The party's over, and we'll find out what the battle plan is
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MARCO
I woke up the next day in my bed. I had no idea on how I got there, but I felt no broken bones, so I was fine and I didn't have a hangover. Man, those drinks are sweet or is it just me? I think it's me. Anyhow, I got out of bed and got dressed, before leaving the tree-house. Going into the clearing, I saw the other Animorphs, along with several other Andalites. I went over and sat on a log, between Sam and Leah
"Morning Marco, glad you could join us," greeted Jake
"Why?"
"We're going to plan our battle today"
"Yippee. Just don't get us killed"
"I'll try not to"
"That's comforting"
"Alright, guys, let's focus," said Rachel
"The idea was, that the Andalites fly out and engage the Bug fighters in combat. We go down in morph and attack the ground Yeerks," said Jake
"What about the Stone?" I asked
"Someone will carry that and use it to down or destroy the Yeerk ships"
"I'll do it," said Tobias, "I won't be able to do much anyway"
"To use the Stone, just use thought. Ax told me," said Jake
"That was quick," I said
'Well, it's easier said than done. There could be casualties on both sides"
"Let's go through it again, to make sure we don't have casualties," said Cassie
We went through the plan once again, before Rachel spoke,
"And the kids, I presume, are staying here, right?"
"Yeah. This is one thing we can't take them into"
"Thank God for that," said Adam
"Okay, Jake, so that is the idea, but how is this plan going to work out?" I asked
"First thing, we're going out in morph and attack, but we'll probably be attacked first"
"Gee, thanks"
Jake smiled,
"Then the Andalites are going to fly out. Tobias will be out there beforehand, with the Stone, ready to blast some Yeerks"
"Okay, that made it a little easier, but it still doesn't make much sense"
"Marco, how much did you drink last night?"
"That drink isn't intoxicating, you know, I just don't like the idea of making a suicidal plan the day after a party"
"Okay, so those missions we went on were suicidal sometimes," said Jake, "but this time, we have back-up. Andalites in their fighters"
"Comfortable, but do we go out first?"
"Well, it looks like we have no choice. It's probably better if we went out, so that we can surprise the Yeerks with the Andalite wave attack"
"And one more question"
Rachel groaned. Tobias patted her shoulder
"When does this plan happen?"
"Tomorrow, is the best solution"
Tomorrow was the time to die. Well, maybe, but who knows, we could actually win. By some fluke shot. Already, I was deciding which morph I was going to use. Not gorilla, it was too slow, compared to the some other morphs, such as the wolf. I was going to morph the sleek, fast and cunning wolf
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Sunlight poured into my room, waking me up. Instantly, I knew what was going to happen. I was to go down into the Yeerk infested city, with a few other animals, a bird holding a stone and try to fight, as the Andalites flew over and attack. I got up and changed into my morphing outfit. And seriously, we definitely need to do something about these outfits. Tight clothing might suit Spider-man, but it doesn't suit me
I met the others in the clearing. Tobias was in his normal hawk body, the Lasterol Stone sitting next to him
"So, Marco, you ready for this?" greeted Jake
I couldn't answer. I would have loved to say no, but I couldn't, so I nodded my head
"Alright, the Andalites are getting into their fighters and will be ready on Tobias' first shot. That is their signal"
I looked around and realised someone was missing
"Where's Ax?"
"He got asked to join the Andalites and accepted, so he'll be flying over"
Five minutes went by, before Jake felt it was time to go. Tobias picked up the Stone in his talons and disappeared into the sky. As we went down the hill and before we came to the city, we all began to morph
My face bulged out to form the muzzle. My ears slid to the top of my head, as my hands formed into paws. Black claws grew, as my human teeth were replaced by wolf teeth, to rip and tear. I fell forward onto my hands/paws, as my tail grew and grey fur covered my body. Jake joined me, as he finished morphing into a tiger. Cassie came up beside him, as a fellow wolf. And behind us, came Rachel, as a towering elephant. Any Yeerks nearby would be able to hear her
(Alright guys, keep an eye on each other and be careful)
(Let's just go and do it)
(Marco, I never knew you would steal my line)
(I'm ready and waiting guys, let's go)
Tobias was already in position with the Stone. We reached the bottom of the mountain and came out into the city. This war could be the end of me and the world, or it could be the start of something new
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The war is about to begin, but it already has been started. How will the war go?