And final installment. I've always sucked at endings.

Disclaimer: I do not own anything related to Animorphs!

Warnings: Some racey imagery, but nothing too detailed.

Tom, or rather Iniss, paced his room nervously. "Why isn't he back yet? It's been a full day…" His heart raced in his chest; it was a very adequate way of showing anticipation.

Tom didn't answer. He wondered offhandedly if Jake really was coming home. He wondered what Iniss would do to him then.

After Jake had run out the door, and after Iniss stopped fuming about his mistake of letting him go, the Yeerk had gone through his brain and began replaying all his memories of what they'd done to his little brother. Tom had cried and begged to be left alone, but his body wanted more. He allowed Iniss to pleasure himself as he saw his cock disappearing into Jake's ass and mouth over and over again. After that, Iniss felt very little from his host's consciousness. It was almost as though he'd just given up being alive.

{Are you actually looking forward to next time? This is not the time to be discussing that.} Iniss was worried. He realized about four hours after Jake had left that he very well could have gone to the police. His people were already a part of the police force. They would find out what he'd done, recognized his host's name and he'd be done for. Eliminated, either quickly or by Kandrona starvation. He wrung his hands, a habit of Tom's that he'd picked up all too easily.

After a few more minutes of fretting, Tom heard the front door open. He rushed out into the living room and was more than relieved to see Jake.

"Jake! Where have you been?" Iniss demanded, with his hands on his hips. "Mom and Dad had a major breakdown when you disappeared like that."

Jake shrugged. "I went to The Sharing." He said simply.

Tom felt his blood run cold as Iniss inwardly rejoiced. Even in his now fragmented mind, he knew what that meant.

Iniss gave a slow smile. "Oh you did? How'd it go?" He was pleased at the smirk that spread across Jake's face.

"Iniss 355…you have been bad." Jake narrowed his eyes. "Visser Three will be displeased if I were to divulge this information…a Yeerk giving in to his host's needs and using it against humans? What a shame. A waste of a Yeerk."

Iniss's face hardened as he looked upon his host's younger brother. He tried to think of something to say, anything that might convince him to keep his secret. Nothing came to mind, however, and he remained silent.

"Lucky for you, Iniss, there may be a way to make up for your mistake."

Iniss perked at that. "Yes?"

"We have newfound information about the Andalite bandits. Very interesting information." Jake paused for effect.

Iniss sighed impatiently. "What is it? Just spit it out already."

"One of them is not an Andalite at all, but a human."

"What?" Iniss scoffed. "Impossible. Humans don't have morphing capabilities."

Jake gave a mocking laugh. "Don't be so quick to judge, Iniss. The name of the human is…Jake Berenson."

Iniss froze. "Is this supposed to be some sort of joke?" He sneered in distaste.

{No, it is not.}

Iniss jerked in surprise, looking for the source of the thought-speak. He recoiled as an Andalite stepped around the corner from the kitchen. "W-what the…?" He looked back to Jake and took a quick step back. Jake was no longer Jake. Or at least he was only partially Jake. The rest of him was a tiger.

"Y-you! You're the tiger!" His body shook with fear. Tom gave little reaction to the situation, as though none of it came as a surprise to him.

The tiger advanced upon Iniss and he whimpered. {Tom…I know you can hear me. I'm going to save you.}

Tom laughed internally. {Oh yeah, save me, that's great. Just turn back into a human and we'll fuck you some more,} he jeered.

Iniss ignored his host's disturbing thoughts and looked back at the Andalite, who had his tail poised for attack. He knew he was beaten. Then, three more humans walked out from the kitchen: Cassie, Rachel and Marco.

"What is this?" Iniss asked, outraged.

"Well, Tommy-boy, we're gonna take care of you." Rachel stepped forward and brandished a small length of rope. With surprising skill, she tied Tom's hands behind his back. "Sorry Tom, but it'll be a while before you get out of this. It's all for the better, though." She slapped him hard on the back.

Iniss flinched and spat, "What a disgusting female you are."

Jake demorphed once Tom was secured. He glared at him firmly. "It's going to be hard, Tom."

Tom distantly wondered what Jake was talking about.

"When your Yeerk dies…it's going to hurt." Jake unknowingly answered the question.

Iniss's eyes widened. "NO!" His squirms were stilled by Ax's tail blade against his throat. "Please, anything but that…"

"Anything?"

"Yes, anything."

"Crawl out of my brother's head. Now."

"Don't be stupid, human!" Iniss scorned. "That I will never do! I have finally broken him of all rebelliousness. There's no way I'm ever giving this up!"

Jake turned his back. "Okay, let's go."

