electricity, and they especially enjoyed their military listening devices, but they laughed at the ‘eccentric’ family that paid for it all. They laughed at the family that was fascinated with the stars.
“ Yes,” I sighed, “Diana ‘ex’.”
“ You were really… you know… these are the people you were talking to?” he asked, “It was all real?”
I actually punched him in the arm for that question.
“ It was never assumed to be NOT real! The noises were heard and published for the whole world. Didn’t you hear their music?” I asked.
“ Yeah, but I just figured-”
“ No, you didn’t ‘figure’. You didn’t want to accept that there just might be other worlds out there,” I cut him off, wishing suddenly that I had better control of my emotions, “I’m sure that Captain Reiss, his people, and this whole ship is all part of a… hmm… maybe it’s part of a scam.”
I’m sure the captain heard us as he led us through the never-ending corridors. Finally, just before Braxton had a chance to reply, the captain pressed a blue square next to one of the doors, causing it to open by itself. He turned to us and gestured us to enter ahead of him.
“ We have a very limited amount of windows aboard this ship since space is a hostile environment,” he said with a smile, “But I’m sure you’ll appreciate our starboard observatory.”
I didn’t really know what I was looking at the moment I entered the room. It was a domed room, surrounded by windows filled with a portion of a very colorful ball. The blues, greens, and whites were so vivid; more beautiful than anything our painters could dream up.
I approached the window, staring off toward Alpha in the distance. It took me a moment to realize that if that was Alpha, then the beautiful ball must certainly be Legacy.
“ Legacy?” I muttered.
“ No way,” I heard Braxton reply beside me, “That’s too… no way…”
“ Yes, that’s your planet. Actually, that’s the continent you call Green right there,” the captain said, pointing to the green portion filling the window, “Your home is right about there, Diana.”
He touched his finger to a spot close to the blue ocean.
“ It’s nothing like I imagined,” I whispered, feeling a tear racing down my cheek, “Can I stay here? Can I visit your world?”
The captain laughed. I turned to see him shaking his head.
“ I’m staying here for a while, actually. It may be a couple years before I begin my journey back to Earth,” he said, “But I’m willing to share my ship, my windows, my technology, and anything else if you’d would be willing to share some friendship and land with the people of my ship.”
“ Land?” Braxton asked.
“ We’d like to build a port here. I know you two may not be governing authorities of any type, but at this moment, you could definitely serve as intermediaries between Earth and your governments. You can at least prevent the attacks long enough for us to introduce ourselves,” the captain stated, “Think of it as another country asking to build a port on your land so we can have a base of operations when it comes to trade and other relations.”
“ I’d definitely do whatever I can, but in all honesty, as Diana has expressed, I’m just a kid,” Braxton stated, “I don’t hold a lot of weight in the land of Blaze.”
“ I know exactly what you’re saying, but as a governing official on the Foothold, I can tell you that I would listen to even my lowest ranking waste handler if he told me that I needed ignore my instincts and talk to someone he considered important. I might not let my guard down, but I’d definitely consider his recommendation. No one is completely useless and I’m telling you this as the supreme commander of this ship.”
“ My mother is one of the top people in all of Green and I can guarantee you will be allowed to build a
“ Yes,” I sighed, “Diana ‘ex’.”
“ You were really… you know… these are the people you were talking to?” he asked, “It was all real?”
I actually punched him in the arm for that question.
“ It was never assumed to be NOT real! The noises were heard and published for the whole world. Didn’t you hear their music?” I asked.
“ Yeah, but I just figured-”
“ No, you didn’t ‘figure’. You didn’t want to accept that there just might be other worlds out there,” I cut him off, wishing suddenly that I had better control of my emotions, “I’m sure that Captain Reiss, his people, and this whole ship is all part of a… hmm… maybe it’s part of a scam.”
I’m sure the captain heard us as he led us through the never-ending corridors. Finally, just before Braxton had a chance to reply, the captain pressed a blue square next to one of the doors, causing it to open by itself. He turned to us and gestured us to enter ahead of him.
“ We have a very limited amount of windows aboard this ship since space is a hostile environment,” he said with a smile, “But I’m sure you’ll appreciate our starboard observatory.”
I didn’t really know what I was looking at the moment I entered the room. It was a domed room, surrounded by windows filled with a portion of a very colorful ball. The blues, greens, and whites were so vivid; more beautiful than anything our painters could dream up.
I approached the window, staring off toward Alpha in the distance. It took me a moment to realize that if that was Alpha, then the beautiful ball must certainly be Legacy.
“ Legacy?” I muttered.
“ No way,” I heard Braxton reply beside me, “That’s too… no way…”
“ Yes, that’s your planet. Actually, that’s the continent you call Green right there,” the captain said, pointing to the green portion filling the window, “Your home is right about there, Diana.”
He touched his finger to a spot close to the blue ocean.
“ It’s nothing like I imagined,” I whispered, feeling a tear racing down my cheek, “Can I stay here? Can I visit your world?”
The captain laughed. I turned to see him shaking his head.
“ I’m staying here for a while, actually. It may be a couple years before I begin my journey back to Earth,” he said, “But I’m willing to share my ship, my windows, my technology, and anything else if you’d would be willing to share some friendship and land with the people of my ship.”
“ Land?” Braxton asked.
“ We’d like to build a port here. I know you two may not be governing authorities of any type, but at this moment, you could definitely serve as intermediaries between Earth and your governments. You can at least prevent the attacks long enough for us to introduce ourselves,” the captain stated, “Think of it as another country asking to build a port on your land so we can have a base of operations when it comes to trade and other relations.”
“ I’d definitely do whatever I can, but in all honesty, as Diana has expressed, I’m just a kid,” Braxton stated, “I don’t hold a lot of weight in the land of Blaze.”
“ I know exactly what you’re saying, but as a governing official on the Foothold, I can tell you that I would listen to even my lowest ranking waste handler if he told me that I needed ignore my instincts and talk to someone he considered important. I might not let my guard down, but I’d definitely consider his recommendation. No one is completely useless and I’m telling you this as the supreme commander of this ship.”
“ My mother is one of the top people in all of Green and I can guarantee you will be allowed to build a
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