A/N: Back with the 6th Chapter (the last chapter is considered "Chapter 0", since it occurs long before Chapter 1, sorry if this causes any confusion whatsoever). I have just finished writing all the plot notes for this story, so updates will, hopefully, be faster. Still, I've kind of rushed this, so any corrections would be appreciated.

Book I: It's Been Four Years

Chapter 6: AMAKEN

"So this Andromeda Key…you have it and the FM-ians want it back?"

Omega-Xis nodded. "Yep. To put it simply, I'm a runaway. My possession of this key is the only thing stopping King Cepheus from activating Andromeda. Once they activate it, Earth will be – "

"STOP!" Geo exclaimed. He clearly had enough. Everything that night had been so hard to process in his mind. And frankly, I don't want any… part in all this. "I'm sorry, Omega-Xis. I… can't…this is all too much for me. I-I'm just a kid!"

"Geo…"

"I have to go…" Geo said. "Y-you said that after we've defeated those viruses, I can go back to my life, right?"

"Yeah, but…" Omega-Xis couldn't finish his sentence, as the teenage boy quickly turned and ran, leaving the alien by himself at Vista Point.

Geo stared at the building of Echo Ridge High. It was a Friday, so he would finally be free of this… prison tomorrow. Jeez, I'm overreacting again. Sighing and bracing the inevitable, he walked into the school and, with a look at his timetable, he headed towards classroom 308, where he would have science class for the next term.

He looked down at the Blue Pegasus Transer clamped on his arm. The top right of the screen read: 7:39 AM. Classes start at 8:00, realized Geo. There was no one in the classroom, and Geo sat down at the desk at the back of the classroom.

For the next 5 minutes, Geo was playing a game on his Transer when someone else entered the classroom. Geo turned his head to see that it was Sonia.

She had a bright smile. "Hey, Geo!" The girl walked over to the desk next to his. "What's up?"

"Oh, uh, hey," Geo said, looking back at his Transer. "Um, nothing much. You?"

Sonia shrugged. "Same. Well, I was in the middle of writing a song yesterday. These days, it's pretty hard to make original material, you know?"

"Uh, huh…" Geo said, turning back to her. "Oh, yeah, you're a musician, right?"

"Yep!" Sonia grinned. "Have you listened to my latest album? "Bright Lights"?

"Oh! Uh, yeah…" Geo trailed off. He, of course, didn't. In fact, he's never even heard of her as a musician. "Yep, it's… great! I really liked it!"

"Oh yeah? What's your favourite track off it?"

"M-my favourite track…?" Geo felt his cheeks warm up a bit. She had him in a corner. "Uh…"

Sonia laughed. "Hey, it's cool. The last record was kind of experimental, so I didn't really expect it to get that much attention. You know radios these days… they hate it when bands and solo-musicians change their sounds!"

"Yeah…" Geo mumbled. "Um, I actually haven't… heard any of your songs." The last part of the sentence turned into a soft, shy chuckle.

Sonia raised her eyebrows. "Really?"

"Um…yeah…" Geo sunk into his seat.

Sonia was quiet for a moment. For a second, Geo thought Sonia would snap and ask if he's been living under a rock or something, because she's such a big deal. Instead, however, she giggled. "You know, you didn't have to pretend you've heard of me. I mean I'm not one of those attention whores."

"Still, you must not get that a lot…"

"Well, no. But it's kind of… refreshing."

" 'Refreshing'?"

Sonia nodded. "Yeah. I mean, hey. It's nice to know that some people don't just know you for your music or how famous you are."

Geo chuckled a little. "You don't like all the attention, huh?"

"Oh, hell no!" Sonia groaned. "I absolutely hate it when people ask for my autograph or something. I enjoy huge crowds during concerts and stuff, but afterwards, the media just don't know when to leave me alone! And those paparazzi…" She trailed off.

Geo laughed. He actually didn't expect someone as famous and well known as her to be so nice. In fact, he was expecting the exact opposite; like one of those stereotypical spoiled kids he would sometimes see on TV. They continued to talk a bit more when other students came into the classroom. Students beamed when they saw Sonia, instantly asking for her autograph. Sonia looked at Geo, rolling her eyes. Geo laughed quietly to himself when she wrote her signature on at least a dozen different pieces of paper.

Science class went by quickly, as did the rest of the school day. During break and lunchtime, he would sometimes run into Sonia or Luna and her lackeys. He would still try to avoid conversation, but not as much as the day before. Luna's egotistical attitude would even amuse Geo to some extent to see her get frustrated over small things. In terms of classes, Geo was still struggling a bit, mostly from the transition from being homeschooled.

When he came home, he saw a car parked in the front. Curious to see who it is, Geo walked it, using the key hidden underneath the mat on the front porch.

Hope noticed Geo coming in through door. With her usual warm smile, she called out, "Hi, Son. Come here, I have someone who would like to meet you."

