This is a very well-written fanfic. It’s been so compelling, I’ve finished all 44 chapters in about half a week; I read chapter 44 itself today. Even after all these years, there are still Animorphs fans who want to know what happened! K. A. A. left us hanging, and you’re filling in the gap.

At the very least, please post something to tell us that you are reading these reviews and seeing just how many people are waiting for a new chapter.

I will get to the questions you asked a few paragraphs down, but first, a few observations about the story as a whole.

Generally: The story is very well-written, and at the risk of sounding like a broken record, it may well pass for canon (aside from a few minor deviations and one not-so-minor one; see “Thought-Images” below). The Animorphs are not out of character, the new characters are believable, and generally, this could easily fit within the Animorphs canon. Great work.

Thought-Images: More than once, you’ve had creatures other than kii-raja send thought-images (once, you had Tobias sending thought-images to Rachel, and once, you had Minalea send a thought-image of a kii-raja to a Kelbrid guard because she did not know the word "kii-raja"). However, I don’t remember thought-speakers being able to transmit images, so that might be a break from canon.

Readablility: In the last few chapters, I see that you were toying with visual cues to mark when the story changes setting. Please keep that up. Changing setting with no visual cue sometimes disorients, as one second, we’d have an Animorph speaking, and the next, we’re supposedly having an Andalite speaking with the reader not figuring that out until a paragraph after the setting change.

Thought-Speech: I am guessing that you are not using the less-than () and greater-than () symbols because the site is in HTML. If the site is not in HTML, please try using those symbols, for IIRC, that is how the books denoted thought-speech. Otherwise, I’d suggest maybe using Japanese quotation marks (they look like this: 「 」)). However, the usage of pound signs (#) that you started in Chapter 42 work just as well, as long as thought-speech is distinguishable from narration.

As for your questions:

(1) Jake's eyes are brown in the book series.

(2) Marco himself was never infested, but let's not forget that his mother was; she was the first Visser One. Furthermore, his father was in danger of being infested when he created the Z-Space transmitter, which forced Marco to reveal everything to his father. (Book 45, "The Revelation")

Speaking of which, you might consider using those plot points in the story. Even though Marco himself was never infested, he knows the effects of knowing that someone he is related to is under the control of another. For example, you might have Santorelli get spooked and have Marco snap him out of it, telling his story and ending with something along the lines of “If you continue to let this spook you, the Yeerk is still in control.”

But with all that said, good job so far, and please pick up the pen again, for this story is desperately in need of some closure!

I don't think marco ever got infested.I've read almost all the Animorphs series and researched it on the computer,i have to say no.As for the color of Jakes eyes,not sure.It's kind of confusing since in the books i've read,his eyes were a dark,deep brown.But in the episode series they were blue.(I have always thought it was interesting that Jake and Rachel seem to have switched eye color. Rachel having dark brown eyes and Jake having icy blue.Which,if you asked me,didn't fit his character at all.More of a Rachel thing).So saying all that,i THINK Jakes perfect eye color would be dark brown with maybe a hint of gentle blue.Well that's my opinion.By the way,i really like the calari-minalea thing going on.It's like Romeo and Juliet,Andalite style.Just get on with the next chapter already!...bye...

This is fanfiction?

Really, I know it is, but it feels so canon! I'm typing this on my itouch with wet thumbs in the bathtub, so that's all you get for now. But good job!

PLease finish the series...im dying to know what will hppen next...PLEASE...

your story is jus magnificent.but can u put a spanking in it,pls?or some really hot romance?not neccesiraly sex

I have read all of the Animorphs books because I was essentially obsessed when I was younger. I like to think that I have a very in-depth grasp of the personalities of all of the characters. The last story in K.A.'s series frustrated me greatly and left far too much to be desired. I especially did not like the way Rachel was killed off, although poetic, for it ended that survive to the end theme that prevailed throughout the story. As to your tail, I must say that you have done very well preserving the personalities of the characters while still taking in the effect that the war's end and Rachel's death, then resurrection would have on their psyches. In the end you began to nicely develop Jeanne and Santorelli as well. So far you have managed to stay true to the facts of the series, pretty sure Marco was never infested, and I appreciate that quality as well. That having been said I think you really need to continue this story for at the moment you have left us in the same position as Applegate did years ago. That being said, well done.

FINALLY caught up to this. And let me say... wow. Just... wow. I seriously can't think of any word in the English language to accurately describe how ridiculously awesomesaucetastical this is. The characters, the plot, the plot twists (the one this chapter was particularly jaw-dropping. Interesting method of getting Ronnie out of the way...), the Kelbrid and kii-raja... all of this has sent me into fangasming too many times to count while I was reading this. Although to be fair, I was pretty close anyways because of how well written it was. x3

I don't think Marco was ever infested. Jake? Yes. Cassie? Also yes. Tobias? Yes in an alternate universe. Although the Rachel in the future that the Ellimist showed them when he made his first appearance DID say that all of the Animorphs were infested, if I remember correctly...

