Visser three glared gleefully at the blonde
girl chained to the wall of the yeerk pool. She was the last free Animorph.
More importantly, she was the last free human. But not for long, the evil
yeerk told himself, there was no need to infest her. Their were more than
enough hosts to go around. No, it would be much more
entertaining to listen to her dying screams.
< Any last words human? > He taunted.
Rachel looked around the yeerk pool. So
many faces that were no longer free, she wanted to cry. Only a month ago
everything had been ok. Then the Animorphs luck had run out. < Were
waiting human? > Chortled the Visser, < we want to hear what you
have to say. > From behind the bars of the cages temporarily free faces
looked up at her. Knowing that the last of their luck was about to die.
Rachel struggled to remember the date, after all, one likes to know the
date on which they died. Her face was bloody and swollen, her lips chapped
and
and sore, but she still managed a smile.
< What is so funny human? > Visser three demanded, Rachel was still
grinning. " It's the 24th of December yeerk." She said loudly, "Christmas
eve." Visser three narrowed his main eyes in confusion. But he still pressed
the tip of his tail blade against Rachel's arm, and watched as blood stained
her morphing outfit. But to the Vissers surprise, she did not scream in
pain, instead, she began to sing.
"Silent night."
< Be quite human! >
"Holy night."
A deep voice from the sea of cages mingled with Rachel's own.
"All is calm."
More and more voices joined in. < Silence! >
"All is bright."
No one noticed the the young pregnant woman working at the lock to her cage with a simple paper clip.
"Round yon virgin mother and child."
< Make them be silent! > Hork-bajir and taxxons went into a frenzy,trying to silence the humans.
"Holy infant so tender and mild."
In the chaos, nobody noticed as the young woman slipped silently out of her cage and ran up the spiral stair case.
"Sleep in heavenly peace."
< If you do not be quite human, I will kill you. >
"Sleep in heavenly peace."
The Vissers tail crashed down, ending the young warriors life in one swift blow.
Outside, the young woman ran undetected threw the trees. She came to a cave and crawled. She sat in silence and waited for her son to be born.
High in the sky the eastern star shone brightly, bathing Earth in light as the Lord was born once more.
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A/N: The song was silent night, in case you couldn't tell.