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Wednesday, June 23, 1971
I called it a dream because looking back, the story the cavern shared with me had a surreal, almost dream-like quality to it. While empty of life, the cavern was full of both the familiar and the unfamiliar. The area in front of the narrow shelf did indeed contain a bed, or at least what I assumed was a bed. The bedding was spread on something ... but I wasn't sure what, because I could see underneath whatever was holding the covers and there was nothing there!
I smiled to myself when I saw the waterfall. Starting somewhere high up the wall, a small stream of water flowed down over several strategically placed steps carved into the wall before cascading into the large oval basin at its base. I thought I detected steam coming from the pool. "Maybe they've tapped an underground geothermal source somehow," I thought.
There were embers in the small pit at the center of the room, with cooking utensils all neatly stacked on a small portion of the ledge/bench that surrounded the fire pit.
Some of the alcoves were empty, but others contained items I was not familiar with. Whether the items were functional or decorative, I could not tell. I decided that someone was moving since there were containers scattered around in various stages of being packed. The containers had the same unfamiliar appearance as the items still to be packed. I was sure that the containers weren't made of wood. "Maybe some kind of futuristic metal?" I wondered to myself.
It was only moments later that I confirmed that the containers were not made on this world. Since my 'dream' had begun, I had not moved. I was basically 'seeing' the cavern from where I had been sitting when I fell into my trance. Everything I have described, so far, I had taken in as my eyes slowly roamed the cavern.
But now, as I twisted my body to see the other side of the cavern, I just stopped and stared. Immediately, I understood why the entryway was so large. For the other half of the cavern was filled with a vehicle of some kind.
The deep blue-black body of the craft gleamed. At first glance, it reminded me of one of the monorail trains at Disney World, except the nose seemed a little more pointed, and there were no windows. The side of the craft I could see had no markings and no visible seams. Not even the outline of a door or access hatch. The tail fin, which was maybe three feet high affixed to the rear, offered the only contrast as the leading edge appeared to be gold. I noted that the rear of the craft seemed to be slightly larger than the main body of the craft.
Before Tabita arrived last week in the Bularien landing craft, the only spaceships I had ever seen were all in movies and television. I was surprised how closely this craft fit with the stereo-typical Hollywood rocket ship.
In my only other experience with gleaning a story from the earth, I had seemed to move, following the characters as they traveled about the cavern. But now, I found I could not move, no matter how bad I willed myself to go and check out the spacecraft or even some of the interesting items that were lying around to be packed.
Suddenly, I heard footsteps coming down the long entryway. I sensed that this was the current occupant of the cavern and I felt myself becoming excited. What kind of being lived in a cave and traveled by spacecraft? However, before I could find out, another sound intruded. This one definitely belonged to the present.
"I don't think I'd do that if I were you, Harris" a strange voice warned. "They said not to touch it until the brain-iacs get here tomorrow to look at it."
"What they don't know won't hurt them," Harris replied. "I just wanna see what it's like to have that much gold in my hands."
"I think I'd listen to your friend, Harris," I said aloud, all trace of the vision having vanished. I was still sitting where I had been, but when I spoke, they both jumped. Spooked, they went for their rifles, looking everywhere for the source of the voice. I switched shields, to the one Penny and I had constructed to protect myself. As I did, they both brought their rifles to bear on me. I realized then, that I must have been invisible.
"Easy, Private," I told them warmly. "The last thing we need is one of those things going off in here." I spoke softly while sending them feelings of calm and friendship, but it was touch-and-go for a moment. Finally, they lowered their rifles a little as recognition set in. The one who had wanted to touch the gold wouldn't look me in the eye, but his buddy stared at me with a sheepish look on his face.
"If you really want to touch one, try that one," I said, nodding towards the gold brick on the wagon's seat. It was the one that Anna and I had handled. They both relaxed slightly as they made their way slowly towards the wagon's front seat.
"You're the kid the spooks warned us about," said Harris, looking at me as he fondled the gold brick in his hands. It wasn't phrased as a question, but I acknowledged his conclusion.
"I'm Michael," I told them. "And according to Dr. Carter, that's approximately sixteen thousand dollars you're holding."
Suitably impressed, they continued to talk, and I returned to studying the alcove. But try as I might, the cavern would not give up any more of its story.
Anna returned shortly, along with a whole contingent of troops, ranch hands, and various interested individuals such as the local sheriff and the editor of the local paper. Another generator and more lights finished lighting up the cavern and the long entryway as they started work on opening the original entrance.
When I saw all the people, I realized that I didn't want them examining the cavern too closely, just yet. There were secrets here, I felt sure. Secrets that might be important to finding the codex. I needed time to examine the cavern more thoroughly and without anyone else around.
Slipping behind the lights they had set up to shine on the wagon, I drew my sword and put my shield into place. "I hope this works..." I thought as I strode across the cavern, hoping that I was invisible. When one of the soldiers almost ran into me, I breathed a sigh of relief and made a mental note to stay out of the way. They might not be able to see me, but they would feel it if they ran into me.
Making my way carefully to the center of the cavern, I stepped down into the larger outer circle and stepped close to the fire pit. For what I was going to do, I didn't want to mar the beautiful floor I knew was hidden beneath the layers of dirt and grime.
"Anna, there is about to be an earth tremor ... I hope. You need to get the gold and all these people out of the cavern as soon as possible," I thought to Anna.
I heard her quick intake of breath and saw her head whip up as she began to scour the cavern, looking for me. "What's going on?" she thought.
