“Yeah, did Jen also tell you there is an evil race of aliens on their way here as we speak, and they are going to ruin our world by taking most of our resources and then destroy our solar system?” Reynolds just stared at Adam but the other agent started chuckling, Reynolds quickly turned and gave him a stern look and he stopped.
“Adam I’m really not interested in that crazy story. The only thing I am interested in is that device and how you got it. Okay! So some aliens gave you the device, can you describe what these aliens looked like?”
Thinking it would speed up the process of getting out of that place, Adam decided to answer Reynolds questions, “Ok, there are two Entities that I have met and they are about seven feet tall.” Reynolds started taking additional notes as Adam continued, “and they don’t really talk like we do, they communicate telepathically straight to your brain. When they do communicate you can see weird characters and images that flash across their faces.” “Not sure what you mean, across their faces, can you explain this to me?” “Their faces display strange characters as they communicate – their faces are...” Adam was lost for an explanation, “...like a display screen, I know it sounds weird, but that’s what I’ve seen.”
Reynolds then asked; “Can you describe what their space craft looked like, was it shaped like a saucer, or a triangle?”
“I never saw what their craft looked like, but I don’t think they have anything like that, they are so advanced that they don’t need one to travel through the universe.” Reynolds had a puzzled look on his face, and sarcastically said, “Really!”
He asked question after question; he must have asked Adam questions for over two hours and then started all over again asking the same questions, repeatedly. ...
Adam finally said; “I can’t do this anymore, I am too tired. I want to go home with Jen.” Then Reynolds asked again; “What is the device used for?” Adam thought about it for a minute and then he said; “I used it for information; it will show you holographic images of anything you want to know by just thinking about it. The holographic images it projects are breathtaking, and the narration occurs right in your head. You can wave your hand and the images will rotate for a better view.” Maybe Adam gave too much information, but he told Reynolds everything hoping it would help get both of them released. However, he knew Reynolds was going to ask him to activate the device.
“Adam, I had one of our scientists try and activate the device and it doesn’t work, tell me how to activate it and I am sure that you and Jen will be able to go home soon.” The tone in Reynolds voice sounded deceitful. “How do I know you’ll let us go if I show you how it works?” Adam was sure he was lying; he kept looking Reynolds in the eyes, trying to detect something that he could trust in this man, and he just didn’t see it.
“Adam, if you show me how the device works, I promise that you and Jen can go home, you have my word on that – deal?”
Adam was cautious of Reynolds, thinking just how much did Jen tell this guy? Did she mention that no one can activate the device except me because it’s programmed to my DNA? Adam needed to find out if Reynolds knew this, “Jen must have told you how the device is activated?”
Looking dishonest Reynolds said; “No, she didn’t.”
Adam looked perturbed as he stared at Reynolds.
“Ok! She told me that you are the only one that can activate the device because it’s programmed to your DNA.”
“Then what good is the device to you after you let us go?” asked Adam.
Reynolds responded, “Maybe we can make a deal with you for its use; a joint effort in its research?”
“What kind of research?” asked Adam?
“We’d like to know how it works; what type of power supply it has. Figure out a use for humanitarian purposes.” Reynolds had a stupid insincere smile on his face that irritated Adam.
Are you kidding me, thought Adam, I’m sure you have a very different agenda for how you’re going to use the device. Adam really didn’t see how he would be set free; they’d keep him locked up forever. Nevertheless, he knew the Entities were destroying the whole solar system soon, so he wondered what difference it would make.
Feeling defeated Adam said; “I don’t know. I don’t see a way that I can separate myself from you and your organization when the device will only work for me.”
Reynolds was tired of playing games. He stood up, banged the table hard with his fist, and harshly said; “Maybe you need some more time to think about it!” Reynolds then looked at the other agent in the room and said; “Take him away and lock him up, maybe he needs more time to think about whether he’ll help us or not.” Reynolds then walked out of the room. The other agent swiftly put the hood over Adam’s head and before Adam had a chance to protest, he injected him with more M-19a and Adam quickly passed out.
Chapter – Eleven
A fter the agent dragged Adam to a holding cell, he revived him with an injection of M-19b and then left. Adam immediately woke up with a splitting headache and as he slowly sat up and looked around, he realized he was in some sort of a cell. “What the hell happened?” thought Adam. He put his hand on his forehead and rubbed, hoping it would relieve some of his pain. He wondered how long he had been unconscious. The last thing he remembered was talking to... he paused for a moment trying to remember his name, “...that guy, what’s his name?” For a moment he almost forgot, “his name was Reynolds,” the injection they gave him made him forget things. However, little by little he began to recall his ordeal. He realized the aliens would be approaching the Solar system very soon and then the effects from the Supernova would become visible, at least according to what the Entities had told him.
