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At 2115 hours
Thursday 13th May
AX
Once I remorphed to cockroach, we took off again, following Tori, since she could tell us where we were going. We went past the three Chatrès I had killed. I was actually shocked when Sam told us about them. I thought that they had all died out from the disease the Andalites had released on them. Guess not
We mainly tried to stay within the shadows, but it was difficult. Every now and then, I could hear faint vibrations that I picked up with my antennas
(Oh great, stairs) said Tori
(We're out in the open, we'll get caught) said Adam
(There must be another way up, isn't there?) asked Prince Jake
(Sorry, Jake, there is none) answered Tori
(Up the stairs we go) said Rachel
I felt vibrations of feet stomping towards us. I fought the cockroach's instincts to run and felt another vibration of something large falling hard
(Stupid Chatrè) said Tori
Up and over, up and over, up and over, we did this about twenty times, before we spread out on a flat surface
(Looking good here) reported Tori (oh no, two Chatrès are coming this way)
We all stopped. I could sense Tori gathering herself together. She moved, the vibrations in the air reaching my antennas and telling me about the struggle
Of how Tori had struck one in the foot, before shooting around and biting the other on the ankle. When they had fallen, slowly dying from the poison, we continued on, until we came to another door
(Alright, Ax, you demorph and open it) said Prince Jake
(Tori, how long have you been in morph?) asked Rachel
(Thirty of your minutes) I answered
(Enough time) laughed Tori
Once I was fully Andalite, I opened the door, checking behind my back. Tori slithered inside, followed by three cockroaches. I looked around at the room we had entered. One by one, my friends started to demorph, as I stepped around and headed for the computer. Prince Jake closed the doors
"What have we got here, Ax?" asked Adam
(A computer made by Yeerks, and yet it's still primitive)
"Probably so that David could use it," spat Rachel
I turned one stalk eye to look at her, before returning to the screen
"Let's find out about this shit hole," said Tori
Everyone looked at her, including me
"What did you say, young lady?" asked Rachel
"Sorry Mom"
She looked away, as I proceeded to hack through the passwords
(I'm through) I said
"Find out about this place," said Prince Jake
I started right away, hacking through the system, trying to anything of avail
(I've found a layout of the fortress) I announced
Prince Jake and Adam came over to look, while Rachel was busy scolding Tori for reasons unknown. I wasn't sure what was so offensive about what she said
(There are not many weaknesses) I reported (Apart from the windows and the bottom of the fortress, there's nothing that's weak)
"We'll find a way," said Adam
Rachel came over, having finished telling her daughter off
"Find anything worth while?"
"Nothing, except that windows are weak," said Adam
(There's something else)
WHAM!
"Who's in here?"
"David," said Rachel, "he's here and he's probably got an army behind him"
"Morph, now," said Prince Jake
"Into what exactly?" asked Adam, "surely not bugs"
"Tori doesn't have a bug morph," said Rachel, "and she's not going as a snake"
"Window over here," cried Tori
WHAM! WHAM! WHAM!
Adam ran over and opened the window, as I focused on the owl morph and felt the changes. My back hooves changed into talons, as my stalk eyes sucked into my head. A beak forming, pushing out of my face, as my main eyes slipped around to the side. I was growing smaller and smaller, as feathers grew on my body. My front legs disappeared, my tail formed into feathers and my arms formed into wings
Just as we were taking off, one by one, to slip through the window easier, the door broke open and David burst in, followed by several Chatrès and one Howler. He saw me and pointed. The others by now were already gone
"Get him," David ordered
I flapped my wings, trying to get to the window, but a Dracon beam landed near me
(David's after me) I cried
I lifted up and headed towards the window, but it was closed and a Chatrè stood in my way. David stepped closer
"You're trapped, Ax, if I'm not mistaken, with no way out," said David
The window burst open, shattered by a Dracon beam. The nearest Chatrè went to look
TSEEEER!
He fell back, clutching his bloody eyes. I took the chance to fly through the window and out into the night sky. Tobias flew next to me, in hawk morph
(Let's get outta here) he said
Five more owls came up behind us and we flew back to the fortress
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