By Augest 15 2020 in four weeks later, Jason win the video game showdown and his birthday for passed July 18. He give Aldi and Bourbon split for both get 5,000 coins from a credit card by the bank. And he give Peter for a kind mabu for 15,000 coins from a credit card by the bank. So Jason has 25,000 coins in bag, plus a more in tatol of 26,165 coins.

  By in a mabu village, Peter and Bourbon putting a Jason's trophy by the top of fireplace. He felt so pourd himself to become a champion. He gave Peter a magic box for a brand new hot air balloon inside, he need for safe keeping in place. Aldi feeling jealous, he couldn't won a game. He remembered have beating for a eighth place, so he wait for a next year.

  By the campus town, no one signs a Berserker have gone in jail, but he's released, Skylanders will keep them eye the enemy and no one causing trouble.

  At the night in Peter's house, Jason, Aldi, and Bourbon are pretending the news with helping Peter from speech, but he is getting better than ever with practice every day, weeks, and only one month away to pass a test for a speech exam.

  Meanwhile by the USA secret base by the next by in Augest 16, general William will began to speech for presentation of plan to give at task of any missions to spray out for entire skyland world. Marines and researchers sending in of dimension with a pods, vehicles, weapons, food restores, and other stuff to build the secret base from landed from the island one by one at a time to get away some dangerous creatures. Only one captain giving the orders for protecting the researchers with in skylands realm.

  James, Helga, and Amit are working together, they taken studies for 60,000 years for a civil war from to oldest skylanders will still exist, and the ancestors dragons with fossils for a dead one to bring back to life with DNA.

  In a Internet room, the workers are checking online to connected from the secret base through the other dimension in a skyland world could survive to stay green, if it's the red offline of disconnect, workers has to fix their problems to stay online from a technology the satellite dimension.

  However, the humans will not allow to land a dangerous creatures could see a prey on the island, the Underworld. By order of the general to stay safe and scabbard a whole world on the island for big and small in skylands beyond from someone live of a new creatures for a good, or bad.

  Then the dimension pods are ready for launch to open the patrol to farewell for friends and family, never returned of earth, until the secrets of plaintiffs kingdom and ancestors their be found. But, if their breaking the rule in law with harming a innocent creatures and anything violation their secrets, they immediately to sending back the earth and send it to prison, or go home.

  The rest of the people in USA secret base, the huge patrol still aren't ready until begin by September 12th. Their are more hundred thousands of men and women, the world needs are health to cure rare vaccine from COVID-19 spread, they still continue for dozens of people deaths in other countries, the masks will protected by six feet away the line to checked in doctors appointment, and the store's reopen again to touch the groceries with gloves, and alcohols.

  Lieutenant Dallnix and Donalson are in headquarters to check on the screen from blueprints, although a new weapons and the vehicles created, they prepare to defend the secret base in skylands or it will be lost to evacuate back to USA base when it safe. But they believe, the humans have beginning the journey for searching the island for new creatures and mysterious secrets for 60,000 years.

  Meanwhile in mabu village for nine days later in morning by 7:10am. Jason woke up from the couch to take a shower, brush a teeth, and downstairs in a kitchen to eat breakfast with Peter's friends. But Peter haven't come downstairs because it's birthday on the Augest 25th. Aldi and Bourbon making some special for Peter's breakfast before gets here. Then Jason didn't know what he have to buy a Peter's present what he wanted for wish.

  And so he thought, Jason did made it up for lie a month ago, from defeated the Doom Raiders. If he's telling the truth with his friends, he will understand what it happened to destroy a Wolfgang's bone harp for saving a skyland the first day. But not today, Jason don't want getting involve for a trouble, or they lose the trust a feeling for Peter and his friends.

