The Dimension Travel Trilogy: A Three Part Science Fiction And Fantasy Novel (25 page)

Are you unconscious too?" Tom refused to answer as he was playing dead like an opossum plays dead. Cornelius thinking he is talking to himself said "You know what? I will move the two of you to the kitchen so that way you don't have to worry about being uncomfortable on these cold marble floors."

Cornelius walked to the kitchen with Tom in his hands. He carried Tom the five hundred and fifty feet all the way to the kitchen.

The kitchen had a very retro feeling to it. The room in the Alien Estate was very outdated for the area or city of which it was presently located. There was blue and white tiling all over the kitchen. The kitchen had a big nook. In this nook was one Birchwood table. The Birchwood table had twenty five seats which would be able to seat enough people to have a small party but that table is predominantly used for meetings and small dinners.

Behind that table is an open spaced kitchen. The kitchen had ten cabinets. On the wall facing the nook, or dining area, there were four cabinets. On the wall adjacent to dining area cabinets was the long wall. The long wall had five cabinets. Finally, the short wall, which runs parallel to the dining area cabinets, has only one cabinet.

Housed in that cabinet are various spices. Among the spices in that cabinet are paprika, cinnamon, pepper, salt, sugar, and rosemary. In the next cabinet over, there were goodies housed there. The goodies that were housed there were swirled lollipops, red and white swirled candy canes, German chocolate, milk chocolate, vanilla chocolate, caramel chocolate, candy apple, and lots of chewing gum.

Adjacent to that closet was the closet with the dry goods. The dried goods consisted of corn, sundried tomatoes, sundried apples, corn chips, various nuts and dried berries, prunes, dried tangerine, and other commodities. The next closet housed ingredients for baked goods. The ingredients for the baked goods featured flour, sourdough, cookie dough, wheat, barley, breadcrumbs, sugar extract, vanilla oil, and other dried goods. Next, in the closet that was adjacent to that closet were animals in a jar.

Cornelius Von Alien would keep various reptiles and amphibians in a jar. The reason why he would have such a thing in his possession is so he can pour the liquid of various animals into his system. In the closet were jarred cobras. The jar with the cobras had dead venom inside of it and the dead venom was actually anti--

venom. This would be just in case he would have to migrate to Earth.

Followed by that, the adjacent jar featured jarred chameleons which would give him the ability to camouflage in different environments as well as make himself adaptable to these other environments.

Then in the last jar there were “actual”

frogs. The “actual”

frogs were used to make sure that he kept his green pigment in Starmos City because his pigment would often change and could potentially dry out; he even might have the potential of getting a skin disease. In the closet adjacent to that were various cleaning products to make sure that he could easily be able to maintain his kitchen.

There were six various cleaning products among them bleach, floor shiners, closet cleaners, pipe melter, and other products. The bleach was in a green can to symbolize the color of Starmos City and the name of the company that made it was SB which stood for Starmos Bleach. The floor shiners were in transparent spray bottles.

The SFSC (Starmos Floor Shiner Company) produced and manufactured this product to all aliens living in Starmos City. The floor shiner is custom built and not prefabricated. It is custom built so that way when the alien resident is cleaning his or her kitchen, the floor doesn't turn out to be a different color. Then, adjacent to the floor shiner was the closet cleaner. The closet cleaner was also made by the same company that produced the floor shiner. The closet cleaner would shine the closets. Shining the closets wouldn't have to be a daily chore unlike the bleach and the floor shiner. And the reason is because it is not heavily walked on and often, on closets, there aren't any messes.

The closet cleaner is used to clean the exterior of closets particularly the metallic handles. Finally, next to the closet cleaner is the pipe melter. The pipe melter is made by the SMC (Starmos Metal Corporation.) The pipe melter doesn't exactly melt pipes, however, it melts the food that often ends up being stuck in the pipes. This is an everyday, twice a day, chore to use that product and at often times, this product would run out in the house hold. Cornelius Von Alien's chef would have to run to the store quite frequently to retrieve that sink cleaning product or the pipe melter. The dinner would often be created by the chef in the morning and left in the refrigerator.

