flight control wheel and flies them straight into the desert floor.
“Are we still alive?” Isa asks slowly opening her eyes.
“I think so … nice, yeah just like the Xbox,” Willy smirks.
“Hold on. I got this,” Nicky tells them confidently.
“No! We’ll stick with autopilot!” Willy yells in protest.
A holographic image appears in the center of the ship and shows their route.
“That looks like Russia,” Isa says as she looks at the holographic image.
“Shall I navigate to the waypoint?” the ship asks.
“Yes,” Willy answers.
The alien ship takes off vertically at about a forty-five degree angle. When they are just above the clouds, the speed begins to increase and suddenly the three are thrown back into their seats.
They cannot believe the unnerving silence. They expected loud rockets like the spacecraft and aircraft they know. But, the alien ship is not propelled by rockets. No human has ever traveled this fast. They are moving at twice the speed of the space shuttle.
They arrive in eastern Russia relatively close to Alaska in less than half an hour. The three see an expansive valley with green, rolling, grassy mountains and a sparkling river. The ship touches down near the river.
“That was the most intense thing ever!” Nicky yells.
“We have to do that again, but only after I throw up,” Isa says holding her hand to her mouth.
“Please travel to this location.” The ship interrupts them. The holographic image shows them where the entrance is. It was about ten miles northeast of their location, past the river at the bottom of a mountain.
The three step out, adapt, and cautiously race towards the facility.
They arrive a few seconds later. Like many of the things the Chreé have built, this facility is underground.
“I sense our clones. Many of them are guarding the facility. Z told me on the call that he was able to modify the cloning process without being detected. These clones should not be able to sense us like the first six,” noted Isa.
“Really? When were you going to tell us this?” Willy asks Isa.
“Sorry, in all the excitement I forgot,” Isa apologizes.
“Okay, well, that will give us a tactical advantage,” Willy says.
“Yeah, and we’ll need any advantage we can get,” Nicky agrees.
They huddle behind a large rock just outside the facility.
“Careful, guys. Even when adapting to our surroundings, they may be able to make us out because of their enhanced sight,” Isa warns them.
“Isa, could you sense where some of them are? Maybe we could find a way in,” Willy says.
“I sense a large group; follow me.” They follow Isa. “Here, just below us. It must be where they’re being cloned.”
“Let me give it a shot.” Nicky manifests his claws and starts to dig.
“Wait. Slow down. We don’t want them to hear us,” Willy warns.
After a few minutes, Nicky reaches the outer wall.
“This has to be several feet of concrete. If we break in, our stealthy entrance will be compromised,” Willy says.
“Wait a minute … we look just like all of them. So why not just walk in? You told us Z says he modified the cloning process so they can’t sense us,” Nicky suggests.
“I agree. It’s worth a shot, but where’s the front door?” Isa asks.
“I have an idea. We spoke about our unique abilities. You know what bears do best, besides eat? They smell. I would guess the strongest smells will come from the entrance. Just follow my nose.” Although they have a sense of smell vastly superior to any earthly organism, Nicky’s is far more acute because of his merger with a grizzly bear. Nicky begins sniffing for the entrance.
“Smell? This isn’t going to work,” Willy says skeptically.
“Trust me, my little Chuck Norris.” Nicky starts walking. Nicky leads them to what he believes to be the entrance.
“This has to be it,” Nicky declares.
“I doubt it,” Willy responds.
They look for a way in until the surface opens and a door lifts
“Are we still alive?” Isa asks slowly opening her eyes.
“I think so … nice, yeah just like the Xbox,” Willy smirks.
“Hold on. I got this,” Nicky tells them confidently.
“No! We’ll stick with autopilot!” Willy yells in protest.
A holographic image appears in the center of the ship and shows their route.
“That looks like Russia,” Isa says as she looks at the holographic image.
“Shall I navigate to the waypoint?” the ship asks.
“Yes,” Willy answers.
The alien ship takes off vertically at about a forty-five degree angle. When they are just above the clouds, the speed begins to increase and suddenly the three are thrown back into their seats.
They cannot believe the unnerving silence. They expected loud rockets like the spacecraft and aircraft they know. But, the alien ship is not propelled by rockets. No human has ever traveled this fast. They are moving at twice the speed of the space shuttle.
They arrive in eastern Russia relatively close to Alaska in less than half an hour. The three see an expansive valley with green, rolling, grassy mountains and a sparkling river. The ship touches down near the river.
“That was the most intense thing ever!” Nicky yells.
“We have to do that again, but only after I throw up,” Isa says holding her hand to her mouth.
“Please travel to this location.” The ship interrupts them. The holographic image shows them where the entrance is. It was about ten miles northeast of their location, past the river at the bottom of a mountain.
The three step out, adapt, and cautiously race towards the facility.
They arrive a few seconds later. Like many of the things the Chreé have built, this facility is underground.
“I sense our clones. Many of them are guarding the facility. Z told me on the call that he was able to modify the cloning process without being detected. These clones should not be able to sense us like the first six,” noted Isa.
“Really? When were you going to tell us this?” Willy asks Isa.
“Sorry, in all the excitement I forgot,” Isa apologizes.
“Okay, well, that will give us a tactical advantage,” Willy says.
“Yeah, and we’ll need any advantage we can get,” Nicky agrees.
They huddle behind a large rock just outside the facility.
“Careful, guys. Even when adapting to our surroundings, they may be able to make us out because of their enhanced sight,” Isa warns them.
“Isa, could you sense where some of them are? Maybe we could find a way in,” Willy says.
“I sense a large group; follow me.” They follow Isa. “Here, just below us. It must be where they’re being cloned.”
“Let me give it a shot.” Nicky manifests his claws and starts to dig.
“Wait. Slow down. We don’t want them to hear us,” Willy warns.
After a few minutes, Nicky reaches the outer wall.
“This has to be several feet of concrete. If we break in, our stealthy entrance will be compromised,” Willy says.
“Wait a minute … we look just like all of them. So why not just walk in? You told us Z says he modified the cloning process so they can’t sense us,” Nicky suggests.
“I agree. It’s worth a shot, but where’s the front door?” Isa asks.
“I have an idea. We spoke about our unique abilities. You know what bears do best, besides eat? They smell. I would guess the strongest smells will come from the entrance. Just follow my nose.” Although they have a sense of smell vastly superior to any earthly organism, Nicky’s is far more acute because of his merger with a grizzly bear. Nicky begins sniffing for the entrance.
“Smell? This isn’t going to work,” Willy says skeptically.
“Trust me, my little Chuck Norris.” Nicky starts walking. Nicky leads them to what he believes to be the entrance.
“This has to be it,” Nicky declares.
“I doubt it,” Willy responds.
They look for a way in until the surface opens and a door lifts
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