Jake returns to the Hork-Bajir valley and tells the others of Arbron's offer. Arbron makes Jake an offer: in exchange for allowing his followers to become nothlits and make a home for themselves on Earth, the 1709 non-Controller Taxxons on the surface and on board the Pool Ship will defect and join the Animorphs in their fight against the Yeerks. In the ensuing battle, Jake finds himself underground and in the company of several Taxxons, led by none other than Arbron, a former companion of Elfangor's who became a Taxxon- nothlit several years earlier. Sensing that the Yeerks could get the new Yeerk pool that is under construction operational within that time period, the Animorphs decide to take out the Taxxons digging the pool. Unfortunately, the confinement of Doubleday and his troops means a three-day delay before the Animorphs can launch their attack on the Pool Ship. After a Yeerk attack on the general's base, Doubleday evacuates his troops and confines them and himself for three days to eliminate any remaining Controllers amongst his soldiers. Although Doubleday is initially distrustful of Jake, he eventually listens and agrees to Jake's plan after a Controller- major on the general's staff tries to kill Jake. Hoping to gain military assistance for the attack, Jake visits Major General Sam Doubleday. After briefly considering destroying the Pool Ship, the Animorphs hide, deciding that capturing the vessel would be a better strategy. It is the final book (fully) narrated by Jake and is the final book to fully be narrated by only one character.Īfter the destruction of the Yeerk pool, Jake, Tobias, and Marco hide while witnessing the Yeerks destroying the last remnants of their hometown and watch as the Pool Ship lands amidst the destruction. The Answer is the 53rd and penultimate book in the Animorphs series.

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