I awoke to just me and Lisa, the kits weren't there. I looked over and saw their flight suits were missing so they must be with B. I leaned down and kissed Lisa on the head. "Hold that thought". She bolted to the bathroom and I laughed as she ran. "It's not funny, I was so comfortable, Ive needed to go for 20 min".
"That's why I'm laughing. I do that all the time". She came back to bed "it's weird waking up without a foot in my face" She nodded in agreement. "Did you see the kits off" another nod "they went with B about 2 hours ago. They were up and excited when I woke up".
We made our way to locate mom and dad finding them in housecoats and slippers enjoying a kit free day. "Do you think it would be ok if I checked on them?" Kim smiled "I think it's ok". I contacted B for an update. I was told to go to the flight deck and nothing more. I repeated the instructions to everyone with eyebrows raised and got the same look back.
We got off the lift and there was B and 6 smaller grav couches. That's when I saw 6 little ships flying around in formation. They would loop together and bank left and right like an air show demonstration. They came in for a landing locking into place above the grav couch. The kits jumped out and were talking so fast I couldn't understand them. They were running around with their arms out pretending to be ships. B rangled them in and told them that they could fly anytime they wanted. These simulators are theirs.
They waved to B and we went for breakfast, the kits chirping the whole way. At the table they came to me one at a time for hugs and nuzzles. I was glad they did. My batteries were running low, Lisa added one which topped me off.
Becky sent me a message that she was ready and we will do it in the communal area. I sent for my avatar and waited in my office. Becky set up the camera and got a comfy seat. "This is weird with you in the next room" she giggled. "Are you ready?" I nodded.
She looked at the camera "we are here with the captain of the ship that saved the ISS and has ongoing rescue efforts over the past few weeks." She looked at me "good afternoon captain, most of the planet has seen the pictures of the ship next to the ISS just to confirm that is your ship". I smiled "yes it is and it's where we are right now"
"How big is the ship"
"1.7 kilometers long"
"Until it came into your possession where was it"
"It was hidden on the moon"
"Was it there long"
"It was there for over 13 thousand years waiting"
"Waiting for what"
"Essentially me. Let me get the ship herself and she can answer those questions". Becky smiled as Vickey appeared and introduced herself. She explained about waiting and scanning every 5 solar cycles. She explained how my DNA is unique and will probably never be seen again. She went into her mission to help mankind and how we are going to fix the planet and stop further damage.
She looked at me "that good" she smiled "yes thank you" she disappeared.
I looked at Becky "does that clear things up". She smiled "it does to me. What types of tech do you bring?" I smiled "well the medbeds of course. I have fusion power that doesn't pollute. It's just a matter of bringing it in a way that I don't put people out of work. We are starting waist removal programs to start the cleaning process. Dumps will be a thing of the past. All of this will take time and I'm just starting so please be patient with me."
Becky jumped in "why did you start the rescue program"
"Essentially because I could and I could have a positive impact. It was also the fastest way to dive in and I got what I wanted out of it, I got to see smiles instead of dread after such a horrible event. I took that as payment"
"Why do you choose to hide your identity and will you eventually reveal yourself?"
"My life will become complicated when I reveal my identity. When I have all preparations in place to protect people close to me I will be revealing myself".
"That makes sense. Do you have a message for the people".
"Yes I do. If you see us coming we come to help and we want nothing in return. We are trying to be everywhere but it takes time to build and staff these things. We all just became a space faring species and I want to give everyone a chance to benefit from that" I nodded at Becky
"Well that's all for now but it's not the end of the story. We will have future interviews so stay tuned".
She looked at me "I think that went well". I nodded. "When will this be online? "I'm putting it up unedited along with some new videos of the latest rescue. Give me an hour and it will be up". I smiled "thank you for doing all of this". She laughed "are you kidding, do you have any idea what you are doing for my career. Trust me we are even".
"Well until you are stolen from us you are welcome to the crazy family". She looked serious "oh you misunderstood me. I'm never leaving this gig, you're stuck with me" she giggled and I joined her.
I thanked Becky again for her hard work and took my leave. I shut down the VR and was alone. It was odd Lisa wasn't there. I chucked to myself but I wanted a hug so I went to the kits home. There I found Lisa sitting with her eyes closed.
She opened them and smiled
"I knew it would work the other way". I cocker my head to the side with a questioning look. "I felt the tug and sat down and pulled you to me". I smiled and realized I was pulled here, I felt the longing for a hug. Could that be it? I scooped her up in my arms "anytime baby". That got a purr and a cuddle.
"Where is everyone". She looked up at me "mom and dad are playing golf with your family and the kits are in the simulators". I smiled thinking my brother will treat them well. We cuddled on the sofa which turned into a nap.
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We awoke to Shaun, Shelly, Lisa and Gar laughing. Shaun started "I will have to warn some of the family before they see that" he grinned. "Ok the big question, how bad did you do?" They all started to laugh "let's just say we got a lot of exercise walking all over the place. We had fun talking and walking" Shelly added.
