- Last call. Convoy destined to transmutation station of Celidonius IV, leaving at T-3. This is the last call. Boarding gate A-W-34.
That call woke up Rebecca from her thoughts. Seeing her children after fifty years will be great. Of course, she heard the news, some good, other not quite. Her younger daughter was a great-grandmother already and this made Rebecca very proud. Her son Clayton, however, suffered with a degenerative disease and opted, in the end, for religious and personal motivations to have an assisted death. Controversially, he decided to have a clone of himself and introduce him to the family without the knowledge of anyone, but his wife, Rebecca and Gustav. Euthanasia has been accepted for a long time and highly recommended in many situations. The remnants of the great wars. Clayton was averse to any artificial extension of human life. From this viewpoint, one could imagine how difficult it was for him to take this decision and authorize the creation of a clone. The love for his family to the detriment of his own religious convictions. Rebecca sighed at last.
- Last call. Convoy destined to transmutation station of Celidonius IV, leaving at T-3. This the last call. Boarding gate A-W-34. The message blared in the boarding room again.
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For security reasons, the transmutation stations were at a minimum distance from any population. It's not only because of terrorist attacks, but in the past, many explosions happened due to equipment failure and even operational. The transmutation stations concentrated a great amount of energy so intense that made the old hydrogen bombs look like fireworks from the Chinese tradition. The most part of the energy stored at the space transmutation stations demanded great processes of acceleration and deceleration.
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In the orbit of the colony Capricorn V, the convoy to Celidonius IV was already attached, waiting for the last passenger to board.
The twins, Erica and Demetrio, have always shared everything with each other. Beautiful and generous. They were the children she admired secretly. They were made for each other, even if Gustav didn't accept this at all. She pondered.
- Last call. Convoy destined to transmutation station of Celidonius IV, leaving at T-3. This is the last call. Boarding gate A-W-34.
- Captain, Gustav?
- Yes, Simon. Proceed.
- What we were looking for was located and it is on board now.
Unfortunately, it was damaged beyond repair.
- So, I believe the only thing left to do is to send Lailah back to the primordial circles.
- Yes, captain.
- May I authorize the return to Capricorn V, or do you need to speak to the archbishop first?
- If you don't oppose, I suggest going straight to Celidonius IV. I'll tell the archbishop about the latest discoveries.
If possible, tell the people at the colony to go immediately to the transmutation station, too.
- Perfect, Simon. Will do it!
- Carmen, destiny to Celidonius IV, please. Contact the crew of the archbishop in Capricorn V and instruct them to go immediately to the transmutation station with the prisoner!
- Yes, captain.
- Excellent News. I'll probably meet Rebecca at the transmutation station, and we could come back home together. Thought Gustav.
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Demn, on the other hand, was trying to calm down Kermo and convince her not do anything stupid.
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Temporis XXIX - The Epicenter
Science FictionLailah did not know the mess she was entering when she agreed to be part of that information steal, which just seemed to be one of many more. Rebecca, on the other hand, did not see the time of the military period of fifty years in the space of its...
