Here's my first technical chapter. whhooop I fixed a bit in it. I expect to make the chapters longer next chapter, which I'll probably type up tomorrow and posttttt. OKAIBAI.

Eight years later and I can proudly say Doctor D has been my true father. We had a few blowouts, like all families do, but it's been so wonderful. He introduced me to Sarah, a very close friend of his and I could see their deep bond instantly, and her son, who was a few months older than me, Jim. They owned a little inn where me and Doctor Doppler would visit quite a lot.

Today we went to visit Sarah and Jim at the old Benbow Inn. I loved to help out and I knew Sarah always needed help, despite not asking for it. We went in and Sarah was the only staff there and there was a lot of people… err… well for the lack of a better word, people! And, this came to no surprise to me, Jim was nowhere in sight. He's probably solar surfing, I thought to myself. "Hello, there Sarah. We've come to help!" I said. I knew I would end up being the only one helping, but Doctor Doppler always helps, in one way or another. Sarah turned towards us and looked at me. Her eyes said you know the drill. I went to the kitchen, grabbed an apron, and started taking peoples orders. "And it's a big bowl of Zorlainan jelly worms, for the big boy." I said, as I gave a family their orders. Some people just have different tastes, I thought as I watched the boy shove fistful after fistful of his jelly worms, trying not to shudder. I looked, satisfied, and saw Sarah serving Delbert. Of course. He wants to eat at a time like this. More work for me and Sarah, I thought. Sarah talked to Doctor Doppler, when the inn door burst open. "Mrs. Hawkins." said a roboticy voice. I turned and gasped. Sarah turned and dropped several dishes that broke. "Jim!" She said in her stern mother voice, which had a hint of hysteria in it. "Oh, wrong turn," Delbert said. I glared at him, trying to get him to shut up. Jim was trying to escape the officer's grip. "Ok, thanks for the lift guys." He said, obviously trying to hide something. "Not so fast," replied one of the officers. The other started with "We apprehended your son operating a solar vehicle in a restricted area." The other continued with "Moving violation 9-0-4, section fifteen, paragraph… umm…" "Six" Jim said, rubbing his face. "Thank you." "Don't mention it." Jim told the officer. I looked at him, slightly impressed and slightly disgusted. "Jim." Sarah said feeling more disgusted then me. He looked like a kicked puppy and I wanted to run up and hug him. But I held back and watched the scene. "As you are aware mam, this constitutes a violation of his probation." "Probation?!" I asked. I wasn't aware of his probation. The officer ignored me. Sarah said "Yes, yes… No I understand…Um, but… could we just..." Then, just when it was not needed, Doctor Doppler decided to interject. "Officers, if I might, uh, interject here; I am the noted astrophysicist Doctor Delbert Doppler. Perhaps you've heard of me? No? I have a clipping…" the Doctor just made me sometimes want to slap him. "Are you the boy's father?" an officer pointed his finger at him. He looked surprised. "Oh, ew, he is an old friend of the family." "He is my adopted father, though." I said, for no reason at all. Both officers got in his face and said "Back off sir!" Sarah consoled him. I didn't want to hear the rest of this, so I went to the kitchen to get a broom. When I came back, the officers where gone, and so was Jim. Doctor Doppler was talking to Sarah and the broken dishes where still there. I swept them up and I didn't know what to do, since the people sleeping in the inn had gone to their rooms.

I went outside, it was not yet dark and I wanted some fresh air, and to give Doctor D and Sarah some privacy. I walked out of the inn and heard stones falling. I looked around and figured it was my imagination. Then one fell on my head. "Who threw that?" I asked. When no reply came, went up to the roof. Low and behold, I found Jim, throwing stones. "What's the matter Jimmy?" I asked him, using his nickname he hated. "Like you care. You wouldn't get it any way." His words were cold and they hurt, but I knew worse pain. "Oh, trust me Jim. I've been through stuff you don't even know about." I wasn't about to have a little therapy session, discussing my parents, because it honestly still hurt. He threw a rock down and said "No, you wouldn't! You've been daddy's girl all your life; you have no idea what it's like to be fatherless!" I know Jim was just lashing out, expressing his emotions, but it still hit me as if he actually had slapped me. Tears dripped down my face as I replied, my voice croaking, "Like hell I do." I jumped off the roof and ran back inside. The next thing I knew, Jim came in soaking wet, with something on his back, and a chest in his hands.