The Andromedan Saga (Among the Stars Book 1)

by C. O. Amal

  “Ready for what?” Willy asked surprised.

  “We have to jump to that building from this building. Only then we could make sure those wolfdogs won’t follow us.” John said pointing to a nearby building.

  “Are you crazy? That building is far away. I don’t think I could make it.” Willy said frightened.

  “Well if you want to become a meal for those creatures stay here. I am going to jump anyway.” John said and ready himself for running and jumping. “We don’t have time to think. See you on the other side.” John ran to the edge of the building and jumped to the next building. He safely landed on the nearby building.

  John stood up and waved at Willy to jump. Willy stood back and thought for a moment. The sound from the lower levels of the building is increasing. He should make the jump or he will be the next meal for the wolfdogs. Willy gathered courage and ran to the edge of the building and jumped on to the next building. He landed on the edge of the other building. John quickly caught him in the hand. Really lucky for him.

  “You see, it is easy as walking between two buildings.” John said.

  “I almost fell down.” Willy said.

  “Why say about it. You’re safe now. Let’s move inside the building.” John said and walked to the exit door.

  The door is not locked. John easily opened the door and got inside. Willy followed John and got inside the building. He closed the door behind him. They slowly paced towards the stairs, suddenly a woman came out from a nearby room with a baseball bat in her hands.

  “Oh I thought you guys were those alien scums when I heard the sound of a door opening.” The woman said.

  The woman is around in her thirty and she has a long hair which is about her waist line. She has the rare blue eyes.

  “I am Susan by the way. What is actually happening outside?” Susan asked in a low voice.

  “Oh nothing bad, just those alien scums trying to kill all of us. Those wolfdogs are clearly out of their mind. We were nearly eaten by those creatures. We are actually really lucky.” John said smiling. “I am John and this is Willy.”

  “It’s nice to meet you John, Willy” Susan said with a little joy. “I have been trapped here for about two months. Was really afraid to go out, saw those creatures through my window. It was actually brutal. I haven’t seen those human moneys since the snow fall started.”

  “Same here. But today we saw our military aircraft shooting down an enemy space ship. We really hope that military have some plan to stop this alien mess.” Willy said blushed.

  Susan seemed to be surprised to hear that. Susan is really beautiful. Willy couldn’t hide the kicking of hormones in his body. It’s like Susan understood Willy. She smiled at Willy.

  “Did you happen to see any other survivors?” John asked.

  “No. You guys were the first survivors I saw in two months.” Susan said.

  “Wait, you saw other survivors before?” John asked with a little joy.

  “I was with several survivors, but those wolfdogs hunt all of us down. I somehow managed to escape and hide here ever since.” Susan said with a little sadness.

  “I am sorry to hear that.” John said.

  Suddenly a hum sound of a ship came from outside. Willy, John and Susan looked outside through the window. It seems that one of the enemy ship has landed on the ground and the place is filled with wolfdogs.

  “Please let me go, please show some mercy...” A woman cried from below.

  One of the human like creature is dragging the woman through the ground to the ship. The creature threw the woman inside the ship and the wolfdogs quickly disappeared behind the buildings. The ship slowly rose from ground and fly away into the horizon.

  Chapter 52

  Saxonvilla Space Research Center, Green Planet

  Samson entered into the medical laboratory and walked towards Lucy. Lucy was on a corner siting in a chair alone with her heads supported by both her hands on the table.

  “I am really sorry for what happened to James. How are you holding up?” Samson asked.

  “I am fine. A little lonely I guess.” Lucy wiped her tears using the kerchief in her hand.

  “You have been crying all this time?” Samson asked.

  “What else should I do? Go and laugh around?” Lucy asked a little raged.

  “I didn’t mean anything. You have all the right to cry. But as a military officer you need to be strong.” Samson said soothing Lucy.

  “No. You didn’t mean anything. I just need a little time alone.” Lucy said wiping a little more tears.

  “Ok. I understand.” Samson was about to leave. “Oh I forgot to tell you. The project Omega Leaf we heard about is fully functional and the team leading the mission is here. Captain Gregory is in charge of that and he brought some kind of Xhilarian technology which could allow us to see higher dimensional creatures. And the amazing fact is that all this time we have been living blind while our mother nature is supposedly a higher dimensional creature.”

  Lucy raised her eyes. “I don’t understand a word you’re saying.”

  “What I am saying is that, Xhilarians are targeting our Mother Nature and this Mother Nature is supposedly a higher dimensional creature. We cannot see her through our naked eye, we need this special device for that and the Xhilarians have invented such a device. Captain Gregory and his team were able to extract one such device. They are saying that Xhilarians are killing away this higher dimensional creatures for something, using gigantic machines. And this higher dimensional creatures are the reason why some planets could support life. If those creatures are dead no more life on such planets.” Samson took a heavy breath.