  "Morning, Jason!" Said Bourbon. "Hmm? Oh, yeah. Good morning, Bourbon." Said Jason. "It's Peter's birthday today, we having spend time with us for a plan right here in campus town." Said Aldi. "That's...great. Kinda." Said Jason. "Hey, what's a matter? Do you have trouble sleeping or couch to itchy you?" Asked Bourbon. "No, no. I'm feel great, really. No need to bother you." Said Jason. "So anyway, how old is Peter?" "He's 25 years old. You're the same as his age now. Trust me, this is going be great be this year." Said Aldi.

  "By the way, Aldi. Remember you made a present and you started fire by accident at the park?" Asked Bourbon. "Oh? Yeah, I did to close by a candlestick, I ruined a Peter's birthday presents, that made a very bad day." Said Aldi. "So let me get this straight, you're saying mess things up by the park at Peter's birthday?" Asked Jason. "Yes." Said Aldi. "And I was in fourth grade, my friend Bonnie at March, so I messed thing up for setting a fire from school. But he uninvited a birthday party, and one looked at my dace again." "Ooh! So your parents pay for it, because of your damage for cafeteria in school?" Asked Jason. "Technically, yes. I got grounded for a whole year. I got a big punished working the food store, and shop repairs until I'll get paid money for a school damage. And I never bring the torch again." Said Aldi.

  Jason had no idea Aldi causing damage from school of cafeteria with a torch, he god punished for hurting from Jason's sister by her chin, he started a wood chop by a week. But as the older sister, she grounded for a whole year with grades and a teenager boy going on a date.

  Then Peter came downstairs, he led to a kitchen for a big surprise. "Ah! Good moring, Peter. Happy brithday my friend buddy." Said Aldi. "Happy birthday, Peter. I made some birthday breakfast special for you." Said Bourbon.

  He put the place on a table by Peter with seated, Aldi and Bourbon made a pancakes with three stacks, the syrup on a top all over it, with strawberry have been cut a shape with the eyes and blueberry on a top the shape of mouth, and finally whipped cream on top shape by a white hair. Peter feel glad with friends, but instead Aldi won't messed up for his birthday, they taking at the park after work with Peter.

  "Aw, you guys. That was great! Not only I made a special surprised birthday, I got you both a admit how much you care about me." Said Peter. "Yeah, right. So, what do your wish for 25th birthday?" Asked Bourbon. "I can't tell you, but after at the park." Said Peter. "Alright, let's dig in. Jason, come sit down. You dig in too." Said Aldi.

  So Peter and friends are eating breakfast together, Jason sit at the table by a side and eat. He felt guilt for a lie to keep a secret about saving a skyland world from the Doom Raiders, Jason haven't tell the truth yet. But he didn't get involved with blow the cover from disguise a fake mabu. If Jason breaking the rules again, he'll be punished.

  Like Jason's famliy have gone where they were, but they couldn't understand him, he still autistic. When his parents get angry, so is two brothers and one sister, Jason have been kicked out of home and never seeing the family's face ever again, he'll be homeless and die.

  "Hey, Jason? Are you feeling alright, bud? Your breakfast is getting cold." Said Bourbon. "Uh, No, no. I'm fine. I just wondering myself, that's all. Said Jason. "Hehe. Let's finished it, we have a perfect day for us."

  He started eat a little faster to finished some breakfast. And Peter and friends are little worried from his mind for acting weird today when Jason is leaving tonight.

  At the pass two hours later in new building from campus town. Jason, Peter, and friends having tasked for a cleaning jobs to checking their rooms, and some organized fold a newspaper to stack them neat. Rando having very busy, and he still angry for under control of business. The mabus are very hard work for printers and writers with almost out of ink with a storage room. Until, the supplies have arrived with some paperclips, pins, pencils, staplers, and ink printers.

  In a news reporter business room, Herizen seen completely normal, and having a brand new camera holder for a apprenticed of new partner with Jessica. But the camera drones for a news report with online on television. And the other less for camera holders for apprenticed could also have a rolling tape supplies, or it goes run out and buy a new one.