The idea of his energy along with several million others, passing through the space-time bridge to the parallel universe, plus a new Earth to begin a new existence, seemed farfetched. The idea seemed like a dream, and scary all at the same time, to think all this would happen as soon as the Entities provoked the Sun to Supernova and ultimately destroy the solar system and every living being, including the aliens.
What Adam wanted most was to be with Jen when the end came. “I hope she’s alright and not suffering,” thought Adam. “She must be scared to death and confused about this whole ordeal.” If Adam could hold her and tell her how much he loved her, he was sure the both of them would be fine with whatever happened.
“Why the hell is Reynolds keeping us apart?”
“Reynolds is such a sadistic bastard,” Adam thought, and he really began to hate him. “Maybe it’s time to show Reynolds how the device worked and hopefully Jen and he could get out of this nightmare.”
Adam banged on the steel door of his cell and yelled, “HEY REYNOLDS! Let’s talk – I’ll show you how the DAMN device works!”
He kept banging and yelling for Reynolds for almost an hour, until he was completely exhausted. “I hate this guy,” he thought. What Reynolds put both Jen and himself through, all because he wanted the damn device? It was obvious that Reynolds was letting Adam suffer by not responding. Feeling very despondent and exhausted, Adam wondered how Jen was doing. He decided to rest his head and lay down on the cot. After a couple of minutes, he started to doze off.
In the corner of Adam’s cell, there appeared the familiar shimmer of light - the outline of E-1 and E-2 hidden in their invisible bubble. Their presence was virtually undetectable.
The Entities began their communication process with Adam. He immediately rolled over on his back and his eyes darted back and forth beneath his eyelids.
“Adam can you hear us?” thought E-1.
“Adam we need to communicate with you,” thought E-2.
In his dream he thought he heard someone calling his name; “Yes, I can hear you.” Adam opened his eyes and was shocked, “It’s you. I am so glad both of you are here.” Adam looked worried as he impatiently asked the Entities, “You need to help me, this a
gent Reynolds has taken the device from me and wants it for himself plus he won’t let me see Jen. I don’t know what to do, please help me.”
“Adam we cannot help you; it is forbidden for us to interfere with your species during your difficulties, this trouble that you’re involved in has to play out on its own,” thought E-1.
“But you’re helping humans against the Aliens? How much different is that from this? I have to get out of this place. I want to spend my last days with Jen,” pleaded Adam.
The Entities did not respond immediately to Adam, but he could tell they were communicating between each other; he saw strange characters and images scrolling across each face.
Then their faces went blank for a few seconds, he thought they must have shut down when all at once they responded; “Adam you can use the device to escape.”
“Really, please tell me how!”
“Adam, when you activate the device it creates a transparent dome that surrounds you, when that happens, you just need to think that you are invisible. The device will read your mind and render you invisible within the dome; no one will be able to see you, then you and Jen can escape from this place and find your way home.”
“But the doors will be locked,” Adam said urgently “and I am sure they won’t open them for us.”
“Adam, the device will enable your bodies to travel through solid matter; the locked doors will not stop you.”
He didn’t know what to say about that, “Wow, this device is so powerful. But what about Jen, how will she be able to escape?”
“Adam, she will need to be next to you, the dome will cover both of you making her invisible as well. Remember, you must think, I am invisible and you will disappear. You will remain invisible until you think, I am visible, and then you will reappear.”
“It’s going to be very difficult for Jen and me to try and escape from this place, we’re going to be faced with many obstacles; plus there are a lot of armed agents that will make it that much more dangerous. How will we deal with that? Is there anything else this device can do to help us get the hell out of this place?”
Again the Entities didn’t respond right away and Adam could tell they were communicating between each other, he watched as strange characters and images scrolled across their faces.
Then their faces went blank and a few seconds passed when they responded; “Adam, we are reluctant for you to use the device as a weapon; it was not created to be one. However, we cannot guarantee that Reynolds and his agents will not try to use deadly force against you to take control of the device. With our powers, we are able to see into the future and have calculated the chances of you and Jen leaving this place alive are zero percent, these humans have no desire to let either you or Jen go. In fact, the human they call Reynolds has plans to surgically remove your left hand and keep it alive so they can make the device work without you. Eventually they will clone your DNA and grow a pad that the device could be activated from; your outcome in this plan is dismal as well as Jen’s.” thought E-1.
