The Others
Chapter 3: Ax
My name is Aximili-Esgarouth-Esthill. I am an Andalite trapped here on Earth. My brother Prince Elfangor, died in the mouth of Visser Three. Nevertheless, Visser Three is dead now.
My brother broke one of the laws of our people. He gave five humans, Marco, Cassie, Prince Jake, Rachel, and Tobias, the power to morph. Tobias is now a nothlit in the form of a red-tailed hawk.
TSEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWW!
I dodged to the right to avoid the Dracon Beam. As the time went on, the Controllers, human or any being, that wielded a Dracon Beam, became greater and greater in their aim.
That particular Dracon Beam grazed the skin at my side. I charged at the Hork-Bajir and sliced his hand off. The Hork-Bajir stared at his hand, no wait, and stump, looked at me, and attempted to hit me with the stump.
Prince Jake told me to at least not kill anyone. Human, Hork-Bajir, Taxxons, even if I did not understand why. However, as the Hork-Bajir raised a stump at me, I realized I had to make his head a stump.
Ax! Jake told us not to kill anyone! Marco shouted at me. Marco is a human who they say has a great sense of humor. He is also very smart. He is in a gorilla morph.
Earth has a variety of species. One predator over the othe-
Ax! Marco shouted again. I sliced another Hork-Bajir that attempted to slice me first.
Marco, I explained calmly so as not to offend his feelings, Those two- I mean, these three Hork-Bajirs that I have killed have tried to slice me first. Are you implying that I should let them slice me?
But Jake said not to kill- umph! anyone! Marco said as he knocked out two Hork-Bajirs and accidentally killed another. I did not know if that was another human humor. One day, when things seemed peaceful enough, I will attempt to ask them if this particular episode was described in the human humor.
Prince Jake the tiger suddenly came to us. James and his team, I am sure were safe already somewhere in the woods. Prince Jake looked at the fallen Hork-Bajir.
Don't tell me... Prince Jake said.
Yeah, I know. Marco said, raising his gorilla arms in defeat. It looked kind-of funny to see a big gorilla surrendering to a tiger.
We ran outside and met at the back of another building. We were attacking a fully Yeerk infested building. A building that Prince Jake said made chocolates. I had wanted to go in. To see how the delicious chocolates are made. All of them said no.
"Wonder what's taking Cassie, Tobias, and Rachel so long?" Marco asked, fully human again. "I mean, if they are in trouble, they could just scream like babies and then we rescue them."
Prince Jake shook his head. If I understood humans right, I think that meant pity.
TSUUG! TSUUG! TSUUG! TSUUG! TSUUG!
The helicopter! I shouted. Then I saw a bird that was attempting to open the helicopters window. Tobias!
The red-tailed hawk turned to look at me while still pecking the window.
Oh, hey Ax, he said in thought speak that was barely faint, Glad to see that you're here too. I think it would be better if you three help me in a bit. My beak's starting to feel numb from all that pecking, which, by the way, wasn't supposed to happen.
Prince Jake, I said to Prince Jake, I think Tobias is trying to say is that we should go and help him by flapping our wings.
"Oh, look! I'm flapping!" Marco said as he flapped his arms. I did not understand what he could achieve from doing so since humans did not have feathers.
"Marco, stop it. Let's go help Tobias." Prince Jake, halfway to peregrine falcon. Marco was starting to be osprey. I morphed into a osprey too.
Yes, let us help, I said as feathers popped all over me. I shrank as my hind legs shifted forward and my front legs starting to disappear. Soon, in the place where the humans have their mouth, a beak came out. Soon, I was full osprey. Prince Jake and Marco were flapping up to Marco.
Wait for me! I shouted to them, not wanting to be left behind and let them do all the rest. Marco and Prince Jake clung to railings at the bottom of the helicopter and began to demorph. Prince Jake and Marco clung to the railings. Then, Marco morphed into a gorilla and clung to the railings that bent a little due to Marco's gorilla weight. The helicopter shifted downwards.
"Whoa!" the pilots of the helicopter- as what the humans called it, said. If Tobias could grin, he could be grinning right now. I saw Visser Two in it.
Ha! Take that Visser Two! Tobias shouted to him in thought speak.
Soon, Visser Two morphed into something small as we expected. Tobias flew to the other side of the helicopter. We could not see Visser Two anymore so we expected him to morph into a flea.
Down came the helicopter with Marco and Prince Jake, in his tiger morph with Tobias and I flying at the side waiting for Visser Two to get out in his insect morph.
The helicopter came crashing down and Prince Jake and Marco jumped to the trees to prevent them from burning.
