At the Shack the gang is just finishing breakfast. It's a Sunday and the last day of summer.

Starting the conversation Sam says, "Jr. High this year, Reg."

Reggie smiled. "I know I'm so stoked," she agreed.

"Me too!" Otto exclaimed.

Sam gave Otto a funny look. "You're not going into Jr. High."

"No but it will be my last year in elementary," He explained. Otto really liked being the top dog. "And it will be my first year without Reggie watching my back. Twister and I will rule the school," Otto did a little dance of excitement.

Reggie could see Otto's point. "Well aren't you excited, Twister?"

Twister startled, "Oh yeah. Whatever," he ended lamely. Obviously there was something on his mind. The rest of the gang glanced worriedly at each other before looking back at him.

Otto always the adventurous one spoke up; "What's up, Twist?"

"I'm not going to school with you tomorrow," Twister explained. Except he didn't sound excited about missing school like most boys were in fact, he seemed rather bummed.

Otto gasped in awe and jealousy, "You're pulling sick the first day!"

"I'm not going to school with you for the whole year," Twister sighed, explaining further why he was upset.

Reggie, Otto, and Sam all had the same reaction, jaw dropped they asked, "What?!"

"I'm going to Spain, to live with my cousin," Twister was glad to get it off his chest he hoped his friends would understand.

Otto laughed loudly, "Twister we've done this before. You're not leaving, you just over heard wrong."

Twister shook his head. "No the thing is I sorta, wanna, go...and well I didn't over hear it. My parents have been talking about sending Lars and I away all summer."

"You have to go with Lars?" Sam could sympathize with that.

Twister shook his head, "No, Lars is old enough to use the student exchange program. So he's going to Brazil to live with this other family. He'll have an older brother and two younger brothers or more like exchange brothers." Twister explained.

Otto frowned felling betrayed he asked, "You wanna go?"

Twister nodded, "Well...my cousin lives in the American Embassy, but I get to go to this cool creative arts school!" He explained. That's why he was really excited.

Reggie smiled, she could see why he was so happy, "That's your specialty."

Twister beamed proud of the compliment, "I know. I sent them some of my videos because I had like to be accepted and stuff. It's really going to help me. I even get to be in the top filming class there!" Twister explained.

Otto laughed bitterly, "That's a first, but you're really leaving."

Twister pouted a little, "Yeah."

"When are you going to come back?" Sam asked curiously.

Twister shrugged, "Summer next year, sometime before New Zealand. So don't replace me." He warned.

"Hockey?" Otto reminded.

Twister sighed, "If you have to play, replace me; but remember I'm your best bro."

Otto glared, "Yeah the best bro who is ditching me."

Twister sighed again. He knew Otto would take it like this, "Well, I have to go Otto. My mom says that Lars and I need a dose of responsibility and reality."

Otto rolled his eyes. "Still I'm going to have to replace you on the team," he threatened.

"Otto," Reggie warned.

Twister waved his hands and intervened, "Its ok Reggie. Otto's just acting tough by tomorrow he'll be crying."

Otto looked offended, "I will not!"

Twister smiled sadly, "Its ok Otto I'll miss you too. You," He looks at Reggie and Sam, "All of you, are the only reason I want to stay."

"Aw Twist that's sweet," She ruffled his head affectionately.

"Just Reggie, Sam, and me?" Otto questioned Twister.

Twister thought for a second, "Well, maybe my parents."

Sam countered that by asking, "What about Madtown, surfing, the Shore Shack, Mt. Baldy, the secret
spot..."

Twister shook his head, "Nope, just you guys."

Reggie grinned, "Really? Why?"

"Well Spain has good surf," Twister explained away the surfing.

"For half the year," Sam pointed out.

Twister shrugged, "That depends on where you surf. There's a warm current close to where I'm staying. They have mad slopes there too, my cuz might take me to the Swiss Alps. Also, I'm sure I can skate anywhere." Twister explained the rest of Sam's questions away.

"The Alps!" Otto exclaimed.

Sam also seemed surprised, "How did you know about the warm font?"

Reggie thought of another reason that Twister might miss Ocean Shores, "Won't you miss talking in English?"

Sam had to agree, "Yeah Spanish all the time, can you handle it?"

Twister nodded, "Sure besides I'm staying with my cousin in the embassy. They speak English there. At school, I will learn more about my heritage if I speak the language."

Reggie blinked slightly confused, "I thought you were Mexican?"

"Mexican's are both Spanish and Native Central Americans, Reggie," Sam explained, "Besides I think that, Twister has more Spanish blood in him."

"I do," Twister agreed.

Otto grabbed Twister's arm, "The Alps," he repeated, then he added, "You have to send me video of everything you do!"

Smiling Twister agreed, "I'll write, but you'll have to wait until I get back for the tapes."

Sam looked surprised, "You write?"

Twister nodded although he didn't seem happy to admit it. "That's the only way I got my mom to let me go to this school. Since English and math aren't the focus of the school, my mom said I have to send you guys ten letter long ones each! And I have to send them all to my house because my mom wants to count them all."

