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“Wow, okay! I have a question, then why do we all have to die in this process?” asked Jen with concern, “If these Entities are all that powerful then why can’t they just get rid of the aliens and leave us alone?”

Looking at Jen, Adam could tell she was struggling with what she had learned. After all, she did have a valid point, “For the Entities to blatantly destroy any living beings is against their nature as a peace loving species, but by prematurely invoking the Sun to explode, which was already going to Supernova from the shock blast from Betelgeuse, was acceptable,” said Adam.

Jen didn’t say anything more and just stared at Adam waiting for more of his explanation.

Adam continued, “The Entities explained that it is impossible for humans to travel to the parallel world with our physical bodies, the portal to this parallel world is extremely small. It is about the size of an atom. However, our energy, which contains no mass, is small enough to pass through the portal. When the time comes, they will open a space-time bridge to the parallel world and everyone’s energy will then cross over at the same time. The Entities will then close the space-time bridge forever. I am led to believe that this whole process will happen within seconds.” Adam looked at Jen after he finished.

With tears in her eyes Jen pleaded; “I don’t want to suffer, please tell me the Entities will not let us suffer through this process.”

Adam explained; “The Entities assured me that humans will not suffer through the process. It’ll be like closing your eyes and when you open them, we’ll be in our new home on our new Earth.”

Jen asked; “And when is this all supposed to happen?”

“The Entities said it will be in two weeks.”

Jen began to sob at the thought of knowing in two weeks everything they loved, will be destroyed.

“You and I are not the only ones selected for new bodies, there’ll be others, right?” asked Jen.

“They told me there were several million others selected.”

“And tell me again what happens to the others that are not selected?”

“Like I said, all their energies will be stored in a memory repository for future research and development for the expansion of humans and technology.”

Feeling as if time is running out, Jen said, “I’d like to see as many of my loved ones as possible before this happens.”

“Jen, under no circumstances can you talk to anyone about this, besides they would think you were going crazy if you did,” Adam looked concerned.

Visibly shaking, Jen said; “All this information has already made me crazy; I wish you had never told me.” Jen started to sob.

Trying to comfort Jen, Adam responded; “I had no choice, once you saw the device the Entities gave me, I had to tell you everything.”

“Ok – I’d like to see and understand everything about these Entities.”

“Ok, let’s go to the living room and I’ll activate the device from there,” said Adam.

Reynolds sat straight up and adjusted in his seat, excited by this last statement. “Make sure you have your equipment on and ready to monitor their house.” He commanded.

Reynolds stared through his night-vision goggles at the suspect’s home and thought how he couldn’t wait to get his hands on the device; this was going to be huge....

Chapter – Eight

A
dam and Jen got up from the kitchen table and walked into the living room. “You wait here; I’ll go get the device, I have it hidden in a safe place.”

As Adam left the living room, Jen sat down on a recliner. When Adam returned he carried with him a metal lock-box, carefully he placed it on the coffee table, and with a key, he unlocked it. Fearful he would drop the device and break it; he gingerly lifted the device from the box and placed it on the surface of the coffee table. Adam had the device wrapped in a hand towel for additional protection, he gingerly un-wrapped it as if it were a bomb and if he jarred it too hard it would explode. Finally revealing the device it had an eerie pale blue glow to it, similar to a watch face that glows in the dark. It resembled a small semi-transparent wafer measuring about 2 by 3 inches and about a
¼
-inch thick.

Down the street in the black SUV Reynolds began fidgeting and then leaned back to look at Roger and Jim in the back seat “I don’t hear anyone talking, did we lose contact?” Roger quickly adjusted the audio sensitivity controls on his equipment and they faintly heard some movement in the house, but that was all.

Jim quickly responded; “The last thing I heard him say was for his wife to wait in the living room while he retrieved the device.”

Sullivan said; “I’m also curious about this device that he keeps talking about.”

Adam sat back on the couch and stared at the device on the coffee table; Jen spoke-up first and said, “I wonder what it’s made of?”

Mr. Reynolds started to get excited again when he heard Jen speak; “Shhh, they’re talking again.”

“I don’t know but it’s very powerful and when I hold it, it comes to life in the palm of my hand,” Adam said in awe. “Let’s turn the lights down for a better effect.”

