The Reincarnation

By Xelbree-Zecus-chalday

*AUTHOR'S NOTE.this story is told by Tobias. (Sort of.).

Prolouge

Rachel

    TSEEEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWW!Hhhhhrrrroooowwwwrrrr! A tiger's angry roar echoed through the huge cavern.
    < Jake! Are you O.K.?    >I said.
    < Fine,But I'll need to remorph soon. >
    I always hate the yeerk pool.Always have. Always will.But that was the worst trip I ever made. It was the last one, too.
    Tseeeeeeewwwwww!
    < Ahhhh!That was to close! >
    < Are you ok,Kelsey? >That was Kelsey's sortakindabutwontadmitit boyfriend, Ax.
    < Fine, Ax.Depends on the next shot. >
    Tsssseeeewwww!
    < Arrrggg! >
    < Rachel! >Tobias cried.
    < I love you, Tobias. >
    Then the world went black.

Chapter One

Tobias

    < Nooooooo!Rachel! >I cried.
    < Rachel, Tobias?What happened? >Jake asked worriedly.
    < She's gone. >I said grimly.
    < What? Where'd she go? > Asked Marco.
    < Jake.We need to go. >Cassie remindid us.
    We made it outside and demorphed. Then the world stoped.
    "Not again! Somebody should fire the Elimist!"
    I was in hawk form, and sqawked at Marco for being able to joke when Rachel was dead.
    Then he apeared.He, being the elimist.
    I KNOW THAT RACHEL DIED. I ALSO KNOW THAT WITH OUT HER, YOU WILL LOOSE THE WAR. I COME TO YOU WITH AN OFFER, AND I KNOW YOU MIGHT NOT ACCEPT, FOR IT COULD BE PAINFUL. THINK IT OVER FOR A MOMENT.
    "What are you talking about?" Jake asked.
    RACHEL DIED. I CAN REINCARNATE HER. IF YOU CHOOSE. YOU WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR HER NEW FORM TO GROW UP. BUT AS SOON AS SHE REACHES THE AGE WHERE SHE DIED, SHE WILL START TO REMEMBER HER LAST LIFE. BUT DURING THAT TIME, I WOULD SLOW DOWN THE YEERKS, BY ALMOST TWO THIRDS, BUT YOU WONT BE ABLE TO DEFEAT THEM DURING THE TIME IT TAKES NEW RACHEL TO GROW UP.
    < Should we do this?Make a fake Rachel? >I asked.
    < To win a war, an army needs warriors. I am for this.In respect of Rachel's exsitence, I say, 'Lets Do It.' >
    "Well, With a bird, an alien and three kids, how are we gonna stop an empire of yeerks? With four kids, no problem, but with out Xena, were'r toast."Marco said.
    "Anything to have Rachel back."
    It was three to one now, but Jake had'nt voted yet.
    < Please say no! >I begged in private thought-speake. < No one can recreate the life that she had! >
    He have a slight nod.
    It's my decision, he mouthed to me.
    I turned away.
    "I'm sorry, Tobias.But we need her."
    I looked at Kelsey.< What to you think? >I asked her.
    "Even though she never liked me, I will miss her.She was a good person."
    < Yes or no. >I demanded.
    "Yes."
    I said nothing.
    ALL RIGHT.THE REINCARNATION OF RACHEL WILL BE NAMED RACHEL, AND I WILL SHOW YOU WHERE SHE LIVES. YOU MUST PROTECT HER.NOW, SHE'S TWO YEARS OLD.I WILL PUT RACHEL'S PERSONA IN HER.I KNOW I DONT INTERFERE, BUT I FEEL LIKE DOING THINGS DIFFERENTLY.

Chapter Two

11 years later.

    I watched the young blonde girl cavort around on the roof of her house. Rachel was now thirteen years old.This was August. In October, she would be fourteen. Soon she would start getting her double memories.I watched as she steched out to watch me soar.Not realy, It was a cloudy day, so I had to land in a tree very soon. Unfourtantly, the nearst tree was the tree that grew right above Rachel's house.
    "Cool.A hawk.Red tail.
    I took a risk.
    < Hello, Rachel. >
    The girl was calm.I found out later, she was the calmest person in wierd sintuations.
    "You spoke to me, didnt you, bird.You used telepathy."
    < Yes. I have watched you scince you were two years old. >
    She sat up.
    "I remember you from somewhere.Your name begins with a 'T'.Like Toby or something."
    Suddendly, she closed her eyes and jerked.Her eyes opened.
    "Tobias!"
    < Yes. thats my name. >
    "Kelsey! Come do the dishes!"
    "That's my mom.I'd better go.Tobias, meet me here tommorow.At 11:00.AM."
    She jerked again.
    "You were trapped in a bird body!How do I know that?I need to go, Tobias.See you." She ran to the window and climed in.

