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Cody
Well, I managed to get into a dark place and demorph. Then, I morphed to Hork-Bajir. It was the best thing I had for this place.
I moved as quietly as I could around the place, trying not to attract too much attention to myself. If they saw there was someone there that shouldn't be there… well, I didn't want to think about what would happen… there were too many of us to fight…
Yes. Even with Lily and Zacks help. Too many…
I saw Alex and Seth, both human, walking along, pretending they were working like the other 'scum' there. Almost cursed them both… then saw something in the shadows move…
Wait, it was only Aerionna. Good, at least she had half a brain to keep hidden, but deadly. Elfangor was with her… at least, I thought it was him… couldn't see very clearly…
Then I saw a Hork-Bajir. Seconds later I saw who the Hork-Bajir was heading to.
Nicole's mom.
(Nicole!) I hissed. She was drawing attention to…
(That's not me. I'm near the ceiling, hanging off some wires. Chudnit. But…)
We both watched as the Hork-Bajir exchanged a few words with Nicole's mom. Then…
(Okay guys. I've found her)
(TONI!-!) Nicole and I yelped at the same time.
(Toni, what are you doing?-! You're drawing attention to yourself!-!)
(No, she's not. She's acting like the guard, going to get her prisoner for Visser One!) Zack yelled from somewhere.
(Damn! I should've thought of that!) Lily snapped.
(Well, you didn't so…)
(Meggs just clam it! We've got to go and grab her, dragging her out of this place!) Michelle snapped, and all of a sudden another Hork-Bajir appeared, grabbing Cassie's arm.
(I'm with you!) I dove forward, grabbing her other arm.
"What are you doing?-!" she hissed.
(Getting you out of here, so come with us) I replied. Together, we picked her up and started moving towards the exit. Soon, four more Hork-Bajir joined us.
(Smooth move) Alex said.
(Yeah, real smooth) Seth said sarcastically.
(Are you sure you're not Alex's brother, instead of mine? Cause you sure act like his dad sometimes) Sean said, and I saw two things moving up above.
(All right, me and Zack are with you, so everyone be careful, all right?) Lily warned, looking around. Or… I think it was her.
Seconds later Elfangor, still hidden in the deep shadows of the place, slipped up beside the door, and pressed a button. I saw him start to grow…
"What is it?" An intercom suddenly crackled to life, and I saw him smile.
"We have our prisoner, Julyn-seven-seven-four. Open the doors" he said, somehow mastering the Hork-Bajir tongue better than any of us had.
"All right then"
A creaking and groaning suddenly started up, and we backed slightly away from the doors as they opened. We still held Cassie between us.
(MOVE!) someone screamed. We did, but trying our best to keep our pace slow enough not to look suspicious. We blew out the doors, all eight of us… where were the others…
"Hey! That is not Julyn!" On guard stepped forward…
And Zack and Lily sprung into action, working together to bring him down in one clean sweep.
I dropped Cassie's arm, diving for another… four against eight… no, three… no contest…
I gave one a nasty upper cut with my elbow blade, then felt something being shoved into my gut… blood poured…
(NO!) a scream, then two Hork-Bajir took him down.
(EVERYONE, GET THROUGH THE DOOR!) Elfangor screamed, and I was vaguely aware of him near the controls to the door… people running… more Hork-Bajir…
(CODY DEMORPH!) Nicole screamed as I saw figures, both big and small, blow through the door. Someone was holding me… I was on my knees…
Something lavender-coloured ran through the door, slicing up the two the others were somehow having trouble with…
(Elfangor, NOW!) Lily screamed.
(Not until everyone's out!) Elfangor snapped.
(Is everyone here?) Nicole's voice… so far away…
A thunder of something… white… but red too… Megan?
(All right, that's all of us! SHUT IT NOW!) Alex roared. A slam… damn that ear-screeching roar of the… whatever it was…
(Cody, demorph NOW!) Toni's voice. Toni. Liked Toni… so sweet under all that tough exterior…
Wait, what… did she say? Demorph?
Oh, okay.
I felt my body changing, and whatever was holding me get bigger… blades could cut me… I had better be…
As I became more human, the fuzziness that had set in left me, and I realised more of what was going on.
"Michelle, shift back. Come on, I know it hurts…" Alex was saying, and I looked over with a mostly human head to see Michelle… or, I thought it was Michelle… on her left side, a deep gash down her entire right side. I saw the tears in Alex's eyes…
Whatever was holding me was shrinking too… the blades were gone…
"You could have killed us all!" Lily was screaming, and my head moved around to see her slap Elfangor, hard. He just bared his teeth at her, furious. I saw his wings unfurling a little… oh man…
"For your information Lily, I don't leave my friends behind! Not one… not now, and not ever. You got that?"
"You don't seem to understand the importance of the situation" Lily snarled, her hands balled into fists "If they had gotten to the door before you shut it, we'd all be dead by now!"
(BACK OFF!) Aerionna roared, stepping in between her and her brother (Elfangor just saved your rear end, so be grateful!)
Rear end? Rear end?
Did I just hear Aerionna say that?
I fought back a burst of laughter, managing to keep it to an amused snort. Toni… who was holding me… looked down at me.
"What's so funny?"
I looked up at her, then sat myself up properly, turning around and giving her a quick kiss. Then I got up, and helped pull her to her feet.
"Nothing at all Toni. Not one thing"
"Come on you kids" Cassie, or… Sub-Visser Ten said, standing with her hands on her hips "Morph and shift back, and lets get out of here"
We all looked at her, then I shot a quick glance at Nicole… she was restraining herself from going to hug her… then around at all my friends. Michelle was ok. She was sitting on her legs on the floor, her face buried in Alex's chest.
This had been our closest call… too close for comfort…
"All right" I said "Let's do it"
Megan snorted "Isn't that your mom's line?"
I grinned at her. She just shook her head.
"We are like, soo doomed…"
And then I morphed.
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