There was friendly, light beep then a knock from behind a red and white door.

"Come in," came a distant aged voice.

The door to Gampu's cabin rolled opened. It was a very idealistic, museum like apartment compared to casual and modern rooms that featured tables, couches, beds, and other decorations. There were antiques that decorated all over the cabin. The porch had a domed window that showed the vastness of space quite ahead with the stars, the pieces of what once was Preplanis, and two pieces of a statue floating in space. Loki felt like he could soar at the excitement of graduation. He was ready to bounce up and down to the point that he could tear through the hulls and jet into space. Peepo floated in alongside the young boy. The third room was Gampu's bedroom that was somewhere the young boy rarely ventured into. He came into the enclosed porch where the older dark grayed man was sitting in a wooden lawn chair looking out the telescope with intrigue.

Gampu looked over.

"Ah, Loki," Gampu's voice softened as his face did. "Graduation assembly in progress?"

"Yes, Commander," Loki said, his hands linked behind his back hiding something small. "And I got a gift for you."

"A parting gift?" Gampu asked.

"No," Loki said. "It's more of a thank you gift."

Gampu took his hands off the telescope and the boy presented a five inch tall representation of a flying saucer.

"Ah, a Jupiter model," Gampu said.

"This is the only one I was able to find," Loki said. "I thought it would go great with your space pod addition."

"Space pod. . ." Gampu stood up taking the saucer. He came toward the living room where the antiques were prominent. He saw the triangle similar object. He carefully placed the model on to the counter. "This a very rare model. A Jupiter 4 that was discontinued shortly after the mission failed with a asteroid collision like the third."

"At least the fifth one reached Alpha Centauri," Loki said. "I found it at a space yard sale."

"A yard sale?" Gampu raised his brow looking toward the boy. "Who ever did you go with?"

"Jason and Parsafoot," Loki said. "They helped me get it."

"I hope you have arranged some way to repay them for that," Gampu said.

"I helped Jason repair his starfire," Loki said.

"Sounds like something Jason would talk the professor into," Gampu said.

"Are you going to hand the diplomas this year?" Loki asked. "I heard Commander Stone was going to do it this year."

"I do it every year, Loki," Gampu said, placing a hand on the boy's shoulder. "I always keep my word."

"It makes you a gentleman," Loki said. "A old Earth term for someone polite and kind."

"Anyone can be a gentleman," Gampu said. "It is ageless." He earned a smile from the boy.

Loki glanced toward the dome.

"Still studying the void?" Loki asked.

"Just humoring myself," Gampu said. "I have been given papers and reports about what it could be."

"What could it be?" Loki asked.

"A hole to another universe, a wormhole, a gateway, a timewarp," Gampu said. "No one is sure but they all agree there is life on the other side. A void because there is nothing there. Only stars and nothing in between. It's like a pond that reflects what is around it," Gampu eyed at the distant void. "A very strange pond."

"That would make a great study," Loki said.

"It would," Gampu said. "The USS Steve Irwin is coming around to study it in the next few weeks. It has better instruments than this old planetoid."

"It's not old," Loki said. "It's timeless. I like timeless."

"So do I, my boy," Gampu said. "Now, don't want to be late for your graduation?" Loki shook his head.

"I will see you at the gymnasium," Loki said, then walked out of Gampu's cabin through the doorway.

Gampu smiled to himself watching the boy vanish once taking a turn.

"It's hard to believe it has been four years," Peepo said.

"Loki's species age slowly," Gampu said.

"Just like you," Peeopo said, as Gampu looked down toward the machine. "It was meant to be that you adopted another family member capable of sticking around as I do."

"He makes four years feel like four weeks," Gampu said. "Hard to believe he came with no memory all those years ago about himself and now he knows everything that he wants to know."

"He will make a great spy," Peepo said.

"Deactivate your audio vocals," Gampu said, sharply.

"Afraid he is going to use it for people like Dragos?" Peepo asked. "Commander, he is very loyal to the Federation!"

"I will not rush to judgement on what career he wants to become and I will not accept guessing over it," Gampu said. "I am terrified as of now regarding his future. I do not need anymore theorizing from you."

"Affirmative," Peepo said. "That concern computes. I should keep those thoughts to myself when it comes to him around you."

"Haven't you learned that over the past hundred years?" Gampu asked.

"I never do learn," Peepo said. "Do I?"

"You're just selectively forgotten it," Gampu said.

"I suppose I have," Peepo said.

"Go on," Gampu said. "Join your little brother and keep him company."

"Fortunately, I am on Star Command shift," Peepo said. "So the appropriate request would be to check on Jason."

"Peepo, check on Jason," Gampu said.

"Oraco!" Peepo said, then hummed his way out of the cabin.

Gampu stroked his chin looking down toward the replica of the Jupiter quite fondly.