CHAPTER 3

Next thing I know. I was following Jake and the others.To someone they called Ereks house. Who was Erek I wondered and what was so important.I didnt bother to ask them.It wasnt really my right to.I felt like an intruder joining a group that I could see didnt want me around.Heck I was an intruder the only reason they let me join.Was because they were afraid id turn them into the yeerks.But even if I wasnt wanted. It was still enjoyable. I mean what kid wouldnt want the power to morph into animals and save the world.To tell the truth I couldnt wait to morph. It sounded so cool. But first thing was first meet the person who they called Erek. We stopped and I looked. We were standing by what looked like any ordinary house. Nothing at all strange about it. A boy came to the door the same boy that I saw in the forest with them. Was that Erek I wondered. He walked outside. "Hey Jake" he said. "As you know theres something important to be discuss- ," He stopped looking at me. "whos she? Isnt she the one from the other day that was spying on us? She's not with 'them' is she?" He asked lowering his voice. "No shes not. Her name is Hikaru shes now one of the group for the time being. Now what was so important?" Jake said. By his tone of voice I could tell he was the leader. The way the others didnt speak. "Its about 'them' you better come in so no one hears us." Erek said walking in. We followed him inside. "Whoa!" I said nearly jumping back at the sight of a big steel canine looking roboy just sitting on the couch relaxing. "Is he good or evil?". "Hikaru" Jake said. "Time to meet another alien species. This is Erek he and every human you see in here besides us. Are a race of robots created by an alien race called Pemalites. They have been living here on earth ever since our early ancestors. They are also very advanced at holograms. The chee you see sitting on the couch is in his true form. As you see Erek as a human. Its not his true form its just a hologram to stay hidden." Jake finished. I just stood there blinking I mean I just found out there was 2 alien races on earth now a race of highly advanced robots. Wow this just keeps getting weirder. "Is he good or bad?" I asked. "He is good the chee hate the yeerks. But are unfortunatly programmed against violence so they spy on the sharing and the yeerks instead of fighting them. Jake responded. "Sharing? whats that? I asked getting curiouse. "The Sharing is a front organization that the yeerks use to recruit vonluntary hosts. Its disguised as a boy and girl scouts type of group. Anything else?" He asked. "Uh no I think I get it so far." I sad. "Ok good" jake said turning back to Erek. "Now whats the big news Erek?" He asked him. "Its about the yeerks my people and I have found out they have bought a church."He said switching his hologram off to reveal his true robot form. "A church?" Marco spoke up. "Why would the yeerks be after a church they're far from being holy." He said jokingly."Well"Erek said."Its not the church that bothers us its the type of church they bought. That particular religion is holding a 3 part assembly this coming up weekend and suposedly there will be around 10,000 and more people there." After that big everyone seemed speechless. "Prince Jake" Ax said speaking for the first time in a while."If there are indeed 10,000 humans at this building. Then that would give the yeerks many host bodies and perhaps win the war". He said. "Wait a minute Erek. What religion is this exactly?" I asked fearful on the answer. "Its a relgion called Jehovas Witnesses" He said. "Jehovas Witnesses?" I asked nearly falling over. Im a Jehovas Witness and that assembly your talking about is held every weekend this month for all 5 congregations thats 10,000 people times 5. How would they possibly enslave that many humans? Without anyone knowing?" I asked. "Well It seems there is 3 of the assembly talkers that are already human controllers." He said."That tell you anything". "Dear god" Cassie said."Thats it isnt it. People take religion so seriously that anything that is said they beleive. All the yeerks have to do is say being infested will grant you permission into heaven or a way to join god and all those people will become voluntary hosts." she said horrified. "What?" Marco asked. If thats 3 days times 5 weeks thats 15 days. Take 15 days and devide it by 10,000 people daily. If they get away with that the battle will already be over. That many hosts the yeerks will have all control". "So then what do we do about it?" Rache asked. "How do we stop 10,000 people a day being taken by the yeerks?" "Um" I spoke up. "I think I have an idea. I go to that church I could possibly go and spy on them for you. Then if anything happens Ill contact you as soon as possible." I said. "No" Jake said. "Im sorry but it cant happen