The Dimension Travel Trilogy: A Three Part Science Fiction And Fantasy Novel (38 page)

"Why you' yellin' at me?" asked Tom. "Because, you’re disrespecting your country and your town. My husband died for your freedom and you treat him like he is nothing by running across land in a solemn zone", she answered boisterously. "Yeah, okay", said Tom sarcastically. He rudely continued walking. Breathing heavily, after that run across the silent square, he struggled to walk up the marble stairs into the Town Hall. Just about making it up the stairs, he sat on the floor in front of the doors of this building.

After forty five seconds of sitting down, he managed to catch his breath and, he knocked on the door. Rose, the woman who works as the receptionist in Town Hall for Mayor Stone, didn't open the door. Tom struggled to open the heavy doors of the building. He managed to open the door. However, he felt florid and, out of breath after opening the enormous door. "Were you the one knocking on the door?" asked Rose. "Yes, and I am completely out of breath", answered Tom. "What can I do for you?" asked the reception lady. "I request to see Mayor Stone", answered Tom. "Okay, I'll get him to come over here in a little bit. For now, just sit down and wait here", replied the reception lady. He waited in the reception hall, as asked by the reception lady. Mayor Stone started walking into the reception hall three minutes later. He walked up to Tom. "Did you finish giving the posters to all of the citizens in the residential part of town?" asked the mayor. "No way. I was able to do sixteen houses. But, I couldn't do one hundred and fifty houses", answered Tom.

"And, why couldn't you do that?" asked Mayor Stone.

"Because I was limping because I tripped on a boulder", answered Tom. He laughed after he answered the question. The mayor showed an angry look on his face. "Are you lying?" he asked. "No, sir", answered Tom, who is still laughing. "I know your lying. You told two lies", replied the mayor. "I didn't lie", said Tom, who continued laughing. Eventually, his laughing momentum slowed down. When, he stopped laughing the mayor gave him a nasty look. "You are a lousy liar. I can easily tell when you're lying especially after your silly outburst. Now, it's a good thing that I alerted the community on the CBN and on CC news. If I didn't do that, how would the citizens in town know?" asked the mayor.

"I would have given out all of the posters to all citizens", answered Tom. "How many houses did you hang out at?" asked Mayor Stone. "Four", answered Tom. "And, who were the occupants of these particular houses?" asked the mayor. "Officer Johnstone, an old hag, Bertha Steel, and Drew Steel", answered Tom. "And, why did you stop at these particular houses?" asked the mayor. "Because, I felt like it", answered Tom.

"And, how many times did I call you to let you know not to do that?" asked the mayor. "About two times", answered a nervous Tom.

"Twice I told you not to do that", replied the mayor angrily. "I'm sorry", said Tom, who was intimidated by the mayor. The mayor calmed himself down. "You're forgiven", he replied. "Okay", said Tom. "Now, we're going to go to my office", replied the mayor. Both Mayor Stone and Tom Jackson were walking over to the office. The mayor opened the four paneled, polished wooden door. Waiting inside of the office were Light and Will. "What have you been doing all of this time?" asked Will. "Uh, I've been going from house to house distributing the public service announcement papers", answered Tom.

"And, how many houses did you give to?" asked Light. "Sixteen", answered Tom. Will asked Mayor Stone, "How many houses are in town?" "One hundred and fifty", answered the mayor. "So, Tom, why didn't you do the one hundred and fifty houses?" asked Will. "I didn't feel like it", answered Tom.

“You know, we were breaking our backs to do all of the municipal buildings and all of the businesses in town and you only had to do one hundred and fifty houses. That is absurd why you couldn't have done such a little amount of houses. You're ridiculous", replied Will. "Hey, green head, you look like the Green Giant. So, don't be so wise with me, boy. Because look at yourself. You're an insolent idiotic imbecile. You should be ashamed of yourself for talking to me with that kind of an attitude. You need to learn how to better your attitude", said Tom. "Who are you to tell me that I need to better my attitude?" asked Will. "I'm Thomas S. Jackson", answered Tom. "What does the S. stand for?" asked Will. "Smarter than you", answered Tom.

"I think it is more like a stupid ass that you are because you are one. You're pinhead. Besides, I did two parts of town and you were only supposed to do one part", replied Will. "And, how many businesses and government buildings did you do?" asked Tom. "Two hundred and seventy eight businesses and fifteen government buildings", answered Will.

