My mother left a couple of hours ago and my husband is still only getting worse.
I have sent word to his mother and my friends and they are on their way, I can't handle this anymore, and I really don't want to be alone right now.
Krish. "Sarine? Sorry I mean Chloe? Are you okay?"
I just look up at her.
Krish, "geez child, you look like you've gone to hell and back, you should get some rest. "
Chloe. "Oh thanks, that makes me feel a whole lot better." I honestly am beyond caring what I look like.
Krish, "I didn't mean it like that, I meant you..."
I interrupt her, "it's okay."
Then Zoe and the twins arrive and Zoe immediately gives me a hug. "I'm not going to ask if you are okay, I can see you are not."
Chloe. "No, I'm not."
Krish, "so what exactly did this to him?"
So I tell her the whole story and how my mother reacted when she saw the blade, but the moment I mentioned the name of the weapon she went pale. "
Chloe. "What's wrong? What is this weapon?"
Krish. "I know where she went, it was strange that she took so many jump ships and soldiers, but now it makes sense."
Chloe. "Where did she go?"
Krish. "To secure that weapon so it can never be used again."
Chloe. "That doesn't answer my question."
Krish. "Outpost 0."
Chloe. "Outpost 0? Why there?"
Krish. "It's the only place where it will be secure."
Now outpost 0 is our most secret military installation, it's even more secret and secure then all of our orbital prisons, well besides the new prison we are building for in-case we need to stop Sin again. Only a very few elites and our top pilots and military units knows of its existence and where it is.
Outpost 0 is located on the outer realms of a young galaxy that's less then a billion years old and is devoid of any life or planets that can sustain life, well besides for outpost 0. We managed to terraform a young planet, but the planet is basically an anchor for the post, the post is also where we build most of our most advanced ships and develop all of our advantage weapons and technology, it's a space station the size of a moon if not larger, it is surrounded by thousands of smaller stations and planetary defense systems, the whole system is impenetrable and undetectable, but besides that we have advanced drones there that builds some of our larger jump ships, not as large as my mothers flag ship, but let me give you an idea, the smallest jump ships we build is more then 20km long, 2km high and 3am wide. And our drones can construct one of them in less then a week and have it fully operational and ready for action.
Now the station itself is full of soldiers that are permanently training for combat, scientists, other important staff and their families, the entire station is constructed with a new metal that can only be mined in young galaxies, then it's outlined with a crystal that absorbs and deflects light, the entire station is like a maze and in the center we have a secret room that can only be accessed by a few of the royals, currently that would be my mother, Krish and myself. The room is outlined with a secret crystal that's made of pure light and the entire room is so bright that you have to cover your face with a special metallic helmet and even then you only have 30 seconds in the room before you start burning, I never knew why the room was constructed, but now I know, it was build to hold this weapon. But that means she will be gone for at-least 2 days.
But then it occurred to me, why would she not get the cure to safe his life first, unless...
Chloe. "Krish, the crystal that he found is also there, do you think that might be the cure she said that can safe him?"
Krish, "I don't know, it could very well be, actually it would make sense as the crystal is made of pure light where counter existence it made of pure darkness.
Then the doctor comes out of the room and he now looks as tired as we all feel.
Krish, "how is he? "
Doctor. "Getting worse, his vitals are beyond what our equipment can measure now."
Krish. "Do you know if he is in pain?"
Doctor. "The way his body is reacting? The way he is burning up? I know he is in a lot of pain, otherwise his body wouldn't be reacting like this."
Krish, "can't you sedate him?"
Doctor, "we have tried, it seems the poison in his system counter acts everything we give him."
Krish. Looking at the doctor, I know that look, she's going to suggest something crazy now. "You said he is partially conscious, but trapped in his mind."
Doctor. "Correct."
Krish. "What if we upload his mind into the digital prison?"
Chloe. "What? No."
Krish. "Hear me out, I know how this weapon works, currently that poison you speak of is feeding off his pain, that's why it's keeping him alive. But if you upload his mind then he shouldn't feel the pain."
Chloe. "And he will go insane in the digital prison. No."
Krish. "Not if we use the ship simulation."
Chloe. "What do you mean?"
Krish. "What is the last thing that happened before you guys went to sleep? We recreate that scenario and we block him from remembering anything else that happened from the moment he fell asleep."
