Gray Leaves


Summary: Ciara and her new friends are about to embark on a crazy adventure where she meets the Animorphs and has to fight terrifying aliens in order to save the world. OOC and no pairings.


KS: I do not own Animorphs.

KS: Well I hope you all like this chapter. The reason I gave the warning and moved the rating up is because I don't want to be reported. Or have my story taken off. So please forgive me if you think that it was unnecessary. This should be a calm chapter so no worries. Please R&R.


(Thought-speech)

/Dream Mode/

(A/N)- Author's Notes


Last Time:

"What happened?" I ask my voice filled with worry.

"Ebony got a cheap shot in while you were flying through the air when we all first attacked. Then when bird boy flew in to rescue Ebony he managed to throw Ciara into a tree." Damarion muttered as he helped me with Ciara's wounds.

"That wasn't fun..." Was all Ciara said before she passed out.

"This is going to be a long night..." I mutter as Ryan shifts human with a face filled with pain as his wing was absorbed into his back.

"Is you wing going to be okay?" Damarion asked after a minute of silence.

"Yeah... It will heal in my body. It should take a day or two." Ryan answered tiredly.

"And Ciara?" I ask.

"Should be fine in two hours. Soflotain's heal very quickly." He answered.

"I think we should head back to the cave until morning. We'll call our parents and let them know we got held up and that were going to spend the night at each others houses." Damarion said.

"Ciara's family will be harder to convince. I was supposed to meet them tonight and what if they called each other already?" Ryan asked.

"Our parents are used to this so no worries about them. We told them we have a club house in the woods and they let us stay there every once in a while. You can shift into Ciara and convince her parents to let her stay with us at the club house. Though they have never seen it before." I say as we reach the cave.

"We can give it a try." Ryan conceded as we place Ciara on bed next to the medical supplies.

Ryan called Ciara's parents and they bought our half truth. Damarion and I then called our parents and they said it was okay. I then walked over to the kitchen area and pulled out some food. Ciara stirred slightly at the smell of food but stayed asleep. Damarion got out some blankets and pillows and Ryan turned the tv on. He watched the news as well all got ready for a long night.


Chapter Four: Animorphs Entrance.

Damarion

Ciara was fine after two hours of sleep. All signs of injury gone. Where there were cuts are now very thin white scars that aren't noticeable to the untrained eye. She woke up with a headache and a scream that scared everyone to death. She told us she had a nightmare but no one pushed for information. She looked so scared that we didn't have a heart to ask her to tell us. When she is ready she may tell us or she may take it to her grave. Its up to her.

Everyone had been doing there own things at the time. I was reading a book about wildlife to help think of some good shifts for a fight What the advantages the animal had and what there weakness are. Ryan was watching tv and Alicia was staring off into space deep in thought. Which is why we all jumped when Ciara screamed. No one was expecting her to awake until morning.

Ryan was still in considerable pain so when he jerked he cried out. That night he slept on the couch on his stomach even though he could have slept on a bed because we have enough. We brought in some extra beds awhile ago. Ciara didn't fall asleep until sometime early that next morning.

The following week was long and tiresome. Training and being watchful because Ebony is out there somewhere. She is a Soflotain so that means she is most probably out there somewhere training to beat us. We have to be ready for anything. So that long week wasn't filled with fun like it would have been the week before school. We never trained in the same area because we feared an ambush.

Today school is going to start. Ciara is nervous because well its her first day in a new school. Ryan will be joining us so he too is very nervous. Alicia and I have tried to calm there fears but sometimes telling a person everything will be alright doesn't always work. Especially if you have moved a lot. The people here are very together. Our town being on the small side after all.

I woke up in my dark forest green room. Everyone in this neighborhood is wealthy. Meaning my room is huge and has everything a spoilt brat would have. Except I'm not a spoilt brat. My parents bought me all this junk because there not home. There always working and I'm an only child. I rarely spend time in my room any ways. I pretty much sleep in here and pretend to play with the games when my parents are home. The house keeper is a good friend of mine. He lets me do what I want as long as I let him know. He acts more like my father then my father does.

I got up and stretched while looking around at all the rich people looking items. I walk over to my wardrobe stepping inside to find my new school clothes. After finding them I take a quick shower before grabbing a bite to eat before I hope onto my bike. Good thing school isn't very far away. I go to a public school but that's all I'll tell you about it. We are at war after all.

Alicia, Ryan, and Ciara are waiting for me at the corner. A few days ago Ryan got his new clothes. Which is good because before he was borrowing my clothes and lets just say I'm not going to wear them again. Everyone is wearing there trademark colors. Mine being green, Ciara's being black and silver, Ryan's being white and Alicia's being blue. I won't go into detail about what there wearing because who cares!

We rode to school together. The first day is boring as ever but hey I get to see some old friends. Jake and Marco are my main friends besides Alicia. Alicia hangs out with Jake's cousin Rachel who loves to shop as much as Alicia. Cassie is Rachel's best friend but her and Alicia get along well because of there love of nature.

