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 .