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THE DECISION

CHAPTER 1

My name is Aximili-Esgarrouth-
Isthill.
I don't know if my fellow Andalites will
ever recognize that name. I guess some of the story
I'm about to tell will appear in the scientific
journals. I mean, the accident that occurred to me
has certainly rewritten the science of
Zero-space mass extrusion during morphing.
But I doubt that my real name will be used. I
doubt that the whole truth will be told. And I
guess that's a good thing. You see, there are
traitors among us. Yes, traitors among
our fellow Andalites. Andalites working for the
Yeerks.
I am the only living Andalite witness to the
Ascalin incident. Only I--and my human
friends, Prince Jake, Cassie, Tobias,
Rachel, and Marco--know what truly happened
aboard that ship on war-torn planet Leera.
And even though I know what happened, I will never
know why it happened.
I know it seems impossible even to conceive of
Andalites as traitors. I know the very idea
makes any decent Andalite sick inside. But
I am telling the truth. The Ascalin incident
happened. We were betrayed by one of our own.
My name is Aximili-Esgarrouth-
Isthill, brother of
Elfangor-Sirinial-Shamtul. And I swear
by his memory that everything I say here is true.
I am the only Andalite presently located
on planet Earth. Don't bother looking Earth
up on any of the databases. You won't find
much information. The truth is, we lost a Dome
ship in orbit above this planet. The Yeerks
destroyed it. We lost my brother, Prince
Elfangor, in that battle, too. But before he
died, Elfangor broke our law and gave the
secret Andalite morphing power to five human
youths.
The Yeerks are after this planet now. They are
invading Earth in their usual style. The Yeerk
parasite slugs have an easy time entering human
heads, wrapping themselves around human brains.
Enslaving humans as they did the Hork-Bajir
and the Gedds. As they hope someday to do to us.