Hello again! Sorry that my last entry was somewhat devoid of detail, I get like that sometimes. I'll end up going back and adding some things later to make it better. In the mean time, here's the next chapter. I wanted to thank those who helped my moral by reviewing. Those people are:
Elwing
Sancho
Only two so far, but it is definitely a start! Now, on with the show!
& Jake &
We all stood waiting at the near-by park, the next night. The air was cold and moist against our skins and the sounds of night crickets filled the air. Draco had left earlier, claiming he was going to pick up some "supplies" before going on the mission. What he was getting, I had no idea. I didn't trust him that well either. People just don't pop out of nowhere to help someone out. Draco was after something. And I really didn't like the way he looked at Rachael.
Cassie took my hand into hers. "Jake, are you sure this is such a good idea?"
I turned and looked at her. "No. I'm not sure. For all we know, it could all be a trap."
"But we don't have much of a choice, do we?"
I was quiet for a second. It felt different when you heard it from someone else. "No, we don't." In front of us, Rachael paced back and forth, while Marco sat at a bench with Ax (in his human form), simply staring into space. Tobais flew above us, keeping an eye out for the mercenary. I glanced at my watch. It was 9:37. He was late.
/Look sharp, people./ Tobias said from above. /Police cruiser coming our way./
I turned to look down the street, and sure enough there were a pair of headlights piercing the night's darkness. The cruiser pulled up to the park and a lone figure stepped out of the vehicle. It was a pale, raven-haired boy who looked only 16 years-old. He wore the exact same clothes as Draco.
"Hey everyone. Ready to go?" the boy asked. As he walked towards us, his features shifted and he transformed into Draco.
"Andalite morphing technology? How did you get a hold of that?" Ax asked.
"Its not technology. I've always been able to do that. Only human is the only form I can take. For blending in." Draco answered.
"I think the most important question here is where the hell did you get this cruiser?" Rachael asked.
"Oh! Well don't worry too much about it. I'll return it by tomorrow."
"You stole it!" Cassie exclaimed.
"Cool!" Marco interjected. Cassie gave him a quick punch to the arm. "Ow! What was that for?"
"I didn't steal it." Draco justified. "Simply borrowed it. Its less suspicious for a cruiser to drive by the building than a normal vehicle. Now quit complaining and get in."
We all slid into the cruiser, though there was not enough room to hold everyone in, so Ax ended up having to turn into his bird form and sitting with Tobias on the back dashboard. Once everyone was in, Draco turned the ignition and we drove away.
The drive to the facility was a quiet one. Nobody seemed in the mood to talk. I was busy thinking about how we were going to go about the mission when Ax connected a private speech with me.
/Prince Jake, there is something that is bothering me about this Draco character./ I turned and looked at him. Though I could not reply, he got the cue to continue talking. /I don't think that he is from another planet at all. I think he is from earth./
"How so?" my expression said.
/Well, he speaks perfect English, which is not an easy language to learn in short time. Also the fact that his only transformation is that of a human. What would be the use of a specie's only natural morphing form be that of a human if they lived on another planet? And last of all, the sword he carries. It is of Japanese make, and I can tell by the shape of the steel that it is hand-made./
Ax had a definite point, but there was no way to prove anything. Either way, Draco was becoming more and more mysterious at every turn. And this did nothing to nurture my trust for him.
The car turned into a large parking area and Draco shut off the engine. "We're here, everyone file out."
We all stepped out of the car and Ax turned back into his normal for, while the rest of us morphed into our combat forms. "So how do you want to do this boss?" Draco asked. "All satellite/radar research is kept on the third floor somewhere, that's all I know."
/I was planning on just entering from the front door. Is that okay with you/ Jake said.
Draco reached behind him and drew his sword. It came out of its scabbard with a ringing sound. "Wouldn't have it any other way."
It must have looked weird, the seven of us heading towards the building. A tiger, a gorilla, a bear, a wolf, a hawk, and two outlandish creatures. Any other person walking by would have questioned the amount of alcohol they had consumed earlier, but not the Yeerks. They had already sent out two guards, human hosts, armed with Dreacon beams.
"Shoot the-!" one of them started to yell, but was silenced when Draco suddenly drew a handgun from inside his coat and shot him. He rotated the gun and shot his partner. The shots rang out in the night air, gradually fading. So much for the element of surprise.
/You brought a gun/ I exclaimed.
"Of course. Can't use a blade with long range, you know."
We reached the door and Rachael simply charged through them, knocking them off their hinges and surprising a group of waiting Hork-Bajir. I pounced on one of them and tore into it's throat with by teeth. Once it stopped twitching, I turned to help my teammates, but they seemed to already have everything under control. Rachael trampled over a fallen Hork-Bajir, and Ax was waving the blood off of his tail-blade. I looked around for Draco, and found him a little ways ahead of us, dealing with a large group of Taxxons. Watching him fight was amazing. He utilized both the pistol and the sword simultaneously, never missing a beat. Still, more enemies kept coming, and he showed signs of tiring.
/Come on, Draco needs some help/ I called to the others. We rushed to his aid, Marco and Cassie falling behind to take care of a few Hork-Bajir that were late when we first entered. Rachael was the first to reach the fight, catapulting herself into the chaos, causing three Taxxons to literally explode. Ax and I arrived next, Ax taking battle with the nearest armed human. I lunged at a Hork-Bajir and crushed it's skull with a swing from my paw. Primal fury, bitch.
Eventually, the tide died down, and Cassie and Marco joined us. Rachael's mouth and paws were dripping with blood, and Draco was equally messy, blood dripping off his coat and sword, hitting the ground with a soft 'plip, plip, plip'.
"Guess that settles that," Draco said, dropping the clip from his pistol. It hit the blood-drenched ground with a wet 'clank!' and he loaded a fresh one in. How much ammunition this man had on him, I didn't know, but I have seen him reload five times already. "Ready to move on everyone? The third floor awaits us." Something about Draco scared me. They say that you never know someone until you fight beside them, and by the way Draco calmly cleaned the blood off his face as if it was nothing made me wonder how many times he had been through something like this.