"Wow, two hundred and seventy eight businesses. How big were the shops or any of the restaurants?" asked Tom. "Half the size of an average house in Town", answered Will. "So, big deal, you had to do two hundred and fifty businesses", replied Tom. "Two hundred and seventy eight", said Will angrily. Tom threw the first punch at Will, who then kicked Tom in the tibia part of the leg. Both Tom and Will started fighting like two ladies. They pulled each other's hair.

When they did that, the mayor stepped in. Light remained neutral.

"Cut it out! You two are nothing but stupid ladies fighting", said the mayor. They disgracefully disregarded the mayor's request. From there, the mayor retrieved his megaphone under his desk. "Both, Tom and Will. You two are to stop fighting", the megaphone said. This megaphone is very futuristic. It is something that has never been thought of. It features a volume button as well as a silencer and, one didn't have to speak inside of the megaphone. One typed in words, which the megaphone would say. This particular megaphone has a soften female voice. Her name is Jane. She is an emotionless object that would only speak if one programmed her with words to say.

Otherwise, she remained silent as a mouse. Tom and Will stopped fighting immediately after the megaphone said to stop. "What was that noise?" asked Light.

"It was Jane", answered the mayor. "Who's Jane?" asked Tom.

"The megaphone that told you and Will to stop fighting", answered the mayor. "How were you able to change your voice to sound like a lady?" asked Tom. "I didn't change my voice. I typed in a message for her to say and she said the exact words that I typed", answered the mayor. "Well, that's an impressive object that you have", replied Will.

"Thank you", said Mayor Stone.

"No problem", replied Will. "Now, we have to get to a more important subject", said Mayor Stone. "And, what would that be?"

asked Light. "The evacuation", answered the mayor. "What is the plan for the evacuation?" asked Tom. "Every single one of you will meet in the square. Before, I tell everyone else where they're evacuating. I'll tell all of you where to evacuate.", answered the mayor. "Where are evacuating to?" asked Will. "I'll discreetly tell you when we are at the meeting in the square", answered the mayor. "Okay, thanks", replied the respectful alien. "Are we ready to go?" asked Mayor Stone. "Yes", answered Tom.

Mayor Stone and the trio of fugitives walked out of the office and into the reception hall. The three innocent fugitives and Mayor Stone walked up to the reception desk. "Would you mind sounding the alarms in town?" asked the mayor. "Sure", answered the reception lady. She pressed the red button which sounded all of the loud alarms in town. These alarms made whaling noises that can be heard from miles away.

There is an importance to having these alarms in the county.

When the alarm sounds, it means to evacuate one's house and all citizens will be required to go to Town Square. The whaling noises from the alarms attracted people to Town Square. The streets were empty. However, within thirty seconds the people started storming down to the square like a herd of elephants. Every citizen moved at the same speed whether they're old or young. Everybody circled around the flag pole and sat down on the grass surrounding the pole.

The mayor and the trio of fugitives emerged from Town Hall. They walked up to the flagpole.

The crowd is silent and so is the mayor. About two minutes later, the swarms of media started to arrive at the square. CBN News provided a battery operated microphone to the mayor. One of the crew members gave the microphone to the mayor for his announcement.

Followed by that, the reception lady Rose emerged from her office.

She started to run out of the office with the lightweight wooden podium. Then after that, the mayor walked away from his podium and walked to one of the media trailers and he knocked on the door of one of the trailers.

He wanted to fix his hair. The driver of one of the trailers opened the door. "What do you want?" asked the driver. "I need somebody to fix my hair", answered the mayor. "This is not the makeup and cosmetic department vehicle", replied the driver. "Well, where is that particular vehicle?" asked Mayor Stone. "It is the vehicle in front of me", answered the driver.

The mayor ran over to the cosmetic vehicle, which has a mind boggling appearance to it. This particular vehicle is a tall teardropshaped vehicle which had semicircular windows. The mayor banged on the door of this vehicle and an eccentric lady answered it. She is wearing a cape and a feather necklace. She has blonde hair and her face is colored pink due to the makeup that she wore. "Oh my God, you look so unkempt", she said. "Thank you, I know. Fix my hair immediately", replied the mayor. "Okay", said the lady. She escorted the mayor to the cushioned seat in front of the strong, reflective mirror that had a built in television.

