I stood outside the lab for about half an hour, wondering if I really should go in. It was starting to get dark, and a little colder, so I went inside, a little afraid of what would happen.

"Hello?" I looked around and saw an old man, pacing back and forth near a table. I walked up to him and waited to see if he would notice me.

"Oh, hello there young man. Who are you, if you don't mind me asking?" That was probably the most hurtful thing anyone had ever asked me.

"I'm Jeff… your son." He looked at me in surprise.

"Oh, I'm sorry it's been a long time. Ten years maybe? You've grown a lot."

"I wish you would've come to visit every once in a while." This was really painful for me, he didn't seem happy to see me at all, he wouldn't even look at me for more than five seconds at a time.

"I've been to busy with my work. Would you like a donut?"

"No, I want to know why you left me alone for so long." He stopped what he was doing and looked me in the eyes for the first time.

"I had no choice. I couldn't bring you here with me and I thought that boarding school would be the best place for you."

"How could anyone think that it would be a good idea to put a three year old in a place that has no parental figures and no connection to the outside world?" I was getting upset and he didn't even seem to care… or notice.

"I'm sure it couldn't have been that bad."

"What about during every break, when everyone got to go home to visit their families, and I was stuck there ALONE because YOU never bothered to visit?"

"I had no time to waste to…"

"Time to WASTE? That's what you think of me? Just something that's there, but has no importance to you? WHAT DID I EVER DO TO YOU?"

"I couldn't stay with you."

"Why not?" I looked up at him, and saw his reason right away.

"YOU COULDN'T STAY WITH ME BECAUSE I CAN SEE PEOPLE'S THOUGHTS? WHAT KIND OF REASON IS THAT?"

"I was worried that something was wrong with you. I sent you to that school hoping that they could finish blocking your 'power'."

"FINISH?? WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME?"

"Not much, I managed to change most of your 'psychic' abilities into intelligence."

"WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT?"

"It made more sense for you to be smart than for you to have some strange power."

"DID YOU EVER THINK ABOUT HOW I WOULD FEEL?"

"You were 16 months old when I did this. I thought it would be easier on you if you wouldn't be able to remember anything."

"So how did you even know I had any powers?"

"You set the house on fire seventeen different times. Your mother left after the third or fourth time saying she how she wouldn't come back until you stopped. After I told her I got rid your mind powers, she said she wouldn't return to someone who would mess around in their own child's brain."

"Well, she's right. If I knew this, I would have found some other way to get to Threek. I'm taking the Sky Walker, and I refuse to see you as my father." I walked over to machine, got inside and set the destination for Threek. When I looked to close the door, Dr. Andonuts was looking at me, still showing no emotion.

"Maybe I'll see you again in another ten years."

"I never want to see you again as long as I live." And with that, I closed the door and started the Sky Walker.

The trip to Threek wasn't too long, but it gave me enough time to clear my mind. I reached to the back of my head and found the scar I had wondered about for so long. I couldn't believe that he would do something so horrible to me. I looked out the window and saw that I was leaving Doko Doko Desert and entering Threek. I wasn't sure if it was possible, but I tried calling out to Ness and Paula.

"Where are you?" The Sky Walker was circling around the town, waiting for another destination.

"Jeff? Is that you?" I was surprised that they heard me.

"Yeah, I'm above Threek. Do you know where you are?"

"I'm not sure, but maybe we can attract the craft your in…"

"I think it's getting something." The machine was starting to move towards the graveyard. It stopped moving, and it seemed like it was about to crash.

"GO TO THE DOOR!" I yelled right before I fell through the ground into a small room.

As the smoke cleared, I saw the people who had called me all the way out here.

"Jeff?" Paula walked towards the smashed ship and helped me out. "You okay?"

"Yeah…"

"Nice to finally meet you." Ness looked happy, "Also good to finally get out of here."

"Sorry it took so long."

"It's okay, Winters is pretty far from here. Anyway, you can open the door right?"

"Yeah, but I want to know what exactly is going on here."

"I guess you have a right to know everything, since we're going to be traveling together for a bit."

We sat down, and Ness and Paula filled me in on everything that had happened so far.

"So we have to find these Sanctuaries…" I thought back to the cave near Stonehenge, "I think I saw one on the way down here."

"Really? Are you sure?" Paula seemed a bit surprised.

"Yeah, it said something about you, Ness. Like you're the only one who can get in there."

"Guess it's because of the Sound Stone. Buzz-Buzz said I needed it to get to the Sanctuaries." He pulled out the small rock and pressed it to his forehead. "It's such a nice melody so far. You want to hear?" He held out the rock, and I took it. I held it to my head, and heard a very faint sound.

"It's kind of hard to hear, but it is nice."

"Hard to hear? It seems pretty loud to me." Ness looked confused. Paula took the stone and listened.

"It's not quiet at all." They both looked at me in confusion. I knew why I couldn't hear it as well as they could, and made a mental note to find a way to fix what my father had done.

Ness got up, "Ready to get out of here?" He helped up Paula, then me. I walked to the door, pulled out the tool Maxwell gave me and had the door open in a matter of seconds. Paula took the key, "We are definitely holding on to this. You never know when you'll need it." She gave it back and I stuck it in my bag.

"Well, let's go then!" Paula led the way into the graveyards of Threek.


Finally finished! Sorry if it's a bit cheesy...

Sky Walker = Sky Runner

Doko Doko Desert = The desert... Sorry I'm not sure what the desert is called in the US version ^w^''

If I missed any translations please tell me!