[Thanks for all your feedback, guys! You all rock! Now I know you all know this story, about the Yeerks and whatnot, but yea it's necessary. So in the next chapter, we'll go get some morphs, sound good?
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Chapter Four.Gaining more power“They take over human beings?” Tyler asked.
<We had hoped to stop them,> the alien continued. <Swarms of their Bug fighters were
waiting when our Dome ship came out of Z-Space. We knew of their mother ship and were
ready for the Bug fighters, but the Yeerks surprised us - they had hidden a powerful Blade
ship in a crater of your moon. We fought, but . . . we lost. They have tracked me here. They
will be here soon to eliminate all traces of me and my ship.>
“How can they do that?” Nehal wondered.
The alien seemed to smile with his eyes. <Their Dracon beams will leave nothing behind but
a few molecules of this ship, and . . . this body> he said. <I sent a message to my home
world. We Andalites fight the Yeerks wherever they go throughout the universe. My people
will send help, but it may take a year, even more, and by then the Yeerks will have control of
this planet. After that, there is no hope. You must tell people. You must warn your people!>
“No one would ever believe us.” I said sadly.
<I don’t have much time> The alien said. <Go into my ship, You will see a small blue box. Very plain. Bring it to me, quickly.>
I looked at the others. I thought it would be cool to go and get it, but I was kind of scared at the same time.
“I’ll go.” Mike said.
<You will find the box->
“It’s okay, I know where it is.” Mike said, and he walked off into the spaceship confidently, but I was sure he must have been scared too.
Mike came back a few seconds later holding a box. “What does this thing do? Does it shoot lasers?” He handed it to the alien. “Here’s your box.”
<Thank you. There is something I may be able to do to help you fight the Yeerks.>
“Um, we actually... have super powers.” I said lamely.
The Andalite stared back at me.
“Um.. you know, like Spider-man?” I said.
“Claire, you’re an idiot.” Issam laughed.
"What, just because he's from the planet Krypton or whatever, he might still know what Spider-man is."
<I can give you a power. A power unlike any other. It is a piece of Andalite technology that the Yeerks do not have,> the Andalite explained. <A technology that enables us to pass unnoticed in many parts of the universe - the power to morph. We have never shared this power. But your need is great.>
“So what do you mean by ‘morph’?” Ken asked.
“You’re the mind-reader.” I said to him. “Shouldn’t you already know the answer?”
<You will only need to touch a creature, to acquire its DNA pattern, and you will be able to
become that creature. It requires concentration and determination, but, if you are strong, you
can do it. There are . . . limitations. Problems. Dangers, even. But there is no time to explain
it all . . . no time. You will have to learn for yourselves. But first, do you wish to receive this
power?>
“This is nuts!” Tim muttered.
“Yea that’s for sure.” I said.
“What’s that?” Rachel asked, looking up at the sky.
<Yeerks.> The Andalite said, and I could feel his hatred. <There is no more time. You must decide.>
“Well, let’s do it.” Estelore said.
<Each of you, place your hand on the sides of the square.>
“Um, isn’t there too many of us?” I muttered.
<There is no time.>
We all put our hands on the square, but we ran out of room fast.
<Do not be afraid.> The Andalite said.
Something that was similar to a shock seemed to run through me. It was very weird.
<Go now,> the Andalite said. <Only remember this - never remain in animal form for more
than two of your Earth hours. Never! That is the greatest danger of the morphing! If you stay
longer than two hours you will be trapped, unable to return to human form.>
“Two hours.” Mike repeated.
The Andalite was now staring up at the sky with his main eyes.
Something else was up there with the Bug fighters.
<Visser Three! He comes.>
“What? What’s a Visser?” I asked.
<Go now. Run! Visser Three is here. He is the most deadly of your enemies. Of all Yeerks he
alone has the power to morph, The same power you now have. Run!>
"No, we'll stay with you," Rachel said "Maybe we can help."
Again it was as if the alien was smiling at us with his eyes. <No. You must save yourselves.
Save yourselves and save your planet! The Yeerks are here.>
We all looked up and sure enough, the two red lights were sinking toward us.
And they had been joined by a third ship, far larger, black as a shadow within a shadow.
“What are we supposed to do? How do we fight them?” Anna asked.
<You will find a way, now go!>
“He’s right, come on , run!” Jen yelled.
We all ran and hid behind a small half built wall. We saw weird monster-like aliens getting out of another spaceship, they were covered in spikes.
<Hork-Bajir Controllers.> The Andalite said weakly. <The Hork-Bajir are a good people, despite their fearsome looks,> the Andalite said. <But they have been enslaved by the Yeerks. Each of them now carries a Yeerk in his head. They are to be pitied.>
Our attention was drawn away by a new form that crept and slithered out of the Blade ship.
<Taxxon-Controllers,> the Andalite said. I knew he was trying to tell us all he could, even to the end. Trying to prepare us for what we were up against.
<The Taxxons are evil.>
“They look it.” I muttered. They looked like massive centipedes, gross.
They had dozens of legs that supported the lower two thirds of their bodies. The top third was
held upright, and there the rows of legs became smaller, with little lobster-claw hands.
