Sorry for the delay, (stupid school)

Chapter Three:

The last few minutes passed fast. Jim bought them all gifts from Coseismic Cloud, the planet Interstellar Academy was located on. Dav got a new sketch book, Suz got a book called, "Solar Surfing through the ages.", it showed past Surfers and how Solar surfing was invented. It turned out to be a pretty interesting read. Jim got B.E.N. a new can of oil, knowing basically anything you gave him made him happy. Jim got his mother a new locket. Jim just gave Morph a small cookie that he was saving for later. They talked about what was going on and all and had a pretty good time. Dav totally forgot about Silver's visit.

Pretty soon they had to leave. Suz and Dav said thanks for the gifts and started to walk home to Doppler's Observatory.

"Wow can ya believe Jim?" Suz said examining her new book with delight. "I knew he would look older and all but Holy Smokes! He's one hot tomalley! And a nice one too." Dav didn't answer her he stared at his new sketchbook. Now that Dav was in a quiet environment, he remembered the ceremony was today. Only in a few minutes too. Dav's anguish must have shown on his face because Suz said, "Oh, come off it Daniel, your not still moping about the Academy aren't ya?" Dav shrugged. "Easy for you to say, you like it."

"Cause I'm involved!" Suz said exasperated. That was true. Suz usually was on most of the girls sports teams at their old school, so why shouldn't she this time. "Look Dav, how about when I'm done with "Solar Surfing through the ages", you can read it kay?"

"Kay." Dav sighed. Though he doubted just a book to make him feel better.

When they reached their house Amelia was in a frenzy when they came home.

"Only a hour to the Ceremony! You two just come home! Dav's room is a pigsty! Get in your uniforms! We can't afford any mistakes this night!"

"It's okay mom," Suz replied. "We just got sidetracked Jim came and..."

"I know." Amelia replied stiffly. "Now hurry up and get ready. You know where your uniforms are."

Dav was hardly listening to his mother's lecture. He went upstairs, careful not to trip over anything in his room that Amy threw, Sat his notebook and sketchbook on his bed, and opened up his closet door. A whole bunch of shirts and assorted things where in there. He reached in the very back of the closet until he found a white uniform with gold and red strips. It looked like it never been worn. He put the white uniform coat over his black t-shirt. He took off his shoes. He reluctantly took off his comfortable navy blue jeans and put the white pants on. All the freshmen had to wear white uniforms to formal occasions. If it wasn't required he'd be wearing just probably a t-shirt and jeans. The canine looked at himself in his closet mirror. Not bad. Dav brushed his bangs out of his face. They fell over his checks. Covering his face. It looked like his bangs where hiding him from the outside world. His hair looked messy. His bangs where uneven and his hair was sticking up almost everywhere. He thought about combing it, but his hair always found a way to become messy again. He just flatted his hair with his hand.

"Someone's nervous" Came a voice from the door. Dav saw Kit behind him in the mirror. She was wearing a white skirt that went near to her ankles, and a shirt very similar to Silver's cream colored shirt. Except it was her size and white. She wore the same jacket Dav was wearing on his uniform. She was wearing high healed white dress shoes. Her brown hair was up in a tight bun, a very lose strand of hair hanging down her face. She was wearing an aqua blue necklace and earrings. Her glasses rested on her feline nose. Dav could tell she put some glitter on her lips. Dav turned around and looked at Kit. She looked very pretty.

"Looking good!" The feline replied looking at Dav in his uniform.

"You too." Dav said shocked by how pretty Kit could look when she wanted too. Kit looked at the mess on Dav's room. "You know, you better pick this up or mom and dad are going to have a fit." Dav shruged. "I'll pick it up later when the ceremony's done. They can have a fit then." Kit wrinkled her nose in disgust. "Your gonna get in trouble." She looked at Dav's uniform. "By the by, your black shirt clashes with your uniform."

Dav glared at his sister, he was about to defend himself but his father peeked in the doorway. "Time to go."

