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 Once they were inside, the door was slid shut and the escalator was retracted.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
The lovers were shocked and didn't expect to be pursued by the enemy hover planes from the northern lands. Moreover, those were bigger, faster hover jets with more firepower with big cannons than theirs.Sure enough, the pursuing hover jets began to be visible behind them without telescopic display. Herman assumed manual control and accelerated his jet with top speed southwards.Suddenly, the pursuers hailed them with a radio call. "You two, turn your phone around and come with us quietly!"Herman and Amanda were aware that this plane was stolen from the Union, so both Union planes could communicate directly with each other. But they didn't reply at all.Getting no response, the pursuers were upset. And it was expressed through their next call. "We promise we won't hurt you."Of course, the couple ignored it."Respond now, or we'll shoot you down!"This time their promise has turned into a threat. But of course, Herman still ignored it.Suddenly, Herman was shocked by a loud zapping s
The global climate change crisis, the global temperature rise the earth is experiencing now is resulted from the rise of sea levels due to the melting of the ice on both the south and north pole.This was because the earth once had an Ice Age in the Pliocene Era. Earth's orbit was shifted from the original position on the south and north ecliptic planes. Now the earth is finding its way back to the ecliptic path which exposes it to the sun more and more, rising the planet's temperature and changing the climate.When the earth's temperature dropped at the beginning of the Ice Age, the north and south poles changed position, causing the sea to drown the Pangaea.The erosion that happened to the Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza was the proof that the megalith sites and pyramids scattered all over the globe were the legacies of Proto-Ancient Egypt, the Osirians in the Pliocene Era. The Pliocene Era thought to be entirely primitive had the sophisticated technology ten times more advanced th
A great mass gathered in front of the great prison, Bastille in Paris. Near the entrance, peasants staged an uprising. Riots erupted, and palaces, cathedrals, and monasteries were plundered and burnt. Bastille Fortress was engulfed in an enormous flame. Great charcoal black clouds of smoke shot up from the rooftops and towers. A man stood on top of a stool, making a speech to rouse the rebels. His speech was greeted with shouts of patriotism that filled the sky.“Vive la nation![1]" A farmer yelled, raising a stick in his right hand. A red, white, and blue French flag was tied on that stick.“En avant![2]" shouted another, rousing the mass marching behind him to move on towards the prison gate of Bastille. He held a spear. Many of the rioters were armed with firearms."The reason for people’s raid on Bastille is that the King has been oppressing the people. The people demand a Revolution to crush the king’s authority and power. The people demand the release of their political leaders