Juniper knew his vegetables would take a couple of days to grow, he enjoyed watching them as they developed from tiny seedlings into sturdy plants. He used his ability to induce growth on the seeds and was surprised when he found several seedlings that had sprouted from the seeds he had planted with just one try, back on earth although he had this ability it wasnt as strong as it is now. He was sure that it would improve even further as he trained himself and grew stronger.
Once Juniper had set up the plants he fell onto the sofa and browsed the starnet for general information and there were many facts that suprised him. It seems that the world is a lot more advanced then on Earth.
The interstellar age had come along and it now at peace and prosperous, there were several empires who were in treaty with one another, this made up the Alliance. Although there were still some factions out there that wanted to control certain mineral and quarrying assets, this is what the united military was used for. The military had separate rights where they would act as one major force across the different empires, and if enemies came from outside they would be very strong to counter. When Juniper was first rescued from that planet, part of their job is to monitor the systems that are within the Alliance. Not only from possible foreign enemies but for asteriod strikes, wormhole or anything that could potentially threaten life.
There was also a news stream about something called "The Great Rift." A vast area of space had appeared that contained no planets; there is a number of alien races that were not allied with the Alliance, A great war happened a long time ago which had its main battleground within the rift. There had been a few other attempts by the alien races to invade, but it appears they were repelled after much suffering, and there had been no further attacks since.
Another suprise was age span. Most humans live between forty and eighty years; but in this galaxy, people are able to live over 500 years, about 40% of the population have some form of ability, some don't realise their whole life they hold one unless they are tested.
The lifespan was a good thing for Juniper, If he continued to cultivate his tails his life span would increase, as of now he has one tail which gives him about 500 years of life. He chewed and pondered over this, If he went back to earth he would probably cultivate like his brother had but.. If he choses to live here and can have a family.. living a shorter life doesnt seem so bad.
Juniper was conflicted, he felt sad that he would not see his brother again but he was fully expectant of what his life here would be like. Here he felt like he had a purpose, he didnt feel restricted and was free to be himself. The curiousity on how he came here was still strong but whatever it was he felt thankful. He also realised that he could have a family, and although this was a scary thought that he could give life it would be an honour for anyone to choose to share a part of their life with him.
Juniper's mind began to drift into more serious matters, the fact that the universe was in such peace. In the last few centuries, there had been a lot of wars, but it seems they were over. There is no war and people have come up with all these amazing inventions that would have taken decades to develop in Earth's history.
Juniper was still trying to understand it all when his eyes caught sight of the setting sun outside the window; its golden rays were painting the world a warm yellow hue. Juniper stood up from his sofa and walked to the balcony and sat down in a chair and gazed at the horizon, the sky was a deep purple hue once the sun had set and he saw some bright shooting stars, it seemed to have been a peaceful evening. It was nice to be able to sit here and relax, even though it was a small thing it was important to Juniper, it made him feel safe, like he belonged.
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