Hey sorry for the delay.

Luna- Is it just me or do you start practically every chapter with an apology of some sort.

…hmmmm… you're right.

Luna-…

Oh well .Hey for all of those wanting Ax he's finally here.

Luna- Wasn't he in the last chapter.

Yah but he didn't really say anything. I just hope I did him right… Oh well I'll let you decide. On with the fic.

Disclaimer: I don't own anything in this fic. I've just used my artistic license to change them around a bit.

The Medieval

As the group grew level with the strange rock they noticed a small hole in the side. The water was just starting to creep into the entrance when they reached it.

"Oh no way am I going in there now." Marco stopped suddenly almost dropping the boy. "You realize that once the tide goes up we'll be trapped in there and drown?"

"I got you this far. Didn't I?" Tobias looked at Marco for a moment before turning his gaze on the beach behind them.

"How do we know that you aren't under the Yeerk control and are leading us into the trap?"

"Marco, how dense can you be? If Tobias was going to hand us over to the Yeerks he could have done so back at his house. He didn't have to help us escape." With that Rachel ducked her head and entered the small cavern with Cassie closely following her.

"Well?" Jake asked as Tobias followed the girls. "Rachel made a good point so come on."

"Ok." Marco admitted reluctantly. "But if this is a trap I'll hurt you."

"Whatever."

Jake and Marco entered the cave and looked around. The place was huge and… empty.

"Hello? Rachel, Cassie? Tobias?" Jake called out looking slightly confused.

"Over here." Cassie's voice echoed through the place.

"Where?"

"Here." At the Cassie emerged from behind a rock.

"What…"

"You have to see this." Cassie took Jake and started pulling his almost making him drop the strange boy's head on the rock floor that was steadily becoming covered with water.

"What…?" Marco asked again as he was lead blindly up though a tunnel. All of a sudden a bright light almost blinded him as they entered an even larger room.

"Glad you made it. This is the caver I was talking about." Tobias said proudly as he turned from the fire he had just made as a light.

The room was brilliant .Several crystals sparked as the light reflected of them. Rachel was seated on the rock in one of the corners. On the other side of the room was a slab of rock where Marco and Jake lay the boy they were carrying with a groan. High above them a bit of light poked through .

"How in the world did you manage to find this place?" Jake asked staring around the cave.

"Fishing, Crabbing, and Muscle hunting." He said simply as he went over to a chest. The only man-made item in the place. It was fairly large and once opened they all realized it contained several supplies required for living.

"Are there any secrets around here that you don't know around here or haven't prepared for?" Rachel asked looking amazed.

"Nope." Tobias turned back smiling slightly. "Here, I take it none of you had much of a breakfast and since it's about 3…" He passed out some strange looking items. They each took them and stared at them skeptically. "Don't worry they're edible just a bit hard."

They all sat in silence for a moment just thinking about what had happened to them so far in the morning. A groan from the side of the room where Cassie was sitting with the stranger drew them out of their thoughts. All of them got up from where they were to see what was happening.

The boy coughed a bit finally sputtering up some water. He mumbled several words in their head before looking up at them. They all heard one word distinctly though. Elfangor.

Staring at each of them in turn with wide eyes he looked at each of them with his eyes wide open. Who are you and what have you done to me? He finally asked.

"We haven done anything to you." Jake spoke out for the group. Though Tobias was leading them the entire time Jake still emitted a sense of commanding that all of them acknowledged as right for the leader of the group. "We found you on the beach."

Looking at them closely he noticed the amulets they each had. Where did you get those!?!

Cassie took her amulet in her hand before speaking. "They were given to us by a… a…"

"What ever you are." Marco continued. She shot him a dirty look before continuing.

"Yes. His name was Elfangor Shamtul."

Elfangor! Where is he? What happened to him! His hair ruffled a bit and to everyone's surprise a pair of independent eye's on what seemed like stalks rose out of his hair.