CRA- BOOOOOM!
The sound of the helicopter exploding reached our ears.
I'm trying to see if Visser Two can escape that. Marco shouted.
Marco... Prince Jake said sternly. Unfortunately, Marco seemed to have forgotten that Visser Two is Prince Jake's brother.
There! Visser Two! In a flea morph! Tobias shouted.
Remember! Don't kill him! Prince Jake shouted to Tobias who started to prepare his launch at the tiny insect that I could not see.
TSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRR!
I could not see Visser Two in his insect morph but I trusted Tobias in his keen eyesight. The place was filled with smoke and fire.
Um, Prince Jake? I said uncertainly as I watched Prince Jake and Marco swinging/ running in the forest floor to the crash sight.
What is it Ax? Marco said sarcastically, Can't you see were running at breakneck speed and then suddenly you just pop out and say, 'Hey! Can I be your friend?'
I said nothing like that. I defended however as I said that, I wondered if I really said anything like that.
Forget Marco, Prince Jake said, What were you about to say?
Prince Jake, we need to go to the nearest um, phone as you call it. I said.
Oh, a phone? Marco said again, sarcastically, Why? So that you could call 911 to report that, your butt is on fire?
No Marco. I corrected, The forest. The fire from the forest is clinging to the leaves. The fire from the leaves spread out to other leaves and the trees will burn the other trees and-
Oh, so you mean a forest fire? Marco said as he simplified it.
Yes. I said.
Ok... Prince Jake said.
What?! They both shouted at the same time.
Why didn't you tell us?! Marco yelled.
I did. I merely implied that the fire is clinging to the leaves and then to spread to other trees-
Ok, Marco, go to the phone and report to 911 that a forest fire is not under control, understand? Prince Jake ordered Marco.
Like where can I find the nearest phone booth? Marco said. But he bounded off to the building.
Ax, Prince Jake said to me.
Yes? I said.
Let's go help Tobias,
I nodded.
We ran and the smoke was clouding our vision. We ran to the place where Visser Two was but all I saw was that Tobias was trying to flap away from the fire that was nearly burning his wings.
At last! Tobias said when he spied the two of us, What took the two superheroes to rescue the poor little bird?
Tobias was saying a rhetorical question. It meant that a person asks a question but answers it himself or he does not want it to be answered it anymore.
We have been running. I said, telling the truth.
Tobias and Prince Jake looked at me like I said something humorous. Then Prince Jake turned to Tobias, Where is he? he asked.
He got away. Tobias said, I tried to but the smoke was clouding my perfectly perfect vision.
Perfectly understood. Prince Jake said.
KABOOOM!
What the- Prince Jake said as he whisked around to the direction of the building.
The building! I shouted.
Marco! We both said at the same time.
Don't worry, the gorilla is still in control. Marco said from behind. We whisked around and saw him carrying a phone. From the telephone booth.
Marco... Don't tell me... Prince Jake said.
Somehow I recognized that particular telephone.
Marco? Isn't that the newest model of a telephone booth, the one that took thousands of dollars to make? I asked.
It did? Marco said as he looked at the telephone, Geez, I never knew that...
Will you guys quit it! We have a forest fire that is NOT under control! Tobias shouted. I looked around. I saw that the helicopter was empty which should have proved that the pilots escaped. There was a series of birds flying with small animals, which was running away from the fire.
We have to do something! Prince Jake shouted. Then to Marco, Marco, where is the nearest water hydrant or at least the nearest stream?
A couple of miles away. Marco explained, I could get there in thirty minutes but if I come back, I'll only return with a handful of water.
WHEOW! WHEOW!
The police and fire truck sirens! But how?
Marco, is that telephone still working? I asked.
No, why would it? he said.
We have to go... Prince Jake said.
What if those are Controllers? I asked. It was strange but we were not doing anything but talking amidst the smoke, fire, and embers. If an Andalite were here and asked what we were doing, I would say that this is a sort of human humor where despise the danger, everyone talks calmly.
Not to worry. Prince Jake said, Controller or not, they would still take the responsibility of taking out the fire. Now, what are we doing standing here? Go! GO!
Coming... Marco said.
Flying... Tobias said.
I realized that I had to say something. Um, running...
Am I dreaming but did Ax develop the human humor and not Andalite humor, which by the way, they don't have any humor? Marco said.
Sorry Marco. Tobias said from above, But I didn't understand you so I guess I can't answer your question.
There was silence as we went farther and farther from the crash site.
