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Data's Journey
By : K_nz
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Neara’s healing continued during the thirty-six hours of travel to the Masana moon. During the healing she was glowing a deeper blue, but Troi said it was only a third of its normal depth. Data hoped the Ahmriana would speed her recovery.
They arrived at the moon and beamed to the prescribed coordinates. Data noted it was a clearing that appeared to be in the middle of nowhere. There were no Ahmriana waiting for them.
“Has the Enterprise left yet?” Neara asked Data.
“No, they will remain until the Ahmriana have joined us,” he informed.
“Please let them know they can leave now. We will be with them shortly,” Neara directed. Data looked at her curiously, but did as she requested.
Neara waited, then asked, “Do you think they are gone now?”
“Yes,” Data looked at her quizzically.
“Then I will begin,” and she sang several tones at once and shifted them repeatedly up and down the scale. Before them an archway shimmered into being with an image of some other planet inside it. It reminded Data of the gateways created by the Iconians. Neara instructed Data to bring the case containing Lore and they walked through the portal.
They were on the other planet. Neara sang again and the doorway dissipated in a mist. She was breathing heavily and sat down on a nearby boulder. “They will be with us momentarily,” she informed. Data watched as a shimmering surface approached them, stretching across the horizon. It went through them and past them and kept expanding behind them.
“That is Ahmria’s protective sphere,” Neara explained. “We are on the Ahmrian moon Dessa. Once the sphere has encompassed this moon, we will be brought to Ahmria.”
Neara could tell Data was still curious. “The Ahmriana use their psi wave to see who is on Dessa. If they are safe for Ahmria, they expand the shield. Then they open a psi doorway from Ahmria to Dessa. Unlike the one on the Masana moon, this doorway can only be opened from one direction – from Ahmria.
“This is why I wanted to know if the Enterprise was gone. We have doorways on many planets leading to our moon. We would not want this information to get out. Please do not let anyone know of our doorways Data.”
“Of course,” Data agreed.
Neara continued, “Although we have the protection of Dessa being outside Ahmria’s sphere, it is added protection that our doorways are only known to Ahmriana.”
Just then, an archway shimmered into view and two Ahmriana came through, Neara’s mother Leyna and the Prime Healer Jonta Ashuga. Leyna flew to her daughter and kissed her rapidly all over her face. She crouched down and took Neara’s hands into hers while the Prime Healer stood behind Neara with her eyes closed, moving her open hands slowly around Neara’s head.
“Oh my Morning Star,” Leyna said in Ahmrian, “I was so worried. I am glad you are home.” She turned to Data, released one hand and reached it out to him. He came over and took it. “I wish our first time meeting in person was under better circumstances.”
“As do I,” Data concurred. “You have been studying English?”
“Yes, all of the family have. We thought we should learn for the wedding. We wanted to be able to speak to your people,” Leyna conveyed. She let go of Neara’s hand, stroked her face, and kissed her softly on the forehead. Neara smiled weakly.
Leyna stood up and took Data’s head into her hands and pressed their foreheads together. Then she gave him a quick kiss on the lips and released him, the traditional Ahmrian greeting. “Let us get Neara to Ahmria. Is this your brother Lore?” she asked indicating the case. Data affirmed and Leyna continued, “Please bring him with us.”
The Prime Healer and Leyna hovered Neara off the boulder and the three flew through the archway while Data, carrying Lore, walked through to Ahmria.

Data stared at the planet in wonder. Neara was correct, the holodeck did not do it justice. The whole planet was covered in an Ahmrian blue cast, and the predominant colors were blues and purples. Data knew it was mid-afternoon there, and the light was not as bright as on Earth. It was akin to the light level on an overcast Earth day. And there was a vibration – everything seemed to breathe here. And it seemed to fill him – a very pleasant sensation.