"He was taken." Jake took over while the others just stared in surprise. "The yeerks took him."

He wasn't killed?

"No." The boy gave a loud sigh.

Then there is still hope for him. Where is the exit? Getting up he wobbled a bit on his legs until his tail hit the ground stabilizing him.

"Wait! You're not going anywhere." Marco cried out. "How do we know you're not one of them and this is just a trap to find us?"

I'm not a Yeerk.

"Well I, for one, am sick and tired of running. You could at least tell us what is going on before you rush to your death."

My name is Aximili Isthill. I'm Elfangor's brother. We are of the race of Andilites. I thank you for taking care of me. I can not tell you any more. Please show me the way out.

"Well I can but it won't do you much good." Tobias said as he turned his head to face the exit. Water was slowly coming up causing the entire exit to be covered in water.

"So I guess we have some time. You might as well answer our questions now, Ax. You don't mind being called Ax do you?" Marco sat on a rock looking up expectantly at the Andilite in question.

After seeping the room with his stalk, as well as normal eyes he turned toward them. Looking at their amulets he sat down heavily. I can not. The law expressively forbids it.

"Well laws are meant to be broken aren't they?" Marco asked shrugging before being hit over the head. "Hey what was that for?" Glaring at Rachel whose hand had just made contact with his cranium. "Weren't you the one who ran away from the palace. I would consider that rule breaking."

"That's besides the point."

"Not from where I see it."

"Well maybe you're too short to see it."

"Break it up you two." Jake interrupted them. "Please this is our land and our people who are being hurt." Staring directly into Ax's main eyes he proceeded. "We have to know what we are dealing with and as far as I can see you are the only one who has any clue to what is going on. We need your help and I believe you might need ours to save your brother."

Who are you to make demands from me? Ax's eyes flared dramatically while his stalk eyes whipped around.

"My name is Jake."

"You mean Prince Jake." Marco called over.

"Yes…" He coughed into his hand. "Just Jake is fine though."

A Prince? Ax's stalk eyes lowered Forgive me for my impertinence.

"Talk about a change in heart." Marco whispered to Tobias.

"Yah, yah. No do you think you can tell us anything?" Rachel swung the amulet off her neck so that she could see it better. "I mean what does it do?"

Ax swept the room with his eyes before taking a deep breath. I will tell you only if you promise to never revel any of it to anyone out of this room. My brother seemed to see something in you to give each of you our people's magic.

Each of them looked at each other before nodding their consent and taking a seat around the boy.

Very well. Those are called spirit amulets, or Escafils. They allow you to change into different living things. The easiest creature you will be able to shift to would be your guardian. They are supposed to be the creature that you represent the most. Eventually with some practice you should be able to become more but that is rumored to be difficult and only the strong of mind and spirit have attempted.

"Why's that?" Cassie poised the question everyone had.

Well the reason is that the change is rather mind straining, even with your guardian. The instincst of the creature come with the change.

"So what's with the different colors? Are they just for decoration?"

No, Marco, each color has its own power. My people have been able to harbor the power of nature around us. With each color a different element's power is harnessed within.

"Do you know what each of our Es… crystals mean?"

I believer yours, Jake, is fire, Rachel is earth, and Marco is water. Tobias is air and Cassie is… He broke of looking a bit embarrassed. Well I actually don't… know.

"What do you mean you don't know?" Marco asked looking at the Andalite strangely.

I wasn't really paying attention to my tutor that day.(1) My brother was coming home to visit and… He stopped himself his eyes dating around not looking at anyone directly.

"Say no more. Marco should be able to understand. Wasn't it just last week that you fell asleep during lessons and Chapman made you write lines during free time." Marco just grumbled in response flexing his fingers and wincing at the memory.

"So these little things can allow us to change forms." Tobias looked at his amulet in amazement. "I wonder what my guardian animal is."

"How do we find out what our guardian is?"

