Hey guys. Just thought I'd give you a more... rounded... view of my characters. Hope you like it. Here goes...
By the way, galaxytree, it does get to over 40 degrees in Australia. No joke either.
Wraithlord42: I told you before, my characters name is Jade, not Mary-Sue. Please get it right and stop flaming me.
Here goes...
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My name is Ithiell of the Nibrit clan. It is like a human version of a 'family unit' or a last name.
I am an 'honorary', or 'adopted' son of the Ipkla clan.
I have been living on earth for five human... five years.
Why am I 'adopted' you ask? Well, long story short; I stowed away on the battle ship my parents had been on. They were killed in the fight for earth. I however, had not. I was soon thrust into the madness that was war.
It was terrifying. Blood everywhere! Screaming, dying Chanaibens and Terinans were everywhere! Dying for their cause! Dying in... dying in vain.
My mind was reeling. How could two races be so heartless! So... destructive!
I soon became on of the bloodied, scrambling, crying, trying to find a direction that would get me away from this war.
That was the day I had met, and saved, Amanda and the others. They gave me a reason to live... a reason to go on. Jade and Amanda... I had considered them like sisters... until I found more in Amanda than I was expecting. Minaj, or passion of the heart, led me to feel more for her...
I know what you're thinking. You're an 'alien' and she's a human. So what's 'up with that'. Trust me, I could explain it to you humans, but it would take days until you understood it.
My real sister Inaad... my twin... went missing months after I had. She'd been looking for me... but...
To continue this story, I had been contacted by a female Runchak. She told me about the Gbar sword... the sword that can open gateways between parallel universes... had been discovered to be a truth, and not just a myth. She had told me of its approximate location, as well as that others had discovered its existence. So it was now a race against time to find it, and return it to the Runchak race.
So, naturally I contacted Jade. Well, Amanda made contact before I. Because I knew that one of those 'others' had to be the Yeerks, and that the 'Animorphs' would be able to help us.
As Jade and I had flown to meet up with the Runchak, whose real name was too hard to pronounce (so she called herself Anny for our sakes) Jade told me about her situation. This was not good.
Especially since this 'David' character had to have seen Anny's ship.
We drove him off, but something he said kept nagging at me. What he'd said before he ran off. He would have Jade's blood...
Anyway, I watched as Anni introduced herself to Jade and Marco.
(Why hello hello humans! Oh, how wonderful! All the different skin colours!) She had began to shake Marco's hand, but then pulled him towards her to look at his arm. Her clawed fingers ran gently over his skin, and her head never stopped moving. It was amazing we had evolved from the same species. Chanaibens were taught focus and calmness... an important lesson in our training, while the Runchak were jittery, jumpy little creatures who never seemed to stop moving. Their golden or orange eyes blinking continuously... it was just unbelievable.
"Uh, yeah" he pulled his arm back slowly and she let go without much resistance.
Naturally, Runchak use the power of thought to speak to one another. They do have mouths, but they believe that 'mouth sounds' are too slow.
(Oh, my apologies! I hope I did not scare you. Your species is just so fascinating to me!) She said excitedly, fidgeting with her own fingers, before turning and going back to the science station she was working on.
"Don't worry, she's just curious about you" I assured him, watching as he stepped back beside Jade, and once again I noticed how strange they were together. They were both so... short... about the same height...
Jade cleared her throat.
"Uh, excuse me. But we were wondering what you could tell us about this sword" She said, and out of the corner of my eye I watched as Marco's hand slid into hers, with their fingers entwining. I wondered if he could ever feel Minaj for her...
No time for that Ithiell! Focus you imbecile!
I watched as she told her story to them both, then as she explained the true power of the Gbar sword to them. When she did that, their faces changed. Jade's eyes narrowed, and Marco looked a little like he was in shock.
"No way" he breathed.
"When it deals with big furry aliens... way" Jade countered, her green eyes turning to glare at me. I nodded. It was true.
"We've got to talk to Jake and the others!"
"Yes, indeed" I said.
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We met the next afternoon at the girl named Cassie's barn. It was actually a 'Wildlife Rehabilitation Clinic' as she told me.
To get there though, I had to become human again. Anny would stay in the woods, 'laying low', as Jade called it.
Once again it felt unusual having such a flat face. With the small mouth, and little eyes with poor eyesight... and I didn't feel the same without my tail and wings... but over the years I had gotten used to this form, and it felt like a second skin to me.
I touched my face, then scratched my head as I walked down into the afternoon sun, and out onto the streets. I had spent the entire day with Anny, whose constant jerky head movements and unending questions were soon to make me want to end my own life. There was no way we had the same genetics!
"Hey" I turned to see the girl named Rachel with her 'cousin' Jake.
"Oh, hi" I replied.
"You look like exhausted" Jake said as we began to walk side by side.
I explained about Anny's activities, and they just smiled and nodded.
