Panic ensued as people around the world looked up at the seven lights in the sky. It wasn't clear what the ships were, but the powers that be at the time were creating a narrative that wasn't fostering calm.
High above the orbit of satellites and space stations, the seven vessels sat, serene and motionless. The ships were huge, but in the vastness of space, they seemed tiny. All sensors, detection systems, monitors, and any other device capable of tracking the vessels were now focused solely on them.
At the Fleece, Britton and Pat stood watching what was unfolding on a multi-screen monitor in the President's main chamber. They saw the carnage unfolding on earth. The vessels orbit motionless. News reporters were trying to discern what was happening and explaining things as best they could.
A smile came across Britton's face, the face of Jay. Pat was not smiling at all, stern-faced and focused.
"Chaos. Pure chaos, Pat."
Pat did not respond.
Britton looked at him, "What do you think they want to do?"
Pat did not answer.
Britton continued looking at Pat.
Pat finally answered after a long pause, "It's probably not going to be good."
"Not good? For whom?"
"For everyone, my dear. They've just spent millions of years getting back here, and whether they believe it or not, some vengeance will be on their minds for what happened here."
"Then I'll ask again. What will they do?"
Pat looked at Britton and smiled.
"Whatever they want."
Britton had a scowl on her face, Jay's face. She did not want to wait around for whatever happened next. Britton ordered one of her generals to mobilize the units. They took the orders, this robotic creature, and left the room quickly.
"Those things won't be enough against them, Britton."
"We can't stand here and do nothing, Pat."
"Yes, we can. We need to show the world who they really are and what they can do."
Britton looked at Pat, who had put his attention back to the screen. He then replied, "Whatever will be, let it be."
"And the people? Everywhere?"
"No consequence. Let them die if it comes to that."
"They'll turn on us if we don't act."
"Then let them turn."
"Have you lost all sense of reality, Pat?"
Pat turned fully toward Britton and approached her, "This isn't reality. We owe this world nothing. They were a means to an end. This is what we are here for now. To finish this, once and for all."
Britton looked back at Pat, a little more intimidated now, "You sound like they used to sound."
"We share similar values, the Atlanteans and I. The difference is I'm not bound by their beliefs. We will let them show what they are and then use it against them."
*********************************************************************************** "What do you think they are thinking?" Jay asked Rapha.
"They are plotting, not thinking. Pat, Britton, and Rob will do whatever they want. It's what they've been doing for years now."
Jay looked at Rapha, "We have to destroy them?"
Rapha looked at Jay, "It is a necessary process, Jay. We were abandoned by Pat. This world should have been our home, but now it's been home to other civilizations that have come and gone. Yours is the last one. There's no further recourse for the people of your world. This is the way it must be now."
Jay looked back at the image of the planet before them, "But there are so many innocent people down there who will die."
Rapha looked back at the image too, "No one is innocent. Not one. The reason civilizations have risen and fallen on this planet for so long is that they are not the ones that should have been allowed to flourish. They fight constantly for meaningless things. Selfish things. That's why they have subcombed so easily to Pat, Britton, and Rob. Those three give them what they want, not what they need. All they ever want is more."
Jay was saddened by Rapha's words. But he also knew his words were true. Throughout his life on this planet, he had witnessed humanity's capacity for both good and evil, and sometimes the evil outweighed the good. But he knew there were still those who were good, inherently good.
"Do not worry, Jay. We are not inhumane. We will save many, but it will worsen before it improves. Today is the last day of this world. We must start the process so the revelation can begin."
Rapha looked over to one of the people standing beside him and nodded. The person moved through the crowd gathered in front of the planet's image. The blue ball, which had many names throughout history, hung in the darkness surrounding it, with the moon nearby visible. Today would be the last day of the world. The revelation was about to come.
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"So, what are we waiting for now, Dad?" Rob said as he entered the chamber with Britton and Pat.
"That's what I asked him, too," replied Britton.
Pat kept focusing on the screen, unwavered by Rob's or Britton's comments.
Rob folded his arms and stared at Pat, then looked over at Britton. Britton shrugged, suggesting there was no recourse.
Rob looked back at Pat again, waiting patiently.
Pat was reflecting on memories he had of events that occurred throughout history. Everything he had ever done led to this moment. This showdown of sorts. The seven stars shine brightly in the sky, even during the day. Because there had been no response from the three leaders of this world, panic was beginning to ensue. The media was making their own presumptions about the arrival. In the wake of silence, chaos ensues.
Pat finally spoke.
"Deploy."
"Really?" Rob asked.
Pat turned and looked at them both, "You heard me."
With that, Rob walked over to a console and pressed a button that allowed him access to speakers worldwide, enabling him to speak through a statue of Jay to the masses.
This statue was located where the Statue of Freedom once stood, which we knew as the Statue of Liberty. This statue was fully automated, featuring motion control and the ability to produce dazzling light-and-movement shows in the sky using drones. The news responded quickly, realizing the statue was beginning to move, as this had become a common task for the SIC to communicate across the planet's civilization.
That statue began to speak, "People of Terra. Do not be afraid. What you are seeing in the sky is unusual, but it is a phenomenon we can handle and have been preparing for for some time. Do you believe the SIC can protect you?"
