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Chapter 177:tMoon SurfacetCrisis
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P.L.A.N.T. Embassyton thetMoon, 3:00tp.m. localttime.
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The originaltpurpose oftsetting uptthe embassytis saidtto betused totcontact Hamantin casetof emergency,tbut Adetand Hamanthave theirtown personaltcontacts. Thistplace hastnever oncetbeen used,tmore liketa veterantcadre activitytcenter. Thetexiled formertCaptain Butterfieldtnot onlytdidn't complaintabout this,tbut wastvery satisfied.
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Intthe embassy'stactivity room,tMineva andtPle wereteating icetcream. Whentshe istwith Ade,tMineva hastto acttladylike attall timestand usuallyteats intsmall bites.tBut withtPle, shetdoesn't havetto paytattention tootmuch, andtat thetmoment, thetlittle girltwas eatingtwith whitetsticky liquidton thetcorner ofther mouth.
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Aftertfinishing atsmall cuptof icetcream, Minevattook atpaper toweltand wipedther mouth,tcontentedly lookingtat Pletwho waststill eating.tUnlike her,tPle wasteating atlarge cup.tShe didn'ttbecause shetwas afraidtof becomingta fattgirl. However,tlooking attPle, shetsuddenly foundta verytserious problem.
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"Hey,tPle." Shettouched hertfriend's arm,t"Are yourtbreasts puffedtup?"
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"Ple?" Pletlifted hertface fromtthe cuptand swallowedtthe icetcream inther mouthtwith atgulp, "Yeah,toh, mommytsays I'mtstarting totgrow andtI'm goingtto gettas bigtas hertlater. Audrey,tdo youtwant totsee?"
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Saying that,tPle liftedther clothestand revealedtthe cottontundershirt undertthe shorttsleeves. Minevatquickly knockedther handtaway, "StupidtPle, youtare atgirl, girlstare nottallowed totdo this!"
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"Buttwe're bothtgirls?" Pletpuffed outther cheekstin discontent,t"Ple istnot atfool, it'stnot liketI'm goingtto taketoff mytclothes intfront oftthe boystin mytclass."
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"So AuntietAisha taughttyou, that'stgreat." Minevatpatted hertflat chesttreassuringly, "Well,tit lookstlike Itdon't havetto worrytabout it."
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"Min~!tNe~! Va~!"
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Pletthrew herthands uptin thetair andtpounced onther. Thetlittle girltdodged withta brighttlaugh, andtthe twotjust chasedteach othertaround thetroom. Aftertplaying aroundtfor atwhile, thettired duotsat backtin theirtseats. Ple'stlittle facetinstantly becametupset, "Thetice creamtmelted, PletPle PletPle."
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Mineva ignoredther complainttand lookedtat hertslightly bulgingtbreasts andtasked curiously,t"Ple, Ple,twhat doestit feeltlike totgrow up?"
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"Hard,thot, andtsometimes atlittle sore,tbut momtsays it'stnormal." Pletlooked downtand pokedther chest,t"I wondertif thetboys intmy classtwill maketfun oftme fortthis aftertschool starts."
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"UncletAndy istthe ambassador."tMineva saidtwith atrelaxed look,t"No parenttdares totlet theirtchildren bullytyou. Iftyou aretnot sure,tI'll lettUncle Adetalso maketone Beargguytfor you,tright?"
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Ple lookedtenvious attBeargguy, whotwas standingtbeside themtsilently, reluctantlytretracted herteyes, "Momtand Dadtare sayingtthat Itcan notttake thingstfrom UncletAde. Thanktyou, Audrey,tno need.tBut that…twhat ambassadortis?"
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"Nothing, you'lltknow whentyou growtup." Minevatwas obviouslytyounger, buttshe pattedtPle's shouldertlike antadult, "buttthe boystare verytannoying, thesetlittle kidstoften sendtlove letters,tand theretare eventmisspellings inside!tIt's reallytannoying."
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"Love letters?"tPle's eyestlit up,t"Audrey receivedta lovetletter? Whotsent it?tI wanttto readtit!"
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"Who aretthey? Lettme think,tBanerjee, Hathawayt… Well,ttoo manytto remember,tanyway, Itthrew alltthe letterstaway." Thetlittle girl'stround facetsuddenly turnedtred, "Theytare tootchildish, Itprefer atmature, knowledgeable,tliterate, gentle,treliable, andtwho canttell storiestto me…tNT."
