Vendettas
Another couple months had passed by and Rachel was growing bigger. Thankfully, her mother had been supportive and taken her to doctor's appointments. They were all sitting in Rachel's room, realizing the barn wasn't the best place for Rachel to be.
"You're not going," Jake stated firmly.
"Jake, I'm fine," Rachel protested.
You stay here and that's it. I'm not giving that bastard a chance to grab you again, Tobias said from his perch on the window sill.
"I know you want to keep me safe but I can help," Rachel continued.
"No. Tobias is right. It's not safe for you, especially since you're getting to the end of your pregnancy," Cassie interjected.
"Ok, fine. You guys win," Rachel groaned, tossing her head back against her pillow.
"You going to be our look out tonight?" Jake addressed the bird.
Yeah, he answered with a squawk.
The group dispersed, going their separate ways. Once everyone else was gone, Tobias morphed, cuddling with Rachel on her bed. They didn't speak, just held each other.
"What are you thinking about?" she finally asked, breaking the silence.
"How much I love you," he breathed, kissing her neck.
"Want to know what I'm thinking about?" she asked with a smile. He nodded.
"How good a big bowl of chocolate vanilla swirl ice cream would taste right now," she giggled.
"Oh yeah?" he murmured, kissing on the lips.
"Yeah," she answered, wrapping her arms around his neck. They commenced a make out session only to be interrupted by Sarah.
"So gross," she groaned as she walked in. Rachel rolled over, embarrassed.
"Is there something you need?" Rachel asked.
"Mom wants to know what you want for dinner," Sarah answered, watching Tobias' hand carefully as he rested it atop her sister's pregnant belly.
"I don't know," Rachel replied.
"Well we're ordering pizza," her sister muttered.
"Just order whatever you want. I'll eat whatever you get," Rachel called, watching her sister walked out of the room.
"Where were we?" Tobias breathed, nestling his nose against her cheek.
"Promise me something," she murmured, brushing a lock of hair out of his eyes.
"Ok," he responded.
"Let's not go through this again for a really long time," she said, her tone completely serious.
"I promise," he answered his tone matching hers.
They lay there together for a while until Rachel heard the doorbell ring, alerting them to the fact that the pizza guy was here.
"Want to stay for some dinner?" she offered as they headed downstairs.
"No, I have to get going," he answered, kissing her lightly on the lips as he passed the pizza delivery guy in the doorway.
Rachel sat home that night, hoping everything was ok. They hadn't even really told her their plan. She had to remind herself that they were just trying to keep her safe. She was stared at the TV, just channel surfing. She hated just sitting here.
Across town the rest of the team was getting into position. They were, once again, trying to take out another Kandrona and Yeerk Pool. Marco was leaning against a wall, peering around the corner.
"Man, don't you get tired of this. It's like all we do," he complained.
"It's really all we can do to combat them. Knock them down a peg or two and hope we can stay one step ahead of them," Cassie hissed in his ear.
Coast is clear, Tobias told them in thought-speak.
The Animorphs moved single file around the corner and into the basement like room. No one else was there as they spread out, looking for signs of hidden passages or ways out. Little did they know that Tobias was no longer keeping an eye out for them. He'd taken off, in search of his own mission. He landed on a tree branch outside a window, spotting Visser Three and a few other Controllers inside. Tom was one of them in the room. He felt a sudden energy coursing through him, a very strong anger. He waited until the other Controllers left to make his move. Lucky for him the window was open enough for him to slip through. Visser Three's back was turned as he quietly morphed into his human self, gun in hand.
"Hello you pompous pig," Tobias said coolly, leaning against the wall. Visser Three spun around.
"Who are you? How did you get in here?" he demanded.
"Let's just say I'm someone you've pissed off one too many times," Tobias answered, twirling the gun in his hand.
"Andalite,' he hissed back.
"Almost," Tobias snickered, grabbing the man by the shirt and shoving him up against the door.
"See I never knew my father growing up. It sucked, a lot. And then…one night I finally got to meet him," he began, pressing the muzzle of the gun to the man's head.
"Guess what happened?" he continued.
"I…I don't know," the Controller stammered.
"I watched him get murdered….by you," Tobias spat, releasing the safety on the gun.
"And then…I watched you drug the woman I love and put not only her life but my child's life in danger," he added, his finger itching to pull the trigger.
"The disc," Visser Three rasped.
"Yeah…that's right. I'm the one that got it to work. I'm Elfangor's son. And you won't live long enough to go blurting that to anyone," Tobias answered.
"Please…don't," he begged.
"See I could take that as your host breaking through but…it's just a lie," Tobias shot.
"I've had it with you. It ends here," he snarled, taking a step back and pulling the trigger. Brain matter and chunks of dead Yeerk splattered the door and floor as he sunk to the ground. Tobias kicked the body out of the way and walked into the hallway. Someone had heard the shot because there were footsteps approaching. Tobias smirked. Time for a Yeerk blood bath. He turned, gun leveled only to be met by Marco.
"What are you doing?" he shot.
"You're supposed to be keeping watch," Jake added, walking up behind Marco.
"I got bored. Besides, there was something I had to do," Tobias said with a shrug. Jake could see the body on the floor.
"Who is that?" he asked nervously.
"That would be…the son of a bitch who killed my father," he called over his shoulder, heading down the hallway.
"Jake…Tom is here. Do you think…" Cassie trailed.
"No…I won't let him," Jake answered heading in the direction Tobias had gone. Cassie and Marco just stared after the two guys. It wasn't entirely unexpected. Tobias had to snap at some point.
"I just hope he doesn't hurt himself," Cassie breathed as they too followed in that direction.