Rassilon and Alicia ran through the long red grass, the twins racing each other back towards their home nestled neatly on the side of the mountain. "You can't catch me!", Rassilon cried out to his sister as he sped out in front of her. Alicia increased her pace, desperate to try and catch up with her brother, "No fair!", she retorted, "You're a boy".
"That's no excuse!", a womens voice yelled from the house, making Alicia blush. Her parents had always told them that it didn't matter who or what you were. You could achieve anything, if only you believed.
Jade walked out from the house with one of the childrens younger siblings in her arms, "You can do it sweetie!", she called out, giving her daughter an encouraging smile. Jade laughed as her daughter picked up her pace, those eyes now filled with determination. She looked out towards the lower part of the mountain, those silver leaved trees shining so brightly in the setting suns, and inhaled the fresh scent of flowers that was carried by the gentle breeze. Already one of the two moons was visible, that copper surface glinting in the darkening sky.
"I can guarantee one of them is going to fall over", Nathaniel quipped from behind Jade. She turned her gaze to him, loosing herself in those blue eyes. Jade motioned to the small child in his arms, "As long as they don't wake Lucas up we will be just fine". Nathaniel smiled and looked down, "Well if Nova can sleep through your yelling, he can sleep through anything", he said, giving Jade a mischievous smile.
Rassilon and Alicia both skidded to a halt as they reached the front door, both of them casting an enthusiastic look at their parents. "Who won!?", Alicia exclaimed, giving them both a hopeful look. Jade knelt down, "It's a tie! Now go in and get ready, dinner will be ready soon". Both children jumped up and down, clearly excited. "YAY!", Rassilon squealed, "And after dinner it's story time!". He pushed past his parents, clearly eager to prepare for the evening. Alicia looked up at her parents, "Can we play with the other children tomorrow?", she asked, motioning down to the bottom of the mountain.
Jade smiled broadly at her and nodded. When they had recovered from the shock of being ripped from their own times, they had discovered themselves in the one place they had not expected. That beautiful and familiar world a welcome site to both of them. It held a special place in their hearts and they were happy to begin their lives in this place. When they had first encountered the people who dwelt on the planet they were unsure how they would be taken. After all, they had just appeared out of no-where. So, Jade and Nathaniel had been surprised at how quickly the people of this ancient world had accepted them. Not once had they questioned where they had come from, saying that it didn't matter. All that mattered to them was that they were peaceful and were of the same species.
"You can do anything you want sweetheart", Jade said as she watched her daughter skip into the house. Jade heard Nathaniel sigh deeply and turned to face him, "What's wrong?", she asked gently. Nathaniel turned to face her, a warm smile on his face. "It's odd to think that we are at the precipice of a great change for the people of this world and that it will be our son who brings that change about", he looked out over the vast landscape below. "Don't get me wrong Jade, I love this planet, after all it was where I was born. But we left behind so very much and sometimes", Nathaniel paused, turning those warm blue eyes towards her, "Do you ever miss Terra Nova?", he asked, keeping his sites firmly out in front of him. Jade moved in closer to him, positioning Nova in her arm so she could wrap her free arm around Nathaniel.
"This is where we were always meant to be Nathaniel", she said, kissing him on the cheek. "This is our beginning and there is nowhere I would rather be and no-one I would rather share it with", she turned to look out, gazing up towards the sky. "Our home, our destiny has always and will always be here, at Gallifrey".