"Doctor Kal'tsit...I am from the future." Yua said to the ancient feline. Kal'tsit looked sceptical when the white-haired lung said this. She didn't believe it. Talulah, however, had something in her possession that would change what Kal'tsit was thinking drastically. "Doctor Kal'tsit, I know you may not believe Yua, but please look at this. I believe this will make you change your mind." Talulah then handed Kal'tsit the locket that belonged to the lung.
Kal'tsit looked at the locket that was handed to her, and she opened it up. "What is this? It's a photograph. But I see the doctor, Ch'en, and who is this child Ch'en is holding?" The ancient feline pondered while looking at the photo. Kal'tsit then looked at Yua, then back at the photo, she repeated this several times until it dawned on her that the young lung in the photo was Yua, the eyes of Kal'tsit widened when she realized Yua was telling her the truth.
Kal'tsit had trouble processing what she had discovered. She couldn't believe that the lung in front of her was from the future. "Yua, from the future? How? Why? Time travel? How can time travel be possible? This is fascinating! It's truly fascinating! What technology did she use to get here? Who sent her back here? I must find out more! Yua needs to tell me what she knows!" Kal'tsit was uncharacteristically excited by this discovery. She had so many questions for the lung. This, however, did answer questions about Yua's parentage. It was still hard for the ancient feline to believe she was the daughter of the doctor and Ch'en, but the evidence she had was undeniable.
Kal'tsit was desperate to know more, so she asked another question, "Yua, how did you manage to travel back in time? Was it magic? Originium arts? Or technology? You simply have to tell me. This information could change so many things in Terra." Kal'tsit asked the lung. Yua replied the best she could with what she could remember, "It was due to a time machine Doctor Kal'tsit that was built by you and Closure, Doctor Kal'tsit. Mostima also had heavy input with its design; it was because of her power that I was able to come back in time. I don't know the specifics on how it was built as I had no part in building it, only you, Closure, Mostima, and my mother knew how exactly it was built. I apologise that I don't know more Doctor Kal'tsit." Yua explained to the doctor.
Kal'tsit took in all this information, that fact that it was her, Closure, and Mostima who were involved in such an undertaking left her wanting to know even more. But unfortunately, as Yua just said, the lung didn't know how it was built, only that it existed. Mostima was hugely involved, this didn't surprise Kal'tsit as she knew that the sankta had the power to manipulate time, "I will need to find Mostima, however no one has seen or heard from her in a long time. If I find her, I can try to research how we could build a time machine in the present. I could save Theresa! I could go back in time as well! If Yua could do it in the future, it surely has to be possible now! We will need to head to Laterano when we are finished here, I have to find Mostima. That is the best place to start looking for her. We can also see if the sankta have any information on time travel. Or the key Mostima has." Kal'tsit had a new objective when she was finished here, Rhodes Island would be heading to Laterano to search for Mostima.
The ancient feline still had more questions she wanted to ask Yua. There was still information she wanted to know. But Yua had given her hope that she could save her friend from her death. For now however Kal'tsit wanted to know why Yua was in the past. She still didn't know the white-haired lung's goals.
"Yua, I want you to tell me why you are here in the past. Is that the reason why you needed to find Talulah? Or is there more to it than that?" Kal'tsit asked the lung. Talulah, who had been quiet so far, knew that talking about the future made her niece uncomfortable, but she wouldn't lie that she found herself curious. She did want to know why Yua was here. The lung was still uncomfortable talking about the future, but she had to let Kal'tsit know why she was here in the past.
Yua wanted Kal'tsit to know that she wasn't a threat. The lung decided that telling Kal'tsit would completely win her trust. The white-haired lung took several deep breaths before she decided to reveal why she was here, "Doctor Kal'tsit, the reason I am in here is because my future was destroyed...destroyed by the seaborn I have been sent back in time to prevent it from happening again. You and mother are the one's who sent me back. The reason I have come here to Ursus is to rescue my aunt Talulah because in the future, she was executed by my grand-uncle, Wei-Yenwu. This affected my mother in the future. I didn't want her to lose her sister again." Yua told everyone with her why she was here in the past.
