Chapter 7

- Pablo

I can't believe that I'm fighting Hork Bajirs and I'm not freaking out or running away! I guess that's the good part about being a Panther I'm not scared of anything anymore, I've gone from scared and weak to courageous and strong. I had already killed one Hork Bajir and before I could leap at the second one. A bear runs past me. " Lisa? I said.

" Yep, it's me. She replied. I figured you guys could use some help

One of the Hork Bajirs jumped over us, and runs towards Michael, who is really injured. I'll get him! I said. I rushed towards the Hork Bajir, and tried to bite him on the arm but. But he grabbed me by the neck and threw me into the snake pit. At that exact moment I felt scared and weak again like I was in my human form, I'm terrified of snakes, and even though they were paying no attention to me I was still very scared. Why do they have to have snakes at zoos? I thought. One of them looked at me and I fainted. When I woke I was back at the hotel in my human form.

"Are you okay?" Lisa said.

"Yeah," I replied. "What happened?"

"You fainted" Ben said

"I know that, I mean what happened after I fainted?" I said

"Oh, why didn't you just say so? Ben asked. We won the fight without killing the Hork Bajirs,we were able to contain them in the animal cages and we'll set them free when the Yeereks in their brains die in three days."

"How'd I become human again?" I asked

"We don't know, as soon you fainted, you demorphed" Lisa said.

"How's Michael doing?" I asked

"He's much better, He healed as soon as he demorphed" Ben said.

I was so tired I forgot how embarrassed I was that I fainted. I was about to go to sleep when Michael came rushing into the room.

"Turn on the news!" He said. We have a big problem.

We turned on the TV and saw a tiger, a wolf, and a Gorilla outside the hotel.

"Right now the Animorphs are outside the Marriot Hotel requesting that their children give themselves up to the Yeereks or they'll blow up the hotel with a Yeerek bomb. The lady on the news said.
"What are we going to do?" Lisa asked.

"We're going to give ourselves up." Said Michael

Are you crazy? Said Ben

"If we give ourselves up they'll take us to wherever the Yeerek pool is and we can destroy it" Michael said.

"I don't know Mike, it seems very risky. Lisa said.

"I know, but you guys don't have to turn yourselves in if you don't want to. I will."

"Are you sure? I said.

"Yes, if I'm not back in 4 hours, it means I'm going to need your help.

"Okay. Good luck bro. Lisa Said. "Wait. What if they ask where the rest of us are?"

"I'll tell them you guys died while fighting the Hork Bajirs at the zoo." Michael replied."

Michael walked out the room, a few minutes later we looked out the window and saw him walking away with our parents. If I wasn't so cowardly I could've gone with him, I was really upset with myself, I knew I had to make up for not being so cowardly at the zoo. So when the others weren't looking, I morphed into fly, flew out the window, and followed Michael and our parents to the hiding place of the Yeerek pool.