My name is Cassie.
Just Cassie. How many people get to kill
as much as I do and not feel bad? To murder, to plot, to kill... so un-me.
As Marco said.
Marco always said it would happen. One
of us would crack. One of us would make the forbidden mistake of letting
those unspoken words slip out. To let it out...
Jake was next in line. Next to be infested,
his brother --Tom-- had finally decided to take him to the Yeerk pool,
to have him infested.
We watched with super sight and super
hearing.
In the darkness lay a gorilla, a wolf,
a grizzly bear and Ax.
(When do we attack?) Marco asked,
(When he gets to the front of the line)
Rachel said,
(But he's already at the front!) Marco
shrieked.
(Oh, I can't see that far) Rachel said,
(Shall we attack?) Ax asked,
(Everyone full on the plan?) I asked,
They all answered.
(Let's do it!) Rachel yelled,
(Ugh, just forget it for once, Rachel)
Marco muttered,
We came out of the darkness.
(Remember, when this is all over I'm so
going to blame Jake) Marco said.
(Yeah, thanks for telling us for the millionth
time, Marco) Rachel said,
"Irrinith Arat!" A Hork-Bajir yelled,
"Anda-Lite!"
Jake was fast. He struggled with the Hork-Bajir
that was holding him and managed to squeeze through.
He disappeared into the darkness.
I jumped onto a Hork-Bajir and tore it's
neck.
Soon I was surrounded by Five Hork-Bajir.
(Hah! Hah! Hah!) Rachel laughed then let
out a roar.
"Hhhhrrrrrrrrooaaaaaaarrr!"
No. That wasn't Rachel. Something much
more different.
Jake.
A Hork-Bajir slashed at me. I rolled over.
I only had two legs!
I couldn't even get up.
(Aaaaaah!) I screamed,
The Hork-Bajir made way for something.
A Tiger came through the path that had
been made.
(Cassie,) Jake said,
(Jake!?)
I was still sprawled on the ground.
The tiger strolled over to me, opened
his Jaws and lowered them.
(Jake!) I yelled, (Jake, what are you
doing!?)
I could hear the others screaming in pain.
(Don't worry, Cassie,) he said, (I've
already been infested, you came a few minutes late)
I didn't say anything.
(You see, we knew you'd come, so we made
that little scene of me being dragged to the Yeerk pool, hahahah!) he laughed.
His Jaws clamped over by head. Crushed
my brain, and everything contained in it. I could only hope that my Jake
in there was doing everything in his power to try and stop what the Yeerk
was doing...
My eyes snapped open. I couldn't see much,
my eyes still had to adjust to the bright light in the room.
It had been a dream... just a dream.
My eyes adjusted.
And standing above me was my mother. And
my father.
Holding dracon beams above me.
"You really must not talk in your sleep,
honey" My mom said.