You have to concentrate. Concentration is everything. At that ax began to change right before their eyes. His legs doubled, changing as they moved, and his tail slowly separated into many parts, becoming stringy. His torso stayed the same except his stalk eyes retreated into his head and a mouth appeared in the middle of his face. After a few seconds a centaur was standing in front of them.

With the disappearance of his pants the rope tied around his waist became more evident. Attached to it was a grey crystal exactly like the others.

"Whoa." Marco was the first one to get over his surprise. "So what is that… is a centaur you're guardian?"

Yes. I have a centaur guardian. My brother gave me my crystal before coming on this mission. He was so respected he was given charge of the Escafils you received. Though I believe the council did not mean for them to be given to any other species, when they gave them to my brother.

My element is stone and rock. I haven't tried any other species though. Elfangor said it helped if you knew every aspect of the creature before trying. He told me it makes it easier.

Changing back he glanced at them once more. I could help you with your guardians if you want. Elfangor worked with me to get mine… He broke off when the light from the roof was momentarily blocked out by Sirinial as she flew in.

"Sirinial!" Tobias lifted up his arm as the hawk came down to land. "Thank goodness you weren't hurt." Running his hand along her head he smiled and took out a piece of raw meat from the chest and gave it to the bird praising it.

"Is she hurt?" Rachel asked from where they were watching.

"Not badly. She might have lost a few tail feathers but nothing major." Sitting back down he turned back to Ax. "Will you really help us learn? I mean you were so reluctant to tell us anything now you want to help us on your own."

Yes. I don not believe my brother's trust in you was misguided. If he had enough faith in you to give you the Escafils then I can do no less than to help you learn how to use them.

"Yah. And you need all the help you can get if you want to rescue your brother." Marco smirked at Ax standing.

Of course… that to…

"Now that we've got that settled. I'm getting kind of hungry." Rachel got up and stretched. "Do you have anything else around here to eat, Tobias?"

"Hold on to that though for a moment." The boy in question was already standing in front of the entrance covered in water. Pulling off his shirt he began to enter the water. "Be back in a flash."

"Hey wait! You are not leaving us…" Marco's cries were in vain though because Tobias had already dove into the water. "Hmph."

Several minutes later Tobias resurfaced with a bunch of clams and muscles in his hands.

"Where…?"

"I told you I found this place Muscle hunting." Dropping them in a pot he called over his shoulders. "One of you start a fire in the corner."

Moments later the shellfish were cooking and they were all sitting in a circle sorting through the rest of the items of the chest.

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Finished.

Luna- Finally.

Yah. Hehe. Not much of a cliffie.

Luna- You're loosing your touch.

No I felt like being nice. It is the Holiday season.

Luan- Whatever. Just get on with the Review Responses.

Sprocolate

Hey look. Another chapter. Hope to found the rest of my chapters.

Intelligent Fangirl

Hey glad you liked it. Please ask nicely again. I love getting reviews.

AniHope

Thank you. Nope Elfangor's still living. I never liked that Tobias never got to know his father.

Luna- Shut up before you give the rest of the fic away.

How am I supposed to do that when even I don't know what's going to happen next?

Luna- o_0

Shorty Baby Cheeks

Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. Hope you liked the new chap.

DragonTamer27

Yay. I feel special. Glad you liked it. I just hope Ax didn't seem to strange.

BlackScarab

Hope you liked the little adjustments I made to the Andalites to keep them truer to the book as you wanted. I just couldn't keep them have 4 legs all the time cuz that would just be awkward.

Luna- And this isn't?

You go away.

Luan- I can't.

And why can't you?

Luna- I'm your muse duh. I can't leave until you're done with this chapter.

Drat. Oh well. As for dragons… Hmmm. Now there's an idea. Must think about that.

Luna- You can think?

Grrr.

Warriormaid 3000

Really. That's cool. I never even realized that. Glad you liked it.

I'm hoping to get another chapter up by Christmas or at least New years. So until then leave your reviews and please go look at my other fics. They all haven't been doing very good on the review chart.