Animorphia

Chapter 47: Escape From L.A.

During by the sunset from the outside of the warehouse, most of the SWAT team vehicle were quietly parked outside without making a sound. They got out from truck, holding out their weapons to armed themselves until the commissioner has arrived.

He got out from his car while his partner took out Justin so that they could trade out for the kids and when the plan works, all crooks will be put behind bars for good, meaning that the case is closed. Or so has he thought.

And finally, Marcy's adoptive family has parked the car before they out. They approach Commissioner Gibbs that he holds the binocular to see if anyone's in the building, but he sees the window that was turned on in secrets.

"Their kids better be here Justin. For your sake." said Commissioner Gibbs sternly.

Justin said nothing to the commissioner. Then he was shoved by a deputy who was wearing his bullet proof armor. Timon highly doubt that his kids were in there. He can feel it. Tatiana and Pumbaa were concerned about the plan.

"So, now what?" Tatiana asked.

"All we have to do is wait until his boss comes out. We're gonna trade his boy to your kids, and when I give the signal, we'll take them down and locked them up for good." Commissioner Gibbs explained.

"How many are there?" Pumbaa asked.

"It's hundreds of us against thirty of them." Commissioner Gibbs answered.

"Then we need a distraction." Timon suggested.

"Negative. It's too risky to go in there."

"I can't sit here and do nothing! They're defenseless!"

"Any suggestions?"

"I'll improvise."

Timon quietly walked off so that he can sneak around. Tatiana has to agree with him and followed him as well. Pumbaa will have to agree as well after he shook his head gently. There's no time to debate about the plan.

"You'll have to excuse him. He's the brain of the outfit." said Pumbaa.

"Do you know what he's doing?" Commissioner Gibbs asked.

"Oh, don't worry. We have watched many action movies like a zillion time."

Pumbaa replied before he left. The commissioner blinked his eyes with an awkward look.

"Hmm. He does have a point."

Timon and Tatiana has step closer to the building until they hid behind a rusty vehicle that was left out. They took a peek at the door that was closed. He must've thought that it was locked when bad guys have to make sure no one goes in. Pumbaa approach to his friends and hid behind the rusty car.

"So, Timon, what's your plan?" Pumbaa asked when whispered.

"We're gonna go sneak in by revert ourselves into animals." Timon answered.

"How come?" Tatiana asked.

"You see that truck?"

They looked at the truck that was parked where some thugs were loading up. Tatiana realizes what her boyfriend is up to.

"I can see the entrance, but how are we are gonna sneak passed in?" Tatiana asked.

"Well, Pumbaa and I are very sneaky while were hunting bugs." Timon explained.

"You know I loved you. Right?"

"Yeah, same here. Now, follow me."

They gently cling their necklace as they magically revert themselves into animals without making a sound, but with sparkling sounds. Timon took a peek around to make sure no one would notice until he nodded with a signal.

Both meerkats and a warthog quietly run closer to the open entrance where thugs are loading up. The three of them approach as they stood up against the wall so that no one suspected.

Timon raise his right arm to wait for his mark when he sees that the thugs went off to load up the crate until they left. Then he nodded at his friends meaning that it's all cleared and quietly sneak inside the entrance.

They hid behind the crates and peeked up to see how many are they're when they spotted some thugs are loading up their weapons. They looked around to see if their kids are in there, but no sign of them. Timon took his binocular out to see where they've taken the kids.

"Any sign of them?" Tatiana asked when whispered.

"No, but I can feel it. They're close." Timon replied back by whispering.

Then suddenly, Pumbaa noticed something by raising his eyebrows.

"Look! There they are!" Pumbaa whispered.

Timon and Tatiana took their as he looked closer to what it is until he spotted the door was open, but what he sees that both Marcy and Eddie were tied up. He was shocked.

"(gasp) Kids!" Timon whispered.

"Where?!" Tatiana asked.

"Over there! They were tied up in a chair."

"Oh, what are we gonna do?" Pumbaa asked desperate.

"There's gotta be a way to sneak pass those guys." Tatiana whispered.

