Jake's POV

Tobias, can we demorph now? I asked. I wasn't sure how long we had been in morph but I wanted out.

Yes, we can. They seem satisfied that we are dead. Tobias said. To me he sounded like Ax.

Alright. Marco? I asked. I didn't get a reply. Marco? I asked again. Maybe he didn't hear me the first time. Ditto. Marco? Marco, this isn't funny. I said. Still no reply.

He's not here Jake. Tobias said, saying what we already knew.

No, he's somewhere around here. Maybe he's out of thought speak range. I said, knowing it was absurd.

We'll look for him. Tobias said. I knew we wouldn't find him. The Dracons had got him. Let's find some shelter. Tobias said. He was right. We needed shelter. I finally demorphed. I decided I needed wings. I morphed peregrine falcon.

I started flying and found that the thermals were great. The sun was closer to the planet than Earth was to her sun. The planet was maybe a third smaller than earth which made the gravity less. I flew to about five-thousand feet and saw that it was a jungle. Vines, bushes and trees were everywhere.

How are we going to find a cave in this? I asked.

Who said we needed a cave? Most shelter's aren't caves. Tobias said. Maybe the Kelbrid live on this planet. Maybe we can find a Kelbrid city. He said, far more optimistic than he usually was.

I wondered why. He had just killed his only love. Denial? Maybe. Me, I had just seen two of my five best friends killed. I was not being very optimistic.

Look! A bird! We need to get bird morphs that are native to this planet. We stand out like a sore thumb. Tobias said. It made sense.

Can you catch one? I asked. If you can bring it down next to that big tree over there. I said. The 'big tree' was a really big tree. Maybe half as big as the one's on the Hork-Bajir world.

Tobias easily caught a large bird. The bird had been easy for him to catch because we were used to more gravity. He brought it down to the bottom of the tree and landed next to him.

"Maybe you could morph Ax and make a shelter under this tree." I said as soon as I demorphed.

No need. He said. There's a hole large enough to fit a small house in it on the other side.

"Okay, oh, I gotta acquire the bird." I touched the bird, who was unusually calm and started to acquire it. It became even calmer as I acquired it. It was a bird about the size of a bald eagle. It was sky blue on the bottom and grass green on the top. Perfect camouflage. I thought. Its talons were large and sharp. I guessed it was a predator. I terrible smell hit me like a brick wall. It smelled terrible. No wonder the bird was so calm. I staggered back. Tobias flew up. "Oh, ogh! That smell! Oh, it's terrible!"

Yuck! Yeah! Great morph. Battle morph and bird morph! We'll asphyxiate em'! Oh, that's nasty! Augh! Tobias said. He was busy protesting as a branch fell and hit him on the head.

What are the chances? I thought as I tried to wake him up. The bird flew away and the smell left with it.

Tobias woke. Wha... huh? He flared like normal bird would do. Whoa! Jake! Don't do that? He said, sounding annoyed. Ow, my head hurts.

"You managed to get hit on the head by a falling branch." I said.

How did I manage that? Anyway... hey! Where'd the smell go? He asked.

Oh, that. It left with the bird. I said. I had morphed the bird and was starting to take off.

Hey? Where are you going? Tobias asked. We found shelter, remember?

Oh, yeah. I said I had forgotten about. Okay, let's go in there. I demorphed and went into the little cave.

"Kinda cozy." I said. "Hmm, now all we need is electricity and running water." I said.

I'll be in the branches. Tobias said. He flew up to the branches. I went back into our little cave. I looked around for the best place to sleep. I was never very good at camping. I went outside to collect some foliage to make a soft bed. I put it down and spread it out. I laid down on the stuff and went to sleep.

I woke up the next morning. Amazingly, I had no dreams that night.

"Hungry?" Tobias asked. He was in human morph. "Oh, did I mention humans are blind?" He carried something that passed as a tray. There were some things on it. A fruit that looked like exactly like a peach was on it. Another that looked just like an Apple.

"Where'd you find this?" I asked.

