A/N: Believe it or not, I've had this idea in my head for about four years, and I've decided that it's time to finally write it down, so here you go… ^_^

Prologue

Secrets.

That's all my life: secrecy, betrayal, and hate. Well, now it is. It wasn't always like that. I can vaguely remember a time when I was happy. When I could go out into the world without the slightest bit of paranoia. Then there were the times when I couldn't help but wonder what was really going on with the world. Sometimes, it would seem different. But maybe that's just me.

Then, I came across a most mysterious entity. An alien, to be exact, in a construction site. Dying. I wasn't alone. I was with my cousin Cassie, her best friend Rachel, the slightly dopey but lovable Tobias, the cute and humorous Marco, and Jake, the brave, almost fearless one.

Then there's me. Carmen. The sarcastic one. The person with absolutely no personality. The complicated one. The forgotten one.

The Andalite, Elfangor, gave us the power to morph. Why? Because the Yeerks are here. They want us. Me, you, everybody. The world in general. It's our duty to stop them until the other Andalites came to help.

So we fight. We fight for freedom? And who are we? Animorphs. Jake, our fearless leader; Cassie, the animal loving tree hugger; Marco, the sarcasticly funny one; Rachel, the almost-too-scary warrior princess; Tobias, the boy stuck in hawk morph; and Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill (Ax), who is Elfangor's little brother and our resident alien.

And who am I? Well, I just told you my first name, though I can't guarantee you that's it's my real name. But for now, I'm Carmen. I never liked the spotlight. Too many people, too many questions, too much responsibility. I told the others not to mention me. That I was all right not being known. But they urged me after awhile. They didn't want my contribution to go unnoticed. So to shut them up, I'm telling my side of the story. How should I begin?

My name is Carmen. I can't tell you my last name, or where I live. I wish I could, but I can't. I am the forgotten Animorph.