Disclaimers: Look at Chapter 1
Tobias POV
I saw Marco knock on the door. I saw through the window shades a figure of a person walking towards the door.
Marco had said that he had met a girl that seemed suspiciously like a very Controller in a high position so he wanted to check out who she was. When I volunteered Jake immediately said "No. I need you to look out in the sky."
I was surprised because it didn't seem like we needed much protection. Rachel and Cassie volunteered to go with Marco as fleas.
I looked back at the doorway and saw a girl with a ponytail answering the door and smiling. I flew down closer to hear what she was saying.
"You came." She looked around but as a regular person might look around. Most people might look around only on ground level. This girl on the other hand, looked up at the sky. And she saw me. For a moment I was so sure she knew what I was. Who I was. But that wasn't possible. Was it?
Then she pointed up at the sky. At me. "I told you to come alone. Please tell your friend to leave."
Marco seemed to look frustrated "What friend?"
She turned to look at him. She gave him a cold stare. "Don't act stupid, Yeerk." Then her gaze softened "No matter. He would be able to listen to us from inside my house. He probably can't listen to us from here."
I almost laughed. She obviously had no experience with animals. I would probably be able to hear most of the talk from the house. Not all but most.
Then it stuck me. She had called him Yeerk. Yeerks don't call each other they called each other their names. If they didn't know their names they didn't call them anything. Marco and Jake had lied to me. Why? I would find out.
I flew to the barn. We always had some clothes stashed there, just in case. Luckily the barn was empty. I got a bag, took some clothes I would need and flew towards the girl's house again. I flew much slower because of the bag of clothes but I went faster than if I had gone on foot.
When I finally reached the McDonalds a block from the girl's house. I morphed human and changed into the clothes. When I was finished I walked to the house. It was a bit difficult because the view of houses if different from the house than from the air but at last I found the house. I knocked on the door.
I heard a voice. It was the voice of the girl. "Coming!" I heard footsteps and a moment later she opened the door.
At first she looked completely blocked off. Her eyes showed no emotion. Her face showed even less. A moment later her face changed. She eyes grew wide and her whole face grew shocked. Only her voice remained calm "Who are you?"
"I'm Marco's friend. He was supposed to meet me at McDonalds a while ago. I saw him come in here and came over."
She looked suspicious "It took you a long time to get over here. McDonalds is only a block away."
I thought fast "I had lose some other friends."
She turned to look at Marco "Marco. You should have gone with your friend. Lea-"
Suddenly out of nowhere a little kid appeared. "Ariadne! Mom told you to play with me! I'm telling mommy!" Then the little boy ran out yelling "Mommy! Ariadne doesn't want to play with meee!"
Ariadne grabbed Marco's arm and pulled out of the house. She pushed my away from the door and closed the door in one swift movement. She finally let go of Marco's arm and walked calmly to the end of her driveway. She motioned for us to follow her. Marco and I exchanged looks.
Should we follow Ariadne? We didn't know her and she didn't know us. Marco decided for us. He took a step towards Ariadne and I had no choice but to follow.
{Marco! Aren't you sitting? Why's there so much movement?} Rachel asked in thoughts speak. I had forgotten about Rachel and Cassie.
Of coarse we weren't able to answer and Rachel knew that. But that didn't stop her from saying what she wanted. {Marco? Can you hear me? Is so jump up once.}
Marco jumped up a few times just to annoy Rachel. {Maaaarco! Stop! Is Tobias still in the sky? Don't do anything if he's not there} Marco suddenly stopped walking.
Ariadne looked back at us "Marco. Why'd you stop? We're almost there."
Marco thought for a moment "I thought I heard something." Then he shook his head "I guess not." He began walking again. {Marco. Is Tobias with you? If so jump up and down.}
He jumped up and down again. Ariadne was starting to get frustrated "Stop it!" Marco stopped and began to walk again "I just felt like doing that."
I couldn't help but laugh. "So where is it that we're going?"
"We? Not we. Us. I only made one deal. That was to tell my story to Marco here. Not to you or anybody else." Ariadne looked angry.
"I'm not leaving." I said firmly. "You tell Marco, you tell me."
Ariadne must have given up "Fine. But hurry up." She turned around and began walking faster. We finally reached McDonalds. Ariadne found us an empty table away from everybody.
She looked around nervously "Okay. I'll start from when I was born."
