Note: The alternate Astral and Dark Mist are using cover names. Astral is Hope Valon, and Dark Mist is Ray Valon.

*See My Book of Randomnees to see pictures of Astral and Dark Mist in there human forms*

Real Tori: "Yuma! Are you home?!"

Real Bronk: "Yuma!"

Real Yuma: "That sounds like Tori and Bronk."

Alternate Astral: "What's with all the yelling?"

Alternate Dark Mist: "Tori and Bronk are here Astral."

Alternate Astral: "That would explain the yelling."

Alternate Dark Mist: "Are you feeling alright, Astral?"

Alternate Astral: "Yes I feel fine Dark Mist, there is no need to worry about me."

Real Yuma: "Is it ok if my friends are here?"

Alternate Dark Mist: "It's fine with me. Are you ok with it Astral?"

Alternate Astral: "I'm fine with it as well."

Real Yuma: "Good. Tori, Bronk, I'm up here!" (said from the window)

Real Tori: "There you are Yuma!"

Real Yuma: "Come on in, I'm up in my room!"

Real Bronk: "Cool, we'll be right up!"

Tori and Bronk ran into Yuma's house and up to his room. Tori opened the door with Bronk right behind her.

Real Tori: "Yuma what are you-gasp."

Real Bronk: "Tori what's-gasp."

Real Tori: "Yuma what's going on?! Why are there two Astral's?!"

Real Bronk: "And what's Number 96 doing here?!"

Real Yuma: "I can explain!"

Real Tori: "You better!"

Alternate Dark Mist: "Me and the other Astral you see before you are not from this dimension."

Real Bronk: "What do you mean not from this dimension?"

Alternate Astral: "We come from a different world that's in a different dimension. A world that is ruled by a pharaoh, and we were sent here by orders of the pharaoh. The Dark Mist you see before you is not a threat to you. He is my best friend, he will not harm you in anyway."

Real Kari: "Yuma are you up yet?!"

Real Yuma: "Give me a minute Kari!"

Real Kari: "You better not be late to school again Yuma!"

Real Yuma: "I won't!"

Real Kari: "You better not!"

Real Yuma: "Are you two gonna be ok?"

Alternate Dark Mist: "We're going to school with you Yuma."

Real Yuma: "What?! You two can't come to school with me!"

Alternate Astral: "Why not Yuma?"

Real Yuma: "Because I'll get in trouble for bringing real aliens into the school! That's why!"

Alternate Dark Mist: "We would look like any other kid from around the city."

Real Yuma: "How?"

Alternate Astral: "Simple, we'll change our appearance to look like humans. You don't know this, but on our home world we have human counterparts. But they can still go back to their original forms, the way you see us now. For them it's natural to be in human form, for us, not so much. We'll have to sacrifice some X-L for us to stay in human form."

Real Yuma: "What is X-L?"

Alternate Dark Mist: "X-L is a chemical in your mind that allows you to be active, like right now."

Alternate Astral: And if you run out of X-L, you will be unconscious until your body can make more."

Real Yuma: "Are you two going to be ok?"

Alternate Astral: "Sacrificing a little bit won't hurt us. We'll be fine Yuma."

Real Yuma: "Are you sure?"

Alternate Dark Mist: "Yes Yuma we'll be fine. There's no need to worry about us."

Real Yuma: "Alright, you two seem to know what you're doing."

Real Tori: "So when did they come to our world Yuma?"

Real Astral: "Yuma look." (said with curiosity and amazement)

Real Yuma: "What is it Astral? Cool you two really do look like humans."

Yuma, Astral, Tori and Bronk saw the human forms of the alternate Astral and Dark Mist. Astral's human form has light sky blue spiky hair, both eyes are a light gold color, unlike the mismatched eyes he had when he was in his Astral being form. He no long had earrings or body markings like his Astral being form did, and his skin was no longer light bluish-white, it was a light tan color. He is also wearing the first year school uniform. Dark Mist's human form had dark black hair and mismatched eyes. One gold, one black. Like his Astral being form has. He no longer had earrings or body markings just like Astral. His skin was no longer pitch black, it was a dark tan. He is also wearing the first year school uniform, like Astral.

Alternate Astral: "We look exactly like our human counterparts on our home world."

Real Yuma: "Kari I'm going to school now!"

Real Kari: "Yuma! What are you still doing here, you should have left an hour ago?!"

Real Yuma: "I'm leaving right now Kari!"

