`NOTE: You know, only two more chapters. I suddenly got inspired on this one in the middle of Ragdoll Masters so I hope it is as good as I think. Well I do not own them (guts) and yeah. Good constructive reviews please. Thanks

Tobias

There is nothing quite like riding on the thermals. Nothing is better. Peaceful yet intense. But anyway, back to the point. My name is Tobias. Tobias Fangor. My friends and I are the Animorphs, the fighters for the human race. Well, technically we have androids, Hork-Bajir, Taxxons and the Auxiliary Animorphs, but our group are the original. But they've changed. Am I the only Animorph left?

There is our leader, Jake. Brown hair. Brown eyes. The average boy you may see in your Maths class. But this guy fight aliens. He made great decisions, he always has. He was my hero for a time. When those bullies tried to dunk my head in the toilet, he was there. Once we got the power, it was still there. He saved my life, and I saved his. But it has changed. He has made some decisions; I am not sure what he is anymore. Just the average boy in the Maths class had turned into a heartless, ruthless man.

Marco. He kept us entertained. He used call me a dweeb before we touched that cube. We laughed about it, after everything that happened, who cares. He would flirt with Rachel. We laughed about it; I know it was always a joke. He used to be a slacker. But he really pulled through for me. But he has fallen back. He has changed, just like everyone else. I have not seen him crack a smile for months. Not even one joke. I thought he of all people would have stayed the same. Him and Cassie.

I did not really know Cassie, even after all of the battles we had been through together. We would always take the same side though. We were similar in many ways though. While the others were more practical, we were the most moral. We did not have much one on one time, but I've been in many battles with her. And after, she used to go to her room and cry. Even she had changed. She kills now, without mercy. She does not care anymore. She does not feel guilt, or love for anything anymore.

Rachel was the last human. I love her, and I know that she will always love me back. We have always openly expressed our feelings. She loved me for who I was the human, but the hawk as well. She wanted me to change, to human. Her life was centred on shopping and school at one point. Your typical airhead. In away this war was a good thing, we wouldn't have met if not for it. But I don't know if I can love her anymore. What she has become scares even me. She kills mercilessly, a bloodlust that no one else in the group has. Reckless to a dangerous point. When the war ends, where will she stand? I do not think I love her anymore, not like I used to at least.

The last worth mentioning is Ax. He is my best friend, my shorm. I would die for him as well as Rachel. He is an Andalite. He is getting restless, just waiting around for a battle. He is not bloodthirsty, but enjoys battle. He has become much stronger then he once was, and it is beginning to go to his head. He is too eager to prove himself, more than he ever was before. He is more engrossed in his other Andalite friends than us.

I was concentrating hard on this, so I didn't hear the thoughts in my head.

Tobias, is that you? Hello?

Hey Jake

I need to talk to you

A peregrine falcon and a red tailed hawk settled down in a clearing. And we morphed to human. My feathers disappeared first, turning to a feather pattern and then disappearing completely. My beak got sucked up into my mouth, and my wings folded into my stomach and disappeared. My eyes grew smaller and became my pale blue ones. Jake had a weak grin on his face.

"You are completely human, apart from your size" he said.

When the demorphing was completed, I sat down on a rock to listen to what he had to say. As he began to speak, my mouth fell open in surprise. I did not expect anything like it. But I knew I had to do it. I understood immediately.

"You have to be back up. You understand? You must hide in the Blade ship, and kill Tom if necessary. I don't think we will need you, but you are our Plan B. No one else can do it. I am the leader. Ax is the negotiator. Rachel is our fighter, if it comes to that. Marco would say no. And Cassie would say no".

He gave me my instructions. Keep on Tom. Hide in the ship. Be discreet. I did something that was not part of the plan. I decided to see everyone and say goodbye, in my own way. I would not tell them the plan, but I needed to do it, for myself and for the others. I told Jake and he agreed, in his own way.