Tobias POV
I saw Marco knock on the door. I saw through the window shades a figure of a person walking towards the door.
Marco had said that he had met a girl that seemed suspiciously like a very Controller in a high position so he wanted to check out who she was. When I volunteered Jake immediately said "No. I need you to look out in the sky."
I was surprised because it didn't seem like we needed much protection. Rachel and Cassie volunteered to go with Marco as fleas.
I looked back at the doorway and saw a girl with a ponytail answering the door and smiling. I flew down closer to hear what she was saying.
"You came." She looked around but as a regular person might look around. Most people might look around only on ground level. This girl on the other hand, looked up at the sky. And she saw me. For a moment I was so sure she knew what I was. Who I was. But that wasn't possible. Was it?
Then she pointed up at the sky. At me. "I told you to come alone. Please tell your friend to leave."
Marco seemed to look frustrated "What friend?"
She turned to look at him. She gave him a cold stare. "Don't act stupid, Yeerk." Then her gaze softened "No matter. He would be able to listen to us from inside my house. He probably can't listen to us from here."
I almost laughed. She obviously had no experience with animals. I would probably be able to hear most of the talk from the house. Not all but most.
Then it stuck me. She had called him Yeerk. Yeerks don't call each other they called each other their names. If they didn't know their names they didn't call them anything. Marco and Jake had lied to me. Why? I would find out.
I flew to the barn. We always had some clothes stashed there, just in case. Luckily the barn was empty. I got a bag, took some clothes I would need and flew towards the girl's house again. I flew much slower because of the bag of clothes but I went faster than if I had gone on foot.
When I finally reached the McDonalds a block from the girl's house. I morphed human and changed into the clothes. When I was finished I walked to the house. It was a bit difficult because the view of houses if different from the house than from the air but at last I found the house. I knocked on the door.
I heard a voice. It was the voice of the girl. "Coming!" I heard footsteps and a moment later she opened the door.
At first she looked completely blocked off. Her eyes showed no emotion. Her face showed even less. A moment later her face changed. She eyes grew wide and her whole face grew shocked. Only her voice remained calm "Who are you?"
"I'm Marco's friend. He was supposed to meet me at McDonalds a while ago. I saw him come in here and came over."
She looked suspicious "It took you a long time to get over here. McDonalds is only a block away."
I thought fast "I had lose some other friends."
She turned to look at Marco "Marco. You should have gone with your friend. Lea-"
Suddenly out of nowhere a little kid appeared. "Ariadne! Mom told you to play with me! I'm telling mommy!" Then the little boy ran out yelling "Mommy! Ariadne doesn't want to play with meee!"
Ariadne grabbed Marco's arm and pulled out of the house. She pushed my away from the door and closed the door in one swift movement. She finally let go of Marco's arm and walked calmly to the end of her driveway. She motioned for us to follow her. Marco and I exchanged looks.
Should we follow Ariadne? We didn't know her and she didn't know us. Marco decided for us. He took a step towards Ariadne and I had no choice but to follow.
{Marco! Aren't you sitting? Why's there so much movement?} Rachel asked in thoughts speak. I had forgotten about Rachel and Cassie.
Of coarse we weren't able to answer and Rachel knew that. But that didn't stop her from saying what she wanted. {Marco? Can you hear me? Is so jump up once.}
Marco jumped up a few times just to annoy Rachel. {Maaaarco! Stop! Is Tobias still in the sky? Don't do anything if he's not there} Marco suddenly stopped walking.
Ariadne looked back at us "Marco. Why'd you stop? We're almost there."
Marco thought for a moment "I thought I heard something." Then he shook his head "I guess not." He began walking again. {Marco. Is Tobias with you? If so jump up and down.}
He jumped up and down again. Ariadne was starting to get frustrated "Stop it!" Marco stopped and began to walk again "I just felt like doing that."
I couldn't help but laugh. "So where is it that we're going?"
"We? Not we. Us. I only made one deal. That was to tell my story to Marco here. Not to you or anybody else." Ariadne looked angry.
"I'm not leaving." I said firmly. "You tell Marco, you tell me."
Ariadne must have given up "Fine. But hurry up." She turned around and began walking faster. We finally reached McDonalds. Ariadne found us an empty table away from everybody.
She looked around nervously "Okay. I'll start from when I was born."