The ride to the Interstellar Academy was one of the longest rides Dav had ever taken, Amy, Kit, Suz, Sarah, Jim, B.E.N., Amelia, Doppler, and Dav all crammed into one Family vehicle (Morph rested in Jim's pocket). But fortunately it was over and Dav stepped out into the atmosphere of Cosmic Cloud, Obviously glad for fresh air. Amelia was giving them last minute instructions, "Now remember your being accepted..." But Dav wasn't really listening. He looked at Jim. "Jim, were are we gonna meet..." The young adult put his finger to his lips, singling he didn't want to talk about right now in front of the adults. Dav nodded slightly disappointed.

Before Dav knew it, he was on stage in a single file line facing the audience with the other new students. The principal of the academy was making a speech to the audience. Dav let his mind wander, not really listening. Suz was next to Dav in line, giggling for some apparent reason. She tapped Dav's shoulder. Dav ignored her. She tapped it again, and again, and again... "What?!" Dav hissed. Suz giggled, and pointed towards the audience. "Look at B.E.N." she whispered still giggling. Dav looked at the direction Suz was pointing. B.E.N. had a camera in hand, and he was snapping it at every desirable moment. Dav was surprised he didn't notice the flash before. B.E.N. was clicking madly away at the thing, and Jim could be seen trying to pry the camera away from B.E.N. Suz giggled again. "Isn't he funny?" she asked, apparently talking about B.E.N. Dav shrugged. "He's weird."

The principal finally finished his speech and each student was presented with a document saying that they were permitted to be taught at the Interstellar Academy. Each one was called in alphabetical order, by their last name. The Doppler family were some of the first to be called up. Amy acted all superior about it when she got hers. She swung her hips back and forth as she approached the principal. Dav noticed some of the teenage boy aliens in line gawking at his sister. Dav rolled his eyes. 'Oh please...' he thought, 'quit showing off and take the blasted letter already.' Amy took the document, and being the drama queen she is, blew a kiss to the audience. Dav rolled his eyes again as she went to her spot back in line.

When Dav's name was called after his sister's, he just walked up and took the stupid letter as quickly as he could, but not quick enough for B.E.N. to snap a picture of him. Dav went back to his spot in line, and hoped Jim could get the camera back before more humiliating photos were shot.

Kit was next. She took more after her father then anything. She nearly tripped on her way up to the principal and she grabbed the letter with pride. "Thank you! Thank you very much!" Dav groaned. He knew Kit, she was preparing to make a speech. "I'm glad I'm excepted to the Interstellar Academy..." The principal tapped Kit on the shoulder explaining their were no speeches. Kit looked severely disappointed, but turned red all the same. A few of the students laughed. "Dork." he herd one mutter. Click. B.E.N. snapped another photo. Kit hesitantly went back to her spot in line, red in the face.

Then it was Suz's turn. She did basically what Dav did, excepting it as quickly as possible, but she thanked the principal by socking his shoulder. Click. B.E.N. snapped another shot. The principal looked flustered, but continued reading down the names nonetheless, as Suz regained her spot in line. As the principal continued down the list, Dav became bored again. "Why doesn't he hurry?" he muttered to his sister. "I want ta get out of here." Suz shrugged. "Dav, show some respect huh?" Dav sighed. That was hard to do since he was looking forward to seeing Silver. He didn't see him anywhere in the audience. Dav sighed again and watched each student accept there document. There were many different varieties of aliens then Dav thought there would be. Most walked on two legs, like he did, but every now and then there was the occasional one that would fly or slither, or crawl.

Dav was inattentive most of the time, but he woke up when he saw a female human pass by him. The reason Dav perked up was because in the dense thriving civilization he lived in, he barely saw humans around. The only ones he actually knew personally were Jim and his mother. The girl wore the formal uniform like everyone else for the girls. A white shirt, skirt, dress shoes, and jacket. Dav noticed she had a heart shaped locket hanging around her neck. Her hair was a dull silver color and seemed untidy. She seemed to be different from Jim and his mother though. Jim's deep blue eyes were always filled with life, and you could pick up on his emotions easily. But this girl... her eyes seemed different, cold. No life was in them. In fact, if Dav didn't see her walking, and moving, he'd probably think she was dead. She was looking strait ahead, and no emotion seeped through her eyes. The girl walked carefully to the principal, and held out her hand, still looking strait ahead. The principal placed the document in the girl's hand, which Dav thought was odd, because you were supposed to take it. The girl thanked the principal, and walked back to her spot in line.

