Another chapter! I'm sorry this chapter will not have a lot of action, though.

Memories in itallisized bold.

Disclaimor: Unless I suddenly I suddenly changed my name to Katherine A. Applegate, I don't own animorphs.

Chapter 2 {Rachel's POV}

((A bugfighter.)) A shaky silence followed.

((Do we follow it?)) Marco asked.

((How are we going to follow it? It's invisible.)) Cassie pointed out.

((Well, were do the yeerks usually land their bugfighters?)) I asked.

((Well last time...))

I zoned off after that. I swooped next to Tobias. I was going to ask him if he was okay, when yesterday's eventS hit me.

((We're almost in!)) I cried. Finally!

We're coming Tobias, I tought. Those yeerks better not have hurt him. Because if they had... well, let's just say an angry Rachel is not a nice Rachel.

I was aware of the fact that he might be dead though. I was very aware. He had gone along to this mission knowing he might not come back.

I had a sudden vision of a dead hawk. I shivered. No, don't think like that. He'll be fine. Just fine. Somehow, that didn't really confort me.

((Okay,)) Jake started, ((once we go iniside-))

He was cut short. We heard a scream. A scream that would remain with me forever.

((Aaaaaaaaaaaah!))

My insides turned cold. For a few seconds I couldn't breathe. I knew that voice. It was the same voice that I heard almost every night. It was the voice of the boy I loved more than anything in this world. Tobias.

The screaming stopped. We were all silent.

((What was that?)) Marco asked shakily, breaking the silence. He had said what was in all our minds.

Before anyone could respond, we heard laughter. Again, it was coming from Tobias. But this was something I had never heard from him. It was hysterical laughter. Mad laughter. It was like if he couldn't stop. It was horrible to listen to.

((Why is he laughing?)) Marco again.

I was to confused to speak. What were they doing to him?

((No,)) Ax whispered. ((No! Those blasted yeerks!))

Tobias stopped laughing.

((Ax, what's going on?)) Jake's voice was shaky.

((It's-))

((Aaaaaaaaaaah!)) Tobias.

((WHY IS HE SCREAMING?)) I shouted.

Okay, I'll admit, I was scared. Scared that I didn't know what was happening. They were obviously hurting Tobias. How? I didn't know.

((They want him to speak. They want him to give them answers.)) Ax whispered. His voice was quivering. He sounded scared.

We let his words sink in. I was too confused to understand what was happening. Tobias had started laughing again.

((No,)) Cassie whispered. I guess she had figured out something I hadn't.

((They're torturing him?)) Marco asked.

That snapped me out of my thoughts. I tried to deny it, but the more I tought about it, the more I knew it was the truth.

Ax didn't answer.

((AX! ANSWER MARCO!)) Surprisingly enough, that was Cassie.

((Aaaaaaaaaaaah!))

((Yes,)) he answered. I could hear the anger and hatred in his voice. There was even more hatred than when he spoke of Visser Three.

((No! Jake, we have to get him out of there!)) Jake was silent.

((Jake!)) I shouted desperately.

((We can't)) he answered. He sounded hurt. Devastaded even. I didn't care.

((What do you mean we can't?)) I asked frantically.

We had to get Tobias out of there. We couldn't leave. We couldn't- He was dying! I could hear it in his voice. It sounded so far away. I felt like if I were next to him, watching him slowly slip away...

((Jake!))

((Rachel, we can't. No matter how much I want to- I.. We can't. They'll capture us.))

((Prince Jake he's dying!))

So Ax heard it too. I was kind of surprised Ax was arguing with Jake. Tobias is his shorm though. His best friend. He was also, Tobias's uncle. Yeah, he would side with me. He would want to get Tobias out of there.

((Stop...)) That was Tobias. He was demanding, almost begging, for his torturer to stop. His voice was fading. It was slowly dying. Dying, just like he most likely would if we didn't save him.

An image slowly crept to my head. I could see it clearly. Almost like if I was living it. It was Tobias. He was a hawk. He was flying. Flying and laughing. Laughing like if none of this was happenning. Suddenly, the image changed. He was human, and he was falling. He was falling and I couldn't help him. He was falling, falling to his death...

Tobias was screaming again.

((Jake! Can't you hear him? He's dying! We have to help him!)) I was almost begging him.

((Rachel we can't,)) Marco started, ((If we even attempt to demorph, they'll kill us before we even make it halfway. We can't rescue Tobias if we die on the way.)) He sounded sick. Like if he couldn't believe what he was saying.

I could see the logic behind his words, but I couldn't think clearly.

((Rachel?)) Cassie asked. From the tone of her voice I could tell she was using private toughtspeak. But I couldn't answer. All I could focus on were Tobias's screams. All I could see was the that vivid image of him. An image of him falling. Falling...

I snapped out of thoughts as I saw where we were heading. The construction site. As we neared I noticed the cloak turn off. Sure enough, there was the bugfighter.

Suddenly, I had this feeling. Call it intuition if you want, but I had this feeling that something was going to go wrong. I quickly shrugged it off.

If only I would have listened...

Yes, I know this wasn't what you were expecting, but I had to write it. It will help alot in future chapters. I promise that there will be more actions in future chapters though. All you have to do now is review.