The Omega Unicorn Chronicles Book 5 New Beginnings Ch. 08

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New Beginnings
Chapter 8

Written by rachel76
Edited by Don Kaufman


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The list of characters mentioned in this story belong to the various authors that created them. This is a fan-fiction story.

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In February of 2111. I inform Anna about the greenhouse for the cabin.

“That’s great Richard. I take it, it will be built while you are there in May?”

“That’s the intent, Anna.”

“Then you better call them to make arrangements to get it paid. Also, you need to arrange the builders so they can get their materials and equipment needed for the job.”

“Yes, Anna. I’ll call them right now.”

“Click!”

I call Mountain Fireplace. “Ring . . . ring . . . ring . . . !!” “Click!”

“This is Mountain Fireplace. How can I help you?”

“I don’t know if you remember me. My name is Richard Moore. I have a cabin in Mt. Blanc, NC.”

“Richard! It’s good to hear from you. We have the plans drawn up. I just need the word to make arrangements for the builders.”

“That’s good. If you can email me the invoice, I will get the plans paid. Then email me another invoice for the construction costs.”

“I can do that for you. That is no problem. In fact, you can visit our website to do the payment. You’ll need to write the reference number. It will identify your project.”

He gives me the reference number for the project. When I visit the website. I enter in the reference number with my name. I quickly see three items on the bill. That would be the construction drawings, the construction materials and the labor. I see it is estimated to get it done within five days during the first week in May. I enter the numbers for the debit card. After I submitted the payment, I called them back.

“I just did the payment, sir.”

“Hold on a second, let me check my server. . . . .Yes . . . it did get approved. That’s great, Richard. What time will you be there?”

“I’ll be there Sunday, the first week of May.”

“That’s good. We’ll be there bright and early at 7 AM to get the land scrapped, the piping, and the forms put in for the concrete. We’ll have to use a hose to pump the concrete from the mixer in the front yard. Make sure there are no cars parked in the driveway. Get them out of the way before we get there, Richard.”

“I’m writing it all down. Thank you very much. I look forward to seeing you there.”

“I look forward to it as well, Richard.”

“Click!”

I get an email from Mountain Fireplace that the invoice is paid.

Also, during this time, Brianna continues her lessons to earn the Shaolin sashes. We place Robert into a baby carriage so he can watch us. We see him smiling at us from time to time.

Brianna quickly earns the orange sash. Brianna realizes the next three sashes, blue, green and purple will take a little longer to learn. This is because of the children we’ll be raising in the family.

The month of May quickly arrives. We make the trip to the cabin with no problems. I make sure the car is to the far right of the driveway before we went to bed. I stop by the markets to make sure the cabin is filled up with food for the week. I also stop by an antique shop to purchase a cedar box, doll size bedding and pillows with covers.

In the morning, I set the alarm for 6 AM. When the alarm sounds out, “BZZZZZZ . . . .!!!” I quickly turn if off. I quickly recite the spell to allow the contractors onto property at 7 AM.

Everyone slowly gets up and gets ready for the day. After, I get myself cleaned up, I get dressed casually with a pair of jeans and a knit shirt. The fairies quickly fly from the master bedroom into the second bathroom. That is where I have the fairy’s shower set up. Robert is in a crib. He is in Mike and Kenny’s former bedroom. I walk in quietly, I see he is still asleep with a smile on his face. Lavan hovers near me and lands on my right shoulder.

“We’ll watch Robert, father.”

“I know you will Lavan. The four of you have done an excellent job of looking out for Brianna and Robert.”

“Thank you for the compliment, father.”

I walk into the kitchen area. I quickly make sure the fairies’ bowls of nuts and fruits are ready. I set out four plates. I set out the cereals and the milk for Brianna and me. I also pour out some orange juice into two cups.

“Okay, the table is set! It’s ready when you are!”

“We’re coming, father, mother, Omega!”

“I’m coming, Richard!”

Brianna walks into the dining area. The fairies quickly fly to their place settings.

“How are you doing, father?”

“I’m doing fine, Rubio. My new fairies are waiting for the right moment to come forth.”

We quickly give thanks to the Creator for the morning meal. At 6:58 AM, We hear a truck pull into the driveway. I hear two loud honks!! “Honk! Honk!!”

I quickly exit the front the door. I see the sign on their truck, Mountain Fireplace. I quickly recite the spell to allow them onto the property. They quickly roll in further with a trailer behind them. I step down to greet them. They get out of the truck to greet me.

“It’s good to see you again, Richard.”

“It’s good to see as well. So, what is the first step?”

“We need to measure out the foot pad for the foundation. Then we can start laying the pipe work for the water supply and the exit overflow pipe. Also, we need to add the electrical box to supply power to the greenhouse. Then after that, we bring in the cement truck with the hose. It should be poured in by 3 PM today. Then it must cure until Wednesday morning.”

“Well, I won’t hold you back.”

“Did you get enough food yesterday? I see we blocked you in.”

“We got it all yesterday. Now is the time to relax a bit.”

“We hear you on that, Richard. All right men! Let’s get busy!”

The four men respond together in one voice, “Yes, sir!!”

