Sam paced back and forth. "To be honest, that thing at the talk show was kinda scary... I mean, they shouldn't have shared her secret, of course... But what does 'people aren't ready' even mean? I can push them. Let them meet an alien ambassador from another planet or something, see how they react... But back to the scary forgetting thing... Forgetting knowledge is something that can happen to us when we're really old... It's one of the scariest things I can imagine... I can't believe Quinn and John don't remember... Especially John. I mean, I don't plan to get on her bad side, but she does kind of scare me now a bit. I'm not great with feelings, so rambling about them seemed like a good way to deal with them, maybe? I mean, she's helped me a lot, and she seems to be on our side, so... And John's not a great guy, but knowing he doesn't remember her any more is kind of scary... I hope I'll remember longer than him..." Sam frowned and sat down, glancing at a journal. "I have to keep working and fighting to expand the limits of the world before I'm gone... There's just not enough time. I have so many ideas, and not enough time... And now I have these emotions of dread to deal with? Great! Stupid feelings... I don't have time for feelings. I'll never live up to people's expectations if I keep getting delayed by these mushy feelings... I have to get a team to another planet... Training's almost done, and I'll lead them to a planet I already have been to... Yes, that'll be good. We're so close... I'm so close." She took a deep breath. "At least John remembers he underestimated me all those years ago... The world has changed so much with cars, telephones, the Internet... I'll show him. I'll show everyone. I'm going to change the world, and I don't need powers to do that. All I need is my mind. As long as I have that, I'll be okay... I just hope I never lose it..." She took a deep breath. "Okay! I think that made me feel better."
She began typing code frantically, preparing for the trip to space with the astronaut team she would lead. Earth was more than just powers and fancy abilities... Earth also had the power of intelligence, something that had often been underestimated by other planets. They would see that soon enough... They would all see.
