§ Chapter 17 §
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Well I got a few reviews from my friends and some are mad and want to kill me and others didn't enjoy my lack of details. I for one really liked my chapter especially for trying to juggle church and school and my weight and friends and acquaintances and then I'm grounded from online access for the sole reason that I deceived my parents when they said I couldn't go on YouTube and so I went on this other place like YouTube and my brilliant mother found out after a little comment from one of my sisters. (I am concealing her name because I am not a heartless eldest sister.)
The mysterious sister: I was going to use it for blackmail but I just can't keep my mouth shut!
Me: ANYWAY! Moving on, I am sorry but on Microsoft word my chapter was SIX pages long and so I thought worthy to put on. I apologize for my muy lack of brains. Now I will try to please everyone with this Chapter number 17!
Summary: As the plot (that our not so genius author has managed to think up) thickens our brave heroes Tobias and Rachel follow Ani and loose her… WAIT JUST A SINGLE PEPPERONI PIZZA WITH EXTRA CHEESE SECOND! Stop reading the summary and read the actual chapter!
Ax's POV
Ani's: bold andunderlined.
Ax's: underlined
Other's in thought speak: underlined and italicized.
Aximili! She asked you to not bring that up and you did! And now she has gone and you are going crazy because you didn't think before you spoke! This is just wonderful. Well at least I now can totally agree with Ani on the point that she's smarter than me.I was standing in Cassie's barn and attacking myself verbally. I started to pace. Where would she go, think Aximili think! I stamped a hoof. For some strange reason all I could think was that she was lost and possibly hurt. My father will bevery upset if she is hurt.I turned toward the barn door and started pacing again as I turned away from the door I heard a creak, quickly I whipped my body around and stood tail ready, it was Marco.
"Man, you're really jumpy aren't you." It was a statement not a question.
I do not understand what you mean. I do not jump, and I was merely on guard.
"Sure you are. So, are you going to also explain the rut you have created in Cassie's dirt floor?" I glanced down with one stalk eye while keeping the other on the door and my main on Marco.
I believe that I might have done that when I was walking and thinking.
"Okay, if you want to leave it at that then, I guess I won't give you my advice."
Marco what advice would I need from you?
"Well, I guess none if you're going to talk to me like that. I suppose you have everything under control. I'm gonna go and find Michele. Later."
Marco will you explain what you mean?
"Um, no."
And may I ask why not?
"Sure." There was a moment of silence. "Well, aren't you going to ask?"
Ask what?
He slapped his face, "ask, 'why I won't answer you on what I mean.'"
O-hh…why will you not explain what you mean, and please explain in as little as 3 of your minutes.
"Ax they're everyone's minutes not just mine. As to your question; I will not answer because you did not say please, accually I will answer you, you just have to say please."
Fine, Marco will you please explain yourself?
"We—ll since you did say please. Okay." He flopped down on a nearby bale of hay, and pulled out a strand of the feed for the grazing animals of Earth. He acted just as he had before the war had ended. "As I see it, you have girl issues. And therefore I am prepared to help you."
Marco, I do not have 'girl issues' because I do not have a girl.
"Yeah, right! If you don't have a girl why are you pacing as if you are in deep anxiety?"
I am concerned for someone, yes. But only because she cannot take care of herself in this world.
"Are you saying women can't take care of themselves?" A different voice growled from the barn door. We both turned already knowing who it was.
"Uh, hi Rachel. When did you get back?" Marco smiled a forced smile while rubbing his arm in fear. Half fear, half innocence, it was not a pretty sight.
"Answer the question Mr. I'm From Another Planet So I Can Call Our Females Weak; are you saying that us women can't take care of ourselves?" Rachel stepped menacingly toward me while Marco did his best to calm her down before she did something against Earth laws.
"Of course not Rachel, you know me better than that. All that Ax was saying was that he doesn't think Ani can understand everything that he does after 3 years on our lovely planet. Right, Ax man?"
Yes, I agree with what Marco said. I am not attacking the female members of any species.
"Hey, what's going on? Oh Rachel! Where is Tobias? Did you find Ani?" Cassie stood where Rachel had once stood.
"Yes we saw her at the mall but she was with this other girl. Tobias is following her right now. And I will gladly explain what is going on. Ax said that he doesn't think that Ani can take care of herself here, I walked in and asked if he thought women were weak, Marco said of course not, and now you came in."
