In an effort to help start a rebellion against the Yeerks on the Hork-Bajir home world, Cassie agrees to become the host for the persona of a dead alien.
Jake, the leader of the Animorphs, is given the chance to reverse his decision to start the group, but once he accepts the offer, strange things begin to happen and the team is forced to confront the new reality.
When Marco's friend David finds the morphing box, he puts all of the Animorphs in danger by offering to sell it to Visser Three, and now the group must decide if they should let David die, or allow him to become the new Animorph.
The Yeerks are working on a drug that saps humans of their free will but the Animorphs show them that human free will runs deeper than any drug can reach.