What's up! Scorpion again! I said I will be back, didn't I.
Technical stuff: Again, Rosie and the lumas are Nintendo. We clear?
Now where were we? Oh yeah, Chapter 16...
A Mother's Love
The asteroids were heading for the Observatory at top speed, with a larger piece of the destroyed asteroid trailing close behind, and there was no way to out raced them. The luma tried its best to pass the asteroids with the young girl in tow, but could barely catch up with the extra weight, not without his Mama losing her grip. They managed to pass a few of the smaller asteroid, but it wasn't easy. It was then that the young girl came to a grim realization. Even if they did manage to pass all the floating rocks and makes it to the Observatory, there wouldn't be enough time to move it out of their paths. The two simply weren't fast enough.
"You can stop, young one," she said in a calm voice.
The luma did as she asked, but didn't understand why. "We can't stop! If we do, we'll never get to the observatory in time!"
"I know," she said, placing the luma in her chest. "But we won't make it anyway, even if we kept going. Not as long as… as l-long as…," she struggled to finish her sentence as her voice broke up. She was going to cry again, but knew that it was pointless and that this was important. She took a deep breath, moved her head closer to the luma, and calmly whispered to it with a heavy heart.
"Not as long as I am holding on to you."
The luma, immediately understanding, started to yell, "No, I am not going to leave you here, Mama! I'm not going to leave you alone! I'm not leaving you, Mama!"
"I know you don't want to," said the girl in a comforting voice, "I wish we both could return home. I wish we could stay together. It's just that you can fly faster without me holding on to you. You can out race the asteroids and worn the others before something bad happens."
"B-But, Mama!" the luma cried, "You can't leave us! Who's going to tuck us in and read us stories? Who's going to sing to us when we are sad and hold us when we are sick? Who's going to play with us and make us those yummy cakes? Who's going to teach us and help us and see us off when we become stars and planets and comets? Who will be there for us? We need you, Mama! I need you!"
He cried his little heart out, showing how much she means to them. The young girl realized how much she touched their lives. She was there for them and loved them. Through ups and downs, she was always there to take care and watch over them, which was all they asked for.
Though the asteroids, the light from the Observatory glowed brighter than the stars around. She knew that the lumas were waiting, praying for their safe return. She knew because she heard it. She knew because she felt it. The hope and love that the lumas of the Observatory sent to them filled her whole body to the brim and gave her courage.
This made the decision that much easier and that much harder. She didn't want to go through with this. She wanted to see them grow. She wanted them to be happy. But for the sake of those who loved her so much and whom she loved in return, it was the only way.
"I know this is hard," she said with a smile on her face. "I want nothing more than to see all of you happy and to see what you will become. I want you to grow and follow you destinies," she held the luma tighter, "that is why you have to leave me and worn them of the danger."
"You're going to leave us alone, Mama!" the luma continued to cry. "You're going to leave us alone."
She remembered when she tried to stop her mother from leaving. She remembered when she tried to keep from losing her forever. As her mother's last words echoed in her heart, the young girl whispered slowly, "Don't fret, little one. I'm not going anywhere. I'll always watch over you all, like a sun in the day and a moon in the night." She slowly began to release her grip off the luma, who was desperately trying to stay in her embrace, "And if you days and nights are clouded with rain…" she began to float helplessly in the void, out of the luma's protective power.
"… then I will turn into a star in the clouds and wait for your tears to dry."
The cold in the void began to envelop her as those words exited from her mouth, but she didn't feel its painful sting. Her love for the luma, her children, and their love for her kept her warm as she drifted off to sleep.
I would like to thank all of those readers who stuck around this far. I will be the first to admit, I am not Shakespeare, J.K. Rowling, or any of those big writers. I am just another person sharing my stories with the world. I enjoy writing and will keep sharing for as long as I am able. If you like this story, then I am grateful. If not, then thanks for giving it a chance.
My bed is call me. *Yarn* Sleep sounds really good right now. Next chapter will be up soon.
This is Scorpion, signing out! T.T.F.N!