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The Chosen - [email protected] Chapter 1 My name is Cylipso. I am the wind, the water, earth, fire, and stone. I have a story. A story that everyone should know. A story about the truth. Actually it starts a few months before the Animorphs became the Animorphs. I had just finished my latest Animorphs book and I was ready for some magic. The book was about the Ellimist and I thought 'wouldn't it be cool to have the powers of the Ellimist'. I didn't know how right I was. As soon was I thought that the world just... stopped. Chapter 2 It just... stopped. I looked around. Nothing, nothing was
moving. At first I was startled, then I thought I was dreaming, then I realized. Chapter 3 "The chosen one??? Chosen for what???" I said Chapter 4 They descended from the sky at a second's notice. But not so
long for the people to escape. I could tell what they were because of their ships.
Howlers. Everyone was running, flying, and swimming in every direction. It was pure
madness. Chapter 5 The ball was small, about the size of a marble. It was smooth and golden except for four stripes, one blue, two white, and one reddish. I looked through it and I saw another room, like I was looking into another diminution. Or time. 'Where, or when, is that???' I thought. I held it between my to forefingers and up to the light to get a better look. All of the sudden... FLASH!!!. I was staring at my room through the ball. It's just an ordinary marble. I had to have been dreaming. Then I looked up. I was so not in my room any more. Chapter 6 I was in the construction site. The construction site. I saw
the future Animorphs. Staring at the sky. One, Tobias I presume, was pointing toward a
ship. Elfangor's ship. Chapter 7 "A what???" said Rachel. Chapter 8 Out he stepped daintily. Tobias said " Please come out. We won't hurt you." He said. I was the only one not surprised. Everyone else was looking around trying to find were it was coming from. "Come out. I know you think your wound is fatal, but we can help. I can help." <How did you know I was hurt.> "I know everything there is to know. I am... The Ellimist." Chapter 9 <The Ellimist, but I thought...> "You thought the Ellimist didn't exist." "The Ellimist??? The Andalites??? What is this, an alien convention???" That, of course, was Marco. I turned around. They were standing there, all looking confused. "I'll explain later, but now we have to help him. I'll go in there. You five stay here and I'll go heal Elfangor." "Wait, you can't go in there alone" said Marco. "Was that you volunteering??? Come on we have to hurry." "Why???" said Marco. "As cool as this is, there is bad news. Very bad news. And they're called the Yeerks." Chapter 10 "Another alien. Gosh." "Oh and I'm not an alien. I gained my powers from an alien, the Ellimist. He is a very powerful alien." I said as we headed up the ramp. As I got closer I could see him better. He was, well exactly like he was described in the books. I won't waste time describing him, you know what he looks like. Any way, we went up to help him. And boy was it a bad wound. They don't described it well in the books. We reached him and I looked down with pity. 'If I don't succeed' I though 'were all doomed.' I sat down and looked at his wound. "This will be hard." I muttered under my breath. I wasn't exactly sure how to do it so I touched the wound. I felt Elfangor flinch. I concentrated on how he would look if the wound wasn't there. I felt all my energy being sucked into Elfangor. All of the sudden every thing went black. Chapter 11 When I woke up, everyone including Elfangor surrounded me. "She's awake," someone said, "Give here some room." I tried to sit up. "Oooohhhhh." I moan. My head hurt. I was covered with dust. I looked around. We weren't in the construction site any more. I was in a barn. 'Cassie's barn' I thought. That's when I really woke up. 'Were in Cassie's barn,' I thought, 'not in the construction site. Did the Animorphs get their power???' "Elfangor?" I looked around. I saw a grown man. Problem him in morph. But what if it's Cassie's dad. "Yes? Yesssss. Yyyyeeesssss?" "Did you, do they, morph???" I saw him lower his head in shame. "No. I morphed to help you." "Did you save the blue box???" There was silence. "No, no, I stopped the Animorphs before they even started??? No, It can't be. We have to go back. A kid, he finds the box in a cement block I think. We have to get it." "Not yet," Elfangor said, "The Controllers are every where. We must wait." "No!!!" I shouted, "We have to go now. The sooner we start the sooner we end." "Patience is a virtue. A human said that. You are wise when you want to be." "Um, end what???" I turned a round Rachel, Cassie, Marco, Jake, and Tobias were standing there looking at me like I was crazy. "Fighting the Yeerks." I replied "The what???" said Jake. "The Yeerks. You mentioned them but who or what are they." muttered Marco. "Do you want to explain or should I???" I asked Elfangor "Go ahead." "The Yeerks are parasites. They crawl into your head and take over your body. You can't move. You can't speak. All you can do is