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you wouldn’t even worry.
    Sometimes I think Tobias and I could be like that. We are both cut off from our own people. We’re both alone.
    But if we were friends, I would have no secrets from Tobias. And even though he was a hawk in form, he was still a human. And I am an Andalite. And no matter how much I sometimes wished for a real friend, there had to be a wall between my people and the humans. Between me and the humans.
    Getting too close to any alien species is a mistake. We are taught that. We may protect them, defend them, care for them. But they can never be deep friends.

    I have morphed some Andalite animals. And I have morphed many strange Earth animals. But the animal I morphed the most is the human animal. They are weak, slow, half-blind, and unstable, but no Andalite should laugh at them. Humans rule their planet. And as the human Rachel once said, Earth is a tough neighborhood.
    â€” From the Earth Diary of Aximili-Esgarrouth-Isthill
    I peered through the trees. I could see a wide, grassy field. On the far side of the field were several long, squat buildings. There were large yellow vehicles parked in front. Hundreds of young humans milled around outside the building.
    Prince Jake and Cassie had drawn close.
    â€œHey, Ax,” Prince Jake said. “How’s it going?”
     I answered.
    â€œUm, you’re not going to call me
Prince
Jake today, are you?”
     I assured him.
    â€œWell, better go ahead and morph,” Cassie suggested.
     Tobias said. He flapped his wings and rose slowly into the sky.
    I concentrated on my human morph and began to make the change.
     I heard Tobias call down from above.
    I morphed as quickly as I could, while being careful not to fall over as my third and fourth legs disappeared. At last, I stood on just two legs. It’s both frightening and exciting. I mean, there you are, tottering back and forth with nothing to hold you up. Your feet can’t grip, and they are too short to be much help in balancing.
    All you can do if you start to fall is stand on one leg while you throw the second leg out to catch yourself. It’s very unreliable. I don’t know why humans evolved this way. They are the only species on this planet to walk around on just two legs, without wings or a tail to hold them up.
    â€œHey, grab him,” Prince Jake yelled as I began to lean back.
    â€œGot him,” Cassie said. She helped support me as I finished the morph.
    Last of all the mouth appeared, a horizontal split in my face.
    â€œAre you done?” Prince Jake asked me.
    â€œYes. I am fully human.” The sound delighted me. It’s an amazing talent, this ability to make complex sounds. “Human. Mun. Hyew-mun. Human. Huh-yew-mun.”
    â€œUm, Ax? Don’t do that, okay?” Prince Jake said.
    â€œWhat? What-tuh?”
    â€œThat. Where you play with every sound like it’s a new toy.”
    â€œYes, my prince. Not a toy. Toy! Toytoytoytoy . . . Sorry.”
    â€œThis should be interesting,” Cassie said, looking at Prince Jake.
    Tobias came swooping low and rested on a tree branch. he said.
    â€œHis
only
day of school,” Prince Jake said quickly. “This is just so he can learn how to be a more believable human. One time.”
    Prince Jake held up a single finger, indicating the number one.
    â€œYes, that is one,” I agreed. “Now, let’s go to school. I am looking forward to it. To it. Tewit.”
    â€œRemember, you’re my cousin Phillip, from out of state,” Jake said while handing me a bag filled with garments.
    â€œPhillip,” I repeated confidently. “Phillip. Lip. Phill-up.