THE AUXILIARY ANIMORPHS
The Auxiliary Animorphs were the 17 extra Animorphs that were made just before the original Animorphs lost the morphing cube to Tom. Jake. Marco, Cassie, Rachel, Tobias and Ax decided that they needed to recruit more Animorphs as they couldn't handle it by themselves. They decided the parents were out (by this time the parents knew and everyone was hiding in the Hork-Bajir colony) and the only people the Yeerks would have overlooked were the ones they'd overlooked, the disabled people.
So after finding some appropriate places to visit they visited one. It was a children's hospital. They found the right floor and spoke to the child who seemed to take charge of all the kids there. When they first told James (the kid) he narrowed his eyes and said no he didn't like their trick and to leave him alone. So Jake decided it was time for a demonstration and morphed tiger. This convinced him on one condition. He could choose his own army. James chose his some of his army and called them in.
After Jake Marco and Cassie (the rest had stayed back in the Hork-Bajir) explained it to the rest of them and explained the consequences. They all agreed. They all acquired the power and a pigeon that Marco had taken from the window sill before heading out on their first flight. Ones who couldn't walk loved the freedom and ones who couldn't talk loved the ability to talk. They all enjoyed it and flew down to a concealed area to demorph. The moment of truth, would anyone's healthy DNA be restored? They demorphed and became almost helpless again, all but one, James. He climbed up amazed walking around on his legs. They all returned to the hospital, including James who somehow pretended that he still needed medical care.
James chose more people for his army and three more were restored to complete healthiness, those people became James' lieutenants.
The Auxiliary Animorphs were a very big help to the original Animorphs. but in the last battle every single one of them died by the Dracon beam, thanks to Visser 1 (promoted Visser 3)
The Animorphs also tried to get people at a blind children's school but when they got their the Yeerks were waiting for them. This was were Tom got the morphing cube from the Animorphs. Only one child was taken as she morphed Rachel and walked out. She was never used in battles but lived Marco's parents.