Chapter 3:The Site
Tobias came over to my house,then we headed towards the mall using the bus. "So what do you want to do?"asked Tobias as we walked through the doors of the mall."Umm...I need some new jeans"I told him,he agreed to find me some jeans so we went clothes shopping. Well,I got some new jeans even if it did take about an hour,anyway Tobias saw a guy he knew in the arcade so were heading that way. Tobias walked up to Jake and the guy he sits beside on the bus. They start talking and,me being my nosy self,listen in on the conversation.
"What's up?"Tobias asked
Jake shrugged"Not much. We're heading home."
"Out of quarters"the Hispanic kid commented"Certain people keep forgetting
that the Sleaze Troll shows up right after you cross the Nether Fjord. So certain people keep losing the game—and losing our quarter."He kept jerking his thumb at Jake as though he thought Tobias couldn't take a hint. It made me Mad. then Tobias had to say"So,like maybe we'll walk home with you guys.",and what did Jake say,he said sure. We started heading toward the exit when they stopped because we ran into two people,one was a tall,blonde girl that looked like she walked out of a fashion magazine,smile and all. Also there was a short,black girl girl with short hair,that was wearing jeans and a plaid shirt,so she probably liked being comfortable."You guys going home"Jake asked the Blonde"You shouldn't go through the construction site by yourselves. I mean,being girls and all."Right after he said that,Jake looked like he regretted it,I found out next why."Are you gonna come protect us,you big strong m-a-a-a-n"she said"you think were helpless just because..."
"I'd appreciate it if they did walk with us"said the short black girl"I know your not afraid of anything,Rachel,but I guess I am"I'm guessing Rachel was the Blonde girl. We all started to head home,and no one but Jake and Tobias knew me so the others wanted to know me,I guess,because they asked me who I was almost immediately."My names Chris"I told them,and then the introductions began."I'm Marco"said the Hispanic guy,then
"I'm Cassie"said the black girl,
"I'm Rachel"Said the blonde,so I had guessed right,even if it was 99 out of 100.
Then Rachel noticed my bag,and she warmed up almost immediately,"Ooh,what did you get?" She asked,I decide to just give her the bag to look for her-self and she then said"Nice choice of jeans",even if she was way more into fashion than I was,I kinda liked her,only as a friend though. Then we came up to a strange construction site,and life decided to get a lot weirder. It was a big area,surrounded on two sides by trees,with the highway separating it from the mall area. Also there was a broad,open field between the site and the nearest houses, There was half finished buildings,and huge piles of rusting steel beams.
Tobias saw it first. He had been looking at the stars,which he did a lot off in his own world,then"Look"I turned around and Tobias was pointing straight up,and Jake said"What?" like he didn't want to be distracted or something.
"Just Look"said Tobias,his voice sounded awed and strangely serious for him. I looked up and there was a brilliant blue-white light that scooted across the sky,going way too fast for an airplane,then it started to slow down"What is it?"
"I don't know"said Tobias,shaking his head. I knew exactly what I thought it was,but I didn't want to sound crazy,but apparently Cassie didn't care,because she just blurted it out"It's a flying saucer!"
"A flying saucer"said Marco,and he laughed until he looked up,and what he saw made him shut-up. I felt oddly excited,and then"It's coming this way"said Rachel
"It's hard to be sure."Jake whispered in answer to her statement.
"No,It's coming this way"Rachel said,sounding confident. Apparently she was right,because it was flying so low I could see it clearly. First of all it wasn't all that big,about as big as a school bus. The front end was a pod,shaped almost like an egg. Extending from the back was a long,narrow shaft. There were two crooked,stubby winglike things,and on the end of each wing was a long tube that glowed bright blue on the back end. The little spaceship looked harmless,except it had a tail that curved up and forward,coming to a sharp point.
"The tail"I said"It could be a weapon"
"Definitely"Marco agreed,The ship was slowing down,and getting closer.
"It's stopping"Rachel said in a awed voice,like she couldn't believe what was happening."I think it sees us"Marco said"Should we run?Maybe we should run home and get a camera. Do you know how much money we would get for a video of a real UFO?"
"If we run they might zap us with phasers on full power"Jake said,I think he meant it as a joke."Phasers are only on Star Trek"Marco said,rolling his eyes. The spaceship hovered over our heads about three hundred feet up,and I couldn't help but feel excited I mean,A real spaceship over my head,how cool is that?"What do you think it is"asked Marco,and he sounded a little bit shakier and not Mr. laid back and mellow. Tobias was grinning,because let's face it,it is one of his dreams coming to life."I think it's going to land"said Tobias,and it was getting lower then "It's coming right at us"Jake said,The ship landed a few yards away and all the blue lights shut off."It's not very big,is it?"asked Rachel
"It's about-----about three or four times as big as our minivan."Jake said.
"I wonder if we should try to talk to it"Rachel suggested,and she looked at the spaceship as though it were a puzzle she wanted to figure out."I mean we should communicate if that is even possible." and then I had a nagging of Deja Vu, and for some reason I pushed Tobias forward to communicate,and why I did it I don't know but it felt right so...he lifted his hands and said in a loud clear voice"It's safe,we won't hurt you."