"Follow my lead, but be very quiet." Timon answered.

They nodded and they left the crate to sneak pass very quietly so that no one would get caught. They left off by tipping their toes, then zipped pass by the table where laptop is laying. All they got do is sneaky like how mammals do until they arrived at the small building.

They came to a halt and froze themselves as they hid behind a barrel when one of the guards walked past until he was cleared. They pop their heads out from behind and left off. Then they approach by the window.

They looked through the window and see Marcy and Eddie still tied up at the chairs while A thug was still guarding with door close. They lowered themselves to keep their head down to come up with the idea.

"Okay, our kids are in there, but they were tied up." said Timon.

"How are we ever gonna get them out?" Tatiana asked.

Timon has no clue where it could lead until Pumbaa realized something. He uses his hooves to poke his best friend shoulder to look up at the air vents where it could lead to the office. Timon and Tatiana smiles at Pumbaa when they nodded. They ran step closer, then Pumbaa carefully open the vent without making a sound to let Timon and Tatiana goes first before they looked at him.

"Wait here." Timon whispered.

Pumbaa nodded as he salutes. Then both meerkats went inside to the air vent to find the kids. Meanwhile, Xuan and his goons were marching towards where the window was open. He looked through the window where he can see SWAT team are spreading out to their position that was led by the commissioner.


Xuan could see that there were just hundreds of them. They brought their weapons while wearing their mask in case any of these crooks tried to escape. Then he saw Justin was still handcuffed by deputy. He cannot let the police force get in the way of his plan.

"You are so useless." Xuan muttered.

One of the SWAT team members gives the megaphone to Commissioner Gibbs as he turns on to talk.

"L.A.P.D.! We know that you're in there! Come out and put your hands up!" said Commissioner Gibbs.

Xuan said nothing as he sneered down at them with his anger look. Xuan looked back at his goons as he nodded to give orders. They nodded back and they left. He walked over to the exit to ensure that this will keep them busy.

The commissioner knew that it was all too quiet that the bad guys have their dirty tricks. Then the door opens when Xuan steps out. The SWAT raise their weapons to aim at him, waiting for orders. He could see that he was all alone unarmed. He started to get suspicious.

"Is there a problem, officer?" Xuan asked calmly.

"It's over, buster! We got your errand boy! Now hand over those kids and we can trade fairly!" said Commissioner Gibbs after giving back his mega phone to his comrade.

"I can see that. I was quite surprised how you find me. Impressive." replied Xuan.

"I'm on to you, Xuan. We know you took the kids and you couldn't deny it!"

"But sir, I was just borrowing them for something that I can find."

"Spare me your lies, Xuan. Whatever you are planning will not work. Hand over those kids or we will have to take it by force."

"I thought you used to be a good cop?" Xuan mocked.

"I damn still am!" Commissioner Gibbs hissed.

"Then prove it."

Gibbs clenched his fist. He knew that Xuan won't give up that easily. He looked at his deputy when he nodded. Then he unhandcuffed Justin and shoved him back to Xuan as he walks toward his boss. Xuan looks very calm, but looked displeased for his mistake.

"You got your boy back. Now give back those kids." said Commissioner Gibbs.

"Why should I?" Xuan asked.

"Because their parents are very desperate. And you wouldn't like it when they're angry."

"Try me."


Back in the office, Eddie still trying to move his wrist that still tied up. Marcy could hear what's going on, but has no clue what's out there. Just then, the air vent from the ceiling was carefully opened without a single sound. Timon and Tatiana peeked their head where they can see their kids.

They looked at each other when nodded. Timon took out a bamboo stick to blow something out that it turns out to be a tranquilizer dart as it lands on this guys' neck. He felt something that it hit him, but he started to lose conscious and fell backwards.

Marcy and Eddie were startled as they looked at this man fainted. Then they noticed when there's a dart on his neck. They blinked their eyes with confusion look, but until they heard someone.

"Psst! Up here."

They looked up at the ceiling, but they realize that it was Timon and Tatiana waving their arms. Both kids were in a mix of surprised and smiling.

