My name is Megan. I'm an Animorph. I can't tell you my last name or anything personal. And it's not just because I don't want you to find me. I don't want them to find me. They are the Yeerks. Evil slugs that crawl into your ear and wrap themselves around your brain. They control you. They own you. I don't know what it feels like, but Jake does. He was once a Controller, but we starved the Evil slug out of his ear. I wish it was the same story with my other brother, Tom.  He's a controller.

We Animorphs fight the Yeerks. We have the power to change into any animal we touch. I bet you're now thinking Whoah. Looks like this person is in a looney bin or is on some drugs. I'm not even sure if I'm not. Maybe I am in a rubber room in a nice, cozy straitjacket, lost in my Hallucinations. But as far as I know, all of this is true.

This particular day was Friday, 7th hour. You know when you stare intently at the clock, hoping it will go faster. The bell rang and my friend Santiago and I joined the mass of bodies to our lockers.

"Later Moose!" He yelled as he joined his big brother. I shook my head at his nickname. I was tired. I woke up at about 6 only getting 4 hours of sleep. All I wanted to do was go home, get on my computer or take a nap. But no, we were going to a family barbecue for the Sharing.

The Sharing is a front to try and gain willing hosts for the Yeerk Invasion. Tom is part of the Sharing. He had been trying to get my parents to join lately, but they had only agreed to this barbecue.

I rode my bike home. I threw open the kitchen door, followed by Homer, and jogged upstairs. I threw my backpack on my bed. My room was basically picture perfect. For my last birthday, my parents let me redo it any way I wanted. Rachel helped me and long story short, my dad spent a little over what he thought he would, about, oh, $300 or so.

I fed my hamster, Choda Boy, and opened up the window in my window seat. Maybe Ax would come by. Ax and I usually spent Friday nights at his scoop, watching TV, and I needed to tell him what was going on. Soon enough, a Northern-Harrier flew in my window and perched on the computer chair.

Hello, Megan. Are you ready to come and watch TV with me tonight? The Spiderman will be on the HBO. He said.

"Ax, I think I'll be late. We have a family thing to do with the Sharing." I said and bit my lip. We stood in silence for a while.

I understand. He said finally. Is Tom trying to persuade your family to join? He tried to keep his voice casual but I could hear the hatred in it.

"Yes, but my parents aren't that interested." We stood in silence again until the phone rang, which almost made us jump out of our skins.

I picked up the phone." Hello?"

"Megan." My mother's voice came from the other end. "Is Jake home?"

"No."

"Ok. I'll pick you guys up at 4:30. Wear something nice."

I Groaned. "Mom, it's going to be at the lake. I'm not wearing a dress there."

"Ok. Then bring your bathing suit and wear your Capri's with a nice top. Tell Jake to do the same."

"You want him to wear my clothes?"

"You know what I mean. I gotta go, love you." She hung up.

I groaned again. "I gotta get dressed Ax. I'll see you tonight." I preened his feathers before he flew out the window.

I changed and headed downstairs to make a Jell-O salad for the barbecue. Tom and Jake walked in the door. Tom walked upstairs with a "Hi." Jake rested his backpack on the counter. He looked at the box of Jell-O, cottage cheese, and whipped cream on the counter. "What's that for?"

"Ax and I have decided to experiment." I said with a smile. Jake looked shocked at first, and then realized I was joking.

"Don't ever say that again or I may have to hurt you very bad." He said with a grin

"You could beat me?" I asked, skeptically. "I have two words for you. What. Ever." I poured all the ingredients together and started to stir them. "Mom wants you to change into Capri's and a nice shirt. Plus, bring your bathing suit." He nodded and started up the stairs.

"Keep your eyes open."

One hour later, all 5 of us were piled into out van, heading up the road to the lake. I was listening to Avril Lavigne, while my brothers and dad were arguing about football teams.

The lake was full of people milling about, some water skiing, some swimming, others pigging out. Then we saw him. The human morph of Visser 3. He just radiated evil all over. He walked stiffly over to us. He looked out of place in his business suit.

"Mr. Visser!" Tom said jovially, even though I could sense the fear from him.

"Good to see you all again." He said, walking over. He shook my parents and Jake's hands, but stopped and looked at me. "Who is this?" I hadn't met him like this before. When my parents and Jake met him before, I was sick.

"This is my little sister Megan, the one I've told you about." Tom said. That made me nervous. If he was talking to the Visser about me, they were probably looking to make me a host.

"A pleasure, all the same." Visser 3 said, and shook my hand. It was all I could do not to jerk away from him. I put on a smile.

We put the salad I made on the table and ate. After a while, Jake went off to go water skiing with Tom and my parents had snuck off somewhere. I changed into my bathing suit and sat in a chair in the evening twilight. I heard the Visser's voice pass by.

"—the infestation at the school will start next week. I want answers, not excuses to why it hasn't started!"

I looked over my shoulder and saw him talking to Chapman, walking behind some rocks. I jogged into the trees and morphed to fly as quickly as possible, then headed for those rocks. I perched on a mossy surface and listened intently to their conversation.

"B-but Visser, the nurse is not infested yet-"I heard Chapman stutter.

"Then fix it! There must be over 1000 host bodies in that school. We could take them over, school by school. Now stop sputtering and do it!"

"V-visser, I-I'm not sure how you mean to do it."

I heard the Visser growl. "Your intelligence is far beneath quota. The humans go into the Nurse for a necessary ear checkup. Make up some lie. We insert the Yeerks into their ears and they leave as one of us."

I had heard enough. I powered my wings and flew off. The Yeerks were going to infest the school. My school. And unless the Animorphs did something, we were all history.