They also find two seal pups – the pups of the seal they'd just eaten. Much to their surprise, not even Cassie has any scruples.

Then, they find a polar bear that had just killed and partially consumed a ringed seal. Not only that, but the Yeerks have cloned them by cross-breeding them with humans, giving them their new humanoid shape. At night, since none of them can sleep, Ax informs them about the new aliens, the Venber, that was wiped out centuries ago by a race known as ' The Five', melting them for computer semiconductors. They morph wolves, but they need energy to keep going. A nasty fight ensues, and the Animorphs bail out.įalling out into the frozen tundra, the Animorphs find themselves freezing to death. A liquid nitrogen-like mist spills out, freezing every living thing it touches. Rachel, with all her grizzly bear might, manages to make a single, tiny crack in one of the specimen tubes. Jake orders a distraction, and Marco rips open the control panel to open the ship's hatch. Their presence is discovered by the Yeerks, and they're forced to morph their battle creatures. On board, they discover cryogenic tubes with strange creatures inside them. The Animorphs hitch a ride on Visser Three's Blade Ship as flies. The Yeerks are conducting their latest scheme in the Arctic Circle. That way, Controllers won't have to travel to the Yeerk pool, and the Animorphs would lose their advantage over them. Erek King tells Marco about the Yeerks' plan to manipulate U.S. satellites to beam Kandrona rays into swimming pools, turning each into a Yeerk pool.

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