  Jason, Peter, and friends are still cleaning the rooms one by one, they kept going to organize their decks, folders, papers, and other stuff. When they Peter hard and try, he is about to pass or he'll be failed of dreams.

  At 11:30 for lunch of cafeteria, Aldi and Bourbon having coming up for plan with Peter's birthday. And Jason don't know for sure what Peter's present want. Then Jessica came in cafeteria to see Peter's birthday for a present, she had to tell him to good luck for a six days for passed a speech test.

  "Hey, Peter!" Said Jesscia. "Hi, Jesscia. What a surprised. So, what's your got there?" Asked Peter. "I wanted to say, happy birthday, and good luck for a six days." Said Jesscia. "But you see, I am apprenticed for my camera holder, with Herizen."

  "Well, congratulations. I don't know what to say for a news reporter." Said Peter, for a bit sad disappointment. "Is alright, I'm still like you. Here. I have something made for you." Said Jesscia, and give Peter a present. So he a bit surprised and opened it, a a pair of goggles on a hat and pair a gloves. "Wow! It's just like my grandpa when I was little! Thanks, Jesscia." Said Peter glad. "And I have spell my name on."

  Then she chuckled little, he remember by the passenger when Peter's grandpa took him a hot air balloon for vacation by a middle summer in July form pass ten years when grandpa passed away. But Peter will brave enough to travel with friends after to get a pass a license.

  "Well, I hope you're like it. I can't wait for your speech to cheer you." Said Jesscia. And Peter a bit blush to stare at her, and so she.

  Then Jason hear the beeping coming from the his right arm and covered it for dimension picture taking 3000. Aldi and Bourbon heard again with coming from the beep sound behind. "Hey, did you hear something?" Wondered Aldi. "Don't know. I thought I heard something on a phone. But it wasn't us." Said Bourbon. "Uh... please excuse me, I have to use a restroom. Be right back." Said Jason, and walk fast to the bathroom. "Hey, where did he go?" Asked Peter.

  He made into the bathroom to locked it and answer the call by James Harrison on the screen. "James! Do you any idea, how much getting me in trouble, to blown me cover with my friends are here!" Whispered Jason. "Oh, sorry Jason. I just checking on you, and see how they your friends are doing." Said James. "So anyway, Your day a news work for last day, but that will be great, and this is last day of staying Peter's house." Said James. "Now the fun days are over, you know you’re busy." "Yeah, I can see that." Said Jason constance. "What's wrong, Jason. Why you feel sad?" Asked James. "It's just... I lie for my friends for poison the Doom Raiders, except Golden Queen." Said Jason sadness. "What do you mean?" Asked James.

  Unauthorized tale usage: if you spot this story on Amazon, report the violation.

  “I felt bad what happened a month ago, but I haven't tell the truth for Peter and friends. I just don't know." Said Jason. "Jason, I understand. But you can't. You're have to keep a secret, or your getting blow cover. Look, the point is, their not look the same species. It's the different world by dimension." Said James. "You don't have to worry with your friend Peter, he's a kind mabu. But you... you just a human. Don't you get it? You don't have to help the creatures, their have to take care themselves from this world. And you don't have to worry your family anymore."

  Now Jason have a bit heartless, but James Harrison understand try to keep him secret from Peter's friends, but he did lie to them. And then they knock by the door a bathroom from Peter to check Jason to come out. "Jason. Jason, are you right in here?" Asked Peter. Jason gasped, he turn off the screen to hang up the call. "Yeah! I'm fine! Just...uh, get me some air. I'll coming out now!" Said Jason.

