Uly's voice
// Some days just go on forever, and today is one of those days. Sometimes I think we'll never get to New Pacifica, but mom told the group last night that we should get there in a day or two. You should've seen how happy everyone was when she said this. Even *Morgan* stopped complaining enough to smile, but Mr.Danziger said that we should celebrate when we get there and not before, 'cause we're already behind schedule from staying so long at the winter camp. It's hard to believe we've travelled so far, I guess the only question I have is, what will we find when we get there? //
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The Eden Advance crew had been working harder then they ever had before, travelling late into the night and starting again before the sun was completely visable over the horizon. They had been walking a long time and only wanted to relax, which Devon told them they could do when they found the communications dich sent down before the crash. "True," Ulysses Adair began asking, looking at her riding beside him in the ATV. "What are you going to do when we reach New Pacifica?" True Danziger looked off into the distance and thought for a moment before answering, "I don't know. At first, all I wanted to do was get back to the stations, but now all I want ot do is stay here, but if dad wants to go, I have to too."
The prospect of leaving G889, the group, and especially Uly and Devon seemed very daunting to her. It was not something she would look forward to.
"So, you'd stay if you could?" Uly asked, and when True nodded, he continued, "and since I want you to stay too, we're gonna have ta find a way to make sure you stay..."
"What did you have in mind?" True interrupted. "Well..." Uly began grinning madly. "We both know your dad and my mom are crazy about each other, but are too stupid to admit it, right?" True nodded again. "So we're going to do a little match-making." True smiled with equal madness. "And make them realize they can't live without the other. How did you come up with this one?" Uly just shrugged. "I've been thinkin' about it for a while. But now we need a plan of action, and I have an idea. Listen..." True leaned her head closer and listened to him explain plan A. Yale looked at the two children, with their heads together, whispering, and wondered what they were up to now...
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"Devon?"
Devon Adair stopped walking and turned to see who was addressing her. It was Julia, looking around and fidgeting nervously. "What can I do for you Julia?" she asked, a little concerned about seeing Julia so worked up.
Julia began walking away from the group, to avoid being heard and motioned Devon to follow. Soon the two women were walking parrell to the caravan, but at a distance.
"Okay.." Julia exhaled loudly and began. "You said we'd reach New Pacifica very soon and I was wondering what was going to happen when we got there. What if the Council, and Reilly are there? What if something happens to the Syndrome families and we can't contact them? What about Uly? Is Vasquez just going to accept a miracle cure that came out of nowhere? And what if we can't get the colony set up in time?" She took a deep breath to calm the emotions that were running wild within her. "Look, I know everything will be okay, but what is everyone going to do when we do get there?"
Devon was speechless for a moment. Julia was usually unshakeable, and if she did have fears like these, she kept them to herself. But them Devon realized the rest of the group must feel the way Julia did. "Well...I can only hope that everyone will stay here with us, after all everyone on the Stations thinks we're dead, and after all we've been through, I'd like everyone to stay..."
Julia watched as Devon looked through the group until she found who she was looking for and when Julia followed her gaze and saw Danziger at the other end, she smiled to herself.
"And when the families do get out in a year or so, we'll have a colony ready and waiting. You of course will take go on as head Medical Officer, and if Vasquez won't join you that's too bad. But we still have to get through the construction phase..." she smiled at Julia, hoping her words helped her. "Still, when you look at what we've accomplished here already, it won't seem that bad. Especially compaired to what we've already faced."
Julia did feel strangely comforted by what Devon said. It wasn't that she had been losing faith, no, but she just needed someone to tell her things would be okay. And Devon understood, and delivered. The two women smiled at one another and walked back to the group. Bess and Morgan were walking near the back of the line, talking quietly to one another, something Devon couldn't believe. *Morgan Martin* not whining and talking quietly to his wife. But as she watched the couple walk hand-in-hand, she couldn't help but feel somehow empty inside. She found herself unconciously looking for Danziger again, but caught herself. `C'mon Adair. Get yourself together.' she thought. Uly saw the expression on his mom's face before she had turned away, and he didn't like it when she looked sad like that. He turned to True, who had been reading some medical text of Julia's, and he slowed the ATV.
"Hey!?" True looked up from her book. "What's up?" "We have to get moving if we want to convince your dad to stay. Like my mom said, we only have about a day before reach New Pacifica and we made that our deadline. Remember?" Uly's expression mirrored what True was feeling inside. Worry.
"I know. I have an idea for tonight..." "What are you children up to?" Yale asked, walking up to them. True broke off what she had been saying before Yale could hear anything. "You are falling behind."
Both children looked up to see the Martin's and the rest of the group ahead. They had been so wrapped up their conversation, they hadn't noticed how far behind they were.
"Sorry Yale." they said to the tutor in unison. "Come on then. Hurry up." Yale began walking back to the group, muttering to himself, leaving Uly and True to make their plans, but staying close to the group this time.
End of pt.1
Story Notes:
Hi :)
Note: This is my *very first* attempt at any sort of ff, so if you find anything inaccurate, Pleeez don't hurt me. This story would take place if: Devon survives her illness and recovers fully, her and Danz continue to hide their feelings and everyone is still alive.
Note: This is my *very first* attempt at any sort of ff, so if you find anything inaccurate, Pleeez don't hurt me. This story would take place if: Devon survives her illness and recovers fully, her and Danz continue to hide their feelings and everyone is still alive.