A/N: Yes, I know! I remembered to post! And it's actually going to be a double post! Alert the press and the media folks, this is a record for the last month….I think. :D I hope you all enjoy this chapter and the next…I figured since 33 and 34 are kind of short (and 34 has a major cliffie) I'd post them together. I hope you all enjoy. Reviews will be answered at the end of chapter 34.
Chapter 33
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My friends and I made it through the woods with no further incidents. I kept watching the Isriska named Nomikna. I didn't trust her. Something about her bothered me and I could not figure it out. My human friends seem to be clouded by the fact she looks like them, but I will not make the same error in judgment.
We stood at the base of the mountain, assessing the height. My guess was that it was about 50 feet up, but maybe more, maybe less. It wasn't too tall in respect of some of the ones on Earth that I read about in the farmers' almanac. It looked steep and rocky, and would probably be a rough climb.
My friends demorphed and remorphed, ready for our climb.
((Does anyone else feel a sense of doom?)) Marco asked.
((How bad can it be?)) Prince Jake said.
((Again, I state, we're doomed.)) Marco said.
((Marco, Shut up. Let's do it.)) Rachel said. Marco groaned.
((Now we're double doomed. We're not going to make it out alive. We're done for and no one is going to know what to do with all my stuff.)) Marco said, sounding dramatic.
((Actually, our rate of success is higher than our rate of failure. So, by our statistics, we should actually not be, as Marco stated, doomed.)) I said, but feeling uneasy all the same. I couldn't figure out if it was Nomikna or if it was this whole world that had me at such unease.
((So where is this flower located? The Rewolf?)) Cassie asked Nomikna.
"Near the top. It's located on a small cliff that juts out near the edge of the forest." She explained.
((Ok people, let's get this over with.)) Prince Jake said, and led us up the mountain edges, Rachel following closely. Cassie and Marco proceeded, but I stayed where I was a moment, looking at Nomikna.
"You first Andalite." She said. My eyes narrowed.
((I don't think so. You first.)) I told her, not trusting her behind me, though I knew I could keep her insight. She shrugged and hovered a few inches in the air. She smirked at me.
"You should trust me more Andalite." She said, and began to follow the others. I don't think so. I thought, and followed her, keeping my tail ready and my main eyes on her, my stalk eyes watching the area around me and above.