"I'll explain everything shortly," I told her. "There are some things I discovered that do not need outside scrutiny at this time." Then raising the sword above my head, point down, I drove the sword as hard as I could into the fire pit.
Where the idea had come from, I wasn't sure. And I was certainly not confident it would work. But I was even more surprised when the sword sank into the floor of the fire pit far enough that I almost lost my balance, and my grip on the sword. After a moment, I felt the sword and the ring vibrating in a very harmonic way, and then the cavern floor began to tremble. It continued to quake until I finally thought to remove the sword.
The other three wheels on the wagon gave way as the heavily laden wagon crashed to the floor, the ton-and-a-half of gold made the reverberations echoing off the cavern walls sound worse than it was. Most of the mounted lights had fallen over and almost everyone had reached for someone or something to help hold them steady.
"Tell O'Brian to cease operations," Sergeant Booher shouted to one of his men who ran for the surface to deliver the message.
"Get everyone out," Anna instructed the Sergeant.
"What about the gold?" he asked.
"Let's get as much as we can and get out of here. We'll evaluate the situation outside," Anna told him.
I had made my way, still invisible, to the narrow entrance. In the ensuing chaos, I would only be in the way. Making my way unseen to the surface, I seated myself on a blanket, removed my shield, and waited. It wasn't long until they started coming out.
The first soldiers tumbled out of the cave each carrying a couple of gold bricks, it was almost dark, but they could still see me.
"Over there," I said, nodding to one of the Army vehicles. "Just set them on the ground. We'll let the experts load them after we do an inventory."
The soldiers kept straggling out in ones and twos, each carrying a couple of the gold bricks. Someone who appeared to be in charge began instructing the soldiers on loading the gold in a deuce-and-a-half. Soon, the number of people exiting the cave slowed and the soldiers began debating going back in to help with the gold. I wasn't worried about the gold as much as I was someone stumbling across the cavern's more intimate secrets.
Stepping behind a tree, I drew the sword and put my shield in place, then walked a short way into the cave where I repeated what I had done earlier in the cavern. It wasn't long until the stragglers came scrambling out.
"We got everyone out," Anna announced when she plopped down on the blanket beside me. "And all the gold. However, Sergeant Booher was not happy about abandoning his generators and lights. I told him we would replace them, if it was necessary. Now. Can you tell me what's going on?"
"Not yet. I'll be right back," I told Anna as I disappeared behind the tree again. Once more, I repeated the disappearing routine, except this time, I climbed to the top of the cave opening and thrust the sword into the earth above the entrance. As I expected, the tremors were enough to cause the entrance to cave in, effectively sealing the cavern.
"Are you going to tell me what this is all about," Anna asked me when I slipped back onto the blanket beside her. Thankfully, the cave-in had everyone looking that way.
"Yeah. When Sandy gets here."
"Sandy?" Anna asked, perplexed.
"Yeah. This involves her as well," I said.
"I don't understand, Michael," Anna sighed. "I guess I'll just have to trust you,"
"There's no guess work to it, Anna. You will or you won't. Get the gold somewhere it will be safe, but don't let it leave the ranch. I'll be in Sandy's room," I told Anna. "When she arrives, bring her to me."
Then I started walking back to the ranch, drawing my sword and putting my shield back in place. I was aware that Anna was following me with her eyes, wondering what had come over me.
"He sure is acting strangely," she thought.
"You don't know the half of it," I thought to myself.
Thursday, June 24, 1971
"Good morning," Sandy said gently. She was dressed, and sitting on the foot of the bed. Her bed, in the main house. There had been no one home when I got here last night, and I was asleep almost before my head hit the pillow.
"Good morning to you," I said as I got out of bed, stretching. "Which way is the bathroom?"
Sandy nodded towards the door to the en suite bath. I left it open so I could hear her as she told me about her overnight flight and the helicopter ride from the airport to the ranch.
"Maybe you should talk to your family about adding a helicopter landing pad?" I suggested.
"That's not a bad idea. Mom and Dad are waiting breakfast on you," she informed me.
"I love you," I said as I stepped out of the bathroom, having completed my morning routine. Pulling her into my arms, I kissed her. "Clothes?"
"Just throw on your robe. We'll decide at breakfast where we're going after we talk to my parents."
Sandy led the way downstairs to a large kitchen-dining room. Both the General and his sister, Sandy's parents, were in the dining room, at one end of a table that was large enough to seat ten or twelve people. They seemed to be going over some paperwork with their morning coffee.
"Good morning," I said to them as Sandy dropped my hand and headed for the kitchen. In moments, she was back with my first cup of coffee. And another kiss. I started to share my heart with her, but decided this might not be the best time. While Sandy was a very warm and caring individual, her parents were not so demonstrative.
"Well, pooh!" Sandy thought to me as she sighed. "I guess you're right. They are acting like fuddy-duddy's this morning."
"Fuddy-duddy's?" I started to ask, then thought better of it as I saw where the General was looking.
Jaye just looked at her brother as he studied me up and down without replying. I decided we might as well get this over with, but before I could say anything, Anna came waltzing out of the kitchen, wearing an apron over her shorts and top, and carrying a platter of sausages and bacon.
"Hey, sleepyhead," she smiled as she sat the platter on the table and bent to kiss my cheek. "You feeling any better this morning?"
Without waiting for an answer, she and Sandy disappeared back into the kitchen, only to return moments later with a platter of scrambled eggs, fresh tortillas, and finely chopped peppers. I noticed the sour cream, pico de gallo, and green chili sauce, were already on the table, along with what smelled like homemade hot-pepper jelly. I unconsciously wiped the drool off my chin with the sleeve of my robe.
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