Hey. I'm back. See I haven't died!
Luna- Not yet anyway.
Is that a threat!?!
Luna- It will be if you don't get moving on this chapter.
Well why do you care?
Luna- I don't but I think the readers do.
Huh? *Looks at audience* Oh… Whoops. Well um sorry for the delay. Writers block and all.
Luna- Do you ever not get writers block in between chapters.
Yah. Between the 1st and 2nd.
Luna- Oh boy. Just start the story. I'm tired of your idiotic babble.
Well =P to you too.
Disclaimer: I DON'T OWN ANIMORPHS!!!!!!!!! Is that clear enough for you or must I spell it out.
Luna- Oh no, please don't make her.
=P
The Vacation
Chapter 6- Rachel
We all took off into the air for about the fifth time today. It was a warm day and thermals shot us above the clouds. I did a quick sweep of the area and passed above Jake who was flying in the other direction.
Ok. Jake called after we all got coordinated. Rach, I think you know Tobias the best out of all of us except maybe for Ax. Where would he go?
I thought for a moment. Yes I did know him the best. Well normally if he just wants to fly he would most likely stick near the forest. Though if he wanted to think he'd go to the construction site or just go back to his tree.
Hmmm… Marco you cheek the construction site. Cassie, you come with me and we'll search the forest. Hopefully we'll get lucky and find Ax too.
And how about me? I asked indignantly.
I need you to take Elfangor to Tobias's meadow.
But… I wanted to help search.
Rachel. He called warningly in privet thought speak. Elfangor's sure to have questions about Tobias, and you're the best person to answer them. Aloud he told them to all meet back at Tobias's meadow.
Aye, aye captain. Marco called before hauling away toward town.
I swung around and saw Elfangor, the huge Golden Eagle, diving straight for the tiny form of a Peregrine Falcon, I recognized as Jake. It took me a moment to realize that Elfangor had not said a word since we morphed and must've lost control of his morph. Jake, look out! I screamed as I dove down to help.
He jerked left just in time and Elfangor went speeding past him. Woah!
Elfangor! Get control. You're stronger than the eagle. Cassie yelled from where she was.
I watched as the eagle gave a visible jerk in the air and started flapping rapidly.
Let the Eagle fly! I yelled down as he disappeared through the trees. After a tense moment he rose above the trees.
I must apologize Jake. He called up as he flapped up to us. It's just been so long since I've morphed. I just…
Lost control. It's Ok. It's happened to all of us.
Yah, come on, Elfangor. We've wasted enough time. With that the four of us split up and Elfangor and I started to make our way to Tobias's meadow.
After a couple of moments Elfangor asked the question I knew was coming.
What's Tobias like? I thought for a moment. How to describe Tobias to his dad. I turned my head to look at him as he was flying several yards behind me and above me. Behind him I noticed a dark spot.
Rachel!?!
Huh? Tobias? I focused my eyes on the spot as it became the figure of a Red-Tailed Hawk diving. Diving straight at… Elfangor.
Tobias! No! That's Elfangor! I screamed just as he yelled at me to look out.
What?!? He flared his wings just as they were about to collide. He skimmed right over the frozen Golden Eagle and went into another controlled dive. Oh. I'm just so stupid. I heard him mumble as he dove past me.
Tobias! He flared up once again before hitting the ground. The tall grass hitting his chest at he shot past. Spreading his wings as wide as possible he must have caught a strong thermal as he came across an empty stretch of road shooting him up into the sky again. Once back in the air he started to fly away again.
Tobias. Stop you can't just keep running away. Elfangor and I flew after him. A second later a grayish blur came seemingly out of nowhere right at Tobias. I couldn't figure out where it came from but Tobias must have seen it because he managed to get out of the way at the last second.
By that time Elfangor and I managed to catch up to him. Looking at the other bird noticed that it was an Osprey. Marco? I cried surprised.
Rach? Get Tobias. I'm seriously sick and tired of him running away and us having to keep chasing him. He wheeled up again gaining altitude.
Tobias! Stop! As much as this pains me to say… Marco's right you can't just keep running.
Listen bird-boy I think I know how you feel. I know what it's like to think you lost a parent only to discover they're still alive. You gotta take this chance or you might regret it. Throughout that little speech I kept looking from Marco to Tobias, who was just floating yet looked really tense and ready to bolt, to Elfangor who was once again strangely quiet. I was also kinda surprised at how sincere Marco sounded.
But… I… Tobias stuttered. I had a feeling that, had we been human he would have been close to tears right about now. I… How…
Tobias. Please let me get to know you. Elfangor interrupted.
But what if I'm not who you want me to be? He whispered this so softly that I almost couldn't catch what he said and it was being projected through my head.
I believe you got my letter that the Ellimist let me leave you?
Yah.
Well, did I not say I wanted to know you. I still do if you will allow me.
Silence filled the air as we all just floated there. I looked over to Marco to see if he seemed as out of place as I did.
OK Tobias's answer broke thru the silence like a pen through paper.
Yay. Now that what I'm talking about. Marco dropped several feet and turned. Come on. I believe our o so fearless leader told us to meet at Bird-boy's meadow. Let's get out tail feathers moving.
Oh please. I could beat you there with my eyes closes Marco. Tobias's voice cracked a bit but it seemed like he was slowly getting back to his old self.
Yah right. I think you're growing a bit old there. I almost had you back there.
You were a mile off.
Didn't seem that way to me.
Well I could beat you in an aerial fight any day. You want to try me.
Umm… actually not really. I laughed at Marco's change of heart.
Is Tobias always like this? Elfangor's voice came to me. I looke over at him and smiled in my head.
No just about flying. Tobias can kick all our buts in flying and we all know it.
You have that right. And at that Tobias gave another large screech and dove toward the ground pulling up before he hit the trees and going into an insanely fast spin wing over wing.
Does he always do that? Elfangor asked again.
That oh yah. Marco answered.
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Done. Hmm… It seems a bit more serious than I wanted it to be. Oh well I guess I can't stop it.
Luna- If you can't who can? Aren't you the author?
Yah well that's just a technicality.
Luna- 0_o Ooooooooook
Yah hopefully we can get back to the insanity.
Luna- You mean you don't have enough insanity in your real life.
Hey be nice. And what life? Sunday's my B-day. I'm finally turning 15. Yay go me.
Luna- Hurray and that was really random.
I know. =D So all you nice people please review. Please. That would be one of the best B-day presents of all. =D
