New Beginings by Betty Allen (little readers TXT) 📕

to make us feel at home. We could play games or watch movies in the rec room. The lights in the hallways would dim as if it was turning from day to night, which inspired Emmett to make us a calendar. We could take a shower, which made me feel a little guilty, remembering the water rations back home.
Nisaa, from Arbia and I spent alot of time helping Alice in the kitchen. Sometimes we would play cards when we were done. In one storage room, we found a container that held thousands of seeds. There were vegtable, fruit and even nut tree seeds. We began askig everyone that came in if they knew anything about farming.
Sixteen of them had actually grown up on farms until they had to abandon them because of floods, fires, or gangs. Kerry, from Ireland, had been in her barn when we were taken.
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We were trying to visualize in our minds eye what Zedia would look like. We slowly settled into a routine. Emmett would stop by my sleeping area every morning like he did before. That was comforting for us both. Romance began budding for some.
Abeni was sharing his quarters with Kesia, and Nisaa confided to us that she really liked Dibben, but he was spending alot of time with Quaitta, developing holographic video games. She had been watching them when she heard Dibben ask Quaitta what she originally looked like.
Quaitta transformed into a alien with light green skin. Her shoulder length hair was sea green with shinny black streaks running through it. Her eyes were a vivid green and had no pupils. She said, " I am programed in the image of princess Tewa from Olan."
Dibben replied, "Princess Tewa is a very beautiful lady." Nisaa felt slightly jealous even though it was a hologram.
As we were nearing Zedia, our first human space baby was born.

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Roger qnd Jamie were in the dinning area when Jamie's water broke. Alice and I went to find Antonio, the other doctor onboard while Roger helped her back to their quarters. It was an easy birth. The baby girl weighed six pounds and had a mass of curly black hair. They named her "Star. Star brought a sense of contentment and hope for us all.
Not long after Star was born, Quaitta came to tell us we were getting close to Zedia. There were TU delegates waiting there for us. She was going to set a shuttle craft on auto piolet and send a few of us ahead. Emmett, Roger, Dibben and I were selected to go.
Zedia was smaller than earth, but just as beautiful. On the way down we could see mountains in the distance, forests, and pristine waterways. What seemed to be a small village came into view. Around it there was a beehive of activity.
The buildings were round with domed roofs. There were three big buildings and alot of small ones. There was even farm machinery out tilling a few fields. We later found that everything was solar powered. We landed close to what I called the central building. As we approached the door, we heard booming laughter.
To our suprise, it was comming from a magnificent looking creature, who stood when we entered. He was seven foot tall. He had no hair anywhere that we could see. His skin was a deep mahogany which also outlined his iridescent wings. His eyes were blue violet.

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As he smiled we could see a couple of short fangs among his teeth. He said, "I am Hebrem, you may call me Heb. I am from Nexoria. We are pleased to meet you. Then he intoduced the others. Next to him was Moseff from Irecon. Moseff had golden skin and black eyes with yellow pupils. He had a very flat nose. He also wore a round flat head covering that hung just over his forehead.
Then there was General Kodu from Belssar. We could tell he was a highly decorated officer.He stood about six foot four. His waist length white-blonde hair hung braided down his back. His skin was very tanned and his eyes were brown. He explained that Belssar was primerly a warrior society.They provided the Tapian galaxy with soliders for war or police actions whichever was needed.
Then Moseff spoke, "We are here to help you get settled on Zedia". There are land masses rising from the sea on earth. "As soon as the earth has stabilized I will be leading a archaeological expedition there to look for your fabled Atlantis. That brought a smile from Roger. He had found his way back.
Heb told us that on Nexoria our television shows were being translated and were a big hit. He thought Superman was meant to be a comedy and he loved Nat-Geo. We expressed our sincere thanks for their help and they served a berry wine.
That building would later be used as a communications center, trading post, and a general meeting place.
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Roger and Heb became good friends. Seeing him soaring in the sky with his colorful wings spread wide was a sight to see. Moseff had Jacob and Dibben trained to piolet two shuttles he had brought from Irecon, which he left on Zedia for our use. After a time the three ships left to return occasionaly to bring trade goods.
It took hard work but we thrived and prospered. Some of our trade goods included food, beautiful jewerly, and hand carved wooden items.
Star was three years old by the time Moseff contacted us with the news. The three ships that met us when we first arrived were being prepared for the expidition to earth. Roger and Jamie were in the central building when the news came.
Jamie told Roger, "When we first got here, I had a good feeling about it. It was like we were comming home. I love it here. I want Star and I to stay here. I'm not going to give you a hard time about your going, because I know how bad you want to. He stopped her by saying, "I did want to, but I,ve changed my mind. I'm needed here. There will be other trips. The ones that do go will bring back the news.
Tears filled her eyes as she said, "You don't kow how glad I am to hear you say that. I was waiting to tell you, but, I'm pregnant. He held her to him as Star played around them.I guess I went only because Emmett was going. Everyone was talking about it. Some were anxious to go and others didn't want to go at all.

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When the ships arrived only twenty out of the eighty of us went. The Olans had been right. It was like seeing a different planet where the earth had been. There were three land masses and an island. The island was what was left of Siberia. It had broken apart from Russia.
Countries that had been teeming with people were under the sea. A scan of the island showed a few scattered bands of people there. Since Moseff had Atlantis to look for, he sent Dibben and Jacob to piolet two shuttles filled with supplies.
We found some of the people in a dilapidated shack next to a part of what used to be the Trans-Seberian railroad. They were overjoyed to see us and the supplies. We assured them there would be future trips from the TU. The next trip would bring parts for domed solar homes, that were easy to put together and comfortable to live in.
It was a wonderful feeling, knowing these people had survived. The earth would be repopulated, and have Zedia to help. Not long after we found them, I was getting homesick for Zedia. That was my home now. When we heard that Heb was heading back, Emmett and I caught a ride with him.
When we landed, little Star ran out to meet us. She wanted to be the first to tell us about her new baby brother.
It was a new begining for both worlds.


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Publication Date: 01-12-2010

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