I woke up the next morning with my wives and proceeded to get breakfast when the mayor contacted me. It seemed his friend was a general and very eager to meet me, so I called for Vickey. "Could you arrange all the details?" She nodded and disappeared. "What are the women in my life doing today?"

"We are practicing our flying today, so you have the day to yourself," Lisa said with Cora nodding.

"How do you feel about doing some PR today"? They both looked shocked as Vickey appeared.

"They were waiting on the call so they will be ready in an hour," she said with her usual smile.

Cora looked at me "Do you want us to wait here and be ready"?

I smiled "If you were flying when we land would work" They both hammed a salute with a giggle

We finished breakfast and headed for the flight deck where I collected kisses, then I made my way to my RV and set course for my pickup. My destination was Chilliwack, BC, so it was a short flight, and I took my time to let them get ready. I landed and drove to the address to find four people waiting for me, they looked eager to be there so I got out and made the introductions.

"I'm Alex Walker, captain." He put his hand out for a handshake, so I took it. He squeezed with years of service and a lot of enthusiasm.

I went to the women and they introduced themselves as Ann Warren and Emma Larson then to the final guest. He was mid-50s and stood proud but not smug, hard to pull off so I put my hand out "You must be Zach Bray" he took my hand and smiled "Is the mayor that nice of a guy, or am I getting fleeced" I chuckled.

He laughed "Yeah you found a real one there, honest as the day is long"

"Shall we get underway" I gestured to the door and we all piled onboard, they took their seats and I stood facing them. "Is there anything you want to see first"?

Ann raised their hand "May we see what you are doing on the moon"

looking at her "Sure, I'm just going to take off from here if that's ok" I glanced at the steering wheel and made it retract and the flight holograms appeared then I looked back to my guests as we started to lift off to shocked looks.

"Who is flying the ship"? asked Alex and I just smiled.

"I am. I have a remote connection to my tech, so flying is second nature to me. I also have full access to the scanners, so I can see any other flights within 100 km of here. So don't worry; we won't hit anything." I chuckled. Would you like to see the ISS on the way"? That got me happy nods so I located it and we were off.

They were taking pics of the station when Zach came to me "I took a drive in Vancouver yesterday and was shocked when we hit downtown and found nobody on Hastings, are you responsible for that"?

I just smiled "Some of my crew are responsible for that, we will see where they were staying when we get to my ship. If you have enough pics we will set course for the moon" More smiles and nods so they sat quietly and watched the moon grow through the windshield.

Coming to a stop outside the dome showing the rides in action "Here are the people who we helped from Vancouver so far, they work for me now and they are safe here"

Emma raised her hand "How many have you helped"

looking at her I smiled "We have collected every homeless person we could find in the city and we are branching out soon. At last count, we are approaching three thousand so far so when people come here there will be people and bots working together to greet my guests under the watchful eyes of an AI"

"That's Sara right"? Zach said so I just nodded.

"Her model has been used on hundreds of worlds with no hiccups or world takeover," I said with a chuckle to smiles.

"You have files on other civilizations"? said Zach getting a nod from me.

"I have files on over 1000 civilizations in different galaxies from all over the universe" That got me looks of shock and I wondered if meeting my wives would go sideways.

"Could we see the stockpiles you have" getting a nod from me so we flew over them so they could take pics, they were all shocked when they saw the blocks of gold on the end.

"Are you going to bring this to market"? asked one of the women

"This is all for personal use building the domes and my ships, if this were on the market it would crash the market and that is the last thing I want to happen. Are you ready to see my ship"? That got me some happy faces so I set course.

"What powers all of this" Alex asked me

"It is a type of fusion power if compared to today's tech, that will be coming to the people soon enough as well as new battery and solar panels"

"How more effective are your solar panels" Ann asked me

"Current panels are at less than 25% mine are upwards of 85 to 90 percent efficiency but they have to be made with my tech"

We pulled alongside my ship and Zach pointed "Are those gun turrets"

"Yes sir there are 50 a side, this ship is a combination of exploration and war" That got me some blank stares.

"What kind of warheads" Zack continued.