As I walked into the clearing, I caught Jake's eyes. He nodded once and then turned and walked away. I walked up to Marco first, and I thought about how to say goodbye to him. I could not be too serious, but I must not be too happy. I walked up to him.

"Hey Marco".

"Hey Tobias, what's happening"?

"Just thinking about the battle. Are you ready"?

"What do you think? Well, our leader wouldn't let us leave even if we wanted to". Marco said this with a nasty smirk on his face.

"Well, I guess this is goodbye. Stay strong, for the group".

"Yeah. But what do you..." Marco looked around the clearing. Tobias was already gone. It felt as if he was leaving, forever. Marco sat down and began to ponder. Marco had a bad feeling about this. But he would never guess the truth... Not until it was too late.

I went walking into the forest, trying to find one of the others. I did not see anyone close. Suddenly I heard a 'Whack! Whack!' coming from his left. He walked in that direction and saw Ax chopping at trees. There was already a large pile of logs from his previous cuttings. I did not know what he was planning. I walked up to him.

"Hey Ax"

Hello Tobias. What is wrong

"Nothing Ax. So what are you doing with the wood"?

Building a hut Ax smiled with his eyes, and went back to chopping.

"Well, I have to find Rachel. So bye. Good luck with those logs"

I morphed into the red tailed hawk, becoming my true self. He wished he could help, do something more. But what could he do? Tobias shot back up into the air. He had to say something else to Ax, but he did not know how to say it. Instead, he said to himself.

I'll miss you Ax-Man

He decided to go find Rachel next. He flew around, looking for a bald eagle, but the skies were empty. He flew away from the boundaries, and kept on looking. He suddenly saw Cassie, flying around the perimeter as the sentry. He decided to talk to her next, and find out if she knew what happened to Rachel. As he approached, the osprey flew in his direction.

Are you here to take over my shift, because I've just started?

No, I was just wondering if you knew where Rachel was

Look Tobias, we need to talk. Please become a human

He wondered what she wanted.

Tobias landed in a nearby clearing. He began to make his demorph. He looked over to watch Cassie morph. She had a gift, to make her morphing look beautiful. He looked across to see a human sized bird. He jumped back in surprise, and she laughed in his mind. She began to demorph, leaving her feathers until last. She looked like some sort of goddess, and then she was back. It was sometimes hard to remember that she was just a normal girl.

"Look Tobias, I know what's wrong with you. And I need you to know that you should not be pressured into doing anything. It is fine to say no, even if it makes them angry"

I had serious thoughts and questions running through my mind. Could he refuse? Just live happily ever after with Rachel, in a pretty house and have happy kids. Maybe one day. But he had to do this, to prove to her that he would do anything for her.

"No, I have to do this. I have no choice".

"I'm so proud of you Tobias" she said "Rachel will be so happy. I'll tell her right now".

I was just getting more confused. Why would she tell Rachel? I finally figured it out. We were talking about two completely different things.

"...waited for this for so long, and she will love you for it".

Cassie looked over at me and saw my expression. She looked a bit confused and then she realized why I was so confused. She looked embarrassed, and then curiously. It really is amazing how she can analyze people like that. I decided to get going. She just watched me as I turned back into a hawk. I think she knew the truth.

"Goodbye Cassie, I'll see you later..."

She didn't answer, just looked at me miserably. She started walking towards the camp, obviously leaving me to do the watch. I looked after her, regretfully.

I guess we are alike after all.

I flew continuously around the perimeter. I started going faster and faster, until even my bird body began to feel dizzy. I then almost fell onto a branch, and my talons gripped on for dear life. I needed to morph into something, anything. I made my decision and began to morph.

My body grew and twisted, much bigger than a human body. My hands began to grow, and I lost my grip. Suddenly I was caught on the trunk of the tree. Shling! Blades erupted from my body, and as I tugged, it became clear that I wasn't going anywhere. I laughed, but it came out as more a roar. That made my laugh harder. I suddenly sobered up as I realized it may be my last laugh.

Tobias!