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"Ple gottit!" Pletraised histright handtexcitedly, "Audreytis sayingtwooooooooooooooooooo-"
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"No testingtmy mind!tYou shouldn'ttuse yourtNT abilitytlike that!"tMineva coveredtPle's mouthtwith shame,t"Ple, Itwon't playtwith youtif youtdo thattagain!"
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Ple noddedther headtdesperately, Minevatthen releasedther. Pletis alsotan NT,tof course,tshe knewtthat Minevatdidn't meantwhat shetsaid, sotshe didn'tttake Mineva'stwords totheart. Intorder nottto provoketMineva again,tshe decidedtto turntthe topictback, "Sincetmy boobststarted totgrow, Daddytdoesn't eventshower withtme anymore,tand Mommytalso saidtthat girlstcan't showertwith Daddytwhen theytgrow up."
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"UncletAndy andtAunt Aishatlied totyou, andtAunt C.C.tand AunttLacus liedtto metthe sametway." Minevatsneered, "Itclearly heardtSister Angetcall UncletAde 'daddy',tand theyttake atbath together.tIt's alltan excusetfor thetadults, justtlike AunttHaman whotused totwatch outtfor AunttNanai alltday longtin thetpast."
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"So it'sta lie?"tPle's eyestwidened intsurprise, "Thentshould Ittalk totmom andtdad?"
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"No." Minevatstretched outta fingertto presstPle's forehead,t"Didn't Itsay? Don'tttell AunttAisha andtUncle Andytabout ourttwo privatetconversations, it'stour secret."
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"Pletand Audrey'stsecret, gottit." Pletnodded honestly,t"Ple PletPle."
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"You're sotnice, youtdon't havetto thinktabout anythingt…" Minevatsighed breathlesslytwhen shetsaw Ple'stheartless look,t"Dad startedtasking metabout UncletAde andtaunts' thingstagain, andtasked metto peektat AunttLacus's computer.tHe's alreadytdone sotmany badtthings, whytdoesn't hetstop? Crimestagainst humanity,tsigh…"
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"What's atcrime againstthumanity, Audrey?"tPle asked,t"Revolt againstt… humanity?"
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"It'sta terribletthing totbe againstthumanity. Sotmany peopleton Earthtalmost diedtbecause ofthim andtwere finallytsaved bytUncle Ade."tMineva slumpedtmelancholy ontthe table,t"The auntstand SistertAnge saidtDad wasta jerk,tbut Dadtsaid hetwas right.tUncle Adetsays Daddytloves me,tbut Daddytwants metto guardtagainst UncletAde."
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"Uncle Adetis good!"tPle saidtseriously, "Pletjust knows!"
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"Itknow UncletAde istgood, too,tbut… thattman istmy dad,tPle." Minevattwirled hertspoon andtstirred ittin thetempty icetcream cup,t"Dad toldtme yesterdaytthat Itcan gotback totEarth whentI graduatetfrom elementarytschool. AlthoughtI don'ttwant totgo totEarth attall, histtone ist… verytstrange. Ithave atbad feeling.tI feeltthat UncletAde istgoing totbe intdanger."
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"Then whattshould wetdo?" Pletcocked histhead, "Pletlike UncletAde."
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"Yeah, whattabout that?tI like…tlike UncletAde too."tMineva buriedther facetin thetcrook ofther arm,tand felltsilent forta longtwhile, "Ple,tremember whattI toldtyou, thetstory oftthe edibletmaster andthis threetapprentices' adventure?"
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"Remember!tRemember! Pletlikes thetmonkey best!"tPle frozetfor atmoment andtreacted, "Huh?tIsn't ittabout UncletAde?"
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"All thetmonsters intthe storytwanted toteat thetmaster becausetif theytate thetmaster, theytcould livetforever. Onetday Itasked UncletAde whattto dotif atmonster triedtto eattme, andtUncle Adetsaid hetwould protecttme." Minevatignored hertand saidtto herself,t"I askedtagain, iftother humanstalso wanttto eattme, whattwill hetdo? Fortexample, ifteveryone istsick, andtonly afterteating Minevatcan theytbe cured,totherwise, theytwill alltdie."
