The Arisths
Book One: The Beginning
Part 1

My name is Terace - Hareli - Elquir. I am an Andalite aristh serving on the dome ship TailStrike. I was like any other aristh, but everything changes at some point, everything. But at that moment, life was normal. I ran across the blue green grass, not eating, I was doing something more important.
FWAAAPP!
I struck, turning the flat of my tail blade to block the oncoming driftball. A driftball is a silver, hovering sphere used in the game of the same name. The rules of the game are to make as many goals as possible, while using only the flat of your tail blade. I used my tail blade to "pass" the ball to another aristh: Esgarrouth - Hamoot - Isthill. He was a little like me, but looks can be deceiving. He balanced the ball on his tail before flinging it to his brother, Assinko - Semitur - Shamtul. Assinko was not a clumsy Andalite, but he was pretty young and tended to do things a little carelessly. Assinko passed it to - a player from the opposite team intercepted! But luckily, another one of our team members, Caroof - Enilon - Feyorn, was running after the other aristh. He intercepted! He headed towards the opposite goal! He passed to the only person open: Maheen - Falan - Corass, the first female aristh. She caught the ball with difficulty, as you know females have scalpel like blades smaller than males' tail blades. She ran for the goal, bouncing the ball on her tail. The goal was made up of two poles with electron beams that the ball had to go through. She shot! Blocked! Esgarrouth caught it and smacked the ball.
Goal!
Ha ha! Good shot Esgarrouth! I yelled from across the field.
The game went on until it ended 25 us - 24 them. I went back to my quarters, an incredibly small room. It's sort of embarrassing to be standing in my room, with the holos of my parents, my Pakka doll (which only I know about) while my entire back half is sticking out in the hall way. I was trying to sleep, which we do standing up, when Esgarrouth came running up behind me.
Hey Terace! Why are you sleeping don't you remember what today is?
It hit me like a falling branch.
It completely slipped my mind. How could I forget that?
Well let's go! Come on, hurry!
I backed out of my room and sealed the door.
So what do you get to experiment with?
A djabala. There's also a kaffit bird, but that's optional.
We ran up the corridor, almost running over a prince. He glared at us but I guess he understood, you don't want to wait the day you use the Escafil Device.