"Mom! Dad!" Marcy surprisingly gasp.

Both meerkats jumped down to the desk and then jumped off to hug them. Timon launched himself up to hug Marcy while Tatiana went to hug Eddie.

"Oh, kids! We were so worried about you." said Timon happily emotion.

They're so happy to see their adoptive meerkat parents. Nobody cares how weird this is, but they loved their children very much. They let go of their embrace and looked at each other.

"Are you two alright?" Tatiana asked.

"Yeah, we're fine." Eddie answered.

"I knew you come and rescue us." said Marcy.

"Of course, we do. You're our kids. Now let's get you out of here." replied Timon.

Both siblings were nodded. Timon and Tatiana got off of them to untie them from the back of the chair until they release their kids' wrists. They both stood up to drop the ropes. Marcy picked up her phone and put it in her pocket safely.

Eddie ease off a tight spot from his wrists to move it around. He looked at the man's lying unconscious. He bends down to search pockets until he got his phone back and put it in his pocket. He's glad that their phones were never been broken or loose.

"Wait, where's Uncle Pumbaa?" Marcy asked.

As of que, Pumbaa tapped the window to knock by getting them attention. They looked out the window when Pumbaa waved. Marcy smiled and she is so happy that her favorite uncle is here.

"Looks like the gangs all here." Eddie smiled.

"Good, now let's go, but very quiet." said Timon

"Right."

Eddie opens the door very quietly. He looks between left and right to see if any goons notice, but they were too busy to arm themselves. Eddie nodded and exit out, followed by Marcy as they passed by Pumbaa while both meerkats jumped on his back and sped off very quietly.


Back outside, Commissioner Gibbs grows very impatient when Xuan was stalling. They went through a lot of pain. This is a very last draw if Xuan doesn't surrender that easily. He's getting tired of all this.

"This is your last chance, Xuan! Let the kids go and we'll call it day!" Commissioner Gibbs warned him.

"Please, we've been over this. I'm sure they just ran off if I ever let them go." replied Xuan.

Gibbs knew that he's lying. Then his deputy noticed something what he saw. Eddie comes out from the loading station as he ran off along with Marcy, but he didn't see that three mammals are with them. His thought was like how did they got away so easily? He needs to talk to the commissioner, but with whispering.

"Sir, the kids have escape." whispered The deputy.

"Hmm? Are you sure?" Commissioner Gibbs asked, but whispered.

"Yes, sir. I saw them with my own eyes." replied The deputy.

If his partner is telling the truth, then there's no point of taking too long.

"Alright, Xuan! Time's up! You're under arrest for kidnapping minor, burglary, and attempted ransom! Mask!"

"Copy!"

The SWAT team put on their mask to be ready. Xuan raised his eyebrows, noticing that they're going to do something that he will regret. Six of men raised their tear gas launcher up at the windows until then, the commission gave the order.

"Alright men, OPEN FIRE!"

They fired up the cannisters as it launches by broke through the window glass and tear gas was released. All goons react fast, but they cough. Some has to put on the mask while others went straight to their vehicles to escape from tear gas.

Xuan was shocked that they brought tear gas, but then he started to noticed that he realized for what shocked him even more when he saw both Eddie and Marcy ran towards their vehicle. His thoughts were like 'that's impossible'. He took his walkies out to give order.

"THE KIDS ARE ESCAPING! DO NOT LET THEM ESCAPE!" Xuan ordered.

"FIRE!" Commissioner Gibbs ordered his men.

Xuan and Justin react fast before the SWAT team firing their rifle. He closed the door quickly by dodging the bullets. They ran towards the black car, but they couldn't make it through the gas as they cough.

Xuan grabs the mask and put it on to prevent from being knocked out, but Justin cough as he got caught in the tear gas. A mid age person fell to his knee and tried to reach his arm to his boss.

"(cough) Boss, don't leave me!" Justin cough.

Xuan walks closer to him. Justin is begging for mercy to help, but instead Xuan gives him a quick punch in the face, knocking him out cold.

