A/N: Just a warning, Shawn's story is VERY confusing. I've tried to make it as clear as possible, but it was hard. If you don't understand, just ask. Lol. Oh, and I'm very sorry I didn't update for a while. I've been busy with my Alias stories. Read them if you have the chance. Please? Lol. J

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            *~Shawn~*

            When Clarissa and I suddenly found ourselves in a large, metallic structure propelling through space 180,000 miles away from Earth, I had a good idea why. The Ellimist was taking us to Ax.

We were standing in a room deprived of people, but I figured must have been some type of lounge because odd, creamy colored chair like structures were sitting in each corner of the room. Holographic, vivid paintings of unfamiliar, disoriented creatures hung about the walls. Through the single window, we could see nothing but a vast plain of stars and more stars against the midnight black sky.

            Clarissa glanced around quickly, and I'm pretty sure a small panic rose in her as she examined her surroundings. Being herself, she didn't show it. "So where do we go?"

            "I'm not sure," I answered, searching for a clue or anything to lead us to Ax.

            "Let's try through there,' she suggested, pointed to a tall steel door that I hadn't noticed. I nodded and we headed towards the door. Looking closely at it, I noticed that there was no knob. There was no handle or security key pad. Nothing that could let us into the room.

            "Great. How does this thing open?" Clarissa wondered.

            "I have an idea," I replied, not really wanting to demonstrate it. I was pretty sure my idea would work, but it was something I had never shared with anyone. The only one who knew about it was my own dad and I had tried to keep it a secret from everyone else.

            Damn it, Shawn. Just do it. You can't hide it forever.

            Finally, I focused on a picture in my head. Quickly, bluish tan fur sprouted from my skin. My fingers grew longer and two extra ones sprouted up. My mouth and nose disappeared and were replaced with three vertical slits. I toppled over as my feet turned to hooves and two more legs grew out from my chest. A tail, ended in a curved spike, extended out. Finally, with a sickening whoosh, two eyes shpt up out of the top of my head. I was Andilite.

            Clarissa, who had been staring at me in utter horror and shock during the whole time, stuttered out, "Y- you….you can morph!"

            It's a long story. I'll explain later.

            "O-o….k"

            I touched my seven fingered hand to the door and it opened instantly. I morphed back to human before stepping inside. The door led us through a small, steel corridor and into what must have been a control room. It was huge and spherical, and about ten Andilites stood around it, pushing buttons and turning wheels.

            "Um, excuse me. We're looking for an Aximilli Esgarrouth Isthill."

            That is me. One of the Andilites turned a stalk eye to look at me. Tobias?

            "No, this is Shawn. And I'm Clarissa. I know this is weird, but you have to come with us," Clarissa explained. I was glad she answered the question about who I was. I didn't feel like explaining the truth right now.

            Who sent you? Why are you here for me?

            "We're…friends of Jake. I'm actually his daughter. The Ellimist sent us here to get you. We're not sure why, but he's reuniting all of the Animorphs."

            All of them?

            "All of them.'

            Ax looked back at the other Andilites, who seemed to be taking no notice of what was going on. Maybe they were used to visitors dropping by like this. Maybe they just didn't care. ((A/N: it suddenly occurred to me that none of the Andilites are curious as to how the humans even got into the room if the door only allowed Andilites. Let's just say they figured that the kids had been transported to the corridor, therefore never needed to go through the door.))

            Curious, but very well. I'll need to complete my duties here first, however. Give me one of your earth hours, Ax said.

            "Okay, sure. We'll just wait out here," Clarissa told him, gesturing towards the empty room through the corridor. She grabbed my arm and pulled me through.

            "Alright, Shawn. You've got a lot of explaining to do," she demanded, her blue eyes gleaming. "How the hell can you morph?!"

            "Okay! Okay! Jeez! I'm getting there. You know how Jake is your father and Nick's cousin?" I began carefully.

            "So?"

            "Well, I've got some close connections to the Animorphs, too. I'll tell you the whole story, if you're up for it."

            "Definitely," she answered quickly.

            "Okay. Well, Tobias was a hawk, as you know. A while ago he…you know…had baby hawks. Then, that same year, his hawk body began to die. It was very old by then, older than the average hawk lives. He decided to become a human nothlit rather than die as a hawk. But he wanted something to remind him of the life he'd come to love so much. So, he took one of his baby hawks and raised it for a while as a pet," I paused for a moment to see if Clarissa was getting anything yet. Of course she wasn't, though. I was being much too vague.

            "Go on," she urged.

            "Okay. So, one day, the Ellimist paid Tobias a visit. He told him that since he'd already given back his morphing powers once, he wouldn't again. But he wanted to do something for Tobias so that he wouldn't be so lonely anymore. So, he changed his baby hawk into a human. I guess the Ellimist wanted Tobias to always have a reminder of what he used to be, so he gave the baby hawk Tobias's DNA and the morphing power. Get it? Tobias's baby hawk acquired his own father's baby DNA and morphed into him. He's been living that way ever since. He's grown up to look exactly like Tobias in every way. And he still has the morphing power that the Ellimist gave him as a gift."

            Clarissa was beginning to take all this in. For a moment, she stared at me blankly. Then, her clear blue eyes lit up with realization. "Which would have to mean…" she whispered.

            "Right," I finished for her. "I'm Tobias's son."

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A/N: We knew Shawn was hiding something the whole time, didn't we? Lol. Wondering why he hid something like that? You'll find out if you stay tuned for the next chapter. And we've got some Clarissa/ Shawn sap coming up! Hehe.