A few miles from the crash site, we demorphed. I morphed in my human form with Tobias circling above to see if anyone was coming.
"Where are Rachel and Cassie?" Jake said as he emerged from his morph, that is a human. It is very peculiar to see humans. They only have two legs to support them with no tail or wings. However, it had a good side too. Humans have mouths. A mouth that can taste and make vibrations.
"They said. Ed. Cassie and Rachel said that- Da-at. That they are safe. Ayf. Say-Fe. Sssss... the s sound gives the chills Prince Jake." I said.
"Yeah, it does. Does. Doessssssss... Oh great, see what you did Ax? Now I felt like repeating every word I said.
"I'm sorry. So-ory." I apologized. Mouth sounds are very fun to make.
"Yeah, I guess it's ok." He said, "Oh yeah, Ax? Don't call me Prince Jake."
"Yes Prince Jake." I humbly said.
Oh my gosh! Tobias shouted from above.
"Hey Tobias!" Marco called to him, "Do you know that you sounded like a girl?"
No! Wait! You guys gotta see this! Tobias said as he circled round and round that seemed to portray excitement, Ok, why am I feeling dizzy? Someone! Caaaaaatch meeeeeeeee!
Tobias whirled to the ground. I tried to catch Tobias and so were Prince Jake and Marco. We had some sort of relay race that I saw on TV and I guess it had something to do with baseball.
We were trying to catch Tobias in our hands.
"No! Tobias!" Prince Jake shouted as he ran to catch Tobias. He caught Tobias but Tobias bounced of Jake's arm. Marco jumped to get Tobias but he missed.
"Ax!" Marco said as he slammed to the ground.
"I will attempt to catch him!" I shouted as I ran. Unfortunately, running on two legs is hard. I remembered seeing in TV that they "skidded" to catch the ball. I ran to catch Tobias, skidded, and caught Tobias in my hand, unharmed.
"Great catch, Ax!" Marco said as he and Prince Jake stood up to run to us.
I turned to Tobias.
"Tobias, are you ok?" I asked. Ok was a word I had picked here in earth. It meant that if the person was healthy and unharmed.
Tobias however, did not answer my question.
Animorphs! he said, There's a bunch of kids out there and they morphed and they had an Andalite with them!
My hearts quivered.
They were here already?
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Chapter 3: Ax
My name is Aximili-Esgarouth-Esthill. I am an Andalite trapped here on Earth. My brother Prince Elfangor, died in the mouth of Visser Three. Nevertheless, Visser Three is dead now.
My brother broke one of the laws of our people. He gave five humans, Marco, Cassie, Prince Jake, Rachel, and Tobias, the power to morph. Tobias is now a nothlit in the form of a red-tailed hawk.
TSEEEEEEEEEEEEWWWWW!
I dodged to the right to avoid the Dracon Beam. As the time went on, the Controllers, human or any being, that wielded a Dracon Beam, became greater and greater in their aim.
That particular Dracon Beam grazed the skin at my side. I charged at the Hork-Bajir and sliced his hand off. The Hork-Bajir stared at his hand, no wait, and stump, looked at me, and attempted to hit me with the stump.
Prince Jake told me to at least not kill anyone. Human, Hork-Bajir, Taxxons, even if I did not understand why. However, as the Hork-Bajir raised a stump at me, I realized I had to make his head a stump.
Ax! Jake told us not to kill anyone! Marco shouted at me. Marco is a human who they say has a great sense of humor. He is also very smart. He is in a gorilla morph.
Earth has a variety of species. One predator over the othe-
Ax! Marco shouted again. I sliced another Hork-Bajir that attempted to slice me first.
Marco, I explained calmly so as not to offend his feelings, Those two- I mean, these three Hork-Bajirs that I have killed have tried to slice me first. Are you implying that I should let them slice me?
But Jake said not to kill- umph! anyone! Marco said as he knocked out two Hork-Bajirs and accidentally killed another. I did not know if that was another human humor. One day, when things seemed peaceful enough, I will attempt to ask them if this particular episode was described in the human humor.
Prince Jake the tiger suddenly came to us. James and his team, I am sure were safe already somewhere in the woods. Prince Jake looked at the fallen Hork-Bajir.
Don't tell me... Prince Jake said.
Yeah, I know. Marco said, raising his gorilla arms in defeat. It looked kind-of funny to see a big gorilla surrendering to a tiger.
We ran outside and met at the back of another building. We were attacking a fully Yeerk infested building. A building that Prince Jake said made chocolates. I had wanted to go in. To see how the delicious chocolates are made. All of them said no.