Some undulating, translucent creature, the size and shape of a stingray without the tail, went swimming by above them. The sheen on its surface changing color, perhaps reflecting the surroundings. There were clicking, ticking, whirring, chirping, and humming sounds from the creatures around him that he could not see. What looked to be indigo colored grass at his feet buzzed with energy, like static electricity. It sighed and then sprung back as he walked on it. It let off a faint perfume, and when Data smelled it, he had another feeling.
Counselor Troi had taught him to examine instances where a person would have an emotion and later that same person or someone else would describe it. In a movie, someone might throw things and yell, then later someone else might say that person was very angry. That way Data would learn what word or words went with each emotional state. He would say the words that fit his current feeling were comfort and peace.
As Data wondered at his surroundings, Leyna and the Prime Healer removed Neara’s shoes and stood her on the ground. They remained on either side for support as Neara walked, the grass losing color under her feet and then regaining it once she moved on. Data watched her progression. Neara seemed to be absorbing the Ahmriakana from the grass. She let out a grateful sigh.
Five figures flew into sight and went right to Neara. It was her family, and they hovered around her touching her, kissing her, and speaking rapid Ahmrian to her. She gave a weak laugh. Leyna spoke to them, indicating Data, and they came over to him. Each in turn gave him the Ahmrian greeting, and Yara and his ka’sha kept touching him.
“Thank you for taking such good care of Neara and bringing her to us,” Jossa said.
“You are certain you are unharmed Data?” Erda questioned. He had spoken with Neara’s family after the incident with Lore.
“I am fine. Thank you for asking Erda,” Data acknowledged.
“You must have been terrified,” Pata inferred.
“I have not experienced many emotions, as of yet,” Data explained, “but I did feel intense panic when Neara was wailing in pain.”
“How horrible!” Seyta sympathized.
“Neara is very strong, as I am sure you have seen,” Jossa said. “She will heal quickly now she is home.” The rest made sounds of agreement and nodded their heads.
“We will take you,” Yara said gesturing to his ka’sha, “to where Lore will have his healing so you can place him there.”
“I would prefer to remain with Neara,” Data said.
“We will bring you to her right after. They will be starting on her healing now, so there will be nothing for you to do but watch,” Yara explained.
“Alright,” Data consented, and then he popped (it was the most accurate word for the experience) into a large room with floors and walls of a marble material. There was a stone table in the middle of the room, carved to make a hollowed-out semi-sphere. Its inside was filled with glowing Ahmrian blue crystals, like a geode. It had four large quartz-looking half arches every ninety degrees of the circle, curving towards the center.
“You may place him here,” Yara instructed by sweeping a hand over the half sphere table.
“Where are we? Are we still on Ahmria? How did we get here?” Data asked.
“We are at a healing chamber on Ahmria. We are able to transport instantly anywhere on the planet,” Yara elucidated.
Data was fascinated. “Did you use a device to transport or your psi ability?” he inquired while he unpacked Lore and laid him out inside the sphere.
“Ah yes, psi. Neara has explained this to us. Yes, it was psi. You will find we use much psi on Ahmria,” Yara informed.
Erda and Pata were looking at Lore being arranged. “Oh, he looks just like you,” Erda commented and touched Lore gently.
“Yes, my father used his own likeness when creating us,” Data shared. “Although it would be more accurate to say I look just like him, since Lore was constructed first.”
“Well, we knew you first. So we will always think he looks like you,” Pata stated and the other two chuckled.
Once Data was finished, a bowl of indigo liquid appeared with four cloths. Yara gave them each one and they dipped them in the bowl and squeezed out the excess, after which, they wiped down Lore’s body. They dipped and wiped down twice more, with the Ahmriana humming quietly during the process.
Task completed, the Ahmriana stood evenly-spaced around the sphere and began singing the first harmonic of Lore’s healing. As they oscillated through the notes, the quartz columns emitted a pulsing glow and the crystals shimmered.
