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My name is Rachel. I can't tell you my last name, or where I live, or even where I go to school. Though, right now, I don't think those details matter.

Me and my friends have been fighting a secret invasion of Earth from mind-controlling slugs called Yeerks. We, the Animorphs, have the power to change, or morph, into any animal we touch and acquire.

Now, we're not even on the right planet anymore. We snuck into a Yeerk base full of heavy weaponry to destroy it. While we were fighting, a space time event called a Sario Rip happened, and now my friends and I are on a different planet fighting mutant animals.

Then we meet four girls all packing weaponry and some superpowers. They call themselves team RWBY and their leader is Ruby. Yeah, not at all confusing. We learned from them that we're on a planet called Remnant and what we fought were Grimm. We gave a cover story of kids being lost in the woods, so now me, my cousin Jake, my best friend Cassie, Marco, Tobias, and Ax, our resident alien, are all packed into an airship heading to some place called Beacon.

I would say this is the weirdest thing in my life, but if I were to put it on the list, this wouldn't break the top ten.

I was sitting near the open door of the ship with Tobias in my lap. Tobias was a normal kid like us, with messy dirty-blonde hair and eyes that looked like they could see something else nobody saw. Now, he's a red-tailed hawk with fierce golden eyes and brown feathers. Tobias can morph back to human, but there lies a danger with morphing. You stay in morph for over two hours and you're trapped forever. That's what happened to Tobias, except he got his morphing powers back from an outside source.

I would say Tobias and I were close. Really close. And we both care about each other a lot. But there's always something missing in our relationship. That sense of normalcy. Knowing that we could go see a movie and not deal with a time limit or a war every day. It sucks, but you don't let that keep you down. You always move forward.

The airship, called a Bullhead, trip was relatively quiet. Besides Marco making some lame jokes to pass the time, or team RWBY bantering amongst themselves, there wasn't a lot of conversation. Which was okay with me. I was still trying to wrap my head around this world called Remnant.

What was up with those creatures of Grimm? I've been a lot of predators before and none of them were out to destroy humanity. What about RWBY and their powers? I may have been focusing on clawing and tearing those Grimm as my grizzly bear, but I saw what they could do. Weiss summon some weird hieroglyphics in the air that did magic. Blake made clones of herself. It felt unreal. But, then again, when I can turn into an eagle whenever I want and take afternoon flights with Tobias, weird just becomes normal.

Eventually, the Bullhead landed at Beacon. For a school, it was massive. It was probably as big as the biggest college campuses on Earth. The whole building seemed to be made up of towers and spirals. I'm no architect, but whoever built this built it to last.

We all exited the ship and followed Team RWBY into the Headmaster's office. We got some strange looks from other students milling around in the quad, but that was to be expected. Hey, five kids and a hawk, wearing skintight leotards and bike shorts with no shoes tend to receive odd looks.

Jake is our leader and my cousin. We're both fairly tall and well-built for our age. Jake plays basketball while I'm so-so at gymnastics. We're both bold in our own ways and we've got closer over war than we would have otherwise. Now, Jake is becoming more and more like a general than a teenager, and I hate to say this, it's to be expected. I don't envy Jake's position. Being a leader seems to be less about leading and more knowing about those under your command and getting them to do what you want.

Jake knows that I have a special relation with this war. I'm good at fighting and that's what I do. I'm not some nut who looks for a fight anywhere they go. I protect my friends from the bad guys and make sure we all come out alive. Even if it means doing stuff that will haunt me forever.

Marco is Jake's best friend and team comedian. He's one of the shortest in our group, with olive skin and short dark brown hair. He jokes and gives us dumb nicknames. He calls me Xena: Warrior Princess. I make fun of his lackluster dating history. Still, we're friends through and through. Especially since we know that sometimes you have to make the wrong choices to win.

Cassie is my best friend and my total opposite. I'm tall, blonde, and fair skinned. She's short, has dark hair, and dark-skinned. I like to go shopping and do gymnastics. She helps out with her dad's veterinarian clinic changing bandages and giving medicine to wild animals. I drag her to the mall to find some decent outfits. She persuades me to help out at her family's barn and go horseback riding. Still, we're great friends all in all.

Cassie's the one who deals with the moral stuff in our war. Whether our actions are good or bad. Sometimes, it helps us from being monsters. Other times, it lets the enemy get stronger. I guess it goes to show not every situation can be solved one way.

Then there's Ax. Ax is normally a blue and tan centaur-like alien with two stalk eyes, a scorpion like tail, and no mouth. Right now, he looks like a very pretty guy. Ax in human morph has light brown skin, curly brown hair, and just this presence of being…really pretty. Ax's human form is made up of DNA from me, Jake, Cassie, and Marco, so there's always a part of me that goes 'Hey, that's my eye color' when I look at him.

