The Invasion (6 page)

“I, um … was that your family? That picture?”

Yes.

“I’m real sorry,” I said. What else
could
I say?

There is something I may be able to do to help you fight the Yeerks.

“What?” Rachel asked.

I know that you are young. I know that you have no power with which to resist the Controllers. But I may be able to give you some small powers that may help.

We all looked at each other. All except Tobias, who never took his gaze off the alien.

If you wish, I can give you powers that no other human being has ever had.

“Powers?” What was
that
supposed to mean?

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.

“Morph? Morph how?” Rachel asked, her eyes narrowed.

To change your bodies,
the Andalite said.
To become any other species. Any animal.