Rachel grabbed Tom's ear and forced him to start walking. Ax morphed into his human morph and the rest of them began following.

"Where are we going?" Iniss asked, a little frightful.

"You'll see."

It took a long while, but they walked from Jake's house to the edge of the forest. There, Rachel morphed into an elephant and carried Tom with her strong trunk while the rest followed as wolves. The stormed through the forest until they came upon the abandoned and decrepit cabin Jake had stayed in while he was infested.

Rachel took the liberty of tying Tom up against a sturdy post. She turned to the gang and grinned. "He's easier to keep still because he can't morph into an ant and crawl away."

Jake grinned sheepishly. "It wasn't my fault…"

Marco put his hands on his hips. "Well…I say I get first watch. There's no way I'm missing my X-Files marathon tomorrow morning."

Jake nodded. "Okay. Cassie, you'll take second watch. Then Rachel, Ax and me. And Tobias?"

{Right outside, dude.} Tobias answered.

"Good. Can you stay around here around the clock? Y'know, in case someone falls asleep?" Jake shot an accusing glance at Marco.

"Hey, it's the middle of the day! I won't fall asleep." Marco huffed.

After a bit more of discussing when Tom would get his food and whatnot, the group dispersed, leaving Marco alone with Tom.

Marco sat on the floor, about ten feet in front of his captive, staring.

Iniss ignored him, but when he didn't move for ten full minutes, he got angry. "What do you want, human?" He growled, straining against his bonds.

Marco grinned and leaned back onto his hands casually. "Nothing. Just wondering how long it'd take to get you to say something."

Iniss rolled his eyes. "How amusing, I see."

Tom laughed. {That's funny. You want him too, don't you, Yeerk?}

"Shut up…" Iniss muttered. He ignored Marco's confused look. "You're already fucked up, Tom. I have no need to torture you anymore."

Amusement permeated from Tom. {Oh ho ho, but you so want him. I know you do.}

"You want him too." Iniss kept his gaze locked with Marco's, who was frowning.

{Yeah? So fucking what? I fucked my own brother for fuck's sake!} Tom gave a cackle. {God, I hate what you've done to me…}

Marco was disappointed when Tom stopped talking. He was curious as to what he was talking about. After a while, Marco rolled around on the floor. "Damn this is so boring."

"Wanna hear a story?" Iniss said with a smirk.

Marco chuckled. "And what story would a Yeerk have to offer? Maybe your last host was a five year old and you remember a Curious George story or something?"

Iniss laughed and leaned back against the post. "How about the reason why Jake decided to "rescue" his brother?"

That piqued Marco's interest. He sat up and narrowed his eyes at Tom. "What do you mean?"

"You mean he didn't tell you, his best friend, the reason why he's putting you all at risk by tying me up like this?" Iniss grinned. He loved toying with his host before, but now he was able to do it to other humans.

Marco shrugged. "He said it was important and Cassie agreed with him…we didn't really object because well…I dunno. This is just how it turned out."

"Did you know that Jake is gay?" Iniss asked innocently.

Marco faltered. "What? No he's not."

"No? How do you know?"

"Well…because he'd have told me…"

Iniss laughed. "Yes, of course he'd tell you how much he loves sucking cock and being fucked up the ass."

Marco's face turned red. "What the hell are you talking about?" He said quietly, unsure of how to react.

Iniss smiled as he remembered. "Oh how he moaned…he very much enjoyed it when I sucked his dick…And you should have been there when he let me fuck him."

Marco stood up, enraged. "You fucking bastard."

"What? Don't like to hear that your friend is a cocksucker? You humans and your prejudices." Iniss scoffed.

Marco snorted. "You think that's why I'm angry? I couldn't care less if Jake is gay, which I know he's not. I know that you're lying."

"Lying? I'm not lying."

"Not about some things. I don't deny that you made Jake do those things. But I know he didn't do it willingly." Marco shook his head in disgust. "You made Tom rape Jake…I'm so glad you're dying soon." He sat back down and glared.

Iniss shrugged. "Whatever. But just so you know, it wasn't really against Tom's will…he loved every minute of it. It was more like I 'allowed' him to rape Jake. Call it an act of decency on my part." He revealed his teeth in a grin.

Marco fidgeted uncomfortably. That was something he didn't know was true or not.

"You know what else?" Iniss laughed. "Tom wants you, too! What a sick fuck he is. But I guess he just can't help it. He has all these urges whenever he sees you..." He licked his lips and let his eyes obviously wander down Marco's body. He let his legs spread apart to show his obvious erection.

Marco turned away, red in the face. He didn't want to show that what the Yeerk said bothered him, but he really wasn't sure if he was lying or not.