"Sorry, Justin. It was nothing personal, but it's just business." said Xuan coldly.

He ran towards the van and got in up front. His driver got in too while the rest are in the back.

"Get us out of here!" Xuan ordered as the driver nodded and start the vehicle.


Back from outside while the SWAT are moving in, Eddie and Marcy got into their family's vehicle and putting on their seatbelts. Timon, Pumbaa, and Tatiana hopped into the back seat after closing doors.

"Alright, you all set?" asked Eddie.

All three of them gives Eddie a thumbs up.

"Good, now let's get out of here."

Eddie turns the keys to turn on. He turns the wheel around and head for the exit. Commissioner Gibbs looked back at the family's vehicle as they reach to an exit. He sighed in relief that they got away safely.

But then, they heard something until the black SUV crash through the garage door as the gas emerge. The commissioner reacts as he jumped out of the way along with the other SWAT team. It's only just four black SUV cars that drove straight to an exit. Gibbs react that they just got away.

"Oh, crud."

Out in a street, Eddie was driving to find an exit and a ticket to get back home. Marcy felt relieved that they're safe. Pumbaa sits in the middle in between Timon and Tatiana at the back seat. As the adoptive father in this family, he has to make sure that the kids are okay.

"Are you two alright? Were you hurt?" Timon asked.

"No, we're fine." replied Eddie.

"Good. Just to make sure."

"I'm glad that you're okay." Pumbaa added.

"Thanks, Uncle Pumbaa. But there's something you should know about this guy." said Marcy.

"Yeah, we know that." Timon cuts in.

"Commissioner Gibbs told us everything when we interrogate this bully." said Pumbaa.

"Wait, Justin?" Marcy raised her eyebrows.

"Wait, you know him?" Eddie asked.

"Yeah, that punk who got expelled. We took care of everything." replied Timon.

"Hold up, you saying that Justin who used to pick on you and then he got expelled just for that?"

"Yes, but there's something else that I should've told you last night." said Marcy.

"What is it?"

"He was there last night back at the party, but one of my friends, Frank knocked him out. He told me that I'm in danger here."

"Wait, what?"

"That kid we stood up with and we cleared his name." Timon explained.

"He is responsible for the shoe heist and frame Frank." Pumbaa added.

When Eddie was about to reply, but then he heard a ringtone. Timon took his phone out and answered the call.

"Hello?"

"Berkowitz! Can you hear me?"

"Oh, commissioner! We got the kids out. Safe and sound."

"You might wanna drive faster."

"Yeah, why?"

"Look behind you!"

Timon was confused at first. Eddie can hear a voice, then he looked at the side mirror to see the view, but his reaction went shocked that there are four black SUV with black bumpers in front.

"Uh, guys? I think we got company." said Eddie.

They looked at the back to see through window, but they quickly react that Eddie was right. The black SUVs are heading straight towards them.

"HOLY CRAB NUGGETS!" Timon shocked.

"Eddie, get us out of here!" Marcy panicked.

He shifts it into turbo, hit the pedal gas, and drove fast to get away as possible. The black SUV in the front is where Xuan is inside with his driver. He took his walkie out to give the orders.

"There's the vehicle. I want the kids back alive. Shut it down." Xuan ordered.

One of the black SUV drove pass by the front row and drove closer to the family's vehicle. Marcy looked panic when they're getting closer. Timon and Pumbaa knows what they must do by protecting her when nodded.

Pumbaa climbed over the seat to open the trunk door. Timon look through the duffle bag that he brough with him and took out his turret. Pumbaa loaded up some red paintballs that they were gonna use for paintball war. Marcy looks at the back noticing what they're doing.

"What are you doing?" Marcy asked.

"Desperate times calls for desperate measures." replied Timon.

He took aim at the black SUV as those goons were stunned.

"EAT ART, SUCKERS!"

Timon fired up some red paintballs at the black SUV front window to block the view until the driver spins out of control by turning right and crash into the tree as the airbag hit the driver. That's one down as the three SUVs drove pass the wrecked one with smokes coming.

"That's one down!" said Pumbaa.

