"What do you an?" Manu continues his question.
I put my mouth close to Seb's ear. "Listen to the man's answer and watch his face. Make sure he's really your son or not."
Still shaking, Seb finally turned his head to the man nad Eric.
"You two must have heard of the sky ship that has descended since ancient tis. Since the ti of the ancestors of the inhabitants of this planet, right?" Eric sighed. "The thing is, the ancestors of humans on this planet are thought to have co from that big expedition ship."
Seb finally straightened up, exchanging glances at Manu.
"The theory that my mom ca to was, whatever destroyed the big ship also distorted the ti... I won't go into detail because I don't know anything about quantum science either." Eric cleared his throat, coming over to Seb again. "The bottom line is, the escape pods that ca off the plane entered different points in ti. So were thousands of years ago, so were in the future maybe. For ... The escape pod I was in landed over twenty years ago."
The atmosphere beca quiet. Manu scratched his head, and Seb looked at Eric with his mouth hanging open. Seb was clearly still trying to digest what he had just heard.
"Is that what makes the animals and so plants on this planet look the sa as those on earth?" Seb hissed. "On the expedition ship, there are escape pods that specialize in carrying lots of animal embryos and plant seeds, right? Does this an that there used to be soone who bred these animals and plants here, then for one reason or another, everything spread out to the corners of the planet?"
Ah, so that's it. No wonder there are wild bananas that can live on one land with berries. Seb also once said about chickens whose feathers are easy to pluck, much like chickens genetically engineered for consumption on earth.
And of course, I rember stories of superpowered humans who were also genetically modified. People like Leva, Tia the healer, or maybe Sena might be descendants of those people.
This is so mumbo jumbo sci-fi shit right here.
"And don't forget the people who brought their own seeds or pets, Dad." Eric continued his speech. "They also contribute to the formation of new ecosystems in this world."
"Yeah, I also found so garlic seeds that are still sealed." Seb rubbed his face. "It probably belongs to a scientist who wants to try growing onions here... Ah...."
Seb turned around, taking a few steps away from the spot.
"Gradually, without realizing it, we have made this world suitable for our habitat on earth." Eric approached his father. "Is it possible that we will also make a world full of oppression like the earth?"
My mind was reminded of the onion seeds my colonists bought. Yes, spices were an excuse for so nations to colonize other lands.
Will this world also be like that?
"Even as a child, your thoughts were deep... Just like your mom...." Seb looked at Eric again, this ti with teary eyes. "But, are you really Eric, my son?"
Eric nodded slowly. "Believe , Dad... Do you rember Emily and I accidentally destroying the plates from mom's collection? We cried in fear because mom would be furious, but Dad cald us down, then buy a new collection of similar plates before mom gets ho from work."
A faint smile blossod on Seb's lips. "Then where are your mom and your little sister?"
Eric closed his eyes and shook his head. He spoke in a hoarse voice, "I can't tell you now, Dad. Maybe next ti."
"What?" Seb went to his son. "What happened?"
Eric averted his gaze. His tears started to fall. "I can't protect them, Dad."
Could their eting have happened by chance? I don't think so. It's this ga that makes it all happen, presumably through H, who does sothing to get Eric's colony to move from where it belongs. Maybe H thought things would be more interesting if this father and son t.
Trembling again, Seb put his hand on Eric's shoulder, looking deeply into his son's face. Over ti, the eyes of my male colonist also shed tears.
"No way..." The father shook his head, began to walk backward.
"You know him, Eric?" Jill, who had just arrived helping Hans walk, asked.
Manu and Seb imdiately flinched. Leva ca there with the help of Pif and Kat. Behind them, there were two people pointing rifles.
"He's my dad," Eric answered, then looked at Seb again. "Dad, join my colony. Please."
Seb's eyes opened wide. "Huh?"
"It's not up to you to decide that. Besides, I'm sure the majority of us would disagree. Both here and those in our settlent." Jill reminded. "We are short of food, not in good condition to accept new mbers. We don't need extra mouths to feed."
Eric was silent for a mont. "Okay, then I'll stay here."
"What!?" Emma, one of the Rifle wielders who was pointing my three colonists, snapped. "Don't say that, Eric! You want to forget us, your comrades in arms!?"
"You know I've been looking for my dad for years, Emma," Eric replied in a firm tone. "I won't let go of this opportunity. I've lost my mom and sister."
Emma stepped forward from her position guarding the captive. "Hey, you promised that we would always be together, right!?"
"I'm sorry, Emma."
"I don't mind if you leave our colony and join this group." Jill laughed bitterly. "But rember, Eric. We'll take their supplies. You will starve to death here."
"Hey! They actually have a lot of food supplies!" Soone shouted from inside the house, clearly the machete holder.
Jill sighed. "Sorry, we don't hate you. We just want to survive."
I clenched my fists, feeling anger welling up in my chest.
"Then I will have to fight you guys." Eric took out his katana from his back. "I won't let my dad starve to death."
"Eric! Co back to your senses!" Emma scread desperately. Her eyes started to water. "You are a mber of Congraylham!"
[Eric Buttman wants to join your colony, will you accept him?]
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