"That's 30 letters!" Otto seemed surprised that Twister agreed to it.

"I know." Twister looked just as surprised to having agreed to write them, "Hey Sam could I have your email? My cousin said that he would teach me to use it. Then I can email you!"

"Sure! I have two WizkidN and Squid11!" Sam explained. He liked getting emails and he would also like hearing from Twister.

Otto snickered just a little, "Interesting."

"Mine is zinedreams4ever," Reggie said. She too wanted to get emails from Twister.

"I don't have one," Otto stopped laughing.

Reggie smirked, "Do you want one?"

Otto nodded. There was no way he would be left out, "How much will it cost me?"

"Nothing," Reggie grinned, "I'll make you one tonight."

"Can we go surfing? Its my last day here so I wanna hang with my buds," Twister suggested.

Sam gave a thumbs up, "I'm in."

The next day, early in the morning Reggie, Otto and Sam are on their way to school.

"Wait! Guys!" Twister runs up the street trying to catch them, "I wouldn't be here when you get home so I have to say goodbye now."

Otto tried to lead like he always did, "Twister..." but he was interrupted.

Twister shook his head and stopped Otto with a hand. "Sam first Otto. Sam, Squid, Samman, I'm really sorry if I busted on you when you first moved in, or when you couldn't keep up. I was new once and will be now so I should have laid off, but we're bros still right? I mean, we're both graduated Jr. Sea Weenies. So I guess this is Later," Twister said his speech. He was thinking about it all night.

"Squid Mister general," They salute each other and laugh then they both laughed.

Twister grinned, "You can have my hockey stick now, okay?"

Sam gasped, "Really!"

"Yeah I wouldn't need it this year and when I get back I hope I'll need a new one," Twister said hoping that he would have grown a lot in one year.

"Cool Twister I'm really going to miss you cause even thorough you'r sometimes a jerk to me it's more exciting with you around," Sam grinned. He was sad that Twister was leaving but it was nice to know how Twister really felt about him.

"Why don't you to do your Sea weenie salute again?" Reggie teased. She added, "It was cute." Reggie and Otto mimicked the salute poorly and then they laughed. Sam rolled his eyes they just didn't understand.

"I almost forgot you two were here!" Twister exclaimed.

Otto shook his head, "Thanks a lot. Look Twist..."

"Otto, Reggie's next," Twister explained. He really had planned this.

Reggie nodded, "I'll go first Twist. I'm glad you're going to work at something you're good at and something you like. Although I'll miss all the noise, getting you two out of trouble, and..." She paused, "Wait a minute all these are good things.

"Oh well, I'm still going to miss you Twist. I can't remember a time you weren't living across the street. So now, every time I look over there it will hurt a little knowing you're so far away. It will hurt knowing that I can't just walk across the street. I could never reach you without a plane because soon the ocean would stop me. Loosing you is like losing my little brother."

The boys sniffed and then wiped the tears from their eyes, "Stop!"

Reggie grinned wickedly, "What's wrong?"

"Man Reg," Twister whined, "I wanted to avoid crying!"

Reggie blushed, "Sorry I got carried away"

Twister smiled between tears, "A brother like Otto? Not like Lars, right?"

"A brother like, Twister," She hugged him hard.

"My turn?" Otto asked this time.

"Yeah," Twister grinned, "Uh...lets not cry again."

Otto laughed, "Deal."

Twister began this time, "Can you just replace me as a player and not as a best bro?"

Otto shook his head, "That could never happen. I tried with Sam already, remember?"

"We all do," Sam shuddered.

Otto and Twister grew quiet. They don't really want to say goodbye. Reggie and Sam wait patiently for them to continue. They know its hard for them for their friends.

Twister sighs, "Otto uh here," He pulls his shark tooth off from around his neck. "Keep it," he puts it over Otto's head.

Otto fingered it thoughtfully, "Twister you never..."

Twister shrugged it off, "Never is such a long time, besides I want you to have it...to remember me."

"Cool Bro!" Otto exclaimed. The he thought for a moment, "Uh...I don't have anything for...wait!" He yanked his goggles off, messing up his hair in the process, "Here Twist."

"Rocket goggles!" Twister knew what the significance of Rocket Goggles was. He would be sure to take care of them. "You're sure?"

"Reg did say you were like a brother, so that's like a Rocket. Besides you're my bro you deserve them and remember tape of the Alps." He rubs at his eyes.

Twister smiled putting the goggles on, "Look Reggie I'm Rocket Boy!"

"Your eyes bugging you Otto?" Sam teased.

"They burn," Otto rubbed his stinging eyes.

"You're not use to the light," Reggie explained, "Here take my goggles, for today." He grabbed them from Reggie's hands and quickly put them on.

"Is Otto a vampire?" Twister looked a little nervous.

Sam shook his head, "Nope we still see his reflection." Sam was smart, he always knew exactly how to explain things to Twister, even vampires.

"Later guys mucho." Twister said knowing that they had to get to school, "Uh one more thing could we woogie it will be a while before I get a chance to." They woogie and Twister watches them as they head to school. He puts the goggles on the top of his hat, "There perfect, I guess."