Visser Four has found the Time Matrix, the machine Elfangor had hidden, and he plans to use it to become Visser One.

What would you do if you had the opportunity to change your life? Not just where you live or who you hang out with, but your past, present, and future? Sounds like it might be pretty cool, right? Well, that's what Jake thought. He thought it might be easier if the Animorphs had never existed. If they'd never met Elfangor. If they all had the chance to be "normal" kids. Jake gets his wish. But things aren't quite as simple as they seem. Just because...

We can't tell you who we are. Or where we live. It's too risky, and we've got to be careful. Really careful. So we don't trust anyone. Because if they find us...well, we just won't let them find us. The thing you should know is that everyone is in really big trouble. Yeah. Even you.__________________________________________________What would have happened if the Animorphs had never existed? If Jake and the others had taken the long way home...