A/N: sorry for randomly dropping this story. I'm gonna try and finish it off quickly since I'm approaching a block (groan) but… well, I'll do my best to not make it rushed. TA is just some school I guess… I didn't feel like naming anything, and I had to keep up with the whole Animorphs-you-can't-know-where-we-are thing. Something Academy, maybe? Characterization: yeah, I know Marco's definitely off by at least a little, Rachel might be… Jake? I'm not sure about him. But this is just a short little fic… my long ones are what I really put my heart and soul into. This is just some little diddy…
"Oh, grand idea," Rachel mumbled. "Why don't we just dig around by one of the water rides."
"I didn't hear you say anything when Jake asked for ideas," Marco replied.
"This isn't an idea, Marco. It's a duh."
"Well, my brilliant 'duh' just saved the entire school from infestation."
"I don't know a lot about pipes," Jake stated. "So… Tobias, just kind of dig around in this area, okay? You'll hit something eventually."
Tobias began to morph the Taxxon. Try to keep a distance or a tail blade at my throat or something, he told them. Just so I don't get out of control. I know that the first time you morph is the hardest to control, but I have a feeling this guy's gonna give me trouble again.
The Animorphs each took a few steps back except for Ax, in Andalite form, who stayed by Tobias with his tail ready.
"What are we gonna do once the pipes are busted?" Marco asked.
"Go home," Jake replied.
"Well, I know that, but they're eventually gonna fix 'em. What then?"
"By then, we will have hopefully destroyed the Yeerk pool."
"Why don't we just do that now?"
"Because we can't get in."
"What makes you think we'll get in then? If anything, they'll increase security. We're making this harder on ourselves."
"This preoccupies them," Cassie replied. "They'll need to fix this before they can open the park, and they'll need to open the park before they can infest anyone. This becomes their goal… not guarding the house."
"They have enough Human Controllers; they could probably do both."
"But they're still double minded," Jake answered. "C'mon, Marco. Trust me."
OK, let's do this, Tobias said, now fully Taxxon. He began eating away at the ground below him. It appeared that he had control over the body that he was in, but Tobias could feel the inner war going on. He was just barely hanging on to the lead he had over the Taxxon's instinct. It liked the dirt, of course – it liked anything it could eat – but it would prefer flesh if it was available, which it was. Once he reached the pipe, Tobias began demorphing right away. He didn't want to spend more time than he had to in Taxxon morph.
"I think everyone'll morph birds," Jake said, laying out the plan for the rest of the night. "Perch just outside of the park, except me. I'll go Hork-Bajir and slash open the pipe, then make a run for it."
"You'll never get out," Rachel replied.
"Yeah, but a Hork-Bajir can at least fight these humans." Jake paused, then rolled his eyes. "Man, I'm calling our own race 'humans.' I hang out with aliens too much."
"What about Ax?" Marco asked. "He's one morph closer than you'd be after making a break for it. And Andalites are better than Hork-Bajir."
Jake hesitated. He would rather put himself in danger than Ax, but Marco was right in saying that they might have a better chance if Ax did it. "What do you think?" he asked.
I will do whatever you ask, Ax replied.
Jake looked down at the pipe. "Well… cut it near the bottom, OK, Ax? I don't want water spraying up and making a scene."
Yes, Prince Jake.
"We'll wait for you just outside, OK? I'll make sure we're within range." He looked to everyone else and nodded, and they each began to morph owls.
It went along as planned. Ax had slit the pipe and gotten back out without being caught, though it was a close call. They each flew back to their houses after they made sure Ax was still there, and everyone went back to sleep.
A/N: weak ending; go ahead, say it! Guess what: I don't care. I say that I can't write if what I'm writing has a weak plot, and this has a weak plot. I can do better with better fics, really, I can! But for those of you who like this story, I'll just have to keep doing my best and hoping that even though it is pathetic, it's not as pathetic as I think it is. Maybe? Hopefully? :]