I sit in first period class with the goof ball Marco on one side of me and the laid back kind of guy Jake on the other. I'm just the quiet one who rarely gives his opinion. Behind me is Alicia who has the same first period. In fact our schedule is the same. So is Ciara and Ryan. I think Ciara did some rearranging when she visited the main office this morning.

She fits in well with these two knuckleheads I call friends. So does Ryan but I think Ciara hangs out with the girls more because I guess she feels the need. She could fit in with any group in the school. Her family being the richest of us all. Yet she wanted to mingle with us "poor" people.

"Hey Jake I hear Rachel and Cassie are going to the mall this Friday with Alicia and Ciara going along." I say just before class starts.

"Your point being?" He asks.

He really isn't that all mighty... but he does have his moments. He sort of leads our little group though we would never actually hang out with the girls. Ryan sat in front of me quietly.

"Knowing Rachel they'll be out pretty late. Maybe we should tag along. Maybe go to the arcade." I suggested.

He looked at me like I was weird but then he nodded. Marco wasn't paying attention to the conversation because he was busy getting Rachel mad. Rachel is forced to sit behind him and he always turns around to joke around which sometimes involves him getting hurt.

"Hey Marco doing anything this Friday?" Jake called out just as Marco was going for his punch line.

"No what do you have in mind?" He called back while turning around.

"Damarion and I are going to hang out the mall. Coming?" He asked.

"Yeah sure." Said Marco before turning around to finish the joke only to get hit on the arm by Rachel.

Did I mention that Rachel and Ciara are a lot alike? Rachel loves fashion. Ciara loves jewelry and accessories. Rachel has a short temper. Ciara has a shorter temper. Both can be very violent if you get them mad enough. Need I say more?

"Well that takes care of that." Jake mutters before turning to the front.

I look at Ryan trying to read him. He has been very quiet ever since he walked into school. I tap his shoulder and he looks at me tiredly.

"What's up?" I whisper as the teacher calls for quiet.

"Ciara had another nightmare last night. She screamed so loud I'm surprised you didn't hear it. After that I couldn't sleep and she keeps refusing to tell me her dream." Ryan sighs.

I look over at Ciara who is currently looking out the window. She doesn't seem to be paying attention to what's going on around her.

(Alicia.) I call out softly.

(Yeah?) She calls back through thought-speech.

(Something's bothering Ciara. Can you talk to her about it?) I ask.

(I can try but I think a dream's been bothering her. I asked Ryan about it this morning.) She answers as she writes down what the class was going to be like and whatever else the teacher was saying.

(I just asked him about it now. Guess I was lost in my own world this morning.) I finally say before looking at the teacher just as the bell rung.

The rest of that first week of school was the same. Lectures about what was going to happen this year. The first homework assignments being handed out. Ciara and Ryan being welcomed into our little group and Ciara having nightmares every other night. Though she isn't screaming anymore just tossing and turning. Ryan was finally able to get some sleep but all of us are worried about our leader... Something is terribly wrong.

We walked into the mall as two separate groups but met up at the food court. We met up with this guy named Tobias that Jake and Rachel had met in school. He joined us but you can tell he was uncomfortable with all this bonding and what not. Just as I had told Jake on Monday... Rachel had them all running around until almost closing time. Marco loved making jokes which resulted in him getting hurt all throughout the mall.

Rachel and Alicia would squeal as they found there favorite stores. They would drag us in, dress us up, make us buy whatever it was before skipping merrily out the door with no bags while the rest of us poor saps got to carry all there bags plus our own.

The only time Ciara got excited to see a store is when she saw a necklace she just had to have or a sports store that had all the latest stuff. Her bags were the heaviest to carry but she carried her own plus some. I think she is using some of her panther strength.

We walked out the door only to find our bikes gone. Someone had stolen them. With no other choice we walked. Ciara was starting to have a hard time carrying all her bags so she made Rachel and Alicia carry some. Man can she get scary when she's mad. With a lighter load she practically bounced as she walked ahead of everyone.

"Its getting really late. I was supposed to be home a long time ago." Came Cassie's small but strong voice from the back of the group.

"Maybe we should cut through the construction site." Ciara suggested as we came to a stop in front of it.

(Something's wrong...) Ciara whispered.

(What?) Ryan said.

(In the air. Something's wrong... but something is telling me that we need to go to that construction site.) Ciara whispered.

"I think it's a good idea." Jake announced.

We continued to walk when Tobias just happened to look up at the sky.

"Look." Tobias whispered.

We all looked up and were immediately frightened. A UFO was coming at us. I look at Ryan as he began to smile. I look back up at the blue light that was coming for us.

(Who are they?) I demand.

(Andalites. They have come to help the humans as well. They know of our species...) The way he said that gave me the creeps.

I mean I keep forgetting I'm not human anymore. I'm a half snake half human thing that can change into other stuff. I mean I stay human looking all the time. I keep forgetting about my new true form... I can tell Alicia and Ciara are having the same thought I am. We aren't humans... We're Soflotain's. WE ARE SOFLOTAINS!

(It would seem this Andalite is a prince if I recognize the ship correctly.) He continues as though he said nothing wrong.