think. And they can hear you think too. They know everything you know. Everything. They're here. Taking over everyone they can. Must host struggle against the Yeerks but some," I stopped, should they know this??? "Some go on their own. Every three days they must regenerate and go to a pool. The Yeerk pool. The thing is you can't tell who is a controller and who isn't. Chapman is one. Jake, your brother, is one." "Tom???" At first he was shocked then he was angry. "Tom isn't one. He's too smart." "Too smart." We said at the same time. "You don't understand. Anyone could be a controller. Your friends, your family, your teachers, a kid you pass in the hall. Your not the only one who has a brother who is a controller. There out there. Everywhere." "Go home for now. I'll call a meeting in a day or two. Don't worry about me finding you. Don't talk about it till then. Bye now." I reached for the marble in my pocket. I picked it up and looked through it like I did before. FLASH!!! I was back in my room again. I looked at my clock it was the same time as when I left. 'Cool' I thought. 'Where will this marble be safe. Hum,' I focused on an invisible container to put it in. 'It should be safe there.' I looked at the marble. I saw Jake leaving Marco and going to his house. 'Should I...yah.' I looked thought the marble. FLASH!!! I was standing by Marco. "AH!!! Don't scare me like that. Has it been two days already???" "I just wanted to tell you in privet. Your mother, she isn't dead. She's one of the highest-ranking Yeerks. Visser One. She's alive but not in her own power." Marco stopped walking he turned to me. "She's alive???" I could see the tears in his eyes. "Yes." "Thank you." "For what." "For not telling the others." "It's alright. I have to go. I have more things to do, people to meet, places to see. Bye." And I was gone. FLASH!!! It was Tobias. He was in the woods talking to Elfangor. "Am I interrupting??? I can come back." "That's all right, stay" said Tobias. "We were just talking." Elfangor was in his natural form. "I, um, how do I say this. Tobias. Meet your dad, Elfangor. Elfangor, meet your son, Tobias." "What???" Tobias said. "He's my dad??? That's impossible. He's an Andalite. "After all this you say that???" <It's true. I got stuck in human morph and married your mother. The Ellimist made me go back to the Andalite home world and fight the Yeerks. All I left is a note that was to be read to you an your next birthday. I missed you.> "I think its best if I leave and let you two talk." I said and held up the marble. FLASH. I was in my room again. 'Well that's all for today. I'm exhausted.' Chapter 12 It was the next day, a weekend. I went to my room and grabbed the marble. I held it up. FLASH!!! I was in Cassie's barn. The door opened. I turned around. "Aaahhh!!! Oh, It's you. Time for a meeting???" said Cassie. "Yah. Um, wait here. I'll get the others." FLASH!!! I was at a house. Marco's house. I went to the door and knocked. Marco opened the door. "Oh. Hi. Wait a second I'll be right out." He said. I waited and he came out. "Shall we???" he replied when he came out. "Is Jake's house far from here???" I asked. "Just down the street." "Then let's walk." "So... um... I really don't know what's happening. I'm not from this time." "How old are you???" "Same as you. I come from a few months back. Nothing big." "Yesterday, you said my mother is, like, Fisser One???" "It's called a Visser. A Visser is a rank. There are vissers, subvissers, and The Console of Thirteen. The Console of Thirteen is the highest rank. Why???" "I, um, would, or is, she on Earth???" "Not now. Later, she will be here." We were silent for the rest of the way to Jake's house. We reached the house and I knocked on the door. "Hey guys, hold on." He turned inside "I'm going out I'll be back later." He turned to us and closed the door. "OK. What's up???" "Nothing. You two go to Cassie's barn. I'll meet you there. Bye." I closed my eyes and concentrated. It had become were I didn't need the marble so I left it at home. FLASH. I was at Rachel's house. I went to the door but before I could knock Rachel opened the door. "Hi. Lets get going." "How did you know I was here???" "I saw you coming. Come on." "No, wait were not walking." I put my hand on her shoulder and closed my eyes. FLASH!!! We were at Tobias's house. Again I knocked on the door. Tobias came out and I said quickly. "Lets go." I, again lets call it Flashing. We Flashed to Cassie's barn. "Wow!!!" Tobias said in wonder, "How did you do that???" "I don't know really. I just can. Don't ask how you won't get an answer. So, how are you and Elfangor???" He seemed embarrassed. "Were...good." "That's all???" "For now. He did desert me and my mother." "He did it for his family. He had to!!!" "He didn't have to!!!" "Yes he did. You just don't know. You don't know." There was silence. I think he got the point. We went in to Cassie's barn. Jake and Marco were already there. "What took ya???" said Marco. "Well I had to get Rachel and Tobias. How did you get here so fast???" "We flew." he joked. "Ha, ha, ha, very funny. And, by any chance can you do... this." I