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So, today was the big day. The day Sarah and Raven were to board the Blue Ember Carrier, the ship that was to take them to Alcede. Mrs. Lorren had come a few days ago to drop off the boxes that she had mentioned, so now, the girls all set to leave as soon as she arrived to pick them up. Both of their parents were at Ravens house. They had decided to say goodbye to both of them at the same time. So now, they were all just sitting around the living room talking, laughing, and basically just having fun…one last time..
As raven looked around at her family and friends, a sharp sting of sadness hit her. How long until she and Sarah would be with them again? There was no question that both of them would miss their homes. But it seemed that Raven would be the one to struggle with homesickness more than Sarah. Sarah seemed more eager about the whole ordeal. She on the other hand had only just begun to find her place in this small little town. And now…she would have to find her place in a new and completely different world. Raven wasn't really sure she was all up for it. But at least she wasn't going to do it all alone. Sarah was there. Mrs. Lorren had made sure they would bunk together on the ship and that their rooms would be near one another at the Facility in Alcede. And for that, she was incredibly grateful.
The door bell rang and immediately silence filled the room. Ravens mother stood to answer the door. Sarah and Raven exchanged glances, then stood and left the room. In Ravens bedroom, all was quiet and almost all blank of expression. She had tightly packed all she could in those small boxes. Paper, pencils, erasers, paintbrushes, clothes, books, trinkets, posters, and even a rug or two. Not to mention her speakers, headphones, earbuds, and chargers and what not.
"I guess we're ready." Sarah said, smiling weakly from across the room.
Raven crouched down and picked up Nika. Stroking her back, she gently placed her in a small purple pet carrier and locked her in. "I guess we are." she replied.
The girls came back into the living room where their parents, and now Mrs. Lorren, waited patiently. Hugs were shared and tears were shed. The parents were the most broken hearted, knowing there was a slim chance that their daughters would ever come back to live a normal life. Yet, they let them go, hoping that they were truly going to be happy.
As their things were loaded into the trunk and the back seat of one the two sleek dark chrome blue cars, Sarah and Raven were loaded into the other. Both buckled up with their carry-ons on their lap, they stared out the car window at their parents waving the last goodbyes as Mrs. Lorren drove off.
The drive to the ship was silent. Sarah fidgeted with the strap to her carry-on bag and hummed along once in a while to the song on her iPod. Raven glanced out the
window and noticed the Blue Ember Carrier. They were almost there. She pulled out the earbuds to her iPod and looked up to back of Mrs. Lorrens head.
"How many people can it hold?" she asked.
Mrs. Lorren glanced at Raven in the rear-view mirror. "The carrier? Um…I think it can hold up to five-hundred." she answered. "Although it never carries that many at any given time. Only about two-hundred, barely, on any trip it makes."
Sarah, now listening to the conversation, pulled out her earbuds as well. "How come?"
"Well, it's not recommended we take any more women than that on each trip. Or else Earth will slowly start to noticeably decrease in women. It is sad, though, for the males who don't get to meet their mate and have to wait before they get the chance to meet her again." she sighed as she made a left turn, causing them to lean to the right.
"Aw, how sad" Sarah pouted as Raven poked her fingers through the bars of the pet carrier in her lap. "How long do they have to wait?"
"It depends," she sighed again "some only have to wait through a couple of the Ember's trips. For others maybe longer, by then it may be too late. Their mate may have already married and had children. He would have to wait many more years until she turns up again"
"Huh?" Both Sarah and Raven looked at her, confused. "Wait, I don't understand, what do you mean 'until she turns up again'"? Raven asked.
"Until she dies, and is born again. Her DNA sequence and pattern would be different, but once decoded, could be matched back to her mate." she explained, reaching her arm out the driver seat window to scan her ID badge in the computer monitor at an extremely large gate. "I could try and explain it more, but I'm sure the teachers aboard the ship would be more of a help to you on answering you questions…" she kept saying as she pulled in to a huge parking lot filled with the same dark chrome blue cars as they were in now. But the girls were not listening. They were far too busy staring in awe at the sleek black ship called the Blue Ember.