The Generation
Chapter 8- Max
Flying is amazing. If it weren't Tyson wouldn't be singing John Meyr at the top of his psychic lungs. //WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD YOU SAID TO ME
CONDESCENDINGLY...//
//Tyson...// Hillary said warningly.
//TAKE YOUR SEAT, TAKE YOUR LIFE, PLOT IT OUT IN BLACK AND WHITE...//
//I'm warning you Tyson.//
Marco joined in, in seagull morph about a mile or so below us. //I NEVER LIVED THE DREAM OF THE PROM KINGS, AND THE DRAMA QUEENS...//
//Ooooh Marco look, half a chocolate bar!// Rachel exclaimed.
//WHERE??// Marco demanded.
//I don't see a chocolate bar.// Jake said happily. //But that french fry down there is MINE!//
//Mmmmm... Bread, and not that stupid wonder bread either! It looks homemade!// Cassie exclaimed.
//I see a place where they make delicious salt and grease.// Ax said cheerfully.
They had been keeping up a running commentary on all the garbage and food they saw, even when we were over the gardens. Tobias landed in a tree. //Okay, Kai you first.//
//Hmm... May I get two?//
//That may be a good idea. Just because were consistent in our combat morphs doesn't mean that you have to be.// Tobias said thoughtfully.
//I'D LIKE TO THANK THE BEST OF ME! STILL HAD IT UP MY SLEAVE!!// Tyson sang happily.
Kai dipped downward towards an enclosure. //I'll start with a gorilla. But since Marco has one already, I thought that I should get another one.//
I circled for five minutes. Kai rose upward again. He sailed down to an enclosure where my red tail eyes saw a Leopard lounging on the rocks. I kept an eye on him while he demorphed. This was the between hours, when the park had not opened yet, but the guards were too sleepy to pay much attention on their rounds. As I watched, Kai sailed upward and landed on the Ferris wheel.
//Right, Tyson next.//
Tyson sailed over the enclosures. //I think I'll acquire two battle morphs as well. The morph that I really want won't fit in some places.// He said as he circled down towards the Elephant enclosure.
//GO FOR IT!!// Rachel said. //You know Tyson, I was starting to think you were more like Marco. But you appear to have very good taste in battle morphs. But honestly Kai, I never thought that you'd be like Marco and pick a monkey.//
Kai grunted something I couldn't make out. Something about her talking about morphs like she was at a fashion show.
Tyson sailed back up, this time as a golden eagle instead of a red tailed hawk. He flew a few dozen yards along to the bears' section of the zoo. //Hey Rachel, ever hear of a Kodiak bear?// He asked.
//No.// Rachel admitted.
//It's the biggest bear in the world, bigger than your grizzly. You know what I'm doing in its enclosure, right?//
Rachel cackled in glee. //This here's a kid after my own heart! First battle we're in Tyson, I'll challenge you to a yeerk stomping contest!//
//You're on!// Tyson exclaimed as he sailed out of the enclosure.
//Okay Rei!// Tobias cheered. //Chose you're weapon!//
//Right! Tiger enclosure, here I come! Geronimoooooooooo!!!// Rei cried as he dove into the Tiger pen. Five minutes later he came darting out. //YOW! I DIDN'T KNOW TIGERS ATE EAGLES!!!//
//What happened?// Cassie asked.
//The tiger tried to eat me!// Rei cried, indignantly. //I ought to tell Driger on them!// He joked.
//Okay, Hillary, your turn!//
//Yeay! Rambi the Rhino here I come!// Hillary circled down to the rhino enclosure and landed on the Rhinoceros' back. I watched her demorph. The sleeping rhino only opened one eye, then closed it again as he went into the acquiring trance. Hillary remorphed and rose on a burgeoning thermal just enough to clear the enclosure and sail down to...
//A Hyena Hillary??// Kenny demanded nervously.
"Hey," Hillary whispered out loud. "Nobody has one yet, and I think our forms should be as diverse as possible."
The Hyena didn't snap at her, or growl, instead it nuzzled her hand as she finished acquiring it. After about six or seven minutes she cleared the pen and took up a perch on the wooden roller coaster, just beneath the track. //Besides, like they said in the Lion King, "BE PRE-PAAAAAARRRREEEEED!!"//
Kenny shivered. //I am NOT morphing a carnivore. That Hyena is hideous!//
//Then what will you choose?// Jake asked.
Kenny searched the pens for a moment. //How about that one?// He asked, dipping his head at the red kangaroos.
