Disturbance At The Tree

[mynameisax]

It had taken some doing to convince Ax not to immediately hunt down Prince Jake's older brother and bludgeon him unconscious when Tobias told him that he was awake and infested on board. But once Tobias had managed it, Ax insisted that Elfangor be brought into their conspiracy. Not that he doubted Marco's ability to trick the Controller of course,

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[escapednothlit]

And Elfangor did. How secured the message was and the meeting place. He wasn't sure what had spooked his brother, but he trusted his instincts.

He made sure no one had followed him as he approached the tree, eye stalks constantly scanning the area, but with no movement, it should have been safe and there shouldn't be any surprise visitors. Unless they came by chance, but that could be dealt with then.

< What's happened, Aximili? > It was a bit direct, but after everything that's happened, anything that might be a threat was best to deal with as soon as possible.

[mynameisax]

< At least two of the crew members awakened in this most recent Pod Release are Controllers, > Ax said in private thought-speak to Elfangor and Tobias. Best to get to the point directly. < One of them may or may not be an ally, depending on the point in time from which she was taken; but the other is a known enemy. >

His tail lashed back and forth. < We've spoken with Stacy, and she says that she is including the nutrients that the slugs would otherwise get from Kandrona rays in the food she provides for the hosts. Marco is currently masquerading as a Controller himself to get close to them. >

[tobiasf]

Tobias was indeed keeping watch, going between gliding overhead and sitting on that ridiculous *thing* Marco had brought in. He hated it with a passion, but he didn't have time to worry about it at the moment.

< I have a feeling that Aftran is from before Cassie met her. > Tobias said. < After their encounter, Aftran let Karen go free and chose to remain hostless. >

< All I do know is, the rest of the crew finds out, they'll want them dead, and fast, after what happened before. So, we have to decide what to do and hope no one else finds out. Except maybe mom...should she know about this? > he asked.

[escapednothlit]

Elfangor did not look pleased at the news. More Yeerks? Controllers that the kids clearly KNEW if they recognized them off the bat and one was...

An ally? Really? < You met a Yeerk that was an ally? > Elfangor asked, just a bit of his confusion in his tone. It was such a foreign concept. Then again, Taxxons could rebel and there had been Yeerks that helped the crew before.

< We have to tell Loren. She wouldn't think to hide she's associated with Aximili and myself and they'll think she's a prime target. She can defend herself better knowing they're there. >