Chapter Five: Kaianaria

Disclaimer: do not own Animorphs. A/N to warn you, this is, on a scale of 1-10, 10 being most action, i think this is a 4 or below.

Chapter Five: Kaianaria

((Jernall? Evworth? Margtheo? I need to speak to you guys.)) I said into my communicator.

((Hello, Kaianaria.)) Margtheo replied quickly. I had expected him to reply first- he was always fast.

((This better be quick; I have a ship to order.)) Jernall muttered harshly.

((Kaianaria.)) Evworth spoke my name as if I was a Yeerk. ((What do you want?))

I turned to Tobias. ((First, Tobias wants to know if any of his friends happened to appear there.))

((Tobias?)) My three former Shorms repeated.

((Elfangor's son.)) Shouldn't they know that?

They were silent but I could hear some crunching as if someone was morphing.

((Jake is here,)) Jernall said.

((Got Marco here.)) Evworth replied.

((Prince Aximili is with me,)) Margtheo stated.

((Hey, Bird Boy, which ship are you on?)) A male voice wondered. I decided that it was Marco.

((What ship? I'm on the Andalite home-world.)) Tobias was confused. ((What ship are you guys on?))

((EarthBlade,)) Jake replied since that was the ship Jernall had. Marco answered WarriorBlade and Prince Aximili said he was in an empty teaching room with Margtheo.

((Listen, I know you three swore to never talk to me ever again but we have to meet each other in order to bring the humans and Prince Aximili back to Earth and if he wants, Prince Aximili to our home-world. And...)) I said.

Tobias turned to me, which was a bit hard since he was on the remains of my tail, which I had placed closer to the communicator just in case he wanted to talk. What "and"? Tobias was thinking.

((And what?)) Jernall muttered. He wasn't one that liked to wait.

((And... They...)) I sighed. ((They made a version of the Quantum Virus that destroyed the Hork-Bajir home world. But this time, it is meant for us. All of the Andalites, everywhere, and anyone that has Andalite DNA or blood.)) I looked sadly at Tobias with my stalk eyes. ((It seems I will lose you as a Shorm, Tobias.))

((The Yeerks?)) Evworth whispered. ((They made one that could destroy us?))

((Who else?)) Margtheo replied. ((Well, it seems we'll have to forget that what was in the past and join together to stop them.))

((When will they release the virus?)) Jake asked.

((They plan to release it in six of your Earth days.)) I stated.

((Another Ax,)) Marco muttered. ((No offense intended, Ax.))

((When can we be in person again so we can come up with a plan?)) Prince Aximili wondered. ((And none taken, Marco.)) I think the last part was sarcasm.

((I'll put Prince Deohijo in charge of the ship then Jake and I should be there by tomorrow morning.)) Jernall sounded irritated as he spoke.

((I suppose Temujin can handle the medics...)) Evworth replied.

((Androkles can watch over my class while I'm gone.)) Margtheo stated.

((Well.)) Jernall said. ((We'll see you tomorrow, then.))

((See you,)) I ended the call.

((How do you know about the Quantum Virus?)) Tobias wondered. He cocked his head to the side, a slightly strange sight.

My eyestalks drooped. ((My... um... my...)) I coughed. ((My father is a human who had been stuck in Andalite morph then changed back to human by an Ellimist. The Ellimist took away his memory of the Andalites and then...)) My voice wavered. ((He is a Visser. The one that is responsible for the Quantum Virus.))

Tobias was quiet for a while. I hadn't expected him to respond. But he did. Two simple words but he spoke. ((I'm sorry.)) He morphed human as I shifted to my human self. He let me cry on his shoulder.

"Thank you..." I whispered. "For everything..."