This refrigerator was also produced by the Starmos Metal Corporation or SMC (in the abbreviated way.) Meanwhile, in the nook, where Cornelius is presently located, he drops Tom in one of the chairs. A sigh had left Cornelius's mouth. Cornelius believes Tom is still in an unconscious state. Cornelius then returns down the hallway to Light, who has been unconscious for over an hour.

Cornelius carries Light to the nook from there. Cornelius said to himself, "Wow this robot is quite light for his metallic appearance."

He then said to himself, "He must be light because his head has no brains. What a stupid robot." Cornelius snickered as he said that. As he said that, Light started to wake up. He was in a loopy state.

He asked, "What's going on here?" Cornelius answered, "Nothing sir."

Then he asked, "Where am I?" Cornelius answered, "You're in Starmos City, the alien city." Then Light asked, "Why am I moving?"

His eyes started to twitch as he asked the question. Cornelius answered, "You're still in your crazy dream." Light started to turn around and Cornelius started to end up in a “creeped out” state of mind.

He asked Light, "What's going on?" Light still answered as though he was loopy, "I really don't know." Cornelius replied in a snooty way, "Well, it's about time that you have some knowledge you stupid dodo bird" Light asked, "Where is the dodo bird?" Cornelius answered in a smart aleck way, "He's over on your head." Light told Cornelius, "Get that thing off of me immediately!" Cornelius sarcastically said, "Oh sure." He flicked Light's head and his light bulb had gone off. Now Light's eyes started to open very widely and he ended up in shock. He played dead as he was carried. Cornelius placed Light on the floor. Light woke up and showed that he was extremely angry.

He smacked Cornelius and asked him, "What do you think you're doing!?" Cornelius was surprised and answered, "Well, and who are you to talk to me like that when you are in my estate?" Light answered, "I have every right to talk to you in that way because you are acting like a complete jack ass! You knocked me out and tried to do something evil to me earlier today! Now you are carrying me!

What do you think I am stupid!?" Cornelius answered, "No. Light stop it, seriously." Light then asked, "Well, what do you want then?"

Cornelius answered, "I want you to go to the kitchen. I have a surprise meal that I had made for you." Another snicker left the arrogant alien's mouth. The two “friends” walked down the hall to the nook.

When they arrived in the nook, Cornelius told Light, "Stay here, relax, and be as comfortable as you want." Light said, "I just have a quick question." Cornelius asked, "And would that be?" The Light Speed Cycle answered in the form of a question, "What are we eating tonight?”

Cornelius answered, "None of your business; it’s a surprise.

Now I am going to go into the kitchen. You just sit here, relax, and enjoy the ambience. I will see you later." The evil alien walked into the kitchen. He is a natural born pathological liar. He ran over to Chef Will Von Starmos. Will Von Alien wore a chef uniform. His green pigment in the skin glowed in excitement to prepare the evening meal.

Cornelius asked Will Von Alien, "What are you planning to make tonight for dinner?" Will answered, "Southern Cobb Salad."

Will, then walked to the other side of the kitchen and sliced the iceberg lettuce. While he was doing that, Cornelius asked him, "Can you add an extra ingredient to that?" Will answered, "Sure.

What is it that you want?" Cornelius then answered in a sneaky pitched voice, "I would like you to inject mercury into two tomatoes and put it in the dishes." Will replied, "Okay. I don't mind doing the orders of my royal king." Cornelius said, "That's my comrade!" He then walked out of the kitchen and returned back to the nook where the Tom Jackson and Light were presently located. Cornelius clapped and Tom woke from his deep sleep. He told Tom, "Listen, you and your friend will be having a Southern Cobb Salad. I hope you two enjoy it." A snide sound left Cornelius' mouth. The two friends in the nook raised their forks and Will walked out of the kitchen with the salad in his hand. He said, "Bon appetite! Enjoy!"

One discovers that people can be phonies and take advantage of you. Some people's natural tendency is to be sneaky, evil, and cause damage. It shows one, how a friend that you had known for a long time, can be a fiend.

