Ultimus Chapter 4 part three

Kim watching her son go into cryostasis and let all her emotions loose. Falling to the ground with hands on the pod, weeping and wailing.

Hunter watched as his wife showed all of her frustration, pain and sorrow that she had been holding up inside her since she got the email a week ago. She had been the strong through all of that as he went through his pain and sorrow he was dealing. She seemed to have just as much if not more for their son. And as much as he wanted to do what she was doing, he had to do what she did for him through all this.

He walked over to her and helped her up. Shaking in his arms and still sobbing.

“Its gonna be okay, he’s gonna be okay.” Hunter said as he stroked her head. She pulled away slightly and slowly lifted her head to him.

“Will we see him again awake? I mean will WE see him? Will it be us or someone else with our memories, experiences and who looks like us? Did I lie to our son about seeing him again?” Kim asked with a weak, sobbing voice. Hunter looked at her and smiled,

“Calm down, it’s okay. We’ll see him again. And you will keep your promise to Andrew.” Hunter said,

“But how do you know?” Kim said.

“I don’t know the answer to your questions honey. I just know that we will see him again awake and sound. And we will all be united again.” Hunter said. Kim embarrassed him with a tight hug. He started again to stroke her head.

Hunter and Kim closed the door to the shed and began to shut everything off and getting what they needed for when they were at Arat Prime.

As he shut off everything before he shut off the generator to the house. He thought about everything that happened to him since the war. After the war and he got the position at the Terran Federation as head programmer, he was so ecstatic back then. He never lost that enthusiasm for his job, even when he became a husband and later a father. He still loved his job and had enough time to be a good father and husband. He loved being a dad and husband, and loved being a boss to the programmers under him. But both slowly needed more and more time. Both fighting for his attention.

When he found out about The URE’s and Terran Federation’s plan to archive the entire world’s history of human beings. He didn’t trust them to do it to his own son, he didn’t care about himself and Kim said she felt the same way about herself. But they both agreed they wouldn’t let it happen to their son. After all people like Santiago were cloned and weren’t being told that they were. Santiago still thought he survived all this time when he-. He was so grateful when Kim was ordered to collect samples of wildlife and study how many were left. But it became more stressful for him to be a father and be the chief programmer. He loved his work both so much, but he loved his family so much more.

As Hunter walked away from the house with his few hard drives he needed and saw Kim in the ATV waiting for him with her box of things.

“How much Element did you put in the generator in the shed?” Kim asked,

“Every single piece in the house and shed, it’s not going to shut off for eons. I made sure if that.” Hunter said.

He smiled, he knew he would see his son again and that his son was safe until he did. It was a relief that he was finally safe and protected. The only way into the shed was the one door and it was locked from the inside with a DNA scanner, retinal scanner and voice access keys to enter. No one was getting in there unless it was them. He entered the ATV and looked at Kim. She looked worried, he put his hand on her shoulder and kissed her on the cheek.

“He’s gonna be okay.” He said reassuring her,

She nodded and smiled, a few more tears rolled down her cheek. He hugged her to comfort her and she smiled softly.

“I know, we’ll see him again. I just have a bad feeling that it’ll be a lot longer than we expected.” She said. Hunter didn’t say anything, because he had the same thought in his head. She put her and on his shoulder and looked at him.

“We still got each other until then.” She said smiling, he smiled and nodded. He took a moment and looked at her.

“Absolutely, and nothing is going take me away from you.” He said, she smiled and laughed. Hunter was grateful he still had his wife and they had one another until it was time to wake up Andrew. Both relieved with what they did and if he was safe. Hunter started the engine of the ATV and they drove off.

Author’s note: Sorry that this story has been so heart wrenching and depressing. When I started writing this, I really didn’t think it would turn out like this. But a lot of it is kinda necessary to tell the story. And it will probably continue as well. I hope you all are enjoying it!!

-PrimalApex:)