Chapter 3

Soon Isabella came into the room “hey brother, you up so early” “its another day so soon” “what you didn’t sleep at all” “no, I was learning about the planet and its history” “OK, so what do you want to do today” “today I would like to explore the ship and learn more about the test and would like to decide the diploma.”

“OK, so let’s start with decorating your room first; what do you want in your room.”

“I would like my room to have a black colour with some stars on it. A dresser, mirror and a cabinet. by the way, where is this replicator.”

“AI, sorry, Rahul do all the things mentioned by Vasant; the white box in the corner is the replicator. It’s up to you how you want it to be designed; mostly everyone like it the way it is.”

“OK, but I would like it to look like it’s in a star trek movie; where is William and Liam, by the way.”

“William is on the main bridge handling navigation, and Liam is in the big engine room repairing the thrusters.”

“OK, so they are major in those subjects, then what are you in major.”

“Yes, William is the greatest in navigation system he can find anything in the range of the system, and Liam can make or repair anything but in small-sized machines. And I am the same as Liam, but my speciality is Ships. What will you be going for any ideas.”

“I was going to go for the same as you, but it’s nice to know that you have chosen it; it made my decision easier. I will go for AI making”.

“Are you serious? Only one out of one thousand students can pass in it. It’s tough to pursue it”.

“Yes, I will go for it”.

“OK, then let’s enrol you in it, listen. You go and freshen up and ill go and do the same. Then we will tour the ship; I will show you everything, then we will discuss every detail about the test and another thing necessary for you”. After saying this, she went away. I got up and went to the table where my bag was kept open. It took out the fresh pair of clothes and my locket.

“Rahul, can you do me a favour?”

“Yes, anything you say.”

“Take this locket and examine it please, I would like to know everything about it, and don’t tell anyone about it, please.”

“Sure thing. Just keep it in the replicator and go freshen up”.

I went and took a long and hot shower. When I exited the washroom, the locket was floating in the middle of the room; the room was as I described it; all the necessary things were there. “Rahul, why is the locket floating” “Because it’s not the locket. Its the machine to activate the AI”.

I was shocked, to say the least; I hurried to the nightstand where the box was kept. As soon as I opened the box, a beam of light struck the stone for nearly a whole minute. The stone or AI started glowing; as the process of activating the AI was complete, it shot back a small bullet-shaped light at the locket, the locket started melting and displaying a message.

“Please insert the AI into the skull.” we thought about it for a second and decided to do it. Again I was in the med tube for a few seconds. “ I placed the AI in your skull by removing the same size of bone from your skull and replacing it with the AI, though it is old Fashion some people like to do it.”. “Thank you, but I don’t feel any different” “it may take some time, I think”.

“Do one thing replace the AI and the locket with anything you see fit”. I said this to Rahul and went out to explore the ship. There were long corridors with many rooms on both sides. The whole family gathered on the main bridge; I got many answers to the questions I had.

For the rest of the trip, I enjoyed my stay on the ship. It took us four days to reach the aspira planet from earth. As we entered the planet’s atmosphere, I was mesmerized by the view of every building were on the clouds. When I asked them why they said that due to heavy pollution of industries living under the clouds became unhealthy and now they are so grown used to this lifestyle, they have decided that the industries will be under the clouds. The residents will stay above the clouds.