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Chapter 1: A bumpy ride……………………………………………… Chapter 2: Latent powers……………………………………………… Chapter 3: Obita……………………………………………………………. Chapter 4: Valles.…........................................................... Chapter 5: Among the stars ………………………………………….. Chapter 6: Home again…………........................................... Chapter 7: A heavenly wedding……………………………………… 2

Al, the friendly alien 3

By Alina Udrea

VOL. II 5 Chapter 1: A bumpy ride

-I can’t believe we are in outer space… said Delia a bit wistful.-You have nothing to worry about, my love, said Al and kissed her

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passionately trying to take away all her worries. But you might want to fasten your seat belt at least till we get through the Van Allen radiation belts.

-Van… what? She asked a bit worried already.-Van Allen radiation belts. Sounds nastier than it really is as long as the ship’s protective shield is activated. And it is. Was the first thing I fixed.-What is that Al? The Van Allen belt?-It’s a zone of particles charged with energy coming from solar winds or cosmic rays swirling around Earth due to the planet’s magnetic field which keeps them there.

-Ugh… OK never mind… sounds complicated.-I don’t want you to panic but the ship is detecting something beyond the belt. I think it is another ship. And Al pushed some buttons and a large screen appeared in front of them with a blurry image of something which resembled the shape of a long and sharp plane but without the wings.-What is that, Al?

-The radiation belt might be causing some malfunctioning within the operating system. But that might be a Kersna scout ship…We will know for sure once we go past the Van Allen belt. If I am right then we have to be prepared for anything. They are the most dangerous race in the galaxy. But they never ventured this far up to now. Not that I know of anyway.-Oh my God! Said Delia who was really scared by now. As if the radiation thing wasn’t enough now I have to worry about another alien race? 6

-Even if it is a Kersna spacecraft, it is just a scout ship by the size and shape of it. We should be able to see it clearly in a few minutes though.-Al, doesn’t your ship have a camouflage option or something?-Yes, he answered amazed at her quick thinking. It has… but not sure it is still functional. It wasn’t a priority to make sure it was fixed before we left as I wasn’t expecting any hostile company before we could reach my home planet. Never thought the Kersna would venture in this part of the galaxy.-The Kersna… said Delia pensive. What are they like? So I can make an impression on what we are up against.

-Well, he finally answered thinking that maybe she was right and it didn’t

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hurt if she had some information about the possible danger, they are very smart but rather fragile. Their strength is their brains. They have hi-tech weapons but are feeble and easily to defeat when it comes to close combat. I think even you without any training could defeat one or two if they were unarmed.

-Oh, not sure if this should make me feel any better, she said with a soft wrinkle on her smooth forehead, a wrinkle which wasn’t there before.-OK, here goes nothing, said Al and he pushed a tiny green button which was on top of a handle connected to his commanding chair. I have just activated the camouflage for the ship. Hope it still works. Then looking at Delia, he added:

-You don’t have to hold your breath you know…-Oh, didn’t even realize I was doing that! Meanwhile their ship got out of the belt and was just behind the other ship. Suddenly the image on their front screen became clear and they could see it: a rather small scout ship which Al immediately recognized as belonging to the most hostile race in the galaxy, the Kersna. But as they didn’t perceive any movement from it, Al assumed that the camouflage was working and that they were practically invisible to them. But Al understood in a moment what this really meant: this scout ship had discovered Earth, Delia’s home planet. And this unfortunately also meant something else: everybody she cared about and loved and left behind on Earth was in 7

danger. As soon as the scout ship would return to the mother ship with the report about finding the blue planet with all its resources, especially water, Earth’s fate was doomed. He couldn’t let that happen. Even if he hadn’t met his love there he still couldn’t stand by while an innocent planet would be wiped away by these creatures. And he got to love Delia’s parents and thought that humanity deserved a chance to live even if things weren’t perfect on the blue planet. Humans had potential to become better and wiser. They were a relatively new race in comparison to his race or the Kersna who were the oldest race in the Milky Way at least. So basically he figured what he had to do: destroy the scout ship and kill the Kersna inside. But his ship was a cargo ship and didn’t have sophisticated weapons on it. His ship just had a rudimentary laser cannon but that would have to do. But for that he knew he had just one chance,

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one shot as it would deplete almost all the ship’s energy. So he would have to wait until the last moment before he would push the fire button, he would have to wait for the perfect moment when the laser would be fully charged but also be careful not to be overcharged which could blow up his own ship and kill Delia and himself….

These Kersna had to go even if it was the last thing he did. He was

determined to save Earth even if maybe he would only buy time for the small blue planet until the Kersna would send another scout ship back in this part of the galaxy. But maybe, just maybe, time was all the blue planet needed.