Talulah looked sullen when she heard what her fate was in the future. But it now explained why Yua came here to find her. "You are a truly kind soul, Yua. I don't deserve to be saved. I can understand why my uncle executed me. But you didn't come here for me; you came here for Ch'en. I'm sorry about what happened to you and Ch'en in the future. And I know it isn't worth much, but thank you. Both you and W have given me a second chance. I'm not going to waste it. And I promise you, Ch'en won't lose me again." Talulah told Yua. Yua simply smiled at what the draco said. She was happy that she had given her aunt another chance at life. The lung hoped Talulah could find a way to redeem herself for all she had done.
Now that Kal'tsit knew why Yua was here, she was confident that she wasn't a threat, at least to her and Rhodes Island. But it did explain why the lung wanted to find the abyssal hunters, "So Yua has come to the past to stop the seaborn destroying Terra. She wants to fight them. But does Yua know how it happened? Is she aware of Skadi? I need to find out. Yua isn't strong enough to fight her. If the two clashed Skadi would kill her, the difference in power between them is too great. If she doesn't know, it has to stay that way. Yua can't find out the truth." Kal'tsit was well aware of the god slumbering inside Skadi, Gladiia had told her everything.
The ancient feline did feel guilty about potentially keeping this from the lung, especially after what Yua had just told her. But, it was for Yua's own good. She didn't want the lung to get killed. Kal'tsit would have to figure out a plan that prevented the future Yua talked about from happening and prevent Yua from potentially clashing with Skadi.
Kal'tsit then decided to ask what the lung knew about the seaborn, "Yua, do you know how the seaborn invaded Terra? How did it happen?" Yua simply replied, "I don't know Doctor Kal'tsit. All I remember is that the seaborn invaded not long after my father disappeared. I believe the two are connected. But from what I've discovered before I found the abyssal hunters, was information about a god that the church of the deep worship. Ishar-Mla. I was given a letter by Amiya to find a village in Iberia, that's where I found out about Ishar-Mla. This has given me a lead. I think that the church of the deep somehow brought their god into the world. I have to stop them." Yua told Kal'tsit.
Kal'tsit remembered the letter, she handed it to Amiya to give to Yua. She wanted to find out if Yua was a threat to Rhodes Island. After hearing what Yua just said, however, Kal'tsit knew that what she did had huge ramifications. "I shouldn't have given Amiya that letter. Yua knows too much now. If she knows about Ishar-Mla, then it could only be a matter of time before she finds out about Skadi. This has just made things more complicated." Kal'tsit would have to think of a plan to prevent Yua from connecting the final dots. If Yua found out, then the lung would know she knew the truth about Ishar-Mla and Skadi. This was a dangerous situation.
Kal'tsit wanted to know more, but Blaze then burst into the room. The ancient feline wanted to ask why she was there, but Blaze beat her to the punch, "We have to leave! The Ursus army is on its way! If they see us with Talulah, they will do whatever it takes to kill us! We need to leave, Doctor Kal'tsit!" Kal'tsit then told Blaze to tell everyone to get ready to leave. The ancient feline still had more questions for Yua, but right now wasn't the best time. It would be a disaster if Rhodes Island were seen with the former leader of Reunion.
Yua and the others left the building and headed to their vehicles. The lung saw her aunt limping, not doubting she was still hurt from her fight with Nine. Yua ran up and spoke to her, "Aunt Talulah! Come with us to Rhodes Island! You're still hurt! You can get treated there!" Talulah, however, refused, "No Yua, I can't go with you. If I showed up at Rhodes Island, so many people would try to kill me. You don't need to worry about me; I've been through worse. Just focus on completing your mission. I'll be fine. Just remember to tell the truth to your mother and father. They deserve to know."
