“I think I need to leave for a bit,” Omega told Elliot.
“Do whatever you need to do. Take a break from everything. We can handle things here. Just make sure we can reach you if needed.” Elliot happily agreed.
“I will see you soon.” Omega said his goodbye and flew away.
He landed at the safari in Kenya.
“Welcome back Omega!” Baraka was happy to see him.
“Good to see you Baraka. How are Kira and her cubs?” Omega asked.
“You should see for yourself. I am sure they will be really happy to see you,” Baraka responded.
Omega flew up and landed on the other side of the fence. The cubs sprinted up to him and jumped up into his arms and started to hug him and rub their cheeks on his neck. They had gotten a lot bigger since he saw them last. Kira waited patiently for her turn to say hello to her friend. She got up on her back paws and put her front paws on Omega’s shoulders as he bent down to greet her. She gave him a big hug as an acknowledgement for everything he did for her family. Omega was happy to see them again.
Omega spent the day with them and at sundown he walked over to a large tree and sat under it. Kira and the cubs came over and settled down next to him as they used to when Roman was still alive.
Being away from civilization Omega finally had a moment to reflect on his actions. “Am I doing the right thing? When it’s all said and done will this really change anything? At some point I will die. And then what happens next? Will humans go back to their destructive ways? Am I just delaying the inevitable by keeping them alive? Should I have just killed them all to save life from humans? That would mean I would have to kill my family too. Or I could have just not done anything. This isn’t my planet. I could have let them go extinct and let life start over again. I could have lived my life as a hero. Adored and worshiped by humans.
“Would I be able to just sit back and watch the destruction of life when I have the power to change it? I have to believe I am doing the right thing. I could have taken a more humane approach but would that have actually worked? It has never really worked with humans. I have to believe that this is for the greater good of all life including humans. I wish it came naturally to me like it does for humans because it is not easy to be this cruel. To be hated by so many. To fall from their good graces. It is not easy to hurt innocent people but was there really a better choice? And did I really do anything they haven’t done to each other throughout their own history? So why do I feel guilty?
“I can try to convince myself of the human idea that ‘this is my purpose.’ Maybe that’s why I ended up here. Maybe this is supposed to be the salvation for my species. Only time will tell.” Omega was still conflicted
He looked down at the one of the cubs resting its head on his leg. The cub looked up at Omega with his big round eyes. He rolled over and grabbed Omega’s arm with his paws and pulled it towards his face. No words needed to be said but in that moment. Omega knew that it was all worth it.
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