This is Home

August 2026

5 Years Later

Daniel and Daisy scoured Zephyr 3, slight concern adorning their faces. They looked under and over objects in the plane with no luck to find what they were in search of. 

Over the last five years, things have definitely changed. It was so surreal to both of them that the twins were now five years old. They spent the summer in space for another space mission. They were planning on staying on Earth for a really long time following this trip given that the twins would be starting school very soon. 

"Where did they go?" Daniel asked, more so asking himself than Daisy or anyone else really.

"How is it so hard to find two kids who are only three and a half feet tall?" Daisy scoffed, having no luck either.

"Everything okay, Agent Johnson?" one of the agents on the plane asked.

"We were playing hide and seek with the twins," Daisy explained. "Usually, they're not that hard to find. We usually find them pretty quickly. You know, sometimes we kinda just walk around for a little bit, making them think they got a good hiding spot. It makes them feel confident. However, today, we've been searching for the last fifteen minutes, and they are nowhere to be found." Daisy huffed, getting a little frustrated. How could she have lost her kids?

The agent raised her eyebrow and chuckled quietly to herself. "Have you two checked the cockpit?"

"The cockpit?" Daniel questioned. "Why would they be in the cockpit?"

The agent shrugged her shoulders. "Why wouldn't they be in the cockpit?" The agent gave the husband and wife duo while giving them a slightly smug look.

"I'm getting the feeling that we should probably check the cockpit," Daniel said. Daisy rolled her eyes playfully as she grabbed Daniel's hand. Together, they made their way to the cockpit.

When they got there, they could hear Kora talking to someone. She pointed out into space. "You see that star there in the distance?"

"Uh-huh," two little kids' voices replied.

"That star is called Alya."

"Like our cousin Alya?" said a little boy's voice.

"Yep. Just like her. You want to know what Alya told me before you two were born?"

"What did she say?" a little girl's voice asked.

"Well, back then, I had a really hard time controlling my powers. I never knew where my mindset needed to be. Alya came up to me and told me something her mom, your Auntie Jemma had said. She said that whenever you were feeling nervous or felt like you couldn't do anything, just think of the stars and the space between them. Let your mind pass through those spaces."

"Auntie Jemma's really smart." the little boy said. Kora nodded in agreement.

"Are you two causing Aunt Kora trouble?" Daisy asked, walking up to the pilot seats.

"Mama!" both twins exclaimed.

Daisy's heart melted. The pilot seats weren't exactly super huge, but the twins were pretty small and were able to sit next to each other comfortably in the chair. Before they could move, Daisy took out her phone and snapped a picture of the twins. She would be sure to have the twins recreate that photo when they were teenagers. 

"We got bored of hide and seek, so we decided to look at the stars with Auntie Kora," Michael said.

"Did you now?" Daniel asked.

Lillianne began standing up in the seat and reached for her father. Daniel happily lifted her into his arms and held her to his side. Daisy lifted her son before taking the seat herself. She placed Michael on her lap and snuggled him close. "You sure they didn't cause you any trouble?" Daisy asked.