ARBRON: After he and the Drode decided on what their costumes would be, the Ellimist went down to see what was going on with the Animorphs, Christopher, April, Tom and Erek in Cassie's barn.

ELLIMIST: Hiya!

RACHEL & APRIL: Hi Ellimist.

MARCO: Bang.ya know, I'm starting to get a little sick of that.

RACHEL& APRIL: Thank God!

MARCO: BANG! Bangbangbang!!!

EREK: Or maybe he's not.

JAKE: So what are you doing here again Ellimist?

ELLIMIST: Not much, I just thought I'd come and say hi.

CHRISTOPHER: You said 'hiya'.

ELLIMIST: Whatever. So, what's going on?

TOBIAS: Well, we were just deciding what costumes we would wear. Some of us (looks pointedly at Cassie) have already started making them.

JAKE: Hey! Does the fact that we're making our costumes mean that we don't have to go to the mall?

MARCO: (gasps) JAKE! Did you just think for yourself??????

TOBIAS: Oh my God, he did!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

CHRISTOPHER: It's a miracle!

TOM: I'll say! He hasn't processed a single thought since the day he was born!

CASSIE: But not only did he process a thought, he was actually right!!

APRIL: Yeah! It IS a miracle!

RACHEL: Too bad, really. I was kinda looking forward to shopping.

ARBRON: Everyone groaned, but was definitely relieved that they wouldn't have to shop with Rachel again any time soon. They hoped... Suddenly there was a knock on the barn door.

CASSIE: Come in if you're human!

ARBRON: The door opens to reveal a confused looking David and a stressed looking Jalil.

CHRISTOPHER: David! Jalil! What are you two doing here?

JALIL: I came here to get away form him (jerks head in the direction of David) but he followed me.

TOBIAS: (glances at Jake before turning back to Jalil) I know EXACTLY how you feel.

JAKE: David! It's great to see you!

DAVID: Jake! Hi there, buddy!

EREK: Say, anyone wanna go for a walk with me?

CHRISTOPHER: I will!

RACHEL & APRIL: Us too!

MARCO: BANG. I will too.

AX: I would like to join you as well.

CASSIE: Nothing better to do.

TOM: Me either.

ARBRON: Erek and Christopher quickly led the others though the barn door before Jake and David followed. However, Erek, in his hurry to get away from their imbecilic group leaders, forgot one very important thing. He had just left Tobias alone with Jalil. This is a bad thing, as he had also left the two of them alone with David and Jake...

JALIL: I don't think that's fair.

TOBIAS: Me either. I mean, leaving the two of them behind I can understand, but leaving US to moron-sit? That's just sick.

JALIL: I know. Hey I have a brilliant idea!

TOBIAS: (dryly) Oh I'm so surprised. What is it? Because I've come up with one too.

JALIL: I was thinking we ditch the idiots, and go to the mall for pizza.

JAKE: Pizza? Cool!

TOBIAS: Shut up, you. Good idea, but mine is better. We take the dodos with us, and leave them there while we go have fun. We can pick them up later and no one has to know.

JALIL: That is brilliant. I'm not surprised you go hired to -

TOBIAS: Jalil!!! Shut up!!!

JALIL: Oops, sorry. Don't worry; I wont let your secret out. It's not like those two are listening anyway.

TOBIAS: But what about, you know, the readers?

JALIL: Do you honestly think anyone is going to read any of the crappy stuff this author comes up with?

TOBIAS: People read the other ones.

JALIL: They did???

TOBIAS: Yep. Anyway, we're getting off track.

JALIL: Sorry about that.

ARBRON: So Tobias and Jalil, as well as the dodos - I mean David and Jalil, went to the mall. However, back at Chapman's house, things were beginning to get, well, odd. Not that they usually aren't, but, I mean.oh crap. Anyway, at Chapman's house...

KYRA: Darling, you can't go to the mall in your Andalite form!

VISSER THREE: (whining) But why not?

CHAPMAN: It would be bad for security, sir.

VISSER THREE: (sulking) Shut up, Chapman.

KYRA: Be nice.

VISSER THREE: Oh all right. Sorry Chapman. I'll go as a human.

KYRA: Good. Melissa, are you coming?

MELISSA: I never pass up a chance to shop!

ARBRON: So Visser Three, Kyra, Chapman and Melissa headed to the mall. Christopher, Erek and the others were having a very enjoyable walk through the woods. Unfortunately, they were also completely lost... At the mall...

JALIL: Tobias, where are we gonna dump the dummies?

TOBIAS: I don't know, at first I was thinking the food court, but I'm not going to waste my money on them. Besides I'm hungry.

