Two days past without a hitch and they had already repeated the process of transferring the goods to Mars twice .
Alex was worried that authorities would notice the massive transportation of goods to their island , but Da’grass assured him that they were using different companies for transportation and that he was monitoring and altering data online to minimize risk of detection .
Reassured Alex took stock of the bracelets that had arrived and let Da’grass link with them to alter them for use of the inhabitants of Mars .
After the configuration of the bracelets Alex sent a message to Mary to let her distribute the bracelets among the residents as soon as possible .
“Well , back to the hospital” he told Helena with a smile which made her eye twitch .
“You really should reconsider the option of moving them temporarily to Mars to do a mass treatment” she replied .
Fine , I’ll let Jack prepare some vats for cultivating nanites , the people already treated will be asked to assist Jack and Mary , and the droids will temporarily stop construction for transportation of goods to mars .
But we’ll need a skeleton crew on the island for receiving them , Sam and Sarah can be in charge of the crew .
“You can use the hospital on the colony for the nanite treatment , that way they are all grouped together for when the nanites are distributed” said Helena .
“The hospital isn’t big enough to handle them all at once” Alex replied .
If you‘re willing to do them en masse , then I’m willing to accompany you twice.
Besides we could sightsee the whole colony while we are there since we won’t be limited to a building .
“Very well then we do half of them at a time and those that are on the island are under Sam and Sarah’s supervision to transport the goods to Mars .
That way the droids can continue construction” replied Alex .
When they arrived at the hospital on the island , they shared their plans with Jack and Mary so that they could form the groups and relay the message to the residents .
Jack immediately prepared some vats with the required materials and fluids that Da’grass requested .
They would start when the vats with nanites were prepared .
Since the vats would be prepared sooner than a batch of people would be treated , they postponed the current treatment and let them be on the first group .
Alex insisted that the bracelets would be distributed before the mass treatment and Mary was happy to make sure this distribution would happen before then .
Sam and Sarah were notified of their plans and that they would be needed the next day for supervising those that remained on the island for the next week or so .
Sam didn’t mind , but Sarah made sure that they knew she appreciated being informed beforehand .
She mentioned that she had a company to run , but assured them that she would be there .
Alex and Helena remained with the vats at the hospital and by evening everybody on the island had their bracelet and group assigned .
Alex found Mary’s networking capacities frightening and made a mental note to never make an enemy out of her but kept quiet about it against Helena .
Helena looked at Alex and smiled , which made him shudder and think that maybe mental connections between lovers were real .
Helena just thought that he was thinking something silly again and smiled even harder .
By the next day , some people came over to carry the vats through the gate .
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The first group was assembled at the gate .
Alex saw that they seemed eager and explained to them to use their bracelets to send a message to him about which education they wished for .
Da’grass would handle the rest , but he didn’t mention that to them .
Jack and Mary assured him that everybody had eaten and drank what was needed for the treatment .
They also told him that those who already were processed would assist them .
Alex opened the gate and they all went through .
Da’grass guided the group to the hospital using the arrows , and everybody was excited during their walk to the hospital .
Most of the group members had already seen the effects of the treatment on others .
It was as if they were young again and knew that they would get what they wanted for Christmas .
Alex told the group that food wouldn’t be available when they awoke , but there would be enough water for everybody .
When the group members awoke , they needed to go back to the island to eat , strengthen themselves , and take over from those that still needed the treatment .
Alex easily could have prepared energy bars or something like that .
However , he wanted them to move back to the island willingly for the moment.
They arrived at the hospital , and Jack and Mary took over .
Food was available at the hospital both for them and for those who were helping them .
Alex and Helena would also eat at the hospital for convenience .
When they saw that there were no problems manifesting when everybody was looking for a place , Alex and Helena decided to tour the city .
They happily followed the arrows and route that Da’grass lay out for them .
First , they visited the outer rings , the petals of the flower , as they named them .
They were amazed at how large they were .
The ship yard ; the landing platforms ; the farmland ; the enclosure for the animals ; the industries ; the waste management ; the park ; the water purification facilities and supply ; the artificial meat industry and its counterpart for vegetables ; there were even a few that didn’t have a designation yet and could be filled in how they liked .
Plants were starting to grow where they were needed .
They lost track of time until their stomachs started growling .
They had skipped meals due their fascination with the colony , and they hadn’t even seen everything yet .
After eating at the hospital and talking to Jack and Mary , who had finished administrating the nanites to everyone , they went exploring the inner city .
It had everything a city needed , from shops to bars , and from restaurants to breweries .
The colony even had grand banquet halls for official meetings and parties .
Da’grass assured Alex and Helena that eventually the city would be self-sufficient if all needed specimens were collected .
They visited the ai core building and were informed by Da’grass that the leaders of the colony were usually housed in the same building because it had everything for official meetings .
The building was also the most secured of them all since it controlled the whole colony .
After hearing this they went to see the residences .
Every single one of the residences was spacious , it looked like the only additional luxury was that the building should be more secure than the others and that it had its own banquet hall .
They decided to choose both residences at the top for their own and registered it with Da’grass , it had a splendid view over the city .
After messaging Sam and Sarah , the two residences under theirs also got new owners .
The days flew by while they were exploring the colony and they even visited the warehouses who were as good as empty .
According to Da’grass , these weren’t the only warehouses , but the others were in a similar state since most goods were furniture that was directly distributed among the residences .
They decided to go back to the hospital after hearing this and figured that it wouldn’t take long anymore for the first batch to start awakening .
They told Da’grass to continue with the orders until the warehouses were full with what they needed or until the authorities got suspicious .
Da’grass told them he would do anything possible to prevent the latter.
When they returned to the hospital , they were assaulted by an unbearable stench .
They immediately sent a message to jack and Mary that those who had been treated should help clean their own filth before returning to the island .
Jack and Mary simply responded with a “thank you” and kept quiet .
At the end of the day everyone from the first batch had cleaned up their own filth and returned to the island .
They were constantly thanked by a group that looked not older than 25 years old , and everybody was in high spirits .
They all vowed in their heart that they would do everything possible within their means to assure the success of their newborn society , but neither Alex nor Helena were aware of this .
When they went to get the second group they met a group with wide eyes .
The members of this group had all seen the previous group leaving the gate , and they were sure that most weren’t that young when they left for the treatment .
The process repeated itself and Alex and Helena still kept exploring the city and enjoying the sights , but they spent more time in their new luxury apartment since they had seen most of what they wanted to see .
Alex asked Da’grass if he could walk outside on Mars but he told Alex there weren’t any suits available yet nor vehicles for transportation meant for humans .
The days flew by until , at last , the second group began to awaken .
Their excitement mirrored that of the first group , and they received numerous thanks by what seemed an endless stream of 25 year olds .
Unbeknown to Alex and Helena , they made the same vow in their heart as the first group , and they left the colony with a glimmer in their eyes .