ::Engage in human leisure time activities, I suppose.:: Then he said no more, as he occupied himself in studying the map of the city and taking down notes.
Gyp raised her eyebrows. "So," she said to me, "would you like to go for a walk?"
I shrugged. "Sure."
As we stepped outside a rush of cool air greeted us. Well... at least it felt cool to us. It was getting darker outside, it must have been around six o'clock. We started walking down the street, not for any real reason. The street was bare and all the buildings on either side of us had their lights turned out (they were most probably abandoned) except for one small building at the end of the block from which a pale blue light was eminating from. As we got closer we saw that it was a corner store. I stepped up to the large glass paneling and stared inside.
Behind the counter stood a disgruntled looking man, as if the last place in the world he wanted to be was a little corner store in the middle of an abandoned neighborhood. Well, I could feel for him; I didn't like this abandoned neighborhood much either.
To my surprise Gyp muttered, "let's get out of here, I don't like the looks of that guy."
I glanced at her. She was eyeing the man warily. He didn't seem to notice us. "What are you talking about?" I whispered. "He just looks bored is all."
"No... I mean he looks like he's got something more than a brain between his ears."
"Oh. How can you tell?"
Gyp just shook her head, along with her long dark hair. Usually Gyp kept her hair short but lately she had been letting it grow.
We walked away from the store and back up the street, passing the warehouse where Elfangor was.
Suddenly Elfangor called us. ::Gyp, Ty... there's something here you might be interested in. It's about Reed... come quick!:: He sounded (well, sounded isn't quite the word, but you get the meaning) eager about something. ::Hurry!:: * * *
Mmm, cliffhanger. In chapter fourteen we'll follow Reed, and see exactly where he is headed.
Chapter 13 - Ty
We were both pretty surprised that Elfangor had let Reed go -- after all, he was very clearly a controller. But I guess Elfangor had more important things planned. We continued following Elfangor through the air until we reached a large warehouse which looked abandoned. As we landed, demorphed, and entered the building we realized that Elfangor had some pretty high- tech stuff set up. We also realized that it was about twenty degrees hotter in the building than it had been outside.
In the center of the warehouse stood a gigantic double-sided screen which took up the space from wall to wall. On the side facing us was a map of the city. Elfangor stepped right through the screen, and we followed warily. As I stepped through a slightly electrical sensation enveloped my whole body, but only momentarily.
Besides the large screen, there were a few desks on a side of the warehouse, but that was all. Otherwise it looked like an empty, abandoned warehouse.
Evidentally Elfangor was not one for wasting time. ::Okay,:: he said right away, ::now as you may or may not know, much of the city's governmental- operated systems have been overtaken by Yeerks.:: He tapped the screen once (had it suddenly become solid?) with one of his seven fingers, and blue dots sprang up all over the map. ::These are the police stations, which are of top priority to the Yeerks, since they are connected to the Andalite Policing Administration. Any suspicious or Yeerk-related activity that the human officers find they immediately report to the APA.::
"So," I said, catching on quickly, "by capturing the police stations the Yeerks make sure that nothing is reported to the Andalites?"
::Exactly.::
"But... does that mean by taking control of all the police stations the Yeerks have full power over this city?" Gyp wondered.
"I'm sure you have other ways of finding suspicious activity," I said. After all, Andalites weren't stupid...
::This is true,:: said Elfangor slowly, ::but it seems they have managed to capture these activity monitorers too. How? I do not currently know.::
"Can't you just tell the Andalite government?"
::I have,:: said Elfangor, ::and so have several others.:: His tone darkened. ::But it seems our government does not wish to go public about this yet. No, it seems our government wants to ignore this filthy infiltration.::
He almost seemed to forget that Gyp and I were there. Gyp coughed politely. "So, what does this have to do with me or Ty?"
::As it has been proved,:: Elfangor explained, ::humans have a certain knack for morphing that we Andalites don't.:: It looked as though it had taken a lot of pride away for Elfangor to admit this.
"So you want us to help get rid of the Yeerks?" Gyp exclaimed.
"I'll do it!" I said immediately, remembering the friends and family I had already lost due to Yeerks.
"Me too..." said Gyp, but it was a little more meekly.
::Of course. I chose you three because I knew you would all be willing to help me. But I had not expected Reed to be a Controller still. The trickery of the Yeerks seems to have increased somewhat...::
"So what do we do first?" I said. It may sound strange to you, but I was sort of eager for vengence.
::Collect morphs.:: Elfangor answered. ::We're taking a ship back to AK-2, because there's a large exhibit of Earth animals there, as well as some other animals from throughout the AK system.::
I realized that our simple morphs of common birds and dogs would not help us defeat the Yeerks.
::We should set off as soon as possible.:: said Elfangor.
"Now?"
::No, no, not now. Later, during nighttime. We can't risk being caught by Yeerks. At nighttime our bird morphs are less visible. We're going to have to get to the spaceport downtown.::
"So what are we supposed to do until then?" asked Gyp.
Elfangor gave us a blank stare with all four of his eyes. ::Engage in human leisure time activities, I suppose.:: Then he said no more, as he occupied himself in studying the map of the city and taking down notes.
Gyp raised her eyebrows. "So," she said to me, "would you like to go for a walk?"
I shrugged. "Sure."
As we stepped outside a rush of cool air greeted us. Well... at least it felt cool to us. It was getting darker outside, it must have been around six o'clock. We started walking down the street, not for any real reason. The street was bare and all the buildings on either side of us had their lights turned out (they were most probably abandoned) except for one small building at the end of the block from which a pale blue light was eminating from. As we got closer we saw that it was a corner store. I stepped up to the large glass paneling and stared inside.
Behind the counter stood a disgruntled looking man, as if the last place in the world he wanted to be was a little corner store in the middle of an abandoned neighborhood. Well, I could feel for him; I didn't like this abandoned neighborhood much either.
To my surprise Gyp muttered, "let's get out of here, I don't like the looks of that guy."
I glanced at her. She was eyeing the man warily. He didn't seem to notice us. "What are you talking about?" I whispered. "He just looks bored is all."
"No... I mean he looks like he's got something more than a brain between his ears."
"Oh. How can you tell?"
Gyp just shook her head, along with her long dark hair. Usually Gyp kept her hair short but lately she had been letting it grow.
We walked away from the store and back up the street, passing the warehouse where Elfangor was.
Suddenly Elfangor called us. ::Gyp, Ty... there's something here you might be interested in. It's about Reed... come quick!:: He sounded (well, sounded isn't quite the word, but you get the meaning) eager about something. ::Hurry!:: * * *
Mmm, cliffhanger. In chapter fourteen we'll follow Reed, and see exactly where he is headed.
