This'll be a confusing/really short story, so I hope you all follow ok. If not, just tell me, and I'll try to explain it a little better. Enjoy!


Ra sighed softly, rolling over in his sarcophagus, trying to get comfortable. It was a cool night- a calm night really- and the mummy assumed he was the only one still awake. He had woken up not to long ago, and hadn't been able to fall back asleep since then. He didn't know why, he just couldn't sleep.

Things had been really calm since Fatch's birthday. The prince had been a blast to hang around too. He was happy, positive, and all around he'd been in a terrific mood. He WAS a little irritated at one point, as apparently Jimmy brought his dad to the vampires 's house, but he recovered quickly. It was nice seeing him this happy. It wasn't often he remained positive this long...

Slowly Ra propped open the lid and crawled out of his sarcophagus. Maybe he should go get a drink of water. He just couldn't fall asleep... the water would probably help. As quietly as the young mummy could muster, he crept out into the hallway, hoping none of the teachers or gargoyles were out on patrol. The most he had to worry about was Jack and Vivianna, as they were usually up around this time. Being shadow demons, they deeply enjoyed the night.

The mummy pressed the button, turning on the water to the water fountain, leaning forward and taking a sip. Water often helped him relax. Especially during late nights like this when he couldn't sleep.

Soon he released the button, wiping his mouth dry before heading back to the dorm. He hoped the water would be enough to lull him to sleep. He hated sleepless nights like this. They dragged on forever, and. Then he ended up falling asleep in Heady's class and either A: led to him missing things that would be on a test, or B: he got detention and STILL missed things on a test. He simply couldn't win!

As he was about to crawl back into his sarcophagus, something struck him as odd. Zeke's bed was totally empty, the blanket gone as well even. The Novian in question was no where in sight. Ra let his leg slip off the rim of his sarcophagus, falling back to the ground in wonder. Where in the underworld could that goofy alien be? He usually slept like a rock- it wasn't like him to be up at this time of night. Was something wrong?

Against his usual judgement, he made his way out into the hallway, searching for the ditzy alien. But where would the alien go to? The restrooms? The gym? The lobby-? The cafeteria. That would be the most likely place Zeke would go to. Zeke had such a huge appetite, it would be no surprise if he was sneaking food. He could eat an entire BUILDING if he had to. ... Ok, that was an exaggeration. But in reality, Zeke had a massive appetite.

The mummy pushed open the doors to the cafeteria, he was surprised at it's silence. And even more surprised by the fact Zeke was no where to be seen. ' That's odd... ' He thought curiously, placing a hand on his chin in thought. ' Wonder where he is then... maybe outside...? '

Turning back out the cafeteria doors, Ra began to head to the front doors of Scare School. The Novian always DID enjoy star gazing. Ra found it a little strange, as the alien had seen stars up close, but he didn't question it. Everyone had their own little hobbies. This just so happened to be Zeke's.

Soon Ra was outside, looking around until he saw bright colors on the roof. Red, and silver. Two of the three main colors to Zeke's attire. Ra sighed a bit, looking for a way to get up there.


Zeke looked down at the photo in his hand, frowning as a cold purple tear fell on his sister Melody's image. He side a bit, bringing the blanket that was draped on his shoulders up and across his closed eyes. He hated when he cried... he hated looking weak... hence why he came up here. Where he could be alone, and where no one could see. He just needed to let it out of his system. Thanks to Mantha, he knew it was bad to keep his feelings in. He still didn't want others to see though...

" *pant* *pant* *pant*... Z-Zeke? "

Zeke jumped violently, scrubbing his eyes dry and turning around to find Ra slowly sitting down beside him, panting and wheezing harshly. Zeke's face turned bright blue, smiling weakly at the mummy.

" Hey Ra. What's up? "

" Why are you out here all by yourself? Are you ok? "

Zeke frowned, looking back down at the photo he had, wiping the tear stain away and handing it to Ra. Ra looked at it carefully. It was an image of three Novians, one of which was a young version of Zeke, back when his hair was light grey. The other three was the rest of his family. Mishelle and Melody were sitting facing each other, grinning and holding their hands together, while Zeke looked exhausted as he sat on his mother's lap, and the silver haired mother was smiling warmly, running a hand through his hair. It was sweet, really.

Ra looked at Zeke, quickly realizing the problem. The Novian was, not only homesick, but he missed his family.

" You miss them. "

" Yeah... "

Zeke croaked, sighing greatly after he said that.

" I-I try not to think about it, but when I left to join the war... I must've really hurt them... "

Tears welled up in the aliens eyes once more, and he soon clenched them shut, lifting the blanket up closer to his face. Ra frowned, carefully wrapping an arm around the other. He couldn't think of anything that he could say to possibly help the other... perhaps all he could really do was sit there and let the alien calm down. Besides, it seemed like the arm was helping comfort him.

" Th-thanks Ra... "

Zeke mumbled, rubbing his eyes tiredly. The mummy in question smiled and helped the other to his feet.

" No problem man. Come on. It's getting late. "

Zeke nodded to this statement and began walking to the way down the roof. Ra was about to follow suit when something caught his eye.

" A shooting star! "

He said in glee, soon getting Zeke's attention. The alien turned to look at it, the gloss in his eyes narrowing to zoom in on it. To see if it was really a star. It wasn't.

" Thats no star! "

He yelped in confusion and slight panic. Ra turned to him, eyes pleading for an explanation.

" That's a Novian starship! Wh-what's it doing here?! "

Now watching the "starship" intensively, they soon found it landing in front of the school. Zeke's eyes narrowed into a glare before he summoned a mechanical hand from his L.S.S., using it to grab Ra. Soon he left from the roof, landing perfectly on his feet, leaving Ra dizzy from the drop.

Slowly putting the mummy down, the two cautiously approached the alien spacecraft, watching in awe as the glass top opened. And Zeke simply COULDN'T believe who was inside.


Cliffhanger! X3

Goodnight everyone.