The trip back drags on endlessly. We've lost all contact with The Snow Moon. My mind wanders constantly to Wyler and whether or not he is alive. Did they get him help in time or did Vega's people take back control and execute everyone I love? It's a familiar feeling to the one that I felt on the way to The Snow Moon, only now I have to find a way to truly silence my thoughts because I've made the conscious decision to return to Earth and to help save the mods.
I rub the small gray stone on the ring that hangs from a string around my neck. I hear Wyler's words in my head, "I'll find you. One day. I'll come find you." I tuck it gently into my shirt and head to the bridge where I find Sutter and Captain Ryden. It's time for my weekly briefing. Plans must be made for our return to Earth. We have to think through every possible scenario since we don't truly know what we will be returning to.
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The days melt into weeks, until about a month into the return trip, I fall ill. This ship is not equipped with a hospital like the last one. It's a much smaller operation so there's only so much that they can do for me. I urge them to begin testing on my DNA to find an antidote for the sterilization project, but they decide to hold off since I'm not well.
I miss several weekly meetings. I can barely get out of bed. I've lost my appetite completely. My condition grows worse and even Captain Ryden begins to worry about my state. Despite my resistance for help, Captain Ryden insists that they run some tests. I begin to wonder if I will even survive the trip, so I finally give in and decide to see the on-ship doctor.
When the results come back, the doctor calls me into her office, which is never a good sign.
"You're going to be fine," she says to my surprise, as she steps into the room brandishing the test results. She drops my file onto her desk and plops down in the chair.
"That's good," I say, confused by the look on her face. "Because it certainly doesn't feel that way. What is it that's been making me so sick?"
"It's not really a what, so much as a...who," she replies.
I stare at her blankly, confused by the statement.
"Ever," she smiles. "You're pregnant."
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From Darkness Comes - Book 2 in The Dissonance Series
FantascienzaShe survived the end. But it's only the beginning. Ever thought escaping Earth meant survival. Instead, it meant sacrifice. She lost her parents, her sister, and the two boys she loves-left behind to an uncertain fate. Now, on a distant planet she n...
