And Part IV has arrived!! Once again, I do apologize for it's extremely prolonged development, but I hope all of my dedicated readers enjoy it all the same. :)

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Do enjoy!

After checking to make sure Jacob finally had his video game turned off and had fallen asleep, Helen closed his door and quietly padded towards her own room. Then, as she reached her door, she noticed Klaatu exiting the bathroom and heading towards the formerly vacant guest room.

During his stay thus far, she had been able to show him how to go about keeping clean and other basic necessities that were completely foreign to him with his new body. She let Jacob review the finer points of male hygiene, but she managed to teach Klaatu how to wash his hair. However, she made sure he had a pair of trunks on for the lesson. He wasn't fazed in the slightest, seeing as he had no idea what embarrassment feels like, but she didn't want to make things awkward.

Well, no more awkward than they already are. She mused to herself.

Other than the basics, Helen was surprised to find that Klaatu could take care of himself quite well. He was quick to remind her that he had studies the human race extensively before his arrival. But, he also reminded her that there was still a great deal he needed to learn.

With an apologetic look, he had told her that before his arrival, he hadn't exactly done a thorough examination on human hygiene, hence the reason he needed her assistance.

By the time Helen finished her musings, Klaatu had entered the room and shut the door. As she gazed at the closed door, she couldn't help but wonder what new experiences lay in store for both herself and Jacob. It wasn't everyday you found yourself housing an alien guest under your roof.

Then, as she collapsed onto her bed, she began fretting over what might happen if their carefully constructed environment was discovered by those same government bureaucrat pricks who had collected her at the very beginning of the alien visitation.

They would come banging down her door, rush in as most secret ops teams do, and whisk Klaatu off to some secluded government facility. She and Jacob would never see him again.

Helen felt her eyes suddenly burn with hot tears at the thought, and she immediately felt a strong urge to protect and hide Klaatu from them. Then, as she contemplated the idea, she realized he didn't need much in the way of protection. He had immobilized an entire interrogation force by over-riding the circuitry in the building, and he had crashed two helicopters using nothing more than reversing the laser sights the gunners had trained on him.

The government agents should be the ones who are worried. Helen mused laughingly, although worry still prodded at the back of her mind.

Her eyes began to slowly drift shut, and the earlier scenario began playing behind her eyelids like a looped film. And soon, it began to feel all too real.

The door kicked in … Jacob crying out and running towards the men in strange uniforms … Klaatu trying to keep the boy out of harm's way, but being subdued by a blow to the temple as he tries to reach the boy … Helen herself crying out for them just to leave, but they ignore her, it's as if they can't even hear her.

Jacob being shoved onto the couch by a passing agent … another brushing forcefully past her … Klaatu being hefted over the shoulder of one of the agents and carried bodily out of the house …

"Noo! KLAATU!!!" Helen finally screamed, a brief spasm of fear jolting through her body as she realized it had all been a terrifying nightmare.

Then, as she wiped the sweat running down her brow, her door flew open and Klaatu came charging in.

He was clad in nothing more than a pair of pajama bottoms and his hair was rather mussed, but his piercing eyes were alert and fixed concernedly on Helen.

"Are you alright, Helen? I heard you shout my name."

"Yes … yes, I'm alright. I just … had a nightmare … that was all."

Helen heaved a quick sigh, attempting to slow her heart-rate.

"I've never heard of this ailment … are you sure you're alright?" Klaatu gazed at her questioningly.

"I assume you dream, Klaatu?" Helen asked, a slightly curious smile tugging at her lips.

"Yes … I have experienced dreams before. They are mostly meaningless to me. But how does this correlate with a 'nightmare'?"

"A nightmare is a kind of dream. But it's a primarily frightening dream, and sometimes, it feels extremely real. So real, in fact, that people wake themselves up as they react to something within the dream. That's what happened to me."

Klaatu nodded, seemingly satisfied. Then, he turned to return to his own room. But, not before giving Helen another concerned and almost inquisitive glance.

"I'm ok, Klaatu, really. You can go back to sleep. I'll see you tomorrow morning." Helen said, her voice calm.

"You will." He replied, not knowing how else to respond.

As he re-entered his own room, he sat down on the bed, lost in thought. He knew there was a slim chance of falling asleep again in the near future.

All of this was so new to him, and so foreign. Nightmares, human emotions … his body itself.

I cannot comprehend how Mr. Wu integrated himself into this race so easily. It's difficult and complicated … but I want to stay.

He glanced up, his piercing brown eyes roving around the room. Then, as he returned to his previous train of thought, he came to realize something.

Perhaps it was just as difficult for him as it is for me … perhaps he decided humans were worth the sacrifice. I know these humans are worth the sacrifice.

He glanced up again, this time looking in the direction of Helen's and Jacob's rooms.

And as he finally lay back down on the bed and closed his eyes, Klaatu smiled, his final conscious thoughts being of his "family".

A/N Once again, I truly apologize for the time it took for this chapter to get published. I've been absolutely swamped lately, and I just haven't found the time to write. Subsequently, Part IV is my least favorite thus far. :( But I'm happy to say that schedule is officially over. I'm hoping to be updating far more frequently in these next few months.

I have absolutely no idea how long this story is going to end up being, but all I know is I'm enjoying the ride getting there and I hope all of you are too. ;)

PS Sorry everyone, after re-reading this for the upteenth time, I realized there were are few errors that needed to be fixed. Thus, I uploaded the re-edited version. Sorry if this confuses anyone.