M&T #4 The Death

By: Maggie

TOBIAS

        Crayak took a step towards me and shows me what has happened at my house, Rachel volutering to save me, Maggie screaming at the Ellimist and everyone else just looking confused. The last thing I see is Rachel going into the Vortex I've been trapped in. Crayak comes over to me. "Well, well, well it looks like Rachel's trying to get herself killed once more, to bad that I'll-"
        "Don't you touch her Crayak, I'll kill you if you do. I'll honest to God will."
        "Tobias, you dumb human, this is what I planed on. Yes I want you and Maggie but I've waited this long. I want Rachel now." He smiled at me "You do know that Rachel is experiencing your worst memories right now. Well you do now. Think about how she will be dusgusted of you when she finally gets to you. Think about it."

RACHEL

        I was suddenly in a blue tube that flashed pictures and thoughts on it's walls. The Ellimist had told me about this, he told me that I would encounter Tobias' memories. Thats when Maggie had really started to scream. She seemed to have been worried that I wouldn't be able to take it. I was thrused forward into a picture that was
projected.
        I was Tobias when he was trapped, completly as a hawk. I had I feeling it was early on in the fight. Tobias was thinking how relaxed he was and maybe he should pay me a visit. Then it happened the hawk suddenly took over and went for a mouse in a field. Then Tobias, my sweet loving caring Tobias began to feed. I felt the human Tobias suddenly take control and I heard him thought scream. He bolted to the mall and on towards
Rachel...errr..me. I was in the Mall for a gymnastics compedition and saw a bird come flying at me. I remember being worried and shocked, and then such consern as he hit the wall..
        I was yanked back into the vortex and was badly shaken. I wanted to hold him and kiss him, to make sure he was alright. I realized what I would be seeing now. Whenever I thought about Tobias eating like a hawk I had
cringed. That was what bothered me most, and thats what Crayak would show me.

  CASSIE

        I was running towards the woods where Ax lived. We had thought we all should be in one spot. I was scared for Rachel and Tobias. And even though Tobias was in more danger I was more worried about Rachel, we had all heard what the Ellimist had said, about reliving Tobias' past. Sometimes, just not very often, Tobias would come and talk to me about hawk things because he knew that they creeped Rachel out. I hoped that she would be able to manage.
        I found Ax and he morphed to human and we walked to Maggie's and Tobias' appartment as I filled Ax in.

  MAGGIE

        I was standing gaurd at the refrigerator, as I always did whenever Ax payed us a visit. He had this little habit of eating all of the food in the house when he came over. Although that wasn't my main corcern at the moment.
I worried for Rachel, not for Tobias. Tobias had powers that I can't even compare to, although he doesn't know what they are yet. As it is, I only know one. I can't hurt Tobias. Even though I try to tune out my streagh when
trying to steal a remote or something he could block me. Tobias just thinks I'm being nice but the truth is he could hurt me even if I use my full streagh. This only works with me though not in a battle or whatever with other people. Wierd huh? Then agian I don't think the children of Elfangor could be anything but strange.
        I was also scared for myself. The others don't know it but Crayak has an ability to convert people to his side. Once he finds a vulerable place to strike he can take that person. And if he did that to Toby I would be killed.
        Its almost ironic, the person who has the best chance of killing me is the only one who's ever loved me.

JAKE

        I was watching Maggie. Something was wrong with her. She looked..scared. Something that I haven't seen
even when she faces 20 Horks in  battle. I knew she was worried about Tobias and Rachel but she was usally so good at hiding emotions. I suddenly felt selfish,what? Isn't Maggie allowed to feel? Cassie wasn't back with Ax yet so I was the only other person she could talk to, Marco is not a good person to talk about feelings with. I
cationsly stood up and went over to her. I gave he enough warning, last time I didn't I ended up with a broken nose.
    "Hey" I said "Want to talk about it?"
    She looked suprised "Do I ever want to talk about it?" She smiled at me "Sure why not."
    Marco look at me suprised "Wow Jake, youv'e been hanging around Cassie too much." Then he turned his     attention to Maggie, "What's wrong?"
        Maggie must have changed her mind about talking about it because all she said was, "Oh nothing really, just worried about them."

RACHEL

        I had just emereged from yet another memory, luckly I had been wrong about what Crayak would show me. It wasn't just when Tobias was a hawk. It was his whole life. I was getting sick of it too.All I wanted was to get
this stupid mission over with and go home. I needed to talk with Tobias and see if he was alright. I hoped so, I was worried about what Cayak might be saying to him.
        I was pulled into a new memory only this one was not one of Tobias'. It was Maggie, a little girl Maggie, fighting and killing. It was imposable odds, she could only have been 7 at the time but she won, and all of the
yeerks had been killed, by Maggie, with her own hands. She was covered in blood, as soon as she had gotten to a house (this must have been a time when she didn't live in NYC) and washed all the blood off her. Maggie then crept  inside and went to bed.
        I was back into the good ol' vortex and relaxed. It was then that I realized how alike Maggie and I were. I was put into a new place. A place that seemed real, not a memory. Then I saw Tobias laying in a pile of his own
blood.

TOBIAS

        I was still captured and was begining to wonder if Rachel had given up. I cared about her and wouldn't want her to die because of me. I heard Crayak behind me. "Is that so Tobias? Here's a deal.I won't kill her if you
kill me. I shut me eyes briefly before answering. "Deal"
        The battle was the worse I've ever experienced in my life. Crayak was now a mortal but a mortal who was VERY VERY strong. He took me throght and started to strangle me. I somehow got free of hisgrasp and push him away from me. Then it hit me. If he didn't have anyone to kill he would die. The Ellimist had said if himself "Crayak lives off the  fear of others. He was now mortal though still Crayak. And now that hecould only stay in one place he could only feed off my fear. I realized what I would have to do, if I killed myself there would be no more fear. Crayak would die, the thret that Crayak had placed on my friends would disapear, and maybe, just maybe the Yeerks would all die.
        I picked up the knife and stabbed myself. The pain was terrible, and I cried out to Maggie and Rachel. But they never came. The last thing I saw was Crayak, dead.

MAGGIE

        I was laying on my bed when I heard it. I single voice, that sounded like Tobias called out. "Help me." That was all I needed to get myself going. I went out to dig up the Time Matrix. And get into that damn Vortex.

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