Chapter Three

    The next morning at exactly 11:01, Rachel was out on the roof again.
    "Hi, Tobias.Are you going to help me remember?"
    < I hope.I will try as hard as I can.Now let me ask you this.Do you belive in aliens? >
    "Yes. The universe is to small to have jus-,Yahhh!"
    < What! >
    "Battle. Terrible battle. I couldent see very well.Like my seeing was worse that it already is.I was fighting big green things. Like a gargoyle and a lawn-mower put in a blender."
    I laughed.
    "What?"
    < I have never heard of Hork-bajir be described like that. >
    "How-what? I have the memory of meeting one, but what is a Hork-bajir?"
    < I will tell you later. >
    "Ok. And another thing.Why are you stuck as a red-tail?"
    < A price to pay for my father's gift. >
    "Some gift.Or a lousey father."I heard her mumble.
    < My father was a great warrior.He died well. >
    "I'm sorry.What was his name?"
    < Elfangor-sinirial-shamtul. >
    "Well, that rolls right of the tongue, dont it?"
    Her eyes blanked.
    "Elgangor.The blue box.Where is it?"She demanded.
    I spotted Ax's hairrier and Kelsey's sparow hawk flapping twards the tree I was sitting in.
    < You idiot!Did you tell her? >Kelsey snapped.
    < Not yett. >
    Ax and kelsey landed in the tree.
    "Ax and Kelsey."
    Three brids of prey snapped twards her.
    Kelsey flew down and landed on her shoulder, took her nose genly in her beak and said,< Tell me how you know our names or I will break you nose.And how will you explain that? >
    "I dont know.I remembered.All I know about you is that Ax is your boyfriend and you usta' live in the jungle."
    Kelsey squeezed a bit harder before she let go.
    <Did you morph in front of her? >Ax asked.
    < Not yet,should we? >
    < Yes. The sooner she knows, the better Then we can get this iddiotic war over. > Kelsey snapped.
    < OK, human named Rachel, dont be afraid. I am different than these two. Not human. An Anda-
    "Andalite. Yes, I know, Aximili."
    < Should we get Jake? > Asked Kelsey.
    < Yes. Please go get him. >
     She flapped away.
    Meanwhile, Ax was demorphing.
    Rachel was very calm, like she had seen this a million times.
    So There we were. A freaky alien thingie, A big bird, and a thirteen year old girl on the roof of her house, hoping that her mom wouldent come home early, and waiting for Jake.
    "You realize this is retarded, with Ax out here in the open."
    < Umm, good point. Ax, go human.Then, try to climb in the window. >
     Ax clambered in the window and smancked his head squarely on the rim of Rachel's claw-foot bath tub.
     "Owww! who thought of such an inconveint place to put that there?"
     Over the years, Kelsey has taught Ax about humor, but her still makes jokes that are realy bad, or dont make sense.
    I then flew in the window and morphed to human.
    "Would you like some clothes? You can borrow some of my brother's shorts and a shirt."
    "Sure. Where is everyone?"
    "Working.they all do."
    "Excuse me, but why do humans work? It seems very important."Ax asked.
    "Well, working is doing something for somebody who's to lazy to do it themselves, so the people who are working get a certain amount of money." Rachel said.
    "Thank you. That was a perfect expla-"
    Tobias cut short because there wa a knoc on the door.
    Rachel ran downstais and opened the door.
    "Jake, I assume."
    "Yup."
    Jake walked in and Kelsey and marco came in behind him.He took the blue box out of his backpac. "Do you want to do this now?" he asked.
    "Well, duh! If i'v waited 11 years to do this, yeah, i'd wanna do this now!"
    "Everyone report to the box!"Marco joked.
    Every one put their hands on the box.I sat on the back of a chair. Last, Rachel put her hand on the box. I saw her shudder.
    "Uggg! It tickles! You never told me that!"
    < Well, Rachel, wecome to the Animorphs.Again. >
    I smiled on the inside. We were a comlpete goup again.

Authors Note! Well. I think that was better that than the first, not as long, but not qite so... none K.A.-ish.Thats a good way to put it.I think. well, I'm getting better,(I hope(:)

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