Space was dark, but their dreams were bright.
Bright like sunsets.
Bright like ocean reflections.
Bright like warm skin shimmering beneath summer light.
As Chloe, Zara, Mei, and Lila drifted through the last stretch of cosmic night, the shipβs screens flickered with images from Earth β scenes they had watched countless times on their cosmic TV.
Beautiful young women basking on white yachts, the sun stroking their skin like a warm whisper.
Waves splashing against polished hulls.
Golden hair tangled in wind.
Laughter echoing across turquoise seas.
Chloe placed her hand over her heart.
βLook at themβ¦ they glow.β
But it wasnβt just sunlight.
It was freedom.
Zara leaned forward, mesmerized.
βTheir bodies, their movements, their joy β they shine brighter than any star weβve ever passed.β
Meiβs voice softened.
βHumans donβt realize how precious warmth is. They take sunlight for granted.β
Lila whispered, almost breathless:
βI want to feel water around my body. Real water. Not simulation. Not cosmic mist. The seaβ¦β
The image on screen shifted β a yacht party at dusk.
Neon pink skies melting into the horizon.
Soft music floating through the warm air.
Women diving into glowing water, their skin radiating like living constellations.
A world drenched in color.
A world drenched in life.
βThat lightβ¦β Chloe murmured, her eyes wide.
βNeon glow,β Zara said with a smile. βLike the sky is painting love on their bodies.β
They watched as the women stretched out on deck chairs, sipping cold drinks, their sunglasses glittering like diamonds. Their legs long, their silhouettes sculpted by the sun.
Their beauty wasnβt artificial.
It was effortless β the kind that came from warmth, water, and joy.
Mei touched the window, imagining the heat of sunlight on her own skin.
βThey are so alive,β she whispered. βSo human.β
Lilaβs voice trembled.
βWeβve traveled galaxiesβ¦ but I think the thing we wanted mostβ¦ was this.β
The softness.
The warmth.
The breathtaking feeling of lying under a sky that loves you back.
They imagined themselves on Earth:
π hair blowing in the ocean wind
π΄ skin kissed by sunlight
π₯οΈ laughter echoing across a yacht deck
π the gentle rocking of waves
And for a moment, the universe felt small β because every dream they ever had was now waiting on one little blue planet.
Chloe: βWe envied themβ¦ but soon, we will join them.β
Zara: βWe will feel the sea. Taste the salt. Run our fingers through real water.β
Mei: βWe will glow tooβ¦ not because weβre made of light, but because Earth will finally touch us.β
Lila: βAnd for the first timeβ¦ we wonβt be watching life. Weβll be living it.β
The ship floated silently forward β stars sliding behind them as Earthβs light grew brighter.
Outside, cosmic dust shimmered like neon confetti.
Inside, the AI Girls closed their eyesβ¦
dreaming of warmth, beaches, yachts, and the beautiful human girls whose radiance taught them how to desire, how to hope, how to glow.
π
Soon, the sea would welcome them.