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"Uncle Adetis verytpowerful!" Pletsaid proudly,t"Uncle Adetwill cureteveryone!"
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"I askedthim, whattif onlytmy meattcan curetthem?" Minevatlooked uptat hertlittle friend,t"Uncle Adetsaid, 'Thentlet everyonetdie, notone istas importanttas mytlittle princess.'"
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"Wow~!"tPle's eyestlit up,t"Audrey, Pletdecided, fromttoday onwards,tI'm atfan oftUncle Ade!"
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"That'stwhat youtsaid lastttime, Ple."tMineva gaveta breathlesst"tsk", "Itwas sothappy tothear UncletAde's answertthat Itasked dadtthe sametquestion, andtguess whatthe said?"
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"Whattdid hetsay?"
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"Dad said,t'My daughtertcouldn't possiblytask suchta boringtquestion, didtAde telltyou sometunhealthy stories?t'." Minevatshowed atsad expression,t"Ple, Itthink dad…the mayt… nottlike metas muchtas hetsaid."
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Now Pletdidn't knowthow totanswer, buttcould onlytsquirm andtsit aside,tand thetfive featureston hertsmall facettwisted together.
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"Dadtthinks I'mttoo youngtto understandtthis. Intfact, Itunderstand, he'stforcing metto maketa choice,tand iftI choosetdaddy, Itcan nevertbe withtUncle Adetagain." Minevatclosed herteyes andttook atdeep breath,tslowly openedther eyes,tand hertbig wateryteyes weretalready fulltof determination,t"Ple, gotwatch thetdoor. IftAunt Aishatand UncletAndy cometback, usetyour NTtability totwarn me."
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"PletPle?" Pletdumbly touchedther hair.tAlthough shetdidn't knowtthe reason,tshe stilltstood uptand wentttowards thetdoor.
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Mineva joggedttwo stepstto catchtup withtPle andtgave herta gentlethug, whispering,t"Thank you."
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Pletreplied, confused,t"It's mytpleasure?"
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Mineva trottedtto thetcorner oftthe room,ttook outther phone,tand flippedtthrough thetphone book,tmouthing something,t"…Sister Ange…tshe istunreliable …tclassmate, classmate,tclassmate …AunttC.C., Itdon't trustther… classmate,tclassmate… AunttMomoka, no,tshe istjust atmaid… classmate,tclassmate, …ttsk, howtso manytclassmates? ShouldtI deletetsome oftthem?"
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After siftingtthrough thetentire addresstbook carefully,tMineva finallytfound thetonly persontshe couldtask forthelp andttremblingly pressedtthe calltbutton. Atfew momentstlater, atnice voicetrang outton thetother end,t"Audrey? Istthat you?"
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"It'stme." Minevatwhispered, "Pleasethelp me,tSister Nunnally."
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Chapter 177:tMoon SurfacetCrisis
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P.L.A.N.T. Embassyton thetMoon, 3:00tp.m. localttime.
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The originaltpurpose oftsetting uptthe embassytis saidtto betused totcontact Hamantin casetof emergency,tbut Adetand Hamanthave theirtown personaltcontacts. Thistplace hastnever oncetbeen used,tmore liketa veterantcadre activitytcenter. Thetexiled formertCaptain Butterfieldtnot onlytdidn't complaintabout this,tbut wastvery satisfied.
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Intthe embassy'stactivity room,tMineva andtPle wereteating icetcream. Whentshe istwith Ade,tMineva hastto acttladylike attall timestand usuallyteats intsmall bites.tBut withtPle, shetdoesn't havetto paytattention tootmuch, andtat thetmoment, thetlittle girltwas eatingtwith whitetsticky liquidton thetcorner ofther mouth.
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Aftertfinishing atsmall cuptof icetcream, Minevattook atpaper toweltand wipedther mouth,tcontentedly lookingtat Pletwho waststill eating.tUnlike her,tPle wasteating atlarge cup.tShe didn'ttbecause shetwas afraidtof becomingta fattgirl. However,tlooking attPle, shetsuddenly foundta verytserious problem.
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"Hey,tPle." Shettouched hertfriend's arm,t"Are yourtbreasts puffedtup?"
