A/N: Yeah, guys, this is the last chapter. :) The LAST CHAPTER! I can't believe I'm done… It seems like just yesterday, I was finishing Visser Three's Diary! Just goes to show how much FUN I had writing this!!

Overall, I'm very happy with this story, and I hope you enjoyed it too. Thanks to all of you for reading, and as a gift I give you this chapter – one of my personal favorites in the Trilogy so far. Here's hoping Visser Three's Notebook will be just as good as this one:)

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Visser Three's Journal

Chapter 24
Ellie's Graduation

((( Six months later… )))

January 23rd

Dear Journal,

OH MY GOD! JOURNAL! WHERE THE HELL WERE YOU?

Um… in Iniss's pants pocket, apparently. That stupid thief! He stole Diary once, too! What a jerk!

So yeah, yeah, I know it's been a loooong while since I wrote – got to hand that somewhat to those idiotic Andalite bandits though too, ruining my life again… I've been really, really busy on Earth TRYING to deal with those retards. I mean, a couple weeks ago I swear they went mad. I was in the middle of organizing Yeerk Fest – 3000, an ingenious plot in which I pretended to be some human named Pony – or was it Bony? – to attempt to infest all of Earth's greatest leaders. But unfortunately, I guess the bandits had become infatuated with that Swedish bald man over there or whatever, because they came that night as ELEPHANTS and THE THINGS WITH THE HORNS and STOMPED all over my party! You can believe I was awfully pissed…

But I SWEAR, I looked for you at least once a day!

Yeah. It's Iniss's birthday in exactly a month from now. Oh, joy. You know, I think I'm going to get him a pay cut sheet and an added note which will say, "TAKE THAT! Thanks so very much for stealing my personal belongings, you incompetent fool!"

Or do you think that's too generous of me?

Whatever. In any case, today, I had the entire day off. The reasoning behind this? Do I need a reason to take a day off now? I mean, yeah, it's been six months, but still. Hello, things have changed, but not quite THAT much.

Still, actually, today there was a reason…

" Like, Visser?" Ellie asked nervously. She stepped back and spread her arms. " Do you think I look totally too girlish in this dress?"

( Ellie, ) I said, ( you always look too girlish. In everything. )

A long pause.

( Was that the right answer? ) I asked.

" Like, no way."

Yeah… on second thought, I guess things haven't even changed as much as I initially speculated.

Ellie twirled around uncomfortably in her bright pink dress, looked at herself in the mirror, and sighed.

" Why can't I look like Visser One?" she mourned. " She must have this stuff like, so easy."

( Ellie, you'd be surprised how long Visser One spends in front of the mirror each morning. She is too full of herself for her own good. )

For some reason, Ellie smiled at that.

( You look just fine, Ellie. ) I said. ( It's just a ceremony, not the Empire Day ball. )

Which was coming up, by the way.

" Like, you think?" Ellie asked.

( Sure, why not, ) I shrugged.

" Like, YAY, Visser, I totally LOVE you!" she giggled and swung her arms around me.

I pushed her away, repelled. ( Okay, NO HUGGING. ) I yelled, frowning. ( You cannot expect to become a Visser by acting in such a childish manner! )

She blushed. " Like, sorry, Visser."

I glared at her but found myself completely ignored as she returned to her grooming. Her hair, this time. She brought a lethal-looking iron to her head.

( ELLIE. What the SEEROW are you doing? ) I asked.

" Like, curling my hair," Ellie said.

( Ellie, it's JUST A CEREMONY. )

" Like, JUST a ceremony?!" she shrieked. " This is so totally the most important day of my LIFE!"

I rolled my eyes. Just then, the doorbell rang.

Saved by the bell, I thought. Hell, I'm even getting better with my human pop culture references. I no longer say "Kill two nerds with one phone", of that you can be sure. Visser One quickly brought it upon herself to correct that "before it drove her insane".

I galloped madly to answer the door. Opening it, I found myself standing face to face with Councilor Four and Iniss. Why they were together, I guess no one will ever know.

They were both wearing fancy suits. Well, Councilor Four was anyway, clad in a tux that appeared to have cost him approximately a million Yeerk coins. His hair was also slicked back, that incredible show-off…

As for Iniss, he just THOUGHT his suit looked fancy. It really didn't. It just looked like he was trying to make a statement by dressing like a colorful clown. Well, at least it was colorful.

" Visser," Iniss said excitedly, " I can't believe we got invited to the ceremony! I can't wait to go!"

( Correction, Iniss, WE got invited, ) I said, pointing at Councilor Four and myself. ( You're just coming because I can't trust you alone with the stove. )

Iniss looked down.

( Okay. Why are you just STANDING there? ) I asked them. ( Either you come in, now, or I shut the door and return to my many important tasks. )

Needless to say, they didn't need to be told twice. They walked into the room and I shut the door behind them.

" So, Visser Three," Councilor Four said. Finally, someone intelligent. " Are you ready?"