  He came out of bathroom, the lunch break is over and back to work with Peter friends. "You been gone ran off in bathroom. Is something bothering you, or are you get sick?" Asked Bourbon. "Yeah, what's with you? You're acting a bit wired." Said Aldi. "No,no,no! Not at all! I mean... is just... so excited my last day at work. Let's head for cleaning." Said Jason, to marched to work. "Is Jason okay?" Asked Peter. "I'm not sure. He's act bit wired, you sure we could trust him? Jason no idea where it lives." Said Aldi. "Of course we could trust him. He's a great guy, he won the video game showdown for a champion. And he can leave to take care himself." Said Bourbon. "Yeah, I hope so." Said Peter.

  Peter feeling a bit worried at him, Jason didn't know where the place to sleep and live of parents are came from. But their is he could trust him, Jason leave and taking care himself when are dangerous around in skylands.

  By the end of the day at work of 4:30pm, Jason and Peter's friends are ready the payday for a boss. Rando coming down stairs and gave them a paycheck. "You did very hard boys. Here's your paycheck. Said Rando, to give Peter, Aldi, and Bourbon. "And as for you, Jason. Thank you for a very, very hard work with your friends. Here's a big bag for you of paycheck with your cash.”

  "Oh boy, it's a little heavy." Said Jason. "Sure is. I wanted to say thank you for coming in my news biulding. Better take care of it, or it could buy some stuff. So, I won't be seen you anymore." Said Rando. "Thank you, Rando." Said Jason, for thanking the boss. "So, Peter? I heard you for your birthday today, correct?" Asked Rando. "Yes, boss. It's my birthday today. My friends are with me for celebrate." Said Peter. "Right. I hope your ready for a speech test. But! If you don't get here in time at Augest 31 at 10:30pm, I'll be fired you, or you be the rest of your life, by cleaning duty. Understand." Said Rando. "Yes, boss. I'll won't be late in time." Said Peter, for facing the fear. "That's I like to hear. Have a good day, gentlemen." Said Rando.

  And so, Jason finally done for a last day of work. But he still following him at the park with Peter's birthday. Truly, Jason will buy a his present for one last thing what he want from a gift for a true friend mabu. "Hey, uh... Aldi, Bourbon. So, what is Peter want for a special gift?" Asked Jason whisper. "I don't know. But...shh! We need to keep it down, you'll might ruin surprised birthday." Whispered.Aldi. "Right. I have some things to do for him." Said Jason. He ran off to store someplace else for Peter's birthday, they didn't know to buy enough for carry a big bag. "Jason? Where are you going?" Asked Bourbon.

  "Just trust me. Be right back at the park. I'll catch up " Shouted Jason, running to the store. "Okay, I'm ready to go for... hey, where's Jason disappeared to?" Asked Peter. "Uh... he's doing something ... surprised." Said Aldi. "Uh, yeah! Jason will make it until at 5:00pm." Said Bourbon. "Anyway, I have a very surprise for you at the park. You're gonna love it, I promise." Said Aldi, to take Peter at the park. If Jason didn't show up by the time, he'll be missed for birthday surprise. Peter feel a bit weird for Jason have gone in campus town.

  By the 4:35pm, Jason search by a perfect store for Peter's birthday. It kept looking until he see a open store, for pilots of hot air balloon. He went inside a store to look around, some travels, maps, and all collected to survive for supplies for food and drink to make healthy. At first time, Jason will asked a mabu for Peter's special to keep them safe with enemy lookout of the skyland islands.

  "Hello. Welcome to my store of hot air balloon travelers. What could I do for you today, my friend?" Asked mabu. "I'm looking to buy something special for my friend Peter, from birthday today." Said Jason. "Oh? Peter's birthday? Is it today?" Asked mabu. Ohhh! I remember Peter's grandpa for his grandson. Yeah, I known him. He's was a facing with no fear for a pilot from 35 years." "You knew about Peter's grandpa?" Asked Jason. "Yes. He's a very brave for facing the fear from action to escape the heavy storm and the bad guys was... a troll pirates." Said mabu. "Troll pirates!" Said Jason.