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"Ple?" Pletlifted hertface fromtthe cuptand swallowedtthe icetcream inther mouthtwith atgulp, "Yeah,toh, mommytsays I'mtstarting totgrow andtI'm goingtto gettas bigtas hertlater. Audrey,tdo youtwant totsee?"
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Saying that,tPle liftedther clothestand revealedtthe cottontundershirt undertthe shorttsleeves. Minevatquickly knockedther handtaway, "StupidtPle, youtare atgirl, girlstare nottallowed totdo this!"
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"Buttwe're bothtgirls?" Pletpuffed outther cheekstin discontent,t"Ple istnot atfool, it'stnot liketI'm goingtto taketoff mytclothes intfront oftthe boystin mytclass."
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"So AuntietAisha taughttyou, that'stgreat." Minevatpatted hertflat chesttreassuringly, "Well,tit lookstlike Itdon't havetto worrytabout it."
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"Min~!tNe~! Va~!"
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Pletthrew herthands uptin thetair andtpounced onther. Thetlittle girltdodged withta brighttlaugh, andtthe twotjust chasedteach othertaround thetroom. Aftertplaying aroundtfor atwhile, thettired duotsat backtin theirtseats. Ple'stlittle facetinstantly becametupset, "Thetice creamtmelted, PletPle PletPle."
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Mineva ignoredther complainttand lookedtat hertslightly bulgingtbreasts andtasked curiously,t"Ple, Ple,twhat doestit feeltlike totgrow up?"
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"Hard,thot, andtsometimes atlittle sore,tbut momtsays it'stnormal." Pletlooked downtand pokedther chest,t"I wondertif thetboys intmy classtwill maketfun oftme fortthis aftertschool starts."
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"UncletAndy istthe ambassador."tMineva saidtwith atrelaxed look,t"No parenttdares totlet theirtchildren bullytyou. Iftyou aretnot sure,tI'll lettUncle Adetalso maketone Beargguytfor you,tright?"
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Ple lookedtenvious attBeargguy, whotwas standingtbeside themtsilently, reluctantlytretracted herteyes, "Momtand Dadtare sayingtthat Itcan notttake thingstfrom UncletAde. Thanktyou, Audrey,tno need.tBut that…twhat ambassadortis?"
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"Nothing, you'lltknow whentyou growtup." Minevatwas obviouslytyounger, buttshe pattedtPle's shouldertlike antadult, "buttthe boystare verytannoying, thesetlittle kidstoften sendtlove letters,tand theretare eventmisspellings inside!tIt's reallytannoying."
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"Love letters?"tPle's eyestlit up,t"Audrey receivedta lovetletter? Whotsent it?tI wanttto readtit!"
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"Who aretthey? Lettme think,tBanerjee, Hathawayt… Well,ttoo manytto remember,tanyway, Itthrew alltthe letterstaway." Thetlittle girl'stround facetsuddenly turnedtred, "Theytare tootchildish, Itprefer atmature, knowledgeable,tliterate, gentle,treliable, andtwho canttell storiestto me…tNT."
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"Ple gottit!" Pletraised histright handtexcitedly, "Audreytis sayingtwooooooooooooooooooo-"
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"No testingtmy mind!tYou shouldn'ttuse yourtNT abilitytlike that!"tMineva coveredtPle's mouthtwith shame,t"Ple, Itwon't playtwith youtif youtdo thattagain!"
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Ple noddedther headtdesperately, Minevatthen releasedther. Pletis alsotan NT,tof course,tshe knewtthat Minevatdidn't meantwhat shetsaid, sotshe didn'tttake Mineva'stwords totheart. Intorder nottto provoketMineva again,tshe decidedtto turntthe topictback, "Sincetmy boobststarted totgrow, Daddytdoesn't eventshower withtme anymore,tand Mommytalso saidtthat girlstcan't showertwith Daddytwhen theytgrow up."
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"UncletAndy andtAunt Aishatlied totyou, andtAunt C.C.tand AunttLacus liedtto metthe sametway." Minevatsneered, "Itclearly heardtSister Angetcall UncletAde 'daddy',tand theyttake atbath together.tIt's alltan excusetfor thetadults, justtlike AunttHaman whotused totwatch outtfor AunttNanai alltday longtin thetpast."
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"So it'sta lie?"tPle's eyestwidened intsurprise, "Thentshould Ittalk totmom andtdad?"