-Delia darling, said Al in a tense voice, these Kersna will have to die. If we don’t kill them, they will bring more Kersna here and they will attack and destroy Terra and everyone you love. You understand?-Yeah, she answered calm but determined. We can’t let that happen, Al. My parents are there. I would do anything for them.

-Listen, my ship is a cargo ship. It only has a laser cannon. We will have to make it count. We only have one shot. If we don’t destroy their ship in one shot then I am afraid they will retaliate. And things could get ugly.

-Oh, then make them feel it, Al! You can’t let them destroy my home world. Think of my mom and dad, she said and small tears rolled down her cheeks. 8

I don’t like the thought of killing other creatures but if what you say is true,

then they deserve what’s coming. Save my parents, save my world!-OK, you know I will do everything I can. I have a clear shot in 55 seconds. Let’s hope it will be enough! And Al waited for the remaining seconds to pass so he could push the fire button. 55 seconds later a powerful laser beam was shot from his laser cannon towards the enemy ship… the Kersna ship was heavily damaged but not destroyed.

-Delia, I feel two presences on board our ship. And I am not talking about us, said Al breathing heavily with emotion and fear, not for himself, but for her. He couldn’t live without her.

-What do you mean? Asked Delia afraid of his answer as she could already guess what his answer would be.

-Two Kersna from the scout ship have fled their ship which they know will blow up in a matter of minutes and are aboard our ship.

-But how?

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-There is only one possible answer: they must have hacked my ship’s system and used our teleportation frequency. This means they are below deck, just below us. Here, he said, take this. And he gave her his small laser gun. All you have to do is aim and shoot. Press this button in order to shoot. I hope it won’t come to that but I want you to have my gun just in case.-What about you?

-I will go hunt them down. This is my ship… our ship since I’ve met you. But in case I can’t stop them and they make their way here I want you to have something to defend yourself.

-And how are you going to kill them if you gave me your weapon? She asked sobbing softly concerned for him as well as her.

-With my charms! He said and smiled at her.-Oh, do you think this is the time for jokes? But he had done it, had managed to put a faint smile on her face.

-I want you to hide behind this fake wall. It is in fact a door leading to a small cabinet. It was my personal touch to the ship… I built it for emergencies but never had to use it so far. Hope it does the job and keep you safe. And 9

remember, you have the laser gun. Aim and shoot, OK? And whatever you do, don’t get out until I come to you. Then he added in a very low voice: if I don’t come back let’s hope they won’t find you. Then they would probably try to contact their mother ship and abandon our ship. You’d have to wait there until you’d probably be tracked down by Nick, my boss. You’ll be OK.-No, we’ll be OK. I’d rather come with you and try to help you than stay hidden in there. If… something happens to you then I don’t want to live either. So we’d better kill these two Kersna and problem solved.

-You make it sound so easy, he said and caressed her hair. Are you sure?-Yes, positive. When I agreed to come with you I knew there were risks but I accepted them. So wherever you go I go. And I think the gun is of more use in your hands than in mine. And she gave him back the laser gun.-OK, then stay behind me and do as I say. And he found her to be brave as well as strikingly beautiful. He loved her.

He took the lead and carefully opened the door exiting the cockpit. He focused his mind to find out where exactly the two Kersna scouts were on

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his ship. He saw them with his mind, slowly climbing the stairs that lead to them. They were armed and dangerous as long as they had their weapons on them.

Meanwhile fear mixed with a strong will to live took over Delia’s entire

being. She could feel all her senses stronger than ever. Her sight and hearing were enhanced to the maximum. She was focusing so hard to see the Kersna that her eyes began to sting her. She heard some muffled sounds coming from below and she knew they were coming up the stairs towards them. Then she heard Al whisper to wait and not make another move as he also knew the Kersna were close. They hid behind the wall and waited for the Kersna’s next move. The Kersna began to fire their guns and they had to retreat behind a massive door leading to a large corridor that led back to the cockpit.

Delia covered her eyes and for a split second she saw the two Kersna in all

their might behind the massive iron door. How could she see them with her eyes closed? She didn’t know and she didn’t care. All her thoughts were focused on getting out of this alive. Her life couldn’t end now, especially as she had found the 10

love of her life and they were going to travel through the Milky Way and visit other planets and learn new things. So no way was she going to give up now. The two Kersna standing in their way had to go. She wished them dead so bad. She opened her eyes and without a trace of fear in her body or mind she passed by Al who froze at seeing her go straight for the door and the two Kersna. She saw them standing right in front of her and raising their guns to shoot her. Then it happened: she raised her bare hands towards them and the Kersna dropped the guns and started floating a few centimeters above the floor. Then she clapped her hands violently and the moment her hands touched, the two Kersna smashed their heads and fell dead to the ground. Then Delia too collapsed but Al was there to catch her before she hit the ground.

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