The lyrics in this chapter are NOT mine, they belong to Linkin Park only and so forth

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At 1115 hours

Wednesday 19th May

RACHEL

We had an army

About a hundred Andalites and nearly double that of Hork-Bajirs had arrived to help us out for this last battle. A large field had materialised out behind the mansion, where the Andalites and Hork-Bajirs could live while we planned and prepared

We were ready to kick butt and I had chosen a morph

Not the grizzly bear

Not the African elephant

I was going to morph into a flying Howler, one that I acquired after Tori bit him

So were Jake, Marco, Cassie, Tobias and Ax

The kids had their own large, powerful morphs they were going to morph

The Andalites had brought over their fighters. The Hork-Bajirs are weapons

After days of working hard and preparing, we were ready to fight. And we had a week left, so this will be over in one week

Ha

We left the mansion. The Hork-Bajirs came from around the back and joined us. Toby was talking with Jake, going over the plan, while Estray walked behind her

See, Toby is wise and old. She's a seer. This is her last battle

I had Tobias' hand in mine, while our kids walked behind us

We reached the cliff. Jake had a better idea. While we all stood back and waited, he lit a few pipe bombs and ran

BOOM!

We went down the rockslide, reaching the bottom and travelling to about one hundred feet from David's fortress

And we morphed

My eyes went brighter, from sparkling blue to very bright blue. My hair was sucked into my head, as black and red pustules erupted all over my body

Steel retractable claws grew from my wrist, as my waist melted and moulded into a twistable waist. I grew taller, but not by much

And the last part; a pair of bat-like wings grew out of my back

I went to the crate we had brought and selected a belt of weapons. I placed this over my waist and checked each weapon: Dracon beam, knives, flechette gun

I was a hunter, with hunting eyes, weapons and flight. I could fight anything and win. My howl could stun or kill anyone. I was layered with weapons that made Rambo seem weak

Five identical Howlers formed around me

A black, ghost-like alien with long sharp claws formed out of Adam

Leah grew horns, a tail and wings when she morphed into a powerful dragon

A large bird-like lizard stood in Tori's place, which I assumed was the Travest

Sam had now morphed into the Berzerx, a large spiked creature

And John was a giant snake, his head lined with long spikes

We were a force to be reckoned with

With my Howler eyes, I could see David coming out of the fortress, followed by the remainder of the Chatrè

And hundreds of Howlers, all with weapons, but unable to howl

David stopped at about thirty feet from us, now a Howler

(The final battle, a mixture of Animorphs and Hork-Bajir against Howlers)

He had no idea about our reinforcements, until they came

They blew overhead, before flying back and hovering about us. About thirty fighters, with more as back-up at the mansion

(Very well) said David (You have Andalites. I have Skrit Na)

Large UFO-like ships flew overhead, outnumbering the Andalites

(You think this is all we have, David?) asked Jake (We have more)

The rest of the Andalite squadron came flying and joined their fellow fighters

(Fine, then let it be) said David

And at that moment…

Yo, yo

Forfeit the game

Before somebody else takes you out of the frame

Puts your name to shame

Cover up your face

You can't run the race

The pace is too fast

You just won't last

A song of Linkin Park's called Pts.of.Athrty boomed out around us. Adam and Sam had built a large stereo system, loud enough to kill anyone standing too close. And they had asked for songs from the Ellimist to scare the opposition

I saw David frown

(Scared David?) I asked

(Let's finish this!)

You like to think you're never wrong

(You like to think you're never wrong)

You have to act like you're someone

(You have to act like you're someone)

You want someone to hurt like you

(You want someone to hurt like you)

You want to share what you've been through

(You've lived with what you've learnt)

Hork-Bajir and Animorph charged at the Howlers

Andalites flew at the Skrit Na

We clashed against each other, beams shooting, claws slashing, fighters exploding

It was total chaos and mayhem

It would be difficult to see who would win

If we won, we could go home and I wanted to see my son get married

If we lost, then Earth was a goner

I used that as a spur, twisting around on my waist, firing my Dracon beams and flechette guns at my DNA brethren

Fighters exploded, crashed and burned

Hork-Bajir were slashing at quick speed, severing limbs and heads, striking all the weak points we had told them about

I had no idea what this outcome would be like, but I didn't want to know

Yo, yo

Forfeit the game

Before somebody else takes you out of the frame

Puts your name to shame

Cover up your face

You can't run the race

The pace is too fast

You just won't last

Forfeit the game

Before somebody else takes you out of the frame

Puts your name to shame

Cover up your face

You can't run the race

The pace is too fast

You just won't last

You like to think you're never wrong

(You like to think you're never wrong)

You have to act like you're someone

(You have to act like you're someone)

You want someone to hurt like you

(You want someone to hurt like you)

You want to share what you've been through

You like to think you're never wrong

(You like to think you're never wrong)

You have to act like you're someone

(You have to act like you're someone)

You want someone to hurt like you

(You want someone to hurt like you)

You want to share what you've been through

(You've lived with what you've learnt)

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