The Last Chance... ("Be as you r") - Part 3 Author Paul Shoumov (115612 Russia, Moscow, Brateevskaya Str. 21-1-115, Paul Shoumov) @~Continued from Issue 47 ********************** Oghr.. Vhrng... Gojaaa **************** I've opened my eyes and saw that i was in that cave, but deeper inside. I layed on a stone, which used to be a bench for those who lived here. I saw the light, coming from above - - sunlight. All the walls have been decorated with wall pictures, which looked like the ones on Earth... ancient wall picturing. I decided to see if there's a fireplace, but in the middle of the "room" i saw not the fire, but an ion battery... -Whe.. where the hell am I? - i asked the room... coz noone but me could be seen in here. -Anybody here? hellooo??? Anyone alive?!- no answer. I walked in and out of the room, but wherever i walked, i've found only the same rooms everywhere. At least I came back in "my" room, trying to sleep. But i couldn't stop thinking about all that.. -DAMN!!! ANSWER ME, HEY! Where am I? Where is EVERYBOOODY???- i cried. Suddenly one of the walls disappeared and i saw a little- little creature, looked like a cross of a dinosaur and a dog, but it has 5 legs. -Urr.. Agrrr.. Vkha...-it said. -Uh huh.. bur-hur-lalalur. - I replied with a smile. That small thingie was very funny. Everything was funny: the way it walked -- it was jumping on 3 legs and other two were free, making some movements -- its face was red, small and smiling. This thing was cute. I thought that was an owner's "doggy". -Jkta .. uhhgaaaa.. vuuuu!- it said again. -Uh huh.. Is that a quiz : "Guess what do i say?"- i laughed. -Fggaaaa.. zug!!!- it began roaring. -Shut up, you small thingy! Better tell me where's your master? -zgvaaaa!!! - it cried and jumped on me, so i fell on the ground while that thing hit me by my face. -Okay-okay.. stop it! stop itt....-i threw that dino in the corner. -zgvaaa!!!- it cried again, but stopped. Then i jumped in direction of that holographic wall, trying to escape, but i've been hit by....... Andrej Broz!!! -Oh, commandor.. Stand up. - he said, giving me his hand and helping to stand up. -What the hell???- i opened my mouth in amazement. -Damn, ur alive? -As u can see... -What is that? small angry doggy? -oh, no-no.. haha.. - he laughed wildly.- no... hehe... dog. ha- ha-ha! okay, let me introduce you to Angvaa Tewgey. -Who? which "to gay"? -Hey! Don't offend Angvaa. He's kind! He saved my life and your one also! so, shut up, commandor. >Angvaa, uvr kghrraa Paul Chatterr umghna rrrrgda AGFounderrr. -What? -I said: "this is Paul Chatter,he is an inventor of the AGFounder". Angvaa asked me about our ship, coz it's very interesting for them. The technologies you used to construct the ship. Paul, u have never told the crew about antigravitational engines, man! It's unfair! -You shouldn't know that!- i murmured. - It's not your problem! -And victoristes are not our problem too, sir?! -Yes, it isn't. -Uh huh.. Okay. I won't tell you what i know about all this then. Bye... -Hey-hey, stop, Broz! How did u know their language? who are you? who are they? how did they get me? What is happening here? i've got many more questions left. -Umm.. remember Horner? -Yes, i do, of course. -So.. I'm from Horner's team. I've been working on decoding their language for sooo long... Half of my life. From 10 years old till now. Do u remember that numbers u've been trying to decode half of a year long? -uh huh.. but how..? -we've got our own tracing systems all around FGA if u wanted to know that. So, that numbers mean the number of the LETTER in their alphabet, the letter after the number means the name of their alphabet! That code was simple enough even for a kid! They've got 3 alphabets: ungvraa, lgnraah, aflaa... -We've had U, L, A. after each number! -Of course u did... -But... -Julie didn't know anything.. stay calm. She's not lying to you. Okay. They're "aliens". Never seen'em? lol. They've "caught" you after your stupid touching their protection shield. U could die, they saved yo life. Umm..Happening? Ask Angvaa... -Okay, Broz. Translate this : "i am Paul Chatter. Hello Angvaa. I am official representative of AGFounder here Pls, i need an information about Victorustes crystalloid forms of fuel/weapon. This is why we came here." Then Andrej translated all this to Angvaa, and he answered: -Oghr.. Vhrng... Gojaaa- he said that and made a funny head movement. -You came with peace. -Broz said.