Fly Girl told her child to remain until she returned and then teleported in next to Al. “Hi, honey.”
“Hello, love.” They flew by the ships and one of them had a golden glow but another burst into golden light and began changing shape.
“What’s happening, Matt?”
“It looks like you and Fly Girl are among the chosen.”
“You mean we will share a ship?”
“It certainly looks that way.”
“What about my being on your ship?”
“It appears that space is meant for something else.”
“How are we going to care for Junior if we’re both on one ship?”
“I suspect he will be better protected if you are in one of the strongest ships in our universe.”
“You make a good point.”
The last crew of the four hundred and ninety nine needed was found and then a single crystal appeared. Time was growing short and finally one crew member for it was found. He was also a relative of Melanie’s and was a latent psychic.
Matt called a meeting of the Royal Family and asked for help. “All of the other ships are near completion but not finished. It appears all the crews must be found before they complete their development. I have searched every possible place and have not found the last crewmember for the last ship. All of our military has been checked and all of our civil staff.”
“Do you have any idea of what their race they might be?”
“They’re Human and they must possess strong psychic abilities.”
Danielle looked quickly at Matt, “How do you know that?”
“Because the other crew member is a latent psychic with an extremely high power reading; in all other similar situations it was a strong psychic that was the other member.”
Melanie stood, “We have scanned every possible descendent of the three psychic family lines and have come up with nothing. I’m afraid that if we don’t find that last crew member we will be defenseless against the Demons.”
Matt looked around the room, “Please think about who it could possibly be and if you think of anything contact me. We don’t have much longer.”
Danielle left the meeting and sat in her room and thought about what Matt had said, “What’s wrong, Dear?”
“The last chosen crew member and who it might be.”
“Well, I hope they turn up soon. My sense tells me there is huge danger for all of us. It is impossible to escape beings that can see every place in existence.”
Danielle continued to think and finally decided after struggling with her conscience. She entered coordinates into her bracelet and punched the button. She walked up to a small house with a red garden in front and knocked on the door. A pretty young woman with blonde hair and green eyes came to the door. They looked at each other and Danielle said, “May I come in?”
The young woman stepped aside and Danielle walked in and sat down on a sofa. The house was very clean and everything appeared to have a place. “Why have you come here?”
“I really tried not to disturb your privacy but I’m afraid that I have no choice.”
“Why?”
“Because I fear you are one of the chosen and if you are and don’t take part in the coming fight, our universe and everyone in it is doomed to destruction.”
“I’m afraid I haven’t been keeping up with current events. Tell me what you mean.”
Danielle told her about the war with the Captors, Eight Legs, and finally about the Red Demons. “They are an ancient race and our only hope is the ships the Reg have provided. However, if the last crew member is not found in time they will not finish their development.”
“What makes you think I’m the one you’re looking for?”
“Because you know my talent.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes.”
“And if I refuse?”
“We all die.”
“I would welcome that.”
“I know.”
The two sat in silence for an hour. Finally, the young woman looked up and said, “I will agree to help if you can tell me why.”
“I know why.” The young woman flinched and stared at Danielle. “I just worked it out a few hours ago but I’m not certain if I tell you that you will agree to go.”
“What if I promise to go if you convince me you really know?”
“Would you keep your promise if it made you feel like you were betraying all of those you love?”
The young woman looked down and thought for a moment, “I will keep my promise if for no other reason than to understand why I have been made to suffer. I think I would be forgiven by my loved ones for that reason.”
“You were forced to wait for love.”
The young woman turned angry. “Now you’re being cruel.”
“No, I’m not. You made an error as a child and didn’t know it then or even now. You assumed something to be true that wasn’t and as a result you remained incomplete.”
“Just what error did I make?”
“You assumed your husband was your match.”
The young woman stood and yelled, “Get out.”
“Not before I finish. Sit down and listen; I told you that you wouldn’t like it. If you want to know why then shut up and listen.” The young woman sat back down.
“Why should I?”
“Because I love you more than you know.”
The young woman started crying and Danielle moved next to her and put her arm around her shoulders. “You were wrong. You could hear him as a child so you assumed he was the one. But think about it. He never helped you in your work. He never helped you make decisions. He never had an impact on what decisions you made. I know you loved him, but he was not your match.”
“What proof do you have?”
“A ship is waiting for you to come and bring it to life. Only you can do it and the ship knew that it could not come to life until now. You had to live until this moment for it to happen. That is why you never died when all of those you loved did. You were born for this moment in time. You came into existence with the life span necessary to arrive now when you’re needed most.”
“I didn’t want to live without my family.”
“That was your second mistake. You haven’t really tasted love yet. You cared for your family but not to the level you deserved.”
“What are you saying?”
“Your match is waiting for you. He is more than you could ever hope for and I am so afraid that your bitterness will blind you to what he offers. He has been suffering his whole life waiting for you to come and he believes that his life will always be one empty day after another. He is really more resigned to sorrow as a daily meal than you are. He even questions if he is deserving of happiness. He thinks he must have made a terrible mistake in his youth for which he is now being punished.”
“I don’t know if I believe you.”
“Then do one thing for me and I’ll never ask anything of you again.”
“What?”
“Come with me and just look at him. I’m not asking you to speak with him or have any contact. Just look at him.”
“Let me think about it.”
“Ok. I’m sorry I broke my promise about leaving you alone.”
“Just go,” and the young woman started to cry.
Danielle teleported away and went to her room and cried herself to sleep.
Three days later she heard, “I’ve thought about what you asked.”
“Yes.”
“Where can I see him?”
“How about in Colony Park on the bench in front of Admiral Dorg’s tomb?”
“When?”
“We’ll be there today at noon.”
Danielle heard nothing else.
Danielle went to the map room and found Matt looking thorough family histories. “Matt, may I ask a favor.”
“Sure, what do you need?”
The crew member chosen for the last ship; I would like to meet him.”
“Ok, I’ll set it up.” Matt turned back to his work.
“Now, Matt.”
Matt looked up and felt something. He hit his com, “Captain Christopher Andrews, please report to the coordinates on your com immediately.”