Six months passed in the blink of an eye .

  Three months ago , Alex moved to the main city and claimed the penthouse of the governor’s position .

  The main city had three sizes of apartments ; the penthouse was the new addition in size , while the two other sizes remained the same as in the colony .

  Samantha and Kimberley were real life autodidacts and taught themselves to read , which made their parents very proud .

  They still made mistakes , and Mary , together with Helena , took it upon themselves to teach them properly .

  Samantha and Kimberly were almost two and a half year old and frequently asked about the Nexus , but the answers that Helena and Alex provided couldn’t satiate their curiosity .

  According to Da’grass , it was unwise to download knowledge directly into their brains at such a young age .

  He proposed encouraging their curiosity like the Ethereans did and suggested VR equipment to Alex .

  So , Alex decided to kill two birds with one stone and ordered Da’grass to produce some VR equipment specifically designed for children who were still growing , meaning to gift it to them so that they could go to school if they wished .

  The population of Alex’s faction kept growing , but due to the many colonies and the two main cities , the density of people was extremely low .

  Da’grass told Alex that eventually , his faction had to relocate entirely to Aurelia and that he had to prepare himself for that .

  Alex still wondered why Da’grass was steering his faction to Aurelia , but when he asked Da’grass , he only told him that in time he would know .

  So , Alex let Da’grass send a message to his people to relocate to Aurelia within six months ; this was three months ago.

  It felt like a waste to abandon all that he had built , and Helena wasn’t happy either .

  Alex could only console her with saying that their little kingdom would be situated on Aurelia and that they had gained a whole planet that they could terraform to their wishes .

  Alex had to promise her that there would be no leeches or mosquitos .

  Since they had to leave Mars anyway , they were negotiating through the UN with different countries to sell them the different colonies and main city for credits , but Alex already had the future owners in mind .

  Even if other countries offered more , he would only ask for more goods he could use on Aurelia , but he couldn’t forget his roots .

  The gates were to be removed , off course and they would get a stern warning not to try to reverse engineer the present technology.

  Once damaged , it wouldn’t be repaired by the droids , rendering the colonies useless .

  If they lived by this rule , the colonies and main city could run smoothly until the end of time , according to Da’grass .

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  The rings around Mars for terraforming would go into the custody of the UN .

  They would manage it under the same rule , and since the structure would provide a chance for life on Mars , they would make sure nothing would happen to it .

  The space station remained in the hands of Alex’s faction until the last of the goods were shipped and then handed over to the UN as well , since they took it up on themselves to act as the planetary defense of Earth .

  It was an ongoing process , and it would take while before completion .

  It pained Alex , who envisioned a life on Mars together with Helena and his kids.

  Da’grass assured him that he would be getting much more than he envisioned and that he should let go , but Alex knew it would take a while before he truly could let go .

  He was standing before the growth chamber facility together with Helena and the kids .

  They were the only ones here except for the volunteers distributing bracelets since it would be a moment were the residents would only be clothed in a universal dress with the sole purpose of covering them up .

  Taxi’s would be driving the resurrected Ea’thell home to their apartments , were everything they needed was delivered , and the dresses would be sent back for the next species , the Cath’nix , to be used in six months .

  El’Anor was the first to come out of the building , followed by the rest of he species .

  After she got her bracelet , she spotted Alex and Helena and ran over .

  “Alex , Helena , and these must be Samantha and Kimberley” cried El’Anor .

  “Hey , El’Anor , welcome to Aurelia and back to the living” replied Helena .

  “Samantha , Kimberley meet auntie El’Anor” said Alex .

  “You’re pretty , auntie” said Samantha .

  “Yeah , just like a fairy” added Kimberley .

  “Oh , you girls are pretty too , thank you for the compliment” replied El’Anor .

  “I’m not going to keep you from getting into the taxi , you must be cold” said Alex .

  Your apartments have been fully stocked with what you need .

  You just need to ask the taxi to take you home .

  If there is anything missing , you can just buy it from the store using credits .

  “Thank you again for this chance , Alex , and thank you for the knowledge transfer” said a teary faced El’Anor .

  “Well it would be a little troublesome if we didn’t speak the same language” answered Alex .

  “Why are you crying , auntie ? Are you in pain ?” asked Kimberley .

  “No sweetie , she’s just happy to be with us” answered Helena .

  “I’ll be going , as you can see , I only have these sandals and dress , I feel a bit underdressed” said El’Anor while laughing .

  “Once you’re settled down and have organized your people , we can talk .

  Take your time , there’s no rush , and once again , welcome” replied Alex .

  “Thank you !” said El’Anor and pulled Alex and Helena into a hug before she left for a taxi .

  “Bye , auntie” said Samantha .

  “Bye , fairy auntie” said Kimberley .

  Alex and Helena stayed until she got in a taxi and left with the kids afterwards to their own apartment .

  He still had some work to do , and Cathy was the next one to be resurrected together with her people .

  Once Alex got to their penthouse , he kissed his kids and Helena , and told them he wouldn’t be long .

  Cathy was already waiting at his home in New Eden when he arrived , and she was nervous .

  “Come in and make yourself comfortable” said Alex while he opened the door .

  “I already got a message from El’Anor” stated Cathy .

  She says your city is beautiful but that it can use some more trees and greenery.

  “Well , when she’s settled down she can make some improvements as long as she doesn’t compromise the structural integrity of the city” answered Alex while laughing .

  “She also said you kept your promise , not that we had any doubt” said Cathy .

  You know , when we were forced to download ourselves we never imagined that this day would come .

  Most people wouldn’t do what you did , or they would do it with the intention of enslaving us .

  When we were adopted by your species and were treated fairly , we already counted our blessings that we didn’t have to ask the system to store us again.

  We are really grateful to you , Alex !

  Thanks to you , our whole species has a second chance .

  We’ll never forget what you did for us .

  With the treatment you’re offering , we have no doubt that our species will recover and thrive once more .

  “It’s time , Alex” said Da’grass suddenly .

  “See you in six months , Cathy” said Alex .

  “Thank you !” said Cathy and disappeared .

  “Etherea wants to speak with you , Alex” said Da’grass .