Rachel and I entered the barn. I landed in the rafters, for my last time.
Rachel demorphed. I suppose we were a little late, because we were the last
ones to get there. Jake spoke.
"So, Tobias, you ready to use this thing?"
[Yeah. Yeah, I'm ready.]
"Allright. Ax? What do we need to do?"
Ax was holding the cube in his hands. He looked at me with one stalk eye, the other on the cube, and his main eyes at the other Animorphs. [Tobias will need to be in his human form. You must place one hand on the cube, and concentrate on your human self. The rest of you should keep a good distance from him, the process may be alarming.]
What did he mean by that? Oh well, didn't matter. I landed on the ground and started morphing. I could only imagine what the others were thinking...
Jake: Tobias, human again? Things were going to change dramatically I'm sure. But hopefully it won't have a negative effect on the war. I mean, what was I going to do without my eyes on the sky 24/7? No! What am I thinking? Tobias is happy. I shouldn't be concerned about how it will affect our army. But still...
Cassie: Well, I hope Tobias will find happiness from this. Gosh, I rarely ever see him happy. It's like whenever he thinks he could be, he's afraid someone will come along and take it away from him. I guess that was kind of how his whole life had been, until recently though. I have no doubt that Rachel will be happy. And I guess I'm okay with anything that will make my best friend happy.
Ax: I am glad that my shorm, and my nephew, Tobias, has overcome his nothlit state. As long as I have known Tobias, he has been a nothlit. He and I were alike in that way, we were both misfits on this planet. Now that I am the only misfit, I am confident that we will remain shorm. Our friendship is not based upon similarity, but of trust. I do hope Tobias will continue to visit me, however.
Marco: Oops! I did it again. I played with your heart, got lost in the game. Oh baby, baby Dum dum, da da da duuum... Gosh, I cant get that song out of my head. (A/N: lol that was my first thought of what Marco was thinking, and I just had to write it down, so if you prefer the alternate paragraph then read on.)
Marco: What can I say? Tobias and I never had much of a relationship. He always really scared me, what happened to him I mean. If I were him, I guess I would be almost too happy to get my old body back. But, that's just me...
Tobias: I think I already knew what Rachel was thinking.
I finished morphing to human. I was really going to have to get used to these eyes. I brought my hands to my face and flexed my fingers. Wow. The hand was very cool. I looked around. I was standing there in my morphing outfit. Okay, time to do something.
"Orghsh" I had to get used to my voice again. "Okay, Ax, now what?"
Ax stepped forward and placed the cube on the floor. [Yes, now everyone should move away from Tobias approximately three of your feet.] Everyone stepped back.[Now Tobias, place one hand on the top of the cube and concentrate on your human self. Then you may stand up, where the process will take place. It may last up to three of your minutes.] Ax seemed sort of nervous.
I glanced at Rachel. She smiled at me. I remembered to smile back this time.
I crouched down, about to touch it when I was interrupted by Marco.
"Wait, wait wait. Shouldn't we all sing 'God Bless America' or the 'Circle of Life' or something?"
Jake shook his head. "Marco, do you know the lyrics to either song?"
"No."
"Okay." Jake turned to me. "Whenever you're ready, Tobias."
I was ready. I crouched down again and placed my palm on the top of the cube. It grew warm, and I concentrated on my self. Kind of tall, messy dirty-blonde hair, kind of lanky, blue eyes. I felt sort of a jolt and I stood up. So far, I didn't feel anything. Then-
"AHHHH!" I doubled over in pain, clutching my stomach. My insides were churning, I felt like I was about to vomit up my organs. Skin on fire! Bones shattering! My mind sank into a world of pain; I was screaming. I kind of witnessed my surroundings from far off-
"Tobias!" Rachel? Probably. She was pretty. Yeah. Brave, too.
[No! Back away! Don't go near him!]
I couldn't think...couldn't breathe...
Then, I opened my eyes. I was lying on the floor of the barn; the pain was gone. My face was hot and I felt very weak.