Ax is usually serious and is our expert on alien technology. When he is human morph, he's a danger with any food around him. Since Andalites don't have mouths, Ax tends to go a bit crazy around food. Also playing with sounds. He has gotten better over time.

Finally, we got into the building and headed straight for the elevator. It was cramped, but one of team RWBY pushed the top floor button and off we went. I'm not a big technology person, but even I could tell that Remnant's technology was more advanced than Earth's.

We finally got to the top floor and poured out of the elevator. The office looked like it was built inside one of those old fashioned clocks. Gears everywhere with arrows giving off that "time" feeling.

There were two people behind a desk. One who was standing up looked like a librarian. She had blond hair tied in a bun, blue eyes behind spectacles, and very tight dress. The other, who was a man, was sitting in a chair. He had white hair and dark glasses. Despite this, he had no visible wrinkles. Wonder what's this guy's skin care. He wore a suit made up of different shades of green.

"Ah, team RWBY, welcome," the green professor said. "Do come in."

"I take it you have read my report, sir?" Weiss asked.

"I have, Miss Schnee, and I'll be looking forward to evaluating your individual performances. For now, you are dismissed."

The team looked at each other, slightly confused.

"You don't need to talk with us anymore, Professor Ozpin" Ruby asked tentatively.

"If you have any further questions, you can wait outside while I am talking to your new friends here," Ozpin said calmly.

The other three looked at Ruby and then all four left the office.

I saw his face and the small smile he gave. I had a feeling not to trust him. He had that look like he knew something we didn't, and that irked me for some reason.

The headmaster turned to his assistant. "Miss Goodwitch, would you excuse us?"

His assistant, Miss Goodwitch, looked at him in mild surprise. "Ozpin, is this necessary?"

"Glynda," was all Ozpin said in a more forceful tone of voice. It felt like when one teacher was going to scold a kid and they didn't want other teachers to be around for it.

Miss Goodwitch got the hint and left the office, only leaving the headmaster and us alone.

Ozpin cleared his throat before beginning, "First, may I ask who is the leader of the group?"

Marco nudged Jake up with his elbow. Jake responded with an elbow to Marco's side before going up to the headmaster.

"If you're asking for a leader, sir," Jake said. "Then I guess I would be it."

Ozpin nodded. "From what I have received, you and your friends appeared in the middle of the Emerald Forest around early afternoon, correct?"

"I mean, none of us had a watch, but yes, I guess, sir."

"And at this time, reports showed a gathering of Grimm enclosing a tiger, a bear, a gorilla, a wolf, a hawk, and an unidentified creature of unknown origin. First-year team RWBY was sent in to eliminate the Grimm and recover the others. And now stands before me five children and a hawk."

Now I was really agitated. He was questioning too much, making it sound too unreal. Was Ozpin a Controller, someone infested with a Yeerk. Did we walk into our own doom?

Fortunately, Marco was there to save our skin. "Actually, those animals were our semblances. It's how we fought off those Grimm until the Wonder Teens came in and saved our butts."

Ozpin chuckled at that. He then became suddenly serious. "Now, I want to be candid and stop beating around the bush. I want us to remove these masks of lies we've put on for others."

"Sir, I don't know what you're talking about," Jake defended.

"I can see through your 'semblance' story by one crucial fact; There has been no semblance in any recorded history that allowed one person change into another form. That ability lies in the realm of fantasy and magic."

Ozpin paced around his desk. I was tense, waiting for the order to attack when Ozpin let down his façade. When he ordered us to be killed and Hork-Bajir Controllers came from hidden doors or what not.

"Now, I know you have no reason to trust me," Ozpin continued. "But, I want to share one tidbit of information that may persuade you. You and I have a common ally. I know him by different names, but this one should be familiar to you: The Ellimist."

Right there, it felt like everything stopped. My breath felt shallow and small. The Ellimist is like a god, or basically is one. He can stop time, travel through light-years of space in an instant, and can see the universe in ways I can't describe. He's also tied by rules to not directly interfere with anything. However, he finds loopholes he exploits through us.

It's the reason why I don't like him. He says he's all powerful and benevolent, but he just uses us like pawns in a chess game. Remember when I said Tobias got his morphing power back from an outside source? Yeah, that was the Ellimist. He promised Tobias what he lost in exchange for getting two Hork-Bajir to start a free colony. Tobias got his morphing powers back, but he's still a hawk that can be a human only two hours at a time.

That's why I felt like the back of my hair bristled when Ozpin mentioned him.

"He has told me about the evil you face," Ozpin continued. "And I would be honest to say that I wouldn't be envious to face it. Ah, where are my manners? Greetings should be in order."

He stopped and straighten himself. "My name is Ozpin, Headmaster of Beacon academy. And you?"

