Chapter 24
"You don't know when you're coming back, do you?!"
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Make it stop...
"Go away..."
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"Grandpa died today..."
Leave me alone...
"See you on the other side..."
"Don't leave me!"
... Even in death my past haunts me-
"You are loved, loved by so many it's incomprehensible to a mortal mind. You mean so much, so wake up and-"
"This isn't going anywhere- Just wake up already, you cowboy!"
"This is new. This is old. This is life. This is death. Everything comes to an end. And everything has a beginning. Instead of just living, meeting your needs and wants and then dying, you have played such a larger role in the never ending universe. Homo sapiens, the human race, with the help of a very familiar crew, made its way across light years and light centuries in a way not thought possible. I'm not one to bore people with perpetual droning, so I'll cut to the chase. While one's life may have ended, it continues in another way. Your story isn't done, and now that you know what happens, you need to become a shepherd and help guide your flock, nudging them onto the right paths, and scolding them when they do wrong. Well, I would say to hurry up, you don't have all day but... Well, you have infinite time, but don't slack off."
Those are the words, or rather the message, I was so rudely smacked in the face with after awakening. Luckily, this job comes with my own three goons to work with. If you haven't already guessed what happened, well, I'm sure you'll understand later. Now, for the three others I work with...
One of them is a giant sassy smart ass, who we all have to work to prevent him from trying to rule over the human race, which he claims he "was only joking." We have him working on advancing human technology.
"I'm serious! I was only kidding! I don't have a small set of dialogue anymore!"
His twin is literally all of the traits that he lacks, so we keep him there to keep things in check.
"You're too loud, you know that?"
"And you're too quiet!"
The third of our group watches over the planets and making sure their ecosystems are in check. She hasn't changed one bit from the last time I saw her... She still calls me names.
"There was- is? Wait do tenses even apply here since we are-"
Me? I pilot the humans to their new homes. Everyone knows who we were, most regard us as the hero's of mankind. And some of them think of us as gods... Please don't. It's really weird.
And while we aren't tending to such matters, we are tending to other matters, further down the line. Sometimes we talk to the humans. It's really funny watching them react for the first time...
We have to go, we have a wormhole to place and a black hole to watch.
Anyway, this is our crazy story. But you have your own to tend to. Hopefully you won't be thrown into some kind of crazy situation or into a giant black hole, but if you are, we'll be there to help guide you along, and always be listening to you when you talk. You are never alone.
When faced with life, hopefully you'll remember our journey and it will give you the courage, no matter what the situation may be, to do
What's Necessary.
I'm so sorry if this was a cheesy ending. Thank you so much for sticking with me and I hope you have enjoyed the journey of What's Necessary!
I'm open for ideas or anything you think could make this story better!
Anyway, until next time!
-SheilaCalhoun