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Chapter 177
Jack’s eyes lingered on Jackson, the boy’s question still hanging in the cool air of the observation deck. “Dad… what’s really out there that we haven’t seen yet?”Jack leaned back slightly, gazing past the curved glass into the ink of space. “Everything,” he said quietly. “Worlds untouched. Stars no one’s named. Places so strange that we might not even recognize them as planets. There could be cities floating in clouds, oceans lit from beneath by creatures bigger than mountains, or entire civilizations living in asteroid belts.”Jackson’s pencil scratched furiously over paper. “And—”“Jackson,” Sarah cut in gently from behind, “let your father breathe, cariño. He’s been answering your questions for two straight hours.”“But—” Jackson started, then caught the faint smirk on Jack’s face.“Son,” Jack said, shaking his head with exaggerated weariness, “you trying to kill me with questions today?”That broke the tension. Matilda giggled, Lena let out a snort she didn’t bother to hide, an
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Jack leaned forward in his seat, resting his elbows on his knees, the stars beyond the viewing dome glimmering like scattered diamonds.“Alright,” he said, voice steady but warm. “Let’s start with Mercury.”Jackson snapped open his travel journal, the same one he’d been scribbling in since they left Harmonfield, pencil poised.“Ready,” he said.Matilda leaned back, crossing her arms but watching intently. Lena tucked her legs under her, sipping from a floating cup that occasionally tried to drift away. Sarah, Emily, and Ryan settled into the curved lounge seats behind them, quiet observers with amused smiles.“Mercury,” Jack began, “is the closest planet to the Sun. Small, rocky, with a surface covered in craters. It’s so close to the Sun that its daytime temperatures can melt lead, but its nights are freezing. No atmosphere to trap heat.”“Who founded it?” Jackson asked without looking up.Jack chuckled softly. “Planets aren’t ‘founded,’ Jackson. They were discovered. The first recor
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The morning light spilled through Dragon Home’s panoramic windows, painting the white walls in shades of gold. The Parker residence was unusually restless—more restless, in fact, because of one boy who refused to stay still.“Dad,” Jackson called from the hallway, “is it afternoon yet?”Jack looked up from the control tablet in his hands. “It’s seven-thirty in the morning.”“So… almost afternoon?”Sarah chuckled from the kitchen counter where she was packing nutrient pouches into a travel case. “You’re worse than you were on your first field trip.”“This isn’t a field trip,” Jackson said, leaning against the doorway. “This is Mars.”Jack shook his head with a smile. “Mars will still be there in a few hours. Patience, Jackson.”The boy groaned and flopped dramatically onto the couch. “Patience is for boring people.”Matilda padded into the room, clutching a sketchbook. “Maybe you should draw something to pass the time.”“Fine,” Jackson muttered, flipping the book open.For the next hou
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The wind high above Harmonfield’s balcony carried the soft scent of vapor gardens. The lights of the Hanging City glowed beneath the Parker family like constellations caught in the clouds.Jack rested both hands on the balcony rail, eyes fixed on the slow curve of the horizon. Jackson stood beside him, camera hanging loose at his side, for once not clicking away. Matilda leaned her head against his arm, and Sarah watched them with the quiet patience of someone who had seen this moment building for years.“You said it started with a question,” Jackson prompted, breaking the silence. “How do you build a city where there’s no land. So… how’d you actually do it?”Jack smiled faintly. “One risk at a time. But you should know—vision is the map, and IQ is the compass. Without both, you’re just wandering.”Jackson tilted his head. “So, you’re saying you… IQ’d a city into existence?”Sarah rolled her eyes with a smile. “That’s not what your dad said.”Jack chuckled. “No. I studied everything—s
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The next morning, the Caribbean dawn cast a warm, gold-blue light through the domes of Azura Bay. Jack stood on the observation deck, his gaze fixed beyond the glass where the ocean stretched into an endless sapphire haze.Sarah approached, wrapping a shawl over her shoulders. “You’re thinking about home,” she said softly.Jack smiled faintly. “I’m thinking about the other home. The one hanging in the clouds.”Jackson joined them, his camera already clicking away. “Hanging city time?”“Soon,” Jack replied. “But not just Harmonfield. We’ll visit them all—Reidsville, Richmond, Carlisle… and then Dragon Home.”Matilda’s head popped from behind Sarah’s side. “Can DragonBot still talk to us from here?”“As long as he’s online,” Jack chuckled. “And I’m sure he’ll have plenty to say when we arrive.”By midday, the Dragonfly—Jack’s personal aerial craft—was skimming over the Atlantic. Its carbon-glass canopy caught every reflection of the sky as the powerful anti-grav thrusters lifted them sm
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The picnic beneath the Hawaii dome extended well into the night. The golden-pink bioluminescence had dimmed into a soft blue shimmer, casting dreamlike shadows across the underwater city. When dawn returned, Jack Parker was already awake, watching schools of glowing fish swirl above the dome like stardust.Jackson stirred next, camera still hanging from his shoulder as if he’d fallen asleep mid-documentary.“Ready?” Jack asked softly.Jackson yawned and nodded. “We’re going to the Caribbean today, right?”Jack smiled. “Yes. And more.”By midmorning, the DragonBullet had taken to the sea again, cutting through currents like a whisper. The underwater city in the Caribbean—codenamed Azura Bay—was a vibrant, pulsating ecosystem of life, color, and deep-rooted heritage.The moment they arrived, a wave of steel drums and bright banners welcomed the Parker family. Jack, Sarah, Jackson, Matilda, and Emily stepped out onto the concourse where tropical flowers bloomed in gravity-free petals, an
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