Yay! Chapter four! I can't believe December is almost here! That is insane! It means 2017 is almost up! There's so much to do. And my classes are almost up. I'm kind of peeved because I really wanted to take classes online but, unfortunately the classes I'm taking aren't offered online. I'm so sick of going into class, I do so much better behind a screen. I mean, I can get all my work done in one day, I'm a nanny, I get a 3 hour break when the child takes a nap.

So, I've made up a lot of fake terms in the story. Well, I guess not fake, the words are real but they definitely aren't used correctly. They just sounded cool and futuristic. Oh, someone had asked if the new planet was going to be like Twilight and the answer is no. I have this whole badass concept for planet Outerra and in the next chapter, you'll start to read some of the 'facts' about Outerra. It's pretty cool and yes I'm tooting my own horn.

Anyways, please enjoy!

Chapter Four

The week seemed to fly by. Dad and I spent every waking minute together, I even put the cot up in his room, so we could be together. And as the time grew near for my departure, my stomach wrapped itself into a continuous knot.

When the morning came, I laid in my bed for an extra twenty minutes trying to sort out the nervous ball of fire resting in the pit of my stomach. I sat up and looked over to my dad, who was still snoozing away.

I changed into my clothes; sweat pants and a plain shirt. The people at the Colony corp. told me to dress in clothing I didn't care about because they would be left here. I had already packed four large suitcases full of my clothes and everything that was important to me.

I walked back into his bedroom and gently shook him awake. He yawned, stretched, then opened his eyes. He smiled widely.

"Hey, sweetie," he said softly.

"Morning dad," I said before wrapping my arms around him, "I'm l-leaving today."

"I know." His arms tightened around me.

We stayed interlocked in a tight huge. I fought the urge to cry, blinking hard to prevent any tears from falling down my cheeks. This was even harder than I imagined.

"Did you get everything in okay?" Dad asked.

I nodded, "I sent everything yesterday."

He smiled, "Good."

"I wish we had time to have breakfast." I said, a traitor tear falling down my cheek.

He wiped it with his thumb, "I do too. But, you need to leave now so you can start your new life."

I nodded, "One more hug?"

He wrapped me up in another tight hug. This one lasting longer than the one before. He patted my back when it was time to go.

"You're going to have such a great life," he said, "now, go."

I stood, slowly releasing his hand as I walked to the door.

"I love you dad," I said as I wiped away a few stray tears from my cheeks.

"I love you too baby." He smiled, he was keeping his composure together very well.

Sue was downstairs, making my dad's breakfast. She had already moved into my bedroom.

"Good morning Bella," she said when I walked down.

"Morning Sue," she walked to me from the counter and wrapped her arms around me.

I hugged her tightly, "Take really good care of my dad, Sue."

"I will Bella," she said, "And later today, we'll bring your car back here."

"Thank you," I sighed, "I need to get going now."

"Bye, have a great life dear." She said.

I smiled back as I left out the front door.

Colony Corporation – Medical & Science Branch, Bellevue Washington

I walked nervously through the front door of the corporation. The place was filled with other travelers, but each one was filed into three separate lines.

"Get in line to one of those computers and put your name down and scan your card. It'll put you into one of those lines." A worker who was walking around said.

I nodded and found the shortest line, my eyes wandering around the large building. When I got to the computer, I did everything it asked of me. After a minute of processing, it sent me to line A.

Line A wasn't as long as the others. I wondered what the basis of the lines were. I looked at the people ahead of me, trying to sort out the differences from the people in Line A and the people in Line B.

I gently tapped the person's shoulder in front of me, "Excuse me?" I said.

The young woman turned around, "Yes?"

"Why exactly are the lines separated? Do they mean something?" I asked.

"Oh yeah," she said, turning completely to me, "This line is for people with a platinum status, and then Line B is for people with gold status, then silver, then bronze. And of course, the crew have their own separate line."

