Alfred

I walked into Zach's room. Everyone was there, except for Katie who had to attend a luncheon with her family this afternoon. Zach was sitting at his computer desk, probably sending or gathering information.

Carly was sitting next to Sam on the floor, who was busy studying a piece of metal. Michael was talking feverishly to Alexis on the bed. They all looked up when I came in.

Zach turned around in his chair and pushed his large glasses further up on his nose.

"Hello, sir." He called to me. I grimaced. I hated it when they mocked my authority, and they knew it.

"Hello, Zach; everyone." They all nodded in response. "So what've we got for today?" Sam cleared his throat.

"Well, Zach called us here and hasn't really told us all that much 'cept for we may be getting new recruits." Sam said. I nodded and looked to Zach for confirmation.

"Yeah, that's right." He slowly leaned forward, placing his elbows on his knees in a secretive manner, as though he didn't want to be overheard. He raised one eyebrow and looked around before speaking again.

"You guys know the so-called Andalite Bandits?" He asked. I placed my hands on my hips and nodded enthusiastically. He knew something.

"Yeah, we know all about them, Zach. They've been our top priority for years." Carly replied in a matter-of-fact tone.

Zach then raised both of his eyebrows, which is what he does when he has received very good information.

"Well, I've finally found them." He said grinning.