Chloe. "Really? You are asking me what is the last thing my husband and I did before we fell asleep? That is a bit disrespectful and private."
Krish. "I don't mean that. I meant when you guys got home. "
That is when I got where she was going with this and I could feel myself go blood red.
Zoe. "Oops, too much information."
The doctor is just standing there waiting for us to finish arguing and the twins are standing by the window looking at him.
So I told Krish and she looks at Zoe, looks like we are going to need your help as well as the twins help.
Zoe. "How?"
The twins looks confused.
Crystal. "How can we help?"
Krish. "You were all there, so I need you to go in with him and Chloe."
Chloe. Shaking her head. "Oh no, you guys are welcome to go in, I'm not going in there. Chloe told me what it was like in that place. I like it out here."
Krish. "Please, this way we can buy time for him till Azaria gets back."
Zoe. "Can't you guys just skip me please."
Krish. "I can order you to do this is I want to, but I really don't want to go that way, so I'm begging you to please do this."
Then Zoe looks through the window at Sin and back at me.
Zoe. "And what about how time passes in there differently from out here? You said he can't know what's happening, so how will you explain that?"
She was right.
Chloe. "Krish, she has a point, my mother would only get back at the soonest in 2 days time. "
Krish, "I designed that system, I can create a temporary code that will change the time to run the same as our here. "
I actually forgot that she created the system.
Chloe. "How long will that take?"
Then I noticed that she's been working on her arm gauntlet the entire time we have been talking.
Krish. "I already actually thought of that when I suggested it, and done. "
She looks at us. "Are you ready?"
Chloe. "Just one more thing."
Krish. "Ask me."
Chloe. "We don't want him to realize what is going on, how are we going to explain this manipulation to him when we wake him up?"
Krish. "We won't have to."
She just looks at the doctor, "I'm sure we can arrange for him to wake up back home with his wife next to him."
Doctor. "Once we cured him we can transfer him to your place and when he wakes up he won't know the difference."
Chloe. "Okay, let's do this."
Crystal. "Is this safe? I mean for my baby."
Doctor. "Very safe and you will be monitored the entire time."
Chloe. "I was in there when I was pregnant and it's very safe.
Crystal. "Okay, I'm ready. "
Zoe. "Okay, let's play sin simulator."
Christine. "Zoe, that was really uncalled for, I'm sure if it was the reverse he wouldn't be so rude. I'm ready."
Krish. "Follow me."
We all follow her and we enter the crew simulation room where we all get into the upload beds and the system team starts setting us up.
Zoe. "So is this going to hurt?"
Chloe. "Not at all, one second you are here, the next you are inside. "
Just then there is a flash and we all find ourselves in my quarters.
Chloe. "Where is sin?"
Sin. "I'm here," walking out of the kitchen with another bottle of wine. "I noticed Zoe finished the last 2 almost all by herself and our glasses are empty, so I got us a refill. "
He walks over and tops up our glasses, then takes a seat next to me and holds my hand again.
Zoe. "Sin, how do you feel?"
I give her a stern look and shake my head. She gets my hint and immediately covers up.
Zoe. "I mean I had 4 glasses of wine and I am still thirsty, you and Chloe only had 1 each, don't you think the 2 of you need to catch up?"
He looks at her. "I'm good, I think I will take it slow, anyway imagine if I have too much and I end up dancing on the tables. "
Chloe. "That is something I would love to see."
Cristina. "You can do with letting your hair down a bit."
Sin. "I don't want to traumatize anyone here. Anyway, why gulp when you can sip and enjoy the taste?"
Crystal. "Good point."
Chloe. "I agree. I'm not planning to have an early night, are you? " looking at my husband.
Sin. "Depends on what you have planned."winking at me.
I slap his shoulder playfully.
Christine. "Guys maybe you should behave, you are making the singles club over year feel a bit awkward and jealous."
Zoe. "I agree."
Sin. "My apologies."
Well it seems Krish's plan worked. He doesn't remember anything nor can he realize the difference. I just hope Zoe controls her mouth, she has a tendency to let things slip out.
So I decided to get her aside so I can double check that she won't mess up.
Chloe. "I'm hungry. Anybody else hungry?"