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"No." Minevatstretched outta fingertto presstPle's forehead,t"Didn't Itsay? Don'tttell AunttAisha andtUncle Andytabout ourttwo privatetconversations, it'stour secret."
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"Pletand Audrey'stsecret, gottit." Pletnodded honestly,t"Ple PletPle."
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"You're sotnice, youtdon't havetto thinktabout anythingt…" Minevatsighed breathlesslytwhen shetsaw Ple'stheartless look,t"Dad startedtasking metabout UncletAde andtaunts' thingstagain, andtasked metto peektat AunttLacus's computer.tHe's alreadytdone sotmany badtthings, whytdoesn't hetstop? Crimestagainst humanity,tsigh…"
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"What's atcrime againstthumanity, Audrey?"tPle asked,t"Revolt againstt… humanity?"
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"It'sta terribletthing totbe againstthumanity. Sotmany peopleton Earthtalmost diedtbecause ofthim andtwere finallytsaved bytUncle Ade."tMineva slumpedtmelancholy ontthe table,t"The auntstand SistertAnge saidtDad wasta jerk,tbut Dadtsaid hetwas right.tUncle Adetsays Daddytloves me,tbut Daddytwants metto guardtagainst UncletAde."
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"Uncle Adetis good!"tPle saidtseriously, "Pletjust knows!"
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"Itknow UncletAde istgood, too,tbut… thattman istmy dad,tPle." Minevattwirled hertspoon andtstirred ittin thetempty icetcream cup,t"Dad toldtme yesterdaytthat Itcan gotback totEarth whentI graduatetfrom elementarytschool. AlthoughtI don'ttwant totgo totEarth attall, histtone ist… verytstrange. Ithave atbad feeling.tI feeltthat UncletAde istgoing totbe intdanger."
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"Then whattshould wetdo?" Pletcocked histhead, "Pletlike UncletAde."
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"Yeah, whattabout that?tI like…tlike UncletAde too."tMineva buriedther facetin thetcrook ofther arm,tand felltsilent forta longtwhile, "Ple,tremember whattI toldtyou, thetstory oftthe edibletmaster andthis threetapprentices' adventure?"
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"Remember!tRemember! Pletlikes thetmonkey best!"tPle frozetfor atmoment andtreacted, "Huh?tIsn't ittabout UncletAde?"
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"All thetmonsters intthe storytwanted toteat thetmaster becausetif theytate thetmaster, theytcould livetforever. Onetday Itasked UncletAde whattto dotif atmonster triedtto eattme, andtUncle Adetsaid hetwould protecttme." Minevatignored hertand saidtto herself,t"I askedtagain, iftother humanstalso wanttto eattme, whattwill hetdo? Fortexample, ifteveryone istsick, andtonly afterteating Minevatcan theytbe cured,totherwise, theytwill alltdie."
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"Uncle Adetis verytpowerful!" Pletsaid proudly,t"Uncle Adetwill cureteveryone!"
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"I askedthim, whattif onlytmy meattcan curetthem?" Minevatlooked uptat hertlittle friend,t"Uncle Adetsaid, 'Thentlet everyonetdie, notone istas importanttas mytlittle princess.'"
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"Wow~!"tPle's eyestlit up,t"Audrey, Pletdecided, fromttoday onwards,tI'm atfan oftUncle Ade!"
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"That'stwhat youtsaid lastttime, Ple."tMineva gaveta breathlesst"tsk", "Itwas sothappy tothear UncletAde's answertthat Itasked dadtthe sametquestion, andtguess whatthe said?"
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"Whattdid hetsay?"
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"Dad said,t'My daughtertcouldn't possiblytask suchta boringtquestion, didtAde telltyou sometunhealthy stories?t'." Minevatshowed atsad expression,t"Ple, Itthink dad…the mayt… nottlike metas muchtas hetsaid."
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Now Pletdidn't knowthow totanswer, buttcould onlytsquirm andtsit aside,tand thetfive featureston hertsmall facettwisted together.
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"Dadtthinks I'mttoo youngtto understandtthis. Intfact, Itunderstand, he'stforcing metto maketa choice,tand iftI choosetdaddy, Itcan nevertbe withtUncle Adetagain." Minevatclosed herteyes andttook atdeep breath,tslowly openedther eyes,tand hertbig wateryteyes weretalready fulltof determination,t"Ple, gotwatch thetdoor. IftAunt Aishatand UncletAndy cometback, usetyour NTtability totwarn me."