“That will do for now,” Yara declared. “Let us take you to Neara.” The group popped out of the room leaving Lore to bathe in the healing vibration.

They appeared in a grassy clearing. Neara was lying on the grass with six Ahmriana lying on their stomachs surrounding her. They were singing a many-layered harmonic. All of them were absorbing Ahmriakana from the planet and the six were directing theirs to Neara. As he watched, the Ahmrian blue glow emanating from her was gradually deepening.
“We can show you the planet,” Yara offered. “The healing will take some time.”
“No, thank you. I would like to stay with Neara,” Data responded.
“As you wish. We will leave you now,” and Yara kissed the back of Data’s hand and the three disappeared.
Ever since Neara’s encounter with Lore, Data had not wanted to leave her side. Although he logically knew her life was limited, somehow this experience put it into sharp focus – through the lens of his new emotions. He had a need to know she was OK, a need that only his presence could satisfy.
He sat on the grass, his hands touching the ground. It felt amazing. It sent a vibration through him, like an extremely mild orgasm. He felt peaceful, satisfied, and happy. The planet was giving him feelings. They were not nearly as intense as the ones he experienced with Neara, but they were remarkable.
Fifty-four minutes had passed, during which Data enjoyed the sensations and watched Neara’s healing. They had finally finished and helped Neara rise. She already looked healthier. Data went to her side, and she took his hand.
She thanked everyone and said to Data, “Let us go to my familial home.” Two Ahmriana took their hands and popped them in front of an expanse of windows and then popped away. Data thought they were windows, but he could not see through to the other side. The windows made an elongated semi-circle that followed the curve in the base of a grassy hillside, with a narrower set further up in the middle of the hill. Neara walked through the glass, which was apparently not glass but some sort of force field, taking Data with her. Once inside, they could neither hear the sound of the planet outside nor feel its breeze, but they could see it. The view was apparently one way.
They were in a spacious bedroom. A large bed was in the middle of one wall with wardrobes opposite. A smaller room with a door, Data assumed was the bathroom, and another door were at the far end of the room. The bed was a platform that seemed to be made from the hillside itself with a thick mattress laid upon it. What looked like decorative ironwork was attached to each corner of the bed. It was covered in the same jewel-tone material Neara used in their room on the Enterprise. A rounded crystal disk in the ceiling provided light.
“This is my room,” Neara said. “I will show you the rest of the home later, but right now, I would like to lie naked with you. If that is acceptable to you ka’lee.”
“Of course. Whatever you want, I am here for you,” Data proffered.
“Let us get you out of this uniform. You will not need it while we are here,” and Neara helped him take off his clothes. He removed her clothing and as it slipped to the floor, a feeling washed over him. He was filled with love for her and marveled at how beautiful she was. He swept her up in his arms and she laughed in surprised joy as he carried her to the bed.
They lay facing each other, kissing deeply. Neara draped her leg over Data’s hip and pressed her body against his.
“I miss you,” she said.
Data’s face was a mask of confusion, “But I am here. I do not understand.”
“For nearly four days I have not had the energy to make love to you. I have missed being close to you in that way,” Neara explained. “But I do have the energy now. I may not orgasm, I do not know, but I would like to feel you inside me.”
He understood. She reached down to touch him and he got an erection. She rubbed it against her then directed him into her. He pushed in and she flushed and sighed, that wonderful sigh.
Another emotion swept over him, uncontrollable, desperate. He realized something had been held back until now, a feeling of worry, fear. Fear when Neara was taken he would never see her alive again. Fear her life would be extinguished and their time together would abruptly end. He did not want to live without her, he loved her, he needed her, his existence was wound into hers.
He held her tightly and kissed her passionately and fucked her rapidly with this desperate need, such a deep need for her, when Neara’s words penetrated his frenzy saying, “It is alright La’Ma, I am here. We are together.” She was looking at him with wide-eyed, loving concern, stroking his face and his back, repeating her words. “We are together. I will not leave you,” she comforted. “I am here. We are together.” Data calmed himself and Neara soothingly stroked his back.
