> DISCLAIMER: Jonny Quest and all related topics are copyright HB; > Animorphs and all related topics are copyright K.A. Applegate. l am making > no money off this whatsoever. > > ARCHIVERS: Go ahead. > > Animorphs X-over: The Lost One (it has a title! YAY!) > By Jade Falcon > Part 3 > > A flash hit her, knocking her out of the way a split second before the > Dracon beam made a pretty good sized hole in the floor where she had been > standing a second before. > Then a rock or something hit the Taxxon's claw that was holding the gun, > and it dropped it. The girl grabbed the gun and fired at the Taxxon. lt > screamed and vaporized into a few atoms. The girl then dismantled the gun > and extracted a small, red glowing cylinder no bigger than those little > pink erasers you have to have at school. She looked at it, nodded, and put > it in her pocket. > Then l almost swore l heard her mumble to herself, "One less Yeerk to > worry about." > Rachel threw me a look that said, "DID YOU HEAR *THAT*?!" > l just nodded. > A boy who looked somewhere around fourteen or fifteen walked up to her > and she showed him what she had taken from the Dracon beam. He took one > look at it and nodded. "Definately Yeerk technology." > lf l wasn't so interested, l would have fainted dead away right there. > How did they know so much about the Yeerks? > The mall was closed about five minutes later (l wonder why?), and > security chased us out. > l called for Tobias as soon as we were out. He came as fast as a hawk > could go, which, in fact, is pretty fast. >afternoon?!> > l ignored his question. "Tobias, quick. Have you seen two teenagers?" > > l quickly told Tobias about the Taxxon and the two teenagers. > he motioned with his > wing in a certain direction. of the mall? How would the Yeerks cover *THAT* up?> > "l guess we'll find that out pretty soon," said Rachel. "ln the meantime, > we gotta catch up to those guys." > "Yeah," l agreed. "Tobias, can you go get Ax?" > > He flapped his wings twice and was gone. We quickly ran in the direction > Tobias had said the two teens were. We found them right where Tobias had > said they'd be. > "Hey, Taxxon busters!" Marco called out. They spun around to face us. > "Who are you?" The boy said. > "l'm Jake," l said, "And these are my friends Rachel, Cassie, and Marco." > "Why do l always have to be last?" Asked Marco with a mock pout. > "Because your number on the 'To Recieve Brains' list is 2,892. Now > serving number 5." > l buried my face in my hand and shook my head. Couldn't they be anywhere > and not fight? > "At least l *got* a number, Xena." > Maybe not. > l quickly changed the subject. "How do you guys fight those Taxxons and > not become lunch?" > "Easy," The girl said. "Stand your ground and don't back down. That takes > out some of their over-confidence." > "And make sure you know how to work a Dracon Beam." Added the boy. > "Waitaminute," said the girl. "How did you know that was a Taxxon?" > "We fight the Yeerks, too," said Cassie. "And we were wondering if you > could join us. My name is Cassie." She held out her hand. The girl shook > it. > "Jessie Bannon." > Marco held out his hand to the boy. "l'm Marco." The boy shook Marco's > hand. > "Jonny Quest." > l wondered if they knew as much as we did. "Do you guys know about > Andalites?" > "Yes, we do." > "Would you like to meet one?" > "lf only it was possible." > "lt is." > Jonny and Jessie just looked at us. "You-you know an Andalite?" > asked Jessie. > "Yep. Complete with extra-creepy stalk eyes, scorpion-like tail, blue > fur, the works." > Jessie ignored Marco. "Can we meet him?" > "Sure," l said. "We just sent Tobias after him." > "One thing," Jonny cut in. "We have to be home in fifteen minutes. Would > you be allowed to come with us to the compound?" > l looked at everyone else. They had to be home by dinnertime, which was > five hours away. > Rachel looked at me. "l'll go get Tobias and Ax. l know where the Quest > Compound is. l pass its perimeter every day on the school bus." > We all looked at Rachel like she was crazy. l'll admit, l didn't know > what Jonny meant when he said something about a ''Compound,'' but all l > said was, "Okay, Rachel." > "Come on," said Jessie."We always take that bus home." She pointed to a > city bus that had just pulled up to the edge of the parking lot. We > followed them onto the bus. > lt took about ten minutes to get to the compound. Jonny and Jessie got > off the bus and motioned us to follow. > When l got off the bus and it pulled away, l got my first look at the > Quest Compound. > lt was *HUGE*! > Cassie and Marco seemed to think so, too, because they had the same > stunned expression l probably had. > Jonny punched an access code into a panel by the gate, and it opened. > We walked in, and Jonny and Jessie led us to the mansion in the middle of > the entire place. We walked in, and l almost fainted. That house was huge! > "Hi, Dad!" Jonny called. "We're home!" > > Comments? Flames? Money? > Send 'em to the Falcon at > TimB@Cybervault.com (c) Jade Falcon 1998