Chapter 2: Why Nikkei is really stupid

Jeff

"Dad's the Ellimist? That's COOL!" Nikkei screamed.

There were about five seconds of silence before we all burst out laughing. Even the Ellimist was laughing.

"You're not exactly the brightest crayon in the box, now are you?" I asked, still laughing.

"Huh?" Nikkei replied.

"Dad's not the Ellimist, you goof. The Ellimist, as you should know, you've been reading those books since we got here, takes the form of something or someone..." April's eyes darted toward the Ellimist... "In order to be able to make himself present..."

"You know," I whispered to Stephanie, "I can see why the Drode hates this guy..." She nodded.

"Well, you've given April the morphing power, destroyed the Camp Streefland operation, and saved her family. But a new problem has come up. The Yeerks major pool has just been completed, and Nikkei and Allison could turn the tide of the battle into your favor. So hop to it!" He disappeared.

"That was the Ellimist's shortest visit ever," I said.

"You know, Jeff," Shelly began, "that would have been funny, had it been timed differently."

"Thanks... I think..."

"Allison and Nikkei... Al? Get the cube..."

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"You do know how this works, right?" Allison said, uneasy with talking to Al, who had been working on the cube since he got back from the barn. He was just finishing up so we could use it.

"Elfangor knows what he's doing," April replied. "He's an Andalite."

(I have modified the Device in a way so that the cube itself won't let off as much energy. It will be nearly impossible for them to find. I have also made it so it won't let off much energy when we morph. It will work for you, as well,) He said, toward us. (Your powers are directly connected with the cube you were given them with. You'll morph faster when you are within 20 feet from the cube. )

"Useless fact alert..." I muttered.

(...However, I won't be low-energy morphing like you will. I did not use this cube to morph.)

"Nikkei, Allison... put your hands on the cube..."

"We know how this works," Allison said. They did so, and Allison instantly chose her battle morph, placing her hand on Al. "If we get caught, I can use this morph to make the illusion that I am an Andalite." She turned toward April. "Book 43, Tobias. As soon as a body part turned hawk, he morphed it Andalite. Long, hard, exhausting work, but it worked."

Nikkei nodded. "I'm finding me a Hork-Bajir."

"Have fun, except..." Allison thought a moment. "The plane. Leaves in three hours..." She looked around. "Aha!" In about twelve seconds, she had caught a fly, acquired it, and handed it to Nikkei, to April, before squishing it. "Morph fly to get on that plane. We need to get there, now. We need bird-of-prey morphs."

I could see where she was going. "We're going to see the free Hork-Bajir colony... kewl."