< Of course, > Ax answered. < At the time I was abducted by this ship, I had been on Earth for two of its years, engaged in guerrilla warfare against the Yeerk Empire; after a very short period of time spent in the Andalite military. The primary force defending Earth's freedom consisted of myself, Tobias, and four other human teenagers. The six of us regularly engaged the Yeerks in skirmishes, destroyed their equipment, and attempted to interfere with their plans as much as possible. They spend a great deal of time and energy attempting to hunt us down and infest or kill us. >

Ax took a deep breath. < Shortly before my abduction, the Yeerks attempted to start a nuclear war between the countries of the United States and China, which we thwarted. >