[It is done.]
I sat up. I felt two arms slide around my shoulders. Rachel. She was crouched down, pulling me into a tight hug. I felt too shaky to return it, but it felt good just the same.
After a few moments I was able to stand up. I took several long, deep breaths. Jake walked over and sort of placed his hand on my shoulder. "Welcome back, Tobias."
I just shook my head in response. I wasn't really ready to talk yet. Cassie walked over and gave me a hug. A gesture of acknowledgment, I guess.
I was finding it hard to keep my eyes open. I was tired, very tired.
Without thinking I laid down on the floor and fell asleep instantly.
It seemed like a long time before I woke up. I slowly opened my eyes and sat right up. Where was I?! I was in a bed, with a blue pillow and comforter. It was like a normal bedroom, though kind of empty. There was a window just above the bed, sunlight shining through. It was day, obviously. The walls were painted light blue. There was a small stand beside the bed, with an alarm clock and a lamp. There was a T.V. on a dresser at the wall facing the end of the bed. A desk was in a corner. Two doors were in the room, one for a closet and the other that would lead into a hallway, I suppose. I still begged the question: How did I get here? As if someone read my mind, I saw a door open. Inside stepped Erek.
"Oh good, you're up," Erek said. He took a seat at the edge of my bed.
"What happened?" I asked.
"Well, you fell asleep back at the barn yesterday," Erek laughed. "You gave the others quite a fright, you wouldn't wake up. They called me and I carried you here."
Hmm. "Well thanks, I guess. What time is it?"
"Oh, it's about noon. You must be hungry. Would you like to come downstairs and have lunch?"
At the thought of food, my stomach growled. "Yeah, sure."
"Cool," Erek said as he stood up. "Oh, and Rachel went and bought you some clothes, which you'll find in your dresser." He left the room.
I stood up and walked to the dresser. I hoped Rachel didn't go overboard. I opened the first drawer. A few pairs of socks and boxers. Second drawer, several T-shirts, some plain black, white, or dark green. I noticed one in particular. It was black, with what looked like an emblem on the front of it-a large circle with a red-tailed hawk in the center. Awesome. I opened the third drawer. Some very stylish sweaters and other long sleeved shirts. The bottom drawer contained a few pairs of dark blue jeans and one pair of khakis. Wow. Rachel sure spent a lot of time on this. Everything was perfectly folded neatly, and I'm sure it was all the right size. I made a mental note to find a way to repay her.
I pulled out a pair of socks, boxers, jeans, and that hawk shirt. I removed my morphing outfit and changed into the clothes. There was a comb on the nightstand. I ran it through my hair and walked into the hallway. There were several rooms on this floor, it looked like two other bedrooms and a bathroom. I walked down the stairs and onto the first floor. There was the living room and across from it, the kitchen. Half was with a stove, cupboards and such, and the other have contained a circular table. Erek was at the stove, cooking something. He turned to me. "Hey, Tobias! I'm fixing macaroni and cheese, you want some?"
"Yeah, sure."
"Allright, it's just about ready. Here, grab a bowl from that cupboard."
I took a bowl and Erek spooned some of the mac and cheese into it. "Go ahead and eat in the living room, you can watch T.V. or whatever," Erek said. I nodded and sat on the couch enjoying my lunch, flipping through channels. For the first time, I wasn't feeling very awkward. I was nice, I felt so comfortable here. It almost felt like...home?
I sat around for a while watching T.V. when Erek entered the room. "Tobias, someone's here to see you."
Well yeah. Kinda short, I know. I wrote this and a couple more pages last night, but I stopped in the middle of a conversation so I figured I would leave it here for now, even though it's a major cliffhanger lol. Im sorry, again. But I don't have time to finish that conversation because I am about to venture to a friends house, so I figured id at least post this much before I left. And, I cant say enough, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE REVIEWS!!!! GO YOU! Lol I just wanted to add before I left, you know Rachel asked tobias to a movie, so...what should they see? Lol well im open to suggestions so yeah. Wow im writing to much so im gonna stop now...HAPPY REVIEWING!