Timon keeps firing to knock out those creeps. Eddie looked through the rear mirror and went completely surprised how they brought in a turret with some paintballs.

"Wait, where'd you get that?" Eddie asked.

"Oh, didn't you know that we're in a paintball zone?" replied Timon.

"Right, I forgot."

"They're gaining on us!" said Marcy.

"Not on my watch!" said Timon.

He keeps firing at another SUV by blocking the front window by red paintball until they're out of control by turning left and crash through the wooden fence and then hit hard against the structure building. That's two down as two more SUVs drove by.

Xuan was shocked for all of sudden, but what he saw is those two mammals from the trunk holding their turret paintball gun while reloading. He started to wonder what they are.

"Is that their pet?" His driver asked.

"Who cares! Take them out!" Xuan ordered.

Two men comes out through the windows as the third drove up in front of their boss's SUV, bring out their rifles. Both meerkat and warthog shrink their eyes pupil when shocked. Then two men starts firing at the back.

"AAAHHH!"

They quickly close the trunk door just in time before the bullets reach them. They misfired when the driver tried to study still. Timon and Pumbaa jumped back to their seats as they panted. Tatiana noticed.

"What was that?" Tatiana asked.

"Two words. Big guns!" Timon answered.

"There's only two cars left." Pumbaa reminded them.

"Xuan must've hired some goons. They're armed and dangerous." Eddie explained.

"SO, you know this guy?" Timon asked.

"He used to be a student from Tai Kwan Do where I was participating until he was expelled." Eddie answered as he looked back.

"What did he do?" Pumbaa asked.

"He was going to put up a blame on me that I couldn't do."

"EDDIE!" Marcy screams.

Her brother looked back at to the front view, but he quickly reacts as he yelps before almost crash to the sign where it leads to the highway traffic. They have entered the highway while being pursued by two more black SUV.

As the car chase continues, all drivers in the vehicles were shocked and awe as three cars passing by. Once they passed by a police vehicle, two male officers took notice before they heard the commissioner respond to through the communication.

"Calling all cops! There are some black SUV's that are pursuing the family's vehicle!"

"Copy that. We're moving in."

One of the officer starts driving and turned on the police siren to pursue the chase. Xuan heard the police siren as he looked back to the window. He couldn't let anyone get in the way of his plan.

"Shake them off." Xuan ordered his men from the back seat.

One of his men nodded and open the window. He pulled out his grenade launcher and fired up at the traffic sign when it explodes and falls to the ground. The police hit the brake to a halt and so does some drivers that came to a halt.

It looks like they're now stuck on traffic and it's all because of Xuan for making some delays. The family looked back and saw everything. Eddie groaned when annoyed. There's no way that outsmart the cops.

"Now what?" Marcy concerned.

"Everybody, hold on." said Eddie.

He swirls the wheel to pass some cars and went to an exit. And so does two SUVs pursue them. They drove down in each street and drove pass by some passerby that are witness the chase. Eddie knew that they were never gonna stop, but then he has an idea.

"Pops, take the wheel." said Eddie when he took off his seatbelt.

"What?" Timon repeated.

"Trust me, I know what I'm doing."

"What are you gonna do?" Pumbaa asked.

"Do you have something that can be useful?" Eddie asked.

"Well, we packed some paint bomb."

"Good, now pass it over."

Timon jumped to the back of the trunk to search for paint bomb in the duffle bag until he got one out. He hopped back to the front and hand him over the paint bomb after took out his slingshot.

"Here, use this." said Timon.

Eddie took the slingshot and the paint bomb. He nodded to him, then he opens the window so that he can climb out to take aim while Timon take control of the wheel. Marcy was concerned about his heroic action.

"You know what you are doing?" Marcy asked.

"Of course, I can. You have to trust me." Eddie answered.

"Okay, but be careful."

"It's been a while since I've done this." Timon remarked.

"Whatever you do, don't miss!" Tatiana reminded him.

"I never miss." replied Eddie.