“Therefore, we will reveal how to use the device, not as a weapon, but as a tool to help in your escape and to prevent Reynolds and his agents from obtaining the device and above all, minimize human harm from this event by use of deadly force,” thought E-2
“Adam, when you activate the device and before you think, invisible, raise your left hand straight up with the device. Make a fist and think, STOP! There will be an incredibly bright purple flash and everyone within sight of this flash will be incapacitated. Paralyzed and frozen where they stand no one will be able to move or say a word. The effects of this paralysis will last approximately thirty Earth minutes. Therefore, you will have to move swiftly to escape before they start to regain consciousness.”
“What can I say, but ‘thank you!’”
“Adam, we also need to report to you that the aliens are three days away. At one day away, the energy from the shock wave caused by Betelgeuse’s Supernova will cause a Sunspot. This Sunspot will continue to grow until it completely covers the surface of your Sun. This will appear as a solar eclipse and diminish daylight by 92%. We have calculated that this Sunspot will last three years before the Sun returns to normal. We don’t need to tell you the effect this will have on Earth’s weather and ecosystem. We have calculated over 95% of humans will perish from the direct result of this total Sunspot. However, during this catastrophic event the aliens will be harvesting the resources they want, with no concern for human suffering.”
Adam gasp and said; “Oh my God that will be horrible!”
“Our plan is to make the Sun Supernova while the aliens are harvesting resources. They will be caught off-guard and not be able to escape this cataclysmic Supernova and for the last time, destroy them all. Simultaneously, transferring all human energies across the space-time bridge to a parallel universe where we have created a new Earth and host bodies. There are two additional pieces of information we still need to convey to you.”
As if what had happened to him so far was not enough, he asked, “What’s that?”
“Adam, our species have existed for over 1.6 million years, during this time our species have forgotten the joys of life – we no longer know what laughter is, or sorrow. We have forgotten what it is like to love, or cry, or what food tastes like. We have forgotten what it is like to discover something new for the first time – like a child. Our species has evolved to the point where all those senses have vanished over the millennia. Human species is still like children to us; this is what we most admire.
For our species to experience those simple senses would be seductive, a thrill that we have forgotten. When inserting your energies into the brain of your host body, we would like to connect our brains to yours as well. The energy of our species will be a part of your new brain. It will be the beginning of a new species, it will be the merging of technology and humanity, and the possibilities will be endless. Our species will experience all the newness and excitement of life that we have long forgotten in exchange for your new life and a new Earth.”
Adam didn’t know what to say about their proposal; he always thought the Entities had already occupied his mind when they implanted the crystal in his brain. However, he was confident they were a kind and honorable species and would never occupy their minds without permission. Besides, without their help, the alien creatures would destroy Humans and the solar system. Adam knew this would be the beginning of a new species, where the children of Earth’s solar system and the wisdom of the universe would merge. “I would be honored to share my life experiences with your species. There was something else you needed to tell to me.”
“Adam, these Evil beings are also going to harvest humans as a food source, they are carnivores.”
When Adam heard the word – carnivores – he was stunned and all he heard was a sharp ringing in his ear, if the Entities were saying anything else, he did not hear it. Goose bumps appeared down both his arms and a puckering-cringe tingled through his spinal cord as if he just sucked on a fresh lemon.
After the shock of what he heard faded, Adam was finally able to find his voice: “Oh my God. Now I understand why you want to rid the universe of those alien creatures, they don’t deserve to exist.”
Adam and the Entities stood quietly looking at each other for a moment, “Adam, we are going now, you will not hear from us until you have arrived at the new Earth. The process to transfer everyone over to the new Earth will be instantaneous, remember, no one will suffer. It’s been a long journey to get to this point.”
Adam looked at both Entities as he heard them say, “Goodbye for now!” As soon as the Entities said those last words, Adam opened his eyes and found Reynolds standing over him trying to wake him up, while another agent was putting restraints on his wrists.
Chapter – Twelve
A dam tried quickly to regain his composure, and remember what the Entities had told him.
Adam slowly said, “Yes! But I also want to see Jen.”
Reynolds looked at the agent who was applying the restraints. “Take Adam to the observation room, go get his wife and take her there too.” He quickly looked at Adam and warned him, “No funny business Adam, the minute I think you are stalling, I’ll throw you back in here and let you rot for a week, do you understand?”
Adam acknowledged, “Yes! I understand, just make sure I get to see Jen.”
Adam knew that if he were going to escape from this place, he would need to know which way to go, maybe if he asked leading questions, the agent would reveal where they were located within this facility. However, he decided against that, thinking it would be a bad idea; after-all, he didn’t want the agent to think he wanted the information so he could try to escape. In addition, he didn’t want Reynolds, that bastard, to know what he was up to, so while he was being escorted to the observation room by the agent, he made mental notes along the way.
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