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Ryan yawned wide and stretched his arms overhead, the book sliding down onto his lap with a soft thump. Jack turned the last page of his magazine slowly, savoring the last few lines.> “Every civilization leaves an echo. What matters is what kind of echo you choose to leave.”He closed it gently and set it on the table between them. The cabin felt still — like the night itself was holding its breath.Ryan leaned his head back against the couch. “That was a good read.”Jack smiled faintly. “Yeah. It was.”For a moment, neither of them moved. The stars outside hung frozen, silent witnesses to the conversation that had stretched deep into the night.Then Ryan cracked one eye open. “You know what would make this even better?”Jack raised a brow. “Coffee?”“News,” Ryan said with a lopsided grin. “Let’s see how the world’s spinning without us.”Jack let out a quiet chuckle. “You really want to ruin a good moment with politics and disasters?”“Yup,” Ryan replied without hesitation.Jack sigh
Chapter 362
Outside the viewport, the stars hung like frozen embers scattered across an endless night. The Aurora drifted through that quiet space, a silver vessel cutting softly through the void. The hum of the engines was so low now it felt more like a whisper than a sound — as if the ship itself knew it shouldn’t disturb the stillness.Ryan sat up a little straighter, rubbing his eyes with the heel of his hand before flipping another page. “You know what’s funny?”Jack looked over. “What?”Ryan pointed at his book, squinting at a section of dense equations and sketches. “Ten years ago, I wouldn’t have understood a single thing in here. I used to skip class just to hang out at the docks, remember?”Jack’s smirk was faint but warm. “Yeah. You had this brilliant plan to open a barbecue stand by the waterfront.”Ryan chuckled lowly. “Hey, don’t mock the dream. Best ribs in Harmonfield.”Jack shook his head, amused. “I never said it wasn’t a good plan.”“Yeah, but then life happened,” Ryan muttered
Chapter 361
The Aurora had gone quiet.Not the cold kind of silence—the kind that stretches heavy and empty—but a soft, almost human silence. One made of steady breathing, low engine hum, and the faint, rhythmic heartbeat of the ship itself.Sarah was the first to drift off, curled on the couch with a blanket pulled over her shoulders, her hair spilling like a soft halo. Emily leaned against the far wall, head tilted, eyes closed but still smiling faintly from the movie. Lena was tucked away with Matilda in the sleeping cabin, the little girl already deep in dreams. Jackson, after trying to fight off sleep, finally surrendered, curled up with his tablet still glowing faintly on his lap.Jack remained where he was, the magazine resting on his lap like an anchor in the quiet. He ran his thumb across the embossed letters of the title — Beyond the Universe. The page beneath still held the image of that massive Dyson Sphere, sunlight bending around its structure.From the other couch, Ryan stirred.“Y
Chapter 360
The silence inside the Aurora wasn’t empty. It was warm. Comfortable. Like the soft quiet after a storm has passed. The holographic projection of the Orion Nebula still hovered lazily in the center of the cabin, its glowing tendrils spinning slowly as if time itself had slowed down just to let them watch.Then, Jackson reached up and tapped the projection off. The lights dimmed slightly, and the room returned to the steady amber glow from the overhead panels. Outside the viewport, stars drifted past like silver dust against black velvet.Ryan stretched his arms with a loud yawn. “Whew… that was one brain trip.”Emily chuckled and rubbed her temples lightly. “Tell me about it. I feel like my head just toured the universe.”Sarah let out a soft laugh, leaning closer to Jack. “And you, Mr. Parker, have officially given the longest science talk of the night.”Jack raised an eyebrow, feigning offense. “Hey, someone had to make up for Jackson trying to Google the multiverse.”“Guilty,” Jack
Chapter 359
The soft glow from the Aurora’s overhead panels bathed the cabin in a warm, steady light. Outside, the stars hung motionless — cold and ancient. Inside, the little world of the Parker family felt alive, vibrant, held together by curiosity and the quiet hum of the engines.Jackson’s fingers moved quickly over the sleek surface of his DragonTech smartphone, its interface projecting faint holographic charts and data streams into the air. His brow furrowed in concentration as he pulled up articles, timelines, and images of rockets, capsules, and space telescopes.“Whoa…” he whispered. “Dad, it’s all here. Everything you said. Gagarin, Apollo 11, Voyager… even New Horizons.”Jack glanced at the glowing screen and gave a small nod of satisfaction. “Good. Because everything I’ve told you isn’t just a story, Jackson. It’s history. Real history. Written not in ink… but in stardust.”Ryan chuckled softly, leaning back in his seat. “Man, hearing you talk about space like that makes it sound… poe
Chapter 358
The hum of the Aurora filled the cabin like a heartbeat in the dark. Outside, Alpha Orion still burned faintly on the horizon, an ember against the endless night. Inside, the family sat quietly, wrapped in a warmth only shared wonder could create.Ryan broke the silence first, his voice low and thoughtful. “You know… it’s crazy to think. All this talk about wormholes and black holes. But it started somewhere small, right? With someone just… leaving Earth for the first time.”Jack’s lips curved slightly. “You’re right. Before wormholes and colonies and starships… there was just one man in a cramped capsule.”Jackson’s eyes lit up instantly. “The first man in space?”Jack turned toward his son and nodded slowly, as if pulling a thread from history itself. “Yes. His name was Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin. He was from the Soviet Union — what is now Russia. On April 12, 1961, he became the first human to travel into space.”Lena leaned forward eagerly. “What was the name of the ship?”“Vostok
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