( Why wouldn't I be? ) I asked, indifferent.

" Well… Ellie's been here for more than a year…" he said. " You can't tell me you're not going to miss her just a little bit."

( Oh yes, ) I said sarcastically. ( Because I am so going to miss the window-shattering sound which is her laughter. )

I rolled my eyes. I mean, Councilor Four is my best friend and all, but shouldn't he have caught on by now that making me feel positive emotions for anyone but him is a lost cause? Not everyone is as increasingly lucky as he is, to have me as a friend…

" Visser Three, you know it's going to be annoying, having only Iniss to do all the chores…" Councilor Four said, taking a different approach. He brought his hands to his face in mock horror. " YOU might even be forced to HELP OUT! Gods forbid!"

( You know, you're absolutely right, ) I said, eyes wide. ( It just wouldn't be fair to force all that work on Iniss. Especially considering he's getting a pay cut. )

" I'm WHAT?" Iniss exclaimed.

( … So maybe I'll hire a maid! ) I exclaimed. ( That'll work! )

Councilor Four shoved his forehead down into his hand, defeated. Iniss looked like he was about to cry at the news of getting a pay cut (Serves him right!). I could hear Ellie singing loudly ("LA LA LAAA LA LAAAA…!") from all the way over here.

It all just seemed so NORMAL. So ordinary, you know? I mean, aren't all my entries like this?

… Have things really changed so little in six fricking months?

Soon, they would change. Today was Ellie's last day as my intern. In one week, she'll be shipped over to the training base, where she'll stay for another six months, and from there Visser One will decide where to place her.

Visser One'll go easy on Ellie when that time comes, but seriously, can you PICTURE Ellie at a training base? Girly Ellie? Isn't that the funniest thing EVER?

Speaking of Ellie, here she came, down the hallway to meet us – red hair curled, high heels, all meticulously made up… She looked like a freaking science grad, not a future Visser!

She's still only twenty, though. Who knows, maybe she'll outgrow the whole girly thing…

Eventually…

Possibly…

Somehow I doubt it…

( Hurry up, Ellie, do you WANT to miss your own ceremony? ) I shouted.

" Like, I'm COMING, Visser." Ellie said.

Councilor Four looked at his watch.

" We'd better go," he said. " It starts in twenty-five minutes, and Ellie has to be fifteen minutes early."

I nodded, and we left, shutting the door behind us. The four of us set off for the seventh floor, where the main auditorium was located. Sometimes, we Vissers had seminars there. Mostly along the lines of "How to Handle Subordinates". Today, however, circumstances were different. It was the yearly Yeerk Empire Military Graduation Ceremony. Usually, I don't go, since only Visser One and the Council need to be present every year, but this year was different since Ellie was my intern.

We took the shaft to get down to the auditorium. Ellie looked nervous the whole way. Yeerks today had it rough. When I was a young Yeerk, it was kind of impossible to have a decent internship and ceremony, main reason being that we were cruising in ships and orbiting the Hork-Bajir home world.

No, I am not ANCIENT, thank you very much.

We got out of the shaft and started off toward the auditorium, which was pretty much on the other end of the floor. About halfway there, Iniss started crying.

He ran forward and practically threw himself onto Ellie. " ELLIEEEE! I DON'T WA-WA-WA-WANT YOU TO GOHOHOHOHOHHH!"

Ellie hugged Iniss back. Eww.

" Like, it's okay Iniss!" she smiled. " I'll totally come back and visit you guys, I promise."

I guess that made Iniss feel a little better, because he stopped all-out bawling and proceeded to excruciating sniffling.

" Y-y-you will?" he asked, inhaling dryly.

" Like, duh," Ellie said.

( Oh, Iniss, calm down at last, ) I sighed. ( One you see Visser One you'll forget all about crying. )

" VISSER ONE is going to be there?" Iniss immediately beamed.

( See, I told you, ) I said.

Before we even knew it, we had arrived. Councilor Four quickly opened the door and motioned for Ellie to enter first. What an exhausting gentleman. Of course, Iniss and I weren't as lucky. The door, however, boosted my speed a little by whacking me in the hindquarters, so I suppose I shouldn't complain.

As soon as we got inside, Councilor Four ushered Ellie into a side door and quickly went to take his place at the Council area. I walked over to general seating, where, of course, there was a reserved area for myself and other Vissers in the front.

I stood next to the row of seats right behind the booth where Visser One was feverishly getting the interns' paperwork ready. I got myself comfortable and leaned forward to pull on her jet black ponytail.

" What the…" she turned around and raised an eyebrow, unimpressed. " Oh, it's you. Thrilled."

( Hello, Visser One, ) I said brightly, amused.

" Hello, Visser Three…" Visser One replied dully, probably wondering exactly how much oatmeal I had eaten that morning.

( Just one bowl, ) I answered before she could ask. I put on an expression of mock sincerity. ( I swear, oh great Visser! )

She rolled her eyes. " You had better not distract me during the ceremony, you dapsen, or I will personally have you executed."