Well from all the yes's I got I guess this is going to be a long night of cooking, or maybe not, I can still change a few things in here from in here. I just grin at my own genius.
Chloe. "Zoe. Why don't you give me a hand in the kitchen?"
Sin. "It's okay, I will come help you. "
Luckily he isn't looking at me as I'm standing behind him with my hands on his shoulders now as I was ready to go to the kitchen.
Zoe. "I think you lovebirds would cook better together, I'm a terrible cook."
But I motion to her with my eyes to come now and I mouth to her so she can kind of figured out what I'm saying."
"We need to talk. "
Zoe immediately gets up and follows me. "It's okay, I will help Chloe. "Sin needs to catch up with the wine. "
We enter the kitchen and I immediately starts to whisper at her. "Please be careful what you say, we can't mess this up."
Zoe. "I'm sorry I know I almost messed up, but I will not mess up again. I guess I should go easy on the wine."
Chloe. "The wine in here is simulated, it can't make you drunk, but it would be a good idea to slow down, he might start to wonder why your tolerance is suddenly so high."
Zoe. "I will behave."
Chloe. "Don't behave to much, just watch what you say and act naturally."
Zoe. "Aren't we suppose to prepare food?"
Chloe. "Simulation. Then I press a button on my gauntlet and I pick what I want and the simulation immediately generates it and it appears on the kitchen table.
Zoe. "That is soo cool, can't we get that technology in real life?"
Chloe. "No, can you imagine how lazy people will become?"
Zoe. "True. So what else can it do?"
Chloe. "We have a day and a half left in here, you will see."
We grab the food and take it out to where sin and the twins are sitting.
I hear him asking them what happened after they tried to kill him and Zoe and how they ended up here. They explained to him how they were captured by the internationalist invaders and implanted with mind control chips and forced to kill, how they could see what their bodies were doing, but couldn't stop it, and how when him and I left earth in my ship we threw everything into confusion when people saw our ship and the follow up battles caused the internationalist control center to be destroyed and they were free, that they eventually found the space force and got them to contact my mothers ship who rescued them and removed the implants.
I could see him feeling around the back of his head and neck, obviously still trying to figure out where we put his implant.
So I immediately interrupt them. "Food is ready, I put it on the dining-room table and everyone joined us. "
After we finished eating Zoe immediately offers to help me clean up, I think she is more fascinated by how this simulation will take care of the dishes, as we walk into the kitchen the dishes vanish, she looks around for it, she literally runs all over the kitchen checking everywhere. I just started laughing at her.
Zoe. "That's so cool, any more cool things?"
Chloe. "I will show you."
We eventually finished our wine and I decided to show the twins to their room and then I showed Zoe to her room. As we enter the room I type on my gauntlet and her bed opens up for her and a glass of water appears next to her bed.
Zoe. "Wow, that's really cool. "
Chloe. "Oh, you need something to sleep in" so I decided to order her a pair of pj's. As I order it, they appear on her bed. "Okay that's enough for today. " as I walk out I look at her. "Do you like to shower or bath? "
Zoe. "Bath."
I type again and smile at her. "Your bath is ready, enjoy. Good night."
Zoe. "Thank you, I'm glad I came with, I actually had fun with you guys. Good night."
Chloe. "I'm glad you are here, thank you."
Then I went to our room and find Sin waiting for me. You guys obviously know what happens next.
Well the next day was the same, but it was a bit more work to keep Sin
from wanting to go out of the room. But we managed.
Then I received a message from my mom it read.
"I have returned and he has been cured, let us know once he is asleep and we will extract you and your friends."
But as fate would have it he wasn't getting tired and we ended up staying up all night.
I received another message from my mother. "What is taking so long?"
So I went to the bathroom and replied telling her that he is just not going to bed.
My mother. "Be creative, get him tired, I'm sure you can think of something."
My reply. "I guess it's time to be the romantic needy wife."
My mother. "Too much information."
Me. "Sorry."
My mother. "Just messing with you. Just make him go to sleep."
So I walk in and as I approached I nodded at the others and they knew it was time.
So they all excused themselves and made their way to their rooms. I dragged him to our room and started kissing him, it didn't take long before he was all over me. He had crazy stamina this time and it was almost morning and after a few hours of making love over and over he eventually fell asleep.