you know all our identitys if the yeerks caught you then we'd all be dead or worst imfested. Besides I still fully dont trust you. Not after the David incident." Jake said with a tone that said it was final. "Look!" I said getting mad. "You guys dont go to church and neither do the chee. So if you went it would be suspiciouse but I do go to that assembly every year. So wether you like it or not I would be the one to spy without them suspecting anything. I dont know who David is. But I assure you just trust me and we might stop the yeerks plan." I finished. "She is right Jake" Cassie said. "They would suspect us but they wouldnt pay attention to her."She said. "It may be the only chance to stop them" I continued. "I dont see any other plan at least this way I can try to find out who the 3 controllers. Are so we possibly have a chance at stopping them." "Ok fine." You'll go and spy on them but if anything happens you contact the tobias or ax. Tomorrows Thursday so its scheduled Friday." He said. "Thank you" I replied. "Ill make sure to contact you guys if anything goes wrong and if im captured. Well death is better the being a controller." I said meaning it to be a joke. "Yeah your right" Jake said. I could tell from his tone that they took it seriously. "You dont have any morphs yet. If you do have to fight back that would be useless. Cassie ,Rachel take Hikaru to the gardens and get her some good battle morphs. something tells me were gonna have a big battle agead of us". "Prince Jake" Ax said. "Yes Ax?" Jake said. "Perhaps it would be wise for one of us to go in as backup to make sure everything goes alright. As a flea or another small creature." He said. "Good idea you and tobias can go in as a bug to make sure nothing happens then if it does you Hikaru will tell you and you get the information to tobias and he can tell the rest of us." Jake said. "Now everybody get rested up for this may be the battle to beat the yeerks" He ended there. I felt scared and exited at once.I would finally be getting morphs and entering my first battle. But I was also putting myself in danger for death or even infestation. I guess this is what it felt to be the only hope for earth. How could the others manage this day and night. "Ready Hikaru?" Rachel asked. "huh?" I replied. "I said ready the others left me and cassie have to take you to get some battle and other useful morphs." She said. "Oh, Yeah im ready" I replied ready as id ever be. "Ok good Follow us we have to go back to the barn and get you a bird morph first so then we can fly to the gardens. Its much easier then taking the bus." She said. "Oh cool bird? Wait do you mean flying?" I said. "Yeah flying what else? Something wrong?" She asked. "Oh its nothing..."I replied thinking strongly of my fear of hights. "Nothing at all heh". "Oh alright" She said sarcastically. We walked back to cassies barn just the three of us Me ,Rachel, and Cassie. We got there 10 minutes later and cassie went in. She took like 5 minutes then came out carrying 3 cages with birds in them. Your in luck we have 3 birds for you to choose from today." She said holding up the first cage where a snowy white bird sat with grey patches on its shoulder blades. "This is the Black Shouldered Kite, they are small for fast flying and have strong wings to keep flying for days but they have weak legs so you wouldnt be carrying anything." She said setting down the cage and picking up the next one. Where a beutiful slightly bigger white bird with black speckles all over sat. "Here we have the Gyr Falcon. They have excellent speed in dives but cant soar very long. So you wouldnt be flying very far."She said setting the cage down and picking up the last one. Which held a medium size black bird in it.. "This is the Black Hawk Eagle. Its part of the eagle and hawk familly its slightly bigger and has a good wingspan for longer flying with strong legs. But size sometimes gets in the way. Thats it" she said putting the last cage down. "Woah there all so pretty and gracful. I cant decide." I said looking at each of them for there strengths and weaknessess."Well you have to decide quick. This is your first morph and you need to get it right." Cassie sad. "Ok Ill decide fast" I said examining each cage. The Falcon was beutiful beyon all of them with its speckled white feathers. But beuty wasnt enough the falcon was just to weak in flying and they seemed to fly alot. The Eagle was good for fights. But as Cassie said sometimes being big would just be a bad target besides if I used battle morphs then fighting wouldnt bee needed as a bird and eagles flew slow. I looked at the kite closely. It was also very beutiful and little but fast. It may not be very fightful but it was the best one out of the three. "Ok I choose the kite. So now what how do I morph it?" I asked. "Very