You came to Fluffer's Animorphs Retreat on the mainland. However, you haven't reached the real retreat yet. To do that, you have to take a helicopter out to the Isle of One-Eyed Joe. After you board the helicopter with a few other passengers, the pilot's intercom comes on.

"Hello, and welcome on your journey to the Isle of One-Eyed Joe. As your pilot, I'm supposed to give you a brief history of the island. The Isle of One-Eyed Joe was inhabited by pirates until the late 1800s. It was named after one pirate in particular who frequented the area surrounding the island. He was the real One-Eyed Joe, so named because he constantly ate and smuggled sour candy, which eventually caused his face to freeze in position because he made a sour face so often...During the 1800s up to the mid-nineteenth century, one half of the island was owned and controlled by Italian shepherds, whose biggest problem was that they had the island, but no sheep. The rest of the Isle of One-Eyed Joe was a refuge for French rice growers who were persecuted for their preference of white rice over wild rice. The formerly Italian portion of the island is where Il Castello dei Animorphs is currently located, and the old French half is where you can find Le Chateau des Animorphs. To continue the history of the island, in the late 1950's, a company named InGen bought the island from its inhabitants and began doing top-secret genetic research on the DNA of extinct animals. Unfortunately, some of their experiments went haywire, so they were forced to destroy their facilities and sell the island in 1998. By this time, Fluffer McKitty and the Animorphs were looking for a spot to begin construction on their Animorphs Retreat. And so, the Isle of One-Eyed Joe has become the Animorphs' home away from home..."

The pilot drones on for another ten minutes or so, and then you spot it! The Isle of One-Eyed Joe! Home to the Animorphs themselves when they're in need of a vacation. It's lush with virescent vegetation, and the ocean surrounding the island shimmers like the Hope diamond, a transparent blue.

The helicopter finally lands, and you, along with the other 5 passengers, anxiously wait for the door of the helicopter to open so you can get out. When they do, you and the others get out quickly, and take in a deep breath. Ahhh. A balmy breeze whips through your hair as you sigh. Then you hear the others going to get their luggage, and you follow them down the palm tree lined entryway.

Once you've got your stuff, you look around, trying to figure out where to go next. Everything's already paid for through your travel agent, and you know you have a choice between the Chateau des Animorphs or the Castello dei Animorphs. However, you don't know which to choose, or how to get to either of them. You glance at the others, who seem to know where they're going; they must have been here before. Suddenly, a cute, slightly short, dark-haired guy drives up next to you in a golf cart.

"Hey," he says to you. "Have you been here before?" You shake your head no in response. "Come with me, I'll get you to either the Castello or the Chateau. If you like quiet, the Castello's probably the place to stay. But if you're more of a partier, you might prefer the Chateau," he tells you, noticing your apparent confusion.

"Who are you," you ask. "You look familiar."

"Me? I can be many things. But for the moment, you can call me Marco. Fluffer's errand boy, or as I prefer to call myself, her FBI. Fluffer's Business Intermediary...so, anyways, where shall we go, before Fluffer beeps me and I have to leave you to figure it out on your own?"

So. You've got to make a choice. The Chateau des Animorphs, or the Castello dei Animorphs.