We gave him our names. Even Tobias, who gave the old headmaster a little jump when Tobias thought-spoke to him.

"You only have first names?" Ozpin said with a sly smile.

"We can't give you our full names because if our enemies find us," Jake paused. "Well, let's just say it wouldn't be good for anyone."

"Understandable. It wouldn't be also hard to ask to young Ax's true form?"

Jake turned to Ax, "How long have you been in morph?"

"I have used sixty-six percent of the allotted morph time." Ax answered. A little over an hour.

"Ax, you don't have to demorph if you don't want to," Cassie reassured him.

Ax look to Jake, then to Ozpin and then back at Jake. "Okay, Prince Jake."

Ax demorphed into his Andalite form, which raised Ozpin's eyebrows. Guess he never expected an alien to look like Ax.

"Tobias, you can morph human if you want to," Jake offered.

[I'm thinking about it,] Tobias responded. Tobias has gotten used to life as a hawk, for better or for worse.

"Hey, it will be okay," I told him. Maybe it was selfish of me to ask him for that. Despite saying he had the same ally as us, we had no really way of trusting Ozpin. We already risked so much by showing him our faces, but now…maybe I just wanted to see Tobias's face again.

Tobias dropped from my shoulder and landed on the floor and morphed to human. It's still weird and freaky watching someone morph. How Tobias's sharp beak melted into smooth skin. How his feather shrank in exchange for pink flesh. You don't ever really get used to it, I guess.

Now, here we were. Five kids, an alien, and one headmaster in an empty room. I was waiting for something; I didn't know what. Just felt uneased.

"As you have already seen, this world has its own share of problems," Ozpin began.

"Yeah, you guys seem to have a monster problem in your backyard," Marco interrupted.

"Not just here, but all over the world Grimm run free. They destroy and kill for no real purpose."

That sound almost genuine. But I got a feeling there was more to that statement than he was letting on.

"That's why we built these schools," Ozpin continued. "To train young Huntsmen and Huntresses to push back against the darkness. And here is where you six will be staying for the time being."

"Okay, there's gotta be more than that," Marco said.

"Correct. In order for your transfer to be smooth, you will need backgrounds and a team. Huntsmen teams are made up of four people with an acronym based around their names. We will have to modify your team's name to fit tradition."

"Well, what about living quarters," Cassie asked. "Where will we stay?"

"Dorm rooms are built for four people." Ozpin answered.

[Headmaster, I would like to excused from the dorm room,] Ax said. [I would much prefer open plains to human dorms.]

"You can count me in too," Tobias added. "Me and Ax can get our own food as well, so don't worry about a meal plan or whatever."

Ozpin nodded. "Good, then we can start with some basic rules."

"First, you six have free reins over the campus and its facilities. You can go anywhere at any time. You can even not attend classes, though that would stir suspicion of your peers."

Ozpin then pulled out a box and opened it. Six tablets laid in fabric. Ozpin took one and expanded it, letting us see the holographic screen. "This is a scroll. Think of it as not only a communications device, but also an access to the Internet. There is enough for all of you."

We all took one and played around with them. Despite being so small, these scrolls had a lot. Not only being phones and a computer, it also had a camera and a bunch of things called "apps" as well.

"And finally, one last thing. I know not of how your enemy acts, so I'm letting you take care of what you know. Just be warned that word spreads, and that building allies can change the tide."

"Okay, the scrolls, the freedom, it sounds too good to be true," I accused at Ozpin. "There's something that you want from us, correct?"

Ozpin's smile strained a little as he nodded. "Correct, indeed. Even though this is your war, this is not your planet. All I ask is for information about your enemies and any developments that come through."

There it was. That's the kicker. He wanted in on our little secret. I looked at Jake. Well, we all did. Ax had one stalk eye facing Jake. Jake stood there, his expression unreadable.

Finally, he answered. "We'll let you know, sir. And thank you for letting us stay."

Ozpin nodded and we all said our thanks. Ax morphed back to human as we left Ozpin's office and headed down the elevator. We passed Ms. Goodwitch and opened the door right in front of our new friends.

"Hey, there you are," Ruby said then looked shocked at Tobias. "Oh, so that's what you look like normally?"

"Sort of," Tobias answered.

"Hey, we're trying to find the dorm rooms," Cassie chimed in. "Could you show us?"

And so began our tour of Beacon provided by Ruby and her team. They seemed to be good friends all in all. Eventually, we got to our dorm, went in and locked the door. We needed a meeting, and we don't want others listening in.

Ax and Tobias demoprhed and proved Ozpin right about the room size. It was crowded with all of us in there.

Marco started the conversation, "Hey, if we ever get back and keep these scrolls, we could sell them and become bigger than Apple. Just think of all the moola these babies could give us?"

