When a plague wiped out Relda's kind years ago, her uncle took her and escaped from Quadrant 1 to Quadrant 4. Then he contracted the plague and died. She was left, and clones from a creature named Eyan are the last hope to continue her race. So she took a medallion from the Temple of Qor to pay him. Problem is, he has left to take his highly illegal cloning practice to the infamous Quadrant 3. After a chance meeting  with Quadrant 3 teenagers, she finds herself headed toward Quadrant 3. 
Things don't go as planned, but maybe that's for the best.

The Last Jucardians

The moons glowed from the sky. Preteen fingers shot up in the sky. 


 Relda gazed through a scope. The scope magnified night sky at the cratered sphere and two white crescents beyond it. 


 Relda pulled away from the scope as an object took shape on the horizon. 


 "What is it, Mama?" Shilah asked, standing on the tips of her toes. 


 Relda winked into the scope again. The object grew. Raylay waved from the pilot's seat, and Ty from the copilot's side. 


 "It's Uncle Raylay," Relda told the girls, but didn't move her eyes from the scope. "And Ty." 


 After a moment, she pushed the scope away. Raylay brought the ship down to a hover above the footpath. 


 Relda abandoned the scope and advanced toward the transport. She squeezed between Raylay and Ty. No way would she take the passenger cabin while they got the cockpit. Some things never changed. 


Chapter 41