While she was fixing his hair, the crowd in the square were becoming angry. "When is he coming out?" asked one of the citizens in the square. "I don't know", answered Tom. "Well, how are you three clowns going to entertain us?" asked one of the citizens in town.

"Well, you didn't come here for entertainment. You came here to be alerted on an evacuation process", answered Light. The mayor's hair is now finished after being fixed from the cosmetic artist. He walked to the flagpole. And, he calmed all of the citizens.

It is now five o' clock in the afternoon and the mayor is about to deliver his speech. The crowd is silent. The mayor cleared his throat and started to give his speech, "Ladies and Gentlemen, a couple of hours ago we had a press conference about this planned evacuation of town. I'm sure you're very well aware of the malevolent aliens are planning to invade town and potentially cause collateral damage.

Now, we have an alien in our crowd. However, this alien is for the best interests mortal human beings of California County.

The Starmos leader Cornelius Von Alien, who is a tyrannical brute, imprisoned the trio of innocent fugitives who are standing beside me. Now, at this particular meeting, I will not answer any questions. This meeting has been called to provide the citizens and visitors in town with the requirements for the evacuation. We will start off by emptying all of the stores, the farmlands, and restaurants in town in an orderly fashion. The reason why this has to take place is because food and water is a primary requirement for all mortal and immortal beings. So, the following places that we will empty out clean are the Ketcher's Farmers Market, The DO Farm, and all of the restaurants in town. Now, we only need seventy two hours of food. If one takes more food than he or she needs, then that individual shall be prosecuted and incarcerated for a couple of weeks for theft. Now, another thing that you need for survival is a shelter. So, you need to take the tents from the hardware store.

Unfortunately, some of you will be left tentless. If there is a person in need like an old folk or a young child, then you will be forced to give up your tent to that particular person. So, we have all of the provisions that we need. Next thing, after you get all of your provisions, you are to escape to the nearest entrance of the woodlands.

I know that some people will panic because they've never been inside of the woodlands at night. However, don't panic. It will only be for two nights. The next thing that I want everybody to have are Walky Talkies.

This is a requirement to have a Walky Talky so that way I can communicate with all of the citizens who are in the evacuation. If you refuse to follow these instructions, then you will be the malicious, cold hearted aliens’ prey. Now, ladies and gentlemen, I said earlier in this speech that you would be staying in the woodlands for seventy two hours. Instead of doing, that, you will remain in the woodlands for the evening, and you will return into town by morning. So, you will only have to get twenty four hours of necessary provisions.

Thank you ladies and gentlemen for listening to this speech. Now, I changed my mind on denying people from asking questions. So, now I will take questions from every citizen who is inquisitive regarding this important event. One of the citizens asked, "What zones are we planning to evacuate this town into the woodlands?" I will assign everyone to a group.

Because there are four cardinal points on a compass, I will assign four groups. Every group will report to the residential part of town. However, I will give every single citizen a tattoo that identifies him or her. So, each group will have a different coloring. The North Group will have a blue tattoo. The South Group will have a green tattoo. The East Group will have an orange tattoo. And, finally, the West Group will have a red tattoo", answered the mayor. "Do we have any other questions?" he asked. A female citizen in the crowd answered, "Yes." "And, what do you need to know?" asked the mayor.

"I would like to guarantee that my three children and I will be kept together at all times during this evacuation", answered the female citizen.

"I will identify your children with two tattoos and their initials on their foreheads so that way you can find them after the evacuation.

This will not only apply to you, it will apply to every citizen in this crowd who has a child or children. And, lady, the answer to your question is that your children will most likely unfortunately be separated from you", replied Mayor Stone.

"Okay", said the mother. "Any other questions?" asked the mayor. The citizens are as silent as a slithery snake trying to ambush its prey. "Going once", said the mayor. He paused and then said, "Going twice". The citizens still remained silent. After that the mayor announced, "Now, every single one of you will line up to the flag pole in a single file. I will decide who belongs to what group. And, the reception lady will mark you with a color. Each color will represent the team that you're on. Now, every single person in the crowd will be marked off with a specific color. And, that color will obviously represent the team that you're assigned to. If you step off the line because you do not want a temporary tattoo, then it is your problem.

