My name is Serina-Aranis-Midaat.
        I am an Andalite.
        Yes, an Extra Terrestrial.  An alien.  Do not be afraid.
        For as much as I know, this could be my hirac delest.  My final statement.  The Yeerks are among us, battling us at every maneuver of our ships.  Yes, I am in space; along with many other Andalites like me.  Not all are princes or princesses.  Many are arisths as I was.  I am a princess.  A very high honor.  The lowest rank is an aristh, then a prince, or in my case, princess, then there are other ranks I have not yet reached.  I have not been in enough battles.
        I am a female Andalite.  Not the first in space, but it is an honor to be here, controlling my ship.  Not many females have gone where I am going.  Earth.  Most space travel is done by the male Andalites.
I have mentioned the Yeerks.  Parasitic slugs that crawl into your brain through the ear canal.  The filthy beings.  We gave them technology to help them start their empire.  They abused the power we gave them.  They became too strong.  This is what my mission is: I need to reach earth and find my friend Aximili-Esgarroth-Isthil.  Then I need to communicate with his friends, human friends, who have the power to morph as I do.  As any Andalite does.
        The reason I was chosen for this mission; the reason I get this honor, is because I found a dialog of a prince’s life.  The prince Elfangor-Sirinial-Shamtul.  He was murdered by Visser Three; the leader of the Earth invasion.  Before Elfangor’s death, he recorded his journey through space, from the time he was an aristh to the time he was murdered.  I will do the same...