 Visser One gives Tom command of the Blade Ship so he can wipe out the Taxxon resistance.Unbeknownst to the Yeerks and the Animorphs (save for Jake), Rachel is hiding as a flea on Tom's head, with orders to kill him and prevent the Blade Ship from escaping with the morphing cube, an assignment that Rachel is not expected to survive.The Auxiliary Animorphs and General Doubleday's forces begin their attack on the Pool Ship.