"Madness, I tell you. Madness!" I finally said as we walked up the path to the 'barn'.
"You kind of sound like Ax when you say that" Rachel smirked a little.
I smiled, shook my head and turned my attention ahead to my future duties. Had to tell them everything...
They were all there. Tobias, in the rafters. Cassie, leaning against a stall, patting a brown horse. Ax, in his human morph. Jade and Marco, not too far from each other, but not looking like they were glued to the hip like the night before.
Jake shut the barn door, and I noticed Tobias seemed to be looking around a bit more when he did.
(Okay, all clear) he finally said, and I watched as Ax returned to his Andalite form.
"You can change back, if you'd feel more comfortable" Jake offered, and I nodded. I did feel better when I was...
I quickly became myself again, and as soon as I had my own nose, the smell of all the barn animals hit me. It was overwhelming to my senses!
Ignore it Ithiell. You've got a job to do, I told myself, straightening up a little and finding a place to stand in the circle. Jade nodded to me, and I told them about Anny and the sword. I hesitated when I remembered how Jade and Marco had reacted when Anny had told them about its abilities.
And David's last words flashed through my head. What was I missing?!.
"Go ahead Ithiell. Tell them" Jade motioned for me to keep going, sitting on the bale of hay beside Marco, with both of them sharing a worried glance.
"Well, as you know, the sword opens a gateway... but it has to be directed. Which means, it can open any gateway into whichever dimension the holder chooses it to. Maybe even a dimension... or parallel universe where everything is completely opposite"
"Like... what? Evil Animorphs? Good Yeerks?" Rachel suggested.
"Something like that. But the gateway itself would be unstable. This... weapon... was only a prototype, and the probability of it succeeding to maintain a gateway is only very slim"
"Go on Ithiell. Tell them what you told us" Jade's eyes bored into mine.
If you won't, I will, they said. And I knew she wasn't bluffing either. She reminded me of my sister...
"Well, while there is a low probability, there is still that chance. And if that gateway is opened, and one thing... just one thing... is passed from one universe to another..."
"Then it's goodbye world!" Marco exploded, getting up very quickly and throwing his hands in the air. I had seen it coming. I'd seen he was about to explode, since I didn't seem to be getting to the point fast enough.
"No, not just the world, all life in general. Stars, planets... everything in each and every universe... gone..." Jade said softly, looking away from me. Marco was still fuming I saw.
"What?! You mean if something is exchanged... then kaboom?!!" Rachel was equally unimpressed. I nodded sadly.
"Well we can forget about that maths test next week, cause if the Yeerks find it, it won't matter anyway!!" Marco snapped, now pacing with barely restrained energy. I noticed the other four hadn't said anything.
But I saw they were all thinking hard about it.
"Guess what Jade? You won't have to worry about David anymore, because there'll be no David! In fact, there'll be no you!"
"Enough!" Jake snapped "Don't you think we don't know what this means?! Yeah, it looks bad, but if we start thinking negatively we're all doomed"
(Prince Jake, I think we must first focus on finding the sword first) Ax said. Jake nodded, then looked up at me.
"The Runchak ship is useless. It's only true function is collecting and storing data. And I have no real knowledge of the Runchak technology, so I cannot alter it to help us. However... I just installed a new tracking system in my fighter. I could adapt it to work in our favour"
"And where is it?"
"Back in Australia"
"So..."
"Amanda, Rtaia and Robert are there. I can contact them and have them bring the ship over as soon as possible" I assured him, since I think I saw a small vein in his head beginning to pop out. He was becoming short tempered. I couldn't blame him.
"And how is that supposed to help us now?! OW!" Marco cried as Rachel went and slapped him across the back of the head. They both had a go at each other, and I watched as Cassie and Jake tried to diffuse the situation. Jade came over to me, and I could tell she was tired. I saw the thin black rings under her eyes, and the weary smile she tried to give.
"Well, Marco's right about one thing. If we do die, I won't have to worry about David anymore" I saw her fighting back tears that threatened to fall.
"We're not going to die Jade. I won't let that happen. There's so much to live for..."
"You learnt that from Amanda, didn't you?" she forced a small laugh.
"Darn right I did! And she's right too. Listen, if we do get the sword..."
(What makes you think the Runchak won't use it for their own gain? You know, seek out new worlds?) I noticed Tobias was looking at us, and I know he'd heard our conversation.
(Or worse... us) Ax came and stood beside me, his stalk eyes focused on the situation behind us.
"Well, I didn't want to say anything... but I intend on not letting anyone get the sword" I told them all, looking up at Tobias, then down at Ax. Finally, I turned my eyes on Jade, her cool eyes now understanding.
Now the four other humans turned to us. So, they had heard me. Good, I planned on telling them this too.
(Then... what do you plan to do with it? Hide it?)
(Ithiell, I do not think...)
"I'm going to destroy the sword"