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[Estelore]

"The RAID will kill him if he tries to escape as a bug, so he won't be able to leave without making a lot of noise."

I walked briskly down the street, listening for the others to follow. We snuck down an alley, and I started walking in the general direction of the nearest street-corner. The knife stayed in my pocket, just in case.

In about ten minutes, we were in view of the zoo.

"Okay. We have about thirty minutes to get some morphs and get back to the community center. Choose a variety of animals, keeping in mind that we may have to fight off a lion when we get back. Try also to get a few morphs for swimming and flight. I'll meet you both back here at six o'clock, on the dot, okay? There are clocks on all the buildings, and the nearest church has a bell that rings the hours. Don't let ANYONE catch you in the exibits, and if anyone fails to show up, the other two will hunt for them. I'm inclined to trust you both, now, but we don't want to risk capture. Let's split up here. The birds are that way," I pointed, "and the large mammals, bears and cats, et cetera, are there in the back left."

I made sure that they had got all that, and I turned on my heel and started jogging towards the aviary.

Once I got inside, I started looking for the raptors, which were VERY easy to find. Their cages were separate from the rest of the birds.

I saw a few different types of hawk and eagle, as well as some large owls. I looked for something familiar, that I'd know how to handle.

And, of course, I found her. A Peregrine Falcon. Beautiful. Fast. Deadly. Scotland was measly with Merlins and Peregrines, so I knew what to expect from her.

I hopped over the railing and found the keepers' entrance, which had no lock. Phew.
The falcon wasn't asleep, but she was unafraid of my presence. Raised in captivity, apparently. I reached out and touched the feathers on her back, and she fell into a trance as I focused.

I found my way into the cage of a Long-Eared Owl, and I acquired him, too. Perfect for silent night-flights.
I snuck back out of the aviary.

Next, I would hit the big-cat exibits.




(Edward probably knows that I'm going for a cat, so if he's planning on a big, powerful morph, that's what you should expect to face, in the event that one of us attacks the other, ever. A cat.)

[Leonardodavinci]

(thats helpful!)

I made my way straight to the fish exhibits, and was about to go look at the sharks when I saw some controllers who I was friends with absorbing morphs, and heading towards the cats. I morphed dog, and hid. <Leah, Ais, there are Controllers here absorbing morphs, heading towards the Feline exhibits. Watch out! They're big and burly, and they have red, blonde, and black hair> I said in private thought speak, both to Leah and Ais. I demorphed, and hopped into the dolphin pool, absorbing their DNA quickly then hopping out. I then left to go to the mammal department, keeping a close eye on the people who were once close friends of mine.

[Estelore]

(I'm glad to help!)

I heard Edward's thought-speak warning, and I kept my eyes peeled and my hand close to my knife, in case I needed it.

I hoped that I wouldn't need it.

Especially since I was already IN the feline exibit. I'd snuck in through the keeper's entrance, which Ali had mentioned to me when he got his lion morph.

I decided that I'd get two cat morphs, as fast as I could. First, the Jaguar. I snuck through the jungle that was his exibit, and I almost tripped on the huge cat. Just as he looked up at me, I placed a hand on his flank and started acquiring him. Pound-for-pound, the jaguar is stronger than any other cat on Earth, even the tigers. It would make the most efficient use of my energy.

I carefully backed away from the jungle cat, and I moved into the next exibit. This one was almost cold, in comparison. Large, rugged boulders were piled everywhere, and I found my target lounging on one of the flat rocks at the top of the pile. Slowly, I picked my way up the side of the pile, and I grabbed the cougar's tail and acquired her. I let go and slid down the side of the pseudo-mountain, getting out the exit just in time to avoid the mountain lion's paws.

The door clanged shut behind me, and I breathed a sigh of relief.

Another door clanged shut, to my left. Drat.

A tall, burly man with blonde hair had just crawled out of the leopard exibit.

Time to morph. I focused on the cougar, morphing as fast as I could. The other guy was morphing, too, but I was just cougar enough to run.

I ran for the aquarium, looking for the orcas. Drat! Where were they?
The half-leopard was close behind me.

[Leonardodavinci]

I saw the man morph into his leopard morph, and immediately shifted to wolf - my default morph. I growled a warning, then charged at the leopard, crashing into him, trying to bite wherever I can. <Ais, get the morph, and help please!> I asked, continuing to fight. People were running and screaming all around, and I can barely focus.

<So, Edward! Why haven't I seen you recently!?> The leopard asked as it raked its claws at my belly. I howled in pain, and rolled off, hoping that someone would help. I geared up for another attack Wow, Ais really WAS right... Damn it! I thought, looking for a way to win.

[Estelore]

<I'm here, Edward!>

I finally finished the morph and got a hold on the cougar's mind, which wasn't far from the mind of the house-cat. I leapt on the leopard's back and grabbed it by the back of the neck, using my weight to flip it over.

