Summery: Fate won't always give you what you want.But sometimes she'll give you exactly what you need.
This is a series of one-shots in a crossover between Ronin Warriors and Animorphs. There are no planned pairings for now. They might come later. The rating is for strong language. Enjoy and feed the author, review!
It had been a while now, but it still hurt. She was the last one. The Elemist, Toomin, had pulled her to his little void a few after the others had vanished. She'd known where they went. This just confirmed it. Before she'd thought they'd make it back some day. Now she knew better. She'd been allowed to see the others again one last time, hear their last wishes, say goodbye, and then they were gone. She was the last Animorph now.
After that she'd passed on their messages, even Aximili's, and thrown herself into her work for as long as she could stand it.
Within a year she was gone, leaving a note and a contact number if someone really and truly needed her back home. The memories in the old barn, the mall, the woods, even the nearby mountains just hurt too much to face alone. Loosing Rachel had hurt horribly. Loosing the rest of them had been torture, and she wasn't quite sure if she'd ever get back to the happy person she was before she'd lost them. She called once a month to her parents to give them an update and let them know she was still ok. They kept anyone else from finding her, understanding that she just couldn't seem to face people who knew who, what, she was.
Once the war had been made public and the masses found out what the Animorphs as a group had done the rewards of money and promises of aid in whatever endeavor she wanted were almost chocking. She had almost buckled under the sway of depression left by loosing the others before an idea hit her. The Animorphs would leave a legacy.
She'd gone to traveling the world, setting up sanctuaries for specific animals, her friends' favorite morphs, each center named for a dear friend. North America had a new red-tailed hawk preservation program, Tobias' Wings. The Congo had been given a huge amount of added acreage for gorilla reserves, Marco's Monkey Business. Africa's elephant population was on the rise thanks to her efforts in setting up a preservation and anti-poaching program, Rachel's Charge. Ax's favorite, the human, thrived on the programs and learning centers she'd set up, the wonder of children reminding her fondly of the Andalite's wonder at their world. She'd made sure each center had a Cinabon in memory of Ax's favorite treat.A bit of her hoped that her friends appreciated her little bit of levity from wherever they were now. The Animorph centers were thriving.
Now she was in Japan, setting up learning centers and vying for sanctuaries for the tigers. Somehow, she'd just had to save Jake's favorite for last.
Maybe here she could find herself again.
Maybe this could be her new home.