The Last Chance... ("Be as you r") - Part 4 Author Paul Shoumov (115612 Russia, Moscow, Brateevskaya Str. 21-1-115, Paul Shoumov) @~Concluded from Issue 48 ******************** Sorry,pal *************************** "Ueeeeee! Ueeeeeee! Ueeeeeee! Ueeeeeee!" Sirene sound... I dunno what's up. Better ask Captain. I left my room and began to running in Comm.deck direction. Many thoughts tried to disturb my belief in myself. Fear...Not fear - horror appeared in the deepest corner of my soul. What?... nothing... I can make nothing to save the ship. Maybe it's joke? Nah! So? Maybe peace treaty? Yes! We should try to go away. Our ship is explorer and it's faster than any Battleship! -Paul! -Oh, Julie... What's up? -Battleship's approaching... We've got an Explorer... and no chance to win.- she looked pretty sad. -We've gotta run!Our powercells are more powerfull. Our ship is faster... -No. They've got Fusion Reactor. It's not more powerfull,but they've hit us by missile.No chances. They'll get us in 35 mins. -and noth' to do? -Noth to do... Sorry, pal. Yeah.. I should think about it! We shouldn't some back... we could live somewhere else... but now...Too late to change anything! bye, my life..... All my life... I saw all my life at that moment. I've made too few good things. I can't die just like that. - We've got a HOPE... and we've got BRAINS! The thought is faster than any reaction. -Useless... -No! We've got Victorystes... Btw, why battleship is here? -I told'em our decision.They disagree. They WANT to build a Victorystes Reactor and Bomb. Do u know what does THAT mean? -Energy... -NO! A _BOMB_... Where did u live? -Why did?.. Europe, Russia. -This bomb'll destroy ANY continent or even planet. Some physicians sent us physical research results. Government doesn't wanna listen to them. This researches show,that Victorystes've got a very strange chemical and physical structure... If anybody makes power station on these "stones", it'll blow up in 42 secs... Because there's still no thechnology we can split crystals with, right? -I dunno really...- and only then i understood alien's plan. Why did they give me the crystals??? They're the last ones left alive. And their mission was .. was to destroy our civilization... damn that war. -So, we've not got such a one... Government wants to use Nuclear Splitting Technology... and Then it'll be a biiiig BOOM.... -Uh-oh... -Yeah... I've decided to tell Pres.that we won't deliver these crystals to Earth and that I gunna destroy ALL the spacemaps... They'll never find a way to Vantalonthia... -and they sent a battleship, yeah? -Right... :( -We've got the only way to save our lives. -? -Victorystes Splitting to atoms... We'll get enough power to drive AGFounder far enough to... to make self destruct... -NO! _DID_U_HEAR_ME??? We're 200 km near Earth atmosphere... If we blow up - there'll be only 1 HALF of Earth... -But that's the only way! -NO! -YES! Do u remember who is the inventor of AGFounder engines? -U R... -Yeah... These engines can reconstruct in 25 mins to any unknown type of fuel... 60% success guaranteed... -I_SAID_NO! -The only chance... -To loose Earth? -Oki... I'll try using 0,001 g of Victorystes... -NO! -I_WAS_PHYSICIAN_FOR_5_YEARS! I know that small quantity will do nothing... or nearly nothing... -Ok... not more than 0,001 g! -Ok... I'm out for work... -Good luck... I had to reconstruct engines... We had 35mins till battle...Reconstruction is 25 mins... 2-3 mins to get to Engines.. I'll hurry... All ok! ....................... 35 mins ........................ 30 ...... ........ 25 mins ........................ 15 ........................... 12 mins ...... YES! I am ready... Now getting victorystes... Charging.... This moment ship has been hit again... and I used more than 0,001 g of crystals powder accidentially. It means, we'll blow up if I'm not right Gotcha! Where's Intercom? Here... -Julie... -Yeah. -I did it... Begin reaction? -Wait 1 min. (connection to battleship)... Crusher.. Crusher.. C'mon! (-Crusher's on-line... Surrender.. -Crusher.. Leave dangerous area immidately.. -What dangerous area are u talking about? -We're beginning victorystes splitting... Maybe we'll blow up... everything will die in 275 km range.... -Noway. I don't believe u... Chk.) -They're stupid jerks! they'll die!! -I've told u. Ok, I'm starting... -Go.... and... No Probs... Good luck. ****************** BOOM ****************************** "Reaction successful" "Reaction success. Starting additional engines" Computer metallic voice said all this. For two minutes engines have been prepared for work.Then... Then i've felt that ship's increasing its speed. -Julie! we did it!!!! - i cried happily. -Yes, Paul! hooray! they'll never get us now.-she was very happy also.. But then... Then.. computer displayed a message: "Warning... Engine overheat... Energy overflow..." Then that sirene sound... "Ueeeeeeee! Ueeeeee! Ueeeeeee! " another message: "Special lifesupport system's on... 40 mins to total destruction...." -Julie... -What's up??? -We've got a biiiiig prob... -No reaction? -It is... but too much victorystes powder... Death area is 450 km now. We must get AGFounder farther away from Earth. -Got it... >Crew! full speed. turn all the reactors on. We tried to get the ship away, but battleship was faster... 345 km from Earth reached... but... Crusher was on our way... We've been caught by Magnetic Beam. -Crusher doesn't answer! -All my fault Julie... -Noway... Aahhh...- she cried. Ship was hit again. AGFounder is under attack! Too bad... Why that stupid jerks in Crusher doesn't want to listen to us? - How much time do we have, Paul? -About 10 mins... -Ok. We 've still got 4 rescue boats.Capability 35 men each . -Oooooohhhhh... AGFounder have been hit once more... -Julie!!! -Oh... Yeah? -We've got only 2 rescue boats left... We won't get in... -Yep... Too bad... and now we don't have a place for us there? -Ah-ou... Yeah... -So, we will stay... -.............. :(.......... U know , Julie... All that time... I... I dunno... it's stupidly to say this now... but.. I really love u, Jules. - :-D Good moment to tell this... But.. fanx anyway.. .. Here the notes in my book should be finished... All of that happened in real life... who doesn't believe -- check it. In the main CNN news office there's a capsule with this notes... **************** TRAGEDY ************************* " ... AAAAAAAnd now... CNN news! Special report. Today happened the most awful thing in our lives. The biggest explorer exploded. Only 70 crew members left alive... Captain and The Inventor of AGFounder died... but space control base got the last msg.. We have got an exclusive right to read it..." "...skip... PEOPLE of EARTH... We're Julie Starshaped and Paul Chatter. We're the last ones who know that pathway to Vantalonthia 44. This secret will die with us. I can tell ya how to save our planet... it's easy, tho not very easy. Each thing needs working on it. Just.. stop violence, stop pollution... Every animal and insect has a right 2 live... We died 'coz of government's stupidity... don't repeat their mistakes... BE AS U R... be kind... be HUMANs... everyone wants to live... IT's a pity we haven't got such a right.. the right to live. But we love each other... Our luv stays with us 4ever... Be as you are... " This story is protected by copyright laws. *1996. By Rubber DuCk. AGFounder2@msn.com any use of this copy without author's confirming is allowed. :) so, just read 'n' send someone else.. LOL - o -