Geo nodded, proceeding to the living room. As he walked in, he saw his mother talking to another man. He was a rather large man with quite the stomach. He wore a blue hat that read "AMAKEN", which covered his spiky brown hair. He wore a blue jacket, also with the AMAKEN logo on it. What is a guy from AMAKEN doing here, let alone talking to Mom?

"Geo, this is Mr. Boreal. He was a good friend of your father's," said Hope.

The man had a big, almost goofy, smile on his face. "Hey, Geo. You can call me Aaron." He stretched his hand out to shake.

"Hi," Geo said, almost meekly. He puts his hand to gently shake his hand, but Aaron quickly took it, giving him an almost forceful shake.

"Aaron is the head researcher at AMAKEN, and is also the co-founder along with your father."

"Really?" Geo said. My dad co-founded AMAKEN along with this him?

"Yep! Your dad and I had a keen interest in space astrology since we were about your age," Aaron said. "And I hear from your mother that you're interested in the topic as well?"

Geo shyly smiled. "Yeah, I know my constellations," he said. "In fact, someone from AMAKEN came to my math class yesterday to do a presentation on constellations. Mr. Dubius, I think?"

"Oh, Tom? Yeah, I remember him telling me about that," said Aaron, laughing. "He's one of a kind, I'll tell you that; a bit shy and quiet, but a really good guy.

"Anyway, I came here to tell you guys that AMAKEN had just finished renovations a couple of days ago. It used to be only an agency for WAZA, but it is now also has exhibits for people to come and learn about space science. If you guys wanna stop by, that'd be great. In fact," said Aaron, "are you guys free tomorrow? Tomorrow, we're holding a show showing how the Big Bang came to be!"

"That's sounds great!" Hope said, smiling. "How about it, Son?"

"Sounds cool," Geo said.

"What time does AMAKEN open?"

"Opens at 10 AM, but it usually gets busy by noon," said Aaron. "I'd say that 11 o'clock would be a good time. I'll even give you two a private tour myself!"

Geo now had trouble hiding the huge grin on his face. This should be interesting…

Aaron stayed for the next hour or so, talking about Kelvin and AMAKEN, when he said that he had to get back to work. Hope and Geo bid him goodbye. The rest of the day seemed to pass by quickly after that. Hope made dinner while Geo was up in his room doing his homework. When dinner was ready, they ate while watching TV, what the two usually do every night. By the time it reached 10 PM, Geo went to bed, already tired.

The next morning, Geo and Hope drove to AMAKEN, which was a bit less than a half-hour drive. When they've arrived to the large building, they walked inside through the large see-through doors.

Now that I think about, I feel like I've been here before… Despite the new changes, he seemed familiar with the building. Geo's mind went back when he was no more than 6 years old, when his father would bring him here, showing his co-workers and friends. He showed Geo all the cool tools he, as an astronaut and researcher used. He could remember coming here as a child. He could remember how he would laugh when Geo would get over excited when he would see something cool, like a spaceman suit. Dad…

"Geo?" Hope's voice broke through his thoughts.

Geo's eyes snapped wide open. Crap… I've got to stop spacing out like that. "Yeah, uh I'm sorry Mom?"

"Aaron is right there," she said, pointing towards the man in the other side of the room. "Let's go say hi. He's the one giving us a private tour."

Geo nodded as he and his mother walked towards Aaron, who gave them a warm smile.

"Hey Hope," Aaron said, giving the middle-aged woman a hug. "Geo." Aaron put his fist in front Geo, who lightly pounded it.

"AMAKEN has changed so much!" Hope said. "I bet it's a hit with the kids!"

Aaron laughed. "Well, not so much for the past few days, but hopefully it will be in the future. Anyways," he began walking, "shall we get this tour underway?"

Geo nodded as he and his mother followed the man. They first went through a small section on constellations and the history of those stars, none of which that Geo never seen before. As they continued with the tour, they saw a tall, lanky man, who liked to be moping about something.

"Hey, is that Mr. Dubius?" Geo asked Aaron, pointing at the man.

Aaron stared at him for a while, and nodded. "Hey, yeah, that's Tom. Hey, Tom! Get over here!"

Tom turned his head to their direction, and slowly walked to them. "Y-yes?"

"Tom, I'd like you to meet the Stelars. This is Hope, and her son, Geo," said Aaron. "Geo was in the class you gave the presentation to the other day."
"Oh?" Tom stared at Geo for a while with his beady eyes, making the boy sweat a bit. "I see…"

Aaron pursed his lips. "Tom…" He put his arm around the tall man, leading him a couple steps away from Geo and Hope. "Is everything alright? You seem a little… dazed…"

Geo and Hope could hear what the two men were talking about, and so waited. After a minute, Aaron nodded, patted him in the back, and returned to them.

