Chapter 8
Later that night while we were back at the Chandler. I told my friends of my dilemma. "I've been thinking." I said. "The Animorphs need us. The Yeerks aren't going to go away any time soon. I think we should stay and help them." "You mean miss the Slide. I don't know Q-Ball, do you really want to spend the next 29 years fighting the Yeerks. And besides what if this is the Slide that takes us home." Remmy said. "And what if its not." I said. "We've been Sliding around for three years now, and I know that while we're there we try to help but we always have to leave and hope that it all works out. Well now I've been given the chance to make things right and I for once I'm going to stick around and finish what I started." I said.
Wade came over and slipped her arm around my shoulder. "I know how you feel Quinn." She said. "But you know that we can't stay here." "Yeah." I sighed. "I guess your right." I said. I grabbed my coat. "Where are you going?" Professor Arturo asked. "Out." I replied, "I need to do some serious thinking." And without another word I walked out the door.
I started walking. It wasn't fair I thought. I had finally found a world where I could do some good and I had to leave or risk being stuck here for 29 years. If there was only some way to reduce the time dilation between the two portals. Suddenly I remembered Ax mentioning that as an Andalite he was a master at understanding human technology. I would take it to him and see if he could find a way to fix it.
There was a noise behind me and I felt the barrel of a gun in my back. "Move and your dead." said a cold hard voice. "I don't have any money." I said. It was partly true. I didn't have our money, Remmy did. "Follow me." he said. I followed. "Where are we going?" I asked. "Oh don't worry. We're just going for a little drive." He said. He led me to a car and we got in but not before making me put on a blindfold. We drove after about 15 minutes we stopped moving and he told me to get out and follow him. A few minutes later he told me to take my blindfold off.
I found myself in a dimly lit room staring into the shadowed face of a Kromagg Controller. I looked around and saw two Kromaggs guarding the door and even though I couldn't see it I had the feeling that a few Kromaggs were in hiding just in case things didn't go as planed. "What do you want from me?" I asked my Kromagg captors. "What we want are the co-ordinates to the dimensions you've visited." The leader said as he stepped into the light. "You!" I gasped. "Yes" he said smiling cruelly. "I know you know my host but we have not been properly introduced, my name is Ulisic521. It seems that seeing old foes is as shocking for you as it was for me." He said. "In fact when my current host first learned of your existence on this world I nearly lost control of him." He paused. "But you probably don't want to hear about that. Now, don't make me ask you again. Give me the co-ordinates." He yelled. You know I'll never help you" I said. "Ah but you must." Ulisic said. "And why is that?" I asked. "Because if you don't you'll never leave this world or see your comrades again. "What are you talking about? I asked trying to play dumb.
"Unlike me, you and your cohorts have a limited time on this world, I could keep you here until you tell me what I want to know. Or I could simply infest you and make you tell me." He paused again letting the threat of his words sink in. "And if you're counting on your friends to rescue you then you're sorely mistaken" he said. "What do you mean?" I asked. And as if in response to my question Ulisic turned to the guards at the door and after giving telepathic instruuctions, they left the room only to return a moment later with Wade Remmy and Professor Arturo held at gunpoint. "Quinn don't tell them anything!" Wade shouted to me. "If you do not give me the co-ordinates they will die and it will be your fault." Ulisic said.