"I was flying around, scouting out the area when I saw a tree that looked just like an apple tree. Sure enough, it was an apple tree. " He replied. "I cut the Apple open, I got one whiff of it and knew for sure it was an Apple tree."

"But how would it get here on this planet. That's impossible." I said.

"Maybe the Yeerks put it here. I don't know." He said. He put the tray down in front of me. "I'm going to demorph now. I feel deaf and blind." He said and demorphed. I looked at the tray and picked up an apple.

"Oh well, who cares." I mumbled, and took a bite. It was the best tasting apple I had ever had. When I finished the apple Tobias was done morphing.

"So, find any mice to eat?" I asked, conversationally.

No, but I did find a creature that looked suspiciously like a Squirrel. He said. Absolutely serious, I realized.

"Maybe the Yeerks transplanted all this Flora and fauna on this planet." I suggested.

Do Yeerks really do that kind of stuff? They destroy Flora and Fauna, remember. They destroy, destroy, destroy! He said, I could tell he was grieving over Rachel.

"How could they get here then?" I wondered aloud.

I'm going to go up in the tree while you wait. He said, not answering my question.

"Alright." I said absently.

I picked up a fruit that I had never seen before and bit in. It was shaped like a disc and was yellowish blue. It tasted sort of like an orange and apple mixed together. Not that you'll ever taste that. I ate it all the way, I was just about to start on another fruit that looked like a purple baseball when Tobias flew in.

"Hello Tobias. I thought..." I started to say.

There is a hurricane that looks as if the winds are going up to three-hundred miles an hour. It heading this way! He said. We need to block up the entrance somehow. Oh man, I had a bad experience with a hurricane.

My mind raced. I had never been in a hurricane. And definitely not one with wind that tripled most hurricanes back on earth.

"How long do you think it will take for it to get here?" I asked. I knew Tobias's eyes' were much better than mine, maybe he spotted it rather far off.

Thirty minutes, max. He said. We need to block up the entrance. Maybe I can cut down some tree's with my morph of Ax. He said. I agreed and he went out.

I was preparing us for a long stay in the small hollow. Tobias jumped inside nimbly with his Andilite body and placed a small log he had been holding on the pile that covered up the entrance.

Could you help me put the rest of the logs on, these Andilite arms aren't that strong and I don't want to take time to demorph and remorph. Tobias asked.

"Sure," I walked over there and helped put the rest of the logs over the entrance. We went to the middle of the cave and waited. He demorphed and right about when he was done demorphing the blast from the wind hit the logs.

"What if this tree falls over?" I asked.

Then only the Ellimist can save us. Tobias replied.

The wind howled and beat at the entrance but amazingly, it didn't brake.

I wonder why the water hasn't seeped in yet. Maybe... Tobias was interrupted by a low growl.

"That's not good." I whispered.

There's an animal right behind you. He's the one growling. He's poised to strike. He's... Just then the 'Animal' pushed me from behind and I fell. I should have started morphing as soon as... Then I realized that I felt no pain. I felt a tongue licking me. Just like a dog.

I'll go for his eyes. Tobias said.

"Wait." I said. I got up. The animal got off me. It was twisting together, then untwisting his three tails. It's face looked like that of a squirrel. Its eyes' watched me.

Uh Jake, that place he was in was not there before. Tobias said. I looked back. It had certainly not been there before.

"Hello," I voice from behind me said. I jumped and turned around. Tobias flared. "Do not be afraid." Said whatever it was. I couldn't see it, but I knew it was there.

"Who do you think you are? Gabriel?" I asked, knowing he would not get the joke. It was a joke made in fear, so it wasn't very good.

"How did you know? Yes, my name is Gabriel. Do not worry about my Dar. He is harmless."

"Dar? Is that that thing?" I asked, pointing at the three tailed squirrel looking thing.

"Yes, that is my Dar. He only wants to play." Gabriel said. I am going to come out now. Please do not attempt to harm me, thought I doubt you could." He said.

I part of the dirt/rock wall slid open, and standing there, as if nothing was different, was a full blown DRAGON!

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