held up my hands at him. All of the sudden he flew in to the manure pile and all the way he was yelling, "HHHHEEEEEYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!" He got up and was covered in manure. I Flashed over to him and put my hands my nose. "Peeeeuuuu." I waved my hand and the manure on Marco and the manure pile was gone. "Hey, that's my line." Rachel said. "Let's get down to business. We need to get the blue box. Sense Elfangor knows what it looks like he's coming. And I need to be there because I have an idea where it is. The rest of you need to stay here and wait. Well be OK. We know, somewhat, what were doing. It's... Elfangor, what time is it???" *It is 7:00 p.m. in your time* he said. "Please don't start me on your time and my time. Any way, it dark now so there's no better time than the present. But, Elfangor, you need a small morph. Like a cockroach. Cassie???" "I can get you one, but you'll have to wait. Hold on." "OK." She came back in a minute holding a rather disgusting little cockroach. "Here you go." she said and handed it to Elfangor. He grabbed it and concentrated. He let go and said *Lets go.* "Your ready. OK lets go ." "Wait. Do you think we are letting you go alone??? I think not!!! Were going with you." said Rachel. "Speak for your self." muttered Marco. "You can't go. It's way too dangerous for you!!! You have nothing to defend your self with!!!" "We can take of are selves!!!" she said. "Look, I'm sure you can but, the Yeerks have weapons that can stun you, freeze you, burn you, even kill you!!! That, you have no weapons against." "We..." she started to say "No!!!" "But..." "I said no and I mean NO!!!" "Look you my be a superhero and all but I don't care. You can not stop us. We will come and we will help." "You give me no choice. I'm sorry." With a twist of me wrist and a magic word, they stopped and stood there. I'm sure that if Elfangor was in human morph he would have had his mouth open in a gasp. Yes, I had frozen them. I just hope Cassie's dad doesn't decided to check up on the animals again. FLASH. Elfangor and I were a block away from the construction site. "Elfangor!!! Morph human!!! Quickly!!!" He had already started to morph when a car passed. The car stopped and a man stuck his head out the window to get a better look. He stared wide eyed, and whispered, "Andalite." He stopped the car and got out. I would have run but I was frozen in place. He yelled to the people at the construction site. "Their here. THEIR HERE, THEIR HERE!!! Help!!! Their HERE!!!" "Elfangor," I looked a round, "Elfangor???" HE had deserted me!!! An Andalite hero??? Not likely. He left me, to get caught. All alone. Like he did to his family. Tobias was right. He deserted his family. His wife, his son. He probably begged the Ellimist to take him back. A coward??? Or a hero??? Coward. My life will be lost and he will tell the others I was a lunatic. He's the lunatic. I? "There she is, get her!!!" I turned around. Stupid, stupid, stupid!!! I had forgotten in my rage about the controller and now I would become one. I was lost to the evil. Two humans grabbed my arms. I screamed and screamed and kicked and struggled but it was no use. They had me. I looked around searching for a familiar face. I had found one. My mother and father were there. My mother came up to me and said "My host's daughter. How??? I didn't know she was in with the Andalite." I started to cry. My mother, one of them!!! How!!! How long??? How many nights of scolding me for not finishing my homework was her, not a Yeerk??? I struggled at my captors and my mother freed me. I looked up. "I was part of the resistance." she whispered. I knew she would be starved of her rays, but for now I ran. And ran and ran until I could run no more. I ran with the wind in my face. I ran to the barn and I saw Elfangor standing there. He had an evil look in his face. He met my gaze. *You escaped!!! How did you escape???* "I'm am one of you now. They want to talk to you. Congratulate, that is." *Good. I will go now. You stay here and tell them that I died in battle and we could not find the box. Good bye.* He leap out of sight. I unfroze them. "Hey. What did you do???" "He's one of them. A Yeerk. We have to work quickly. I need you all to help. We? "So now you need your help. Since Elfangor is gone all you have to work with is us losers." "Rachel, don't start with me. I'm in a bad enough mood I don't need you to make it worse." "Awe. Is the big bad leader upset??? Poor baby." "I said don't mess with me. When I say leave me alone, most people do it. You are in for trouble little one. I can do things you can't even image. We could go one on one and even with out my powers, I could whoop you." "Then why don't we???" "Fight??? Would you like to???" "I'd be glad to." "Name a time and place." "Needs to be a treeless place. A plain. No where to hide. No where to run." "Sounds good. Tomorrow. 