The following account has been translated from a language of a civilization far removed from Earth astronomically, culturally, and intelligence.
Reference, and idioms of the English have been used to facilitate understanding by Earth’s English speaking populace. If the dialogue, et cetera, seems to be familiar, that was done on purpose, we’re aware that it would be unrealistic to believe that an entity from a far distance highly advanced culture would speak in such a way as to be understood by Earth’s inhabitants.
Mucai record in the Mortson year, of Many.
Prologue: Mucai space cruiser miracalously materialized in another part of Galaxy.
Most of the exchanges in this chapter are between Mucai and his integrated computer system, that can respond to his thoughts instantaneously. All of the “conversation” between Mucai will appear as recorded dialogue. We’ll use the integrated query system’s nickname, N, short for Nano Noodle, an affectionate label.
“Where are we,” Mucai wondered.
“Many parsecs from the main office, your Lordship,” NN’s reply came almost as fast as Mucai thought it.
“I thought we agreed you wouldn’t call me that. You can drop that protocol, I’m the only one who hears you, so you won’t get punished, for breaking that rule. Just M, please. It will be quicker and less confusing. Especially when we are around others in the royal court, all that Lordship razzle matazz, really annoys me,” Mucai remonstrated.
“Yes M, will do. In answer to your present thought, “how did we get here?” We either chanced on a hidden galactic conduit, created by some alien race or the BK (big Kahuna) is messing with us, or we have a purpose here, apparently unbeknownst to us at the moment,” so said N.
“So many possibilities. Now we play it by ear, I suppose and hope we get it right. How are the systems? Since we’re not moving, propulsion must be down, any idea why,” M asked.
“No idea. There appears to be no damage, either internally or externally. There may be some kind of adjustment necessary to adapt our technology to this region of space, “ N said.
“I don’t follow that. Anyway what’s the next order of business. Where were we and what were we doing before we arrived here,” M thought. Almost in unison, M remembered, and N explained. “Ah yes, we were about to be blown to smithereens by those nasty, nauseating Nuknobs. Will they show up here too?” almost in answer to his question, there was tiny flash in the distance. “It is them, isn’t it?”
“Yes, they are probably disoriented, so we have time to do something about out situation,” N ventured.
“Good, I like it that you’re anticipated my next thought. What is working?” M said.
“Teleportation appears to be functioning,” said N.
‘Okay, are there habitable planets nearby? I don’t expect to be able to create breathable air in an unfamiliar environment,” M thought.
“Yes, the third planet near that sun is habitable and it’s within range,” N said.
M noticed something in the direction of the Nuknobs ship. “They are moving in our direction.” N said.
As quickly as M ordered N to set the destination and initiate teleportation, they vanished from space. Not a second too soon, the Nuknobs laser blasted M’s vessel into smitereens.
As quickly as M and his integrated computer materialized on a grassy lawn, M’s first thought order was ‘cloak!’ And so their presence was made visually undetectable.
M said, “I have a feeling we’ve been spotted any way,” as he noticed two inhabitants of the planet apparently throwing a small round object back and forth.
“Not by them,” N said, “they’re not looking this way. Is there another?” N did not have intuition and could not detect phenomenon beyond the immediate realm of functioning.
M mused, “yes, I do sense another, who senses us. Where is it?”
“ Near the fence, it is looking our way. It doesn’t look dangerous, “thought N.
“It’s trying to determine whether we are a threat. It’s odd, I detect the consciousness of two independent entities, both occupying that body, “ M mused.
“Passenger or hitchhiking is an ability possessed by witches and sorcerers. Will she try to possess you? My knowledge stream indicates that possession is sometimes involuntary, a trick of the BK, to provide a secret weapon or some other purpose.”
“How do we communicate with it? It can’t see us, it’s only aware of us. Can we talk to it, if we get close enough? We don’t want to scare it off?” M said.
“It appears to be moving in our direction,” N mentioned.
“Great, things are moving right along,” M said.
There was a brief flash and a puff of smoke, on the other side of grassy lawn, that quickly dissipated in the gentle breeze.
“Was that what I think it was,” M asked.
“Yes, the Nuknobs attempted to materialize here, but there atomic makeup has some oddities that must have reacted unfavorably to this atmosphere,” N responded.
“Serves them right,” M said. His attention returned to the entity that was making it’s way toward them over the green grass lawn. One of the other entities called out to it, “Want to play catch, Mom?”
“No sweetheart, you and father are better at it than I am, I want to check my roses. You’re doing so much better than last week,” it said, as it continued to walk toward M & N.
“I have a terrible premonition,” N thought.
“You weren’t programmed to have premonitions…..But now that you mention it, so do I,” said M.
“She or it doesn’t look very formidable,” N shared, referring to the entity approaching them.
M didn’t respond immediately, “She’s not a threat. It’s something else.”
…..to be continued