"Anything from a giant flare to an antimatter core, all I need is enough feedstock and the right designs," I said with a flat tone. "The weapons we are using for space cleanup is something we designed and put into play within days"

We landed and disembarked to wide eyes and a lot of pics being taken especially of the drones that were in active combat in front of us. Making our way to the grav couches I looked at my guests "For this part I will ask you to put away your phones, this part is something I wish to keep private a bit longer please". I watched as they put them away and had Vickey check to make sure as we came to a stop by the couches. We watched the drones dock and my wives stepped out to shocked looks.

"Good day ladies and gentlemen," Cora said with confidence then walked to me and took my arm in her sexy flight suit followed by Lisa on the other arm.

My guests were speechless for a moment with blank expressions on their faces.

"Um, good day to you as well" said Zach with a nod of his head.

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"This is where I'm going to ask you to trust me, would you be willing to take nanobots for translation? Cora speaks English fluently but Lisa is still learning and I would prefer if we could all talk". While I was saying this I had a drone grab 4 nanobot disks and bring them to me. "If it bothers you having nanobots we can make them temporary".

"I'm in" Ann blurted out and Emma was nodding the men still looked in shock.

The drone arrived and handed out the disks and they did as I asked "These are going to be mainstream soon enough but the translation protocol won't be mainstream so you will have an advantage over others if you want to keep them". They nodded and we made chit-chat for a few minutes while we waited for them to take effect.

"Can you understand me"? Lisa said in her language to shocked faces and then smiles.

You could have heard a pin drop when the girls kissed me and then looked at my guests. "I would like to introduce my wives Lisa and Cora" Still nothing "They will be joining us if that is ok with all of you"? That got a response of smiles.

"What would you like to see first, let me guess, the armory"?

"You have an entire armory" Alex asked and I nodded so off we went.

We were walking to the lift and we ended in 2 groups by the time we got there which ended in 2 conversations, my wives with the women and the men with me. It was mostly idol chatting until the lift door opened to the upper deck of the armory with my armor in full view.

"So it was you we saw in the video"? said Zach

"Yes sir I font deny that fact, I was testing new equipment and performing a humanitarian mission when all the legal issues happened"

"Testing what equipment"? I pointed at the armor and made it wave getting shocked looks.

"Is that thing manned or armed"? Alex asked

"Armed yes, manned no. I have the same connection to all my tech. I have 5 of these for personal use" I said with a smile

"5 war machines for personal use," Ann said

"5 Autonomous robots for personal use, they can be disarmed and like all of my weapons it was used defensively, I did not fire a shot because I had other means available to me I sedated everyone except for the tank that I wanted"

"Did you crack their communication system"? Alex asked

"Yes I did, equipment like that is childsplay to me"

Zach started to giggle "They had state-of-the-art equipment from the US"

I looked at him and smiled "Well that explains the looks I got when explaining that to others" I started to laugh and they joined in.

Emma spoke up "What about your network, how secure is it"?

"It was designed to be the most secure network on the planet probably ever. Would you like some of the comm devices plus a couple to rip apart" That got me some enthusiastic nods so I tasked a drone to grab 4 and bring them to us. When it arrived we helped them integrate their phones but the real shock was when they put on the glasses.

"My display shows 494 fighters" Zach said with a shocked tone.

"Yes sir that's correct, there are 500 on board and we have a few more on the explorers that are mapping the solar system and beyond"

"You can go beyond the solar system"? I heard in a female voice.

I smiled "Yup it's just like Star Trek but no transporters" shrugging my shoulders to a few chuckles. "You now have a lightning-fast connection to my network for life even if you use another device that connection is yours permanently"

We had fun for about 15 minutes while they looked at the options including their health stats then we continued to Progress. When the lift opened the doors we were met with a few people milling about the common area playing games with their glasses. The ladies went for a short walk around the tree and the men followed me to the replicators to get drinks.

"This place was designed by 2 of my crew for the homeless they collected from Vancouver and gave them their lives back again. There are only a few here now since Sara started hiring but that will change soon as we expand and have more influence on the ground" I got a coffee and showed the others how to use the replicator just as the women returned chatting like old friends. "What would you like to see next"?

Zach perked up "May we see the bridge"?

"Of course" We found our way back to the lift.

When the bridge appeared I activated every station and let them look around, Lisa was giving the ladies a rundown on the scanners and shocking the guys went to weapons

Alex looked at me "Am I reading this right you have 100 tubes and 100 railguns" he said with wide eyes.