( What? But I live for distracting you! ) I gloated.

Visser One frowned.

Just then, the Emperor came up on stage. Today, he was in the guise of a Hork-Bajir.

" I'd like to welcome all of you to this very special ceremony," he spoke into the microphone. " In which all of this year's military interns will collect their certificate of completion, allowing them to proceed to the next step of their careers. To each of them, I give my warmest congratulations."

( Wow, this is fake… ) I said.

" Shut up, you!" Visser One hissed.

" Now, I'd like to invite Visser One to say a few words, and to present our interns with their reports and certificates." The Emperor smiled.

Everyone cheered as he left the stage, leaving Visser One to her duty. Still at her booth, she shook her head frantically, looking over her paperwork to make sure everything was perfect. Finally, she stood up, bringing the messy, unorganized pile along with her.

( You suck at life, ) I told her privately, smirking.

She turned around to blatantly glare at me. I burst out laughing.

Visser One stepped onto the stage and everyone applauded again. Except for me, of course. I would have loudly booed her if it wasn't for the Emperor standing right there.

" First and foremost," Visser One said, " My congratulations to all of this year's interns."

" She has a very nice microphone voice…" Iniss swooned, in the seat nest to where I was standing. " It's so… alto."

( Iniss, need I say SHUT. UP? ) I exclaimed.

Visser One continued her little speech. " You are one step closer to reaching your goal. It's not an easy road, but you are past your first obstacle, even though much harder trials face you yet. I'd like to wish all of you good luck on the road ahead."

She flipped through her paperwork.

" Very well," she said. " Once I call out your name, please come and collect your certificate. Anren 453."

A male human-Controller in a suit came onto the stage, greeted by warm applause. Visser One handed him his documents, shook his hand, and off he went. Visser One called a few more names, and each intern cheerfully came to receive his documents and handshake.

NORM was called. Remember him, Journal? Well, he graduated, too. Apparently, he has great leadership skills.

Norm had a hard time stopping, he ran onto the stage so fast. He bumped into Visser One, who WIPED OUT on her butt on the floor. Ohh, Journal, I simply LOVED Norm at that moment…

" Oh my lords, Visser One, Norm is so SORRY!" the gigantic man yelled. " Let Norm help you up."

He took Visser One's hand and lifted the very lobster-red Yeerk onto her feet. She smiled and handed him his papers.

More names, more names… it seemed to last forever. Then, finally, it was Ellie's turn. Visser One smiled as she called her name.

" Elliss 342."

Ellie came hopping onto the stage. She looked so incredibly HAPPY, I had to grin. Visser One looked cheerful too. It was probably because in many ways, Ellie reminded her of herself at that time in her life. Of how happy she was to get her completion certificate.

Ellie received her certificate and report, and Visser One just flat out gave her a hug. Then, Ellie came down the stage stairs as Visser One continued roll call. She came to join Iniss and myself.

" That was like, so cool!" Ellie laughed shrilly. " Like, I totally can't believe I graduated!"

( To tell you the truth, I can't believe it either, ) I muttered.

" Like, what, Visser Three?" Ellie beamed.

I laughed. ( Oh… nothing. )

We sat there as Visser One finished her ceremony, and as I am writing this, I can't get over the fact that this is already the last page of you, Journal! What am I to do now, now that I've finished you and will be forced to stow you away on my shelf with Diary?

Perhaps someday I shall take you both out and read you again, to see what my life has come to from the very beginning until… until now.

And I suppose I shall buy another Diary, another Journal. What shall I call it? Hmm… I guess I'll have to sleep on that one.

Anyhow, I don't have much room left, but I MUST tell you what happened next.

Visser One was just giving her closing speech when it happened. When he came into the room. We hadn't seen him for months, no one had. Not since he was admitted to the hospital and put into therapy for a long while.

He opened the doors of the auditorium and walked inside, and the first thing he said was, " Am I late?"

And I shall never, EVER forget Visser One's expression when she saw him. She stopped talking and went red, red as a tomato. Her mouth hung open. Oh, if only someone had taken a candid shot of THAT one!

He came inside and everything went quiet. Councilor Four stood up, amazed.

" Councilor Eight?" he exclaimed.

" What, did you really think I'd be gone forever?" he sat down. Visser One continued her speech, but less eagerly, more on edge.

Our eyes met and I grinned at her troubles. She glared.

I guess things don't ever completely change. It's impossible to foresee where time will bring me, bring my life, and as I finish you, Journal, as I complete the final page, I am more aware of that fact than I am most of the time. Where will I be when I finish my next diary? And after that? Maybe a fourth, a fifth diary? Will I keep writing until I am four hundred years old?

I guess I'll have to wait and see. And as I write these last sentences, all I have left is to think. To think and to wonder… where our lives will go from here.

Until my return,

Esplin 9466.