Been a while since the last update, but I hope every new chapter makes up for it.
Just as Wally was about to touch the door, Mira walked out "Oh good morning Wally" Wally took a step back "Good morning to you too Mira, where's Danny?" "He is in the bathroom he'll be out in a minute" they both made their way to the living room "Morning Mom" "Morning kids" Wallace and Wendy turned from their seats "Hi Aunt Mira" Eve looked over at Mira and smiled "Hey sleepy head, finally decided to wake up?" Mira blushed and scratched the back of her neck "Well, my bed was really cozy this morning" Eve noticed her blush and giggled knowing her suspicions were right. Wally laughed with the kids "I get those mornings too; you just don't want to leave a warm bed"
Eve remembered why they went over in the first place "Mira, we were wondering if you all wanted to go somewhere today" Daniel and Aidan looked over at their aunt" "What did you have in mind Eve?" "A space walk" Mira looked at her children "What do you guys think sound like fun?" Daniel leaned forward "With the flinkinger field?" Eve nodded. Aidan spoke "Is it that force field looking thing?" "Yup" Wendy happily answered "I really do appreciate the offer and I don't want to sound rude, but I think I'll pass" Wallace was surprised "Have you ever been on a space walk before?" "A few times yes" Daniel answered. Wendy got in her argumentative voice "The why don't you want to go, you know how fun it is" Daniel turned to his cousin "I didn't say it wasn't fun just that there are other things I think that are better"
Wallace's and Wally's curiosity was sparked "What can be more fun than flying through space?" Aidan and Daniel glanced at each other and smiled, Mira instantly knew what they were thinking about and decided to let Wally and the others in on it "Let me guess… your father's little trip right?" "That's the one" Aidan said. Wendy was getting irritated on not knowing what they were talking about "Where does Uncle Danny take you?" Mira spoke "Well you could say he's a pilot" Wally was surprised "A pilot? He can fly a ship" Mira turned to him "How else did we get here?" Eve was confused "But you came on one of the vegetation probes and those are given coordinates for a predetermined location" Mira took a seat at the table "Well compared to what I built for him the probe was more modern and I wasn't going to let a chance like that go"
Eve thought for a minute "Is that why it took a week to get here?" Mira was about to answer when Aidan interrupted again "Mom changed a lot of things on the ship…" Mira gave her son a look and he decided to keep quiet "Yeah I requested to Captain Burke if I could modify one of the probes" Wally crossed his arms "So my big brother likes to fly too" Eve smiled they are so much alike it's almost scary. The group heard a door close and they turned to see Danny walking up to them "Good Morning Danny" Eve cheerfully said "Oh hi Eve, Wally I didn't know you would be visiting today" Wally chuckled "Well we thought it was our turn to surprise you" Danny raised an eyebrow "Something tells me there's more to it" Eve held her hands up "Ok you got us, we thought it would be fun to go for a spacewalk today"
Danny looked at his wife and kids "What do you guys think sound like fun?" Daniel and Aidan both felt embarrassed "Umm well uhh…" Mira decided that her sons probably regretted their answer and didn't know want to tell their father in case he wanted to go "Daniel suggested we take Wally on one of your flights" Danny had an idea "Well we don't actually have to pick one thing, we'll take the ship to space and have a little joy ride on the way back" Wally got a big grin on his face "Alright that way I can see what's so great about your flying skills" Aidan stood up "Oh its better than any ride you have ever been on"
Mira remembered she wasn't exactly on vacation "I almost forgot I have to meet with Captain McCrea for some business" Wally looked over at her and realized it himself "You didn't exactly come to visit us anyway, but I'm sure the good captain will be alright with giving you the day to be with us" Wendy thought for a minute "Where is the ship exactly? I didn't see where you landed" "Just outside the park" Aidan said. Wally clapped his hands together "Well what are we waiting for?"
Mira left to tell Captain McCrea about their plans for the day while the rest headed to the ship. Wendy kept asking Aidan and Daniel how their dad flew the ship that made them enjoy it more than a spacewalk, which for her was the best thing she does with her family "Come on guys why won't tell me what makes it so much better?" "Because Wendy it would just ruin the surprise" Wendy crossed her arms and pouted while Wallace turned away trying his best not to laugh. It was always funny to him when his sister didn't get what she wanted because people tended to do that a lot "Wendy people won't do what you want just because you pout like that" "Wallace no one asked you" Daniel covered his mouth to silence his laugh and quickly high-fived his little cousin for being so cool.
The families both walked up to the towering ship "Wow didn't think I would ever get in one of these again…" Eve said to herself. Danny could barely hear her, but understood what she said "You hate flying or something?" Eve looked over at him and shook her head "No it's not that, I used to come to Earth in one of those probes and scout for any plant life, I thought I wouldn't step inside one ever again" Danny placed his hand on his chin showing he was thinking about something "So you found Wally instead?" Eve smiled and held Wally's hand "Well he found me first, but that's just details" Danny turned when he heard Wendy's voice "Uncle Danny how do we get in?"
Daniel tapped her shoulder and looked back at the ship "Voice command: Identity confirmation" "Voice command accepted, please verify identity" a white pillar descended from the ship, Wallace took a step back from the ships sudden movement. The pillar opened and a small console came out and a blue graphed screen appeared with a small lens rising to eye level. Daniel placed his hand on the screen while at the same time the lens scanned his eye, he blinked a few times and the voice spoke again "Hello Daniel Welcome back" "Hi Anna can you open the ship for us please" There was a short pause and a low humming came from the console for a few seconds then it stopped "Unidentified DNA sequences have been detected in the perimeter, should defensive measures be taken?" Eve's eyes widened defensive measures? "No Anna they're family" Daniel quickly said. The humming started once more "Y chromosome confirmed I apologize for the misunderstanding" Aidan walked next to his brother "It's ok Anna no harm done, but next time ask if we have guests, you shouldn't assume we are being kidnapped or something"
Wallace stepped closer to see what this computer was like, he has been in the Axiom long enough to know about machines that could talk and think on their own, but this felt different. Anna didn't sound monotone and emotionless, she sounded like another person "Oh Anna this is our cousin Wallace" The eye scanner turned toward him "Hello Wallace my name is Anna nice to meet you" a three pronged claw outstretched itself from the console. Wallace took the claw and shook it. Technically it wasn't a hand shake, but it was the next best thing.
Wally and Eve both looked at Danny "Is that an A.I.?" Danny nodded "I know it means artificial intelligence, but Anna should be considered actual intelligence" "Make makes her so different all Buy'n'Large ships have A.I." Danny laughed "The ships can think, but not for themselves only what they are programmed to do…" They saw Wendy introducing herself "Anna has a mind of her own and can even feel" Wally shook his head "I shouldn't be surprised if Mira made her too right?" "Wally you should trust me when I tell you Mira has more surprises than I do" A blue energy ramp materialized to the ground and the door to the ship slid up "Well after you" Everyone walked into the ship before the console went back up Danny called down "Anna when you see Mira could you tell us, she should be here any minute" "Of course Danny, are we going back home?" "No not yet, I was going to take Wally on a sightseeing flight" Danny took one step inside when Anna asked "…Will you be more careful this time please" Danny laughed "Don't worry Anna I won't over do it" Anna groaned "When you say that it's when I always have to worry…"
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