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singing
their prayer. They sang about the ancient race of the Lemurians,
their struggles and their love for the red planet; about the
impending disaster and having to say goodbye to their families; and
about Goddess Mu who would keep their children from harm.
    After the prayer was over, the Elders got up
and went back to their respective sectors to offer comfort and to
organize things.
    Morf followed Ulan to Sector No. 5, and
having said goodbye to the Elder, finally headed back to his
parents’ hut. He walked past other huts, where the final
preparations for the young Uglies’ departure were underway. Fathers
and mothers were taking stock of the few things their children
could take with them on the journey, here and there you could see
families holding hands and crying together, or having their last
breakfast at the modest family table.
    As Morf reached his hut, his mother ran out
the door to hug him tight, tears streaming down her face. Father
limped up to them and joined the hug. They remained like this, in
one tight embrace for a long time. They finally broke apart and
went inside, where they sat down holding hands for what would be
their last family talk. After that, they started preparations for
Morf’s departure.
    In the afternoon, village Heads came by to
announce that all parents were summoned for a meeting. Morf stayed
behind, waiting, until his sleepless night got the best of him and
he dozed off. He woke up when his parents returned from the
meeting. He didn’t ask what the meeting was about—they’d tell him
if they could. But he noticed that the expressions on their faces
were different. They looked serene and dignified, as if they saw
the whole picture, as if the worry about their son had gone away,
as if now they were confident he would be all right.
    Morf wondered what caused such change, but
didn’t ask that either. He wanted to remember his parents like
this, with these wonderful expressions on their faces. They sat
down to the last family supper. Departure time was quickly
approaching.
    Meanwhile, the unusual activity and behavior
of the Uglies did not escape the Catharsians’ attention. Sure, the
Uglies were warned to be as discrete with their preparations as
possible, but how do you hide your emotions when your only child is
about to leave to unknown lands and you’ll probably never see him
or her again? How do you hide your sorrow, your desire to protect
and hold that child for as long as possible?
    Since among themselves the Uglies spoke
their ancient Lemurian language, Catharsians couldn’t understand
what was going on, but they started suspecting that something was
up.
    It was late, and the final hour was fast
approaching. Although most Catharsians were asleep, none of the
Uglies slept that night. When the time came, the Uglies started
moving to the agreed upon field just outside Sector No. 8. Families
walked together holding hands, whispering the last words of love
and encouragement to each other.
    But what they didn’t know was that some of
the Catharsians didn’t go to bed, and instead followed them to the
gathering.
    As Morf and his parents approached the
field, they noticed the blinding light coming from the sky. They
lifted their heads and watched mesmerized as a giant, saucer-like
space ship, nebulously shimmering in the illusive light of the
purple and orange moons, slowly descended to the fuchsia fields of
grass. There was a collective gasp as the ship’s door opened and
Goddess Mu stepped out.
    “Is everyone ready?” asked Mu.
    “Yes,” responded Alton for everyone. “Our
decision is to save our young, our future. We, the adults, will all
stay behind and try to prevent the catastrophe. Perhaps, if we work
together, we’ll manage to save the planet and our children will be
able to return home.”
    Mu shook her head and issued a light sigh.
“Very well… If this is your decision, I respect that. But we should
hurry. Everyone who is going, please come forward.”
    All the