December 24, 2075

Christmas is tomorrow. Mary has prepared cookies using a recipe using nutmeg and cinnamon. Ralphie has curled up in front of the fireplace, Eve in a big, fluffy chair fell asleep waiting for Santa Claus to show up. Ed was outside collecting some extra firewood for the night’s ration. The laboratory was kind enough to provide a cabin for Ed and his children to stay in for the holiday. 

Ed was proud that his kids had done so well in their lives, short though they may have been. They had shown to be resilient and powerful. Children though they were, they would become the dominant beings of this world in time. 

Sleep crept upon the children and they all snuggled up to Ed. And one by one they each fell asleep until Ed was by himself watching the burn. A gentle breeze could be felt coming through a window. The cool air brought about a nice reprieve that the warm room needed for a level of comfort.

The goddess appeared within the wind and sat next to Ed, though the children prevented her from getting too close. 

Hushed whispers and quiet tones were used between the two so as not to disrupt the sleeping children. The two discussed the plans for the future for many plans had to be made and maintained for the new species of the planet. 

For starters they discussed how the remaining humans should be imbued with magic. As humanity had no true affinity for magic, they would need to be adapted for the new world. Whether they are imbued with magic or have the power to use it freely, that would be a decision that they would have to make. The goddess made the decision that humanity would have to make the decision on their twentieth birthday to live with youth or to reshape the world. Such would be their new fate.

The next thing that they discussed was the making of new creatures and how they could be made as if by magic. Ed told her of a few cloning facilities that were abandoned, there she would find the items necessary for making more and more magical creatures. For all different kinds of creatures would be made to repopulate the recently evacuated world. Creatures and beings that would cultivate and nurture the world. make it into a paradise that all manner of beings could enjoy, and one that would be unrecognizable to any men that return from the colonies. 

They discussed long into the night and both fell asleep hugging the children. Such was the magical family’s first Christmas.