Okay. Hi! This is one of the last few chapters of the story. Enjoy!

Quillian: The Ani-Age is here beware! When did you figure out the whole YS-73853-3 thing? I added that as a sort of inside joke you could say.

GenesisDragon: Well, thanks a bunch for your review., and this might not be soon but I am updating!

Lilyofthevalley: I'd like to thank you for the uplifting review, it was really great. (Boy I wish I had a better vocabulary.) I understand that this fic has very little 'drama' and 'love' going on but mainly that's because those are not my strong points and I'm a tad scared of treading into unknown water.

I was really aware that I had a style of writing but it's good to know that you like it! I agree that more detail would be useful and will attempt to look into it. It's funny that people keep on saying how annoying he is or how much of a jerk he is. But I still say he's meant to be that way. I don't about Alloran being an idiot…maybe just emotionally uncaring?

Sofor was Elfangor's teacher in TAC. Feyorn was his first captain and Breeyar was head of all fighter squadrons on the StarSword. I hope this helps.

Now. Next chapter…

Chapter Twenty Six

Unspoken Truth

You understand Zero-space of course. It is nothingness, empty, desolate. Infuriating.

Normally a crew would spend no longer than a year at most tunnelling through the white blankness that is Zero-space but unfortunately a rift had opened up between Earth and the busy centres of the galaxy. At our given position it would take us four or five years to arrive at the aforementioned planet.

Naturally I was not pleased but even I understood there was no faster way we could travel to this Earth.

Another tasteless word, I thought to myself one 'morning'. I say morning lightly as in space, Z or no, we have to just decide when night and day is. 'Earth', not even the slightest trace of subtlety. Earth, Earth, Earth. Like Yeerk. No refinement at all.

Occasionally we would receive word from Lirem or Jaham concerning Earth. What they said was interesting. What they didn't say was annoying. The communication I got this morning was certainly interesting I can tell you.

I had been feeding in the dome watching some arisths practising with their blades when Prince Kayless called me to the bridge. When I arrived I saw Lirem's face on the forwards holo-emitters. His news was certainly – for lack of a better word – interesting.

(Humans!) I screeched. (Who by the bloody tails of Crangar gave them that technology?)

Lirem's eyes smiled understandingly. (It was Aristh Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill, younger brother of Prince Elfangor. He contacted us a few weeks ago and -)

I folded my arms disbelievingly, (Great Leader I need not remind you that I am still on the War-Council and thus expect to be told the truth. Not the 'truth' you tell the Electorate. The real truth. I trust you know what I mean?)

Lirem's eyes now narrowed dangerously, (Alright – Prince Elfangor gave five human arisths the power to morph. Aximili has however accepted the blame for this crime as it would -)

(Tarnish the all-mighty hero Elfangor?) I finished mockingly. (I really don't think he cares…here's the reason; HE'S DEAD!)

I must assure you that this behaviour is not typical of an Andalite and that I was under a lot of stress at the time.

Not more than two years later the so called 'Animorphs', yet another obvious and unbecoming word devised by these humans, made an unexpected appearance on the planet Leera.

According to records these Animorphs where caught in a residual flux field thus pulling them into Z-space where they were taken adored the Ascalin, a Dome ship on its way to the conflict on Leera.

Not much is known after that except that the main cotenant was destroyed and said Ascalin crashed killing all of the crew except these Animorphs.

Force Commander Prince Galuit-Enilon-Esgarouth, my former F.O aboard the TailStrike, soon after secured Leera and freed her peoples.

It was a great victory for the Fleet, excusing the fact that the humans may have given some assistance. The crew's moral was higher than it had been for these past two years and so most were on the dome celebrating.

In my quarters I was attempting to ave a friendly discussion with my F.O, War-Prince Kayless. We were sharing some Illsipar root. It is a delicacy on the Homeworld and often shared between close friends while talking.

Also, taken in great doses, it can ease the pain of Soola's Disease.

(Who is this?) Kayless demanded. He turned a quizzical eye to look at me. I showed him my confusion and motioned for him to continue. (Who is initiating this contact?)

There was a few seconds silence and then, "This is…" the voice made an uncomfortable noise, "This is Earth. This is the resistance."

I jerked, (Yaolin!) I cursed. Translation? I will simply say that it is not usually heard coming from a captain.

Thankfully the 'resistance' could only hear Kayless's thought speak, he looked at me concerned and then said, (Yes, and what is it you want? How is it you are communicating with us?)

I could hear that Kayless was impressed that if indeed these were the Animorphs they had actually managed to capture a Yeerk Z-space transmitter. To be truthful so was I.

"Look," came back the voice. I assumed it was male. It sounded male, though who can tell with aliens? "We don't have much time here. This transmission could be tracked. And we have a lot to talk about. First, the Ani-world situation, it's a trap. The Yeerks have constructed huge Dracon cannon sites on all the moons. Your fleet goes there, it's obliterated."

(Anti-world? What Anti-world?) I asked my bridge crew silently. All looked just as confused as I. I was angry that the War-Council did not tell me of this new development.

I decided it was time for me to interject (We know of your situation on Earth, human)

"Yes," the human said, he sound annoyed. I was the one annoyed. "But things have changed. We –"

(We know that you are in need of our assistance,) I snapped. (And we must consider the possibility that you would lie to us in an effort to become our top priority.)

"What the…?" This voice belonged to that of a female, I believed.

"Look," the first voice continued, his voice was now much tenser. Good. He was on my terms now. "We've got the information on good authority. And you have no reason to suspect us of double-dealing."

Double-dealing? I thought. What?

"Yes he does," this time the voice was higher pitched but still male. "We're puny, backward humans. Not great, honourable Andalites."

Several of the crew stifled grunts of amusement.

(Prince Jake, if I may?) this voice! This voice was Andalite. I quickly realised it must be Aximili, he soon after confirmed my suspicions.

(This is Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill. What my prince says is correct. Our source for the information regarding the Anti planet comes from none other than Visser One, originator of the Yeerk invasion on this planet. Visser One was sent to build the Anti defences and to draw the Andalite fleet. Recently the visser returned to Earth. We eliminated the Yeerk and liberated the host. This is the truth.)

I stared at the blank walls of the bridge in loss. This may all be true but I hadn't spoken to Lirem or the Council for a good few years. The young aristh might as well as said that he was not in fact an Andalite but was a Voloce in disguise.

I said the first thing that appeared in my mind, (The high command will consider your words,) that was a lie. I was the only member of the high command on this ship. (The brother of War Prince Elfangor always deserves to be heard. However…in our opinion, and given his record to date, it is also possible that Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill has confused his loyalties.)

(I…) the transmission was cut short.

We, the crew and I, stood silent. What was the Anti-world? What about Visser One? For the second time in my life I felt the burning sensation fill me up. I grew agitated and angry.

This mood had not left me when I contacted Lirem ranting and raging and demanding to know everything he had not seen fit to tell me. I was still very upset when Lirem said one word in response to my asking what he wanted me to do now we were so close to Earth.

(Quarantine.)

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