I never knew how difficult cooking was. Before the invasion the most I ever did was boil some easy make macaroni.

I took a bite of the casserole... it was disgusting.

My husband, Robert, wasn't home yet. He was a much better cook then I was. But he'd gotten overtime at the office. My daughter, Sydnee, sat on the couch reading.

My name is May Roivas. You wouldn't know my name, or anything about me or my family... but my little girl helped save the world. Not that anyone knows it. It burns me up sometimes... but Sydnee doesn't seem to mind...

She's not like those kids that stopped the invasion, I'll admit, she didn't do quite as much as them and god bless their hearts for what they did... and they deserve every single luxury and happiness... but still...

She's changed a lot... at least I think she has. But it's not something you'd notice very easily. She's more mature now, that's for sure, but also more... open? And a little world weary... At least I think so... It's funny how it took an alien invasion and getting a slug in my head to realize I barely knew my daughter at all...

But I try not to think about back then...

She didn't experience enough to seriously screw her up... I've heard stories about some of those other kids and I thank god that didn't happen to my Sydnee. But she did fight, she did see people die... she did kill... and of course that changes a person.

But she's still my daughter. She's still my Sydnee.

She just graduated high school, we still haven't picked a college yet. I still wasn't sure if Sydnee even knew what she wanted to do. But this government guy ensured us that Sydnee's college expenses would be covered so she could literally go anywhere...

I guess saving the world did have some upsides for her.

"What are you reading?" I asked her.

She didn't look up. "A book."

I rolled my eyes. "Well that sure answers my question."

She didn't say anything for a while, I almost thought she hadn't heard me.

"Hey, mom, did you know only 100 people are chosen to go into the space program every two years?"

I dropped the spoon. "What?"

"Well, I guess that number might go up now, all things considered."

"Oh- yes, yes I, but I- that- what?"

She finally looked up from her book and smiled at me.

I stared at her, disbelieving. She couldn't be serious! "But, you just got back!" Tecnically she'd been how for a few years now, but still!

She shrugged. "It's a big world out there mom. In fact, the whole universe just got a lot bigger for the human race." She laughed and gave me a wink. "Someone's got to go out there and explore it for mankind, right?"

"Sydnee... haven't you had enough of spaceships and aliens?" I asked hopefully.

She shook her head lifted her hand in that Star Trek thing. "You know me mom. I love me some aliens."

All I could do was stare as she jumped off the couch, walked over to me, and picked up the spoon. She took a bite of the casserole I was making.

"Not bad, mom! Much better then grass."

AUTHORS NOTES

Wow! Look at that! I actually finished this story!

Yep, that's the end. So, Sydnee becomes an astronaut and apparently eating liquified grass for over a year destroyed her taste buds.

Anyway, if you've stuck with the story this far I want to say, thank you! I hope you enjoyed it. If you did, please review! If you think it could have been better, leave a review! Constructive criticism is always helpful.

I may go back and rewrite a few chapters, at one point I thought I was loosing interest in the story and rushed through a few chapters out of fear I may stop writing. I also may add a few prequel-like stories featuring some members of the Yeerk Peace movement but... we'll see.

Besides that, though, the story's over.

I really had fun with this, even though it's not a perfect story and there are probably more then one continuity flubs in comparison to the books... but hey, it's fan fiction, right?

Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go work on my other Animorphs fan fiction 'The Abomination' where we follow Alloran-Semitur-Corrass during his years being host to Esplin 9466, the future Visser Three... (PLUG PLUG)

Anyway, thanks for reading! If you reviewed it, thanks for reviewing! And if you faved this story...

I love you.

When I grow up, will you marry me? ;)