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<Books 49-51>
- “You know, Tobias, we have very weird dates.” ~ Rachel, Book #49 pg. 9
- “The X-Men have nothing on us, do they?” ~ Tobias, Book #49 pg. 12
- <Call a little attention to myself, short-circuit the bio-zapper, and lead any and all pursuers toward the circus, where I can squeeze in among the other elephants and, in the confusion, demorph.>
“And then?”
<Then?> She swished her rope-thin tail.
Jake sighed. “Then mingle into the crowd, do not call attention to yourself, and wait patiently for the rest of us.”
“Wait patiently. Right.> She saluted him with her trunk. <I can do that.>
Marco looked at me. “She. Cannot. Do. That.”
<No,> I said. <Probably not.>
[Page 33]
- “No looking. There’s no telling what the sight of my naked torso might make you do. I’m lethal at the beach.” ~ Marco, Book #49 pg. 39
- <Ready?> Jake eased the door open. <Just act like you belong.> He stepped into the hall.
Marco sauntered after him. <Famous last words.>
[Page 40]
- “Amazing, a kid’s capacity to ignore the bizarre.” ~ Tobias, Book #49 pg. 89
- “Sara and Jordan are fine, Aunt Naomi,” Jake said, in his talking-to-psycho-relatives voice. “And so are you. Ax?” He raised his voice, but kept it calm. “Can you make sure Rachel’s sisters don’t go anywhere?”
Little girl giggles erupted from the living room.
<I have already made sure, Prince Jake. They think I am a “pokey man.” I have told them I am an Andalite and am actually quite swift, but they insist they need to train me.>
[Page 90]
- “This is what mothers did. This is how they acted. They put themselves in danger to save their kids.” ~ Tobias, Book #49 pg. 91
- “Jake didn’t understand any of it any better than the rest of us did. If he defeated the Yeerks, freed humanity, rescued Earth, that was good. But that was a bonus. His main goal was much simpler. To save his family. That goal was what had given him strength. That goal was what had kept him sane. Allowed him to retain a center of calm focus amid the awful chaos.” ~ Tobias, Book #49 pg.103
- “You do not know me, but I am a juvenile delinquent. I do not trust authority figures, I probably will not graduate from high school, and statistics say my present rowdiness and vandalism will likely lead to more serious crimes. I am a dangerous fellow, and I am causing mayhem in this store.” ~ Ax, Book #49 pg. 111
- <ARE YOU INSANE?> Marco, of course.
<Yeah,> I said. <Aren’t you?>
[Page 153]
- “Adults are too reality-bound. It’s too hard for them to suspend disbelief. Even when the new reality hits them in the face.” ~ Marco, Book 50 pg. 43
- “Battling aliens every day of my life has fine-tuned my already rampant paranoia.” ~ Marco, Book #51 pg. 2
- “I assume we’ll be taking this buggy for a joyride.” Tobias had morphed into his human self. “If we can figure out how to start it.”
“What do you mean, if we can figure out how to start it? You happen to be sitting next to the Tank Commando master of the Hork-Bajir valley.”
“Right. Video-game expertise.” He glanced around at all the switches and levers. “So, what, we just rev it up and barrel off the side of the train?”
“Yeah. The train’s stopped. The ground’s almost level with the flatcar. Should be easy. I saw a tank crew do it on the History Channel.”
“Ah. Video games and cable. How reassuring.” He pulled a helmet from a hook on the side of the turret. “I should probably wear this.”
[Page 28]
- “I’ll let you in on a little secret. Gunning down enemy troops in a video game does not actually prepare you to operate a real-life, sixty ton tank.” ~ Marco, Book #51 pg. 29
- <What I’d really like to know is, who thought up this leg/tail arrangement?> He waddled between two fiberglass trees. <Look at my butt.>
<Uh, thanks, Tobias. I think I’ll pass.>
<Seriously,> he said. <I’m sure it’s great for swimming, having the motor in the rear like that, but walking? My legs are so far apart my whole back end bobs up and down every time I take a step. Up and down. Side to side. Like a...like a...>
<Like a duck?>
<Yeah. It’s humiliating.> He swept a wing over his flat duck bill. <And this is just wrong.>
[Page 63]
- I thumped my feet on the floor. “Uh-ur-ulph.”
Tobias turned. <Did you say something, Marco?>
“Uh-ur-ulph. UH. UR. ULPH!”
Ax looked at me. Tilted his head. <I believe Marco is trying to tell us that while he is extremely happy to see us, he enjoys being trussed up, and could we please not remove the filthy satchel from his mouth, as he finds it quite tasty.>
Oh, good. Ax picks now to finally get human sarcasm.
<Yeah.> Tobias nodded. <That’s what I though he said.>
[Page 142]
- “This is not the time for panic. It is the time for each of us to reach into our souls and pull out the courage we may not even know we possess. Our enemy is strong. But we are stronger, because we are fighting for our lives and our freedom. For our very existence.” ~ the governor, Book #51 pg. 149
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