Down the street in the black SUV Reynolds sternly said to Roger and Jim; “Be ready to monitor for any energy surges – I want to know immediately if your equipment senses anything.”

Roger and Jim exchanged a quick look at one another. They were starting to get a little annoyed with Reynolds and his constant demands.

Wondering aloud, Jen said; “So you pick the device up in your left hand and it comes to life and all we need to do is think of a question or something and it will create visual images and answer our questions instantly – right?”

Still staring at the device Adam said; “Yes!”

“Okay! Let’s find out more about these Entities, and who they really are. If they’re going to destroy our solar system, I want to know what kind of creatures we’re dealing with!” Jen was always more skeptical of what people told her than Adam. She hoped knowing exactly who and what these Entities truly were would give her a little peace of mind.

Adam picked up the device with his right hand, held out his left, and placed it in his palm. It immediately melted, covering his skin and formed into the shape of his left hand like a glove. In the center of the device, a small half dome of energy appeared and grew in size until it covered both Jen and himself. Immediately they heard a strange sound emanating deep in their ear, the sound was a low hiss. The sound you hear between radio stations on a stereo.

Down the street, Roger sitting in the back seat, jumped straight up; “I think we got something here!” The sensors on his equipment was lighting up like a Christmas tree!”

Watching Adam’s house through the night vision goggles, Reynolds noticed a strange glow coming from the windows; an excited feeling raced through him as he watched with great anticipation.

Scared Jen when the device came to life, the last time it gave her nightmares. Adam seemed a little more at ease with the device, but she could tell he was still nervous when it came to life.

He looked at Jen to see if she was ready, but what he saw was fear on her face. He thought, “Maybe I should wait until she became more comfortable with the energy dome,” but decided to proceed anyway.

Saying nothing else, Adam and Jen looked at each other. Their thoughts about wanting to know whom the Entities were, merged. Suddenly the transparent bubble that encased both of them like an igloo began to project holographic images. Jen thought it was an amazing device!

Roger screamed out, “WE GOT IT!” Jim had a satisfied look on his face as he said, “This is the place, the source of the energy surges!” Reynolds smiled with triumph as he watched the house. He squirmed in his seat and with a greedy look on his face, thought; “I want that device.”

In their living room, holographic images magically appeared before their eyes. They were so real and life-like that it was as if they physically merged with them and became part of the images. If it were a cold place, they would feel cold. If it were a sunny place, they would feel warm. They would feel a breeze and smell the air of the scenes they witnessed.

The device started from the beginning, showing them who the Entities were and how they evolved. The room was completely silent, what they heard was all in their minds and narrated in English, so they could understand. The images they viewed were breathtaking.

Reynolds contacted headquarters informing them the energy source had been located.

Adam and Jen continued to watch the magnificent images and listen to the narration from the device....

Chapter – Nine

T
he device presented holographic images of an early primordial world the Entities evolved from, showing the different stages of evolution. Through this experience, Adam and Jen began to understand where the Entities came from and how they evolved into peace loving beings – as soon as either one of them thought of additional questions, the answers came immediately. As they watched in awe, the beautiful holographic images and narration continued....

The Entities began their existence as most biological entities begin life – as primordial sludge percolating up from ancient hot springs. These simple life forms coalesced into more advanced life forms.

After millions of years of evolution and numerous diebacks of living species on their planet, the Entities became the stronger and more advanced species. They had an unexpected jump in evolution from another dying race more advanced than their own. The advanced species also helped the Entities develop technologies and taught them about the mysteries of the Universe. This jump in knowledge occurred 1.8 million years ago and since that time the Entities have become the most powerful and advanced beings in the Universe.

In the beginning, their species consisted of several social cultures, each with completely opposing ideologies. They hated one another and there were devastating wars throughout the years. They eventually found that war was not the answer and began to work together for the betterment of their species. Eventually there was peace, and war became only a painful memory.

As they evolved, their social structure simply consisted of a leader and several sub-leaders responsible for different geographical areas on their planet. Each section was responsible for providing specific types of resources to all other sections. Each section had a population of approximately 300 million and their planet had 6 sections, a population of approximately 1.8 billion Entities, a rather small population compared to other races on other planets, however, their brilliance and advanced technologies made up for their small population, in fact all other known races on other planets in the Galaxy paled in comparison.

