Meanwhile, in a town called Arcadia Oaks, there was a teenage boy with medium length brown hair, brown eyes, and was wearing a dark blue shirt, gray pants, and white shoes with red laces. His name is Krel Tarron.

With him was another teenage boy with reddish brown hair, green eyes, and was wearing a yellow shirt under a red sweater vest, brown pants, and white shoes. His name is Toby Domzsalski.

You see, Krel isn't a normal teenage boy, he's really an alien prince from a planet called Akridion-5. A few days before, he and his family defeated General Morando and saved the universe. However, his sister, guardian, and his people all returned to their home planet while Krel decided to stay on Earth.

He didn't know why he did what he did, but something told him to stay on Earth. Something more than just the planet feeling like a home, but he couldn't put a finger on it.

"So, that was some summer, huh?" Toby asked, trying to start up a conversation. "Was that your first time dealing with wizards?"

"What do you think?" Krel asked with a small chuckle. "It was definitely something else."

"Still doesn't top destroying an alien god I think." Toby said as a matter of factly. "More importantly, are you ready for the new school year?"

"What?" Krel asked, genuinely confused.

"You know, summer's already almost over." Toby explained. "Now that everyone knows what you are. . .what that going to look like for you?"

Krel thought for a moment as he didn't realize that before. How would the other students treat him now that the whole town knew? Would he even be able to go to school still? Would they like him for who he is or what he is?

"I. . .I don't know." Krel said as he started to panic a little. "Oh kleb! It's going to be so weird going back."

"Hey, it's okay, buddy." Toby said as he realized what was going on. "I didn't mean to worry you."

"No, it's fine I just don't know what it's gonna be like this year." Krel explained as he took a deep breath to calm down. "Maybe this year. . .I'll try a new school. In a new town."

"What? Are you serious?" Toby asked in shock. "But where are you gonna live? The mother ship can't fly."

"I'll. . .figure something out." Krel said, still a little unsure. "I just want to go somewhere that nobody knows what I really am."

"Do *you* even know who you are? I mean you kind of have been in Aja's shadow it seems." Toby said honestly as Krel just gave him a confused look. "It means that everyone seemed to like Aja more than you and it was as if you didn't exist without her around."

"Geez, thanks Toby." Krel said sarcastically as he rolled his eyes. "But I guess, you're right. I've been with my sister my whole life. I need to find out who I am without Aja."

At that cue music started to play and Krel began to sing.

Krel: "Seems so close
But yet so far
Reaching out
Towards the stars

Try and try but
I can't catch hold
There's a fire that
burns inside me
Everywhere that
I seem to go
I end up empty handed

Have you seen what
I'm trying to find
I've been looking
far and wide
High and low,
low and high
In the dark,
can't find the light

Maybe I've been looking in
the wrong place
The entire time
Maybe I, Maybe I
Should search inside

Was a long dark road
And then there's light
What once was lost
Now is in my sight

Only right that
I leave behind
The limitations
made by my mind
It's in the past
and I'm satisfied
I think I've finally found it

Have you seen
what I'm trying to find
I've been looking far and wide
High and low,
low and high
In the dark, can't
find the light

Maybe I've been looking in
the wrong place
the entire time
Now I'm fine
Cause I can
Find it deep inside!

Here I stand
It's about time (oh)
I looked high and low
To see what's mine

I believed that
it would be
Now I see
Now I see
There's a voice
inside of me, yeah!

Now I've seen what
I've tried to find
I've been looking
far and wide
High and low,
low and high
In the dark now
I've found the light
I guess I've been looking in
the wrong place
the entire time
Realized That maybe I
Should search inside."

When the song was finished, Krel sighed as he ran to the mothership, leaving Toby alone and a little confused.

"Uh, nice talk! I hope you don't forget to say goodbye before you leave!" Toby shouted as he watched his friend run off.

Once at the mothership, Krel pushed past the robots pretending to be his parents and ran to his room to pack up.

"I may not know where I'm going yet, but I have a feeling I'll know the right place when I see it." Krel said to himself with a smile as he packed his things and got ready to leave.

To be continued. . .

Song is called "Search Inside" from Monster High Boo York

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