Tyson giggled. //Yeah, what will you do? Kick the yeerks to death?//
//Har, har, har Tyson. The red kangaroo is the biggest and the strongest, besides, ever see that stupid movie with the singing kangaroo?//
//You mean Kangaroo Jack?// He asked. //Yeah, and Kenny, that was FICTION. You do know that my Kodiak bear can punch at least as hard as that Kangaroo can kick right?//
"Your point?" Kenny whispered as he acquired the biggest kangaroo in the lot. "I'll acquire something else later, like pit viper or something, and then you can use me as a bull whip."
//Well don't say that I told you so.// Tyson said, rolling his eyes.
//Actually, if you can think up an excuse to go camping, I can take you to a colony of Hork Bajir to acquire them.// Tobias offered. //Most Hork Bajir are slaves of the yeerks, but there's a colony of about fifty or so in the mountains.//
//Right then, Max, pick a morph, any morph.// Marco said cheerfully.
I looked over the cages. I didn't feel very special. Personally, I think that the Elemist picked the wrong guy. I don't feel like somebody who has the fate of the world resting on my shoulders.
But I was scared. Ax had shown me a picture of the hork bajir, and every other species in the yeerk empire. I had seen sketches of the monsters that Visser Three had morphed. I wanted something that would at least keep me alive. Then I saw it. I saw the creature that would ensure my survival in battle. //Okay, I pick that one.// I dove down to the lion enclosure, down to the male that was as white as snow. White lions were exceedingly rare. They were symbols of power.
Everybody stared at me. //A...l...lion?// Tobias gawked.
Rachel and Marco looked at each other. Cassie shivered. Ax stared at me intently. //Did I choose wrong?// I asked. Maybe it was like the golden eagle morph, a hard to handle super predator.
//Good choice Max.// Jake said with a note of pride and encouragement in his thoughtspeak voice. //Good choice.//
~notes~
DUM DUM DUM!!
Marco: (sweatdropping) You're not going to have Max pull a David are you?
Of course not! It's a different lion, a white lion! Kind of like Kimba or Leo! (huggles Kimba plushie)
Marco: Who are they?
The stars of Dr. Osamu Tezuka's anime, "Kimba the White Lion," and "Leo King of the Jungle."
Marco: Oh, what do they have in common with Max?
Pure souls, kind hearts, and they're all cuter than you are.
Rachel: Oooooo Marco she sunned you!
Marco: Shut up.
Chapter 8- Max
Flying is amazing. If it weren't Tyson wouldn't be singing John Meyr at the top of his psychic lungs. //WELCOME TO THE REAL WORLD YOU SAID TO ME
CONDESCENDINGLY...//
//Tyson...// Hillary said warningly.
//TAKE YOUR SEAT, TAKE YOUR LIFE, PLOT IT OUT IN BLACK AND WHITE...//
//I'm warning you Tyson.//
Marco joined in, in seagull morph about a mile or so below us. //I NEVER LIVED THE DREAM OF THE PROM KINGS, AND THE DRAMA QUEENS...//
//Ooooh Marco look, half a chocolate bar!// Rachel exclaimed.
//WHERE??// Marco demanded.
//I don't see a chocolate bar.// Jake said happily. //But that french fry down there is MINE!//
//Mmmmm... Bread, and not that stupid wonder bread either! It looks homemade!// Cassie exclaimed.
//I see a place where they make delicious salt and grease.// Ax said cheerfully.
They had been keeping up a running commentary on all the garbage and food they saw, even when we were over the gardens. Tobias landed in a tree. //Okay, Kai you first.//
//Hmm... May I get two?//
//That may be a good idea. Just because were consistent in our combat morphs doesn't mean that you have to be.// Tobias said thoughtfully.
//I'D LIKE TO THANK THE BEST OF ME! STILL HAD IT UP MY SLEAVE!!// Tyson sang happily.
Kai dipped downward towards an enclosure. //I'll start with a gorilla. But since Marco has one already, I thought that I should get another one.//
I circled for five minutes. Kai rose upward again. He sailed down to an enclosure where my red tail eyes saw a Leopard lounging on the rocks. I kept an eye on him while he demorphed. This was the between hours, when the park had not opened yet, but the guards were too sleepy to pay much attention on their rounds. As I watched, Kai sailed upward and landed on the Ferris wheel.
//Right, Tyson next.//
Tyson sailed over the enclosures. //I think I'll acquire two battle morphs as well. The morph that I really want won't fit in some places.// He said as he circled down towards the Elephant enclosure.
//GO FOR IT!!// Rachel said. //You know Tyson, I was starting to think you were more like Marco. But you appear to have very good taste in battle morphs. But honestly Kai, I never thought that you'd be like Marco and pick a monkey.//
Kai grunted something I couldn't make out. Something about her talking about morphs like she was at a fashion show.
