Unknown67: You're right. chirp chirp. I don't make my own pairings. I only use established ones. Like, oh, I don't know, Kimiko/Omi, perhaps?
ar1502599: Thanks. I think I will.
YankeeFan2: Same to you. Thanks for the compliments, I will "Keep it up!"
Tiamath: No, it wasn't a multiplicity Shen Gong Wu, or any Shen Gong Wu. It was Erek, doing is hologram thing. "(By the way meet Eric,) said Marco as the Andalite Warriors vanished. (Thanks Eric!)" In know, I only just slipped him in at the end. I finished the chapter and suddenly realized I'd forgotten to mention Eric specifically, so I had to go back adn put him in. Oops. As for Tobias knowing a Xiaolin Showdown, just wait, you're not the only one who wants to know that. As this will undoubtably prove, yes I am planning to continue.
On with the story!
Chapter Two: The Attack Wave
"So. Remind me again why we're transporting a Yeerk with us?" said Marco.
"Because it was the terms of the Xiaolin Showdown that Kimiko be freed," said Omi.
"And what the heck is a Xiaolin Showdown?"
It was Tobias who answered. (It is the method of determining who gets a Shen Gong Wu in the event of a stalemate over it. In certain cases, the stakes can be raised, called a Shen Yi Bu All In.)
Marco stared. "Tobias, how do you know that?"
(Omi told me while we were searching for the Vero Revealo.)
"I have a question of my own," said Omi. "Where did the other mutant deers come from?"
"They're called Andalites, cheeseball," said Rachel. "They're aliens."
"As for where they came from, they were holograms created by Eric. Eric is an ally of ours. He's one of the Chee, an ancient race of androids who've been on Earth since the Great Pyramids were built. They can project holograms."
"Things are getting worse, though," said Jake. "Now that the Yeerks know about the Shen Gong Wu, they're certain to attack your temple, and it's up to us to hold the off."
"We can take them!" said Omi.
"Yeah, but they're not going to take chances. They'll almost certainly come after you with Bug Fighters. Spaceships."
"And we will! Your temple will be ours! Your Shen Gong Wu will be ours! All Shen…" The Yeerk in Kimiko's head fell silent as Rachel zapped her with the Dracon beam again.
"I wish we had a way to get the Yeerk out of your friends head in less than three days," said Marco.
"I believe we may," responded Omi as the temple came into view. "Vero Revealo!" he yelled, holding it up to his eye and looking down over the temple.. "I do not see anyone who his appearing as a half-human half-slug the way Kimiko is."
(Good. Then they haven't come yet,) said Tobias.
Dojo landed in the temple grounds. "Master Monk Guan!" he shouted.
"What is it, Omi?" said the old warrior.
"A great evil will likely be attacking shortly with the goal of taking over our minds! We must prepare for battle!"
"Do you know that they will be attacking for certain?"
"No, but we know this evil," said Jake, climbing off Dojo and walking over. "Is there anyone we can tie Kimiko up?"
"For what reason?" asked Master Monk Guan.
"Because there's a Yeerk controlling her."
"This way," said Guan, leading the way into one of the buildings.
Omi didn't follow. Not immediately. Instead, he ran off to the vault.
The Animorphs, Clay, and Raimundo had finished tying Kimiko up when Omi ran in, carrying the Fist of Tevigong, the Golden Tiger Claws, and the Changing Chopsticks.
"What're doing with those, Omi?" asked Clay.
"If the Yeerk controls Kimiko by being inside of her head, then we must be small enough to pull it out," Omi said, holding up the chopsticks for emphasis. "And we must have a way to get to it," he added, holding up the hand with the Golden Tiger Claws. "And finally, we must be strong enough to pull it out." With that, he held up the Fist of Tevigong.
"No!" yelled the Yeerk. "I won't let you!"
"Changing Chopsticks!" cried Omi. "Golden Tiger Claws!"
"No, no, NO!" yelled the Yeerk.
It took a few seconds, but then Omi had pulled the Yeerk slug out far enough for one of the full-size people to grab it and pull it the rest of the way out.
"Changing Chopsticks!" yelled Omi, returning to full size as he did. "Kimiko, are you all right?"
"No," said Kimiko, voice cracking, as the Animorphs worked to untie the ropes.
"I don't understand," said Clay. "Why didn't you just use your Wudai powers to escape?"
"I tried," said Kimiko, her voice still cracking. "But I just wasn't good enough. They got me in the back with one of their beam weapons..."
"It's not that you weren't good enough," said Jake. "It's just that you weren't smart enough. You had no way of knowing about the Dracon Beams. It wasn't your fault."
"I told the Yeerks about the Shen Gong Wu! I told them about the temple!"
"And if my friends hadn't figured it out in time I would have been the one to reveal to the Yeerks that we were human a few years back! I'd known about the Yeerks for weeks and I couldn't fight one off! You only just learned about them. It wasn't your fault," pressed Jake, trying to make Kimiko see that it wasn't her fault.
"Human? You're humans? Not Andalites?" said Kimiko, stunned.
"She must be in shock," said Cassie. "To not have realized it when we demorphed in front of her."
(Uh... guys?) said Tobias. (We've got company...)
Everyone in the room except Kimiko ran outside just in time to see several red dots in the sky coming straight for them.