Rachel flew towards me quickly, concerned. As she neared, she saw my predicament. She almost flew into the tree laughing. She lost her grip on the branch and gently landed on the ground.

It's not funny Tobias said, a smile in his voice.

Sure it isn't

She began to laugh again. I love it when she laughs.

She began to morph back to human, her grotesque morphing form transforming into her perfect body. She looked up at me and started laughing again.

"Cassie told me to come and see you. Maybe she saw you get stuck" Rachel said, holding in a laugh.

"Maybe you should demorph"

As I demorphed back into my hawk form, the blades were the last bits of me to go. As I fell, I spread my wings to land on Rachel's shoulder. She shook me off with irritation.

"I want to see the real Tobias. I need to talk to you before the fight". I turned into a human and faced her.

"Is this right? Killing all of the other Animorphs, forcing Erek to fight, maybe killing innocent people. And the army as well. The Yeerks deserve to die, but what about the others. Jake says it is a sacrifice we must make, but I'm not so sure. Should I say something"?

Tobias was taken aback by this. He had never heard Rachel question herself before, let alone confide in him about anything. She always made her own rules, not asked to borrow others. Maybe Rachel had grown from this war. Maybe she would settle down. I hope so. She must have seen my expression, because she mentioned her other problem.

"We won't be fighting. I want to fight, not sneak. I mean, I don't want to be killed, but I don't do tactics".

"Trust me, fighting would only get you killed in this. It's too risky. How about, if we win this war, we will get a ship, travel the universe, and kill all the Yeerks"?

"You would do that for me" she asked with a smile.

"I suppose" he said mockingly.

She gave a wink and a broad smile at me. I ran up to her and gave her a kiss. She looked surprised, but when I pulled away, she had a wide smile. I was about to give her another when I saw a peregrine falcon watching. I pulled back.

"Goodbye Rachel"

I turned away so she wouldn't see my tears. She walked towards me, but I was already morphing. I gave her a caw, and flew off, with Rachel calling my name. I did a circle, and kept on going.

And now I am crouching at the back of the Blade Ship. Suddenly, dead Yeerks starting floating through space by the ship. The crew and Tom just watched as hundreds, thousands floated by. The crew looked frightened, and some began to move away from Tom, worried about what could happen if they were caught. Suddenly, a video monitor came on.

Cassie, Jake, Marco and Ax were watching the screen, with Visser 1 behind them. Where was Rachel? What if she had died, or gone on a rampage? I couldn't ever forgive myself if she was gone. But none of the others seemed concerned, so I was not too panicked.

While I was thinking about this, I heard a crash from the video monitor, and a scream. Lights flickered on and off, and the video monitor even turned off for a minute. There were a few yells in the dark and then the monitor turned back on. Marco was off screen, and there was no noise anymore. I assumed it was over.

Jake looked nervous as he was talking, and Tom could tell. He was smirking during the whole thing. Ax ran off screen. Cassie looked unnerved now. She huddled closer to Jake, which he did not seem so happy about. Then he said two words that would change my life forever.

"Tobias. Go"

I was morphing as this whole event was taking place. As the final parts of my morph took place, I prepared to attack. They all saw me at the same time. Before they could react, I ran straight toward a human-controller. I impaled him with my blades and kept on going. Using the man as a shield, I fought and killed a Hork-Bajir. I threw the man's body into another human-controller, who hit some controls as he fell. The lights went completely dark.

The video monitor was flickering with activity at the same time as I weaved in and out of attacks. I sliced another Hork-Bajir and then I felt a sudden pain in my leg. A human-controller had shot me in the leg. I sprinted over to him and stood on his face. The lights suddenly turned on, Tom smiling at the switch.

I slaughtered two human-controllers next, but I got shot in the torso once more and a Hork-Bajir sliced one of my hands off. I decided that I should try and get out of the main room and into a chamber to morph once more, but as I ran towards the doors, three Hork-Bajir blocked it. I knew then I could not get out that way.

