After flying for a while they arrived at the coordinates Marcellus had gave them earlier. They had the most beautiful view on a big, blue shining ball, unmistakenly Earth.

'Pure perfection.' Zuberi said while he was gasping at their homeplanet.

'This must be how astronauts feel when they fly into space for the first time and see our planet.' Kenji noted.

Kendric was lost for words. He always had the desire to travel the world, but to go beyond? He wouldn't dare dreaming about the oppertunities that has bin given to him lately. He was in great company, surrounded by intergalactic technology, with a view at what was still the most beautiful thing in this universe.

Home...

'Well done truthseekers. Flylessons are over.' Jean said in her emotionless way. She took back command of the ship and in warpspeed they flew back at Anunnaki High. The tourmalin pyramid school floated on a miniplanet in space.

'You take over now and dock the ship.' Jean commanded while she looked at the screen in front of her.

Maynard and Kendric took back control with their minds and as soon as they did, they were linked to eachother. They could feel eachothers thoughts and knew exactly how to safely dock the ship back in the hangar. Everything went flawless. When the ship was docked the pins uncoupled from their bodysuits and the collars got back into the dashboard. Jean walked to the exit which suddenly appeared.

'Well done, we'll see eachother on the next mission.' And she saluted the boys.

They saluted back while they walked out of the spaceship.

'Anyone hungry?' Marcellus asked them.

Everyone was starving, as if the spaceship totally had drained them. They walked to the golden messhall and got themself something to eat.

'Girls night out? Mission?' Marcellus asked the others while he enjoyed his slice of pizza pepperoni. They all pulled up their shoulders, no one actually knew where the girls were.

Master Batuo and Miss Bria walked in, without saying a word they sat down at the teacherstable and got something to drink. They just stared in front of them like they were day dreaming but than with troubled minds. Soon after, Master Ryka and Master Uruk walked in and Jean followed them. They joined some other teachers at the teacherstable without saying anything and an awkward silence filled the messhall.

'If the teachers are here, than who is with the girls?' Kenji noted.

'Dunno.' Zuberi pulled his shoulders up while eating from his Kentucky fried chicken bucket and he lifted the bucket to the boys and offered them a hotwing. But no one dared to eat now, they just wanted to know what was going on and the awkward silence wasn't helping at all. Kendric however slurped his glass of Coke empty with so much noise that it broke down the awkward silence which made him feel even more uncomfortable.

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'Kendric, could you join us?' Miss Bria asked him.

Kendric got up and looked back unsure at the others, afraid for what was to come. He stood for the teacherstable and Miss Bria asked him to sit down across when a floating silver disc appeared behind him. It was the disc from Master Uruk. Master Uruk got up with his staff in his hand and cleared his throath again.

'You probably wonder where the girls are unattended? Well, they are here in the school. In the spa to be exact, having a girls night out. You know, to bond etcetera.'

Now all the boys were protesting. They all just had classes, Kendric and his group even went on a mission, flew a spaceship. But the girls deserved a spa night? The boys felt drained after flying the spaceship, they could all use a bubbelbath and relax for a while. Forget the bonding part, just shut up and chill. That would be more than enough.

Master Uruk silenced them and went on:

'I know you are all drained from flying around. The ships fuell themselves with your souls energy and dark matter, which explains why you feel exhausted.

We want to inform you about the winter holidays. As many families will celebrate days as christmas, we don't. We have our own days here. As you know, ancient knowledge...

So what is it for a tradition we have during the winterholidays you may ask. Let me tell you, there are no holidays. Meditation doesn't take a break, your spiritual connection doesn't take a break nor the universe. It all continues...Earth doesn't stop spinning around, now does it?'

Master Uruk stared at the boys to see how they would react, but they were all a bit suprised by what he just announced and remained in silence

'So in other words, there is no rest for the wicked?' Marcellus asked and everybody laughed.

'Exactly Marcellus!' Master Uruk replied while he had to chuckle as a evil mastermind unfolding his plans.

'So you just want us to be workaholics?' Another boy noted who sat across the room.

Kendric took a better look and saw it was a Greek looking dude sitting next to Cree, who was in the purple class together with Yrsa.

'Well Atlas, that's a bit over exaggerated don't you think?' And Master Uruk scraped his voice again to continue his announcements:

'We go on an excursion every year to an interesting place on earth. This year we kick off our anual trips in Nevada, USA! Black rock dessert, on the edge lays the fly geyser. Accidentaly created by man, or well, triggered. It's nature who did the rest.'

Everyone got exited. Geyser whatever, they were going on a holiday!

'How long will we be staying in America?' Zuberi asked full of hope they would stay for at least one week.

'A day or so.' Master Uruk said while laughing.

'What are we doing the rest of the holiday? Wright an essay?' Marcellus asked dissapointed and full of sarcasm.

'Missions young master Marcellus. Missions, lessons, did you forgot who is coming for us?' And Master Uruk stared him straight in the eyes.

Everyone sighed. No one forgot, but they were hoping for a little time out, at least some kind of holiday.

'I know this isn't ideal. Normally you would go to your families and we would have temporarily restored their memories. Normally, days like these that we see some miracle on earth is just an excursion. Now it counts for your entire holiday. Time is of the essense and I'm very sorry for that. I would, if I could, but I can not, knowingly of what is to come. Do you all understand?'

Everyone did obviously and they said gloomily that they understood him.

'Chin up everyone! We will make fun, we know the importance of it. Trust us on that please. I know it is not ideal but well, it is what it is.' And Master Uruk sat down again