"Oh, I see now, Rachel do you seriously think that Ax and Marco were insulting us females."
Marco raised a finger, "No, Ax isn't. Of course, I think," he pointed to himself. "That, women are just dyeing to be rescued by us handsome and strong men. Of course we men seem much stronger than we really are because women, naturally, are the weak ones." Cassie shook her head in her hands. I was trying to figure out Marco's logic and Rachel… Rachel was fuming. "Oh my WORD! Marco you are the most sexist, messed-up, immature, self-centered JERK!"
"Hmmm… I guess the sexist and the jerk apply, but that other stuff is completely off." Marco grinned. "Of course I could tell you all of my other qualities."
"Really, good or bad?" Rachel crossed her arms.
"I don't have any bad qualities, only good ones. I take after my mother." They both squared up and then jumped on each other, swinging their fists.
"Guys calm down; we still don't know where Ani is." Cassie came up and split the two. Before they could start fighting again, easily overcoming her, she placed a hand on Rachel's shoulder; being the peacemaker.
Am I the Ani of which you speak? Another Andalite stepped daintily inside with Tobias perched on her shoulder. Tobias flew over to Rachel's shoulder, and Cassie quickly withdrew her hand to escape his sharp talons. Jake ran in, "Cassie I got your text, what's wrong? Who's getting killed? Oof!" Jake ran right into Ani and fell onto the ground. "Oww, Ani do you have a sheath for that tail of yours?" He stuck two of his knuckles in his mouth where he had nicked himself on Ani's tailblade. "Wait a minute, Ani? When did you show up?" He stood up and got this look on his face, his reprimanding face. "Anidoria where have you been? And why didn't you tell any of us where you were going?
Prince Jake, I apologize for causing you concern. I was angry and upset when I ran off of this property. I was at the mall. Aximili! I tried some of those M&Ms you spoke of! They are very delicious. And I got to ride on the moving stairs. The mall is bigger then any scoop I have ever seen! Humans have incredible food, and Cinnamon Buns are… oh I can't describe the incredible pleasure that food brings. I am very jealous that you got to stay on Earth for over 3 years with no interruptions and on top of all that you come home and are immediately are made head of a fleet! I think I understand now why you have such a high-and-mighty attitude. It's like you discovered an entirely amazing new species. I am sorry that I overreacted at your anger management problems.
I have anger-management problems? You were the one who ran off!
Well, it would appear that everything is back to normal. Rachel and Marco are fighting, Jake is all concerned and leader-ish and Ax and Ani want to strangle each other. Tobias laughed dryly. Where's the suicidal mission, that Rachel can show her enthusiasm for?
"Shhhh… Tobias, if you speak of a suicidal mission, it will appear." Marco ended in a squeaky whisper. He turned to the still fighting aliens. "Ax, Ani, stop arguing. Just admit that you both hate each other and get over it!" So I stopped arguing, so did Princess Ani.
"Well, now that this is over and Ani's back can we all go home and go eat dinner then sleep?" Rachel flipped open her scarlet cell phone, "It's 5:29, I need to go and pick up pizza for Sara and Jordan, my mom's still at Court." She speed-dialed, then raised the phone to her ear. "Yes, Pizza Hut? Yes, hi, I need two pizzas. One I need to be a deep-dish pepperoni and the other and extra cheese regular. Thank you I'll be there in about half an hour? Is that good? Thanks." Rachel looked expectantly at Jake. "There, I am needed to feed my sisters. Anything else?"
"No, I think that we're good."
"So I guess… meeting is adjourned." Marco banged a hammer on the floor.
Hey, Rachel, can I come with you? Tobias flapped up to the crossbeams of the barn, where he could easily take off.
"Sure, you can help me keep my sisters occupied."
I know. I'm great with girls. "See you at my place ok?" Rachel walked out of the barn chatting with Cassie about some movie that she and Tobias where going to see that weekend. Marco snorted in disbelief as soon as he knew they were out of ear-shot. "Bird-boy? Bird-Boy is great with girls?"
Hey! What do you think Rachel is?
"A girl but a girl with some serious problems and apparently bad taste in choosing a boyfriend." There was a angry screech from Tobias.
"Marco." Jake groaned in annoyance.
"Okay, okay. I'm going to go home and watch the NCIS marathon, wanna come Jake?"
"I'd like to but I have plans with Cassie and then I have to study for the big history test on Monday."
