471: Earth

Earth

  Keira entered the greenhouse to check the roses that they are going to harvest for Johanna's wedding. Her wedding was in three months. However, she doesn't know if the wedding will go on or not? Johanna left yesterday and she has no idea when she's coming back. She sighed as she walked around to find Terrence checking out a few of these plants. 

"Hey," Terrence wiped his sweat. 

"So," Keira sighed. "Johanna wants me to help her plan for her wedding. What do we get most in three months?" 

"Hmm," Terrence looked around. "Lilies are beautiful. I think Jo loves it." 

"Yes, we can mix that with Roses." She looked around and sighed again. 

"What makes you sound so depressed, Princess?" 

  Keira sat on the bench as she crossed her legs. Then, she bent over to talk to him. 

"Well, Johanna was away. I don't know where in hell she is right now. Quinn is sad. I mean, her mood changed. How can a one-year-old change her mood so quickly? I am worried about Quinn. Then, Gray checked on her, she was just lonely because her mom is away. But can a baby become that lonely for more than twenty-four hours now? She looked depressed." 

"Quinn and Kal are advanced. They almost have an adult brain. Quinn was more." He said as he removed his gardening gloves. 

"It was good that Quinn liked hanging out with Calli and reading the books that her mom read to her. Although she couldn't say the words perfectly, she somehow knows how to read." Keira looked frustrated and wondering at the same time. "Tsk." 

"At least, she has Calli." 

"We are trying our best to keep her happy and busy but she sometimes would just go alone and sulk by herself." 

"Well, Quinn is not alone," Terrence said. "You shouldn't stress over this. I am sure that the little girl needs time to adjust because she can't always be with her mom at twenty-four seven." 

"Right, I will go back. We can have lilies for her wedding." Then, Keira left the greenhouse and went back to the playroom where Quinn was currently lying on the sofa and just staring at the aquarium, watching the fishes. She had to move her mini-sofa closer to the aquarium to watch the fish. She sighed as she sat on the floor and hugged Quinn. "Do you want to eat?" 

  Quinn shook her head. 

"Fishy." She pointed to the fishes. 

"Hmm," 

"Quinn, time to feed your pets," Connor called. Quinn who used to be excited just sat up and crawled on the floor although she could walk. She crawled to her father and raised her arms. Connor picked her up as he looked at Keira and mouthed. 

"Mood," Connor said as he hugged Quinn and kissed her head. 

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  What on earth? Johanna was busy climbing again as she removed her gloves since they became more slippery on the rocks. And Andromeda bit her lip as she waved at her. 

"Jo, you are not supposed to touch the gem." 

"I won't. I just need one glove to get there. I can't grip on the small edges." She said as she continued climbing. She pulled out the pouch and she wrapped it carefully with her right hand while her left hand while her bare hand was holding on to the rock. 

  Victor stood just below ready to catch her if anything happened.

  This time, Johanna was careful since the rocks are slippery not like the rocks back in the lagoon. She was pulling the lace to lock the rock when her left leg slipped again. She grabbed the gem as it rolled. But with her reflexes, she caught it with her bare hands. She gasped when she felt an icy thing run from the rock through her body. Then she quickly hangs the rock to her belt and pulls the lace. 

"Did you~~touch it?" Andromeda asked while Johanna was climbing down. Once she's down, Victor checks her left leg as Johanna gives the pouch to Veronica. 

"Touch it." Johanna raised her right hand. "I touched it, Andy! What's going to happen now?" She sounded frustrated. 

"Oh," Andromeda laughed. "This rock is not just purification but it's also a fertility rock." 

"What fuck?" Johanna exclaimed. 

"You will get pregnant. Congratulations. You might be pregnant now." Andromeda giggled as she secured the rock. 

"You son of a~~~" Victor covered Johanna's mouth. 

"Apologies, she's upset because she planned to have a baby next year after their honeymoon. Her wedding is in three months and she doesn't want to get pregnant." 

  Andromeda and Veronica looked at each other and shrugged. 

"Sorry, Jo. I will send my best wishes." Andy pouted at her. 