Jake has brown eyes, according to the Animorph's wiki.

Also, I took a look at your lj, but I couldn't see any of the pictures. Maybe it's just my computer pitching a hissy (or, um, beepy) fit, but... *shrugs*

Finally, if you don't update I will glare at you and poke you until you do. My poking has gotten authors to end hiatuses before (now if only it worked on me. XD), and I'm not afraid to make it do so again! Seriously, this is too ridiculously amazing to become a dead fic!

So will this fanfic ever be finished? I hope so.

quite a nice story i must say... but it has been incomplete for so long... mind completing it please?

This story is very very good. I have read all of it, before I became a member. You know, you should really update it more. Publish it even. But right now, in it's unfinished state, it doesn't get better. Leaving it alone does not improve it at all. I suggest you pay more attention to this story, since it is very good and deserves to be finished and published. If you're waiting ofr more reviews or something like that, it's useless waiting for them. If people have viewed, it's more than likely they read them. If you want to have more reviews, keep writing and publishing and updating! That way, it goes on the first page. Many lazy people only look at the first page, pick something and read it. Nomatter it's quality. If this is on that page, more people will read it. If more people read it, there will be more reviewers. The way you are leaving this story hanging is a disgrace. Please do heed my words and write more and later, finish it.

This thing doesn't allow registered users to do more than 1 review to a chapter!...damn...anyways I just had to say this.

I recently finally finished reading the last 6 books of the Animorp series I never read..including the Elimist Chronicles..E-Books..and I just gotta say that after finally seeing the entire story..and having already read your fic so far..I have a greater appreciation with how you tied in the events with how KA left it off. (I was really annoyed with how she ended it btw...that was just eveil!..the ultimate cliffhanger)

When I last reviewed I thuoght you were the one that came up with the idea of the One, the Kelbrid..u get the idea..but still..the fact that you were able to continue the story in such an amazing way without loosing the appeal that KA started is an amazing thing.

Your new edits r a bit..well...weird. There r no quotations for most of the dialog and whenever the story shifts to another scene there's no pause..no line spacing divider..one minute I'm reading about Estrid and her crew and the very next line I'm back with Jake and the others. Still...I blame the word processor or maybe fanfiction itself..I just edited my fic and it isn't displaying how I typed it up...oh well..that doesn't stop your fic from still being an awsome read.

Oh I have some character quirks..(this is a good thing..it just means that ur writing is so good that I can actually be annoyed with one of ur characters..like Umbridge from the HP series)..Larynia..she's really stubborn isn't she?..lol she's the only one of the andalite girls that hasn't changed throughout the entire fic (in my opinion). Still arguing with Carali and Aralgo..even though the others have grown trust them more.

And Jeanne...man I got really annoyed at her whenever she kept trying to be with Tom. Rachel is blind and needs her Kii-Raja..show a little empathy and get your own!..lol The feeling died on this last chap when we found out her back story..nice twist can't wait to see what happenes with that.

After reading the Ellimist chronicles I was wondering whether you were going to have Ax escape the One the same way how the Ellimist escaped Father..but it seems ur going in the direction of Estrid finding a solution..good stuff.

Hope you post soon..this fic is amazing. Earth Fleet..Kelbrid..Kii-Raja's..Andalite romance..speacking of which why r u not feeling the Marco and Jeanne thing?.

Great Job

Great chapter. Poor Jake, he never seems to get a rest. I love the Minalea/Carali, it makes me grin. Great writing.

Great story. I love it, I wish you'd update now, it's been over two years. Poor Jeanne.

Definately a continuation of the best, almost like K.A. Applegate herself.Hey i am new to the site, SharkAttak invited me and said to read your story and am totally enjoying it! At first the first 2 or 4 chapters were a little sloppy but you imporved dramatically! I am an Animorph fan myself and absolutely no, Marco nor Rachel has ever been infested by a Yeerk! Yes, Jake Berenson eyes are brwon. Anyway please keep up the good work and am infinately awaing another chapter. It is taking me days to finish read this but 4 is enough with school and work. Hope you are alive and well since you haven't answered anything in a while I think. Working on anyother stories by the way?

Oh I'm reading this and I wanted to mention that in this chapter, you have something odd: Minalea helps Carali out of his "fetters" but it mentions further down that he struggles in them to get closer to her.

I hope you update soon! I'm really enjoying this story!