simple" Cassie said taking the bird out of the cage and holding it on her wrist" Just pet the bird and think very strongly on it. Then you should aquire its DNA." "Uh..Ok" I said petting the bird and closing my eyes. I felt stupid. Mabey it was all just a dream after all. But then wait. I felt the bird start to relax as if asleep under my hand. I stopped petting it. "There" Cassie said smilin "You now have its DNA. Time to try morphing it" she said. "What morph? Here? Now? How?" I asked. "Its easy just think of the DNA you aquired and imagining becoming that animal. Imagine yourself actually turning into the animal. Oh and dont be alarmed." She said. "Uh right." I said closing my eyes. I just stood there feeling stupid. I formed a mental image of the kite in my head and imagined becoming that bird. All of a sudden I felt a tickle on my arm. I opened my eyes to see what it is. FEATHERS! I could see the imprint of feather spreading all over my sking. They started to expand out becoming 3D. Woah this was so cool. I all of a sudden started falling. What was happening now. I looked down. I was shrinking getting smaller by the moment as my mouth started hardening becoming hard beak of the bird. My hair grew into feathers as my arms started growing pure white feathers with gray on the shoulders. I couldny beleive it I was actually turning into the kite. I heard a crucnching noise as I noticed that my bones were shifting into the hollow bones of the kite. My feet turning into the feirce strong talons. Last but not least my eyes turned from there normal blue to the deep gold of the kite. There I was standing there a Black Shouldered Kite. It actually worked I actually just morphed a bird. Not just any bird but a bird of prey. All of a sudden I saw a shadow loom over me as something burst into my brain. I though fly, fly get out of there. Predators there were enemys everywhere. Only hope was to fly. I started flapping my wings as hard as I can trying to get off the ground. Hikaru Get a grip I heard someone say in my mind. What someone talking in my mind. That was weird . Hikaru Listen this is Rachel. The Kites mind has you. It happens when you morph you dont just get the form of the bird you also get its instincts and mind. The shadow is just cassie making sure you ok. Cassie, Rache...who were they. I thought. Oh wait werent they the ones that-. I stopped short I finally remembered I just turned into a bird. I settled down. Rache? I tried to ask. All that came out was a weak "tseer". That was stupid of me of course the bird couldnt talk. So I couldnt. Hikaru. Are you there? Hikaru. To speak just think what you want to say. If its person think it to one person it its not think it out loud. Oh so it was possible to speak. I thought worth a shot. Rachel? I asked. Can you hear me?. Yes Hikaru She responded. Are you ok now does the bird still have control?. Uh I think so it seems the bird mind is calm now. Do I morph back?. I asked. No not yet first you have to learn to fly. Dont be scared the bird knows how to fly. Just let him do the flying. She said. Uh ok I said letting the bird mind relax. It was like someone just shoved an encyclepedia of how to fly in my head. I suddenly knew to spread the wings out to let the spread and to start flapping. Next thing I knew I was hover in the air. I gained altitude and was up. But wait I was up to high. My fear of hights was taking over. How would I get down was there a way down. ahhhhh I screamed in thought speak. Hikaru? Whats wrong? Rachecl called across from me in the air. I...I ..cant go down..Im afraid of heights I said finally admitting it. Its ok Hikaru watch me and trust the bird instincts to land. She said getting into a posistion to land as she slowly stoped flapping to soard down and extended her tallons forward landing. Now your turn she called up. I did exactly as she said posisitioning to land feathers out talong forward I made a soft landing. My fear of heights completely forgotten now. I started to morph back. My human flesh appearing as the feather dissapeared and I returned human. I looked over and saw rachel still demorphing. "How did you do that?" she demanded. "Do what?" I asked. "Morph clothes" She said pointing to her leatard and then my clothes. "None of us can morph clothing not even the andalites cassie can sorta but she has a talent for morphing." She said. "Oh..I guess I also have a talent" I replied. By the way that was awsome flying is magnificent once you forget that your in the air" I said grinning. "Yeah it is" She replied. "Get some sleep tomorrow we go to the gardens and get you some battle morphs."She said. "Ok thanks I really enjoyed this" I said walking away. "Bye". I walked home. It was awsome being an animorph being the bird and actually flying. I couldnt wait for tomorrow to get more morphs.