JALIL: Hey, I've had another idea...

ARBRON: Tobias and Jalil discussed ways to get rid of Jake and David.

JAKE: Hey David, do you want to go and look in the bookstore?

DAVID: Sure! Let's look at the books about great leaders through history!

ARBRON: So Jake and David solved Tobias and Jalil's dilemma. Visser Three, Kyra, Chapman and Melissa were having trouble deciding on what to get at the food court, when Tobias and Jalil showed up.

MELISSA: Tobias! Jalil! What are you two doing here?

TOBIAS: We just came to, uh, get something to eat.

JALIL: And maybe do some shopping. Or something.

CHAPMAN: Well, since you're here, you may as well join us for lunch.

ARBRON: Visser Three, Kyra, Melissa, Chapman, Tobias and Jalil had a very nice lunch. Crayak was still on holiday with his sister. The Ellimist and Drode were picking out a birthday present for Crayak. Jake and David were comparing themselves to great leaders. But what were the others up to?

EREK: Cassie, I can't believe you got us lost!

CASSIE: Well, at least we don't have to put up with David and Jake.

CHRISTOPHER: OH MY GOD!!!

RACHEL & APRIL: What???

MARCO: Bang!

CHRISTOPHER: Erek, do you realize what we've done???

EREK: No, what ha - OH NO!!!

MARCO: What's the problem?

CHRISTOPHER: We left David and Jake alone with Jalil and Tobias! We'll never see them again!!!

AX: What do you mean?

EREK: Tobias and Jalil are evil geniuses! We went and left them with the moron extraordinaires! David and Jake don't stand a chance!

CASSIE: but.Tobias and Jalil wouldn't do anything to David and Jake, would they?

EREK: I don't know.Tobias might. He IS insane, after all. I don't know about Jalil, though.

CHRISTOPHER: He probably would. I think we should get back.

MARCO: We cant! We're lost, remember?

RACHEL & APRIL: Oh yeah!

MARCO: Bang!

ARBRON: The group lost in the woods continued to wander aimlessly, hoping to find the barn. Amazingly they did, but it was to find it completely empty.

CHRISTOPHER: Where are they?

EREK: Knowing Tobias, probably disposing of Jake and David's bodies.

ARBRON: They continued to guess at where the other four were. The mall wasn't even suggested.

DAVID: Hey Jake?

JAKE: Yeah?

DAVID: I'm getting bored. Lets go find Tobias and Jalil or something.

JAKE: Good idea. I'm starved; let's get something to eat.

ARBRON: So David and Jake went to the food court to get something to eat, completely forgetting the existence of Tobias and Jalil. Which was a good thing, because Tobias and Jalil had left with Kyra, Visser Three, Melissa and Chapman to finish setting up foe Crayak's surprise birthday party.

VISSER THREE: So, why were you two at the mall in the first place?

TOBIAS: Well, almost everyone went for a walk and left us with David and Jake.

JALIL: So we went to the mall, dumped them in a bookstore, went to the food court and met up with you four.

MELISSA: Wouldn't that mean that they're still there?

TOBIAS: Oh yeah! I guess we had better go and get them.

JALIL: And then we'd better get back to the barn. Erek, Chris and the others will be back from their walk soon.

KYRA: Well, see you guys later then.

ARBRON: Tobias and Jalil went to the mall, and back to the bookshop where they had last seen David and Jake. Unfortunately, neither of them was there.

TOBIAS: Where would they go?

JALIL: I have no idea! How could we lose those two idiots???

TOBIAS: Wait, I know!

JALIL: Know what?

TOBIAS: I know where they are!

JALIL: Where?

TOBIAS: The food court!!!

ARBRON: Tobias and Jalil collected Jake and David from the food court and headed back to the barn. Meanwhile...

MARCO: I've got it!

EREK: Got what? A clue? (Everyone but Marco laughs)

MARCO: So not funny. (Everyone else, even Ax, is still laughing.) Shut up!

RACHEL & APRIL: Sorry.

MARCO: Bang! Thank you all for shutting up. I know where Tobias and Jalil would've taken David and Jalil!

CASSIE, AX & EREK: Where???

MARCO: The mall!!!

ARBRON: Marco, Cassie, Ax, Erek, Christopher, April and Rachel were about to leave for the mall when the barn door opened.

RACHEL & APRIL: Jalil! Tobias! Where were you?

MARCO: Bangbangbangbangbang!!!

TOBIAS: We took David and Jake to the mall for something to eat.

JAKE: I had heaps of fun!

DAVID: Me too!

CASSIE: That's.uh.good, I guess.