In the end, he refused to respond to anything else the Yeerk had to say.

A few hours later, Cassie showed up to relieve Marco of his duties. She refused to speak to or even acknowledge Tom her entire shift. Instead, she played solitaire, busying herself the whole time. As the sun started to set, Rachel showed up with a basket full of food.

"Hey, Cassie. I got stuck with feeding him." Rachel explained. "I'll probably eat most of it myself though."

"Don't…" Cassie reprimanded her friend. "Remember we have to keep Tom's body healthy."

Rachel rolled her eyes. "Yeah, whatever. Go have fun, you." The two said their goodbyes and Cassie made her way off.

Rachel kneeled in front of Tom and smiled. "Hey. I got some nice food for you, Tom. Ummm…" She looked in the basket. "We've got some rolls and a bit of roast beef. Leftovers from my dinner but…it's good, I swear." She smiled and grabbed a fork and began to feed Tom.

Iniss gave a sickly sweet smile to Rachel. "Thanks, I really appreciate it."

Rachel gave a chaff look. "Not you, dumbass. My cousin."

Iniss frowned and accepted the next bit of food. Rachel fed him in silence until all the roast beef was gone. She sat down next to him, munching on a roll. "You know, Tom, Jake has always looked up to you. You've always been that 'cool older brother', right? He was totally pissed when he figured out you're a Controller."

{Controller?} Iniss sneered. {Is that what they called infested beings?}

Tom didn't respond. Rachel's words barely reached him. He no longer cared what Jake thought of him or what would happen when his Yeerk died.

Rachel reached over and shoved a bit of bread into Tom's mouth. Iniss coughed a bit. "Hey, be careful."

"Why should I?" She shrugged and ate some more.

"Because you wouldn't want to damage Tom's body, would you?"

Rachel laughed a loud, jeering laugh. "Oh please, you can handle a bit of food being shoved in your mouth, right? Or are you really that pathetic?"

Iniss glared at her and didn't respond. He waited until she shoved another piece into his mouth. He caught one of her fingers with his lips and slowly licked the tip, keeping his eyes locked with hers.

"Awww, how cute." Rachel said with a smile. "You actually think you're being seductive or something." Her facial expression changed from sweet to feral in half a second flat. With lightning like movement, she shoved her hand forward, forcing her finger deep into his mouth.

Iniss gagged and jerked. Rachel moved her hand away quickly as he leaned forward and expelled the contents of his stomach onto the ground in front of him. Rachel laughed and stood up. "Sorry Tom, but you're going to have to be hungry for a while."

Iniss growled and glared up at her. "You voracious bitch."

"I'll take that as a compliment." Rachel grinned.

At that moment, a red-tailed hawk flew into the cabin. Iniss watched with interest as it turned into yet another teenage boy. This one wasn't familiar to Tom.

Rachel and the newcomer ignored Iniss and chatted between themselves, flirting outrageously. Iniss was almost sickened by the display when they had a job to do.

At some point in time, Iniss fell asleep. The sun set around the cabin and night time animals began stirring in the surrounding forest. Ax slept with his eyes on their captive the whole night. The smallest bit of sun in the sky signaled Jake's shift.

Jake stood over his sleeping brother for a good while. He wondered what life would be like after his brother was free. Tears filled his eyes when he thought about how he'd never be able to talk to him directly without seeing those lust-filled eyes. Jake shook his head and sat on the floor against the opposite wall. He tried not to fall asleep, but he couldn't keep his eyes open.

Iniss stirred in his sleep as he slowly woke up. He squinted in the bright morning light at Jake sleeping across the floor. He looked so peaceful there. Iniss almost felt bad for what he'd done…but that was probably just because he was now facing starvation.

"Hey. Kid." He said softly.

Jake woke with a start, on edge. "What?"

"You got any food? Rachel ruined my dinner."

Jake shook his head to fully wake himself up. He sighed and grabbed a Tupperware container next to him and walked over to Tom. "I uh…got some fruit…" He sat next to his brother and began feeding him slowly.

As he munched on the random chunks of fruit, Iniss thought carefully. "How do you know what it's like for a Yeerk to die?"

Jake gave a soft smile. "I was infested once."

Iniss laughed. "No you weren't. You'd still be infested today."

"What, you think we just happened by this place?" Jake motioned all around him. "I was tied up right where you are. Three days. And then he died." Jake considered mentioning the fact that it was Tom's previous Yeerk who'd infested him but he decided against it.

"Is it…is it really going to hurt?" Iniss asked softly.

Jake nodded. "For both of you. But it's for the better."

"How did you know my name?" Iniss was surprised at the smirk that flashed across Jake's face.

