Rachel
I was angry. Furious! With Jake, Crayak, Tobias, Cassie, Marco, Ax and me. Especially me. Now that I thought about it, what had come over me? I mean, I knew I was a bit over the top sometimes. I was a natural warrior! But why did I say all those things to Jake? He didn't deserve it. After all the things he's done for me and the others.
Anyway, so I was angry, and when I'm angry I go to the mall. Of course I was a bit weary of going back to the place I saw my cousin get eaten by an alien. I wondered if that giant hole in the middle of the mall would still be there. My question was answered as I stepped into the building. The floor was whole and people were crawling all over the place.
I walked past several shops before I reached the one I wanted. Seer's was holding a sale and I had to be in on it. I bought a jumper for twenty percent off. What a bargain! When I got to the checkout counter the lady studied me for about a minute before handing me a notice.
"At Seers we're a big supporter of social gatherings," she said cheerily. It made me angry. No one should be allowed to be that happy. "The Sharing is holding a picnic and everyone attending is going to be made a member free of charge. You should go."
I stared at her stupidly. A controller. Her and her kind were doing this to collect more host bodies. Maybe hundreds of innocent people would be made into controllers. We had to stop this. But there was no we anymore.
"Thanks," I said, taking the notice and trying to match her cheerfulness. "I'll think about it."
I paid the amount for the jumper and walked out of there before anyone had a chance to stop me. I walked around the mall for a while and saw to my complete horror that nearly everyone at the mall was holding the same notice. This was freaking me out. Heaps of people were going to be made into controllers and the Animorphs were gone. I had to do something.
