Chapter 63: Home
The road we were traveling was much more boring than I had hoped. I’d initially thought we’d see glimpses of towers or at least other highways, but the way the transport was enclosed prevented that. I had no idea if it was to hide the secrets of the reltleons or to keep us safe from whatever else was out there. From what I had read, I knew chaotic space was extremely dangerous, but beyond that, I hadn’t bothered with much further research. I didn’t expect it to be something I encountered, and despite this trip, that did remain mostly true. While it may have been on the other side of these walls, I wasn’t likely to encounter it.
“Any idea how long until we get there, Timon?” I asked. The anticipation of seeing my home again was hard to fight. I could be a patient man when waiting for something I wanted, but this was something that I needed.
“I’m guessing they set up a one-way transport path for us, so probably pretty soon. Haven’t used one of those in a real long time, though, and I've never used one to go to an unincorporated world, so no clue where it’s gonna spit us out. Prolly gonna need Chip to come sit up here just to make sure the bus has enough mana. I’m gonna have to supply it all since your world don’t have any natural flow,” Timon answered. I hadn’t considered the issue of the bus and how it would run without mana. It was a good thing Timon had.
“Sure.” I scratched Chip behind his ear and pointed at Timon. The little guy wasted no time in leaping off my shoulder onto Timon’s. “Stick with Timon for a while, okay? He needs your help to keep this bus running once we hit Earth.”
“You’re an impressive little dude, Chip,” Timon said as I sat back down, barely able to contain myself as I waited for the trip to be over. The chat window, which I still hadn’t fully gotten used to, appeared in my brain.
| Corey: Dave, what is the plan once we have defeated the orcs? If I understand what I have learned correctly, it seems very unlikely any of the bigger Spiral factions will want Sanquar alive on Earth. Dave: Ah, you caught onto the big old problem. Yeah, I agree. I’ve been worried about it for a while now. Once we stop the orcs, assuming we can, then that’ll be the big thing we likely have to face next. I will admit that my very first order of business is finding my kids, and I have zero intention of letting anything get in the way of that. Corey: I understand. I will assist you in that. Dave: Not that I don’t appreciate it, but why? Corey: You were correct when you said we were in this together. Both strangers to all of this, and as I come to be more aware of the world around me, I believe you are the best mentor I could have to allow me to grow safely. With what Mel said, I fear what would happen to me if I were not part of your team. Dave: Well, it’s probably for the best you feel that way. I have no intention of abandoning you; as I said, I’ve got some future engineering plans in store for us. Corey: I look forward to them. But this still didn’t address the question of what comes after the orcs. Dave: You’re right, it didn’t. The simple truth is that I don’t know. I hope, no, I believe that Mel is off planning something that’ll help us there, but I can’t be entirely sure of that. Corey: I hope that you are right. I wish to see much more of the Spiral and to further grow and evolve myself. Dave: I hope I am, too, buddy. I really do.
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