Prologue
My name is Elizabeth, but I prefer NOT to be called that. I slightly wish I could tell you my last name, but I have sworn to keep it a secret.
I suppose I have to tell you a brief summary of what is happening.
…Also, just to let you know, before I get started on the summary - I am the forgotten Animorph. They had always forgotten to mention me, but now, I finally get to tell you my story. Who are "they"? "They" are the other Animorphs: Jake, Tobias, Rachel, Marco, Cassie, and Ax. I'm not quite sure how they had forgotten to mention me, but I suppose it doesn't really matter…
I can't tell you where we live, or any of their last names. Why? Because the enemy, the Yeerks, think we are Andalite bandits and are looking for us to destroy us - before we can stop them from destroying the whole entire planet.
What are the Yeerks? I've never really seen one, not yet, but Jake and the others have told me what they look like and what they do.
The Yeerks are a parasitic species from a faraway planet. They are little gray slugs, sort of like snails without their shells. They are completely helpless, because they wouldn't be able to stop you stepping on them - until they find a host.
The Yeerks enters a creature's head, flattens itself out, and takes control of the creature's brain. Both the Yeerk and the Controller, as we call them, can communicate, but like I said, the Yeerk takes full control of the creature's brain.
They are planning to take over our world, and have already done so to some or perhaps many other planets.
We, the Animorphs, are fighting against the Yeerks, in hopes of saving our home, our world, our race. But, the population rate of Yeerks are rising, and we are nothing but a bunch of kids - no, not baby goats. We need help. We need help soon, very soon. So as we fight the Yeerks, we are waiting -hoping- for the arrival of the Andalites who will help us survive.
It was an Andalite prince who gave us the powers to morph, his name was Elfangor, he had died by the hands of Visser Three, the third commander of the Yeerks.
I think you have been told enough, now, I must tell you my story - or part of it anyway. Perhaps, I shall write another book-thing about the first events that occurred in my life. But first, I shall tell you what had just recently happened, starting at the beginning of the recent happenings…