  "Troll pirates are nasty stealing the people villagers, and they are no good to kick off to take over the island their homes. They building a pirates territory for aren't welcome with neighbors." Said mabu. "Is it dangerous place with troll pirates. And the innocent people got kickout and take over the island. But who's the leader from pirates?" Asked Jason. "Ooh. We don't know. We can't go there, or they try to captured us and cook us into a stew." Said mabu. "But he didn't, Peter's grandpa was a lucky one."

  "So when he taking a grandson for your shop?" Asked Jason. "Ahh, yes. Ten more years, when he came of my shop for a Peter's birthday. So I give more or less with supplies to travel and went for a adventure for a skylands in summer, then they came back by fall by September 1st." Said mabu.

  But Peter takes time to become a new reporter to brave enough in one day. And, he got retired, he's come to passed never seen him again, just like that. He's a great friend of my. But now here I am, I'm only one I live here in campus town." "I'm sorry for hear that, is still have memories of your great friend?" Asked Jason. "Ahh, yes. I never forget from my true friend." Said mabu.

  "So, you want to buy something special for your friend Peter?" Then Jason nodded. He made a right choice to buy enough for having a big bag of 2,552 coins, and back at Peter's house, Jason's backpack was in the 25,000 coins for saving, he will make a decision to give a muffin shop for a old lady mabu from good.

  "Well now, you come for a right place with a first customer. I give you a sec, I have something I put it." Said mabu. He kept looking with a special for a few seconds before Jason will make it at the park for Peter's birthday. "Aha! Here it is. One special for extra room. It's a big one for travel for a news reporter."

  So Jason never seen a big backpack for the extra room with more supplies of maps, camera tapes, medicals supplies, clothes, gasoline tanks supplies, food and drinks supplies.

  "Wow! That's amazing! How much is it?" Asked Jason. "That will be... 975 coins. Plus the travel supplies added 300 for a total of, 1275 coins." Said mabu. "Alright, I'll take it! It's perfect." Said Jason smiled. "Excellent choice! You want warping a present, yeah?" Asked mabu. Jason still smiled with wraping the present for a Peter's birthday and he nodded at him.

  For ten minutes later, Jason carried a big present and went at the park to make it in time before it reaches at 5:00pm. "Thank you for coming for my shop. Have a nice day." Said mabu for thanking Jason. Then Jason ran and very careful without dropping the present.

  Meanwhile by the park at 4:51pm. Aldi and Bourbon are waited for Jason, they finished a picnic with carrots, salads, soda cans, chips, frozen ice cream with pack of ice, pizzas, and a chocolate birthday cake. And Peter's presents by the side an away of 6 inch from each size of big or small. Bourbon keeping eye on him until to give a birthday surprise for Peter's friendship.

  "Where is Jason? They should be here by now." Said Aldi. "It will be. He's a bit different and a little werid. I'll better check Peter, you stay here by the picnic until we surprise him." Said Bourbon. He walked to get Peter for surprise birthday at the picnic, Aldi stayed still with not touching a food. And suddenly, he saw Jason ahead. He made it in time with carried a big present for Peter. Aldi are so relieved without late in the park.

  "Jason! You made it." Said Aldi. "Whoa! When did you buy a big present for?" "For Peter. He going love it! Oh, and it's kinda a little heavy. So where can I put it?" Asked Jason. "Put it right here. Okay. It's ready." Said Aldi. "Oh! Here it comes." Said Jason.

  So Jason and Aldi standing by front of behind a picnic, Bourbon took Peter at the park with a blind folded. "Ooh. I love surprises." Said Peter. "Okay, you could take off now." Said Bourbon. Peter took off the blind folded, and he surprised with Bourbon, Aldi, and Jason for a 25th birthday anniversary.