“Do not worry. It is not my time yet. We have many years together,” she assured.
“It will not seem like enough,” Data asserted.
“Then let us not waste a moment,” Neara said as she kissed him and pushed him deeper into her.

They made love, then Neara slept, then they made love again, then cuddled and talked. Neara was hungry, so they got up and dressed. She gave him a loose-fitting Ahmrian outfit to wear of a pale orange silk-like fabric. The shirt was blousy with long ruched cuffs from below the elbow to the wrist, a ruched collar, and a wide band at the waist. The pants were baggy with the same wide waist band and ruching from just below the knee to the ankles. The pieces pulled on easily. Neara put on identical-looking clothing in pale blue. She offered him footwear, the flats they all wore that looked like ballet slippers, but Data decided to go barefoot. He wanted to feel the planet.
They walked out the door in the back of the room. Once through, Data noted there were six other doors along the wall, which Data assumed led to bedrooms. Before them was a communal bathing area. One wall had a waterfall feature, water cascading over stacked stones, flowing into a large stone tub which could comfortably accommodate twelve people. It filled the room with a relaxing burbling sound. The opposite wall had a wide, tall stone horseshoe formation with many crevices worn into it. It reminded Data of a miniature Niagara Falls, if the water were turned off. Further down the wall was what looked to be a sauna.
Before them was a broad ramp and Neara took them up it. It came to a wall where the ramp split into two branches, still continuing upwards, and Neara took the left one. It led into a large kitchen/dining area where Leyna was busy cooking food in pans over a clear black surface that emitted blue flames. The room was open to the living area, the other ramp evidently leading there. Everything had a view out the curved expanse of windows, the windows Data had noticed further up the hillside.
“Oh good, Morning Star, you are up,” Leyna lovingly intoned in Ahmrian and came over to kiss them. “I am certain you are hungry. I will feed you – we need not wait for the others.”
Neara and Data sat beside each other at the table, and Leyna brought them thin pancakes piled with cooked vegetables that looked predominantly like red cabbage and tomatoes. Neara rolled her pancake around her vegetables and nodded at Data to do the same. He followed suit and she took a bite.
“Aawwhh, this tastes so good!” she exclaimed in Ahmrian and turned to Data. “As we have discussed, Tahtee has sent us food to keep up my strength because the replicators cannot replicate Ahmriakana. Since this is fresh, it has very powerful Ahmriakana and you should be able to discern this,” she said and went back to devouring her food.
Data took a bite, curious to analyze the difference, if any, in fresh Ahmriakana, but something more happened. Was it a flavor he experienced? “I think I can taste this,” Data wondered at the sensation.
Neara and Leyna made happy noises and Neara said, “Tahtee, your cooking is amazing!” and they both laughed.
“Zaza La’Ma, I am honored my food has given you this first experience,” Leyna acknowledged. “How does it taste?”
“I cannot say. I have no basis for comparison,” Data informed. “But I am enjoying it immensely.”
Just then, the rest of Neara’s family popped in, greeting each other warmly. They took plates of food to the table and intoned their thanks over the food. They ate with gusto and talked raucously. Leyna brought a pitcher of some beverage to the table. She placed her hands on and sang to the container. The liquid changed color. She floated glasses over and filled and distributed them to the rowdy group.
After supper they moved to the living area and chatted. Data noticed hammocks attached to the ceiling. The Ahmriana explained they were mostly used by children. Ahmriana typically were not able to fly until after they turned sixteen, so parents would float their children into hammocks in the ceiling for the child’s amusement.
The view out the window was panoramic. It looked past the sweeping green at the base of the home, down hillsides covered in grass and vegetation to a broad, sparkling river below. The location was very private, but Leyna assured Data there were other homes built into the hillsides, all looking out the same direction. There were no homes on the opposite side of the river, so they looked across to a scenic wilderness.