"Oh," I said, "I guess I should've known that."

She chuckled, "It's cool, I'm nervous too."

"Glad I'm not the only one." I said.

"I'm Alice Brandon," she said.

"Alice Brandon?" My gasped, my jaw falling open, "Oh Miss Brandon I should've known. I'm sorry I bothered you."

She laughed, "I'm not scary like my dad was, there's no need to worry. Just call me Alice."

"I didn't know you were going to be a traveler," I chuckled nervously. Alice Brandon was a big deal on earth. She was the daughter of David Brandon, who was a huge business tycoon, very rich, and very mean. He died two years ago, and his name still sent chills down everyone's back.

"I decided to start a new life. I'm sick of earth, I'm ready to move on." She said.

"Really? You're so famous here and you have everything." I said.

She sighed, "I just want to start a new life. Being famous and having everything isn't at all as cracked up as it seems."

I nodded, "Well, I sincerely hope you're able to make a new life for yourself."

She smiled, "Thank you," she said, "Why are you leaving?"

"I want to start a new life too," I said, "And my dad really wanted me to find a new, exciting life."

"That sounds really nice. My dad probably would've flipped if I told him I was leaving earth to go to a new planet," She laughed, "I don't know anyone's family member who's okay with them leaving forever and never seeing them again."

I nodded, "My dad is dying of cancer actually. And I would've been left alone. My mom died a few years ago."

"Oh, I'm so sorry," She said sympathetically and somewhat confused.

I knew her confusion, "We're not rich, so, we couldn't afford the reversion treatment. And it's spread so much."

"Oh," she said, "I'm sorry, I'm a little confused, how are you in the platinum status if you aren't rich?"

"Well, my dad had all this money saved up, which he gave me, and he also drained some accounts for me, so I could have platinum status." I shifted awkwardly as this conversation took a negative turn.

"That's the sweetest thing I've ever heard. Your dad must have really loved you." She smiled.

I smiled back, "Yeah, he really does, and I love him more than anything."

She placed her hand on my arm, "I think that's the most real, purest thing I've ever heard in my entire life. It's very refreshing."

I chuckled, "Um, thank you."

The lines started moving forward and our conversation ended. Since Line A wasn't long, it was a short wait to a medical room. A man dressed in a lab coat handed me a skin-tight suit.

"Change into this please." He asked.

"Can I ask why?" I asked as I stepped behind the curtain.

"The pod is designed to keep your cells alive for the long journey. The suit will turn to a below freezing temperature once you're in hibernation to keep everything in your body fresh and alive. Also, the tubes and needles need to be able to pierce your skin with ease, this suit allows them to do that." He said.

"Oh," I wasn't crazy about the below freezing part, but I guess I'll be sleeping so it won't bother me too much.

I stepped from around the curtain, feeling very silly about the full body suit. It covered every inch of my skin except my neck up.

He handed me another garment that was smaller.

"This is for your hair, you need to tuck it into here."

I tucked it into the cap, which was kind of painful because my hair was long. The cap covered my head and wrapped around my neck. Now everything except my face was covered.

He nodded to me, "Are you ready to get into the pod?"

I nodded, "Can you just explain to me what's going to happen?" I asked.

"Well, you'll lay in the pod and we'll give you a little blue pill that's going to put you to sleep while we set the pod up and get your body ready for hibernation. It'll take about thirty minutes to prepare your body, but, when we give you the last shot of resveratrol, you'll feel a shock through your body and you'll see a bright light. Then you won't think or dream anything after that, you'll be in hibernation."

I nodded, "Okay, let's do this."

I took a deep breath before following him down the hallway to the pod.

Well, Bella is about to start her 103 year journey to Outerra! Next chapter coming soon! I'm actually knocking these chapters, I'm currently writing chapter six. I will admit, that I am kind of lagging in my other story Wicked, if you're reading it by chance. So, just a heads up.