- Get out with the peace. It's dangerous planet. Go away. -translate: "Angvaa, we've got no home now. We need victorystes. It's the only way to get a right to return back home for us. I'll give you anything u wish to know only to get information how to use vistorystes. We need this technology. If we bring the crystals to Earth, we can stop pollution... Everything may change. Help us. Our planet is dying, Angvaa" -You, people, are killing your planet coz of ignorance. Crystals are not for you. You have not got the right to use it. Victorystes are the most powerful weapon. If it blows up after wrong splitting, you'll get the whole planet burnt. U can destroy the sun with it. You are still not ready for Victorystes. Stop ignorance and you 'll stop everything that disturbs you. Angvaa won't help you. This planet died coz of our mistakes. Our race is dying coz of awful mistakes. WE are not ready for victorystes. We've used them for too long... And then Angvaa has told me the history of their race. *** Urmlaa civilization appeared long time after humanoids But they've had strong intellect from the beginning and a lot of resources on their planet. So, they've built their first ship the same time we, people, did. But their ship was faster. It was the thing we call "UFO". Plate-like, round, fast machine. They colonized a lot of planets and have got new technologies. They've found victorystes on this planet and began using it. Crystalloid form of fuel was very popular and soon all the colonies began using it to get energy. Ships worked on this stones, everything was okay, but once... one awful day victorystes energy station on their home planet blew up. Then the chain of fire burnt all of their planets. but Angvaa and Ozigee have been on their mission, thaz why they left alive. They've caught a container with the message "to the last ones left alive" where they read the last order: "Make victorys tes stay on Vantalonthia 44". And thaz why they're here. *** -Sorry, Paul Chatter, but we should finish our mission. Ask Ozigee, maybe she'll give u something, but i will not -Thank you Angvaa.- I said, being sad a little... But i've got a hope that Ozigee will help me. Broz and I went to Ozigee. Ozigee was a little bigger, but not higher than me. She was about 1 meter tall, Angvaa was about 50-60 cm tall. Ozigee was not red, but pink. And she moved not on 3 legs but on four. The only leg free leg was to take and place things. Not any other function. -Hello, Ozigee. I am.. -Paulrrr Chatterrrrr.-she roared. I was surprised, coz she knew my language. Tho she talked, making "R" sound long enough to seem she's roaring. -hm... -We use telepathy to talk, Commandorrrrrrr... If u arrrre going to ask me forrrrrr victorrrrrrystes, then know --I will give you only thrrrree tones of crystals.. -Thank you, Ozigee!- I was happy, but i've felt she's angry coz i've interrupted her.- sorry, Ozigee... -But one terrrrrm should be confirrrrrmed by you. I know that you, humans, arrrre verrry currrrrious. If I give you stonezzzzz now, you will rrreturrrn forrr morrre. But tell me, Commandorrrr, if u say "yez" i will believe you. Prrrromise me, that you won't rrrrreturrrrn and yourrrr ships eitherrrr. -But... -I GIVE you crrrystalssssss!!!!!!!!! "yezz" orrrr "no"!!??? -Yes. Just give it to me and we will leave. I promise that noone will get the way maps on the Earth. It'll be destroyed after our arriving to cosmoport. -i believe you, Chatterrrrr. But know... If i see the only ship nearrrr this planet, you will die... and Earth will die... My mind is powerrrful enough to reach yourrrrr mind on Earth even... The firrrst ship nearrrr Vantalonthia will be burrrrnt down by Victorrrystes powerrrrr... so, think, Paul Chatterrrrrr... Now i have to go. Herrrrre is the map forrrr... of the place wherrrre the thrrrree tones of stonez will be.. Bye.. rrrmmbrrrrr, you Promised! And she just disappeared. And Broz too. Like a miracle! There were two creatures and now there's nothing! I sat down and thought.... I've thought about many things, but the only thing worried me: how are we going to get back home? Ozigee left... But i've felt i know where is another cave. I just knew it and thaz all. ****************** On the way back home ******************* I came out of the cave and sat in my jet flyer. I've had too many questions without answeres yet... But the only ones who would answer them are not here. Or maybe they are, but i don't see or feel'em. :( Who was that BIG dinosaur monster? Why did that victorystes power station blew up? Why is government afraid of "aliens" if there are only 2 of them left? And why did SHE gave me victorystes if HE didn't want to?... many more questions, but no more answers I'll get. I was sure. I've set auto-pilot and fell asleep. Green... absolutely green planet... Millions of Urmlaa creatures are running, walking, jumping around. The only building was huge. It was colored all-white with metallic stripes. That was IT. Victorystes energy station. Urmlaa has been jumping around calmly, not thinking about any kind