Disclaimer: Joss, Fox, Universal Own em’. I’m just playing. No money being made. The situations come from my own twisted mind as do my original characters.

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Quest-Chapter Twelve

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Allan had dreamed of this day ever since his daughter had told him she could build a ship that could go faster than light.

After arriving on Earth. Weeks of meetings and negotiations. Sudden media celebrity as representatives of Earth's lost brothers and sisters had led to this day. A side trip from the League of Nations headquarters in Montreal to the small city of Newport Vermont. The city where four hundred seventy nine years previous. Allan Bryant had been born.

The buildings were all different, as was the pier that Allan sat on the edge of. But right now, the seventy seven year old engineer felt like a kid again.

Clutching the flat rock in his hand, Allan expertly threw the piece of shale at the right angle and spin to skip across the still waters of Lake Memphremagog before sinking after several hops.

The only thing that made it better was the fact his wife sat by his side. Zoë grinned slightly and looked at her husband with a knowing smile.

“Feel better?”

Allan grinned back at Zoë, “Haven't done that in a very long time.”

“Skipped a stone on the water or just on this particular lake?” Zoë asked, already knowing the answer.

Allan sighed a happy sigh and smiled a bit wider, “This lake. The city is different but the mountains... they still look the same.”

Behind the older couple, Sara and Jeff stood on the dock, holding hands.

“So this is where your dad grew up?” Jeff said quietly.

Sara nodded, “I recognize the mountains from Dad's photos.”

“It is nice,” Jeff observed.

Craig Simpson, the crew of the Quest's tour guide approached the two couples, “Are you folks all set?”

Allan nodded and clambered to his feet. Holding out his hand, he helped Zoë up, “What's next on the tour, Mr. Simpson?”

“Two more stops before we head back to Montreal for the welcoming b