Chapter 15- Controllers and battles.

Ax

I was also wondering what would become of Sarah. She had appeared to be similar to Prince Jake and myself. She could most likely handle the responsibility of being an Animorph.

But Shelly turned away.

Usually this means hate, pain, or regret. I was thinking pain.

"Sarah... is a controller. Sub-Visser 15. We have been watching her," Jeff said, obviously only because Shelly wouldn't.

April collapsed onto the couch.

"My god..."

"You couldn't have stopped it," John said, sitting next to her. "There's nothing we could have done either. Even Shelly... Sarah was one of the people who helped the Yeerks take Camp Streefland."

April was now crying, a human sign of sadness. "You could have done something. Held her for three days."

"Yes, you're right." John closed his eyes. "But they won't let us anywhere near her. Hork-Bajir guard her house."

April paused a moment, regained her composure, and stood. "Let's kick some Yeerk butt."

"Hey, that's my line!" Rachel told April.

"Let it go, Rachel. She's been thrown into this real fast," Prince Jake ordered.

"You said you know where the pool is. We need to fix this, fast," Rachel said.

"Easy. It's in the barn. Start a fire, burn some Yeerks, don't even need to go through the bio-filter that's probably there," April suggested.

"Works for me. Tomorrow," Prince Jake said.

"April, you stay here. Guys, lets get back before anyone knows we're gone," Cassie suggested.

"It's not even time to go back to the hotel yet, so we should be fine, but Cassie, Ax, and Tobias, you stay here, too," Prince Jake said simply.

"Right."

"Let's go."

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(Elfangor?) I asked, once everyone else was asleep.

(What, Aximili?) He answered. I could tell he was annoyed. Probably tired.

(How'd you get here? I mean, I know how you're alive and all... but why Minnesota?)

(I knew that the others were there, in California. I also knew there was also a pool here. So I came here.)

(Ah.)

(Go to sleep, Aximili.)

(I can't. It's a bit hard to do, considering the events of today.)

(How do you think our parents took my "death?" I'm sure they had problems about that. That was years ago. But they dealt. You need to, too.)

(But this is the opposite. Finding you're alive? That you have an Escafil device? That you have broken Seerow's Kindness...)

(Just go to sleep.)

(Goodnight, Elfangor.)

(Goodnight.)

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The next morning, we converged by the goat pen, at about 7:00 human time. We had brought a large piece of flint stone, cut in half by Elfangor. Our Andalite tails could serve as "starters" for the fire. But there were humans nearby. So my brother and I had to create a difficult maneuver. We had to morph all but our tails to human.

Cassie could have done it, as could have John. But it was nearly impossible. It took me about four tries to do it. Elfangor morphed only twice.

We took positions around the barn. Matches and flint stone were in place.

"Now," Prince Jake said.

Matches were lit and dropped, Andalite tail flew across stone to start the flint sparking. But the barn burned. Tobias took sticks in his talons, lit them, and dropped them on the roof. Soon, we heard Hork-Bajir screaming, Taxxons squishing, and humans running. Thankfully, all of the humans were out before the building began to collapse. We were already morphed to flies.

(Guess this will cut your trip short?) April asked.

(Yeah.)

(Wish you could stay. I have lots to talk about,) April said. (I mean, I honestly thought that the oatmeal wasn't real. I'll have to live in hiding until the Yeerks are stopped, though.)

(They will be,) I said coldly. (I'm not going to stop fighting until every Yeerk on this planet has left or died.)

(Trudat.)

(Well, goodbye, all of you. Maybe we'll meet again.)

(Maybe.)

(Yeah.)

A/N: The end chapter here was inspired by true events. Camp Streefland's barn and another building was burned down by a group of kids around thanksgiving 2003. So, this is an Animorph fanatic's answer to 'who did it?'

Aldrea: Yay. I'm glad I've made someone's day.

Sequel Sneak Peek!

Allison had given up and was about to flop on the couch when…

She froze, inches from the seat.

"Crap, not this. Not now…" April muttered. "Dumb Ellimist…"

And she was right. Seconds later, the Ellimist burst out of that air-made-solid opening.

"What do you want now?" Jeff asked, appearing next to us with Al and Stephanie.

"I want to talk," He said. He had appeared in the form of what looked like April's dad, because April looked hurt.

"Oh, right. 'I want to talk.' If you want to talk, call us on the phone, would'ja?" Shelly said, already morphing eagle.