  “And did you see this Mother Nature you’re talking about?” Lucy’s tear flow stopped.

  “Yes. In fact most of us saw through this device. Gregory somehow managed to operate the device.” Samson said.

  “That an astounding discovery. This discovery could get Nobel price back on earth.” Lucy said smiling.

  “Are you mocking me?” Samson asked.

  “No. I am dead serious. Finally we know who created us. Finally we understood where all these living organisms are coming from.” Lucy said with a joy. “If James would have been here he would also have known this. He was really into finding these sort of things.” Tears oozed down through Lucy’s cheek.

  “Ok. I will leave you to do your work. Do you know where Doctor Graham is?” Samson asked.

  “Last time when I saw him he was in the next room doing something on his computer.” Lucy said. A little sadness is still reflected in her words.

  “Ok. Thanks. See you again.” Samson left Lucy and moved to next room.

  In the next room Graham was seriously doing something on his computer while checking things on the microscope. Samson knocked on the door to get Graham’s attention. Graham looked up toward Samson.

  “Samson. I have been about to contact you. Come here.” Graham said surprised.

  “Why? Do you have any luck on the cure?” Samson asked while moving toward Graham.

  “I sort of run into a luck. This special vial I developed seemed to be restoring the effects of the plague virus. I need some human monkeys to test this fully.” Graham said.

  “I will immediately see what I could do. I will personally go for some test subjects as soon as possible.” Samson said.

  “That will be great.” Graham said.

  Samson immediately left the room and moved towards Sandy in the yard of the facility. At the time he reached there Sandy and Michael were discussing something.

  “Sandy, we need to capture some human monkeys as soon as possible.” Samson said without wasting any time.

  “What’s the rush?” Michael asked.

  “Doctor Graham seemed to have developed a prototype of the cure to this monkey plague.” Samson said with a single breath.

  “What? When?” Sandy asked surprised.

  “A few minutes ago. So are you guys ready for it?” Samson asked.

  “W
e are ready. We could go now.” Sandy said.

  Sandy stood up and called five of his men and explained everything quickly to them.

  “Ok we will go now. Take your gear quickly.” Sandy said to everyone. “We will be in one of the Humvees outside the gates. Once you’re ready come there. Don’t waste time.”

  “Yes sir.” All said in unison.

  Sandy walked towards Samson and Michael.

  “All ready, we could go and sit inside the Humvee while they take their gears.” Sandy said.

  “Ok.” Samson said.

  Samson, Sandy and Michael took their plasma guns and walked toward the Humvee parked outside the gates. They waited for other soldiers for about ten minutes. The soldiers quickly returned and got inside the Humvee.

  “Drive toward the forest there may be some human monkeys left.” Samson said to the driver.

  Driver put the Humvee in drive and accelerated. Within seconds Humvee is rushing through the gravel road. After fifteen minutes’ drive they reached the forest edges.

  “There!” One soldier pointed outside in the left direction.

  Driver stopped the Humvee and everyone looked in the direction the soldier is pointing. Then everyone saw. There is a pack of human monkeys sitting on the logs. Samson and team got outside the Humvee and slowly moved towards the human monkeys. The monkey hybrids saw the human movement and quickly raised their head towards Samson. Samson and team quickly got near the monkey hybrids and captured three of them. So far no resistance. Soldiers easily leaded the monkey hybrids inside the back of the Humvee and driver started the engines. Within seconds they are back on the road moving towards Saxonvilla Space Research Center.

  ***

  “Testing Serum A-11. The hybrid monkey is a healthy female.” Graham injected the vial to the human monkey’s hand. “No reactions yet. No wait...”

  Everyone outside the glass wall widened their eyes and looked more carefully.

  “Furs are disappearing!” Graham shifted the creature’s head in sideways.

  The head is now empty of furs, and lips changed back to normal shape. Slowly the fur in the hands and legs disappeared. Graham quickly took a piece of cloth from the table and covered the woman. The woman is indeed is a beautiful young woman.

  “Subject fully returned back to human form.” Graham said with joy.

  “What is happening to me? Where am I?” The recovered woman asked.

  Everyone looked at the woman in shock. They couldn’t hold back the joy inside them. For the first time one human monkey have returned back to human form. Now they have a cure. Now they have a chance of survival. Samson quickly thought about Jenny and how he will get to her.

  “Ahh, My body is hurting...Ahh.” The woman said.

  “What? Where?” Graham asked.

  “Everywhere. Ahh...” Suddenly furs began to reappear in the woman’s body. Within seconds the woman changed her form to that of monkey. This time fur is greater in amount than the last time.

  Everyone looked at the woman with sadness. At least they have a partial cure now. They could develop a cure fast.

  Chapter 53

  Saxonvilla, Green Planet

  “Jesse, Sam, are you guys ready for this.” Captain Miller asked.