[Yeah, just hope whoever made these don't have intergalactic lawyers or something,] Tobias joined in. [Then, poof, all that money gone.]

[I do not believe there is such a thing as "intergalactic court",] Ax chimed in. [Most people follow their planet's own laws or the laws of a more powerful race.]

"Okay, let's get back to business," Jake said. "Ozpin, Remnant, everything, what's your thoughts on it."

"I don't trust Ozpin," I said first. "He seems to have some secrets of his own. Something he's not telling us."

"Well, he is the Headmaster, so he would have to be knowledgeable," Cassie remarked. "Besides, he said he knows the Ellimist. Wouldn't that make him one of the good guys?"

[Just because Ozpin knows him, doesn't mean we should trust him,] Tobias said. [The Ellmist hasn't always been straight with us.]

"Well, there's something going on between them," Marco said. "What if it's about the whole Grimm thing going on here?"

"Yeah, I want to talk about the Grimm," Cassie interjected. "They make no sense to me. No animal in existence is just fueled by destruction and death. There has to be something more to them."

"Ax," Jake turned to him. "What's your view on this?"

[From what I have seen, Remnant's technology seems to be on a more advanced level than Earth's,] Ax said. [Which is surprising since both were made by the same species.]

"Yeah, am I the only one who finds it weird that there's a human race on two planets?" Marco asked rhetorically.

"Scientifically, it should be impossible," Cassie remarked. "Though, given our lifestyle, a better word would be highly improbable."

[There is also the fact that Remnant humans seem to possess a "semblance" that givens the extraordinary power,] Ax said. [That just begs the question: Are these semblances limited to a certain population or can the whole species acquire such an ability?]

"I don't think we have enough information to answer that yet," Jake said.

[What about Ruby and her friends,] Tobias asked. [They were willing to help us out earlier.]

"They would know the place better than we do," I said. "It wouldn't be a bad idea to ask them for information."

"That's great and all, but what about when they want fight?" Marco said. "How are we going to stop them from getting themselves killed or worse?"

There's always a risk. Getting found out, being dragged down into the Yeerk Pool, having your head shoved into the murky grey liquid as you struggle to get free. Then, you're a slave in your own body as some slug now knows everything about you.

"Besides, they're just kids," Cassie added. "They are still in school, training to fight monsters, not Yeerks."

[Almost like us, huh,] Tobias retorted. [We were not a bunch of kids who stumbled in the right place at the right time?]

"Hey, we didn't have a choice," Marco rebuked. "They do."

[Weren't you always the one who wanted to quit?]

"Enough," Jake didn't raise his voice, but his tone was enough to convey his message. He sighed, "Look, right now, we're tried from a long day. We can find out all these questions tomorrow. Speaking of tomorrow, does anyone want to go to class?"

"Hey, Ozpin gave us a choice to skip school, and I personally am going to use that choice to its fullest," Marco said.

"Sure, and then everyone will know how you're a recluse with no social life," I said teasingly.

Marco stuck his tongue out at me. Which I responded by throwing a nearby pillow.

"Hey, don't we have a schedule?" Jake asked everyone.

[I have been testing this scroll and found it has an email function,] Ax said. He then pulled up an image on his Scroll showing classes and their time.

"Hey, looks like we can sleep in a little," I said.

"That's great and all, Rach, but look at what we have to wear," Marco pulled out a drawer. It revealed uniforms that were a mix of red and plaid colors, a blazer for boys, and a skirt for girls.

"I can't believe we have to wear uniforms. This sucks!"

"Well, this is technically a private school," Cassie remarked.

I stuck my hand in and pulled out a tie. "And we have to deal with ties, great." I turned to face the others. "You guys learned how to tie a tie, right?"

The boys averted their eyes from me.

"Seriously?!" I said. "You guys haven't learned yet?"

"Didn't need to," Jake admitted sheepishly.

"Whatever. Ax, Tobias, try to come in early if you guys are going to class in the morning with us."

[Speaking of mornings,] Tobias said. [Ax, we better find a place before it gets too dark out.]

[Understood, Tobias,]

As Ax and Tobias made their way to the window, I whispered to Tobias goodbye before they both left.

"Okay, I found some spare clothes in the closet," Cassie said.

They were dull all things considered. Jeans, a shirt, maybe one or two jackets.

"Okay, if we have time, we're definitely going to the mall for some better clothes," I said. "Or if this planet has any malls."

We all had a good laugh at that. We later got ready for bed and had one of the better night's rest in a long time.

Okay, chapter done! Thanks to those who have read this already and any newcomers, thank you too!

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Next time, the Animorphs first day at school! But, there's more secrets that lie in the walls of Beacon. And those secrets could only reveal more questions…

So long, and see ya next time!