Disclaimer: I do not own the Animorphs featured in the story

Disclaimer: I do not own the Animorphs featured in the story. I only own the four disgraced Andalites so far.

Chapter Six: Jernall

I wasn't pleased that I was going to see Kaianaria. We had wakened up in the middle of the night when she had started screaming and found five Andalites from the ship we had locked with in her room. The other fifteen of the ship came in and started attacking us, the crew of the "Prince" that part of their crew was trying to rape. We had each managed to kill five of the Andalites, Kaianaria killing the five that was in her room, the four of us becoming greatly injured. The Electorate decided since we had acted upon safety of Kaianaria, changed the punishment of death to being dishonor, though they removed her tailblade since she had "ordered" us to kill them all and hadn't even tried to tell us to let the other fifteen live since they didn't do anything to her. Evworth, Margtheo and I swore to her that we would never talk to her again- and that had worked out for a while, long enough for the three of us to get the rest of our names back. None of us had contacted each other until yesterday.

"Are you sure this is the right place? I don't see any river," Jake wondered.

((Yes, I'm sure Jake. We're heading for the right section of the planet.)) I replied. That was probably the hundredth time he had asked me since we left the EarthBlade and it was getting annoying.

We were in a smaller ship- more like a pod- and I was minding the controls. I had told Jake to sit down and relax. I had been minding the controls for about five Earth hours- it was midnight on Earth when we left and Kaianaria had contacted us at nine in the evening- and Jake knew I was getting tired.

"You could rest and I could take care of the controls if you want," Jake said.

I shook my head. ((No thank you. I know the geography better that you do,)) The last part was true but really... A little rest couldn't hurt...

((State your name and your reason for entry.)) A male demanded.

((I am War-Prince Jernall and I have business with an Andalite on the Home-world.)) I stated.

((We have detected another life form on your pod. It is standard procedure to ask whom-))

((The life form is War-Prince Jacob Berenson, the former Prince of Prince Aximili.)) I interrupted.

((Yes, War-Prince Jernall. You may enter now.))

((Entering the atmosphere of the Andalite Home-world.)) I said. ((Heading to Docking Bay 3.)) I turned to Jake. ((It will take about one more hour until we reach the Docking Bay.))

Jake nodded. "How do you feel about meeting Kai?" He tilted his head back and ended up staring at the ceiling.

((Not very good.)) Then I thought about the vow. ((The vow has only paused until we get you and your friends back to Earth and when we destroy the virus.))

The human muttered something that I couldn't quite hear.

((What was that?)) I asked.

Jake shook his head. "Nothin'."

Nothing. There is no such thing as "nothing."

-half hour in Earth time later-

((Incoming message from the Andalite Home-world. Would you wish to accept?)) The ship asked.

((Yes,)) I replied. I had accepted Jake's offer and I was resting while he controlled the ship.

Last time the face of the male wasn't shown but when this one appeared, Jake was the first one to realize who it was.

"Elfangor?"

(A/N: this would be where "These Messages" would be)

((Jake.)) Elfangor replied. ((It's been a long time.))

((War-Prince Elfangor?)) I wondered, not sure I was awake. ((But you've been dead for years!))

Elfangor laughed. ((I guess I have, War-Prince Jernall.))

Jake glanced between Elfangor's face on the screen and me. "I don't suppose that you two met?"

((I suppose you can say that.)) Elfangor said. ((I met the now War-Prince when I returned from Earth.)) Everything before that had been directed to Jake. Now, he spoke to me. ((By the way, Aristh, it seems that you look younger than you are. I don't suppose She knows that you're older than she is?))

I knew I shouldn't have told Elfangor... wait... He was dead when I met her!

Jake stared at me, confused, clearly not hearing what Elfangor said to me. "How is it that you are alive, Elfangor? Rachel, Tobias, Cassie, Marco and I all saw you get eaten by former Visser Three!"

Elfangor just did the Andalite version of a smirk then the screen went black.

I turned to Jake. "That can't be the Elfangor I met." He whispered, doubtful. I took the controls from him so he could try to figure out why Elfangor was acting the way he was.

-twenty-five Earth minutes later, Docking Bay 3-

"Jake!" A human male rushed over to us the minute we left the pod.

"Tobias!" Jake replied, then looked at the male. "Don't tell me you're a Nothlit again."

The human Tobias gave a faint laugh and shook his head. "No, just morphed. Come on. I'll take you two to Kaianaria. We're waiting for the others."

We followed Tobias, Jake eagerly wanting to see his friends again and couldn't wait for them to arrive. Myself, however, wanted this walk to take the maximum time as possible, for I, and most likely Evworth and Margtheo as well, did not want to see our former "Prince" Kaianaria.