And, if any of you give a problem, the citizens who give the problem will be prosecuted under the Court of California County."

One of the citizens in the crowd raised his hand. He replied boisterously, "Excuse me. But, you sound like a tyrannical ruler." "Do not tell me that I am a tyrant because Cornelius Von Alien is the tyrant who we are trying to avoid. Don't compare me to a malicious, malevolent soul. I give freedom of speech, he doesn't. I base everything on the founding’s of the American Constitution. He didn't even establish a constitution. And, if he did, he solely created an arbitrary constitution. So, don't compare me to a tyrant. And, I do not take my citizens' money or their time, and I don't embezzle my citizens' money. This brute does. So, don't rudely compare me to some arbitrary, cruel, rapacious, and heartless tyrant", said the mayor. "Fine then. But, I still think that you're a tyrant", replied the boisterous citizen. "You are entitled to your opinion. But, say this opinion to me after or before I presented this important speech to everyone in the crowd. And, if you acted like this in Starmos City, you would have been incarcerated as a hostile", said the mayor. "And, why would you think that I can't act like that in Starmos City?" asked the boisterous citizen.

"Because, over here it is your constitutionally protected right to say what you want to say over here. But, because the brutes who rule that alien city like to make horrible lifestyles for their citizens, they can't act boisterously and they especially cannot ridicule their ruler in front of their folks", answered the mayor. "Okay, I'm sorry for being so loud in front of you", replied the boisterous citizen. The mayor turned to the right and whistled to the reception lady, who is standing on the stairs in front of Town Hall. She ran gingerly ran down the stairs and, gave the four markers to Mayor Stone. He called the rows to come down from front to back. A line of people formed which stretched down the street past the municipal buildings and into the woodlands. The first six rows of thirty people are being marked with a red dot on their wrist. After the preceding group was finished being tattooed, then the next group of thirty people had markings of a blue dot placed on them, which means that they are required to exit the town from the North Side. Then, the rest of the citizens were marked with green and orange, which means that they are required to exit the town from either the South Side or the East Side of town.

After tattooing every citizen, the mayor made an important announcement to all of the citizens who are present.

"Now, everyone will be cleaning out the stores of the necessary products for the twenty four hour evacuation. I require that this is to be done in an orderly fashion, so not a single life is lost during this evacuation", he said. The citizens quietly cleaned out the stores of their products. While, the citizens are doing that, the mayor and the trio of fugitives sat on the park benches waiting. "Why are we waiting for everyone else when we should be raiding the stores with them?" asked Tom.

"Because, it doesn't make any sense to raid a store when I have a plan up my sleeve", answered the mayor. "What would that plan be?" asked Light. "You'll see later", answered Mayor Stone.

"Come on, I want to know", replied Will. "Are we going to escape to a secret shelter under your office?" asked Light. "No, I am not telling", answered the mayor.

Everyone retrieved the necessary provisions from the local shops and restaurants for the twenty four hour evacuation. After that, everyone evacuated into the woodlands. It is now, five forty five in the afternoon and everyone is out of the town. "Are we going to evacuate now?" asked Tom. "Yes", answered the mayor. The trio of fugitives and the mayor walked down Goodluck Street in the South side of town. "So, where is this secluded place?" asked Light. "It is an underground house that nobody in town knows about. The only ones who know about this underground place are the three of you and myself", answered the mayor.

"Okay", replied Tom. The rest of the walk into the woodlands was silent. They finally arrived into the woods towards the end of the sunset. This deciduous forest looks empty for the first five hundred steps into this isolated place. After walking five hundred feet, the four men witnessed the citizens pitching tents, building bonfires, and stocking up their food. The children are playing while the mothers are preparing the dinner, and the fathers are pitching the tents. The trio of fugitives and the mayor continued walking until they reached the placid pond. This pond appears to be untouched by mankind or any animal. This pond is clear that one can see the rocky bottom clearly. It is now six o' clock in the evening and the sun had fallen and the moon had risen. The constellations in the sky formed in the shape of a smile.

"I've never been back here before", said Tom.