The light started to fade outside and Neara took Data by the hand and they went out and lay in the grass. They watched as the stars appeared and the night creatures began their song.
Ahmria had three moons and Dessa was on the opposite side of the planet, so it was not visible, but the other two were. Neara was relating an Ahmrian myth about the moons when she turned to Data, then stopped.
“What is it ka’lee?” she asked. He was looking at her, his mouth agape.
“Your eyes are glowing,” he said in wonder. It reminded him of a cat’s eyes at night, reflecting a light source.
“Oh yes, they do this at night on Ahmria. The light is different than on the Enterprise or other planets. Our eyes have adapted to reflect this spectrum,” Neara explained. Data realized the sheen of aquamarine he had noticed when they first met was a reflective material. Like a cat, this would improve an Ahmriana’s night vision.
“It is beautiful,” he said and touched her face. “I am learning so much about you being here.”
Neara smiled and kissed Data’s hand, and they went back to stargazing.

Neara’s healing continued and her strength increased, soon it would be time to return to the Enterprise. Data had stayed with her through her days of healing treatments, eating, absorbing 'kana from the planet, and making love together. She had not had the energy for much else, not even the daily Riaka. But they could hear it and feel it, the air vibrating around them and the ground rumbling under their feet. As Geordi had surmised, it was amazing.
Today was different though, Neara rallied in order to show Data special places on the planet before they had to leave. After breakfast, they went with Yara and his ka’sha to the Myrana forest. Data had never seen anything like it. The trees were huge, like redwoods, but with white bark like a birch tree. The branches fanned out in a spiral decreasing in width as they went up the tree, making a cone shape. The leaf colors shifted through the rainbow on their way up.
“This is very fun Data,” Yara stated. “Are you ready?”
“Ready for what?” he asked.
“For this,” and with that, Yara and the rest started singing. Their voices seemed to hit the trees and travel up them, becoming amplified along the way. It was like an echo that instead increased in sound. The trunks shook and the leaves shimmied and the sound burst out the top of the trees into the sky. The sky changed color, to a hazy purple, and reflected the sound back down the branches into the trunks and through the ground. It rumbled beneath them with a low booming noise. Data smiled in wonderment.
They enjoyed the woods for a while, then took Data to the Sooria Falls. It was a huge waterfall that hit and cascaded down crystals, like the ones in Lore’s healing table. When the water hit, the crystals chimed, creating a mesmerizing soundscape.
They popped into a large field where huge creatures were grazing. They were woolly, like bison, but had a long proboscis, like an elephant and reminded Data of woolly mammoths. They seemed to be vacuuming the grass with their trunks, each pass draining its color, with the color returning moments later. Data realized they were feeding on the Ahmriakana. They walked up to the creatures and petted them.
“These are Duramfa. They feed on Ahmriakana, as does everything on the planet,” Neara informed. “None of the animals eat each other – they only eat 'kana. Ahmriana could live on ‘kana alone, but we enjoy the physical flavor and texture of food. The ancient species eat vegetation as well, which keeps it from growing out of control.”
“How do they not overpopulate the planet?” Data inquired.
“They reproduce only enough to keep the population at the same levels, so their births and their deaths remain consistent,” Neara elucidated.
They viewed, and petted, some other creatures in the field and then popped over to a lake. Pata popped away then reappeared with a tray of food and drink.
“We will leave you here. Do you have enough strength to travel back?” Yara asked Neara.
“Yes, I should be fine for the one trip,” Neara assured, and the three left.
Data and Neara sat down on the grass by the tray. “This is Lake Anansa. I love this spot. My family would come here quite often,” and she poured them each a beverage and started eating. Data joined in, and they chatted about Neara’s visits to the lake.
