"Raise your hands Eto". A woman's voice rang.

"Spread your legs and focus". She said again.

"Read your opponents move before making yours, Don't make a move before reading your opponents move".

Eto listened to the blue haired woman he was sparring against. He focused and grit his teeth to stop another blow from her weapon. They were sparring with the bo staff. He dodged another hit and rolled to the right, then he tried to counter attack but the woman blocked it with one arm then moved behind him in less than a milisecond which made it seem like she teleported, he couldn't keep up with the speed, she hit his knee making him kneel.

"You know in a battle, you'd be dead right?" said the woman

"Yeah mum, I'd be dead in a battle. You know I could just train using the sims right."Eto said.

"Yeah Eto but what fun would that be and besides I missed you".

"I missed you too mum".

Eto's mum ruffled his hair"Okay. one more round and then we're done for the day."

"Okay"

Eto sparred with his mum for the last time for the day. She used her movement techniques to get close to him then disarmed him by hitting his staff and sweeping her staff by his feet to make him fall.

"Yay go mum"said a blue haired girl walking toward them.

"Don't cheer her on Anna, she has the advantage of age and experience". said Eto

"Hah that's what you always say. I don't think you're ever gonna win against mum anyway. it's just like chess"said Anna

"Anna" called the blue haired woman.

"Yes mum"

"Are you done with your assignment?".

"Yeah mum. It wasn't that hard once I looked at it differently". Anna said expressionlessly.

Her mum looked at her and said "I knew you could do it. Let's go have dinner".

In a circular room with a floating table and floating chairs by its sides sat different types of food, from baked chicken glistening with butter, ice-cream, burgers, orange juice, cake, salad, freshly picked fruits and baked potatoes.

Everybody sat at their sits and started to eat. While they were eating, The android butler came toward towards them to report to their mother.

"Miss Grey. The commander of the fleet has arrived" said a monotonous voice.

"Thanks Al" said Miss Vanessa Grey.

Eto looked up at his mum and said "Going on a trip again"?

"No Eto just looking into something"

Said Miss Grey furrowing her brows.

"Hey mum, Hey mum. Are you gonna take long" asked Anna.

"No Anna, I'll be right back...".

Miss Grey got up and went to the elevator at the end of the hall, she got in and winked at her two kids before the elevator doors closed and the elevator started moving down.

In a few minutes they looked towards the hall and saw their mother moving towards them. she didn't make a sound as she moved and sat at her sit and then said "Let's eat".

"Anything wrong mum" asked Anna and Eto at the same time.

"No kids. just work. I have to be gone for two days".

"Where you going mum" asked Anna

"Commander watson discovered a dwarf planet in ST19, Am going along to coordinate." replied her mum.

Then they continued eating but miss Grey looked at Eto. He wasn't paying attention and was staring at his food.

"Eto."

"Eto."

"Eto."

He didn't answer until his mum tapped his arm.

"Yeah mum"

""Are you alright son" asked Eto's mum.

"No mum. Can you not go". asked Eto.

His mum put a hand beneath her chin and looked to be deep in thought. Then she turned to look at him and said "Yes I can. but I have to, Don't want there to be any complications, and besides I won't be gone for very long."

"Okay mum I understand" Eto muttered

He's mum looked at him and said "Come now Eto don't be like that. I'll take you and your sister to planet Umami when I get back."

"Really mum. " Eto beamed. Even his sister raised her head to look at their mother.

She looked at both of them and smiled.

After they finished eating. Miss Grey went to prepare for her trip. Anna and Eto went to the training room to spar. Anna and Eto were equally matched but she knocked him down using her own movement technique. He got up quickly and swung his bo staff at her legs, she evaded his ploy by jumping and piercing her bo staff towards his chest, he blocked it but realized that it was just a feint, Anna had already let go of her bo staff the moment it hit his and closed in on him, then she put her hand on his leg and flipped him.

"Hah got you again." Anna yelped

"You're getting good at this."

"Well you know what mum always. Let every attack be a feint and let every feint be an attack."

"True. Am gonna go wash up. am going to bed. Goodnight Ann."

"Goodnight Eto."

Anna stayed to train. Eto left the training and started walking towards his room. His room was very expansive. His room was on the fifth floor of their home. He went straight to his bathroom and washed up. He changed into his night wear and dozed off.