"Well, it's a truthfully amazing experience. At one time, I was a boy scout. The camp counselors told me that this lake possessed a curse. But, I didn't believe that fallacy", replied the mayor. "I didn't know that you were in the boy scouts", said Tom. "Well, I wouldn't be an eagle scout if I wasn't a boyscout. And, I wouldn't be the mayor of this county if I was an eagle scout", replied the mayor. "I never seen a pond this nice", said Will. "How come?" asked Mayor Stone.

"Because, the water in Starmos City has always been murky and filled with filth", said Will. "Well, once this ordeal with those beastly rulers is finished and we win, then I will make you, along with the citizens of your origin, members of our town and our planet", replied the mayor. "Thank you very much", said Will. "You're very welcome. Like I said earlier, you will be given unlimited access to this town if not Planet Earth once this ordeal with the malevolent aliens has ended", replied the mayor. It is now six fifteen in the evening and, the mayor and the trio of fugitives were present at the placid pond. The wind spoke, and leaves are falling from the treetops and onto the ground. Within a matter of thirty seconds crunches had been heard. These crunches sound like an animal or a human walking quietly. But, the noise is loud enough that one would have the ability to explicitly hear the noise.

Yet, Tom, Light, Will, and Mayor Stone didn't notice the noise.

All of a sudden, a creature was able to be heard from behind. The creature accidentally tripped on a stick and rolled over onto Tom. This creature is a Red Fox, who just left his shelter. Tom turned around, noticed the fox, and jumped back like a cat who was afraid of water droplets. "I'm sorry", said the fox, who has a British accent. Tom moved back further away into the untouched pond. "What is wrong?"

asked the fox. Tom swam away from the fox's view, into the foggy part of the pond. "Why is he so scared?" asked the curious animal.

"Because he is apparently afraid of animals. He thought your face looked quite creepy", answered Will. "What kind of a creature are you?" asked the fox.

Will refused to answer this particular question. The fox then asked, "Are you some sort of a human who was transformed into a frog?" "No, way. I am an alien from a distant dimension", answered Will. "I never heard of such a creature", replied the forest animal (the fox.) "Well, creatures and citizens come from different planets and, different places", said Will. "What are you doing?" asked the mayor.

"Two things. First, and foremost, I am hunting a duck or two. Then, I am going to retrieve some stones, leaves, and sticks to barricade my abode from the aliens", answered the forest animal. "How did you find out about the evil aliens invading Earth?" asked Light. "Because, I watch CBN news on the T.V.", answered the fox.

"How did you get a T.V. or even connection to watch T.V. in the middle of the woods?" asked Mayor Stone. "Because, I am friends with some of your citizens in town. Besides, there's nothing wrong with a fox being friends with mankind", answered the fox. "It is impressive how you're able to do that when you live in such a secluded area", replied the mayor sarcastically. "Well, thank you", said the fox. "Yeah, did you know that I was being sarcastic when I said that?" asked the mayor. "No", answered the fox. He asked, "And, why would you be so sarcastic to me when I am trying to be your friend?”

"Because, it is impossible to have a television in the middle of nowhere. And, besides, you can't even carry an object that is very enormous and heavy. And, nevertheless, you don't even know how to farm and live a sedentary lifestyle. I don't believe on what you're saying. If what you're telling me is true, then I will probably end up in cardiac arrest. But, I still don't believe you", answered the mayor. The forest animal laughed. "It's true", he replied. "Do you want to come over and visit my abode?" "Sure, I want to see if you even have an abode, but, that's probably also a fallacy", answered the mayor. "Hey, that's not true. Let's get some things straight. Number One: I am not a pathological liar; number two: I am smarter than you; and number three: I am more genuine and I am not a sarcastic schmuck like you are", replied the fox. "Hey, that's not true", said the mayor. "It is definitely true. Why don't you learn how to look at yourself in the mirror and make a change in your attitude?" asked the fox. "Because, I don't have the problem. It is you with the problem, not me", answered the mayor.

"You have more problems than I have. Besides, you humans are never satisfied with the world that you live in. We animals have less assets and resources than you humans. And, yet, we are more satisfied with the way we live. In fact, we animals are more than satisfied. We are actually happy with our lives", replied the fox, who started to walk away from Mayor Stone, Light, and Will. The fox vanished into the night. After that, the mayor's attitude towards the fox changed from a snide, sarcastic attitude to a nice and gracious personality. A couple of minutes have passed since the fox vanished.