"Have you ever touched that thing?" She asked. 

"Nope. I won't yet." Andy winked at her. 

"This is frustrating," Johanna grumbled. 

"Let's discuss pregnancy later." Andel fixed his eyeglasses as he tucked his tablet back into his bag. 

"How do we get out?" Andromeda asked. 

"Dive." Andy pointed to the lagoon. "Only the way out." 

"Can we climb up?" Victor asked. 

"It will take hours and before we get there, they might have already discovered us," Andel said. 

  Victor looked at his leg. But then, Andel approached him and adjusted his suit on the left leg. 

"Don't worry. Your suit won't sink with your prosthetic leg. Check your bag. It will boost you like a speedboat." He winked. 

"Thank you." 

  They left the area quickly as they dive into the lagoon and went deeper. The fishes somehow circled them as they followed the gems. Johanna adjusted the oxygen in her mouth as she held onto her brother who had a backpack underwater machine to boost them in the direction. It takes twenty minutes to get out of the water. They appeared on the edge of the waterfall. 

  Victor's backpack machine ran out of oxygen just in time. Then, they swam to the land. Johanna lay flat on the ground as she panted. 

"Finally, a life." She mumbled. 

"We are not done yet." Andromeda chuckled. 

"How do you have all of the energy?" Johanna sat up. 

  Andromeda only grinned as she removed the backpack. She sat beside Johanna as she pulled out the Earth Gem. 

"Touch it." 

"No." 

"You see, I have big stamina that's why I don't get tired easily. Mostly in bed." She winked. 

"Your husband might be already running away," Johanna said. "I also have a strong stamina but thinking about my little Quinn makes me homesick." 

  She looked at her brother who was currently helping Andel with his prosthetic to make sure that it was working well after he lifted the suit. 

"It is a good thing that your wife upgraded your prosthetic," Andel said. 

  Somehow, seeing her brother who lost his left leg gives her a lump in her throat. She looked away because she was hurt seeing him like that. Back in the facility, she felt the same way as she tried to be cheerful around him. His brother made it here to survive just for her. 

"Are we good to go?" Veronica asked. "I am currently starving and we need to gather fruits to eat." 

"Yes, I'm starving as well. Are we able to hunt some boar and eat?" Johanna asked. 

"I miss hunting." Victor grinned at his sister.  2

"Same here, big bro." 

  It was dawn again. Johanna has no idea how Andel got a military pack of food with a military stove to cook all of it. But they built a little fire to cook the meat of a baby boar that they hunt. The food wasn't bland since the man got spices with him. It's not part of survival but Andel had it all in one bag. After eating, all of the food that Johanna ate went up to her throat and she vomited all of it. 

"You are not pregnant, are you?" Andy asked. 

"That was so fast," Veronica said. "Is it possible?" 

"I guess it is. Since the guardian told me all about it. It grants fertility." Andy explained as Johanna continued vomiting. "The food is great. It's not the food, is it?" 

  Victor checked on her sister after she gargled some water and drank some hydrate powder that Andel mixed on the water, she was back to normal. She just wants to sleep now. Victor set up her hammock while he set up his sleeping bag just beside her. 

"Don't you want to eat?" Victor asked. 

"I'm fine. Maybe it's the food." She mumbled. 

"I'm sorry, Jo. But this will be over in a few more hours. We just need to get out of this area. I am sure that they are camping too." Andy said apologetically. 

"No worries guys. They are too far from our location. They are going in a different direction since they lost the magnetic force." Andel informed them. 

"I will get a few more woods." Veronica stood. 

"Wait for me. You can't go alone." Andel quickly took his knife like a real gentleman. 

"Do you need help?" Victor asked. 

"I think you need to stay with your sister. Just in case she vomits all over the place." Andel chuckled. "You need to rest now, Victor. You carried a lot of stuff all the way here." 

"If you say so." Victor checked her sister's temperature. She's fine and he was relieved. 

"So, did you perhaps have sex with your man for the past few months?" 

"Of course," Johanna mumbled. "When he visits." 

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