"What is that planet? It's so blue!"
Mira came forward towards the control panel and strained her eyes to look at the beautiful planet that rotated on its axis.
" It's called the earth. You don't remember earth? " Layla asked as she chewed on a gum.
" Not at all? "
Mira looked at her with a blank expression. " What do you mean? This is my first time seeing it. Isn't it? " She didn't look very sure.
" It is what you think it is. Don't worry too much about it.
Brace yourselves everyone. We are going to meet a new friend. He is waiting for us just outside the earth's atmosphere. " Calex took the controls in his hand as the rugged old spaceship took a turn.
When they reached a spot, the spaceship hovered in space as Calex climbed out of it and greeted a man.
" It's been long. " Calex said.
" Yes, indeed. " The man nodded.
" What made you leave that message for me? " Calex asked, rather curious.
" Just intuition, I guess! " The man shrugged as Calex hugged him and then brought him inside.
Layla and Mira turned around to look at them.
" Hi, Mira. It's good to see you again. " The man walked forward eagerly but he stopped when he saw the look of confusion on Mira's face.
" Mira, this is Yvonne, rather Guardian Yvonne as you might know him. "
Calex intervened.
" She doesn't remember? " Yvonne asked Calex.
And Calex shook his head.
" Looks like you need to fill me in a lot. " Yvonne's voice was laced with concern.
" I will since you put your trust in me and I have no other ally. But as for now, do you have them ready? "
Calex asked, extending his hand.
" Oh yes! Here. I got three of them like you asked. " Yvonne answered as he pulled out three capsules.
" The earth has changed a lot since the last time you were here, Mira. You need better technology to mask your scents. The earth's dome is shielded with AI technology. It's tougher than ever before to trick it and get inside. Now let me show you how it is done, stretch your hands. "
Yvonne proceeded on to demonstrate the mechanism.
" Ready to get inside, are we? " Layla asked as they blasted off and Mira gazed at the greens and blue waves with wide open eyes , like a child watching it for the first time.
" You can all stay at my place for the time being. It will take me sometime to make new identity cards and everything else for the three of you. Mira and Layla will no longer be able to use their old ones because they are already in their database . You fall under the most wanted category. So try to stay out of trouble and avoid surveillance cameras, as much as is possible.
The mask should be good to go for a week but it needs replenishing frequently unlike the ones I used to give you previously. "
Yvonne chirped.
But Mira's expression was grave.
" I used to live here? We knew each other? Why can't I remember anything? Why didn't uncle Kilian tell me anything about it? "
She went down on her knees with her hand over her face.
" I don't know. I am so sorry. I don't know whom to trust or not trust anymore. It's crazy! "
She started sobbing.
" It's ok. It's alright. " Calex went down on his knee beside her stroking her back.
" Just take it easy. I know it's confusing. I know this might be hard, really hard. But I also know that my little daughter is a fighter and she can overcome any obstacle.
Let's go to Guardian Yvonne's house and rest a little. Shall we?
I feel tired and exhausted as well. "
Yvonne watched Calex lift Mira up and almost carry her off the floor.
Martha had prepared some food for them and they happily dug in.
Mira enjoyed whatever was provided and then Yvonne showed them a room adjacent to the space where they worked.
Mira went inside and dozed off.
Layla took off to tend to some business with Marth.
Yvonne and Calex were finally alone. After the initial phase of awkward silence Calex finally cleared the ice with a smile.
" So... What made you want to trust me ? "
Calex asked.
Yvonne nodded.
" I knew Kilian wasn't any good. But I had no proof of it. " He began.
" I know Kiara didn't trust him as well but he was her only hope. She had her back behind a barbed wire. She had no place to run. "
Yvonne gritted his teeth as he mentioned Kiara while Calex tried to control himself as he clenched his fist.
" I have my sources. I knew how Kilian had purged your darkness with the power of the Heartstaff. I honestly believed that you wouldn't survive the purging.
It's impossible, unless... "
It seemed like he was having difficulty framing the next words.
" Unless you still had good inside you. Unless your heart was pure. Unless you had good intentions. Which I doubted but since you live, you prove me wrong. And I am the happiest for a change to be proven wrong in this incident. "
He tried to throw a smile at Calex then continued.
" You know I loved Kiara as well, " Yvonne said, looking Calex straight in his face.
" Yes I do. And I hate every inch of your existence for that reason. " Calex was being nothing but honest.
" She is gone. I don't know if you can tell or not, she sacrificed herself again for that girl. "
Yvonne pointed towards the room where Mira was sleeping.
" I don't know the exact circumstances of her death but I can feel her aura inside Mira. Her aura is shielding Mira's soul like a cradle.
Now she is all I have of her.
I want to be able to help that girl. And she helps me see my Kiara somewhere. "
Yvonne concluded.
" That's my daughter, " An unprecedented feeling took over Calex as he declared his authority over his status.
" I never denied that nor ever will. But you cannot deny that she is Kiara's daughter as well. "