New chapter! Where did we leave off again hmmm… oh yeah
When Wally first stepped into the ship he couldn't believe how cramped it looked compared to its massive size. Daniel and Aidan walked ahead to the other side of the empty room they were in and waited for everyone to join them. Danny walked up with his hands in his pockets, Wendy again in confusion wondered what they were doing "So what now?" Aidan turned to her "Are you always this impatient?" before Wendy could answer, the floor below them started to glow a bright blue light and began to rise. Danny and his sons knew about the little jerk when the lift started, but Wally and his family didn't, so both Wallace and Wendy ended up on their butts as their parents wobbled a bit "Sorry about that, I should have given you a heads up" Wally recognized Anna's voice "Again Anna no harm done, but are there any surprises that we should know about?"
"…Let me get back to you on that" Eve turned to Danny with a was she serious? look "Anna was just joking, her sense of humor is a little different, but she has her moments" Wendy looked around and noticed they were in some kind of glass tubing that went to the top of the ship. On the other side was what she guessed was the ship's engine and for her it looked amazing. On the ceiling and floor where dome shaped machines each with a beam of light hitting a glowing orb in the middle surrounded by force field of shimmering light which she could compare to the northern lights which her mother once showed her in photos from other vegetation seekers like her. Eve stared at the small orb wondering what Mira did with the old engine and what exactly was the thing she was staring at was "Danny what is that exactly?" Danny scratched the back of his neck "Um well I don't exactly know, Mira tries to explain some of her inventions to me, but most of the stuff goes right over my head"
Daniel cleared his throat "Auntie simply put, that's a small star" Eve turned to him wondering if that was an attempt at a joke and by the look on his face it wasn't. Maybe Eve was no scientist, but she knew how unstable something like that could be. They reached a large room with a seat in front of a console with 3 other seats a few feet behind it. Danny took the seat in the front while Daniel and Aidan took the ones at each end leaving the middle one vacant. Wally looked around before speaking up "Um Danny where will we sit?" A small hole opened on the floor and what looked like a grey liquid poured out. The liquid took the shape of 4 other seats like the ones already present before each solidified "Need anything else Wally?" Wally touched one of the newly formed seats as if it were going to melt away "Uh no Anna that's fine… I guess" Aidan turned around "Nanobots you've got to love them"
Eve sat down testing the seat "They are safe right?" Daniel and Aidan looked at each other "Our mom wouldn't put us in anything she knows isn't safe" Daniel crossed his arms "I know she just wants to make sure we are safe, it's just that sometimes it can be a little much you know?" "Oh I know the feeling" Wendy chimed in. They all heard a voice from the back "So you think I'm nosy?" Daniel stiffened as his brother acted like if nothing happened "Hi mom we were waiting for you" Danny turned in his chair "I thought I asked Anna to tell us when you got here" "Yes, but I couldn't let Daniel get away with what he said right?" Daniel mumbled something about never being on his side. Mira took her seat "Is everyone ready?" with a happy reply from everyone 2 straps crossed themselves over everyone securing them to the seat "May I ask how long do you intend to be in orbit?" "Not long Anna why?" "Well Mira, there seems to be a meteor shower that will arrive in about 30 min, so if this takes too long don't let it surprise you" "What's a meteor shower?" Wallace asked, his uncle turned to him "Oh you'll see"
Wally started to feel as if gravity was shifting because now it felt like he was on his back instead of sitting down "Danny I think there's something wrong" "If it feels like you are on your back you should since we are looking at the sky right now" his brother said. Before Wally could ask the space above the console rose up revealing the bright blue sky past the thick protective glass. "Nobody gets air sick right?" Danny called back. Everyone shook their heads "Ok then, let's see what space has for us today" with that said they could hear the roar of the rocket boosters as they all started to feel heavier as the ship shot off straight up into the sky. Wally didn't know if his face being pulled back was just the g-forces or his smile. After a few moments Wallace saw the blue sky turned darker and the stars he saw every night multiply covering almost every inch of space he could see. There even seemed to be a cluster of stars that created a streak in space that gave a milky look to it, kind of like pouring cream in a cup of coffee.