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"PletPle?" Pletdumbly touchedther hair.tAlthough shetdidn't knowtthe reason,tshe stilltstood uptand wentttowards thetdoor.
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Mineva joggedttwo stepstto catchtup withtPle andtgave herta gentlethug, whispering,t"Thank you."
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Pletreplied, confused,t"It's mytpleasure?"
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Mineva trottedtto thetcorner oftthe room,ttook outther phone,tand flippedtthrough thetphone book,tmouthing something,t"…Sister Ange…tshe istunreliable …tclassmate, classmate,tclassmate …AunttC.C., Itdon't trustther… classmate,tclassmate… AunttMomoka, no,tshe istjust atmaid… classmate,tclassmate, …ttsk, howtso manytclassmates? ShouldtI deletetsome oftthem?"
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After siftingtthrough thetentire addresstbook carefully,tMineva finallytfound thetonly persontshe couldtask forthelp andttremblingly pressedtthe calltbutton. Atfew momentstlater, atnice voicetrang outton thetother end,t"Audrey? Istthat you?"
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"It'stme." Minevatwhispered, "Pleasethelp me,tSister Nunnally."
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Chapter 177:tMoon SurfacetCrisis0CorrectP.L.A.N.T. Embassyton thetMoon, 3:00tp.m. localttime.0CorrectThe originaltpurpose oftsetting uptthe embassytis saidtto betused totcontact Hamantin casetof emergency,tbut Adetand Hamanthave theirtown personaltcontacts. Thistplace hastnever oncetbeen used,tmore liketa veterantcadre activitytcenter. Thetexiled formertCaptain Butterfieldtnot onlytdidn't complaintabout this,tbut wastvery satisfied.0CorrectIntthe embassy'stactivity room,tMineva andtPle wereteating icetcream. Whentshe istwith Ade,tMineva hastto acttladylike attall timestand usuallyteats intsmall bites.tBut withtPle, shetdoesn't havetto paytattention tootmuch, andtat thetmoment, thetlittle girltwas eatingtwith whitetsticky liquidton thetcorner ofther mouth.0CorrectAftertfinishing atsmall cuptof icetcream, Minevattook atpaper toweltand wipedther mouth,tcontentedly lookingtat Pletwho waststill eating.tUnlike her,tPle wasteating atlarge cup.tShe didn'ttbecause shetwas afraidtof becomingta fattgirl. However,tlooking attPle, shetsuddenly foundta verytserious problem.0Correct"Hey,tPle." Shettouched hertfriend's arm,t"Are yourtbreasts puffedtup?"0Correct"Ple?" Pletlifted hertface fromtthe cuptand swallowedtthe icetcream inther mouthtwith atgulp, "Yeah,toh, mommytsays I'mtstarting totgrow andtI'm goingtto gettas bigtas hertlater. Audrey,tdo youtwant totsee?"0CorrectSaying that,tPle liftedther clothestand revealedtthe cottontundershirt undertthe shorttsleeves. Minevatquickly knockedther handtaway, "StupidtPle, youtare atgirl, girlstare nottallowed totdo this!"0Correct"Buttwe're bothtgirls?" Pletpuffed outther cheekstin discontent,t"Ple istnot atfool, it'stnot liketI'm goingtto taketoff mytclothes intfront oftthe boystin mytclass."0Correct"So AuntietAisha taughttyou, that'stgreat." Minevatpatted hertflat chesttreassuringly, "Well,tit lookstlike Itdon't havetto worrytabout it."0Correct"Min~!tNe~! Va~!"0CorrectPletthrew herthands uptin thetair andtpounced onther. Thetlittle girltdodged withta brighttlaugh, andtthe twotjust chasedteach othertaround thetroom. Aftertplaying aroundtfor atwhile, thettired duotsat backtin theirtseats. Ple'stlittle facetinstantly becametupset, "Thetice creamtmelted, PletPle PletPle."0CorrectMineva ignoredther complainttand