Tyson sailed back up, this time as a golden eagle instead of a red tailed hawk. He flew a few dozen yards along to the bears' section of the zoo. //Hey Rachel, ever hear of a Kodiak bear?// He asked.
//No.// Rachel admitted.
//It's the biggest bear in the world, bigger than your grizzly. You know what I'm doing in its enclosure, right?//
Rachel cackled in glee. //This here's a kid after my own heart! First battle we're in Tyson, I'll challenge you to a yeerk stomping contest!//
//You're on!// Tyson exclaimed as he sailed out of the enclosure.
//Okay Rei!// Tobias cheered. //Chose you're weapon!//
//Right! Tiger enclosure, here I come! Geronimoooooooooo!!!// Rei cried as he dove into the Tiger pen. Five minutes later he came darting out. //YOW! I DIDN'T KNOW TIGERS ATE EAGLES!!!//
//What happened?// Cassie asked.
//The tiger tried to eat me!// Rei cried, indignantly. //I ought to tell Driger on them!// He joked.
//Okay, Hillary, your turn!//
//Yeay! Rambi the Rhino here I come!// Hillary circled down to the rhino enclosure and landed on the Rhinoceros' back. I watched her demorph. The sleeping rhino only opened one eye, then closed it again as he went into the acquiring trance. Hillary remorphed and rose on a burgeoning thermal just enough to clear the enclosure and sail down to...
//A Hyena Hillary??// Kenny demanded nervously.
"Hey," Hillary whispered out loud. "Nobody has one yet, and I think our forms should be as diverse as possible."
The Hyena didn't snap at her, or growl, instead it nuzzled her hand as she finished acquiring it. After about six or seven minutes she cleared the pen and took up a perch on the wooden roller coaster, just beneath the track. //Besides, like they said in the Lion King, "BE PRE-PAAAAAARRRREEEEED!!"//
Kenny shivered. //I am NOT morphing a carnivore. That Hyena is hideous!//
//Then what will you choose?// Jake asked.
Kenny searched the pens for a moment. //How about that one?// He asked, dipping his head at the red kangaroos.
Tyson giggled. //Yeah, what will you do? Kick the yeerks to death?//
//Har, har, har Tyson. The red kangaroo is the biggest and the strongest, besides, ever see that stupid movie with the singing kangaroo?//
//You mean Kangaroo Jack?// He asked. //Yeah, and Kenny, that was FICTION. You do know that my Kodiak bear can punch at least as hard as that Kangaroo can kick right?//
"Your point?" Kenny whispered as he acquired the biggest kangaroo in the lot. "I'll acquire something else later, like pit viper or something, and then you can use me as a bull whip."
//Well don't say that I told you so.// Tyson said, rolling his eyes.
//Actually, if you can think up an excuse to go camping, I can take you to a colony of Hork Bajir to acquire them.// Tobias offered. //Most Hork Bajir are slaves of the yeerks, but there's a colony of about fifty or so in the mountains.//
//Right then, Max, pick a morph, any morph.// Marco said cheerfully.
I looked over the cages. I didn't feel very special. Personally, I think that the Elemist picked the wrong guy. I don't feel like somebody who has the fate of the world resting on my shoulders.
But I was scared. Ax had shown me a picture of the hork bajir, and every other species in the yeerk empire. I had seen sketches of the monsters that Visser Three had morphed. I wanted something that would at least keep me alive. Then I saw it. I saw the creature that would ensure my survival in battle. //Okay, I pick that one.// I dove down to the lion enclosure, down to the male that was as white as snow. White lions were exceedingly rare. They were symbols of power.
Everybody stared at me. //A...l...lion?// Tobias gawked.
Rachel and Marco looked at each other. Cassie shivered. Ax stared at me intently. //Did I choose wrong?// I asked. Maybe it was like the golden eagle morph, a hard to handle super predator.
//Good choice Max.// Jake said with a note of pride and encouragement in his thoughtspeak voice. //Good choice.//
~notes~
DUM DUM DUM!!
Marco: (sweatdropping) You're not going to have Max pull a David are you?
Of course not! It's a different lion, a white lion! Kind of like Kimba or Leo! (huggles Kimba plushie)
Marco: Who are they?
The stars of Dr. Osamu Tezuka's anime, "Kimba the White Lion," and "Leo King of the Jungle."
Marco: Oh, what do they have in common with Max?
Pure souls, kind hearts, and they're all cuter than you are.
Rachel: Oooooo Marco she sunned you!
Marco: Shut up.