They quickly measure out the stakes for the greenhouse in the backyard. It covers the length of the wall from the back steps to the corner of the cabin.

They do a quick elevation survey of the area. They discover they have to do some scraping to level off the ground some. They bring in a Ditch-Witch with a scraper installed. They quickly level off the ground.

They start digging the channel for the water supply from the pond. It will be two feet under the ground level. They bring in a small back hoe that is portable on wheels. They know they can’t bring in the Ditch-witch back there. Once, the channel is made, they dig the exit channel with the portable back hoe for the water overflow back to the creek.

At the pond, they use a plastic concrete form for the inlet box. They get the water out using a portable sump pump. They quickly lay the pipe and pour the concrete into the inlet box

They install an electric box with piping from the circuit breaker box on the right side of the cabin. They quickly wired it up and make sure it is properly grounded. Once all the concrete wood forms are set and squared up from the survey, they roll out a large foundation mesh fabric. They cut it to fit the foundation. Then they place the steel rods for the walls and the wire mesh for the concrete work to attach to.

After that, they break for lunch. After lunch, they bring in the concrete mixer truck. They uncoil the long hose to the backyard. Once, it is all set, they turn on the mixer engine and pump the concrete to the greenhouse foundation. They get done by 3 PM.

“We have another foundation piece here, Richard. It is separate from the foundation we just poured. You can write your names and put a palm print into it. We do this all the time. This allows families to make a memorable memory that will last a life time.”

“We’ll be back this Wednesday at 7 AM.”

I smile at the owner, “Thank you very much, sir. I greatly appreciate that.”

Once the foundation company left the property, each of us put a hand print in the two feet by two feet forms of concrete. I write their names beside each hand print. Even the fairies have a smile on their faces as they do it. I write their names next to their own hand print. We even were able to get Robert’s hand print on there as well. When he looks at his hand, he sees it is gray. He starts to pout a bit. Quickly, Brianna cleans his hands carefully. Then he has a smile on his face.

Tuesday proved to be nice and quiet for everyone. Occasionally, a leaf lands on the concrete. Quickly a fairy flies over to pick it up and drops it off outside the foundation.

Wednesday morning proved to be an interesting day. Even though, it started out the same by 7 AM. The next truck to appear is a bit larger. It has the metal frame work for the greenhouse. They quickly check the foundation to see if it has cured enough. They walk all over it and don’t see any depression in the concrete. They quickly set up a cutting area for any trimming they might have to have for the metal framework. They quickly get the foundation beams anchored to the concrete foundation. Then start working on the walls and the two door ways. There is a door way near the porch steps and another door way on the opposite wall.

Once, the walls are up, they work on the roof beams after lunch. It is the same slope as the cabin. When done, it will look like it is part of the house. They get done by 4 PM this time.

“Tomorrow morning, we’ll assemble the water fountain before it is enclosed. We’ll also install the shelving as well. Are you going to put a tree in there?”

“No sir. I do intend to have a paw paw tree planted outside the greenhouse. Everything else will be potted plants and shrubbery.”

“That’s good, Richard.”

They leave for the day. Wednesday night, we have another Corn Festival dance nearby. My Cherokee friends are impressed that a greenhouse is built next to the cabin. The square footage is 20 feet by 40 feet.

It is another low key ceremony for us. I do the usual greeting with the horses and the local animals come around here.

The company comes back Thursday morning to assemble the two tier water fountain. It has a large base that is ten inches deep and eight feet in diameter. They bring the pieces one at a time into the greenhouse. They make the connections to the water supply and over flow pipes. They bring in the other pieces and assemble it as well. There are two over flow circular pools. The top decorative piece is a large concrete rose. The two tiers look like leaves in a circular fashion. Once the piping and pieces are connected, they turn on the supply handle. Slowly, the water flows up the pipe. The water exits the rose and dribbles down the rose to the top pool. It fills up and over flows the petals to the next tier. There are six streams of water from the top pool to the next tier.

When the bottom tier gets filled up, it over flows to the main pool below. There are twelve streams flowing from the bottom tier to the main pool. The pool fills up until it reaches the exit flow pipe that is four inches from the bottom.

All of the fairies are excited in their butterfly mode. Brianna is holding Robert while I hug them both. We have big smiles on our faces.

“Well, it looks very good, Richard. We’ll double check for leaks before we leave today. That concrete rose should never deteriorate. It is a mix of polymers and concrete. Now we need to put in the shelving units, the electrical conduits for power and the lights. Tomorrow, we’ll put in the walls and the roofing, the fans and the lights.”

“Did you get my message about the butterfly entrance that the local butterfly observatory has?”

“Yes, we contacted the company who makes it. The high school will get fifty percent from the sale. Where do you want it installed?”

“I was thinking near the wall of the cabin. That way, there is an eave covering for it.”

“That makes sense. I’ll have it installed five feet up from the ground. My next question is this, Richard. What is the snow cover back here?”

“I’ve been here for the winters, sir. It sometimes drifts to the cabin. It depends on the wind conditions.”

“Yes it does. We’ll make sure there is a drainage system extended around the green house.”

