"So you're telling me that Ellimist hates you for being an Animorph and yet he called you in to save our asses?" Marco asked. I nodded as Erik King, another member of the Animorph crew but not human or Animorph, set some sandwiches in front of us and moved behind the love seat I was sitting on. I had spent the entire afternoon telling them everything I knew about the Animorphs, the first time I had became an Animorph and what happened since the Ellimist last spoke to me.
It was two days after the incident at the auditorium; we were at Erik Kings' house. Erik, for future reference, is neither human nor Animorph. He isn't technically organic either. He is an android in the form of a dog; however he can project holograms around himself. At the moment he had his human hologram up. I met him when Jake called him from the payphone asking for a pick up. He used one of his holograms to help us get back to Cassie's barn where she took to helping Tobias. Right now he was sitting in a cage in the barn bandaged up. He hated it but I know he'd forgive her when he got out.
The night of the incident I had stayed at Ax's hangout, they understood when I told them that my parents were controllers and that I couldn't go home. Ax and Tobias were both somewhat surprised that neither of them had seen me. Ax along with Jake had gone to get my things as well as the blue box, which I offered to them as proof of my story when they questioned me. They came back with my backpack and the blue box. There was no need to vote on if they believed the story I told was true when Ax presented the others with the box. The next few days I stayed at Erik's place. I wasn't allowed to go anywhere but it wasn't like that was a problem. My left foot had been cut up from the glass on the floor of the store. Cassie was a pretty good nurse when she bandaged it. They had set up a room in the basement, the actual basement mind you not the forest below the house, and Erik and the Chee said it wasn't a problem with their programming if I was to live there until something else became available.
I had my feet propped up under me Indian style to keep the pressure off of them; I was walking mostly on the ball of my left foot. It hurt keeping it pointed but not as much when I stepped on it even though it had been a few days since I got them. The others were lucky to just have small pieces to just brush off. Ax, being hoofed at the time, didn't have any foot wounds. Lucky.
Erik leaned over the sofa that I was sitting on. Ax, in human form, sat next to me with a black lab puppy giving him a jealous look. "If he was angry at the bending of the time period why would he allow you to gather the box, obtain the morphing capabilities and then tell you that you were needed."
"Actually Ax," I corrected raising my hand, "Not only was my memory unchanged so was my morphing status. I was morph capable inside the back of my father's car when I woke up from my 'nap', so to speak." Rachel looked at me quizzically. "You still haven't answered our question." I threw my hands up and dropped them. "Your guess is as good as mine. Like I said, he never told me I'd end up saving you guys. Just that I was supposed to jump in and help you all. Then join you."
Jake sat across the room from me next to Rachel. Cassie and Marco were on separate lazy-boy chairs. "Well if that was the case why didn't you stick around at the first spot." I sighed. "It didn't feel right." I winced. They looked at me curiously. "Define that please." Ax asked. "It didn't feel like that was the big problem. I felt like there was something more I had to do. You all could have handled saving the 'Senators' easily. Why pull me in? That's when I figured there had to be more. It wasn't until after that when I realized I was meant to save you all. Vissir Three had planned on six 'Andilites' not seven. I was needed to surprise him." I answered.
We took a small break to grab some sandwiches, well those of us that had digestive systems. It wasn't long before Marco started up a joke and Rachel rolled her eyes. Jake laughed and I couldn't help but chuckle. I looked over at Ax. We hadn't said much to each other while I was with him. I gave a slight smile as I noticed he wasn't as tense as he was when we first met; he still kept me in arms reach or tail reach pending the form he was in. I understood. Trust had to be earned, not being a controller gained me a little and saving the group gained me a lot more but he still needed convincing. I even started to chuckle as Ax started playing with the sounds his mouth made, to which Jake told him to stop and Ax once again annoyed him by calling him "Prince."
The others soon began talking about laying off the missions until Tobias and I had recovered from our injured. I snuck another look at Ax. He soon caught my glance and gave me a smile and leaned over. "Why did you pick up the box the second time?" he asked in a low tone while the others were busy amongst themselves. "I can't stand by while the call to duty is sounding. My family is military, all the way back to the militiamen who fought with George Washington. I guess fighting for freedom just runs in my blood." I smiled. He sighed. "That is an Andilite thing to say." He said then jerked his head for me to get into the conversation. I grabbed two Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the both of us and began offering my ideas and assuring them I would be ready when they needed me.
My name is Destiny. That's all I can tell you. I am the Seventh Animorph. Two years ago I was a normal human until I found a blue box that changed my life forever. I'm now in the fight for freedom for Earth. This is who and what I am. And I will help the Animorphs fight to protect us all.