<Edward! Go for the throat! The throat is the main weak spot!>

[Leonardodavinci]

<Got it!> I thought back, and leapt towards the leopard's throat, closing my fangs around it, biting down hard on the jugular. The leopard struggled for a bit, then died. (is THAT a godmod?) I morphed back to my human form, thankful for getting rid of the injuries on my wolf body. "Thanks a lot" I panted, trying to regain my breath.

[Whammy]

[OOC:Okay, since I apparently have enough free time to hang around the forum I decided I might as well start posting in the RP. But don't be too surprised if I disappear for a day or too occasionally.]

After our escape, if you want to call it that, from the hospital I hadn't seen to much of the group. I went home almost immediately after we went to the community center. My parents rushed me as I walked in, and it was obvious that they knew about the rhino at the school. They asked the usual questions; are you okay, what happened, hows the girl,etc. However, my family also added in some other things.

"Its just like I thought would happen. These Andalites and their morphing technology is putting all of us in danger by just letting anyone who wants it to have it. Its just not safe to give undeveloped minds the power to 'go ape'." My dad said with some anger as I rolled my eye at the bad pun.

"And its just not natural either. We're humans, not animals. And that is the way things should be." My mother added.

It was always interesting to hear the differences between them. Sure, they both don' like the technology but my dad is a bit more receptive to it than my mom. For him, its more of a danger and mental problem by letting everyone, including kids, have it. My mom, well, she just doesn't think its natural. Personally, I think they are both too narrow minded, though occasionally I agree with dad because he does occasionally bring up a good point.

Still, I didn't think there were any problems outside of being a nothlit, and that was so rare of an occasion. About the only time it happens is if some nut does it on purpose. Oh, and those rumors the government does it to dangerous criminals.Again, I think they are a bit crazy. But with the excitement over with, and with time to think, all these thoughts started coming into my head.

Joining this group was risky and dangerous. I could get killed doing this. But at the same time I wanted to do it. The adventure, excitement, fun. Oh, and saving the world from morphing criminals, that was there too. Taking a deep breath I decided I would try it out for a little while before making a final decision. After making sure all my homework and such was done I told my parents I was heading off to hang out with my friends. They told me to be back by seven.

Arriving at the zoo a few minutes later I payed my ticket and headed in. I was reading a map to figure out which animals were where when I saw Ais a little ways off.

"Probably here to get some animals. Maybe she could help me out a little." I mumbled to myself. I started catching up with her, and when I thought she could hear me I called out to her.

"Hey Ais, wait up a moment."

Apparently she didn't hear me as she kept on moving. Since she looked like she was in a hurry I decided I would go on ahead and take a look around. Looking around at the map I found where the aquarium and aviary were. Since having a bird and fish morph would be useful I decided to head them first.

Aviary was closest, so it didn't take long to find it. Entering in I started walking around, trying to find a habitat that not a lot of people were looking at. I also looked at the little plaques giving you information about them. I was tempted to get a red-tailed hawk, but from the stories I heard about the original Animorphs Tobias, the nothlit, had that form. No offense to him or any other red-tailed hawk fans but I wasn't going to use it. Eventually I stumbled onto a broad-winged hawk. It seemed pretty decent. It was Eastern United States, so it might look a little out of place, but other than that it seemed alright.

Once I was sure no one was looking I started reaching out for it. It snapped at me at first, but eventually I got a touch on it. Concentrating on 'absorbing' its DNA, or whatever it was, I watched as its eyes glazed over for a moment. I took my hand out, and it soon went back to normal.

I smiled to myself as I left the aviary. I officially could morph.

"Now where did Ais run off to?"

[Leonardodavinci]

(Whammyman! EPIC, AWESOME, AMAZING POST!!!!!!)

[Qwerty the Charliecorn]

(Welcome back, I'm glad we have another player. )

I split off from the rest of the group, heading inno particular direction. For a while, I wondered if I would get lost, but it didn't matter. I needed to find something good. Most of the creatures I saw were small and nearly defenseless. I needed something big enough to take down a lion. Whatever a lion was.

Eventually, I came to an indoor section. There were several labeled doors. One of them read, "Polar Bears." I'd seen a bear on a news report when I was with Aaron. I knew by the way it moved and the way it chased after its prey that it was good enough.

I opened the door and entered the room. Several people were gathered around an enormous, cylindrical glass case, large enough to fill eight rooms. Inside of this case was a large piece of ice, surrounded on all sides by water. We were high above the island on a balcony.

A little girl ran to the glass and pointed down. "Mommy, mommy! Poar bears!" she shouted excitedly. I began my search for the entrance to this fake habitat. There was no telling how much time I had already wasted. But wouldn't everyone see me? Not if you're careful.