I almost fell asleep after how he tired me out. Then I sent my mother the last message. "He is asleep."
Mother. "That took a while."
That's when there was another flash and I woke up in the simulation room to find Zoe, crystal and Christine waiting for me with Krish.
Zoe. "Geez girl, did you guys have a last honeymoon in there or what?"
Chloe. "What do you mean? And where is my mother?"
Krish. "Azaria is with Sin, they are keeping him sedated, but he is currently been transferred to your quarters. Oh and by the way, from your vitals, it looked like you really had a lot of fun in there." Winking at me as she turns around and walks away.
I can feel myself going blood red again.
Zoe. "Oooohhh someone is shy."
Crystal. "You are married with a grown up daughter, how do you still manage to blush?"
Chloe. "It's a private topic, not one you discuss with people."
We are now making our way to meet my mother at the hospital.
Christine. "You need to lighten up and let go of your insecurities, everybody has sex, it's nothing to be ashamed of. "
Chloe. "I never said I'm ashamed of it, I just don't like talking about it."
Zoe. "That's not true."
Chloe. "What do you mean."
Zoe. "You know what I mean."
Chloe. "Fair enough. But that's different."
Zoe. "No it's not. Common we are all woman here and that's normal for woman to discuss things. It's not like we discuss details."
Christine. "Right, I've got nothing to tell since I'm single. "
Crystal. "Yeah, unfortunately the same here."
Chloe. "Where is the baby's father?"
Crystal. "I don't know, I was taken by these ugly weird beings and ..."
I'm not going to go into her whole explanation, but she basically fell pregnant the same way I did, so did her sister and Zoe, all taken by the rogues and forced to have sex with human males, only difference is that crystal and Christine's males didn't survive the abductors torture afterwards.
Chloe. "I'm sorry, the same happened to myself and Sin, that's how our daughter was conceived."
Crystal. "Wait, you were basically raped and then you married the guy?"
Chloe. "I knew what he was when I saw him on their ship, and I knew who he was, and it wasn't his fault. He was forced, the same way as everyone else."
We then arrived at Sin's room to find my mother waiting for us.
Azaria. "The crystal worked, he is cured. They are keeping him under observation for a few hours and will transfer him to your place before morning."
Chloe. "What will he remember?"
Azaria, "only what happened in the simulation, that was a good call on Krish part."
Chloe. "Where is Krish? "
Azaria. "Going through the data collected in the simulation."
Chloe. "Uhm how much can she see from what happened in there?"
Azaria. "Everything."
I immediately blush again. The last thing I would want is for people to see what Sin and I got up to."
My mother notices me going red.
Azaria, "don't worry, she's collecting data on his brain waves to see if there is a way to cure him of his darkness, she's not interested in your sex life."
I sigh a sigh of relief. How long will it take her to analyze it."
Azaria, "we are not sure, she's got a lot of data to go through and compare to his normal brain activity. "
Chloe. "What do you mean?"
Then my mom shows me some diagrams and stats in comparison to each other.
Azaria. "This is his brain waves and activity right now, and this is the data collected in the simulation, can you notice the differences?"
Now I did study a little bit of neuroscience in my life, but I don't know half as much as my mother and neither of us studied it as much as Krish has.
But I immediately see what my mom is trying to show me.
Chloe. "That's amazing, so we might be able to cure him soon."
Azaria. "Let's not get too excited, remember he was born like this, but yes, Krish is working with our best people now to find a cure, it could take a week or years, but atleast now we know what to work towards. "
Let me explain what we found. His normal brain data shows 2 different thought patterns, the one that is predominantly determines which side of him is in control, which is mostly his light side, but if the other pattern takes over and becomes predominant then he goes dark and loses control. But during the time in the simulation the one pattern vanished, it was like it never existed, only the pattern controlling his light side was active.
Azaria. "There is one more thing you must know."
Chloe. "Yes mom."
Azaria. "When we cured him we found a way to deactivate or block the crimson light completely, but it's not a cure. Just a temporary block.
Chloe. "You mean the chip in his brain or the new collar we are busy designing for him? Neither is a valid option to use unless really needed. "
Azaria. "No, nothing like that. Let me show you."