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"Leaving Earth"
"Mama! Mama!"
Krolia perked up. She had apparently fallen asleep on the couch after a long night of work. She was surprised to be hired as security for an online company to make sure no one can hack their database. She was able to work at home and not have to be seen by any humans.
She straightened up and rose from the couch, going over to the playpen in the room. She smiled at her son and picked him up. She was glad her kit looked mostly human. While she would have preferred him to look like both of his heritages, his looks allowed him to be seen by others on Earth. His dad, Calvin, could take him to the doctor, which happened quite often in these two years. As he explained it, there were injections that human kits required so they don't contract deadly diseases. Krolia knew Keith's Galran DNA prevented him from being sick, but she didn't want anything to happen to her little kit.
She gave the two-year-old a slight toss before bringing him close for a nuzzle. She smiled as she heard him purr. His instincts were all Galran kit. Kits loved to be cuddled and actually needed the affection or they could become touch-starved. She knew a couple of touch-starved Blades she had personally trained.
Speaking of the Blades, she missed her pack. She desperately wanted to be back with them and wanted her mate and son to come with her. It had been a wonderful three years, but now, she hoped she could convince Calvin to come with her to space. If she only had a ship, then she could go back. The personal fighter she had crashed in caught fire and wasn't able to be repaired.
She cradled her kit to her and settled back on the couch and pulled her new laptop closer. She took a deep breath and started typing an email with one hand. The email was to an account that Calvin knew not to open where someone could see it. If Krolia sent him an email, she also had to text him the series of numbers 576542. It was a simple code the two had come up with when she had become pregnant. Calvin wanted to make sure she could get ahold of him whenever she needed to.
She sent the email and pushed the laptop away, cuddling with her kit. She buried her face into the longer strands of his headfur or hair, according to Calvin. "Oh, kit. I hope your father will come with us. I worry every day that the Empire will find the Blue Lion. I want to protect her."
"Bwu!"
Krolia pulled back and looked at her kit. "Do you want to visit her?"
"Bwu!"
Krolia smiled. "Well, let's go."
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Krolia carefully climbed into Blue's cave. She could feel the lion's eyes on her...no, on her son. She looked between her kit and the lion. Could he be a future Paladin? She approached the lion and was surprised when the particle barrier disappeared. Keith clapped when the lion knelt down and opened her mouth. Krolia cautiously entered the lion. She had always wanted to see inside one of the lions. She sat down and the seat moved forward. She tentatively touched one of the controls and was surprised when it activated. She could hear Blue's voice in her head.
/You may not be my Paladin, but your kit is Red's. To protect him, I will take you home./
/Wait! My mate needs to come with us! We will come back tonight./
Blue knelt back down and allowed Krolia to leave. Before they left, Keith pressed a kiss to the side of Blue's mouth. Krolia smiled as she and Keith arrived home. She started packing when an email came in. It was from Calvin. Krolia opened it and was overjoyed when Calvin agreed to come with her. She packed everything they would need and had to wait for Calvin to come home. Once he returned, they would load up the Blue Lion and leave Earth.
Fin