That's when the kits walked in with B. You could tell they were tired but they took the slump out of their shoulders when they saw us. They were overstimulated, overtired and in desperate need of a nap.
They got changed out of their suits and had something to eat and some almost didn't make it through the meal. We let them pass out and stacked them on the bed. B gave me an update that the male is taking the lead and instructed others. "They love to fly and I'm happy to help them whenever they need it. They have so much fun, how could I say no".
"Thank you B for all this". He nodded and vanished.
My comm went off and it was Sandy "there was a train crash outside of Calgary and there are a lot of burn victims and I can help. May I?" I smiled "you don't even need to ask, just go". She smiled "just checking" and the line disconnected.
We talked for a few more min till Vicky said "sir you need to see this". She brought up a video from the ship landing and everyone was cheering. "They recognized the ship and we were welcomed with open arms".
"That's the reception I'm hoping for all the time from now on. How many views did the interview get so far". It's sitting at over 2 million views so far and I posted it all over the place. Most news stations played it in its entirety so the word is out for sure".
A appeared and told me there was activity around the derelict ship. It looks like scavengers". "Have the drone take scans and stay out of sight". He nodded "it seems they are trying to start the engines". I laughed "hey if they want to clean up the site they can, it will save us time". Vicky looked at me "most races are good about things like that. It's your species that pollutes space". I nodded "yes that's a problem I need to take care of eventually. What about our satellites?" "They have shields that will destroy the garbage".
Lisa slid in beside me and I looked at her "any more thoughts of getting in the tank". She smiled "I'm probably going to go in when the kids go into a growth cycle".
"Ok that's new what is that".
"We grow in spurts and we kind of shut down for the process. You will know when it happens, the kits will just eat sleep and go to the bathroom. It usually lasts a few days but who knows with these little ones". She cuddled to me "I will miss you while I'm in the tank".
"I promise not to leave the ship while you're in there". I held her to me. She cuddled to me a purred, yup right around her finger. I checked on the kits and they looked like they were pushing buttons in their sleep. "That's one of the signs of the sleep cycle coming".
Becky came in and wanted to talk "sir a few governments have reached out, Canada being one of them". I looked at her "I wonder if I crashed a meeting at the UN ''. Vicky scowled at me "don't you dare". I laughed "how is Sandy doing". "There are a lot of burn victims that we can help. She had to put 5 people in stasis to stop their pain so she could help them". I nodded "well she has it under control. Hopefully the Canadians won't steal the bots'' I laughed.
How are the Canadians reaching out "there is a rep on the ground now". Another nod and I went to my office. I opened my bots eyes and saw organized chaos and there was Sandy in the middle of it. She was like a medical traffic cop giving directions. I went to her and she waved to a man that was sitting.
The Canadian stripey shirt came to me "good evening captain I was wondering if I could have a few minutes of your time?" I smiled "of course please let's go have a seat". We went to the conference room. I gave him the usual spiel about the tech being proprietary and not for sale and it's safe. "How did you find out about the train crash?"
"We have been following the news until we get some satellites so we can search for ourselves". He perked up "your monitoring Canada''. I smiled "I'm going to be monitoring the planet. There will be 6 satellites that will be for communications and many other things. Once my network is in place it can be used to detect emergencies and cut response time". He seemed pleased with that. "Will you be releasing your power systems?'' I smiled again "I will but I need to figure out a way to do it with as little disruption as possible", His turn to nodd. "So the oil and gas sector is in trouble?"
"We knew this time was coming and it is happening now. You have my word on this though I will never charge for my emergency services''. He smiles at that. We talked for 20 min and ended on a light note. "Have you been in the beds yet?'' He looked at me funny and said "I'm not injured sir"
"The beds have many functions, what I'm recommending is what we call a tune up. You will understand when you're done, are you up for it?" He thought for a second "why not I believe you're here to help so I'm safe". We walked to Sandy and she directed him to one of the beds. He laid down smiling, I bet his smile gets bigger when he wakes up. I went to Sandy and asked her to be there when he wakes. She nodded and I went to power down.
I looked around and found nobody and felt no tug. I went to check and found Lisa asleep with the kits. Kim met me at the sofa and confirmed their sleep cycle had begun. She gathered up the kits and I collected Lisa.
She yawned and looked at me "now that they are asleep I'm going in the tank. Promise me you won't treat me differently". I held her to me "I won't beautiful, this is the body you chose and no matter what you look like my mate is still in there". I put my forehead to hers and licked her nose then kissed her". She smiled " I understand the kisses now Jaden explained it to me". That got a look from me, I guess the girls have kept in touch.
"Now that it's time I'm nervous" I held her to me and let her know the final choice was hers. "Vickey" she said and she appeared "could you talk to my nanobots and tell them I'm ready" Vickey nodded and looked away then back. "They are ready when you are". We hugged a long hug and a nose lick then she left with Vicky.
I sat and hung my head a little and Kim saw it. She sat with her hand on my shoulder "she is afraid you won't like the results". I laughed out loud "it would have to be pretty bad for me to do that". It was then I realized I would be sleeping alone for a week and I slumped my shoulders. With that I went to bed.