Wow guys, it's been a while. I finally gave up and wrote this entire thing in the space of fourty-five minutes. It's getting late here, so don't blame me if stuff's wrong. I just had to do this before it drove me insane.

Disclaimer - I don't own Animorphs, or most of the characters, but I do own Natalie. Go Natalie!

Chapter One

My name is Tobias, but that's all I can tell you. I've been sworn to secrecy. I can't say my address, my phone number, my family name, any details about my friends, who is making me promise this…well, actually, I can tell you that one. It's the Crayak.

It all happened with that one night. That one night changed the way that me and my friends look at the world, it changed our beliefs, it changed our lives…and no, I'm not talking about the fact that a girl even looked in my direction and smiled. However, that too was pretty life changing. But in a completely different way, trust me.

"Are you sure you want to go through the construction site, Rachel?" Melissa asked, sounding a little worried. "My dad always tells me not to go through there, and if I do, something really bad will happen to me. He says that there's scary guys in there, like, axmen."

"Oh, just relax, Mel," laughed Rachel. "Nothing will go wrong. We're just gonna take a short cut through here, and no harm could possibly be done." She laughed, just wanting to spook Melissa out. "Unless of course, there's an alien in here, just wanting to jump out at you!"

"Just leave her alone, Rachel," David sighed wearily. "You can't creep her out just by saying stuff like that. But, seriously, what's the problem of going through here?"

"Oh, come on," Natalie grabbed my hand and dragged me practically in there. Well, the others decided. If we were going through there, they wanted to come too. But poor Melissa still looked a little unsure. Why must Rachel torment her?

These are my friends. David's been my best, and possibly only, friend for many years. We met when we were little kids. My uncle and his dad were friends over a business matter ; however, what business my uncle has ever been involved in, don't ask me. David's got a bit of an outgoing, more confident personality than myself. And yet, he can still hang around in the shadows and let other people join in. He gets really freaked out about dreams he gets ; he swears the one who had last night was him getting trapped as a rat and being left on a island, so you can see that he has his own problems. David's dad is a 'spy' as he calls it. They've lived here for years. They were going to move, but his mother got a permanent job so they could stay here. David's hair is a neat, brush-able blonde and his eyes are a startling onyx black.

Rachel's one of my few friends ; at least, I think I can call her a friend. She's kind to me, and helps me when I'm in trouble with a bully. And she hangs out with me, so, yeah, Rachel's a friend. Rachel's got a very ongoing personality, always wanting to get involved in something. I mean, someone hit this kid she didn't even know, and she was right in there, and knocked the bully unconscious. I look up to Rachel, as she can defend herself and others. But I think that she can be a bit reckless, and is a little scared underneath. But never, ever tell her that I said that. She scares me, a lot. She doesn't mind knocking out someone every so often, and I haven't been a victim yet. Rachel could probably look good in a hurricane ; she's got long, blonde hair and wild blue eyes. She could be a model, I guess. If she stops getting into fights.

Melissa's Rachel's best friend, and they do everything together. Melissa, unlike Rachel, can be a bit of a wimp sometimes. Although, as I'm king of the wimps, I can't talk. I don't know how they're best friends, they can be total opposites. Melissa likes order and everything to be in it's place, while Rachel couldn't care. Melissa's dad is our vice principle, but I've never got in trouble with him. Melissa's a brilliant gymnast, people say she could go to the Olympics if she really wanted to. I'll admit, I've saw her and she is really good. She could beat those gymnastics in the Olympics any day. As far as I know, she's been having some troubles at home. Apparently, her and her parents are in constant arguments. Melissa's got mousy blonde hair, deep grey eyes, and she's small and slim.

Natalie, along with David, is my other best friend, but her and David don't really get along. It annoys me so much. Constant arguing. Natalie lives with her dad, as her mum died when she was younger. Just like me, I guess. Natalie can be caring and sweet, but trust me, you don't want to get on the wrong side of her. She's got energy like a cheetah, and does what she wants, when she wants. She doesn't wait to be told. But on the other hand, she won't go rushing into danger if it's hopeless. Just if she thinks she's got a slim chance of doping what she wants to do. Natalie moved here a couple of years ago, and we quickly became friends. Her dad's a little…crazy and wrong, lets just say. He believes that the world was a better place when it was rules by Hitler. Natalie's got shoulder length black hair, sparkling green eyes and pale skin. I guess I sorta…like Natalie, if you get what I mean.

We walked slowly through the construction site, checking behind our shoulders for mass murderers every so often. Melissa was looking really scared by now, bless her. We decided to talk a little to cheer her up.

"I mean, that bully just walked straight up to me and punched me," Rachel complained. "Did no one ever tell him not to hit a girl? Well, I wasn't going to stand for it. I decided to take matters into my own hands. At all costs."

David and I looked at each other. He rolled his eyes. We all knew what was going to happen now. Rachel would knock the guy out, and everything would be fine.

"So, I decided to, just, you know, knock the guy out," Rachel said casually, like it was nothing. "And then this guy came out of the office. He was in his forties, or something. Well, the police were there, escorting him out. He looked a little drunk, and mad."

Natalie snorted with laughter, while I instantly got worried.

"What did the guy look like?" I asked Rachel, trying to sound like it was nothing.

"He was kinda fat, with chunks of ginger hair," She tried to remember. "He had blazing blue eyes, and a black scarf. He was also wearing a bright orange coat with these hideous black stripes."

That was enough description. I knew who it was.

"Tobias?" David asked me. "What's up? You've gone all pale and worried looking."

"That guy was my uncle," I groaned. "The idiot. That's what, the third time this month he's got himself arrested. I wonder what he was doing at the school…"

Rachel just had to start laughing. "That guy was your uncle?"

"Oh, yes, he's such a pleasure to live with," I smirked. But then my expression turned into panic. "Hey guys, what's that?"

Everyone looked up to what I was pointing to. It was almost like a bright glow coming closer and closer towards earth. We stood there, transfixed at the falling object.

As it got closer, we could quiet clearly make it out. It was large, and black, with a row of weapons and armour surrounding the base. It had almost like a tail spinning nearer the back. We all knew what it was. We just didn't want to believe it.

"It's a spaceship," Natalie finally found her voice. "A spaceship. And it's coming right for us!"

A cliffie, dun dun dun!

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