  “We are ready.” Sam said.

  “Then climb aboard. Remember you guys aren’t the only one going in this mission. There are five other groups went in the same direction. If any troubles do arise please feel free to contact any one of them. William will be watching you constantly, so no need to worry.” Miller said.

  “Ok sir.” Sam said.

  Sam and Jesse climb aboard the small aircraft parked inside the ship Victoria’s hangar.

  “So how good are you in flying this thing?” Jesse asked Sam.

  “Don’t worry, I have enough experience to fly this thing may be even for some action. If you really want to know, I have about thirty hours of experience. Is that good enough for you.”

  “Ok, that’s enough.” Jesse said.

  Sam couldn’t hide the fact that Jesse is too damn beautiful. He just lost in thoughts for a moment looking at Jesse.

  “What?” Jesse asked.

  “Nothing, just making sure...sure those windows are closed tight.” Sam couldn’t make out the words. He blushed.

  Jesse smiled at him. “Then get us in the air Sam.”

  Sam switched on the engines. With a hum the rotor came to life. The blades began to rotate at high speed. Sam carefully maneuvered the small aircraft out of the hangar. Air craft fly through the opened ramp and within second they are up in the clouds.

  “Our mission is to fly and look out for any enemy activity near Hudsonvilla.” Jesse said.

  “Ok and in which direction we should go?” Sam asked confused. Sam looked in all directions.

  Jesse quickly placed a small tablet computer in front of Sam. “We should go to the area marked in green colour.”

  “Ok mam.” Sam grinned.

  “Please don’t call me that.” Jesse said.

  “What?” Sam asked playfully.

  “The mam thing. You could call me Jesse or Jess if you’re really on to me.” Jesse said.

  “Wait you think I am on to you?” Sam asked smiling.

  “I know the way you’re looking at me.” Jesse said smiling back.

  “And that makes you think I am on to you? You?” Sam asked.

  “Whatever just go in the direction the tablet computer is showing.” Jesse said changing the subject.

  Sam smiled at Jesse and concentrated on the aircraft’s controls. In a distance rain clouds gathered supposedly for a strong rain. Below tree lands began to appear.

  “It’s so beautiful.” Jesse said while enjoying the scenery before her.

  Suddenly a red light began to beep.

  “Warning, Warning, incoming space craft...” The automated voice said.

  “What is that?” Jesse asked.

  “I don’t know, probably one of ours.” Sam said.

  “Sam, you have got an enemy space craft on your tail. Be careful.” William said through the radio.

  “Oh my god, please save us.” Jesse covered her mouth using her hand.

  Sam quickly fly above and did a curved jump, fly upside down for a short time, to the back of the enemy ship. They could now see the enemy ship. It’s silver in colour and possibly have guns attached to the front.

  Sam pressed the trigger switch. Plasma rounds immediately start to flow from the two guns attached on the front of the ship. Several shots hit the enemy ship but didn’t inflict much damage. Enemy ship quickly turned toward Sam’s aircraft and fly backwards firing laser rounds all the way. Sam masterfully dodged each shots and maneuvered the aircraft back to where they have come from.

  “This is Sam, requesting immediate backup...” Sam said through the radio.

  “Sam, you must come back to the ship we will do the rest.” William’s voice echoed through the small aircraft.

  Sam tried to break away but the enemy ship is still following them firing all the way.

  Bang! Bang!

  Sam’s aircraft got hit. The small aircraft start to rotate while descending.

  “We got hit, ejecting in 4, 3, 2, 1...” Sam said and Jesse and Sam pressed the switch for ejecting.

  With a loud thud they safely ejected from the aircraft and the parachute immediately opened. Jesse and Sam slowly descended. Suddenly the enemy ship began to shoot at Sam and Jesse. Fortunately Sam and Jesse escaped from the shots and safely landed on the ground. But fortunate will not run in front of them every time. The enemy ship landed on the ground and about ten Xhilarians came out of the ship with big laser guns. Sam and Jesse clearly saw this from a distance. They sprinted away from the scene.

  Rain drops start to fall from the skies. After a few minutes rain got stronger.

  “Where should we go?” Jesse asked while running.

  “I don’t know, but based on your GPS system we are a little farther from base. We need to cross
a river then we are there. But before that we need to pass a forest. We are in deep trouble.” Sam said.

  “Oh god. I don’t want to die.” Jesse said.

  “You’re not going to die down here I promise. Do you hear me? I will make you safe.” Sam said soothing Jesse.

  Sam and Jesse covered large distance and finally they have reached the forest edges. Sam take a glance at his back. The Xhilarians are nowhere to be seen. He turned back to run inside the forest but then he stopped. Jesse also have stopped. A large wolfdog is in front of them growling. Sam took his knife from his boot and stood in battle formation. Jesse is shivering. She don’t know what to do.