"Wonder what's taking Cassie, Tobias, and Rachel so long?" Marco asked, fully human again. "I mean, if they are in trouble, they could just scream like babies and then we rescue them."
Prince Jake shook his head. If I understood humans right, I think that meant pity.
TSUUG! TSUUG! TSUUG! TSUUG! TSUUG!
The helicopter! I shouted. Then I saw a bird that was attempting to open the helicopters window. Tobias!
The red-tailed hawk turned to look at me while still pecking the window.
Oh, hey Ax, he said in thought speak that was barely faint, Glad to see that you're here too. I think it would be better if you three help me in a bit. My beak's starting to feel numb from all that pecking, which, by the way, wasn't supposed to happen.
Prince Jake, I said to Prince Jake, I think Tobias is trying to say is that we should go and help him by flapping our wings.
"Oh, look! I'm flapping!" Marco said as he flapped his arms. I did not understand what he could achieve from doing so since humans did not have feathers.
"Marco, stop it. Let's go help Tobias." Prince Jake, halfway to peregrine falcon. Marco was starting to be osprey. I morphed into a osprey too.
Yes, let us help, I said as feathers popped all over me. I shrank as my hind legs shifted forward and my front legs starting to disappear. Soon, in the place where the humans have their mouth, a beak came out. Soon, I was full osprey. Prince Jake and Marco were flapping up to Marco.
Wait for me! I shouted to them, not wanting to be left behind and let them do all the rest. Marco and Prince Jake clung to railings at the bottom of the helicopter and began to demorph. Prince Jake and Marco clung to the railings. Then, Marco morphed into a gorilla and clung to the railings that bent a little due to Marco's gorilla weight. The helicopter shifted downwards.
"Whoa!" the pilots of the helicopter- as what the humans called it, said. If Tobias could grin, he could be grinning right now. I saw Visser Two in it.
Ha! Take that Visser Two! Tobias shouted to him in thought speak.
Soon, Visser Two morphed into something small as we expected. Tobias flew to the other side of the helicopter. We could not see Visser Two anymore so we expected him to morph into a flea.
Down came the helicopter with Marco and Prince Jake, in his tiger morph with Tobias and I flying at the side waiting for Visser Two to get out in his insect morph.
The helicopter came crashing down and Prince Jake and Marco jumped to the trees to prevent them from burning.
CRA- BOOOOOM!
The sound of the helicopter exploding reached our ears.
I'm trying to see if Visser Two can escape that. Marco shouted.
Marco... Prince Jake said sternly. Unfortunately, Marco seemed to have forgotten that Visser Two is Prince Jake's brother.
There! Visser Two! In a flea morph! Tobias shouted.
Remember! Don't kill him! Prince Jake shouted to Tobias who started to prepare his launch at the tiny insect that I could not see.
TSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRR!
I could not see Visser Two in his insect morph but I trusted Tobias in his keen eyesight. The place was filled with smoke and fire.
Um, Prince Jake? I said uncertainly as I watched Prince Jake and Marco swinging/ running in the forest floor to the crash sight.
What is it Ax? Marco said sarcastically, Can't you see were running at breakneck speed and then suddenly you just pop out and say, 'Hey! Can I be your friend?'
I said nothing like that. I defended however as I said that, I wondered if I really said anything like that.
Forget Marco, Prince Jake said, What were you about to say?
Prince Jake, we need to go to the nearest um, phone as you call it. I said.
Oh, a phone? Marco said again, sarcastically, Why? So that you could call 911 to report that, your butt is on fire?
No Marco. I corrected, The forest. The fire from the forest is clinging to the leaves. The fire from the leaves spread out to other leaves and the trees will burn the other trees and-
Oh, so you mean a forest fire? Marco said as he simplified it.
Yes. I said.
Ok... Prince Jake said.
What?! They both shouted at the same time.
Why didn't you tell us?! Marco yelled.
I did. I merely implied that the fire is clinging to the leaves and then to spread to other trees-
Ok, Marco, go to the phone and report to 911 that a forest fire is not under control, understand? Prince Jake ordered Marco.
Like where can I find the nearest phone booth? Marco said. But he bounded off to the building.
Ax, Prince Jake said to me.
Yes? I said.
Let's go help Tobias,
I nodded.
We ran and the smoke was clouding our vision. We ran to the place where Visser Two was but all I saw was that Tobias was trying to flap away from the fire that was nearly burning his wings.
At last! Tobias said when he spied the two of us, What took the two superheroes to rescue the poor little bird?
Tobias was saying a rhetorical question. It meant that a person asks a question but answers it himself or he does not want it to be answered it anymore.