"Yes sir and they can work independently or together" I said in a calm tone.

"And they are armed" Zach asked me

Nodding I pointed at the slider beside each turret "All of the weapons generate a new warhead or projectile every 20 seconds so I can fire almost continuously. This is what we have so far as planetary defense and it will grow from here as we build new ships, but remember they are pointed away from Earth". That brought some easier looks.

The women came over to us and Ann spoke first "How fast does the ship go"?

“Well there are a few answers there, the antigravity engines can get you to the speed of light but then there are the FTL drives. They are an interdimensional drive, they drop into a dimension that space and time don’t act the same so they are way faster. There are 2 types short and long range, short range is for inside the solar system and long-range can have you at Alpha Centaur in a few days” back to shocked looks. "Actually, I will have my ship designer make a ship for 20 scientists for a round-trip mission, that should give something for people to talk about besides me" I chuckled.

"Just like that" Zach said

I nodded "Yup I'm all for exportation and the gift is knowledge, I will contact the scientific community tomorrow and hash out the details"

"I'm beginning to believe your claims to be here for the people" Ann said with the rest of them nodding.

I chuckled "The only people that have to worry right now are some big business and I know I'm going to start stepping on big toes soon enough".

Zach jumped in "Which toes are you referring to"?

I sighed "Oil and gas is the biggest one right now, fusion power is going to be our next step as a species. The power plants we bring cost nothing for me to make and cost nothing to run, I want to bring those savings to the average household".

Emma started to giggle "Yup your going to piss off a lot of people"

I laughed with her and nodded my head "As I share my technology that list will grow I'm sure but what we do is for the benefit of all mankind not just a select few. I am not trying to be rude but I want you out of a job and all war to come to an end" That got me some shocked looks.

Alex spoke up "Are you talking about forcing people to live your way"

Shaking my head "I will never force people to live my way on earth but I will give them the option to join me at the level of their choice. Eventually, people will see that my way leads to the future and beyond. Imagine free food, healthcare, and education with cutting-edge tech at everyone's fingertips, that's what my colonies will bring for all who want to join, and on top of that an AI that protects everyone".

"Well I can see now that the mayor wasn't shitting me" Zach laughed and the others joined in.

"Is there anything else you would like to see" getting blank faces "Let's head back to the flight deck then"

When the lift opened we saw 6 fighters landing "Ready to meet some more aliens"? getting nods of approval so we waited for them to land and shut down till we approached. 6 happy little kits came running to me so I sat on the floor and got hugs. "Meet the crew doing the cleanup of space junk"

When I stood Ann spoke up "They are like your wives but they are children, how old are they"?

Lisa spoke up "They are my siblings and they are not 2 months old yet". The looks of shock that statement produced made me laugh.

"Welcome to the future" I laughed

Cora looked at Lisa "Let's get them home to mom and dad" My wives bid their farewells and brought the kids home.

As soon as the lift closed I looked at my guests "Shall we" and we boarded my ship.

Ann spoke up "Could you tell us about the weapons that were developed for the space cleanup"

"Let me get the designer to explain them to you" B appeared all smiles and on the flight home he entertained my guests with all the technical details of how they worked.

We were coming up on our landing site when Vickey chirped in my ear "Sir they are taking pictures of B while your back was turned" I thought about stopping it there knowing he looks like the old me, let's see where this ends up going.

Landing in the same spot we took off from resulted in a few looks from others on the ground but I ignored them and got off with my guests when Zach came to me "These comm units are secure"

I nodded "Absolutely sir and I will be in contact if that's ok with you"

"I'm looking forward to it" he leaned in "Some of us are on your side more than you think after your performance in Mexico"

After handshakes, I bid my farewell took back to the skies, and returned to my family.

My wives met me at the door to my quarters where Lisa started "OMG that was so much fun meeting new people, did you see the looks on their faces when we got out of the couches" She laughed

Cora was next "I liked the looks that the kits got, we are going to get that a lot huh"

I pulled them into a hug "I want a promise from both of you, If you are not comfortable in situations like that I want to know about it ok" They leaned in and kissed me and promised they would tell me.

We sat on the sofa and just talked for an hour or so when they informed me they wanted to do that more often and I agreed to make it happen. I wonder if Becky has taken this into consideration so i sent her a message before turning in for the night.