Yuma, Astral, Tori, Bronk, Double and Trouble left Yuma's house to go to school, and they got there before the bell rang.

Real Yuma: "Do you guys know what to do here?"

Alternate Astral: "Yes. We have been here before Yuma, we shared a world with you at one point."

Real Yuma: "How?"

Alternate Dark Mist: "Before our home world came to be, we lived in a parallel world that was exactly the same as yours."

Alternate Astral: "And we went to school with our Yuma. He never got in trouble for bringing us, and it was quite normal to see people like us walking around the city."

Real Yuma: "Cool, there's another me!"

Everyone in Yuma's classroom was talking to one another, even Yuma was talking.

Real Mr. Kay: "Alright class, settle down. We have two new students today!

Real Yuma (whispering): "I don't want you guys to use your real names."

Alternate Astral (whispering): "Why not?"

Real Yuma (whispering): "Because we've been having trouble with the Barains. And if they knew who you really are, their going to try and hurt one of the two of you if not both of you."

Alternate Dark Mist (whispering): "Don't worry Yuma, I already now our school names. Astral, you're going to be Hope Valon, and I'm going to be Ray Valon. Yuma are you happy with the cover names?"

Real Yuma (whispering): "Yeah, their good cover names Number 96."

Real Mr. Kay: "I would like our new students to come up to the front of the class to introduce themselves, if they would like."

Dark Mist nodded at Mr. Kay, and that told Mr. Kay that they would go up to the front of the room and introduce themselves.

Alternate Dark Mist (whispering): "You ready Astral?"

Alternate Astral (whispering): "Ready."

Dark Mist and Astral got up from their sets, and walked to the front of the room to introduce themselves.

*At the front of the room*

Alternate Dark Mist: "Hi, my name is Ray Valon."

Alternate Astral: "Hello, my name is Hope Valon."

After the bell rang at the end of the day. Yuma, Astral and Dark Mist explained to Tori and Bronk why they're were using cover names. As the group was walking home the alternate Astral and Dark Mist changed from their school uniforms into their dueling clothes. Astral is wearing a dark blue jacket, with a gray shirt, a gray belt, gray jeans and black and gray shoes. Dark Mist is wearing a black jacket with a red outline, a light blue shirt, with dark blues jeans, black and gray shoes and a necklace that has his number on it in number style.

Real Astral: "Yuma what are we going to do about our Number 96? He is out of the key, and I know we're gonna meet up with him in the near future. I just wish I could get him back in the key and seal him away. The only problem with that is, is how to make the seal permanent. If I could do that, than Number 96 wouldn't be a problem anymore. We could continue hunting the Numbers without him causing trouble."

Real Yuma: "The only way to seal him is to fined him. And I know you don't want to go looking for him Astral."

Real Astral: "You're right, I don't want to go looking for miscievous Number."

Alternate Dark Mist: "Besides, trying to get me to behave is like Yuma getting up for school on time."

Real Yuma: "Hey! That's not true, I can get up for school on time!"

Alternate Dark Mist: "Sure you can, Yuma." (said with a grin on his face)

Real Yuma: "It's true, I can get up for school on time." (said while pouting)

*Looking from a distance.*

On top of a building stood a dark figure, with an evil grin on his face. He was staring at Yuma and his friends.

?: "Now I know who you are, and that power of yours will be mine, Astral."

*Back with Yuma and his friends.*

Alternate Dark Mist: "Astral, did you sense that?"

Alternate Astral: "No, I did sense anything. Why, did you?"

Alternate Dark Mist: "Yes, I just sensed an evil power coming from one of these buildings over there."

Dark Mist looked in the direction where he sensed the evil power coming from, and the dark figure was nowhere to be seen.

Real Yuma: "What kind of evil power did you sensed?"

Alternate Dark Mist: "The kind of person who doesn't care who they hurt, as long as they get what they want."

Real Astral: "When we get to Yuma's house can I have a word with you in the key, Number 96?"

Alternate Dark Mist: "About what?"

Real Astral: "I'll tell you in the key."

Alternate Dark Mist: "Is Double aloud to come?"

Real Astral: "No, I thought it would be better if we talked alone."

Alternate Dark Mist: "...Fine." (said very unhappy)

That's chapter 9, please review. Here are some think about questions, who was the dark figure that was watching Yuma and his friends, and what does he want with the alternate Astral? What does the real Astral want to talk to the Alternate Dark Mist about in The Emperor's Key? And why can't Double go with Dark Mist into The Emperor's Key to see what his real side has to say? Thanks. Bye!