of danger. But some moments later IT happened... The building became red and then it blew up with a great noise, killing everything on its way. Urmlaa died like flies under the car's tires. All the planet became dead in 2 hours... I woke up all pale breathing fast. I've looked outside the flyer and saw that the jet approaching to AGFounder. A lot of people have been on the ground waving their hands and crying. At least I've got down... After a long conversation with Julie we've decided to load victorystes in the ship and get back home. Crystals have been loaded during a week. Then we've been ready for a long trip. -So, Julie... Have we completed our mission? -Umm... from one hand -- yes, but from the other hand-that secret of Vantalonthia 44 is a pain in the ass... LOL. Okay, anyway, we're heading back home. Let this secret stay unsolved.- she answered, smiling with the same mysterious smile. ****************** Home, "sweet" home ********************* All systems OK, captain Starshaped... We've got an incoming message here... Look who is calling us! President! hehe.. - Johnson was laughing for some reason. But I've felt joy also, even dunno why. My head was filled with the thoughts: "It was she. Cozmo-Captain Julie Starshaped was the first women who managed to pass ALL the exams'n'enter First Galaxy Academy. Although everyone thought she'll fail the first year test, she passed it and got the best mark. All the study course her marks were the best. So, she's right here now and she's The Chief" I've been thinking while everyone prepared for the President's Speech. When i finished thinking, I've found myself in absolutely empty room. "Where's everyone?"-i thought.-"Oh, gawd!!!! Jules will kill me :), i should be in the comm. room already!" and I ran there as fast as i could. At least i 've been late :) -U r late,Paul!.. Everyone is here already! -I c. But ... I... I've had some things to do, so a... so, i'm a little late... ;) -U _ALWAYS_ tell this stuff when u r late... -Hmm... Really? I didn't know that... So... so - that's me... and I am here... already.. okay? -Ok... Now lets's try listening to this President.. interesting... what will he tell us this time? -Yuck!He always tells such a stuff... better to shut my ears properly not to hear him... -I know, but... let's listen. I've sat down and prepared for listening for the speech, which will be more than boring, i was sure. -... After your successful flight. We're waiting for your arrival with a great impatiency.U've made the first space flight to Vantalonthia 44...All the people proud of u. Let this heroic flight show the power and the might of our country... and of Earth in common...-President said. (tho, he was reading prepared text from the paper.. thaz why i don't like this politicians. They have got no their brains, they're able just to read texts.. yuck!) - Ye-ye... Do u remember how u've tried to cancel the flight. "No fuel", "No people", "No nothin'"!!!- i murmured. -Paul!-Julie whispered. -What ? -Shut up please.. now! -I'm right and I know that! -Yes u r. But, maybe after this flight he'll understand, that WE were right?... -He'll understand _NOTHING_! There'll be another ship, destinating to Vantalonthia if we don't try destroying navigation computer. They need only victroystes and they'll try to get'em! :( -I even dunno what to say... -... And, of course, your cargo has a great importance for all of us...-President continued. -To my sorrow, I was right...- i murmured again. -...Thank you for your bravery 'n' patience. Good luck on your way home... -Yep, Paul... They need our cargo,as we supposed...We've gotta make an important choice... -To be or not to be? ;) - i smiled. -Nearly... Ok, crew! Everybody listen. I've got something interesting to tell you. - she said as soon as the speech has been finished as the connection with the base on Earth.- We've got the most powerfull weapon in the whole galaxy on board and that's the bad side. BUT...these "stones" are an immence power source which makes no pollution and that's the good side.Today we've gotta answer a very amazing question: should we bring victorystes to Earth or not? - All what Captain Starshaped said is true...- I added. - But, if u're already thinking about it, don't forget all the good and bad sided that we have got before making your choice.. One hour passed, so everyone had a time to think. All the crew was in comm. room again, when i came in. Today the crew decided to deliver Victorystes to Earth , BUT... we've also decided not to give these crystals to government until it signs an agreement that prohibites using victorystes as a weapon... 48 hours till landing... So many things to think about... Nah! Better sleep... @~The final part will be in Issue 49 - o -