(Hey guys sorry for the long wait, I'm working on at least two other stories at the moment...I guess I have a lot of time on my hands...0-O

Anyways I surprised I haven't got a review yet, I guess that means people neither love nor hate this story...Oh well...I'm happy to continue this story regardless, Oddworld will always be one of my favorites...:)

Chapter nine: Enlightenment...

(Taking shelter behind some rocks and boulders for cover, Abe and friends sat around a camp-fire listening to Sid telling tales of the native lands...)

"And then what happened?" Abe asked Sid, fixated on the older modokon as he poked the fire with a stick while they talked. Sid sighed for a moment before answering, "Well, after the industrialists invaded my village, me and two other survivors walked through the desert." Luna did a double take still sitting on the old log they were using as a chair.

"Wait, you've walked this desert before?" She asked more curious than before, Sid merely nodded. "Which tribe were you from?" Imp asked looking up for a moment, he was literally sitting on the ground and playing with fire, Imp liked to see which objects burnt quicker in the camp-fire.

"I was part of the what was left of the Mudomo tribe, we worshipped paramites as gods." Sid paused for a moment before continuing, "I was only a kid myself when I was captured and enslaved by the glukkons...I only remember sleeping near the great nests as a hatchling." Sid then got up and started gathering ferns from amongst the rocks, they were dry but soft, and it sure beat sleeping in the dirt.

Leaving the others to their thoughts, Sid went to sleep without another word. Abe, Imp and Luna already having made their beds sat and talked quietly while listening to Imp and Sid's snoring.

Luna was sitting on the ground playing with Nova, Abe was looking up the stars, he then turned to look at his friend, now overcome with his own curiosity. "So Luna...Your a female then?" Abe asked a little awkwardly, scratching the back of his head as he did so.

Luna blinked a little taken back by his comment, she then rolled her eyes and looked down at Nova as she answered, "Took you long enough to figure that out..." She commented picking the fuzzle up and nuzzling it.

Abe half-smiled rubbing the back of head again, "I uh...Had a hunch..." Luna smiled as she listened, "And you're some kind of modokon messiah." She added, Abe gave her a sceptical look, "I wouldn't say that..." He trailed off looking into the distance, which was mainly darkness I might add, so there wasn't much to see beyond their little camp.

Luna slugged her shoulders forward and huffed, "How can you be so modest...You just freed about thirty slaves in one night!" She whispered harshly, just as Sid shifted in his sleep, she cuffed her hands over her mouth in case she woke him up.

Abe rolled his eyes at her, "I'm going to sleep.." He mumbled quite over this conversation, right now all Abe wanted to was rest, and try to forget all his new-found responsibilities in blissful slumber.

Only a few moments later Abe was in a deep sleep, utterly exhausted. Luna watched him sleep a little longer, before getting comfortable herself. Nova climbed into her shirt for warmth, Luna in all honesty, couldn't care less about the fuzzle sleeping in her clothes, she had grown used to it.

-Luna's POV

As she lay there trying to relax, Luna couldn't shake this nagging feeling in the back of her head, what was her purpose?, Where are the native modokons?, And what was a queen?

Luna lay there looking up at the stars, fireflies still buzzing silently past in the night. It was hard not to feel small and insignificant looking up at the stars and moon.

"Luna...Luna..." She shook her head and sat up, "I must be going crazy, I'm hearing things..." She whispered as Nova poked its head out to yawn at her, Luna sighed, "And why I am talking to you? You can't even understand me." She pouted as Nova blinked at her, and gave her a little nip, seemingly a little offended, "Ow! Ok, maybe you can..." She muttered quietly, Luna then lay on her back again.

"Luna listen to me, its Sam..." This time she really heard it, subconsciously the source of the voice seemed to be coming from her own mind. Luna shook her head a little weirded out, "I don't know any Sam." Holding her head in her hands trying to make the voice go away.

She then felt herself going into a deep sleep, everything was a blur for a moment, when Luna's vision cleared she was no longer at the camp-site in the desert, she was in a large room with a figure standing before her, she was large and appeared elderly, this figure looked like a modokon except she had a humongous swollen abdomen behind her instead of legs.

"Where am I?" She asked panicking a little and glancing around, the figure raised her chained up paws, "Relax child, its just a vision. Nothing here is real." Luna stopped and looked up at this goddess like figure, "Are you Sam?" She asked taking a step forward.

Sam nodded, "I am what's called the All-mother, a queen...I am Abe's mother as well as the rest..." Luna just stood there dumbfounded for a moment, trying to let it sink in. "Are you my mother?" She was almost afraid of the answer.

The modokon queen let out a depressed sigh, "I am not...Your egg was smuggled from across the great pond years ago...Then your egg fell into the hands of Molluck." Luna nodded in understanding, a little disapointed, "The glukkons...Wait, are you saying there are other modokons not on Mudos?" Sam nodded again, "We once habited all of Oddworld...But we are a dying race, facing near extinction." The queen hung her head in thought as a shrink came close by, it looked right through Luna, like she wasn't even there.

"But what can I do?" Luna asked looking up at Sam, the giant queen took her paw in her own, "Help my son rescue the others...Stay safe, one day you'll be a queen like me." Luna blinked, "But I can't...I mean all those modokons..." She stuttered, taking a moment to glance behind Sam to look at the large eggs she was forced to lay every few hours. Dozens of labour eggs were being packed away in boxes by interns behind them, Sam forced her attention away from them and looked down at Luna waving.

Luna started to panic as Sam's image began to fade away, "Wait, I need to know more! Where can I find you?!" She called out into the darkness, there was no answer as she felt Sam's mind leave her own.

-Nobodies POV

"Luna wake up!" She blinked her eyes open groggily as Abe grasped her shoulders and shook her awake, "Wha...What?, Is Sam still here?" She asked out loud, the others exchanged confused glances, now morning they were packing up and getting ready to move off.

Sid shrugged, "She's hallucinating, must be dehydrated..." He commented putting out the fire with some dirt, Abe titled his head at, giving her a look like Luna was going crazy, "Luna, who's Sam?" He asked hoping Luna hadn't gone insane.

Luna put her hands on her hips annoyed as she sat up, "Your mother Abe..." She tried to tell him but was cut off by Imp, 'Come on, there's no need for insults!" Imp huffed gathering his things. She rolled her eyes as Abe offered her a paw, helping her up, "You'll feel better once we get moving." He mused smiling at her, she smiled back, "Thanks." Luna said grabbing her satchel and putting Nova back in it.

Abe then turned to Sid as he was already starting to walk ahead, "Where to next?" He asked the older, who didn't look back as he answered, "There should be an elum bell up ahead." Sid called back as the rest of them exchanged looks and followed.

(There's this chapter done, sorry it was a little short. Happy reading and bye for now :)