The crew finishes installing the shelving units, the four windows and the screens for the windows, the door frames and electrical piping, wall outlets and boxes for the over head lights and the two fans. They also extend the drainage system around the greenhouse. They get done by 4:30 this time.

“See you tomorrow morning at 7 AM again, Richard.”

“See you then, sir.”

The next day, they finally finished the greenhouse. The walls are double-pane. The lower three feet are solid. The upper part is semi-translucent. We can see the light coming into the space. The roofing is metal on top. Then there is an insulation layer that is three inches thick. Then another metal layer is built underneath it. They install the wiring, power outlets, the light fixtures and the butterfly entrance. They also make sure there is positive drainage around the greenhouse and the cabin. They place the concrete slab with our names written on it near the main entrance to the greenhouse. They don’t even pay attention to the list of fairy names. If you look hard enough, you can barely see their hand prints.

The lights are turned on. The fans are turned on. We open the windows. We bring in the potted plants that we have with us. We set them about.

Brianna gives a deep sigh, “Sigh. . . . it’s a start, Richard. It looks so barren right now.”

“Yes, we have to start somewhere. It will be the same problem with the house as well.”

“That’s right, Richard. We’ll just keep adding a little bit at a time.”

The fairies quickly fly through the water streams from the water fountain. They are giggling and laughing while playing with it. We laugh along with them. Even Robert is smiling widely as well.

“Now we just need the flower soaps, mother. We can take our showers out here.”

“You might during the warm months, Bianca. I’m sure the air will be colder during the winter.”

“Ugh, . . . don’t remind me. The air will be very cold then, but at least the water is warm.”

They check out the butterfly entrance to make sure it is working properly. They are pleased it is allowing them an entrance to the greenhouse.

Friday night, I give birth to my new fairies. Everyone is excited for the new arrivals. King Oren and Queen White Dove are present with ten of their fairy troop. All of mine are present. I have legs open with a towel underneath me. Quickly, I arch my back a bit. “Oooh . . . here they come!”

Slowly, they come out. The male butterfly comes out first, then his twin sister. They quickly bring them up to my engorged nipples. “Your names will be Silva and Silvia.”

“Our names are Silva and Silvia, father.”

“Yes, we are hungry, mother.”

They quickly drink every drop from my nipples. I arch my back again while they drink their first milk. Slowly their wings dry out and stiffen up. We see they are gray hairstreak butterflies.

Quickly, the fairies make their first set of clothes. There is a tuft of my hair tucked into their clothes. Once they are dressed, they are sitting on my chest looking at me with big smiles on their faces.

I smile at them, “Welcome to the family, Silva and Silvia.”

“Thank you, father, mother.”

“You will now sleep near me. Slowly your numbers will increase each year. Now it is your turn to learn how to be a fairy. Your brothers and sisters and kinfolk will help you there.”

“We’ll be sure to remember it all, mother.”

Then my fairies and King Oren’s fairies help them learn their world around them. They show them how they can change into butterflies and back into fairies. They are told stories about the unicorns mounted on the wall in the master bedroom. They touch each one to confirm what they are feeling. Soon, they make that connection that I am an unicorn as well.

The next day, Saturday, is a visit to the local Cherokee Corn Festival. Brianna and I wear our feathered necklaces that were made for us. My fairies help Silva and Silvia explore the area in butterfly mode. They smell my hair to remember my scent from time to time.

I get greeted by my Cherokee friends while I’m there. It proved to be a very relaxing weekend compared to earlier in the week with the greenhouse being built.

Once the fairies return to the festival, they quickly find me. Quickly, Silva and Silvia flutter into my coat pocket. They quickly change back into fairies. They feel more secure and safer now. They know that there is a lot more to learn.

We return back to Jacksonville to finish our time there. My fairies show my newest fairies how to defend themselves and using the water and air bending elements. What proved interesting for all of us, they picked up the earth bending really easily. In fact, they are very strong with it.

“So, it must because you were learning the earth bending while we were within you, father.”

“That’s the only explanation I have, Silva.”

“Well, it makes sense to us, father.”

It was during that time that I get a phone call to be in Washington, D.C. with Senator Madison. That is when I visited the forty-fifth president in the hospital.

Then I drive us to Charleston for the next month period. That is when I get an unusual message from the dolphins.

Brianna is sitting on the beach with Robert. I am wading out to the waters to speak to the dolphins.

Omega Unicorn Dragon, it is time to visit Long Island, New York.

Who told you, dolphins?

The Water Horse, Omega.

Is he talking about you, Hengroen?

No, Omega. He is a hippocampi. They are Greek in origin. I’ve met them from time to time. It is time to visit Camp Half-Blood on Long Island, NY.

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Hello BC Sci-Fans!!!

Hello BC Sci-Fans!!!

Well, I back tracked to Chapter 7 a bit. I provided some detail what happened during some of those days.

As you might surmise from the ending of this chapter, it is time to visit Camp Half-Blood. This will be after the Sea of Monsters movie that is coming out in August this year.

I hope I get some of the facts straight on this one. I did read a summary of the movie in Wikipedia.

Have a great week everyone!!
Rachel