There are about 20 other known inhabited planets within 600 light years of the Entities planet, each at different levels of advancement. The Entities maintain a peaceful relationship with all other advanced life forms and they are reluctant to provide advanced technology to other species. In the past, their gifts of advanced technology eventually destroyed those who were unable to handle it in a positive manner.

Adam paused the device and looked at Jen; “Are you doing okay?” She looked at him with an un-believing look in her eyes and nodded her head up and down. He activated the device again and started the holographic portrait of the Entities.

At the same time, Reynolds was in communication with his superiors. They were plotting a devious scheme to get the device from Adam.

Again, Adam and Jen are presented with breathtaking holographic images. With a wave of their hands, the images rotate so they can observe them at different angles.

They were awestruck by what they were seeing. The images were so vibrant and real...

The Entities have developed a brain that consists of essentially four smaller brains; each of the four sections has a capacity and processing power of about one-thousand human brains working at full capacity. Looking at their brain one would see a highly advanced collection of closely packed neuron cells fused together by superconducting helium plasma and excited by a neutrino power source the size of an atom that will last... forever.

This powerful brain has the ability to perform tasks that would seem anything short of a miracle to other less advanced species. However, the Entities accepted this as a normal part of their existence. With the aid of a plasmatic Orbotic robot the Entities invented, they are capably of completing any task with efficiency; there are no limitations to their mental abilities.

Their four brains connect to a host brain or a memory repository by super conscious telepathy. A memory repository is a collection of over a billion brain energies which, among millions of other feats, allow the Entities to instantaneously travel anywhere in the universe.

Their craniums that house this magnificent brain-cluster are a marvel of technology. They don’t have eyes, ears, a mouth or a nose, they are no longer needed, their sensory information is gathered with telepathic connections to sensors built into the surface of their head. The surfaces of their faces look like a smooth, highly polished Mylar finish, which display images of thought and calculations.

The Entities’ home planet is 1
½
times larger than Earth. It is the second rocky planet that orbits their Sun. Because their planet is larger, it has a stronger gravitational pull than Earth. They replaced their original skeletal structure eons ago with a new framework developed by genetically fusing titanium and calcium atoms. This hybrid skeletal structure is tall and slender. The Entities are three feet taller than the average human being. The main purpose for their hybrid skeletal structure is to survive hyperspace jumping, time travel and inter-dimensional penetration. The forces are so great that a weak physical body would never survive.

A manufactured biological membrane that acts like muscles and ligaments shrink-wrap their skeletal structure. They wear a skintight tan color jump suit that’s impervious to radiation, fire and cold and is puncture proof. The jump suit possesses a special property, this engineered jump suit can generate energy and nourishment from the Sun, a process known to humans as photosynthesis – this process converts Sunlight into organic compounds and nutrients. They survive the same way a plant survives; they only need to consume H
2
O in small amounts...

Curious as to how Jen was coping, Adam looked through the holographic images at her. She looked amazed and a little shocked, but he could tell she was completely absorbed by what she was watching.

Adam continued to focus on the images himself. Occasionally he thought of additional questions and he waved his hand to get a different perspective of these incredible images...

Their solar system has two Suns; the main Sun is about 1.5 times larger than Earth’s Sun, the second Sun is 2/3 smaller. Both their planet and second Sun orbit the main Sun. The second Sun orbits the main Sun at a distance equivalent to Saturn’s orbit in Earth’s solar system.

During certain orbital periods, their companion Sun aligns directly behind their planet, opposite their Sun, making the evening sky illuminate with sunlight. Although the smaller Sun gives off much less light and heat, it still makes their planet very warm. To keep cool from the heat and constant sunlight, the Entities built and migrated to underground dwellings.

When the companion Sun’s orbit is positioned on the far side of the main Sun the Entities enjoy the cool dark periods of night. Their planet is very common; there are many other binary solar systems with two Suns.

The fact is, Jupiter in Earth’s solar system was supposed to ignite and illuminate like a Sun, but it lacked enough mass to do so, otherwise Earth’s solar system would contain two Suns.

With two Suns the Entities planet and moons are constantly bombarded with solar winds rich in Helium-3, the perfect free source of high energy non-polluting fuel; the main element for powering their advanced technologies.

