The Gemini Divergence by Eric Birk Page B

breathing down my
neck like a scared and nervous dragon.”
    “Yes sir, I see where that would cause you
some concern.”
    “Some concern!” scowled Lemay. “They are
livid, and they want answers right now. Nobody in the general
public knows about those secret Nazi projects. How in the hell does
some small time pilot give a perfect description of them unless he
actually saw the damn things? … I tell you, I would not have had
any idea what to do if I had not seen your balloon experiment. I am
really counting on you guys to figure out what these things are,
and what in the devil is going on. Please don’t let me down.”
    “I’ll do my best Herr General. I will call
you as soon as we find anything… Other than that, we will be
waiting your further orders Sir.”
    “Well, you need to get back to White Sands as
soon as possible. Tell the corporal to stay with the plane as it
flies sorties out of McChord. When that’s finished tell him to tag
along wherever the state department sends it, until I send him
further orders.”
    “Well, that’s doesn’t seem very considerate
for Gus…”
    “Dr. Volmer! … Please try to focus …Generals
weren’t created to fluff pillows for corporals.”
    “Yes Sir… sorry.”
     
     
    ~~~**^**~~~
     

     
    The Cold War
/ Stalin’s Reaction
     
    Stalin was again sitting at the end of his
table with his typical tormented entourage seated about him.
    His ever present cigarette was between the
fingers of his right hand as he nervously tapped all of his fingers
upon the table like a drum roll.
    He looked at Yost who was already standing,
and had obviously just given some news to Stalin that wasn’t very
pleasing to him.
    Stalin then looked at Yost and asked, “So
this American commoner is just flying along, and he sees these
craft, which the American public thinks are little green men from
Mars, but in reality, his description perfectly describes aircraft
on secret German drawings that we have recovered during the Great
Patriotic War. Is this correct Yost?”
    “Yes Comrade Stalin,” confidently replied
Dmitri, “That is what is being printed in their papers, and our
patriotic scientists have verified the similarities.”
    “So one could only assume that either the
Americans have captured enough information to actually build one of
these things, or that Hitler may have actually escaped to
Antarctica and the Germans are still out there somewhere building
airplanes… Right?”
    Dmitri suddenly shocked all of the attendees
by actually snickering at what Stalin said as he answered, “Well
that is if anybody is stupid enough to believe that Hitler could
still be alive.”
    He looked at Stalin, still laughing and said,
“Isn’t that right Comrade Stalin?”
    Stalin started laughing along with Yost; to
the shock of everyone watching.
    Yost turned and gestured for the rest of the
entourage to follow along in laughter.
    Every one else hesitantly began to feint
laughter, but were all far too reserved to take the chance, so they
all pretended to laugh with great apprehension and fear.
    Stalin, still laughing suddenly turned to
Yost and asked, “So, Comrade Yost,” He laughed some more as he put
his cigarette out, “Please tell me what is so funny about these
German voices from the sky that everybody has been hearing?”
    Stalin continued to laugh as Yost froze in
his spot, changing his facial expression to instant terror.
    Stalin picked up his lighter and started to
light another smoke as he ranted, “Comrade Yost, your foolish
overconfidence is clouding your judgment. I have no more need for
you to mislead me anymore… And for your information, ‘I’ am
apparently one of those fools that believe that Hitler may still be
alive.”
    Everyone gasped as Stalin signaled for the
guards to take Yost away.
    Stalin just stared at all of the others as
Yost was dragged away, kicking and screaming.
    He then turned to Gennedy and said calmly,
“Gennedy my son, I know that you fear me