Disclaimer: I do not own anything except for my character who is named at the end and I am not spoiling it. I am not really K.A. Applegate's daughter.

It all started at McDonalds.

No, seriously, it did. Strangely. I met my first love, had my heart broken, and entered my chaotic world- all at McDonalds. Weird, I know. But I should probably shut up now and tell the story.

I went to McDonalds because I was depressed and they had good junk food. My boyfriend had just dumped me and, well, it goes downhill from there. Let's just say I had really, really liked him and my mom was just working on another book. AND we were out of ice cream.

I went up and asked for a Happy Meal- with extra happy! My mom told me those stories, and I lived them.

You're asking, who is her mom? Well, ladies and gentlemen, my mother is K.A. Applegate. She doesn't have to much time, with deadline every month. But I still love her, I know she loves me, and I know she tries to make time for us. But still…

Anyway. I never expected my mother's stories to be true. She always swears they are, but still…

I can't remember the trip down to the Yeerk pool. I don't want to. The screams, the cries- they still torture me. I can only remember stepping out into the huge cavern the Yeerk pool is in. And seeing a brown haired boy right in front of me. Jake. I went to schoolwith him!

I never really thought about the coincidence that my mother's characters had the same name of some of the kids at my school. I mean, who really cares? But now I realized. And Marco- he was right over there. He was in my history class, and I had a tiny little (maybe not so tiny) crush on him. Then it hit me- I just walked into book one. The Invasion. The ending scene.

As it unfolded in front of me, I realized my mother was right- her books were true. But she was writing them before they happened.

Everything went down. I saw it all with my own eyes. I was terrified and amazed and reeling over the strangeness at the same time. I knew it was true. I was amazed.

And as the Animorphs- or at least soon to be Animorphs- left I followed them. Yelled to them. Told them I knew who they were.

"No duh. We go to school together," Marco flipped.

"You guys fought back there. Don't bluff. I know," I shot back.

Jake sighed. "Come with us," He said.

My name is Destiny. And I am an Animorph.