The war will start in this chapter, right here, right now, with Ax
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AX
I closed the hatch on my fighter and turned on the controls. The Animorphs had already left and we were waiting for a couple of minutes, before leaving
(Andalites, this is your chance to prove yourself once again as warriors. We shall win this war and obliterate the Yeerks form this planet that I have come to love)
That was the captain speaking. I admired him for his coolness in battle and his bravery. But I was to focus on my own well-being and on my friends. There was a high chance they could get injured or killed
(We are flying out, now)
I lifted the fighter into the air and joined the other fighters. Together, we left the retreat and flew towards the city. Instantly, Bug fighters flew towards us
TSEEW! TSEEW!
BOOM!
Andalite fighters and Bug fighters fired or got set on fire. I flew low and saw the Animorphs attacking the horde of Hork-Bajirs and Taxxons running at them. Several Hork-Bajirs and a Taxxon flew through the air, after getting hit by Rachel. I pulled up and fired at a Bug fighter. It got struck and exploded, before flying back towards the ground
(We have to get to the Yeerk ships)
Already I could see them fling up, ready to shoot us down. We flew forward, but had to pull back, because of the Bug fighters
(Aaaaahhh!)
Another Andalite went down, burning as he went. I avoided a Dracon beam and returned fire, destroying the fighter
TSEEW! TSEEW!
(Oh great)
The Yeerk ships had joined in. A huge beam of white light shot out from a hawk carrying a white stone. The beam struck a Yeerk ship, ripping straight through it and setting off an explosion. The ship sank towards the ground and exploded even more when it crashed
(Nice one Tobias)
I flew up, spinning around to avoid the beams fired from two fighters. Two more decided to join in, but were sent flying through the air as burning metal, courtesy of Tobias
Another Yeerk ship rose up, but was sent back down again by the Stone. We were winning. Even though we were heavily outnumbered, the beams sent out from the Stone were striking the Bug fighters, sometimes two or more in a row, turning the odds against the Yeerks. Unfortunately, not all Andalite fighters could be saved
BOOM!
(Damn it)
I steered my fighter towards the ground, the left wing burning. A Bug fighter had struck me and now, I was going down
As soon as I hit the ground, I opened the cockpit and leapt down. I landed, but rolled several times, before coming to a stop. Climbing to my hooves, I looked around and saw my friends being pushed back by the Hork-Bajirs. I ran over and began to fight
(Nice of you to join us, Ax)
(I got shot down)
(Are you okay)
(I am fine, thanks, Cassie)
(Tobias, I think we can use some help here)
A large beam of light flew down and struck the Hork-Bajirs and Taxxons. But instead of killing them, it did something else. Yeerks started appearing, dropping out of their hosts. The Taxxons proceeded to eat them and tried to attack the Hork-Bajirs, but were cut down by their blades
(What did you do to them?)
(I altered their memory, so they think that they haven't had any Kandrona rays)
(You did that?)
(Wasn't that hard)
The Hork-Bajirs were looking at us. I had a feeling they wanted to kill us.
(Tobias, could you make them attack the Yeerk ships?)
(Maybe)
A massive beam of light shot out from the Stone. Except this beam went everywhere, covering the entire city. Bug fighters burned and crashed, Yeerk ships exploded and Controllers were saved from the Yeerks. However, as a result, some buildings exploded and crumbled
(Oops)
The Andalite fighters landed, as the warriors got out
(We have won this war, but it is not over. The entire planet still needs to be saved)
Before we could start on an around-the-world rescue mission, something made the fur on the back of my neck stand up. A massive ship had appeared in the sky. This ship was about ten times bigger than the normal Yeerk ship or more. Bigger than the Blade Ship. It was massive, black and spiky. This was the Mother Ship. One of the deadliest ships in the universe. I could feel panic inside me
(Oh no)
(That is our exit cue)
The Andalites climbed back into their fighters and took off. They were smart enough not to attack the Mother Ship. My friends and I, we took off for the Hork-Bajir retreat. The Hork-Bajirs and remaining Taxxons took off in a different direction, but I had a feeling they wouldn't be spared. I looked back with my stalk eyes. The Mother Ship had landed and Controllers were leaving the Ship, carrying Dracon beams. I also saw the Blade Ship entering the air and heading for the Mother Ship. Thankfully, Visser Three didn't see us
We reached the hills and the Animorphs demorphed
"So, Jake, got an idea?" asked Marco
"Yeah, I have one. You would say it's definitely suicidal-"
"It's suicidal"
"But it might work"
(I will follow you wherever you go, Prince Jake)
"I know, Ax and I am thankful for that"
"What's the plan"
Prince Jake smiled. It must be a good idea if he's smiling
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The war has started and round one has been won by the Animorphs, but now the Mother Ship has landed, well, that's a different story. Please review and we shall find out what Jake's plan is