Disclaimer: I do not own the Animorphs. K.A. Applegate does. Though, I wouldn't mind owning Jake and Ax. Oh, and I'm really sorry for not finishing the story sooner. It's those dumb writer's blocks! Grrrr! I also wanted to thank-you for the reviews. They inspired me to continue! Thanks again! And after you finish reading, please spare a moment or two to review.
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My name is Rachel. I won't tell you my last name. It is too dangerous. If I told you I will get killed or worse.
Yes, there is something worse than being dead. I've seen it. I've heard the cries of despair from people doomed to the rest of their lives being slaves of the Yeerks. I have seen the evil, little, gray slugs crawl into someone's ear and take control of them. Let me tell you it is definitely not pretty.
There are six of us who fight the Yeerks. Cassie my best friend; Marco my personal pain in the butt; Jake my cousin; Tobias the bird-boy; Ax the alien resident and me. Together we make up the Animorphs. A word that Marco invented.
Today, I was hoping I could spend a perfectly normal day. You, know, going to the mall, shopping and criticizing Cassie's clothes. Doing the normal stuff that normal kids do.
At least that was my plan until Tobias came and urgently said (Rachel, Cassie disappeared! She was there one minute and gone the next. She disappeared while she was morphing. Meet at the barn in forty-five minutes. If you can hear me scratch your head. Ride you bicycle to Cassie's house. Oh, and don't morph!)
I scratch my head and looked up, and sure enough, there was a faint outline of a red-tailed hawk in the dark, gray clouds.
It was a good thing that I was just a few blocks away from home. It didn't take more than five minutes to get to my house and unlock the bicycle.
I really couldn't believe I was riding my bicycle to Cassie's house. I never do that. Mainly because it takes too long to walk or ride a bicycle to Cassie's house. Oh, well, if Tobias says "Don't morph," then you don't, for safety reasons of course.