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The Homecoming (Luna, Part Fourteen)

Luna gave Grinelda one last hug and thanked her for all her help and kindness. She boarded her spacecraft, feeling a mix of excitement and apprehension. She knew that the journey back to Earth would be long and challenging, but the modifications to her ship gave her a newfound sense of determination.

 

As she lifted off from the moon's surface, she felt the power of the jewel coursing through her ship's systems. She marvelled at the smoothness of the ride and the speed at which she was able to travel.

 

For days, Luna travelled through the vast expanse of space, grateful for all the freeze-pack meals Grinelda had insisted on giving her. Her heart performed cartwheels as she thought of all the tales she would soon share with her family.

 

As the ship entered Earth’s atmosphere, she felt the friction building up around her. The heat shield did its job, and soon Luna was dropping gently into the garden of her old Earth home.

Then just as she started walking towards her house, her interstellar mobile started buzzing.

 

It was Grinelda. “Luna, Luna, you have to come back! There’s a serious emergency, and you’re the only one who can help us!”

 

 

You can read the story sequentially in the Luna album or in the Neural Narrative Collective blog.

 

neural-narrative.blogspot.com/p/luna.html

 

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Uploaded on March 21, 2023