"So, Tobias, you ready to use this thing?"
[Yeah. Yeah, I'm ready.]
"Allright. Ax? What do we need to do?"
Ax was holding the cube in his hands. He looked at me with one stalk eye, the other on the cube, and his main eyes at the other Animorphs. [Tobias will need to be in his human form. You must place one hand on the cube, and concentrate on your human self. The rest of you should keep a good distance from him, the process may be alarming.]
What did he mean by that? Oh well, didn't matter. I landed on the ground and started morphing. I could only imagine what the others were thinking...
Jake: Tobias, human again? Things were going to change dramatically I'm sure. But hopefully it won't have a negative effect on the war. I mean, what was I going to do without my eyes on the sky 24/7? No! What am I thinking? Tobias is happy. I shouldn't be concerned about how it will affect our army. But still...
Cassie: Well, I hope Tobias will find happiness from this. Gosh, I rarely ever see him happy. It's like whenever he thinks he could be, he's afraid someone will come along and take it away from him. I guess that was kind of how his whole life had been, until recently though. I have no doubt that Rachel will be happy. And I guess I'm okay with anything that will make my best friend happy.
Ax: I am glad that my shorm, and my nephew, Tobias, has overcome his nothlit state. As long as I have known Tobias, he has been a nothlit. He and I were alike in that way, we were both misfits on this planet. Now that I am the only misfit, I am confident that we will remain shorm. Our friendship is not based upon similarity, but of trust. I do hope Tobias will continue to visit me, however.
Marco: Oops! I did it again. I played with your heart, got lost in the game. Oh baby, baby Dum dum, da da da duuum... Gosh, I cant get that song out of my head. (A/N: lol that was my first thought of what Marco was thinking, and I just had to write it down, so if you prefer the alternate paragraph then read on.)
Marco: What can I say? Tobias and I never had much of a relationship. He always really scared me, what happened to him I mean. If I were him, I guess I would be almost too happy to get my old body back. But, that's just me...
Tobias: I think I already knew what Rachel was thinking.
I finished morphing to human. I was really going to have to get used to these eyes. I brought my hands to my face and flexed my fingers. Wow. The hand was very cool. I looked around. I was standing there in my morphing outfit. Okay, time to do something.
"Orghsh" I had to get used to my voice again. "Okay, Ax, now what?"
Ax stepped forward and placed the cube on the floor. [Yes, now everyone should move away from Tobias approximately three of your feet.] Everyone stepped back.[Now Tobias, place one hand on the top of the cube and concentrate on your human self. Then you may stand up, where the process will take place. It may last up to three of your minutes.] Ax seemed sort of nervous.
I glanced at Rachel. She smiled at me. I remembered to smile back this time.
I crouched down, about to touch it when I was interrupted by Marco.
"Wait, wait wait. Shouldn't we all sing 'God Bless America' or the 'Circle of Life' or something?"
Jake shook his head. "Marco, do you know the lyrics to either song?"
"No."
"Okay." Jake turned to me. "Whenever you're ready, Tobias."
I was ready. I crouched down again and placed my palm on the top of the cube. It grew warm, and I concentrated on my self. Kind of tall, messy dirty-blonde hair, kind of lanky, blue eyes. I felt sort of a jolt and I stood up. So far, I didn't feel anything. Then-
"AHHHH!" I doubled over in pain, clutching my stomach. My insides were churning, I felt like I was about to vomit up my organs. Skin on fire! Bones shattering! My mind sank into a world of pain; I was screaming. I kind of witnessed my surroundings from far off-
"Tobias!" Rachel? Probably. She was pretty. Yeah. Brave, too.
[No! Back away! Don't go near him!]
I couldn't think...couldn't breathe...
Then, I opened my eyes. I was lying on the floor of the barn; the pain was gone. My face was hot and I felt very weak.
[It is done.]
