"I believe they're old enough now. Besides, they're the two that Erik connected with the most, and I have wanted him back here…." Kaleo explained.
"Hm. I agree. We do have the teleporter still, correct?" Lila began to plan with them.
Aria nodded. She had kept it in a good, clean state while it was not being used- for a good 32 years. Every day, she would make sure it still turned on, and every day she would clean it a little. People would think it was new.
"Then it's decided. Would you girls go today? Or would you like to wait… that would be fine," Lila said, trying to stall.
"What your mother is trying to say is that we'd like you to go today, before she freaks out and makes you stay here. Why don't you go get packed? We'll finish making breakfast and get the teleporter up and running. All we need from you is a place." Kaleo said, putting a hand over his wife's mouth as she tried to continue speaking.
Aria and Eeva went back upstairs to put some clothes on and pack. Aika sat at the table, looking at her parents. Her belly growled and she looked around hungrily. Lila and Kaleo looked at her and went to get her breakfast.
After breakfast, Aria found coordinates for the city she suspected her brother was in. Aika came and watched her as she packed with Eeva. Lila (after some coaxing) helped Kaleo prepare the teleporter using coordinates just outside of the city, where the girls wouldn't be seen.
After they were packed, Aria and Eeva went downstairs to say goodbye and find Erik. They had managed to shove all of their clothes, some food, money, and other things into two large backpacks.
"Do you have to go?" Lila asked her daughters. They nodded.
"Aria! Eeva! Wait!" Aika yelled, running down the hall and jumping into her sisters' arms.
Aria and Eeva held the three year old in their arms, just barely lifting her off the ground.
"Goodbye Aika,"Aria said, speaking for both Eeva and herself. "We'll be back soon, and then you'll get to meet the brother we told you about, who left before you were born."
Aika gave them both a tight hug. After more goodbyes and Lila crying a little, Aria and Eeva were travelling to a small field. The journey was quite short, and with no complications. After they arrived, they checked all of their communication systems and found out where the pickup point was, as well as when they needed to be there.
"Hey, Aria, where you have the map, right?" Eeva asked.
"Of course I dooo… oon't… oops."
"Aria! Now what are we supposed to do?! It's 1875! We can't rely on our technology because they don't have it here! That's why we brought the map!" Eeva exclaimed, growing frustrated.
"Woah, woah! Calm down Eeva! I memorized which way to go. I think. I'm… 99.99% sure we're supposed to go North." Aria said. She pointed in a direction. "Which would be that way. We should be there by sundown; let's get out of here, we need to find Erik and I'm 99% sure there was a bee crawling up my arm a second ago."
The two girls started to walk in the direction that Aria had been pointing. The sun was beginning to set. As they walked through the empty field of lavender.
"You really do like percentages, don't you?" Eeva asked as they walked.
"Yes. Yes I do," Aria replied. "I can't wait to see Erik again. It's been so long; I wonder if he'll remember us."
"Of course he will. We are family after all. And I won't rest until we find him."
Aria nodded. "Nor will I. I'd walk to the ends of the earth to have him back."
