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Chapter 3 - THE ROYAL MESSAGE

After Sapphire sent the king and queen the message, all they have to do is wait for them to reply and how they will react.

"I hope it's not too much trouble" said Terra, hoping things will be okay "You've all done so much for me, and I certainly don't wanna be a burden to you."

"Don't worry about it Terra" Zircon comforted her "The king and queen are great people, they've accepted me to stay in Galactica even though I was raised by animals, I'm sure they will accept a human."

"Yeah, but even if you grew up in another planet and were raised by animals, you're still a Galactanian who lives in this galaxy, and I'm just a lost human who can't remember anything and who's from planet Earth which is not in this galaxy" said Terra, feeling uncertain.

"Just relax Terra, there's a first time for everything and you're the first human from outside this galaxy to live in the hidden galaxy and to stay in Galactica , I'm sure the royals won't mind it" Red gave her a boost of confidence. But Terra could see him sweating, it means he's more worried than she is, but she pretended she didn't saw that and just act like she was fine, not worried at all. "Thank you Red and Zircon, that was most comforting" she lied, as she faked a smile.

Yeah, Red and Zircon could see she was faking it, she's not a good liar, so they're just going to pretend they didn't noticed that too. Not to make matters worse.

Terra should ask Sapphire of what she wrote in the message just to make sure all the info is in the letter, so she doesn't mess up when she meets the king and queen in person or through virtual video chat. Hopefully through video chat. "So Sapphire, just to ask what exactly did you wrote on the message you sent to the king and queen?" she asked.

"Oh just proper trivia" Sapphire answered her collected "Everything they need to know is in the message I wrote to them."

"Including my memory loss"

"Of course"

"And... what about my powers?"

Sapphire froze in fear of hearing that question "No! Absolutely not!" she said in a strict panic voice.

Terra, Red and Zircon were taken aback by Sapphire's snapped voice.

"I'm sorry guys" Sapphire apologized immediately "It's just that we can't tell the king and queen about Terra's... ability. It's freaky enough that a human from Earth is living in the hidden galaxy than a human with superpowers, which is somehow related to this galaxy. Come to think of it your power reminds me of something or someone..."

"What or Who?" Terra asked.

"Nothing important, my mind must've played tricks on me" Sapphire brushed the thought out of her mind, thinking she's gone insane. "Anyway we really need to start to get you into training, you need to learn how to control your powers properly, you can't go on causing more earth quakes."

Terra sighed emotionless. "Okay Sapphire, whatever you say. Would it be better if I don't use them at all, so no one gets hurt" she said, feeling insecure.

"Terra don't say that" Sapphire rephrased her sentence "What I meant was you need to learn how to control your powers so you can use them properly in the future, it might have some attachment to your past life, it could help you remember better. Things are strange enough as it is, this world, this galaxy needs time to accept and get used to having a human around. It's new to us."

"Just give it time" Zircon comforted her "You'll see, some day the Galactanians will find you interesting to have around, like me."

"Uh, I thought you said you felt like you didn't fit in Galactica" Terra reminded Zircon.

"Yeah well... maybe, but what I meant was, even if they didn't understood me they've accepted me as one of their own, and they don't judge, so having a human around won't seem so bad" Zircon cleared her point.

"You'll see, everything's gonna be fine" said Red.

"Okay guys, I get it, thanks for the support" said Terra, who's getting tired of the motivation.

Sapphire smirked at them "And don't worry Terra, we'll help teach you how to control your powers. Training starts tomorrow in the Jungle Planet."

"WHAT!" Zircon shouted in a bad surprise.

Terra, Red and Sapphire laughed.

It's not that Zirc didn't wanna help with Terra's training, it's that she's worried and afraid that Terra might cause damage in her jungle. Not to mention the animals.

"Don't worry Zircon, we'll train her in the farthest side of the jungle, away from the animals" Sapphire assured her in the safety of her animals "Like in the desert, there's nothing to destroy there."

"Nothing except Cactabloom" Zircon reminded Sapphire of the importance of the plants storing in water.

"Cacta- what?" said Terra confused.

"Cactabloom. It's an important plant that stores in water in the desert for years incase anyone wants to drink from it" Zircon explained it to her.

"Oh like a cactus, I get it now" said Terra, who understood Zircon's plant life information in the desert. The Cactabloom plant must be similar to Earth's cactuses that can collect and hold in water for years and they live in deserts.

Zircon did not get what Terra just said, it must be a Earth thing she didn't know, so she just nodded in response "Yeah... what you said. Anyway before you start training in the desert, I better strengthen the cactablooms roots, so it won't budge, that way when it quakes they won't tear apart. It would be a shame to waste such good water in the desert."

"Agreed, you do that first" Sapphire agreed with Zircon's environment importance.

Zirc sighed in relief, then laughed a little.

Suddenly they heard a beep. It was the king and queen's reply.

"They received our message and they messaged back to us" said Sapphire, while she opened their royal message.

"Well, what did they say?" asked Terra, worried.

With a trembling voice Sapphire read the message out loud. "It says we're invited to the Diamond Castle. They want to meet the human in person. Face to face."

"That's it?" said Terra, confused "There's no other commentary, just a small text?"

"It would appear so" replied Sapphire "If that's the case then we better get you ready for the royal meeting."

Terra gulped a lump in her throat. She is certain she has never met with royalty in her whole life before. So much for hoping to meet through video chat.

"Don't worry Terra, we'll help you get ready" Zircon offered her her help. She met the king and queen before, so she'll give her advice, all it takes is a good first impression.