God, I love this story. I mean I really do. I mean I like my other stories, but this one is like the top of my top list. So, I'm going to admit that I've made up so many terms, I'm not sure if I've already said that, but, in case I didn't there ya go.

Happy Thanksgiving!

Chapter Five

"Good Morning Miss Swan," a robotic female voice said, "You've just woken up from a hundred and three-year journey. Please, try not to move you muscles while the medic-bot checks you over. It is normal to feel nauseous, tired, and sore."

I looked around, blinking hard, slightly confused about where I was. All of a sudden it hit me. I was on a spaceship and was three months away from landing on the planet Outerra.

"If you feel like you are going to vomit, turn your head to the right." The voice said again.

It was then I realized that my pod was moving. Objects slowly passing by, but for some reason everything was fuzzy.

"Why can't I see anything?" I asked weakly, my voice cracking.

"It is normal for all of your senses to be weakened from the trip. When you awaken tomorrow morning, your senses will return to normal."

The pod stopped.

"Here is your room. There is an android here to help you until you go into your bed. Please shower in cold water to wake your muscles, eat the saltine cracker pack with water, take the two Aumberlouse pills, then enjoy a restful night in your bed."

I heard the pod doors open, a soft hand took a gentle hold of my arm. The android helped me out of the pod, keeping me steady as I sat my feet on the ground. My head started spinning.

"Please don't exert yourself Miss Swan. You've taken a long journey. Allow me to take care of your needs." The male android voice said.

"Thank you," I said, letting him lead me into a room.

I couldn't see much, but I could see very dim lights. I tried to focus, but it was futile.

"Miss Swan, I am going to take the Exosmic-suit off of your body. Please do not be alarmed." I could somewhat feel the android taking the suit off me.

I would feel weird but, it was just an android helping me. They didn't possess any emotions of their own.

"I'm going to put you into the shower. I will lead your hands to the bars, please hold onto them as tightly as you can. But it is okay if you have a hard time gripping, I will be standing right here to assist you."

"Okay that's fine," I sighed, "Please hurry though, I feel very sick."

"If you have to vomit, just do so, the drain take care of it." He said.

"I just want to lie down." I said.

"It will only take eight minutes to restart your muscles and cells. Then you can sleep in your bed."

I sighed and stood in the cold water. I could feel the pellets of water, but it didn't feel like my skin was registering the water.

The android made me stand here for five minutes. When I was finished he helped me out of the shower and helped me into a robe. He finally allowed me to sit upright on a bed while he fed me crackers and helped me drink the water.

When I finished, he put the pills into my mouth and watched me swallow them, then made me show him that I actually swallowed it.

"Now you may sleep Miss Swan. You will awaken sometime in the morning." He said.

"Wait," I called, "what time is it now? And what's the year?"

"Earth time is 10:00a.m., but we've passed through two universes, the suns have not aligned on Outerra, so it is still night. The year is 3047. The Mayflower departed in 2944."

"Thank you." I said just before my eyes forcibly shut themselves and I drifted off to sleep.

Several Hours Later

I stretched, my muscles feeling sore, like I had done an intense workout the day before. When I opened my eyes, the world wasn't fuzzy looking. I sighed and rubbed my hands hard over my face.

I slowly swung my feet over the side of my bed, looking around at the room. I was thoroughly shocked at the size of the cabin. It was bigger than my old home's upstairs. There was a large oval window on the right side of the room. I walked to it and looked at everything passing by. There were only bright stars that looked like giant fireballs floating in the black. I wondered if we'd be passing any planets, or moons, or suns.

I sniffed the air, now noticing a rather funky smell in the air. I looked down and lifted my arm, then quickly turned my head away. Phew, the body odor was pungent; I guess being in hibernation for 103 years didn't stop my B.O.

I turned from the window, quickly scanning the room for a bathroom. The bathroom door was open; I walked across the warm silver tile. The pressed the button to turn the bathroom lights on, the light was dim which felt nice on eyes.

I took the white robe off and looked at the small hatch labelled, "Laundry." I pressed the button labelled open and stuck the robe on the rubber.

"Please close the hatch," a perky feminine voice said. I jumped and looked around.

