The mortars were launched and dived right on target. The EMP-D mortars hit the walker's head and several EMP blast sounds were heard, severing it. Before long, the walker with a shattered head moved limply and then fell into the water with a loud splash, causing a high wave that spread in all directions. This result didn't make them full of themselves, but they couldn't help smiling because they have destroyed one of the most lethal enemy weapons. However, the victory didn't last long as the ceiling of the room suddenly fell and the debris fell on the guerrillas. "Watch out!" Amanda shouted to warn them, but she was too late! Several people fell injured by the debris. Before their comrades could help them, a walker foot appeared from the cavity in the ceiling and stepped on several people without mercy until they were flattened to death. Amanda planted her face on Herman's chest because she couldn't stand that dismal sight in front of her eyes. Herman himself was almost as frighten
"Big Joe! Whassup, Brah?" Joe Han asked the leader, the black-skinned man who greeted him in front of his group. The leader didn't answer. He only curled a big smile and extended his two muscular hands. With one swoop Joe Han was right into Big Joe's hug. Not only that, Big Joe shook the muscular body smaller than himself until "Little" Joe Han begged for Big Joe to put him down. Finally, Big Joe put his friend back on the ground and invited him to go with them into the woods. Four other people greeted Joe Han warmly too. They started to go through not-so-dense woods. Several minutes passed, and Herman and Amanda saw four carts, and the horses were grazing grass. Wasting no time, they mounted their carts. The cart Herman and Amanda were on was driven by Big Joe himself with Joe Han in the front seat. The four-horse carts group scoured the dirt road that cut through the woods. If someone should be counted, they have been journeying a whole day. Luckily, no one forgot to bring along
As though finding a new clue, I hurriedly opened that "pending" folder and searched for the said e-mail. This e-mail was sent from Heru Sulaksono. He was a member of the BETA-UFO inactive mailing list. After I found it, I opened and re-read the contents. It was a chat archive."Son, did you read 'The Da Vinci Code novel or watch the movie?" And then I read my reply, "I haven't read the novel because as far as I know, it's not in circulation here. But the film did, and I even watched it several times because there were many interesting dialogues and required watching carefully," I replied. And then I asked him back," What's going on?"The next day I received an answer from Heru, "The novel and film are based on a documentary titled 'The Da Vinci Code Documentary'. The documentary film is the result of Dan Brown's research. If you want to know, just click this link." I clicked the link at once to open that video on YouTube.While watching "The Da Vinci Code Documentary" video, I also ac
In that room, several people were working in front of tables full of panels. A big window above us showed a scenery quite familiar to me. Through that window, I knew this shuttle was flying, probably in a cloaked mode. But I didn't know when it took off.Through this big window, I saw the city we passed through down below. From here, we saw that the night wasn't all dark. Besides the lights from the buildings, the lights from the horizon made me see the places we went past."In the beginning, we were also surprised to see your kind," Utinao continued the conversation.Meanwhile, the people sitting behind the panels, including the pilot ignored our presence. "At first, we also made assumptions of what kind of creature you are," Utinao Noor added. "People on our planet used to believe that life only exists in Arden, our planet you call Venus.When you just built the Apollo Rocket to go to Moon, we already built anti-gravity hover space shuttles suitable for space flight. Unfortunately,
Herman, Joe Han, and Amanda walked fast, half running towards the hover plane door. Once they were inside, the door was slid shut and the escalator was retracted. The android who greeted them was inside too. Moments later, the plane started to move smoothly.The young time travelers observed the interior and realized that they were inside a platform. There was no window whatsoever. Instead, the only monitor inside displayed the view outside, as though they were looking directly through a window. The view on the monitor showed that the plane started to cross the river and not long afterward, they have passed the vast forest of skyscrapers.Herman, Joe Han, and Amanda stood on the platform, accompanied by the android guide. They enjoyed the hover plane that flew without a pilot, remotely controlled like a drone.The Babylon Tower-like, the mount-like building called the Relayer got closer and closer. On its every cliff-like side there were plenty of open spaces. Trees grew on every tier
They were placed inside a big room. The glass windows in it were large so they could see the outside freely. Even the ceiling of that pavilion was made transparent, so they could see the moving traffic of hover cars and hover planes from the spot they sat and talked."How come you are here?" Ben Nassor repeated his postponed question. He was puzzled, why the couple didn't take their chance to go back to their own time and were willing to go through dangers to help him instead?"It was a mistake," Herman admitted. "We were curious to find out how our experience in Osiris can influence the future as 'living legends'. Plus we want to return the favor of you saving us by correcting the 'mistakes' we might have done after returning to our time. But our time machine was destroyed. And you said you have another way to send us back to our time, so here we are.""Anyway, we went through the regular route with Joe Han and other comrades' help," said Amanda. "But I think Sharpo has arranged all
Just then, the four guests felt the hover plane descending. And then a door was opened wide. The plane has landed. Judging from the landscape, it turned out the plane has landed in a city park outside Harold Land."Very well, as thanks for your courtesy, our dear guests, if you want to leave, be my guest," said Sharpo, extending his hand to the exit.Herman and Amanda didn't expect them to leave that easily from the clutches of the Union. Of course, they accepted the offer gladly, and then they immediately went down the escalator out of the doorknob-shaped hover plane. They were afraid the Supreme Chancellor of the Ladder would change his mind."C'mon! Let's go away from here!" Amanda shouted, reminding everyone that the objective to free Ben Nassor has been accomplished.Just then, Sharpo managed to convey a message to Ben Nassor."Mr. Ben Nassor, I hope we can meet again. I'm still opening the offer of cooperation to build the Tormato," said Sharpo. Ben Nassor just nodded, and then
When they were searching for something they could use, they just realized that this place was once a motorcycle garage. Beside the shelves covered with plastic sheets and thick dust on them, they saw posters of Stefan Everts and Antonio Cairoli on their respective rides. They were the legendary Motocross Grand Prix World Champions whom Herman surely recognized."I have a funny feeling about this. Let's search for a motocross bike that was still usable!" said Herman excitedly. After seeing the pieces of equipment, the tools, and the posters in that room, it was apparent that this place used to be an ancient motocross bike garage.Hurriedly, Herman and Amanda searched for a bike they could use. How lucky they were! A 450 cc motocross bike was found in tip-top shape, with the key on the ignition. Herman immediately removed the sheet covering that bike.Thank goodness, this "ancient" two-wheeled vehicle was still in one piece and quite clean, not dusty. Herman must remove the cover slowly