Okay, yes, there IS a reason why I'm rushing… and from now on, a rating for my later chappies, k? Just for fuuunnnn!
Ah, and this chapter? Inspired by a song called 'Poison' by Groove Coverage, k? OKAY!
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"Elfangor"
I heard Jake speak that voice, and I knew something serious was going on. It was only then I realised I was being held close to someone. I didn't move, hardly breathed, listening and not opening my eyes as I the conversation between Jake and 'Elfangor' went on. Then… something in the voice changed, and it came Tobias's voice.
I opened my eyes then, looking over at the blue centaur that was standing in front of us. Could it be… no, not Ax. Tobias? Was that…
He looked at me (She's not alive either)
"Say what!" I croaked, struggling to get up. Jake soon let me down, and I stood up to look at the blue creature that I knew in my heart was Tobias. But… where'd he get an Andalite morph? Unless…
"How can that be! We're right here!" Jake looked down at his hands. I kind of believed it. After all, none of it seemed to fit anymore…
I looked down dully at my own hands. Touched my face… felt real enough…
Tobias gave Jake a choice, then walked off. He looked at me.
"I'll do whatever you say Jake" I murmured dully. I looked down at my hands, then my feet, the floor… stared at the floor for a bit…
Suddenly arms were around me, and my face was pointing upwards. Jake kissed me, a desperate kiss holding me close, and tight. I returned it, realising Tobias was wrong! We were both alive, and when you're alive…
I broke the kiss "Let's do both, and kick butt like we used to"
He smiled at me "Now that's the Jade I know"
"Yeah. Come on, we don't have that long" I said, then focused. Amazingly, the changes soon began…
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I watched in horror as Cassie… the older Cassie… kicked at the spire! It stopped working!
(You did it!) I heard Jake cry. Then Cassie's voice in my head. A few more minutes before the moon ray was up and operational!
Then she was dragged inside. A small slit remained. Jake followed! Too fast, and the wrong angle! I watched in horror as he smacked into the far wall, being knocked out cold.
(NO! JAKE!)
TSSSSEWWW! An Orff I'd never seen! Hanging off one of the stone eagles! I banked hard as another shot missed me by millimetres!
Had to get inside! Had to get to Jake! He was…
TSSSSSEWWW! Another one! Where were they…
Then I saw it! Another opening! No doubt, not made by the original builders! I banked again, then flapped upwards with all my might. Orff shot, missing me by millimetres!
(Take this!) I yelled when I was high enough, then folded my massive wings in and dove! One ducked out of the way… only to go tumbling down towards the ground, many stories down.
I was in!
I flared, being incredibly lucky and managing to rake one across the eyes! Another tried to get me, but I was already gone!
I flapped my wings with all my might, ducking and diving around corners, my massive wings brushing the sides with almost every stroke.
BAM! A noise from ahead of me! I flew faster, hoping I wasn't…
Too many turns! Couldn't manoeuvre fast enough to…
Wham! Straight into a wall. I fell, dazed, but quickly shook it off as I heard the sounds of battle not far from me. I flapped hard… got altitude…
And was off!
I heard a… a roar? Jake?
"Get him, you morons!" That voice! Where…
All of a sudden I was within the madness! I flared, raked my talons forward… and caught an Orff dead in the eyes!
I landed on the far end of the room as Jake fought them, shifted human, and…
A scream!
"Cassie!" Someone had thrown her!
I saw Jake go into overload! The knocked one of his opponents into a wall… again! And again!
"Get her, you fools!" Someone yelled. That someone… it… it was…
I ducked under Hork-Bajir blades, then…
Cassie! I could see fingers!
I dove, grabbing her arm as she started to slip more! She…
"Get to the controls!" She screamed, almost yanking her arm free.
"No! Jake can take care of it! I've got you!"
"Let me go you idiot! Get to the controls!" She insisted. I ignored her, trying to pull her up… she wouldn't co-operate…
"Yaah!" I slipped, managing to catch the ledge with my right hand. But… slipping…
"Let me go! Get to the controls!" She still screamed, even as I desperately tried to pull us both up, fear gripping every part of me…
I slipped! No! I was… falling!
I screamed, and…
And then complete and utter blackness. I heard nothing, I felt nothing… I saw nothing…
INTERESTING CHOICE.
A voice, but not the Ellimists, spoke. Definitely not Crayak either.
THEY HAVE STRANGELY SEGMENTED MINDS; CONCIOUS, UNCONCIOUS, AND AN ABILITY TO RECONCILE BOTH. THEY WILL BEAR MORE STUDY, THESE HUMANS…
Sounded like they couldn't decide whether to be male or female, or young or old. What the…
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"Jada! Jada up!"
My eyes snapped open. There, practically jumping on me like she always did… was Phoebe. To her surprise, and in fact mine as well, grabbed her and pulled her in for a big hug. She cried, giggled, and then squirmed out of my grasp. I let her go, watching as she ran out of the open door, where I heard my mother scolding my father for something…
Wait a second!
I threw my covers off me, looking down at my body… nails…
They were my own nails! Weak and chipped and just the best nails I could ever ask for! I felt… my hair! It was at my shoulders!
I ran to the small mirror on my table, grabbing it and picking it up to look at myself. Yes, that was me staring back! ME!
I was me again!
"Whatcha doin? Checkin for zits?" a voice from behind me, and I spun around to see Tina there. All ten years of her. I ran to her, picked her up and swung her around in a big massive hug!
When I put her down, she just looked at me strangely.
"Muuuuuuummm! Jade's acting crreeepppyyyyy!" she suddenly yelled, running out the door.
"Jade, what are you doing!"
"I'm…I don't know" I said as I went out to the kitchen. It was… was it all a dream? Was I…
But… it all felt so… so real!
My mum smiled at me, dishing out bacon and eggs.
"Hurry up and eat your food before it goes cold"
"Did someone say food?" Ryan came out of the room he shared with Tina, smiling down at the food. I ran over to him, wrapping him in a tight hug.
"I'm sorry Ryan. So sorry!"
"Hey… uh… mum?" He pulled away from me, looking creeped out. I honestly couldn't blame him. But… I was just too happy!
"That's a good girl. Jade, I hereby lift your grounding"
"Huh?"
"All I wanted you to do was to apologise to your brother"
"Oh… okay" I scratched my head, then thought of something.
"Hey… mum?"
"Hmmm?"
"Can I call Amanda and Robert later?"
"Sure"
So I called them, grateful to hear Amanda's cheery voice again. She was normal!
Okay, it might have been a mistake to call Robert, but I needed to know. By the end of our one minute convo, I knew.
But… one question still remained. Did all that really happen, or was it all just a dream?
There was only one guy I knew that would be able to tell me for sure.
