When Adrian opened his eyes, he found himself lying in a hospital room in Novemton. Samantha and Gloria were quietly sitting beside his bed, watching him.

"Sam! Gloria!" Adrian exclaimed with joy when he saw them, immediately opening his arms to embrace them.

The two women closed their eyes and took a deep breath, deeply moved by the embrace they had not experienced in eighteen years.

Samantha, with tears in her eyes, said, "It's all over now. We can finally be together again. I've missed you so much, dear. There wasn’t a day that passed that I didn’t think of you."

Adrian stroked their hair. "I missed you both too. Unfortunately, Rozi and I were trapped inside a meteorite for eighteen years. You two have done a splendid job of raising Nova while I was away. She's grown into a fine woman."

Samantha and Gloria smiled.

Gloria said, "We always believed you were still alive, but we've been raising Nova with the worst-case scenario in mind. Unfortunately, Steel has left us. We would