As I turned back to the room, I saw that the few humans left were beginning to morph into various morphs. I looked to the monitor for one last look at my friends, and then I thought of one, final, desperate plan. I ran as fast as I could towards Tom, and the monitor screen. The others going towards me seemed to move in slow motion. It was just me and Tom.

As I looked up, I noticed that the fight on the Pool Ship seemed to be over, and everyone was watching this fight now, even Rachel. I looked back towards Tom. He tried to run, but I had already gained too much momentum. I knocked into him hard and he flew through the room and crashed into the controls. I ran up to them and whacked and broke every one that I could.

The whole ship seemed to wobble, tilting at crazy angles. No one seemed to notice me anymore, all of the crew were trying to get away. I had sealed the doors by accident though. I knew there was no hope anymore. I decided to at least get rid of the Blade Ship however. I wrestled for the controls, and spun them towards Earth.

As we flew through the atmosphere, everyone was crashing into each other. Many were being impaled, and as we got close to the site, I was one of the few left. I was still holding onto the controls tight, and I looked down at where we were crashing. We were at the construction site. How ironic.

I looked onto the monitor to see everyone looking at the carnage. Then they all looked at me. Jake looked at me with tears streaming down his face. Ax looked frightened, and he was staring at Jake in a different light. I got the feeling that he was no Prince anymore. Marco had his head held high, being strong for the others. But his eyes were grieving. He alone understood me in that moment. Cassie was sobbing on Rachel's shoulder, not looking at me, unable.

Rachel looked at me, eyes wide. Her mouth was open in a 'O' shape, and tears were brimming in her eyes. She looked straight into my eyes. Was she proud? No. Why did I do it? All of my reasons were juvenile, and as I think of them now, make no sense. It's just not fair! I wanted a future, an amazing life. I wanted to be famous, get married, and maybe even kids someday. But not anymore.

Control your powers

And they crashed.

Cassie let go. She controlled her powers as she thought was right. She hid from the press, by the time they came to her house she was on a plane to France. From there, she made her way to Greece. The only Animorph she ever contacted was Marco, for some reason. She couldn't face Jake or Rachel. And she didn't understand Ax. She completely changed herself. She married a rich doctor, and she lived at home, organizing events in slinky dresses. Her hair is bright red. She has no garden.

Marco grew up. He did not hide from the press, but he used it to his advantage. He decided to become a lawyer. Being so well known, his business was instantly a success. Marco turned out not to be such a good lawyer, so he invested and left to create a theatre company. This was a job he was good at, and his fame increased. Since this, he has invested in various businesses, each getting large sums because his name is supporting it. He talks to Cassie, and Ax on rare occasions.

Ax went back home. However, he came to a grim site. When his ship arrived on the homework, he realized that his parents had recently died. After hearing this news, he left the planet quickly. He decided to move back to Earth, and settle down with a wife. However, back on Earth, his scoop had become a tourist attraction for humans. He ended up on the Hork-Bajir home world. It was very empty by this time. He lived his years alone.

Jake gave up. After the death of Tobias, he decided he did not deserve to live. After 2 suicide attempts, his parents told him to move back in with them. Jake refused, and ran away. He now lives in New York, where he works at the cash register of McDonalds. During nights, he does private shows of him morphing into animals, where he is ridiculed and laughed at. He never smiled again. He never talked to any of his friends again.

Rachel took Tobias's advice. After the death of her beloved, she took a journey on a Blade Ship throughout the galaxy, seeing all the beauties there was to offer. Three years later, she became a supermodel/stunt artist. She had a fantastic career as a supermodel, doing animalistic pictures. After this she became a stunt artist. With her gymnastic skills and grace, she did well as a girl. However, when there were animals involved in a scene, directors wished to use her because she would not attack. She never married.

I found this one really hard. The middle was OK, but it took a long time to get some endings that fit with the story and Tobias's last line. I liked Rachel's ending, and Cassie's, but not really the others. But another opinion would be great! Why don't you read some of my other stories as well