Once they were done, the tray vanished, and Neara got up and removed her clothes. Data followed suit, and she took his hand and led him to the water. They walked in – the water felt even better than the grass. Its vibration moved through Data’s entire body, and he felt energized, joyful, and content.
Neara floated on the water, moving her arms slowly to and fro. Data went over and held her up, supporting her, and gently rocked her back and forth. She smiled at him lovingly and gave a contented sigh.
He bent down and kissed her lips, then moved down and sucked on a nipple. She let out an oohhh and pushed her torso up. He sucked her other nipple. Her breath quickened. She pushed herself off his arms and swam over, wrapping her arms and legs around him. She kissed him passionately.
“Soo nah see, Neara,” Data spoke in a soft, fervent voice and stroked her hair.
“Soo nah see, La’Ma,” Neara responded with equal feeling.
“And I would have given my life, if necessary, to save you from Lore,” Data related. “I told the crew your life was more important than mine, and if it came down to the two of us, they should save you.”
“I would not have wanted that. You have much to experience in the Now,” Neara asserted. “What you are going through is very special – it needs to be expressed in the universe. It is important. It is more important than my life.”
Data knew of the Ahmriana’s view of life and death. Neara had told him there was a Before, where the spirit or life energy came from. It entered into physical form in the Now, and upon death went to the After, which was basically returning to the Before. Before and After were the same place, or dimension or energy being, they just used Before and After to clarify pre-life and post-death. Neara thought that Data’s spirit chose to manifest physically in his current form. She felt it was a very special experience for a spirit to choose.
“But I do not want to carry on indefinitely. I do not even want to carry on without you,” Data asserted.
“You will, for a time. But do not worry Data, you will not live forever. You will come to the After. You will be with me there again. And until that time, I will watch over you.” Neara looked at him questioningly, “Do you believe me?”
“You seem very confident in your belief,” Data noted, “but I have yet to come to the same conclusion.”
“As your feelings grow, you may find you sense things that are beyond this physical plane. You have already stood outside of time. And just as with that occurrence, you may have other experiences that cannot be explained by your physical senses alone.” She gave his cheek a gentle stroke, “This is what I hope for you – that you are able to fully explore the many wonders of the Now.” Neara looked at him and kissed him tenderly, and they continued absorbing the water’s potent energy.

It was their last day on Ahmria. They had been on the planet for fourteen days and had made arrangements for the Enterprise to pick them up on the Masana moon the following afternoon. It was morning, and Neara had awoken and gone to pee and came back to bed. She moved over to Data and he lay on his back as she crawled on top of him.
“Good morning, ka’lee”, she said and kissed him, fingers running through his hair, her hips slowly gyrating against him.
“Good morning,” Data responded, caressing her back and returning her kiss. “I have missed you.”
“Oh?” Neara questioned with raised eyebrows.
“Every morning since we were first together you have lain on top of me, but you have not done so during your illness,” Data explained.
She placed a hand on his cheek and ran her thumb over his lips, “I see. I have created a groove. This is very good.” She kissed him again. “I am sorry you missed me, but I am here now,” and she reached between their legs to stroke him and he got an erection. She placed him in her and as he pushed in, he had a feeling – he felt truly wonderful. He felt a belonging, a deep connection to her. They were staring intently into each other’s eyes, experiencing every bit of their motion together, when the door flew open.
“Good morning family!” Yara greeted. “It is your last day here and Tahtee has sent me to get you. She wants to spend as much time with you as she can. So hurry up and.. what is it in English?.. fuckie fuckie, and get your bodies upstairs,” then he smacked Neara on the ass and flew out leaving the door wide open.
“Fatat na heyat!” Neara yelled after him. Data translated her curse as meaning something similar to damn you fool. “I am afraid they have gotten too comfortable with you. You are truly family – with all the good and bad that comes with it,” she chuckled.
Data broke into an elated smile and Neara noticed. “You like that, hey?” she laughed. “We had better finish up our ‘fuckie fuckie’ before he comes back to get us.”