We have been running. I said, telling the truth.
Tobias and Prince Jake looked at me like I said something humorous. Then Prince Jake turned to Tobias, Where is he? he asked.
He got away. Tobias said, I tried to but the smoke was clouding my perfectly perfect vision.
Perfectly understood. Prince Jake said.
KABOOOM!
What the- Prince Jake said as he whisked around to the direction of the building.
The building! I shouted.
Marco! We both said at the same time.
Don't worry, the gorilla is still in control. Marco said from behind. We whisked around and saw him carrying a phone. From the telephone booth.
Marco... Don't tell me... Prince Jake said.
Somehow I recognized that particular telephone.
Marco? Isn't that the newest model of a telephone booth, the one that took thousands of dollars to make? I asked.
It did? Marco said as he looked at the telephone, Geez, I never knew that...
Will you guys quit it! We have a forest fire that is NOT under control! Tobias shouted. I looked around. I saw that the helicopter was empty which should have proved that the pilots escaped. There was a series of birds flying with small animals, which was running away from the fire.
We have to do something! Prince Jake shouted. Then to Marco, Marco, where is the nearest water hydrant or at least the nearest stream?
A couple of miles away. Marco explained, I could get there in thirty minutes but if I come back, I'll only return with a handful of water.
WHEOW! WHEOW!
The police and fire truck sirens! But how?
Marco, is that telephone still working? I asked.
No, why would it? he said.
We have to go... Prince Jake said.
What if those are Controllers? I asked. It was strange but we were not doing anything but talking amidst the smoke, fire, and embers. If an Andalite were here and asked what we were doing, I would say that this is a sort of human humor where despise the danger, everyone talks calmly.
Not to worry. Prince Jake said, Controller or not, they would still take the responsibility of taking out the fire. Now, what are we doing standing here? Go! GO!
Coming... Marco said.
Flying... Tobias said.
I realized that I had to say something. Um, running...
Am I dreaming but did Ax develop the human humor and not Andalite humor, which by the way, they don't have any humor? Marco said.
Sorry Marco. Tobias said from above, But I didn't understand you so I guess I can't answer your question.
There was silence as we went farther and farther from the crash site.
A few miles from the crash site, we demorphed. I morphed in my human form with Tobias circling above to see if anyone was coming.
"Where are Rachel and Cassie?" Jake said as he emerged from his morph, that is a human. It is very peculiar to see humans. They only have two legs to support them with no tail or wings. However, it had a good side too. Humans have mouths. A mouth that can taste and make vibrations.
"They said. Ed. Cassie and Rachel said that- Da-at. That they are safe. Ayf. Say-Fe. Sssss... the s sound gives the chills Prince Jake." I said.
"Yeah, it does. Does. Doessssssss... Oh great, see what you did Ax? Now I felt like repeating every word I said.
"I'm sorry. So-ory." I apologized. Mouth sounds are very fun to make.
"Yeah, I guess it's ok." He said, "Oh yeah, Ax? Don't call me Prince Jake."
"Yes Prince Jake." I humbly said.
Oh my gosh! Tobias shouted from above.
"Hey Tobias!" Marco called to him, "Do you know that you sounded like a girl?"
No! Wait! You guys gotta see this! Tobias said as he circled round and round that seemed to portray excitement, Ok, why am I feeling dizzy? Someone! Caaaaaatch meeeeeeeee!
Tobias whirled to the ground. I tried to catch Tobias and so were Prince Jake and Marco. We had some sort of relay race that I saw on TV and I guess it had something to do with baseball.
We were trying to catch Tobias in our hands.
"No! Tobias!" Prince Jake shouted as he ran to catch Tobias. He caught Tobias but Tobias bounced of Jake's arm. Marco jumped to get Tobias but he missed.
"Ax!" Marco said as he slammed to the ground.
"I will attempt to catch him!" I shouted as I ran. Unfortunately, running on two legs is hard. I remembered seeing in TV that they "skidded" to catch the ball. I ran to catch Tobias, skidded, and caught Tobias in my hand, unharmed.
"Great catch, Ax!" Marco said as he and Prince Jake stood up to run to us.
I turned to Tobias.
"Tobias, are you ok?" I asked. Ok was a word I had picked here in earth. It meant that if the person was healthy and unharmed.
Tobias however, did not answer my question.
Animorphs! he said, There's a bunch of kids out there and they morphed and they had an Andalite with them!
My hearts quivered.
They were here already?
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Was that ok? C'mon guys, review. Please? (
Thank you!