  "Surprised! Happy birthday!" Said Jason, Aldi, Bourbon. "Oh, Wow! You guys." Surprised Peter. "Is this for me?" "Yeah, for you. And we have cake with chocolate. Your favorite." Said Bourbon. "Bourbon. You remember when I was little. Then again I was three years old, I made a mess entire wall what a draw a picture. My parents put me in timeout for four hours." Said Peter. "Yeah, that could be true. But your chance with learn a lesson to responsible with your life." Said Aldi. "Make a wish, Peter." Said Bourbon.

  Then Peter blow the candles and made a wish for speech. "I wish to become a news reporter master, and with you guys, as a team." Said Peter. "But let's not forget for kindness with a brand new hot air balloon gave it to me from video game showdown, Jason." Then he blushed turned red by cheek a bit for true friend with a kind person. "Aw, shush! It was nothing." Said Jason. "Alrighty then, let's eat for celebrate!" Said Aldi.

  Jason and Peter's friends are digging in for a picnic and telling the memories to share a Peter's passed, and grandpa's memory. Jason eat pizza for a favorite, they don't wanted waste with leaving a crumbs in a pizza box.

  He ate four pizza whole with Jason's stomach can handle without any problems. Or he will go use a bathroom. But he felt something deep inside his heart, he's been alone in several years when Jason haven't found a true friend for fit in. But still, he keeping a secret for James Harrison orders without knowing with beat Golden Queen by facing the fear.

  By two hours later, Peter started opening the presents of seven. He has a magazine glass, a shirts, the telescope, the compass, a watch, the emergency pack, and a dozens of papers with speech. "Thank you, guys. I need these for a supplies to organize." Said Peter. "Peter! I have a special surprise just for you." Said Jason, to give a big present to him. "Whoa! What's this?" Asked Peter, and open the present and a big surprised shocked.

  "A travel backpack! And more supplies in there! Jason! You shouldn't had. I always wanted to travel the skyland world and neat. This it the best birthday you ever gave me. I love it!" He quick hugging on him for a specail person for a good luck to become a news reporter, after pass a speech test. "Hahaha. I'm glad you like it." Said Jason smiled. "Where did he buy a big one?" Asked Bourbon. "I believe he went to a store from the hot air balloon. We better not to tell him." Whispered Aldi.

  Then the picnic was now finished at the park from one hour and 30 minutes are heading home in mabu village. Jason, Aldi, and Bourbon taking Peter's stuff home and a closet when it safe.

  During the night at 10:00pm, Jason is packing up in backpack are ready to leave back to the falling forest. He had to say goodbye for Peter's friend and never forget.

  "Hey, Jason. I wanted to say thank you for staying with us. And I'm ready for my speech test. Now I'll have to wait for six days." Said Peter. "You're welcome. And thank you for a kind person I've ever had. Your couch is very comfy." Said Jason. "I'm glad you like my couch. So your leaving?" Asked Peter. "Yeah. I'll can handle myself. So, I wish I can watched you for test someday." Said Jason. "So, I guess this is goodbye. And I wanted to say... good luck for your dreams to become a news reporter master."

  Then Jason head down a bit. But Peter stood up to him when he like to come visit one day. "Is okay, Jason. You will come visit me whatever you want one day." Said Peter. Then Jason hug Peter gently and leave to head back to the falling forset. "Well Jason, thank you for practicing a speech for. Take care." Said Peter, waving goodbye.

  He closed a door after Jason waved goodbye to him. Then he smile disappeared. He haven't tell the truth, it was too late to turn back for them. "Take care, my friend." Said Jason.

  Now the staying in Peter's house days are over. Eventually, Jason can handle to stpped on a patrol without throwing up. But he wouldn't see Peter at Monday 31 by August, because he's just a human.

  Way back in the Falling Forest, Jason went in hiding place and hit the switch off from mabu disguises. He feels different, he took out a picture when Peter's friends gave to Jason from a birthday for last month ago. So he already has memories never forgotten, and never forget. Unless, if Jason will see him again, he will be pass a test, Peter will get a news reporter license.