Yua didn't want to leave her aunt; there was much she wanted to know about her. Yua, however, knew that time was against her; she couldn't be seen with her. Seeing that time was short, Yua ran up to her aunt and hugged her. Talulah was taken aback by this at first, but then returned the gesture. The two then separated. Yua looked at her aunt and spoke to the draco, "You be careful, Aunt Talulah. There's so much I want to know. I wish we had more time." The draco replied, "We will have time, Yua. Next time we meet, I will tell you anything you want to know. Now you better get going. I wish I could help you with your mission, but I can't. I need to find Nine and stop her." Yua nodded at her aunt's answer. While she was worried about what could happen to Talulah, the lung understood Nine was a threat. The pythia needed to be stopped.
Hearing a vehicle's sound in the distance, both knew the Ursus army wasn't far away. Yua gave one last smile to the draco, which Talulah returned. The lung then ran into one of the Rhodes Island vehicles, and the draco watched them speed away into the distance. The draco saw one of the vehicles left by Nines men, so she limped over to it and started it up. She then drove away from the village with the Ursus army in view of her mirror. She just managed to avoid them in time. Knowing she was now safe, Talulah had a plan of action. She would get her leg healed, and then she would search for Nine.
For the next few days, the Rhodes Island convoy took several stops on its way back to the landship. Over those few days, the operators tried asking Yua and W why they were looking for Talulah in Ursus. They explained that when they saw her, they wanted to kill the draco, but Kal'tsit ordered them not to. The ancient feline put a stop to the questions by telling them that the two had their own reasons and should stop asking the pair. Kal'tsit also warned everyone that what happened here was to be kept under wraps or else they would suffer severe consequences.
Knowing what Kal'tsit was capable of, everyone decided that it was the safest thing to do; no one wanted to suffer the doctor's wrath. During one of these stops, Kal'tsit decided to speak to Yua in private. She needed to know what the lung's plans were when she returned to the landship. Walking up to Yua, the ancient feline asked what the white-haired was planning to do once she returned home. Yua replied, "I'm going to tell my parents everything. Who I am, where I'm from, and why I'm really here. Aunt Talulah explained that it wouldn't be fair to hide it from them anymore. They deserve to know what is going on."
Kal'tsit could understand why the lung would want to let the doctor and Ch'en know who she was. She could agree they deserved to know. However, this presented a new set of problems. If the doctor and Ch'en knew Yua's mission, they would do anything they could to help her. The doctor did know about the seaborn, but he wasn't aware of Ishar-Mla just yet. It would only be a matter of time before he did. Thinking about all of these problems and probabilities was giving the ancient a huge migraine, what was ironic about all of this is Kal'tsit knew she was the cause of her own problems; she never should have sent Yua to that village.
Kal'tsit had to delay the doctor finding out about Ishar-Mla for as long as possible, at least to give her enough time to think of a plan. The ancient feline looked at Yua and spoke to her in a firm voice, "Yua, listen to me. Do not let the doctor know about Ishar-Mla yet. This is a god we are dealing with. We don't know what we are up against. Leave it to me for now, and focus on defeating the church of the deep."
Yua couldn't understand why Kal'tsit didn't want her father to find out about Ishar-Mla. He was a great tactical mind; he would surely find a way to defeat it. But the lung remembered that the seaborn had invaded not long after her father disappeared. "Is that why Kal'tsit doesn't want my father involved? Is she thinking that Ishar-Mla and my father disappearing are connected?" Yua was well off the mark with why Kal'tsit didn't want the doctor to know, but this was her train of thought.
Thinking this, the lung nodded and told Kal'tsit she wouldn't let her father know about Ishar-Mla. Kal'tsit was relieved when Yua told her this; she would have to tell Gladiia to keep Yua in the dark about Skadi when they returned to Rhodes Island. It would hopefully buy Kal'tsit more time to think of a solution.
Satisfied with what Yua was planning to do, Kal'tsit ordered everyone to get moving again. They were just over a day away from Rhodes Island; they should hopefully arrive early in the morning after tomorrow. Everyone got into the vehicles with Kal'tsit heading into the lead vehicle along with Blaze. Everyone was then back on the road and looking forward to getting home...