Weather on their planet is very arid with less than 01-glips of rainfall per solar cycle, or in human terms less than 10 inches of rain per year. Vegetation is sparse around the equator but denser closer to the poles. The poles have ice caps but they are always melting from the constant heat from two Suns, and since the planet does not have a tilt, the temperatures do not fluctuate.

Their planet had other life forms that roamed the surface, flew in its sky or swam in their shallow seas, however, lower life forms did not adapt well and these life forms have now become extinct. This does not concern the Entities, their advanced technology with genetic cloning has given them the ability to re-create any past life form that became extinct; in fact they are capable of re-creating every living creature, plant life, or any historical event from the beginning of their time. They accomplish this by manipulating atoms combined with scalar elementary particles to create matter; in essence creating matter from nothing.

Utilizing this same technology and linking to the memory repository the Entities have created a device so advanced that it is capable of reproducing and projecting images of anything you think of. It resembles a piece of glass and measures about 2 by 3 inches by
¼
inch thick and glows with a bluish tint, it activates when held in the hand. It is capable of reading your thoughts and creates holographic images projected right before you.

This device has a name that is not translatable into human words...

BANG! Without warning, Adam and Jen heard a loud noise that made both of them jump with fear, the noise didn’t emanate from the holographic images. This interruption disrupted their thought process causing the device to stop. Shocked and confused, Adam looked around wondering where the noise came from, then there was another loud
BANG
and suddenly the front door broke open. This unexpected interruption scared the hell out of both of them. Jen started screaming at the top of her lungs as she got up and ran to the back bedroom to hide. Adam sat there stunned trying to understand what was happening; he watched several men dressed in black clothes wearing ski masks rush into the house. Several of them grabbed Jen and put a hood over her head and then zip-tied her hands behind her back as she struggled to get free. All this happened so fast that Adam finally jumped up and ran to help her. “What the hell are you doing?” At the same time, he observed one the intruders inject Jen in her arm with a syringe, and then watched her body go limp, still trying to make sense of what was going on, someone slipped a hood over his head. He struggled to get away when someone grabbed his arms and zip-tied his hands behind his back so that he was unable to protect himself. As he struggled to get away, he kept asking, “What the hell is going-on?” then he felt the sting of a syringe prick his arm and within a split second, he blacked out....

The agent in charge of breaking into the house immediately called Reynolds, “The residence is now secured.”

“Affirmative!” he responded, then turned to Sullivan and said, “Let’s go!”

Sullivan stepped on the gas and raced down the street, then abruptly stopped in front of Adam’s and Jen’s home.

As all the agents climbed out of the SUV and started walking up to the house, Reynolds noticed both Adam and Jen being carried over the shoulders of two agents, and placed in the back of another vehicle. One of the agents in charge of the entry operation approached Reynolds and gave him status of the situation; “Both occupants were apprehended and rendered incapacitated each with an injection of M-19a; there are no other occupants within the premises sir!”

“Good work! Was there any struggle?” asked Reynolds.

The agent responded, “The female started to scream but we silenced her quickly; the suspect also struggled but he was subdued immediately.”

M-19a is a quick acting sedative that immediately incapacitates its victims – the victims stay unconscious until they are given M-19b to wake them up.

“Where is the device?” asked Reynolds.

The agent responded, “It is lying on the floor in the living room where Adam dropped it when we broke in.”

“Ok let’s clean this up quickly,” commanded Reynolds. “The neighbors are going to start wondering what the hell is going on.”

All the agents in charge of the initial entry climbed into the SUV with the limp bodies of Adam and Jen and sped away.

Reynolds and his crew entered the premises to retrieve the device. Looking around they could not initially locate it, then Roger finally said; “I found it! It’s here under the couch.”

“Do not touch it!” Reynolds demanded. Carefully the agents moved the couch back to reveal the device. “There it is!” Reynolds said excitedly.

They all stood around staring at the small object. Finally, Jim said with disappointment, “That’s it? Doesn’t look like much.”

Reynolds looked at Jim and said; “This device is not from this world.” They all slowly turned and looked at it with more interest, and then Roger asked, “What world did it come from?” “Not sure, but I will definitely find out soon enough,” said Reynolds.

Before placing the device in a secured box, Reynolds kneeled to take a closer look at it.