(Firstly, I'm trying not to overload posts with text/create lots of unnecessary boring posts, so I'm skipping out on scenes of David rounding up the NPCs in Crayak's team, implying that they're in the know as seen later in the post.)
(Secondly, don't worry, Karakae- this isn't a particularly strict RP! Feel free to choose whichever style you prefer. I would have gone with third person but I feel that for the purposes of plot, it's good to see what Rachel and David are thinking! This goes for anyone else- don't feel obliged to use first-person if you prefer third!)
RACHEL #2 - WITH DANIEL
I waited as patiently as I could for the soldier in front of me to get his gear together. Luckily it didn't take forever and as he asked me whether we could teleport out of here, I could understand why with all the kit he was carrying. I nodded.
"I'll see what I can-"
The surroundings shifted suddenly and we were out of the base before I could complete my sentence "-do..." I rolled my eyes. Then I added, "Well, here we are. The next step is to find your teammates. Right now they're being briefed on what's going on. Once they know what's what, I guess they'll want to find you and each other...or just go straight for the nearest spaceship..." I trailed off, thinking about what the next move was. We needed to get going. I remembered solemnly that the Crayak was doing the same as us right now and if we wanted to beat him, time was important. As soon as this soldier had made his decision and planned his next move, I'd...vanish? Return to myself? I had a vague feeling that I wasn't the original me.
DAVID
I nodded, just about catching the rabbit and biting into it hungrily. Real food... I got ready to leave and started my explanation right away.
"The alien that's threatening Earth is somewhere out in space. It's absorbed the Animorphs and at any moment it could find knowledge of this planet in their brains. I don't know much about it other than its name, 'The One', and that it can somehow absorb or assimilate people and gain access to their brains. It needs to be destroyed and you are one of the people chosen to destroy it." I had tried out some thought-speak earlier and somehow, despite me being me, it had worked. I had managed to contact the other two members of this team. "There are a few others that will be coming with you and the way I see it, there are two options. You can try and find a transport method to head out into space or you can meet up with the others first." I didn't really care what he chose to do first. My job was just to gather everyone together and then give them pointers if they needed any.
RACHEL #3 - WITH KARAKAE AND CLAIRE
I paid for the frappucino and found a waiting spot. Sooner than I expected, the young woman who had sold me the coffee approached. She asked whether I wanted to talk and I nodded.
"I did. About earlier. Sorry that I did that weird psychic thing, but you were busy." I then introduced myself. "My name is Rachel. You might have heard of me, might not. Because I am the Rachel that most people think of when they hear that name." I took a deep breath, "I realise that I am...or was dead. But right now, I'm here because the human race is in danger again. You see, there's a being somewhere in space known as 'The One'. It has a dangerous ability- it can absorb people. If it can gain access to their knowledge, it will find out that there are lots of people with lots of knowledge on Earth and will want to absorb every last one. There's not much else that's known about it, but one thing that's clear is it needs to be hunted down. You happen to be one of the people chosen for this task." I fell silent, waiting for her reaction. I could understand if she objected. I had no idea why the Ellimist had chosen the people he had. He hadn't even had the decency to give me much information about them, only letting me track them down. But I knew the Ellimist well enough to guess that there was a definite purpose behind his choices, so I believed that this woman, whoever she was, was important and significant at this time.
RACHEL #4 - WITH CITRUS
The first thing I knew is that I was somewhere surrounded by trees. A forest of some sort. I could feel a tugging at my core and realised that I was sent to find the final team member for the Ellimist. I looked down at myself to realise I was in the same morphing outfit as usual. I sighed, picking my way through the forest and trying to avoid sharp stones or twigs. I wondered with a pang of...nostalgia? Regret? Homesickness? Had Cassie ever managed to find out how to morph clothes like that Andalite estreen of what seemed like forever ago? Cassie was decent at morphing...I wonder whether she morphed now. If I'd survived, I'd definitely be using the morphing power. For fun, of course, since it was unofficially forbidden by Jake during the war. I saw a bench from a distance and instinctively knew that I'd reached my target. A girl was reading a book. I walked around and came to stand in front of her, offering a simple greeting.
"Hi."
