[ Rachel shakes her head, her expression still grave. She can't bring herself to smile or make a stupid joke like Marco would. Not when all she can think about is that back home, her friends are probably fighting this war without her. Can they even do it on their own? ]
No, nothing like that. The morphing technology was developed by the Andalites -- the same guys who took pity on the Yeerks and let them begin their empire. It's the only major piece of Andalite technology they don't have, and we can't let them have it. The only reason my friends and I can morph is because we met a dying Andalite prince after his ship crashed on Earth. He knew humans didn't stand a chance alone. He did the only thing he could: he gave us the morphing power, so we could fight.
[ Her eyes drop to the floor. They'd only ever known him briefly, but thinking about Elfangor...it still stings. Maybe even more so since they met his brother, Ax. ]
It's not even just about sounding crazy. The Yeerks have Controllers everywhere, Stiles. We can't go to the cops or the news stations or our teachers. There are Controllers in every organization. They're probably even in the White House, by now. And they've even got their own front organization to get new hosts. We woke up to this war when it was already in full swing. There's nobody but us who can fight. Nobody we can trust. And right now, the only thing that's saving us is that they think we're just a bunch of Andalite bandits, stranded on Earth. If they knew we were human, it'd be over in an instant. And the worst part is, they wouldn't even kill us. [ She lets out a dry, humorless laugh. ] Morph-capable humans? No way. We'd be far too valuable as hosts.
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No, nothing like that. The morphing technology was developed by the Andalites -- the same guys who took pity on the Yeerks and let them begin their empire. It's the only major piece of Andalite technology they don't have, and we can't let them have it. The only reason my friends and I can morph is because we met a dying Andalite prince after his ship crashed on Earth. He knew humans didn't stand a chance alone. He did the only thing he could: he gave us the morphing power, so we could fight.
[ Her eyes drop to the floor. They'd only ever known him briefly, but thinking about Elfangor...it still stings. Maybe even more so since they met his brother, Ax. ]
It's not even just about sounding crazy. The Yeerks have Controllers everywhere, Stiles. We can't go to the cops or the news stations or our teachers. There are Controllers in every organization. They're probably even in the White House, by now. And they've even got their own front organization to get new hosts. We woke up to this war when it was already in full swing. There's nobody but us who can fight. Nobody we can trust. And right now, the only thing that's saving us is that they think we're just a bunch of Andalite bandits, stranded on Earth. If they knew we were human, it'd be over in an instant. And the worst part is, they wouldn't even kill us. [ She lets out a dry, humorless laugh. ] Morph-capable humans? No way. We'd be far too valuable as hosts.