Six months passed in the blink of an eye .


    Three months ago , Alex moved to the main city and claimed the penthouse of the governor’s position  .


    The main city had three sizes of apartments ; the penthouse was the new addition in size , while the two other sizes remained the same as in the colony .


    Samantha and Kimberley were real life autodidacts and taught themselves to read , which made their parents very proud .


    They still made mistakes , and Mary , together with Helena , took it upon themselves to teach them properly .


    Samantha and Kimberly were almost two and a half year old and frequently asked about the Nexus , but the answers that Helena and Alex provided couldn’t satiate their curiosity .


    According to Da’grass , it was unwise to download knowledge directly into their brains at such a young age .


    He proposed encouraging their curiosity like the Ethereans did and suggested VR equipment to Alex .


    So , Alex decided to kill two birds with one stone and ordered Da’grass to produce some VR equipment specifically designed for children who were still growing , meaning to gift it to them so that they could go to school if they wished .


    The population of Alex’s faction kept growing , but due to the many colonies and the two main cities , the density of people was extremely low .


    Da’grass told Alex that eventually , his faction had to relocate entirely to Aurelia and that he had to prepare himself for that .


    Alex still wondered why Da’grass was steering his faction to Aurelia , but when he asked Da’grass , he only told him that in time he would know .


    So , Alex let Da’grass send a message to his people to relocate to Aurelia within six months ; this was three months ago.


    It felt like a waste to abandon all that he had built , and Helena wasn’t happy either .


    Alex could only console her with saying that their little kingdom would be situated on Aurelia and that they had gained a whole planet that they could terraform to their wishes .


    Alex had to promise her that there would be no leeches or mosquitos .


    Since they had to leave Mars anyway , they were negotiating through the UN with different countries to sell them the different colonies and main city for credits , but Alex already had the future owners in mind .


    Even if other countries offered more , he would only ask for more goods he could use on Aurelia , but he couldn’t forget his roots .


    The gates were to be removed , off course and they would get a stern warning not to try to reverse engineer the present technology.


    Once damaged , it wouldn’t be repaired by the droids , rendering the colonies useless .


    If they lived by this rule , the colonies and main city could run smoothly until the end of time , according to Da’grass .Help support creative writers by finding and reading their stories on the original site.


    The rings around Mars for terraforming would go into the custody of the UN .


    They would manage it under the same rule , and since the structure would provide a chance for life on Mars , they would make sure nothing would happen to it .


    The space station remained in the hands of Alex’s faction until the last of the goods were shipped and then handed over to the UN as well , since they took it up on themselves to act as the planetary defense of Earth .


    It was an ongoing process , and it would take while before completion .


    It pained Alex , who envisioned a life on Mars together with Helena and his kids.


    Da’grass assured him that he would be getting much more than he envisioned and that he should let go , but Alex knew it would take a while before he truly could let go .


    He was standing before the growth chamber facility together with Helena and the kids .


    They were the only ones here except for the volunteers distributing bracelets since it would be a moment were the residents would only be clothed in a universal dress with the sole purpose of covering them up .


    Taxi’s would be driving the resurrected Ea’thell home to their apartments , were everything they needed was delivered , and the dresses would be sent back for the next species , the Cath’nix , to be used in six months .


    El’Anor was the first to come out of the building , followed by the rest of he species .


    After she got her bracelet , she spotted Alex and Helena and ran over .


    “Alex , Helena , and these must be Samantha and Kimberley” cried El’Anor .


    “Hey , El’Anor , welcome to Aurelia and back to the living” replied Helena .


    “Samantha , Kimberley meet auntie El’Anor” said Alex .


    “You’re pretty , auntie” said Samantha .


    “Yeah , just like a fairy” added Kimberley .


    “Oh , you girls are pretty too , thank you for the compliment” replied El’Anor .


    “I’m not going to keep you from getting into the taxi , you must be cold” said Alex .


    Your apartments have been fully stocked with what you need .


    You just need to ask the taxi to take you home .


    If there is anything missing , you can just buy it from the store using credits .


    “Thank you again for this chance , Alex , and thank you for the knowledge transfer” said a teary faced El’Anor .


    “Well it would be a little troublesome if we didn’t speak the same language” answered Alex .


    “Why are you crying , auntie ? Are you in pain ?” asked Kimberley .


    “No sweetie , she’s just happy to be with us” answered Helena .


    “I’ll be going , as you can see , I only have these sandals and dress , I feel a bit underdressed” said El’Anor while laughing .


    “Once you’re settled down and have organized your people , we can talk .


    Take your time , there’s no rush , and once again , welcome” replied Alex .


    “Thank you !” said El’Anor and pulled Alex and Helena into a hug before she left for a taxi .


    “Bye , auntie” said Samantha .


    “Bye , fairy auntie” said Kimberley .


    Alex and Helena stayed until she got in a taxi and left with the kids afterwards to their own apartment .


    He still had some work to do , and Cathy was the next one to be resurrected together with her people .


    Once Alex got to their penthouse , he kissed his kids and Helena , and told them he wouldn’t be long .


    Cathy was already waiting at his home in New Eden when he arrived , and she was nervous .


    “Come in and make yourself comfortable” said Alex while he opened the door .


    “I already got a message from El’Anor” stated Cathy .


    She says your city is beautiful but that it can use some more trees and greenery.


    “Well , when she’s settled down she can make some improvements as long as she doesn’t compromise the structural integrity of the city” answered Alex while laughing .


    “She also said you kept your promise , not that we had any doubt” said Cathy .


    You know , when we were forced to download ourselves we never imagined that this day would come .


    Most people wouldn’t do what you did , or they would do it with the intention of enslaving us .


    When we were adopted by your species and were treated fairly , we already counted our blessings that we didn’t have to ask the system to store us again.


    We are really grateful to you , Alex !


    Thanks to you , our whole species has a second chance .


    We’ll never forget what you did for us .


    With the treatment you’re offering , we have no doubt that our species will recover and thrive once more .


    “It’s time , Alex” said Da’grass suddenly .


    “See you in six months , Cathy” said Alex .


    “Thank you !” said Cathy and disappeared .


    “Etherea wants to speak with you , Alex” said Da’grass .