Dav looked at her for awhile, then he whispered to Suz, "Who's that?" Suz rolled her eyes. "Dav don't you listen, he just announced her name a few minutes ago. I think it was Crystal Moonlight or Moonlight crystal...or something like that." Dav continued to stare at the girl. She was staring strait ahead with her pale cold eyes. "But... I mean... is there something weird about her, I mean, look at her eyes..." Suz glanced at the girl, then she shrugged. "Beats me, Dav. All I know is that they are at the 'm's so we must be done soon." Dav gave his sister a playful grin. "What happened to 'show some respect' huh?" Suz nudged her brother. "That was when I thought it wouldn't take this long, I want to get this over with."

Finally each student received their document and there was a burst of applause from the audience. Dav sighed. It was done. Finally! Dav thought. All he cared about now was seeing Silver again, at least before he went and lived in the dorms of the Academy. The students pushed each other of stage. Dav and all three of his sisters were walking together. Amy was chattering her head off, "It's awesome you know, we all got accepted, I knew I would of corse, but Dav, and Suz, I'm surprised they even let you in the assembly room." Kit pushed her glasses up on her feline nose as a nervous habit. "Oh, stop it Amy, they're your siblings, your supposed to like them." Suz hated being spoken to in the third person. "Hey we're right here! We're not invisible ya know!" Kit blinked awkwardly. "Oh, I'm sorry guys I didn't mean-"

"Shut up Kitten!" Amy snarled. Kit's ears narrowed.

"It's Kit! Just Kit!" Suz pulled her feline ears in frustration.

"Will you two quit fighting?"

"Will you stop sounding like mother!" Amy snarled. Kit glared at Amy.

"Don't compare her to mom! That's mean Amy!"

"I do what I want!"

"QUIT YOUR STUPID BICKERING YOU TWO!" Suz snarled. Dav was quiet. He knew he shouldn't but in, they always fought like this. The three feline siblings argued at each other, they didn't see were they were going and they bumped strait into that cold-eyes girl Dav had seen earlier.

The girl screamed slightly surprised, but turned to them. She still stared strait ahead. Her eyes creeped Dav out a bit. It was as if she was staring, not at them, but beyond them, into their hearts and souls. It was a creepy feeling. "Oh sorry!" The girl said mildly surprised. You couldn't see emotion in her eyes. "I didn't see you there." The girl laughed as if this were the joke of the century. Amy, took this as rudeness and replied angrily, "Well watch were your going next time!!" Kit gave Amy a mean look and said to the girl. "Sorry, it's our fault, we weren't watching were we were going." The girl shook her head. "No, I herd you coming, but didn't move out of the way. That's my fault. I'm such a klutz." the girl muttered. She stepped out of the way and let them pass through. Dav turned to Suz.

"What did she mean, hear us coming?" Suz shrugged.

"Well we must of been loud hadn't we? Fighting like that... Oh look! They put out a treat plate!" Suz said excitedly dashing towards the food. Dav couldn't help but wonder if there was something unnatural about the girl.

Dav was about to grab some food, when Jim motioned to him. Dav looked disappointed he had to skip up an opportunity on free food, but went over to Jim nonetheless. "Yeah?" Dav asked. Jim put a finger to his lips again. Dav grinned. "Were is he? Is he here?" Dav said getting excited. "Quit!" Jim hissed. "You want to alert the whole planet?" Dav smiled. "So he is here then!"

"Shh!" Jim hissed but he nodded a 'yes'. "Follow me." Jim whispered. Dav nodded and followed Jim. They exited the doors of the academy, and out into the fresh night air. Dav didn't realize how late it was. Two hours must of past in that building. Jim walked into the garden, Dav following. They walked on the garden path in the dark for what seemed like ages. Dav was about to ask how much farther, when Jim stopped. Dav bumped into Jim. Dav looked beyond Jim. There was a beautiful lake, reflected in the Crescentia moonlight. Suddenly a bright shine of light got shone in Dav's eyes. Dav blinked to get his eyes adjusted to the light. Jim smiled. "Guess who's here ta see ya?" Dav herd Silver's voice reply.

"Like I don't already know!" Dav's eyes adjusted to the slight shine of light. Silver smiled at Dav, his cyborg eye reacting more brightly in the dark. Dav beamed. His day just got better.