He set the paint bomb on the slingshot and took aim at the black SUV as it getting. Xuan thinks that this boy is doing reckless, but he might get his chance to recapture him.

"Alright, men. Bring him in." Xuan ordered through his walkie.

As the driver in another black SUV drove closer to the other side. Eddie carefully aims at the driver that's getting closer to him until he got a good aim at the front window. As of que, he launches the pain bomb from his slingshot at the front window of the SUV before it blows up with green paint.

The driver reacts and couldn't see by spinning out of control until he crashes through the bridge as all four men screaming until they land into the pile of dirt in the construction site where workers are remodeling the road.

That leaves one more left when Xuan growled in frustrations. The whole family were laughing and cheering at the same time. Eddie got back into his seat and putting his seatbelt back on. Timon is hugging his girlfriend while Marcy gives her older brother a high five.

"You did it!" Marcy cheers.

"I told you I didn't miss!" replied Eddie happily.

"Nice shot, sport!" Timon smiles.

"Thanks, dad."

They raised their eyebrows for a moment. Marcy gasp softly. Eddie reacts that he just said it out loud. Timon was in both shocked and surprised softly. He felt his heart is warming up. Eddie has no idea how he said that.

"What did you say?" Timon asked softly.

"Uhh..." Eddie was about to reply, but Pumbaa cuts in.

"LOOK OUT!" Pumbaa shout.

They looked up ahead where it shows a pile of dirt for remodeling. There isn't enough time to hit the brakes when they ran up to the pile of dirt like ramp and jumped all the way up high. Then they all start to scream with slow motion.

Eddie holds on to the wheel screaming. Marcy was holding on to something from falling off while screaming. Timon and Tatiana cling on to each other screaming. Pumbaa screams in the back as his black mane flares up.

Xuan was stunned that they were up so high. The family realized that they're going to crash, but didn't notice when a yellow marble flew out. Timon stops screaming for a moment when he realizes something. He grabs the marble and rub it quickly if it's possible to have miracle.

And then it happened, they have landed on top of the truck carrier that carries cars. They stopped screaming for a moment. They felt like they haven't crash yet and soon they looked outside by each window and they noticed that they have landed safely.

"What just happened?" Marcy asked.

"Lucky marble. It works every time." Timon answered.

They blinked their eyes at Timon very awkward.

"Huh." Eddie thought.

Xuan was shocked that they didn't crash. This could only mean one thing when he took that chance.

"Stop the truck. This should slow it down." said Xuan.

But suddenly, their plan went halt when few police cars show up to block the street after the truck pass. His driver swirled the wheel to ditch the cops into the alley before they could reach him. Xuan looked back if the cops following them, but they didn't.

"Damn it!" Xuan growled when banging the door.

His attempt to recapture has failed, but soon he'll get them next time if he has too. And do pray tell that his master would not be pleased for his failure. They may out smart him, but he'll have to do better than that.


The family looked back through the mirror where the police blocked Xuan's path before he drove off. They sighed with relief that they're safe for now. Eddie looked at Timon holding to Tatiana's hands like couples before he spokes up.

"That was close." said Marcy.

"You guys, okay?" Eddie asked.

"Oh, yeah. We're fine." Timon answered.

"Are you okay?" Tatiana asked softly.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Sorry about your car." Eddie apologizes.

"Ah, don't worry about it. We'll fix it later when we get home." replied Timon.

Then it hit Pumbaa when he realized something.

"Wait a minute! We gotta go back!" said Pumbaa.

"What's up?" Marcy asked.

"The treasure that he mentioned it. It was those gemstones that we found eight years ago." replied Pumbaa.

"Wait, did you say treasures?" Eddie asked surprisingly.

"Oh, yeah! We got some back home, but right now we need to figured out how to get out of that truck carrier." said Marcy.

"How'd you know about this?"

Eddie is the only boy in this family that no one has ever mentioned about the gemstones. Marcy looked at her adoptive family when it was time to regroup, then she looked at her older brother when she smiles.

"I think I know where to look."


Looks like the whole family is going on their quest to find the lost temple in the jungle. Stay tuned for the next chapter!

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