It was approximately eight o' clock and dinner was being served. Will Von Alien, the Alien estate chef, had served dinner to Light, Cornelius, and Tom. The gloomy room had its lights turned on with the clap of Cornelius' four fingered hands. The gloomy, dark blue nook became the color of light blue in an instant. As soon as the lights turned on the beauty in the room had shown. The ceilings were approximately twenty feet tall and the chandelier above showed its crystals, gems, rubies, and gold. There were one thousand crystals on the sides. Each crystal was on an invisible rope almost made to have the illusion as though having the gravity being defied. From there, the gold shined in the middle and ruby gems were between the gold and the crystals. The crystals were in the shapes of diamonds and they were completely three dimensional.

All of the valuable elements that made up the chandelier showed the artistic vision of Cornelius Von Alien. To add an extra detail, there is a lot of glitter that was added to every element on the chandelier which showed that his kingdom was a royal kingdom or royal city. From there, the table was so polished that one can see the reflection in the chandelier. Cornelius asked Will, "Would you mind opening the nook windows?" Will answered, "Sure." He walked across the room past the table to the windows and used the pulley to open them. Tom asked, "What's going on around here?" Cornelius answered, "Oh. Will shall tell you." Will said to Tom, "You three are going to have a three course meal. The first course you will have is a Southern Style Cobb salad. Followed by that will be Steak and shrimp. And last will be a creme brulee dessert."

Tom replied, "This sounds extremely delicious. I guess I'll have them all." Cornelius replied, "Well, that's perfect." Will and Cornelius walked out of the nook and walked into the kitchen to spy on Tom and Light. They opened the shudder doors in the kitchen which can view the nook area. While they were viewing, Tom started to place his hand on the fork. The fork that he was using was a two pronged fork. A skeptical look entered Tom's face. He then asked Light, "What kind of a place is this?" Light answered, "It is an alien city."

Tom knew that; he just replied, "Whatever." He skeptically sniffed the salad to make sure that it didn't taste suspicious. He then said, "Well, this seems like a normal salad to me." Light replied, "You never know what you are eating in this city. How about getting the chef to identify the ingredients in your food?" Cornelius was listening so he had stepped out of the kitchen and asked Tom, "Do you want to speak with the chef?”

Tom answered, "Yes." Cornelius then walked to the back of the kitchen and closed the shudder doors. The shudder doors are sound proof. Cornelius asked the chef, "Would you mind going into the nook to read the ingredients so that way the two friends can dig in?" Will answered, "It would be my honor Cornelius." The chef walked to the closet by the refrigerator and reached for his aPad. The aPad had an application that read ingredients for various dishes. Will retrieved the aPad and opened the application that showed the ingredients for the food. He then walked into the nook as Cornelius watched from the shudder doors. Will asked Tom, "I heard you had a request for the reading of the ingredients. Is that correct?" Tom answered, "Yeah." Will replied, "Well, this doohickey of mine will be placed six inches away from your food so that way it properly scans."

Tom moved over and the chef scanned the food. A red laser appeared on the green salad. It scanned for thirty seconds. When it finished scanning, Will showed the aPad to Tom and it read: “fifty percent containing lettuce, twenty percent containing tomatoes, five percent containing avocado, five percent containing dressing and ten percent containing kerosene.” Tom said, "It's no big deal eating this." In the kitchen, a sinister smirk appeared on Cornelius's face. Unbeknownst to Cornelius, Light saw this. When the smirk had emerged on the face of Cornelius Von Alien, Light's metallic eyebrows crinkled in anger.

The oblivious and unaware Tom started to dig his fork inside of the first course. Light screamed, "No! Don't do it!" Tom looked up at Light and asked, "Why don't you want me to eat this stuff?" Light answered, "It contains kerosene."

Tom replied, "Well, I thought kerosene was a spice?" Light said, "No. Dingbat, kerosene is a flammable poison." Tom said, "Oh! I ain’t eating this crap." Will walked back into the kitchen. When he got into the kitchen, "Cornelius slapped Will. Will asked "What did you do that for?" The sinister alien replied, "Well, stupid head, you did the ultimate deed for me!" The chef asked, "And what would that be in particular?" Cornelius angrily answered, "Stupid, you didn't do any deed for me! You did nothing good for me! I wanted those two gone and they deserved to be gone! How dare you even make me act angry like this!"

Will replied, "It was your choice to poison them, not mine.

Besides, what could I have done that would have poisoned them?"