"You think they speak English"I asked
"Well,everyone speaks English on Star Trek"replied Cassie
"Well I hope so,I'm horrible at Spanish"I tried to joke,I got a couple of feeble laughs but everyone was kinda occupied with the huge spaceship in front of us.
Tobias tried again"Pleas come out. We won't hurt you."
I know
I heard a reply,but I didn't hear it it was like it was in my mind.
"Did everyone hear that?" asked Tobias slowly all of us nodded our heads.
"Can you come out?"Tobias asked in his talking to aliens voice
Yes. Do not be frightened said the voice
"We won't"Tobias told him
"Speak for yourself" muttered Jake,and we all sort of giggled. A thin arc of light appeared,a doorway,opening slowly in the smooth side of the pod part of the ship. I just stood there waiting then I had a thought' For aliens,there doors open really slowly' and then I couldn't stop from laughing and everyone looked at me strangely,except Tobias because he knew occasionally I just burst into laughter,I stood up and muttered a quick "sorry" and then I looked at the ship. That's when he appeared. My first thought was a mutated deer but then squashed that thought,because he was sentient. He looked between a deer,a human,and a scorpion. His torso,head,and arms was human looking,although they were a pale shade of blue. The lower half was what looked like a deer,but he had blue fur,and at the back of him he had a tail that looked kinda like a scorpions. His head had four eyes,two on top and two where humans have them,also instead of a mouth he had three vertical slits. He ducked through the doorway.
"Hello"Tobias said as though he were talking to a baby and he was grinning again,or maybe he never stopped. Hello said the Alien and we all said hi back to him,then he fell and Tobias tried to grab him. The alien slipped through his hand and hit the dirt."Look"Cassie said"He's Hurt" and she was pointing to a burn on the side that I hadn't noticed. Yes. I am dying said the Alien
"Can we help you?"asked Marco
"We can bandage the wound"Cassie said"Jake give me your shirt,we can rip it for bandages"
No. I will die. The wound is fatal.
"No"Jake yelled"You can't die. Your the first alien ever to come to earth. You can't die" at first I was like,why is he freaking out but then I don't know it was as if he was a long lost friend. No. I am not the first there are many,many others
"Other aliens?Like you?" Tobias demanded,the alien shook his head slowly
Not like me then he winced in pain Not like me He started again They are different
"Different how"I asked,and I know I will remember his answer for the rest of my life. They have come to destroy you.
A/N:I'm going to skip all the explaining of the yeerks and go straight into the Escafil Cube.
The alien looked at me after his explanation on yeerks,and said perhaps then said to me Go into my ship,inside there is a blue box get it and bring it out. I went into the ship and I got the box on my way outside I saw a picture of the Andalites family,four of them. I turned out of the ship and decided to not comment on the family,and handed him the box. There is something I may be able to do to help you fight the yeerks said the Andalite.
"What can you do"I asked
I can give you the power to morph for two hours into any creature,but first you need to touch it and concentrate on it,and by doing this you get the animals DNA
"What's that" Rachel said pointing to something in the sky,and the Andalite answered for the others guess Yeerks
You need to decide now,yes or no
"Lets do it guys"I said
"Yea we have to fight them"said Tobias
"This is so insane"said Marco"so Insane"
Tobias looked at Jake and said"We have to" and slowly Jake nodded
"Yes,we have no choice"He said
Put your hands on the cube He instructed then I felt a warm tingling go down my hand and then suddenly it stopped. Go Now said the Andalite Visser three,the greatest of you enemies because he has the power to morph as well,he is coming. We all stayed and the he yelled Run and everyone except Tobias ran,and when I noticed he was still back there,I went back for him and as I got close I got visions of a big pool and some kind of mini sun."Come on Tobias"I said pulling on him and together we left to hide. Bug fighters lowered down on the ground then came a black ship shaped like a battle-axe and then his voice which was so covered with evil it was like you could feel it. He came out in the harmless andalite body,besides that tail,and even through the body I could feel the evil. Beside him were things that looked like walking razor blades Hork-Bajir controllers,they were enslaved and they are to be pitied said the Andalite
Then came these Giant centipedes and the Andalite told us they were Taxxons and they were voluntary controllers. Well Prince Elfangor,What an Honor said the Visser An honor to kill you,that is. then he started to change and he became a big monster with sharp teeth that made Hork-Bajir look like toys and he reached on thick tentacle out for the andalite,but Elfangor wasn't ready to give up he struck again and again until the Visser swallowed him in one huge bite,then all the taxxons swarmed him looking for any 'scraps' left over,it made me want to hurl. Marco really did hurl and a Hork-Bajir looked at us,quickly turning his snake-like head. I don't know who panicked first but suddenly we were all running different ways I saw Rachel and Jake lead the Hork-Bajir away and I saw Tobias running and Marco and Cassie. I don't know why because you would think I would follow Tobias who was my closest friend,but no I went after Marco and we ran together until we had to separate and I crawled into bed,praying it was all a dream.