"Oh, right I forgot that you're finishing college. Since you missed so much with all the space travel and dying and then not dying—"
We get it, Marco. See you later guys. Ax I will see you later at the scoop. Don't lose Ani ok?
Do not worry, Tobias. I waved a hand as he flew out of the loft window. Jake walked toward the house and Marco meandered over and then into his bright red Ferrari. Princess Anidoria would you like to go to the scoop or would you prefer to do something else?
I am a little tired, Aximili. She seemed to visibly droop. Would it bother you too much if we went to the scoop?
No, I do not mind princess. I found it very tiring my first experience on Earth. I stepped toward the barn doors. Ani stumbled near the door and stopped. Do you need help?
No, I don't.I have survived battles and dangers at home, cared for hundreds of people in the Quisomena epidemic. I can make it to a home a mile away. 'Right, this is why you keep tripping.' Are you sure?
Yes, Aximili. I am an Andalite princess, I do not need help.She straightened with pride and walked purposely into the woods.
-_:_-
We were almost to the scoop when she stumbled, cried out, and fell. Anidoria! What happened? Did you trip? I knelt down as best I could to examine her right fore-leg. My hoof got caught in a hole; like when I was little and was chasing you. I gently pulled her hoof out of the hole. Then massage the leg checking for any breakage.
Except that was me that broke my leg and not you.
It's broken! Aximili please tell me you are joking!
Don't worry Anidoria. I don't think it is, of course I am no medic. You were the one who saved our 'whole planet.' I got up and held down my hands to help her up. It wasn't the whole planet. Mmmmm.
See if you can put some weight on it, we are almost to my home away from home. She started limping, my arm around her torso. When we got there I had here stand on three hooves leaning against a tree for support. I went inside the scoop and looked for the medical bag that I had gotten when Estrid (The Arrival-Book 38) came. I found it under a pillow that Marco had when he lived with Tobias and me. I also grabbed the first aid kit that Tobias had insisted we keep in the scoop. Trotting back to Ani I opened the first aid kit which had an instant 'ice' bag. Princess Ani hold that there please, Anidoria did. After about five minutes she started laughing! Oh, my! Aximili! We are so stupid!
I felt really confused, What? Why are we stupid?
Because—more laughter—We are thinking like humans do, humans who don't have the morphing ability! I can just morph and all that pain will be gone! Seriously, we should be a lot smarter than this.
Ah, yeah. I guess you could do that. She immediately began morphing into the kafit bird a native animal of our home planet. The first thing to change was her face; her violet eyes changed to a bright, metallic hazel. They also changed shape, they became not the large almonds that all Andalites have, but slivers, like the eyes of a cat. Then six powerful wings sprouted form her back like fast-growing, dark lavender, tree limbs. She looked like the mythical creature, Pegasus, which I'd read about. Her ears shrank, then her nose melted into the rest of her face, then created razor sharp beak it uses to tear into their prey. As her front legs shriveled, her wings changed from the dark lavender to the bright multicolored feathers. (Like the Phoenix Bird from, 'The Chronicles of Narnia, the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.') Her back (the horse-looking part) was sucked into the back of her torso which was changing into a long main body to hold the wings which had transferred to her middle. The last thing to change was her back hooves; switching from hard keratin hooves to hard keratin talons.
Well, how do I look? I haven't morphed this in a while.
Um…I shrugged, something I had picked up from humans. like the kafit bird.
I guess I could expect that from a male. No wonder you don't have a mate. You don't understand how to talk to ladies do you, Aximili?
And there you have it! CHAPTER 17! I just want to let you all know that this is 8 pages on Microsoft. I hope that this has pleased all of my crazy readers. If you press the REVIEW button below I may have the next chapter up in less then a month. :D I am just really busy and I will be gone the last two weeks of July and then in between I have to do math and science and typing and Spanish! Stupid home school summer school! Of course then right before real school starts I get to go to Six Flags Great America, FOR THE KID'S PRICE! (Cause I got me a coke can that says that! Anyway I have a link of a Phoenix bird, and that is how I have always pictured the color of the Kafit Bird. It is near the top of my profile.
P.S. I am looking for a new name that explains how much I love books, movies, TV, and ONLINE! I also have five sisters if that helps, please give me your ideas in the review that I know you all will give me! *Starts a hypnotic theme* You will review as you eyes grow heavy. Review… review… review. *I snore :D*