"Who said that?" I asked.

"I am Ova, your personal assistant."

"Ova? What does that stand for?"

"Overhead Voice Android. I am the latest model and can answer any question."

I placed my clothing in the laundry shoot.

"Thank you for your laundry, it will be folded neatly on the shelf above the laundry hamper."

I nodded and looked around the near bare bathroom. There was a shower unit, a toilet, and a sink, but no towels or toiletries.

"Um, are there any towels? Or toilet paper?" I asked loudly, feeling very silly for talking to myself.

"I'm sorry Miss Swan, there are no paper or cotton products." Ova said.

"How am I supposed to dry off?" I asked.

"When you've finished your shower, there is a switch that turns the water to warm air to dry you off."

"Oh, so it's like a giant blow dryer," I said, "what about wiping… after I've finished using the bathroom?" That was an awkward question.

"When you've finished urinating or defecating, the toilet is equipped with warm water to clean your private areas, then a small dryer to dry you off. The pad beside the toilet has the controls of the toilet and specific user instructions to help you."

I was blushing as I listened to the answer, it was sad that I was still embarrassed even though I was by myself. I stepped into the shower, wanting to soak for a while.

I knew Outerra was going to be different from earth, but I didn't know they didn't use the simple things such as towels or toilet paper. What, what the hell did they wear if they didn't have cotton?

"Hey, what about my clothes? What am I supposed to wear? What do the Outerrian's wear?" I asked.

"The Outerrian's have created a new material made from the plant Mogonia, which is more than plentiful on their planet. It comes in every color and is expandable to every body size."

"Oh." I said.

I stayed in the shower for a good ten minutes before the voice made me jump.

"Miss Swan you have ten minutes before the water will turn off for the day."

I jumped again, quickly washing my hair and body.

"Why is the shower timed?" I asked.

"The ship is carrying five thousand gallons of water and that water is filtered, cleaned, and reused. But, there are thousands of travelers on this ship that will use the water very quickly. We reserve so every traveler can have plenty of water."

I saw the switch for the dryer and hesitantly pressed it. The shower made a whirling noise, then I was hit with very warm air that dried me. The dryer was powerful, but moments later not only was I dry but my thick hair was dry as well.

I stepped out of the shower, feeling very warm. I looked around for clothing, "Hey, voice, where are my clothes?"

"Clothing is on the shelf above the laundry shoot."

I opened the shelf and pulled out a strange feeling material. I let it unfold open; it was a soft white body suit, much like the suit we wore in our pods. I wondered if this was the style?

"Hey voice, um, what's with the body suits?" I asked, "Can I have jeans and a T-shirt?"

"The body suits match the clothing that Outerrian's wear. We want all of the travelers to be equip with the Outerrian lifestyle. Earth clothes have been eliminated."

"My clothes were eliminated? I was told I could bring my clothing!" I said loudly.

"I apologize for the inconvenience Miss Swan. Please do not be upset. We have set you up with three months' worth of Outerrian clothing."

"So, it's just body suits? Awesome." I said sarcastically.

"The body suit goes underneath the tunic. Women wear the longer light-colored tunics and men wear the shorter dark colored tunics. The body suit is special. It can fit every body size and shape and is very complimentary, but it also keep your body at a steady temperature according to the environmental temperature."

I made an approving face, "Hmm, well, that actually sounds nice."

I pulled the body suit on and stared at myself in the mirror. Even though I was very annoyed at my clothes being destroyed, but, this suit was actually very flattering. The long sleeves came to a point on my hand, then stringed off and looped around my middle and ring finger.

The second article of clothing was the tunic. I pulled it over my head; it was pale blue, long in the back and shorter in the front. The neckline was a wide V neck, but my cleavage wasn't showing because of the body suit underneath. The sleeves were long and billowy. The tunic was tighter around my curves.

Wow, this look was actually very appealing. I rather liked the tunic. It was appropriate, nonrevealing, and just very pleasing to the eye. I pulled the white boots onto my feet then pulled half my hair back.

"All travelers, please start making your way to the Auditorium for an informational meeting. Attendance is required. The meeting starts in thirty minutes." The voice on the loud-speaker said.