5:00. I'll met you here and take you to a suitable battleground. Good luck." And away I went. Chapter 13 Next day. 5:00. At the battlegrounds. Rachel and I at the corners. Marco and Jake at my corner. Tobias and Cassie at Rachel's. I was talking to Marco. "Are you going to use your powers???" "What, and cheat??? Of course. I'm the master of cheat. This is no challenge. Maybe I should rise the stakes. How about $20??? Is that enough???" "Oh yah. I'll go tell her. Hold on." He ran across the field to Rachel's corner. He talked and talked. Then ran back and said "OK. Deals on. Good luck." Tobias flew over the center of the field. *On your mark, get set, GO!!!* We both got up and ran to the center of the field. I got there first. I stood as still as I could with my hands in the yoga peace sign. I stood and waited. I opened my eyes just so I could see. I saw her standing a far enough distance that I couldn't hit or kick her. She was smart and ruthless. This will be harder than I thought. We stood there ,both stones. I will have to use my wit, which I have plenty more than her. All of the sudden she kicked. I ducked turned grabbed her leg and pulled her down. She went down. Hard. She recovered quickly. Standing up and swinging her fist left. I ducked. Swinging right. I ducked. She drew back but didn't swing. I was caught surprised. She swung and hit me square in the nose. I had never had a nosebleed in my life and I wasn't going to start now. I got back up and she side kicked. I side kicked at the same time. She was quick. I was quicker. I put my leg to the ground and punched her in the stomach she bent down to the ground and didn't get up. "I forfeit. You win. Help!!!" "It's OK. Here." I bent down and waved my had over her. "I, how??? Oh yah. It's little Miss. Perfect." "Why do you hate me??? I have done nothing to you." "You. You have it all. Powers, love, hope." "Power, yes. Love??? No. I don't love any one. Hope. Every one has hope. Even you!!! "Love. You have that. One of us. It's him!!!" She pointed over too Marco. "What??? You are so wrong. I don't think he likes me. I mean. I wouldn't work out for a month. It's not true, is it???" I turned to Marco. He was blushing excessively. She was right!!! Wow. He liked me??? Wow. Unexpected turn in the plot. He liked me. As in liked. Again, Wow. Amazing. ME??? Too cool. So this means what to me??? In my time I haven't even met him yet. But there are more important matters at hand. Elfangor, the traitor, the Yeerks, taking over the earth, Rachel, owes me money. Not now, later. "Now, first, Elfangor, the traitor, must die." Chapter 14 He'll know I was lying as soon as he got to the site. I had run away. He would find out and hunt us down. We will not survive unless we run. Leave our families, our friends, our life. They wouldn't do that. The only thing I could do, is stop this before it even started. They would remember nothing. I would be alone with my thoughts of what could have been. How would Marco feel??? He would be hurt. I couldn't. I couldn't. Yet, I had to. It was the only way. A tear can to my eye. I started to cry. I sat down with my head in my hands. Marco bent down beside me. "What's wrong???" he said. "I, I, I, can't. I can't. I can't" "Can't do what???" "Be with you. You don't understand. I have to undo it. Undo it all. I'll miss you." I reached up to touch him but he wasn't there. I looked around. Stars. Every where, stars. "I am here. I will explain all. You know now the evil which is Elfangor." "I know. How did he con all the Andalites in to thinking he was so great???" "They need a leader. Like the human, Adofl Hitler, It was a time of destruction, hate, and depression. They need a hero. Some one to end the depression. He came to power and started the up rise of Andalites. That is not why I'm here. You are a single species now. One-of-a-kind. The planet you saw earlier. That was Canope. A peaceful planet. No one died by the hand of another. Humans, and animals, together, every one was happy. Then the Howlers came. The attacked but failed. The Canopiens and Andalites help each other to over come the Howlers. To thank the Andalites, the Canopians made Elfangor the leader. He was harsh and cruel. No one came made a mistake. If they did, torture. No planet helped. They just stood back and watch the Canopians slowly die out. They sent any child that was born to different planets. You were the only one who survived living on the planet they were sent to. You are truly alone. But you have the soul of a human and the heart of an animal. You shall live for as long as there is land. You must live and tell the story. Your are alone. But you must survive. Live and hope and watch over the Animorphs. Make sure they win. Live, Live, Live." Chapter 15 Live, he said. Live. I will. I will live and fight and hope. I looked up Marco was there. "I love you. I'll miss you. Good bye." I turned a way. I left behind only a picture. FLASH. I was at the construction site. In my hiding place I crouched. No, I said to myself. Don't say a word. I looked over at them. I turned into air and floated over them. I watched. I cried. A light rain started to pour. *Together We Fight* the wind whispered. They didn't notice. All accepted Marco. He looked up. I saw him holding a picture. I knew every thing be all right. For now. |
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