They spent the day with Neara’s family, mostly outside, with Neara sitting on the grass soaking up Ahmriakana. She told Data her psi wounds had knitted and she was no longer leaking ‘kana, so she could finally replenish her supply. Like a scar, the wounds themselves would slowly fade over time, but would never fully disappear. And they would be weak points, more vulnerable to injury.
Data heard many more stories and learned many more facts about the family and Ahmria. One being the planet’s name was a combination of ah – belong, ahm – the universal sound, the ah and ahm combining to create a contraction, and ria – vibration or harmonic. So the planet’s name meant it belongs to the universal harmonic. Their name for Earth (he already knew) was Ehtoe, which also meant bird or birdsong. The three meanings were distinguished by the way they sang it, which Data considered a very judicious use of language. What he did not know was everything’s vibration made a sound, including planets. When the Ahmriana sent their psi wave to Earth, it sounded like birdsong, giving rise to the planet’s Ahmrian name. Data and Neara’s family would speak for an hour in English, and then an hour in Ahmrian, so he could learn more Ahmrian and the rest could practice English for the wedding.
That evening after their meal, they went outside to dance. They chose traditional Ahmrian music from the Vyta. Vashala Vyta was a famous composer who lived eight thousand years ago. Her music was played at celebrations and ceremonies. It had a flowing, ethereal quality to it which Data thought would lend itself well to flying Ahmrian dancing.
Suddenly, Data was swooped up into the air, into the dance. He did not know they could do this – Neara had never lifted him on the Enterprise. They saw his surprise and laughed joyfully.
“We can fly anything on Ahmria. Even something as heavy as you!” Yara kidded.
“We move beings by using their DNA. It is an energy antenna – a spring of sorts and we can use its momentum.” Leyna elucidated. “Things without DNA are much heavier to move. But on Ahmria, the planet helps us with this.”
“You are weightless as a hair,” Erda chuckled.
“They would say ‘light as a feather’ on Earth,” Data informed.
They made noises of understanding, but Pata was confused, “What does the color of a feather have to do with weight?”
“They also use the word light to mean not weighing much,” Yara explained.
“Oh, ‘light as a feather,’ I see. I like that!” Pata exclaimed and everyone laughed.
They danced in the clearing and as they rose into the sky, Data saw other families dancing in the distance. His family recognized them with the Ahmrian wave and they waved back. They danced until the light drained from the sky and their eyes began to glow.

After making love in the morning, Neara and Data had a communal bath with the family. Most days, Yara and his ka’sha would use the Niagara falls feature, which was an Ahmrian shower. Data noted they seemed to like soaping each other up. Today, the three joined the family in the bath, and they all talked and laughed and discussed their impending Earth visit.
The family ate a late breakfast together, then Data and Neara went to their room to get ready. Data put on his uniform while Neara brushed her teeth, then they went upstairs. They said their goodbyes to the family, and Data watched their tears flow, wishing he could ease the pain of their separation.
Leyna escorted them to Dessa. She kissed her daughter rapidly all over her face and hugged her tightly. “Ka'na'la leetee,” she intoned and caressed Neara’s face. Data had been speaking so much Ahmrian he knew what was said without needing to translate. Love you whole – I love you, my being – child. Leyna came over to Data and did the same thing, but added, “Ka'na'la lee ah leetee.” Data was not certain if her intonation meant I love you my ‘belong’ or ‘given’ or ‘giving’ child, but all worked. Earlier, she had told him he was part of their family and under their love and protection for the rest of his existence. He would always have a home on Ahmria with any of the Ahtas or their descendants. He would always have their love. He was her child now, just as much as Neara or Yara were.
Leyna held Neara and Data’s hands and said, “Take care of each other, watch over each other, love each other, bring joy to one another,” and then she kissed the backs of their hands. She let them go and gave the Ahmrian wave as they walked through the portal.
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