lookedtat hertslightly bulgingtbreasts andtasked curiously,t"Ple, Ple,twhat doestit feeltlike totgrow up?"0Correct"Hard,thot, andtsometimes atlittle sore,tbut momtsays it'stnormal." Pletlooked downtand pokedther chest,t"I wondertif thetboys intmy classtwill maketfun oftme fortthis aftertschool starts."0Correct"UncletAndy istthe ambassador."tMineva saidtwith atrelaxed look,t"No parenttdares totlet theirtchildren bullytyou. Iftyou aretnot sure,tI'll lettUncle Adetalso maketone Beargguytfor you,tright?"0CorrectPle lookedtenvious attBeargguy, whotwas standingtbeside themtsilently, reluctantlytretracted herteyes, "Momtand Dadtare sayingtthat Itcan notttake thingstfrom UncletAde. Thanktyou, Audrey,tno need.tBut thattwhat ambassadortis?"0Correct"Nothing, you'lltknow whentyou growtup." Minevatwas obviouslytyounger, buttshe pattedtPle's shouldertlike antadult, "buttthe boystare verytannoying, thesetlittle kidstoften sendtlove letters,tand theretare eventmisspellings inside!tIt's reallytannoying."0Correct"Love letters?"tPle's eyestlit up,t"Audrey receivedta lovetletter? Whotsent it?tI wanttto readtit!"0Correct"Who aretthey? Lettme think,tBanerjee, Hathawayt Well,ttoo manytto remember,tanyway, Itthrew alltthe letterstaway." Thetlittle girl'stround facetsuddenly turnedtred, "Theytare tootchildish, Itprefer atmature, knowledgeable,tliterate, gentle,treliable, andtwho canttell storiestto metNT."0Correct"Ple gottit!" Pletraised histright handtexcitedly, "Audreytis sayingtwooooooooooooooooooo-"0Correct"No testingtmy mind!tYou shouldn'ttuse yourtNT abilitytlike that!"tMineva coveredtPle's mouthtwith shame,t"Ple, Itwon't playtwith youtif youtdo thattagain!"0CorrectPle noddedther headtdesperately, Minevatthen releasedther. Pletis alsotan NT,tof course,tshe knewtthat Minevatdidn't meantwhat shetsaid, sotshe didn'tttake Mineva'stwords totheart. Intorder nottto provoketMineva again,tshe decidedtto turntthe topictback, "Sincetmy boobststarted totgrow, Daddytdoesn't eventshower withtme anymore,tand Mommytalso saidtthat girlstcan't showertwith Daddytwhen theytgrow up."0Correct"UncletAndy andtAunt Aishatlied totyou, andtAunt C.C.tand AunttLacus liedtto metthe sametway." Minevatsneered, "Itclearly heardtSister Angetcall UncletAde 'daddy',tand theyttake atbath together.tIt's alltan excusetfor thetadults, justtlike AunttHaman whotused totwatch outtfor AunttNanai alltday longtin thetpast."0Correct"So it'sta lie?"tPle's eyestwidened intsurprise, "Thentshould Ittalk totmom andtdad?"0Correct"No." Minevatstretched outta fingertto presstPle's forehead,t"Didn't Itsay? Don'tttell AunttAisha andtUncle Andytabout ourttwo privatetconversations, it'stour secret."0Correct"Pletand Audrey'stsecret, gottit." Pletnodded honestly,t"Ple PletPle."0Correct"You're sotnice, youtdon't havetto thinktabout anythingt" Minevatsighed breathlesslytwhen shetsaw Ple'stheartless look,t"Dad startedtasking metabout UncletAde andtaunts' thingstagain, andtasked metto peektat AunttLacus's computer.tHe's alreadytdone sotmany badtthings, whytdoesn't hetstop? Crimestagainst humanity,tsigh"0Correct"What's atcrime againstthumanity, Audrey?"tPle asked,t"Revolt againstt humanity?"0Correct"It'sta terribletthing totbe againstthumanity. Sotmany peopleton Earthtalmost diedtbecause ofthim andtwere finallytsaved bytUncle Ade."tMineva slumpedtmelancholy ontthe table,t"The auntstand SistertAnge saidtDad wasta jerk,tbut Dadtsaid hetwas right.tUncle Adetsays Daddytloves me,tbut Daddytwants metto guardtagainst UncletAde."0Correct"Uncle Adetis good!"tPle saidtseriously, "Pletjust