your
landing on Earth may cause a disturbance. Our people back home
haven’t received word of our collaboration.”
The ambassador nodded and called for someone,
“Let us have a look at this data.”
One of the Thewls stood and walked over to
Adams and Franklin, who didn’t exhibit the faintest sign of shock.
It was like they had met and dealt with aliens all their life. The
briefcase Adams had produced was in actuality a computer, which he
placed on one of the high tables. Franklin showed a Thewl how to
access the information from the memory unit. She suddenly turned to
the ambassador and spoke Thewlish.
“ My Captain, is this all the help you
will provide?” Ambassador Weh asked.
“ What more can I give?” he rebutted.
“Is nothing there helpful?”
“ I was hoping to travel to Earth
together and make some acquisitions.”
“ With all due respect, Ambassador,
going to Earth will be difficult. It’ll take too long to get there,
and I’m sure all the data you require is in that computer,” he
said, pointing at the machine.
The ambassador nodded. “Yes, some data does
seem to be here, but there are a few pieces of equipment which
reside on Earth that I need to see. I’m certain they will provide
clues regarding where to search for the travelers. As far as time
is concerned, we have methods of travel which surpass yours, as you
already know.”
O’Hara was getting angry. He ground his
teeth, huffed, and shook his head. At his wit’s end, he turned to
the men from The Bureau.
“ Allow me to confer with my men on a
course of action.” He motioned for Swain and Nandesrikahl to come
over. “Do you think we should go to Earth?”
Swain chimed in first. “If we do, we
absolutely need to clear it with the admiral.”
Adams cut in, “Actually, we asked Admiral Lay
to sequester himself from this mission.”
Franklin added, “Yes, we are here to steer
you in the right direction.”
Nandesrikahl was uneasy as he addressed the
suits, “You’re not Navy. You’ve no say in this matter.”
Adams smiled and said, “I may not be Navy.
Anything extraterrestrial is, beyond measure, absolutely my matter,
Sir.”
Franklin added, “Let’s see what they turn up
from the data provided then see what else they need.”
Swain and Nandesrikahl looked at their
captain with incredulity.
“ Who the Hell are these guys, Captain?”
Swain blurted as his mouth remained agape.
He said it was my mission now, the
admiral. O’Hara looked off into the distance, where a rocky
hill hid a patch of golden trees. The swaying foliage was visible
beside the hill’s crest, and pressed against the hazy, purple sky,
it brought to life a feeling of nostalgia. When Swain asked about
the new men again, O’Hara watched the female Thewl’s work on the
computer. She was cross referencing black hole theory with ancient
scrolls and artwork.
She looked up and said something to the
ambassador then went back to cross referencing beings of light with
the Sol system. Her gurgled speech animated her superior, who
nodded before addressing the captain.
“ We may be in luck. It seems there is
another planet. Somehow, your scientists overlooked it.”
O’Hara looked confused. “What, what do you
mean? What other planet?”
Nandesrikahl’s face lit up, and he answered,
“I know the planet. Yes. It all makes sense. The Sumerians believed
that there were other planets we don’t include when teaching the
Sol system. They’ve written that men came from one of these
planets.
“ A story says that once, there was a
large planet, which collided with another planet. One planet was
destroyed, and it became the asteroid belt of our system, the
Kuiper belt. The remaining piece of the badly damaged, but
surviving planet, became Earth. Men came to Earth from yet another
planet, an immense planet, far away, with a strange, elliptical
orbit around the sun. If this planet is real it may be the home of
the travelers.”
The Bureau agents glanced at
landing on Earth may cause a disturbance. Our people back home
haven’t received word of our collaboration.”
The ambassador nodded and called for someone,
“Let us have a look at this data.”
One of the Thewls stood and walked over to
Adams and Franklin, who didn’t exhibit the faintest sign of shock.
It was like they had met and dealt with aliens all their life. The
briefcase Adams had produced was in actuality a computer, which he
placed on one of the high tables. Franklin showed a Thewl how to
access the information from the memory unit. She suddenly turned to
the ambassador and spoke Thewlish.
“ My Captain, is this all the help you
will provide?” Ambassador Weh asked.
“ What more can I give?” he rebutted.
“Is nothing there helpful?”
“ I was hoping to travel to Earth
together and make some acquisitions.”
“ With all due respect, Ambassador,
going to Earth will be difficult. It’ll take too long to get there,
and I’m sure all the data you require is in that computer,” he
said, pointing at the machine.
The ambassador nodded. “Yes, some data does
seem to be here, but there are a few pieces of equipment which
reside on Earth that I need to see. I’m certain they will provide
clues regarding where to search for the travelers. As far as time
is concerned, we have methods of travel which surpass yours, as you
already know.”
O’Hara was getting angry. He ground his
teeth, huffed, and shook his head. At his wit’s end, he turned to
the men from The Bureau.
“ Allow me to confer with my men on a
course of action.” He motioned for Swain and Nandesrikahl to come
over. “Do you think we should go to Earth?”
Swain chimed in first. “If we do, we
absolutely need to clear it with the admiral.”
Adams cut in, “Actually, we asked Admiral Lay
to sequester himself from this mission.”
Franklin added, “Yes, we are here to steer
you in the right direction.”
Nandesrikahl was uneasy as he addressed the
suits, “You’re not Navy. You’ve no say in this matter.”
Adams smiled and said, “I may not be Navy.
Anything extraterrestrial is, beyond measure, absolutely my matter,
Sir.”
Franklin added, “Let’s see what they turn up
from the data provided then see what else they need.”
Swain and Nandesrikahl looked at their
captain with incredulity.
“ Who the Hell are these guys, Captain?”
Swain blurted as his mouth remained agape.
He said it was my mission now, the
admiral. O’Hara looked off into the distance, where a rocky
hill hid a patch of golden trees. The swaying foliage was visible
beside the hill’s crest, and pressed against the hazy, purple sky,
it brought to life a feeling of nostalgia. When Swain asked about
the new men again, O’Hara watched the female Thewl’s work on the
computer. She was cross referencing black hole theory with ancient
scrolls and artwork.
She looked up and said something to the
ambassador then went back to cross referencing beings of light with
the Sol system. Her gurgled speech animated her superior, who
nodded before addressing the captain.
“ We may be in luck. It seems there is
another planet. Somehow, your scientists overlooked it.”
O’Hara looked confused. “What, what do you
mean? What other planet?”
Nandesrikahl’s face lit up, and he answered,
“I know the planet. Yes. It all makes sense. The Sumerians believed
that there were other planets we don’t include when teaching the
Sol system. They’ve written that men came from one of these
planets.
“ A story says that once, there was a
large planet, which collided with another planet. One planet was
destroyed, and it became the asteroid belt of our system, the
Kuiper belt. The remaining piece of the badly damaged, but
surviving planet, became Earth. Men came to Earth from yet another
planet, an immense planet, far away, with a strange, elliptical
orbit around the sun. If this planet is real it may be the home of
the travelers.”
The Bureau agents glanced at
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