Animorphs #8: The Alien by Applegate K. A

Author:Applegate, K. A. [Applegate, K. A.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Published: 2012-09-01T04:00:00+00:00

I spent part of the night reading the book of quotes. I should have been resting, but I felt disturbed.

More and more I thought of how easily I could turn the radio telescope at the observatory into a Z-Space transmitter. The idea of contacting my parents filled me with sadness and longing.

They could tell me what to do, I thought. They could give me instructions.

And in another part of my mind I thought, Wouldn’t they be proud that I was fighting on against the Yeerks? They would all say, “He’s another Elfangor. A hero.”

I’m not proud that I was thinking that. But I have to tell the truth. And the truth was, I wanted everyone back home to think I was being very brave, all alone on Earth.

Already in my mind a plan was taking shape.

I found a quiet place and prepared to sleep. I closed my main eyes, leaving only my stalk eyes open to look for danger. I relaxed my tail until it touched the ground.

Lonely.

Yes, it was lonely to sleep in a forest on a planet far from home. It was lonely to be the only one of my kind.

It was lonely knowing that Cassie was asleep in her home, and Marco in his, and Rachel and Jake. All had homes.

All but me. And Tobias.

Tobias. He would understand. But would he help me? If I did what I was planning, would he help? And could I trust him?

I raised my tail and opened my main eyes. I knew the place where Tobias slept. I found him easily. He stood with his sharp talons wrapped around a branch.

<Tobias?> I called.

<Huh? What? Ax? What’s the matter?>

<Nothing is the matter. But . . . I have a question.>

<I hope it’s a good one. I was sleeping.>

<Tobias. Are you my friend?>

<That’s what you woke me up to ask?> He opened his wings and seemed to be stretching. <Ax, we are the two strangest creatures on this planet: a freaky, four-eyed, half deer, half scorpion, centaur-looking alien, and a bird with the mind of a person. We’ve fought side by side. We’ve been nearly killed several times. Of course I’m your friend.>

It surprised me that he would answer so quickly. As if there was never any doubt what the answer would be. <That’s good,> I said. <Will you keep a secret? Even from Prince Jake? Even from Rachel?>

Tobias was silent for a while. <Is it something that would hurt my friends?>

<No.>

<Then I’d keep a secret,> Tobias said. <I swear.>

<What do you swear by, Tobias? I have to be sure. What promise would you never break?>

<Ax, you know I was there when your brother was killed.>

<Yes. I know. You were the last one to leave him.>

<Yeah. I don’t know why,> Tobias said, <but something about him . . . I can’t explain it, but I was drawn to him. I wanted to listen to him. I wanted to hear everything he said. It was like . . . like he was a magnet or something.

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