When they arrived at Rhodes Island, the first person they all saw was the doctor. He was waiting at the entrance, no doubt waiting for Kal'tsit and Yua to arrive. When the doctor saw his daughter, he immediately sprinted towards her. Other operators tried to talk to him, but he went past them and ignored them. Yua could see her father coming towards her. The lung could tell the man looked mad, "Yua! Where on Terra have you been! Do you know how worried I've been! You head off to who knows where and didn't tell anyone! And with W of all people! What were you thinking!" the doctor exclaimed at his daughter.
The white-haired lung tried to speak up to explain everything that happened, but the doctor was having none of it. He just carried on his tirade at his daughter. Seeing the situation going on between father and daughter, Kal'tsit knew she had to get involved. If she didn't Yua wouldn't be able to explain what had happened. Kal'tsit walked over to the pair and got in front of the doctor, which stopped his tirade. The ancient feline then spoke to the doctor, "Enough you fool. In case you haven't noticed, your daughter is trying to tell you what has happened, but thanks to your screeching, she can not get a word in. If you would let her speak, maybe you would understand."
The doctor wanted to admonish Kal'tsit for trying to get involved. This was between himself and his daughter. He then remembered that she and several elite operators had disappeared as well. He had plenty of questions for Kal'tsit too. The doctor took a moment to compose himself. Him shouting and screaming everywhere wouldn't get him far. Once he was composed, he said to Yua, "Okay, fine. Tell me what's happened Yua, What was so important that you couldn't tell me where you went." Seeing her father had calmed down, the lung replied, "Very well father. But can we talk in your office. And I need you to bring Ch'en as well. I'll explain when we are in private."
This confused the man. "Why is Yua asking that I need to bring Ch'en as well? What are you involved in, Yua?" Kal'tsit spoke up and said she would collect Ch'en and the two of them should head up into the office to wait. The pair did as Kal'tsit said and headed to the doctor's office. When they arrived, the doctor immediately wanted to ask Yua what was going on, but the lung told her father to wait for Ch'en. Everything would be explained then. The two waited and waited until Ch'en arrived. Eventually, the door opened and in stepped the blue-haired lung along with Kal'tsit.
Ch'en was confused as to why she needed to be up here, Kal'tsit told her that Yua had returned and that she had something very important to tell her and she should brace herself. Yua saw Ch'en was there and could see she was confused. Seeing everyone was here, Yua began to explain everything. "I know you are confused, Ch'en, and Father. I know you don't understand why this had to wait. But it's time I told you both the truth. Father…Ch'en…I've been lying to you both. Everything I told you before was a lie. I'm from the future." Both the doctor and Ch'en looked at Yua like she had grown a second head. It wasn't that she was saying she lied to them; it was the fact that she said she was from the future.
Kal'tsit could see they didn't believe Yua, but she still had the locket that Talulah gave her and a piece of which had the DNA test of Yua and Ch'en. This would make them see the truth. "I know you both don't believe her, so you should look at these, you'll see Yua is telling you the truth." Kal'tsit pulled out both of them and handed them to the doctor. When both the doctor and Ch'en saw the photograph and the paper, they completely froze. Like the ancient feline before them, they looked at the photo and back to Yua several times. They both had trouble registering it. Ch'en registered it first, looking at the photo she realised what her future was, "To think I'm married to the doctor, and we have a family. Our baby girl, Yua."
Ch'en looked at Yua again, "Oh my baby girl, to think you've grown up so strong. I'm so proud of you." Ch'en thought as her eyes began to water. Yua's own eyes began to water as well, she could see Ch'en believed her. In a rapid motion the lung wrapped her mother in a vice grip of a hug, the older lung returned the hug in a much more gentle fashion.
Yua cried in her mother arms to which Ch'en awkwardly responded by gently rubbing her back. Another set of arms wrapped around the both of them, it was the doctor, who accepted that Yua was his daughter from the future. They both had many questions, but for now they would comfort their daughter.
Yua felt an incredible sense of relief being in her parents arms. She was happy that she finally revealed the truth to them. Being in their arms made the lung feel like a child again. And for the first time in many years Yua had her family back, she finally felt she was home...