In this chapter, we shall answer the question from the previous one. Will Tobias get his son home safe? And what about the Animorphs and Ax?
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TOBIAS
I flew as fast as I could towards the school. I knew I had to get there quickly. The Yeerks didn't care how old the person was, except for children less than 2 years of age and people over 65 years of age. I could see the school and dived towards the ground. The Yeerks had already arrived. Landing, I began to morph. My feathers turned into green, scaly skin, as my tail feathers formed into a tail. I grew taller, passing three feet, four feet and growing. My neck elongated, as blades appeared at my knees, elbows, on my tail and on my head. I had morphed a Hork-Bajir. I went over to the school and went inside. The other Hork-Bajirs probably just thought I was another servant, going in to get hosts. My vision may be a bit dimmed, but I did have excellent hearing and smell. I knew my son. And I found him, hiding in the janitor's closet. Opening the door, I saw him hiding behind the mop. I went to pick him up, but he shrank back
(Adam, its me, your father) I said
He looked at me strangely. I sighed. I demorphed to hawk, then morphed to human. He ran into my arms
"Daddy"
"Alright, let's get you out of here"
I left the closet and ran in the opposite direction I entered. Entering the bathroom, I spied a window, placed Adam down and punched it. Blood poured down my hand, but I knew it would heal when I demorphed. Going out first, I pulled Adam out after, before I demorphed to hawk. I then morphed to Hork-Bajir, before picking up Adam and running back home. I took him down to the basement to join Leah, before I demorphed to hawk
"Daddy, will you be back?" asked Leah
(Soon, sweetheart)
With a flap of my wings, I took off and flew out the window, to join the others
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JAKE
The Hork-Bajirs were coming in from all sides. We had Rachel swinging her massive head, sending the Salad Shooters (or as Marco once called them) flying. We needed help, but the resident Andalites (apart from Ax) weren't here right now
(Hey guys, I think you need help)
I looked up, as a red-tailed hawk landed and began morphing
(Tobias, nice of you to drop by) said Marco
Tobias completed his morphing to Andalite. He had once absorbed Ax's DNA for a mission. He leapt into the fray and began to help Marco
But we had a problem. While we were killing several at a time, there was more Hork-Bajirs coming. I had no idea where they were coming from. They just kept coming and coming. I knew we couldn't fight them all off
(We have to retreat) I ordered
(Oh yeah, where too?) asked Marco
I wasn't sure. Then I remembered. The mountain retreat of the Hork-Bajirs we had helped rescue from the Yeerks year ago. I hadn't been there for a while
But as we backed away, the Hork-Bajirs pushed harder
(Oh great, how do we get rid of them now?) asked Marco
(Bash them for a bit) answered Rachel
(But that's what we've been doing for the last half an hour)
(Just be thankful, there aren't that many) said Tobias
(I don't care, we're leaving. We're faster than them anyway) I said
We turned and ran, Tobias demorphing to hawk and the rest of us, minus Ax of course, demorphing to human. We only stopped running when we knew we had placed a good distance between ourselves and the Hork-Bajirs
"So, where do we go, fearless leader?" asked Marco
"We go to the Hork-Bajir sanctuary," I answered
(What about your children?) asked Ax
"We take them with us. We'll use my car," said Cassie
(Ok, here's an idea. Cassie and Rachel can take the car and drive the kids to the mountain. Jake, Ax, Marco and I will fly) said Tobias
"That sounds good. Who agrees?" I asked
Everyone nodded their heads. I clapped my hands and rubbed them together
"Alright, let's go"
Fifteen minutes later and I was in the air, floating on the thermals as a peregrine falcon. On my left, was Marco, as an osprey and Ax, as the northern harrier, while Tobias flew by on my right. Down below, was a Land cruiser, driven by Cassie and with the kids
(I believe I can fly, oh I believe I can touch the sky) sang Marco
(Is that the only song you can think of?) asked Tobias
Marco was silent for a minute, before answering
(Mary had a little lamb, little lamb, little-)
(Okay, Marco, you can shut up now) said Tobias
Five minutes passed before we arrived at the sanctuary. Cassie, Rachel and the kids were already there, as we landed and demorphed (or in Tobias' case, morphed). Sam ran over to greet me, followed by Cassie, as Tobias went over to Rachel and his children
"Isn't this sweet?" said Marco
(I do believe it is, even if I still might not know much about human emotions) said Ax
"Ax-man, you didn't have to say anything, you know," said Marco
(Ah)
"Animorphs return"
I turned around. A Hork-Bajir was standing behind us. Tobias stepped forward
"Yeah, we've returned Estray"
Estray was the female leader of the Hork-Bajirs. Most of the freed species owe themselves to Tobias, who had rescued a few of them before. I guess they worshipped him
"Estray has homes for Tobias and friends"
"We appreciate this," said Tobias
Estray left us and went back to her large hut in the trees. Their homes were amazing. Think of a tree house, but with all the works and jerks. Just lovely
I sat down on a log. Cassie sat next to me, as Sam climbed onto my lap. Marco stood by Ax, as Tobias and Rachel sat on the grass, followed by Adam and Leah
"So, what are we going to do about this war?" I asked
For a while, no-one answered. Then Ax spoke up
(I believe there is a way)
"What's that?" asked Rachel
(If we can find the Lasterol Stone, then maybe we might stand a chance)
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Ah, there we are. The first mention of the Lasterol Stone. What will happen next, will appear in the next chapter. But I'm taking a small break to complete my Alien vs. Predator fanfict. But until then, please review and I'll see you soon