Finally, I found the entrance door, and to my advantage, it was unlocked. When I was sure that no one could see me, I opened the door and slipped inside. I was in a dark, nearly empty room. There was another door at the end of this one. When I opened the next door, a wave of cold air hit me, and I found myself shivering, standing a few feet away from a metal latter. I quickly climbed down, and made my way to the water's edge. Good. Now, where were the bears?

My answer came when I heard the sound of walking behind me. At first, I thought someone had come in after me. I spun around to see a mass of white fur looming over me. My stomach churned. "Hello," I said quietly, hoping the bear wouldn't be tempted to attack. I took a step backward, afriad that if I tried to acquire it it would tear my hand off. My foot suddenly slipped forward. I stumbled backward and hit the ice. The bear was not happy. I knew that if I waited too long, it would attack. Hesitantly, I reached up and felt my fingertips touch his soft, white fur. Concentrate, concentrate, concentrate. The bear jerked in surprise, lifted one of its paws, and slammed it into my chest. The air exploded from my lungs as I flew backward. Mind racing, I tried to stand, but slipped again.

I expected to feel ice underneath me. Instead, I felt millions of needles digging into my flesh. The world above me became a blur as my head went under the surface of the freezing water.

[Estelore]

(No worries, Leo. You wrote the characters, so you have the right to kill them off. If you'd killed Alistair or Charlie's Aaron, it would have been a God-mod [unless we said otherwise], but you are always entitled to do whatever with your own characters.)

<You're welcome, Edward. Have you been to the aquarium yet? I'm going to grab an orca morph, I think. They are VERY fast, and nothing messes with them.>

I trotted up to the nearest tank, which had porpoises. I looked around, and spotted the orca tank just a few dozen yards away. I started demorphing and looked for a way into the tank.

[Leonardodavinci]

"I already went there, Ais, but I didn't get a morph. Mind if I follow?" I asked cautiously. Wow... I think she's actually beginning to trust me... I thought, and followed Ais to the pool exhibits, wondering where Leah got to, and if she heard my warning about the three... now two men.

[Estelore]

(Okay, don't you have a dolphin morph? Aheh. Lying, but Ais doesn't know. Clever. Hmmmn.)

"Sure, you can come along. I think that there is a ladder over here...somewhere."
I wasn't sure how much I was willing to trust him, but I felt a lot better about it now that I had a few morphs to back me up.

I found the ladder, through a hidden entrance, and I climbed into the chilly water. I paddled as close as I could to the big, black-and-white creature. It swam a bit closer to me, apparently expecting to be fed.

As long as you don't make a meal of me, big guy. I thought. I reached out and touched the slick, rubbery skin, and the orca didn't even flinch away. It relaxed and just floated there, deep in the trance.

"Okay, Edward, now or never. Hurry up while he's sleepy." I whispered.

[Leonardodavinci]

(Did I say I had a dolphin morph?! Its not in my character profile, nor already absorbed!?)

I dove straight into the pool, coming up beside the orca. "Good boy..." I whispered as I put my hand out to absorb the DNA. "Thats a good boy..." As I finished absorbing the morph, I swam out, wondering what other morphs I can get before we have to go confront Ais' brother.

[Estelore]

(

I demorphed, and hopped into the dolphin pool, absorbing their DNA quickly then hopping out. I then left to go to the mammal department, keeping a close eye on the people who were once close friends of mine.

)

I swam out after Edward, hurrying to avoid the orca's notice.
"Where next? I've already got bird and battle morphs, and now I've got an aquatic morph. We should probably look for bug morphs, next. Roach, fly, and flea are the most important bugs to morph, but I can get all of those at home, so I'll do that later. Hmmmn. Any thoughts?"

[Qwerty the Charliecorn]

I was shocked. My body and mind were as frozen as the ice that surrounded me. I couldn't think. I couldn't move. I couldn't breathe... I couldn't breathe! I felt myself digging toward the rippling surface, despite the pain and tingling numbness. My head broke the surface of the water. I gratefully took in as much air as my lungs could hold, and released it slowly, savoring the feeling. I grabbed the icy island and pushed myself up and out of the water. My legs and arms were so tired. I was so tired.

I felt fur brush against my side and looked up again. The bear was still there, watching me as I helplessly tried to stand. I reached up, grabbed hold of its soft fur, and began to concentrate. The bear tensed, but then relaxed as its DNA became a part of me. With the little remaining strength I had, I ran to the latter, climbed and made it out of the polar bear section just in time to avoid being eaten.

Now, I was dripping wet and shivering. People would definitely notice. Find a bird morph and look for Ais and Edward, I told myself mentally. The underwater morphs would have to wait.

Finding a bird morph was surprisingly easy. The doors were unlocked, and the birds were calm. I didn't pay attention to the names, so I wasn't sure of exactly which one I had aquired. It had a long, curved yellow beak. The feathers of its head were white, but the rest were black. It really was a beautiful creature.

After aquiring the bird, I left the exhibit and decided to look for Ais and Edward.