"We have our sources." He stated simply and left it at that. There wasn't much left for conversation between the two, so Jake just waited for the time to come.

Iniss's starvation came by a day and a half later. Jake made sure he was the one to have the shift when it happened. He watched as his mind slowly went. He began saying incoherent things and jerking around a bit. Jake watched with horror, reminded of his own encounter with Kandrona starvation. After an hour or so of random mumbling and crazed screams, Jake witnessed the Yeerk crawling out of his brother's ear. He moved forward and crouched in front of Tom.

After a moment, Tom opened his eyes. They were filled with tears as he looked around on his own for the first time in over a year. His gaze landed on Jake and his face twisted in despair. "Jake…oh my god…" He began crying softly.

Jake moved forward and untied his brother's bonds.

"Jake…Jake…" Tom lifted his hands to Jake's face. "I…I am so sorry…"

Jake gave him a short hug before he pulled back, avoiding his gaze. "I'm glad you're all right now, Tom."

Tom gave a hollow laugh. "I'm not all right…" He had a crazed look in his eyes as he stared at Jake. "Every time I look at you…" He growled fiercely.

Jake stepped back quickly, surprised. "Tom i-it's all right. You're free."

Tom experimented with his legs before he was able to stand up. He shook a bit, still trying to get used to being able to control his own limbs. "Free…" He grinned and shook his head. "God, I fucked you, Jake."

Jake winced at Tom's tone of voice. "I know but…it was the Yeerk…I know you didn't mean it."

"Didn't I?" Tom asked, staring at the sky through missing panels in the roof. "I screamed…I told him to stop but he wouldn't…"

Jake wasn't sure how to respond. He was torn; he was still dealing with the fact that he was a rape victim. It was hard to imagine Tom being a victim as well, even though he'd known it the whole time. He walked forward and patted Tom softly on the shoulder.

Tom looked down at Jake with an odd look on his face. "I want more…" He whispered.

"You…what?" Jake's eyebrows furrowed and he stepped back. He jumped when Tom's hand shot out and grabbed him firmly. "No, Tom, stop!"

Tom yanked Jake close to him. "Shh…it's okay, I'm not gonna hurt you." He trailed his fingers along Jake's face. "You look so scared…"

Jake swallowed thickly. "I…I am scared…" He trembled under his brother's firm grip.

Tom wrapped his arms around his brother and breathed in deeply. "You smell nice."

Jake didn't respond. What was happening? Did the Yeerk really screw Tom up that badly? He tried to pull away but was forcefully pulled back.

"No, Tom, let go!" Jake pushed on Tom who grabbed his arms tightly. "Let go of me!"

Tom shook Jake violently. When Jake pulled back again, they lost their balance and fell to the floor. He tried to keep a hold of Jake's flailing arms, but he didn't yet have perfect control over himself.

Jake punched and kicked and screamed at the top of his lungs. His back was raw from rocking around on the stone floor and his elbows ached from hitting every hard surface around. Tom was attacking him! Not the Yeerk, Tom! Jake tried to squirm away, but Tom was bigger and pinned him to the ground.

{I'd let go of my friend if I were you.}

Jake and Tom froze and looked up. Ax was standing over the two of them, tail blade ready. Tom growled and stood up. He laughed wildly. "Whatever…you should have just killed me. It's easier to cover." He ran his fingers through his hair.

Jake stood up, shakily. He kept his wary eyes on Tom as he muttered to himself. After a short while, a group of Chee showed up. They told Jake that they had secured a place for Tom to stay, hidden deep in the woods near the Hork-Bajir refuge, just as they had made arrangements for just a few days earlier. Jake had originally planned on accompanying them there, but he realized now that his brother was completely lost.

After the small group left, Jake looked over to his Andalite friend. "Hey…thanks for saving me, Ax."

The Andalite shifted nervously. {Um…this isn't Ax. Sorry…}

"Tobias?" Jake looked confused. "Why are you sorry?"

{Well I sort of panicked when I realized what was happening and…well this is my most intimidating morph…} Tobias began demorphing to his natural bird state.

Jake knelt down and gave Tobias an appreciative stroke. "Thanks…you really saved me." He tried to hide the tears that filled up his eyes.

{I just…never thought that I'd be saving you like this. You always were the hero in school and whatnot.} Tobias was obviously not used to Jake acting like that around him.

Jake laughed. "This isn't school, Tobias. This is real life and you really saved me." He left it at that, not wanting to explain to Tobias how scared he had been. Guys just didn't talk about stuff like that.

{So…now what?}

Jake shook his head. "Hell if I know."

A/N: I told you I sucked at endings. Poor Jake :C