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ROCKY POV
I hold a sleeping grace in my arm as I talk with the other eridians over the radio. They are preparing the space elevator as we speak but that in itself leaves one issue. Graces bone density. He's stronger than when we met but still miles behind his developmental schedule. At only 21 years old he still could fit in the sling I made to carry him around and wouldnt likely hit a growth spurt until his thirties. The gravity of home will crush him flat on the ground in seconds and cry. I refuse to do that to my pebble. I’ve been talking to Adrien over the radio, explaining grace, explaining his life and his pain. Adrien respectably has already announced to everyone below that is their baby now and says they will come meet us at the top of the space elevator so she can hold her baby.
Which brings us to now where the elevator has been mostly completed and ive been told Adrien is waiting at the bottom waiting to go up and grace…is still asleep after 6 hours. I was really hoping that he would wake up and maybe in the 2 hours it will take Adrien to get here but something tells me ... .he's not going to. They have built a small room connecting the hail mary to the elevator due to the fact Adrien…..is 8 times my size so fitting on the hail mary was not an option. I heard the click of my old clock and realized it was go time. As i walked to the air lock and opened it and climbed into the new room that had been built. Large and spacious.
I took a deep breath as I stood in the room between hail mary and home. I had missed it so much and yet I was terrified. I wish grace was awake, but nope he's conked out in the tiny sling on my back.finally i hear the ding of the elevator and before that door even opens i already can hear Adrien demanding other eridiens to move and that they have to come out first. They are as beautiful as I remember, large, strong and moving like they have purpose.
I chirp hello to her and the next second I am tackled and held tight as adrien is talking a million miles a minute much like Grace does when he's scared. I gather the words home, safe, mate, and protect in the flurry of noise. The other eridiens eagerly surround me and start asking questions when I feel one at my back pulling the sling down to look at grace. I never moved so fast screeching at my highest register to not touch grace. I feel a claw on my arm and Adrien booming voice make it clear “EVERYONE BACK UP AND SIT OVER THERE, YOU ARE SCAREING MY MATE AND PEBBLE” they thundered. All 4 eridiens quickly backed up to the other side of the room before adrien turned their attention back onto me. “My mate, my treasure, welcome home!” they chirped like the prettiest jewels. I chirp back in relief and nuzzle her before moving the sling forward “this is pebble grace!!” i chirp allowing adrien tro pull him out of the sling and look at him.
Adrien held grace like they were the most precious metal on earth and cooed. “Our new pebble….we will take care of you” they cooed. It was at this moment grace finally decided to wake up…chirped and freaked out by being surrounded by a bunch of unknown eridiens. Which is how the visit ended up being grace hiding behind me but still making basic talk with adrien cooing at him every 30 seconds. Not a bad start to the day.