Fans of the Animorphs

I'd argue that "Why didn't Elfangor morph to save himself" can be resolved far more easily -- I can come up with half a dozen reasons off the top of my head. I honestly can't think of a good reason for the morphing cube to have been in his possession. The only thing that remotely makes sense is "The Ellimist told him he'd need it", but even that doesn't explain why he has one when it's one of the Andalites' great military secrets. I mean, I know all the jokes about Military Intelligence (bein' a Navy Brat and all), but seriously, there is no reason whatsoever for it to be allowed out of a single secure installation, much less off-planet.