I sat up. I felt two arms slide around my shoulders. Rachel. She was crouched down, pulling me into a tight hug. I felt too shaky to return it, but it felt good just the same.
After a few moments I was able to stand up. I took several long, deep breaths. Jake walked over and sort of placed his hand on my shoulder. "Welcome back, Tobias."
I just shook my head in response. I wasn't really ready to talk yet. Cassie walked over and gave me a hug. A gesture of acknowledgment, I guess.
I was finding it hard to keep my eyes open. I was tired, very tired.
Without thinking I laid down on the floor and fell asleep instantly.
It seemed like a long time before I woke up. I slowly opened my eyes and sat right up. Where was I?! I was in a bed, with a blue pillow and comforter. It was like a normal bedroom, though kind of empty. There was a window just above the bed, sunlight shining through. It was day, obviously. The walls were painted light blue. There was a small stand beside the bed, with an alarm clock and a lamp. There was a T.V. on a dresser at the wall facing the end of the bed. A desk was in a corner. Two doors were in the room, one for a closet and the other that would lead into a hallway, I suppose. I still begged the question: How did I get here? As if someone read my mind, I saw a door open. Inside stepped Erek.
"Oh good, you're up," Erek said. He took a seat at the edge of my bed.
"What happened?" I asked.
"Well, you fell asleep back at the barn yesterday," Erek laughed. "You gave the others quite a fright, you wouldn't wake up. They called me and I carried you here."
Hmm. "Well thanks, I guess. What time is it?"
"Oh, it's about noon. You must be hungry. Would you like to come downstairs and have lunch?"
At the thought of food, my stomach growled. "Yeah, sure."
"Cool," Erek said as he stood up. "Oh, and Rachel went and bought you some clothes, which you'll find in your dresser." He left the room.
I stood up and walked to the dresser. I hoped Rachel didn't go overboard. I opened the first drawer. A few pairs of socks and boxers. Second drawer, several T-shirts, some plain black, white, or dark green. I noticed one in particular. It was black, with what looked like an emblem on the front of it-a large circle with a red-tailed hawk in the center. Awesome. I opened the third drawer. Some very stylish sweaters and other long sleeved shirts. The bottom drawer contained a few pairs of dark blue jeans and one pair of khakis. Wow. Rachel sure spent a lot of time on this. Everything was perfectly folded neatly, and I'm sure it was all the right size. I made a mental note to find a way to repay her.
I pulled out a pair of socks, boxers, jeans, and that hawk shirt. I removed my morphing outfit and changed into the clothes. There was a comb on the nightstand. I ran it through my hair and walked into the hallway. There were several rooms on this floor, it looked like two other bedrooms and a bathroom. I walked down the stairs and onto the first floor. There was the living room and across from it, the kitchen. Half was with a stove, cupboards and such, and the other have contained a circular table. Erek was at the stove, cooking something. He turned to me. "Hey, Tobias! I'm fixing macaroni and cheese, you want some?"
"Yeah, sure."
"Allright, it's just about ready. Here, grab a bowl from that cupboard."
I took a bowl and Erek spooned some of the mac and cheese into it. "Go ahead and eat in the living room, you can watch T.V. or whatever," Erek said. I nodded and sat on the couch enjoying my lunch, flipping through channels. For the first time, I wasn't feeling very awkward. I was nice, I felt so comfortable here. It almost felt like...home?
I sat around for a while watching T.V. when Erek entered the room. "Tobias, someone's here to see you."
Well yeah. Kinda short, I know. I wrote this and a couple more pages last night, but I stopped in the middle of a conversation so I figured I would leave it here for now, even though it's a major cliffhanger lol. Im sorry, again. But I don't have time to finish that conversation because I am about to venture to a friends house, so I figured id at least post this much before I left. And, I cant say enough, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE REVIEWS!!!! GO YOU! Lol I just wanted to add before I left, you know Rachel asked tobias to a movie, so...what should they see? Lol well im open to suggestions so yeah. Wow im writing to much so im gonna stop now...HAPPY REVIEWING!