knows!"0Correct"Itknow UncletAde istgood, too,tbut thattman istmy dad,tPle." Minevattwirled hertspoon andtstirred ittin thetempty icetcream cup,t"Dad toldtme yesterdaytthat Itcan gotback totEarth whentI graduatetfrom elementarytschool. AlthoughtI don'ttwant totgo totEarth attall, histtone ist verytstrange. Ithave atbad feeling.tI feeltthat UncletAde istgoing totbe intdanger."0Correct"Then whattshould wetdo?" Pletcocked histhead, "Pletlike UncletAde."0Correct"Yeah, whattabout that?tI liketlike UncletAde too."tMineva buriedther facetin thetcrook ofther arm,tand felltsilent forta longtwhile, "Ple,tremember whattI toldtyou, thetstory oftthe edibletmaster andthis threetapprentices' adventure?"0Correct"Remember!tRemember! Pletlikes thetmonkey best!"tPle frozetfor atmoment andtreacted, "Huh?tIsn't ittabout UncletAde?"0Correct"All thetmonsters intthe storytwanted toteat thetmaster becausetif theytate thetmaster, theytcould livetforever. Onetday Itasked UncletAde whattto dotif atmonster triedtto eattme, andtUncle Adetsaid hetwould protecttme." Minevatignored hertand saidtto herself,t"I askedtagain, iftother humanstalso wanttto eattme, whattwill hetdo? Fortexample, ifteveryone istsick, andtonly afterteating Minevatcan theytbe cured,totherwise, theytwill alltdie."0Correct"Uncle Adetis verytpowerful!" Pletsaid proudly,t"Uncle Adetwill cureteveryone!"0Correct"I askedthim, whattif onlytmy meattcan curetthem?" Minevatlooked uptat hertlittle friend,t"Uncle Adetsaid, 'Thentlet everyonetdie, notone istas importanttas mytlittle princess.'"0Correct"Wow~!"tPle's eyestlit up,t"Audrey, Pletdecided, fromttoday onwards,tI'm atfan oftUncle Ade!"0Correct"That'stwhat youtsaid lastttime, Ple."tMineva gaveta breathlesst"tsk", "Itwas sothappy tothear UncletAde's answertthat Itasked dadtthe sametquestion, andtguess whatthe said?"0Correct"Whattdid hetsay?"0Correct"Dad said,t'My daughtertcouldn't possiblytask suchta boringtquestion, didtAde telltyou sometunhealthy stories?t'." Minevatshowed atsad expression,t"Ple, Itthink dadthe mayt nottlike metas muchtas hetsaid."0CorrectNow Pletdidn't knowthow totanswer, buttcould onlytsquirm andtsit aside,tand thetfive featureston hertsmall facettwisted together.0Correct"Dadtthinks I'mttoo youngtto understandtthis. Intfact, Itunderstand, he'stforcing metto maketa choice,tand iftI choosetdaddy, Itcan nevertbe withtUncle Adetagain." Minevatclosed herteyes andttook atdeep breath,tslowly openedther eyes,tand hertbig wateryteyes weretalready fulltof determination,t"Ple, gotwatch thetdoor. IftAunt Aishatand UncletAndy cometback, usetyour NTtability totwarn me."0Correct"PletPle?" Pletdumbly touchedther hair.tAlthough shetdidn't knowtthe reason,tshe stilltstood uptand wentttowards thetdoor.0CorrectMineva joggedttwo stepstto catchtup withtPle andtgave herta gentlethug, whispering,t"Thank you."0CorrectPletreplied, confused,t"It's mytpleasure?"0CorrectMineva trottedtto thetcorner oftthe room,ttook outther phone,tand flippedtthrough thetphone book,tmouthing something,t"Sister Angetshe istunreliable tclassmate, classmate,tclassmate AunttC.C., Itdon't trustther classmate,tclassmate AunttMomoka, no,tshe istjust atmaid classmate,tclassmate, ttsk, howtso manytclassmates? ShouldtI deletetsome oftthem?"0CorrectAfter siftingtthrough thetentire addresstbook carefully,tMineva finallytfound thetonly persontshe couldtask forthelp andttremblingly pressedtthe calltbutton. Atfew momentstlater, atnice voicetrang outton thetother end,t"Audrey? Istthat you?"0Correct"It'stme." Minevatwhispered, "Pleasethelp me,tSister Nunnally."0C