(Okay... I'm going to have to ask you about that some other time because I think were in trouble.) The ship had just crashed and Tobias had run out to help the "alien" though Ciara wasn't looking at what was going on the ground... No she was still looking at the sky at a red light.

(Yeerks..) Rythin muttered.

(May I join this conversation?) A new voice rang in our heads.

(Uh sure Mr Andalite dude.) Ciara said warmly yet cautiously

(My name is Prince Elfangor-Sirinial-Shamtul.) The voice said.

(Nice to meet you Prince Elfangor. I just wish it was under better circumstances.) Ciara stepped forward to help the Andalite while we stayed behind.

See Elfangor was hurt badly. I think he is going to die at any second and yet he has something important to tell us. The others are all standing by Elfangor as he talked to them through thought-speech. He looks like a blue horse with a torso of a human with two stalk on top his head with eyes on top of them. He has a long deadly tail behind him with a blade or something attached. He has human looking eyes on his face and yet no mouth only slits for a nose.

(Then I take it you know about the Yeerks.) He continued.

(Yeah one of us was born Soflotain. The rest of us were born human.) Ciara secretly said.

(Very well. I have given these humans the power to morph. I would suggest helping them and making your presence known only to them. They have not been yeerked.) Elfangor then looked up.

(They come. Visser Three will kill me. Hold them back. Make sure they get away. I have explained what I can to them. Good luck my friends... Your going to need it. Now go! Run!) He screamed the last part.

We felt a wave of pain coming from him. I guess I hadn't noticed it before but I had been feeling his pain the whole time. His time is almost up.

(We have to stay... We have to watch him die. As do the others. They need to see a yeerked being...) Ciara whispered as we hid behind a broken wall.

(I agree.) Rythin said.

We sat there and watched as Visser Three, another Andalite, changed into a horrid monster who ate the Prince up. Other things came out of the ship the Visser had been on. Rythin explained to us what each species is while the Prince told everyone else what the aliens were.

Funny thing is... why haven't the others noticed that we had been standing there all this time and have not said a word? The other aliens that got off the ship were the Hork-Bajir-Controllers and the Taxxon-Controllers.

Hork-Bajir are usually very peaceful and yet they look so deadly with the blades sticking out at different body parts. They stand on two bent-back legs and have two very long arms. On each arm there are curved horn-blades growing out of the wrist and elbow. There are other blades at their bent-back knees, and two more blades at the end of their tails. They have feet like a Tyrannosaurus rex.

(A/N Part of that paragraph is taken from the book. I do not own it. Also the next two paragraphs I do not own.)

Taxxon are poor evil. They are like massive centipedes, twice as long as a grown man. So big around that if you tried to hug one, your arms wouldn't make it even halfway. Not that anyone would ever want to. They have dozens of legs that support the lower two thirds of their bodies. The top third is held upright, and there the rows of legs became smaller, with little lobster-claw hands.

Around the top of their disgusting tubular bodies are four eyes, each like a wiggling globule of Jell-O. And at the very end, pointing straight up in the air, is a round mouth, ringed by hundreds of tiny teeth.

Rythin muttered a silent pray to the fall prince. We watched all of it... Including the part where he seemed to be chewing in the mouth of Visser Three. We had already seen such horror back in the woods.

We silently picked up our bags and ran after the others. Everyone with tears in there eyes. Tobias seemed close to a breakdown. Why? I'm not sure even he knows. We ran to each of our own houses. Still carrying each others shopping bags but at the moment I'm sure no one cared.

I walk into my room and collapse onto my bed. Which is when I started thinking about what had happened. Then I remember what Ciara said... She had a feeling something bad was going to happen and that we needed to be there. Which makes me think... How did she know?


KS: Well I hope you all liked the chapter. The Animorphs have been finally added to the story.

Ciara: What a way to begin...

Alicia: Yeah...

KS: Don't worry! Be Happy!

Both: Why?

Ciara: Now that they have been added that means that there are going to be more battles.

KS: True... Which reminds me. The books are my guidelines. I will not follow every adventure but I will try to remain true to the books but I will be using my own words. I'm hoping to only have to look at the books. So if you have a problem with it I warned you now so don't make a big deal about it. Also the Animorphs may seem a little out of character. That is my only warning to all of you. I am aloud to change the story as much as I want or otherwise this wouldn't be a fanfic. Either that or it would be boring because you wouldn't be able to change anything. Now I'm rambling...

Damarion: I loved the chapter.

Alicia: That's because you were the narrator.

Damarion: Sooo?

Alicia: Sooo that's means of course you would love it.

Damarion: Ciara didn't like hers!

KS: And there off... Well I hope you all liked the chapter. I plan to keep writing this for a while. Well I best be going. I'm supposed to be in bed... Gotta babysit... Oh and R&R! This is your favorite author saying Ciao!

KS: P.S: Oh and in case you were wondering how Elfangor knew who they were... I'm going to go into detail about it in the next chapter. So save that question for then. Also I would like to add that Damarion is a vague person. He doesn't really go into detail. It was from his point of view so that's why it was written how it is. I will be going into that scene into more depth in the next chapter. So no complaining about that either. Thank ya! Ciao.