In unison, people around the world, many of whom had stopped in their place, replied a resounding yes. The button Rob pressed allowed access to any devices with a speaker, anywhere a signal could be connected. So, people everywhere stopped whatever they were doing to listen to the statue tell them what was happening.
"Do you believe anyone or anything can harm the SIC?"
Again, in unison, everywhere, "No!"
"There are beings from another world in those stars you see before you. They have come here for reasons unknown. But we will be vigilant in our pursuits to communicate with these beings and provide you with their needs or desires. We are not alone in this world. We never have been. Now they will reveal to us that which we have pondered for so long."
After the statue said this, however, a much louder, booming voice emerged from thin air. This voice required no speakers, no devices, no statue. It was coming from the essence of the air itself. A voice from the stars.
"I am here for our world."
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"The planet is in the proper alignment with us now, Rapha," said the man Rapha had motioned toward earlier.
"Good. Prepare to broadcast."
"Rapha?"
"Yes, Jay."
"Is there any way I can contact my family?"
Rapha turned to face Jay, "Of course. However, keep in mind that we will not appear to them as they do to us. Because of our situation."
"Because we exist between dimensions."
"Correct. So, when you come face-to-face with your wife, you'll look more like I did when I first met you. Not as we do now. Until we complete this, none of us will appear human-like at all. Our price as a penance for an incredibly long journey, despite extended life, and yours because of death."
Jay looked back at the screen at his home, the blue-green planet before him. He nodded to indicate that he understood, then looked back at Rapha. "I'll go now, while you begin this mission."
"Very well, Jay."
Jay left the area where Rapha and the other people were gathered, as Rapha readied for the broadcast.
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An image appeared in the sky, well above the horizon, just as the figure Rapha had appeared at the Fleece many years ago. The human-like figure was shifting between realities in the sky. This image scared people all around the world. The statue stopped speaking as Rob, Pat, and Britton listened to what Rapha had to say.
"We are here because of a grave injustice."
People everywhere looked up at the figure in the sky as it spoke.
"We were removed from this world many years ago. The purpose being to rob from this world what it rightly deserves. A perfect civilization, where no one suffers. Where no one mourns. Where no one fights. Where no one dies. But one being took everything away from this world, leaving it a shell of what it should have become."
Britton was listening to the voice, as were Pat and Rob, and then she looked over at Pat, staring intently. Pat looked back at her, unfazed.
"So, today marks the beginning of the end for this being and their purpose. Like so many other civilizations that have come before it, this civilization will end. Not by choice, but by virtue. For I tell you the truth, this is our home...and...we have returned."
With that final statement, the image in the sky vanished, and only the stars could be seen. Suddenly, fainter objects emerged from the seven stars and began moving away from them. But as the faint objects moved out of sight, a massive earthquake ensued, shaking the very fabric of the planet. Because of this, the people began to run in a chaotic, screaming, gnashing-of-teeth mess.
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In space around the ships of Rapha, objects emerged that were vessels, piloted by other individuals from the fleet. These vessels were round, with three concentric rings, rotating around a central vessel and multiple camera-lens-like devices covering every square inch. These circular arms gave a full view in every direction possible for the pilot. Six of these vessels set out on a course to surround the planet. Two went to the north and south poles of the planet, while the other four aligned at the equator, all in orbit above. The four aligned at the equator orbited over land masses, with one over the larger ocean known to us as the Pacific Basin. Once the vessels were in position, light beams emerged from each one connecting to another ship along the orbit. Once all four ships were connected, the beams shot up towards the north pole vessel and also towards the south pole vessel. The beams encased the planet within the boundaries.
From the beams, a dimming shield began to cover the planet, reducing the sunlight it was typically exposed to. During this process, no satellites from the homeworld or its governments were affected, leaving them fully operational. No harm was being committed to the planet, other than a reduction in sunlight for the moment. Because of the chaos unfolding on the ground, Pat saw this as the perfect time to act.
Pat went over to a console nearby where he, Rob, and Britton were standing.
"What are you doing?" Britton asked.
Pat pressed a button, "Ready the weapons."
Britton and Rob were looking at Pat now.
"Like I said, lady and gentleman, we let them show what they are, and now we'll use it against them."
In orbit, near two of the equatorial vessels, two satellite arrays were humming to life. The arrays reveal large devices with an orifice and a small collider built alongside it. From these arrays, a kinetic weapon was being deployed, but one far different from tungsten rods. This weapon was a gravitational beam weapon that generates a tiny black hole upon impact with the surface. The particles are accelerated to near the speed of light and collapse inward upon contact with the planet's surface, forming the black hole. Once a black hole impacts the surface, devastating effects can ensue in the surrounding area.
Pat saw that the weapons were now primed and ready to fire. He gave the order to pursue.
A beam shot out of the arrays, aimed at two landmasses: one in the northwestern United States of Columbia and the other in a region between the countries once known to us as India and China. The beams were aimed at highly volatile tectonic regions to allow the planet itself to assist in destroying the area and rattling the entire world. But one was focused on a site that would cause the most harm. The beam struck the Yellowstone Caldera, triggering not only a devastating earthquake but also an extinction-level event.
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