We arrived on Earth to another hero's welcome. News of our travels and adventures had been all over the media and we were now even bigger celebrities than ever before. There were reporters waiting to ask us questions as soon as we exited the ship. Yahn waved them away and cleared a path for my parents and me.

“Were you scared? How do you respond to the description of you as a liberator?” A reporter asked me, sticking a microphone in my face.

"I am just a woman like any other that had the courage to do something about an unjust situation. Anyone could do what I have done," I humbly stated, but the reporters only responded with more questions. We made our way through the docking area to a place where several hover car taxis were waiting anxiously, all hoping that the celebrities would choose their car to travel in. We chose one and told them to take us straight to Jessie's parents' house. We looked behind us at the multitude of people gathered around and looked forward to a period of rest away from the public eye.

We arrived at Jessie's parents' house only to see another barrage of reporters waiting on us. We walked through them and made our way inside the house. The reporters hung around on the lawn until well into the evening. Finally, I went outside to speak with them.

“I want all of you to leave. Soon, we will hold a press conference and all of you will be invited to attend. For now, I ask that all of you leave me, Yahn, and my parents in peace,” I stated. The reporters again tried to ask me questions all at once. I went back inside and finally, after another hour or so, the last of them had finally left. I fell asleep in Yahn’s arms to the most peaceful rest that I had experienced in quite a long time.

After a week or so of rest and recovery, our presence was requested at the white house. The president wanted to personally thank us for improving Earth’s relationship with the Sarceastians.

There was the usual presence of reporters, but we managed to get through without much incident. The president smiled and shook both of our hands.

“Again, I must thank the two of you for your continued efforts to bring about peace amongst the Sarceastians. Now that they have democratically elected a new leader, it will mark a new era of peaceful relations between Earth and Sarceastium, not to mention for the rest of the known universe. So many suffered at the hands of the executive and their military commander. I am insistent upon offering you a great reward for your deeds. Anything that you might want,” he said.

I looked at Yahn and he looked at me. “Well, one thing’s for sure, we will not be asking for any land on Gwuarden,” he joked, thinking back at the time when we thought we had begun a peaceful Chapter of our lives together.

“Why not some land nearby in Maryland, close to my parents?” I said. Yahn nodded in agreement at this request.

“I will see what I can do,” the president said. About two weeks later, a representative of the president showed up at my parents’ door.

“I have been sent by the president to take you to your new farm- it's only a few miles from here,” the man said. We went with him and he drove us in a black hover car into the hills. We came to a large gate and looked down a gravel road at a large rustic hover house surrounded by lush fields. In the background there were forested hills.

“Yahn, this is everything I have dreamed about.”

“Me too, my dear,” Yahn answered.

We settled into our new home, living a quiet life in the country. Frequently, my parents would come to visit. On one such visit, we went to a local store to get some supplies. We noticed that some of the locals were looking at Yahn funny and whispering amongst themselves. We even overheard a man in overalls say ‘He's one of them damn Karkastians. We had better watch him- they are all terrorists, you know.’ My father glared at the man so severely, I thought fire might begin to shoot out of his eyes. He went right over to the man and got in his face.

“Do you have any idea who that Karkastian is? That is Yahn and he is twice as brave as you could ever hope to be. If it wasn’t for him and my daughter, we would all be slaves of the Sarceastians, so I would show some respect if I were you!” My father spoke up. The man looked embarrassed as he realized who we were.

“My apologies,” he said to us and then walked out of the store. I couldn’t believe how much my father’s respect for Yahn had grown.

"Thank you for your kind words," Yahn said to my father.

“Don’t mention it. If it wasn’t for you, we would no longer have our beautiful daughter in our lives. We will never forget everything that you’ve done for us,” he said. I smiled at how well the two of them were hitting it off.

The days passed in blissful happiness. Soon, the reporters began to leave us alone and we were able to travel around the area without being disturbed. I had begun to feel a bit sick to my stomach, so I decided to go to the doctor for a routine checkup. That’s when I received the news that would make my heart leap up with joy.

Yahn came inside after feeding the chickens that we now had on the farm. We also had a few cows and horses. He could tell that I was glowing with happiness, a bit more than usual.

“Did everything go alright at the doctor’s office?” he asked in concern.

“It certainly did,” I said as my smile grew larger. “Yahn, you are going to be a father, just like you’ve always wanted to be,” I said.

Yahn's blue complexion grew darker as his eyes grew big and a smile crept across his face. He picked me up and twirled me around in the air. "I'm going to be a father! All of our dreams have finally come true!" he exclaimed. I laughed joyfully along with him. That night we mind-melded, sharing our thoughts of elated joy with one another, letting the optimism of the future wash over us. We fell asleep hand in hand. Yahn suddenly woke up in the middle of the night, just like he had when Gwuarden had been invaded.

“Yahn, is everything alright? You’ve had another dream, haven’t you? I can tell by the look on your face,” I said, fearing the worst.

He nodded his head, but the look on his face was a joyful one. I could tell right away that the nature of this dream was quite different than the one he had on that fateful night in Gwuarden.

“I dreamt that you and I were on the top of that hill behind the house having a picnic. We were laughing and talking, holding hands with our new baby boy. He was happy and healthy. Jessie, everything is going to be just fine. The future holds no malice for us, only gifts.” I laughed out loud with joy and embraced Yahn, tightly. I was greatly relieved to find that his latest dream was a happy one.

“You are all I ever wanted and nothing can stand in the way of our future together,” I whispered. We sat together and watched the first rays of the sun make their way through the window and shine symbolically on our bed.

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