Danny retracted everyone's seatbelt, except for his, so they could have some fun in zero gravity. Wallace did like flying around like this, but still had trouble with keeping his balance and controlling where he goes. For his sister; however, it was almost second nature now because her mother started taking her more frequently as she grew older. Wendy bounced off the walls as her cousins lazily floated around "Come on guys let's go outside!" Wally looked down at her from the ceiling "Wendy there's a meteor shower coming we can go after it passes ok?" Mira smiled at Wally "Don't worry about it I think I can fix that" Mira pushed herself to the left side of the room pushed a few numbers on a keypad and opened a compartment "Here put these on" she pointed to the silver disks about the size of an apple that were neatly placed side by side. Wendy held one in her hands turning it over wondering what it was "What do I do with this?" Daniel called her "Wendy do what I do"
He placed the disk on his chest and pressed the center. Wendy turned it over "Which side is the front?" Aidan glided to her "There is no "right" side to it just put it on" Wendy placed it on her shirt and pressed the center. She felt the device attach itself to her clothing and a low humming came from it. The sudden action made her jump "Don't worry it just attaches to your clothing not your skin alright" Wendy pulled her shirt sure enough he was right. Wendy sighed in relief "So what are these exactly?" "It's a really powerful force field" Wendy turned to in the direction Daniel's voice came from and saw him sitting cross legged on the roof "How powerful?" Daniel smiled "Anna a demonstration please" A small turret descended from an opening in the ceiling and a red laser pointed directly at the teen. Wendy stood there thinking he wouldn't actually try it. The little machine fired, but stopped a good six feet from him, the laser looked like it fused with the bubble leaving a ripple effect as if someone dropped a pebble in a pond and a few flashes of color, even Eve thought that little device was impressive "Happy?"
Wallace was starting to get excited about the spacewalk "Mira do you want to take the elevator back out or do the kids want a race?" Wendy and Wallace smiled "Race! Race! Race!" "Alright I'll keep an eye on everyone in case there are any cheaters" Wallace looked at his sister "You hear that Wendy? No cheating" Aidan laughed. The elevator platform rose to the next level leaving a straight shot to the door. All 4 floated over to the elevator shaft keeping as close as they could the bottom of the platform above them for a better take off "Ready, set… Go!" the kids shot off as they pushed themselves down the tunnel. Wally smiled and followed the kids down, leaving Eve with Danny and Mira "Mira how did you just let Daniel do that?" "Eve I don't let my kids get in any kind of danger, I knew the field would hold" Eve tapped the little device "What is this? It doesn't look like any shield I have ever seen" "Well it's a mix of plasma energy and magnetism, that's why it leaves the shimmering colors behind if energy hits it or solar flares"
"The plasma is for any solid objects right?" "Yeah it helps guide anything solid around you instead of bouncing off and keeps enough breathable air for a good 2 hours maybe more" Both women floated over to the elevator. Eve noticed Danny sat on his chair looking at the stars "Danny, aren't you coming?" the worker shook his head "Don't worry about me Eve just have a good time out there" Mira put a hand on Eve shoulder and signaled her to leave. They both slowly made their way down so Mira could explain Danny's behavior "Mira, is Danny still scared of the dark?" Mira chuckled and shook her head "No it's nothing even remotely close to that it's the fact that…" Eve waited for her response paying close attention "…he still thinks he's responsible for what happened with Aidan and Daniel" Eve was taken aback "But he's the one that told Wally it wasn't their fault and he shouldn't feel that way" Mira sighed "He probably said it wasn't Wally's fault, but for some reason he thinks it doesn't apply to him"
Eve was confused "He thinks he shouldn't be able to enjoy anything if it can be helped" Mira nodded "There was the first reason why he would just come with us just to be there" Eve looked forward "What would that be?" Mira smiled "He told me that he didn't need to come up here to see the stars…" Eve thought she heard Mira's voice change to a softer tone "…because out all of them I'm the one star he can touch" Mira chuckled "Sometimes I don't know where that man gets some of the things he says" Eve laughed "I know what you mean"
Danny silently watched as everyone enjoyed themselves out in the vast room of space. Anna had heard Eve and Mira's conversation and was wondering if she should confront him about it because there was no way he could even think to be a bad person, she even tried to recreate Danny's face to see how he would look if he were angry, she just laughed. Danny leaned back and closed his eyes "Aren't you going to join them Danny?" Danny sighed "I'm not sure…" "Danny out of all the humans I have met, you are the only one that still confuses me" Danny looked at the small camera lens in front of him "What do you mean?" "I heard Mira and Eve talking about you" "What did she say?" "Why don't you see for yourself?" One of the screens flickered on and Danny could see Eve and Mira causally floating down toward the ship's door "…he still thinks he's responsible for what happened with Aidan and Daniel" "But he's the one that told Wally it wasn't their fault and he shouldn't feel that way" Danny leaned closer "He probably said it wasn't Wally's fault, but for some reason he thinks it doesn't apply to him" "He thinks he shouldn't be able to enjoy anything if it can be helped"
Danny hung his head in shame "There was the first reason why he would just come with us just to be there" "What would that be?" "He told me that he didn't need to come up here to see the stars because out all of them I'm the one star he can touch" Anna paused the video with a close up of Mira's face. Danny could see the tears in her eyes and slowly reached and touched the screen. He could feel a single tear float away, Anna finally spoke "She doesn't like the fact that you make yourself the bad guy Danny…and neither do I" Danny fell back on his chair and let out breath of air he didn't know he was holding "I guess I should go out there then huh?" "I'll make you go out there if I have to" Danny chuckled wiping his eyes "How much longer for the meteor shower?" "10 minutes, if I were you I would hurry" Danny pushed himself and grabbed one of the MP-field disks and headed outside.
This chapter was a little longer than usual, so consider it a treat. Review tell me what you think.