"Sorry about that," said Aaron. "He's just having a bad day."

"What's going on," asked Hope, "If I may ask?"

"The manager's been giving him a hard time, threatening to fire him and stuff. He must've slipped up with an experiment or something. Honestly," Aaron sighed, shaking his head. "Nobody understands him. People should just give the poor guy a break. I should talk to the manager. Space science is all he's good at. He's got nothing else. If he loses this job, it just might be it for him."

"Mr. Dubius?" Geo asked. Aaron nodded.

"You seem to care about your co-workers a lot," Hope said.

Aaron nodded. "I have to. You do your job better if you get along with your co-workers. Besides, who wants a power hungry boss breathing down your neck, when you could have a good friend patting you on the back?"

"True," Hope said, laughing.

"Anyway, back to the tour?" Aaron said with a smile.

The three continued to venture in various astronomy exhibits. For example, there was one exhibit that had models and displays on information about the Earth's sun. Geo had already known a lot about the sun, but still learned new things about it absolute awe and interest. One exhibit that really caught his attention, however, was about the Satellite Admins.

"You're interested in the Satellite Admins, huh?" Aaron had asked him.

"I've actually never heard of them," Geo had said. "What are they?"

There were visual projections of the Satellite Admins on display. One of them, labeled 'Dragon Sky', appeared as the form of a snake-like dragon with metallic green scales and claws. Green energy constantly flowed around him.

The other, labeled 'Pegasus Magic', was a Pegasus in bright blue armour. Huge sharp white wings extended from its back. Blue and Purple-ish energy radiated from it.

The third, and last Satellite Admin was called "Leo Kingdom". It was a huge lion-like creature in crimson red armour. He was continually surrounded in flames, though not harming him. The tip of his long tail held a small flame. Its buzz-saw like claws sunk within the ground.

Every one of the Satellite Admins, it seemed, had a small crest implanted in their armours. Crests with a dragonhead and a lion head were on the foreheads of Dragon Sky and Leo Kingdom respectively, while a crest with a Pegasus on it was on the breastplate of Pegasus Magic. Each one the Satellite Admins, just simply staring at them, would give the most strong-willed man in the world shivers.

"Well, these three beings orbit the Earth – every second of every year – making sure that the EM Wave World is always in check and in balance," Aaron had told Geo and his mother. "Astrologists first thought that they were from Planet FM, but further researched proved that they were, in fact, from Planet AM, an extraterrestrial planet not too far away from Planet FM."

" 'Planet AM'? Geo has never of heard of this either.

"Yup. Planet AM was invaded and destroyed by the FM-ian invasion, which is commonly known today as the 'War of Waves'. In the end, only the Satellite Admins, them being the strongest of all the AM-ians, survived the invasion. No other AM-ian, to date, has been identified."

"Thank you so much for the tour, Aaron," Hope said.

"Hey, it's no problem at all, Hope," Aaron replied with his usual smile. "And Geo, remember to tell your friends about AMAKEN and its new exhibits!"

What friends, exactly? Geo forced out a fake laugh. "Sure." Who exactly at school is a space nerd like me?

"So Geo, are you ready to go?" Hope asked.

Geo nodded. "I just need to use the washroom. Where is it, exactly?" I don't think I've seen a single washroom in this entire building…

Aaron pointed to their far left. Geo thanked him and, after what seemed like 30 minutes trying to find it, he finally found a sign that had the word 'Men' sloppily painted on it.

That's when Geo felt a faint breeze past him, tingling his neck. Did someone open a huge window or something? Shaking his head, he was about to go inside the lavatory when suddenly, the small breeze turned to what seemed like a wild windstorm.

What the heck is going on? Geo then finally saw it: a large being in turquoise armour. Large feathery wings extended from his back. A light blue face with yellow eyes and blood-red pupils gave glares to everyone in the building, who were screaming at the top of their lungs. Where his hair would be sat a big black beak of a bird.

The teen thought it was just a stupid idiot dressed up as a man-bird, when suddenly the being released large burst of wind in all directions, causing people, Geo included, to be forcefully pushed back. Some people were even flung into walls.

"What the hell!" Geo exclaimed as the 'man-bird' released large feathers in all directions, each with sharp and deadly tips. Geo quickly ran in the opposite direction and stepping to the side to avoid being impaled. He suddenly found a large fountain in the middle of the large room and quickly took cover behind it, removing himself form the 'man-bird's' sight.

"What the hell is going on?" Geo quickly said to himself. "Who, or what, is this thing?"

"An EM Wave Form," a voice whispered behind Geo, causing him to yelp in surprise.

"Who's there?" Geo swiftly turned around, but seeing no one. "Who's there?" Geo asked again, raising his voice this time.

"Put on those glasses of yours, kid," the now very familiar voice growled.

A/N: I think you all know who it is! Anyway, remember to leave a review, and stick around to the next update.