Read Battle for the Earth for Free Online
Authors: John P. Gledhill
done, were done. In the next few weeks the population of mankind would become subterranean, and our blue planet would shine a little bit less brightly.
**
December 20, 2020. Jumouk and Lee were on the Katchinas, Konoco and Terry were in Earth Base Central located on the outskirts of Washington, and Marie and Ravel were in the Blue Star Base on the dark side of the moon.
Jumouk gave the order for the Dropas and ESG fleet to form a V-shaped formation, half a mile above Blue Star Base.
All of the control rooms on Earth, the moon, the fleet, and Sub Sea One had specialised digital, 3D displays fitted, showing a real-time representation of Earth, the moon, and all the surrounding space. This would enable the commanders to make tactical decisions instantly.
The 3D display on the Katchinas looked extremely impressive as the craft came together in the V shape, but that was nowhere near as impressive as the view from the lunar surface. The huge fleet above the lunar base seemed to be never ending and filled all those who watched with a new sense of hope, inspiration and pride.
**
Terry contacted the fleet and with Jumouk’s blessing fifty of the newest assault craft broke formation, formed their own V-shaped formation and hurtled towards Earth at fantastic speed. Within ten minutes they were hovering above Terry at Earth Central. An experimental magnetic shroud emanating from the ground covered the craft, bending light itself and making the craft virtually invisible. A similar system was installed on Blue Star Base but on a much larger scale. It was designed to cover not only the base, but the fleet hovering half a mile above as well. Unfortunately it hadn’t yet been tested.
Marie was full of trepidation as she stood in front of the console. A lot depended on the shroud working correctly. With a small tap of her finger a confirmation notice was voiced from the console.
‘Do you wish the shroud activated.’
Marie spoke with authority.
‘Yes.’
The console retorted, ‘Authorisation code please.’
Marie quoted, ‘Baker, Marie, Alpha, Delta, Beta, one six, one six.’
The electronic console replied, ‘Accepted, thank you.’
It seemed as if everybody held their breath at the same time.
A slight shudder could be felt through the base floor and everybody looked to Marie, or at least it seemed that way to Marie.
**
A small shuttle craft left the lunar surface and sped off towards Earth. About ten miles from the base it came to an abrupt halt. Lee stood up and looked out the front observation window. All there was to be seen was the desolate lunar landscape. So far so good, thought Lee, and set the shuttle craft on an automatic orbit of the moon. As he continued to watch from the window, he couldn’t help thinking how beautiful space and the many planets were.
After three orbits Lee reported back favourably. Now he checked the shuttle’s proximity indicators and ran a fifty-mile sweep of the area while continuing to orbit the moon. Good, he thought to himself, still nothing showing, to all intents and purposes Blue Star Base and the fleet are invisible.
Much to Marie’s relief, Lee reported back that the cloaking had been a complete success. Marie thanked Lee and wished him a successful trip to Sub Sea One. Lee sat back, resumed control of the shuttle and sped towards Earth.
**
Lee had docked at Sub Sea One and was on the way to the control room. He had never seen so many Androids at one time, certainly not in the last two and a half years he had known about them. The control room was a hive of activity, all run by Androids, and run quite well, he thought.
A meeting had been arranged between Lee and the principal Android, who was called Thourus. This still unsettled Lee a bit, but he was getting more used to it. Lee went over to the meeting area in the control room, and sat down. Within a couple of minutes Thourus
**
December 20, 2020. Jumouk and Lee were on the Katchinas, Konoco and Terry were in Earth Base Central located on the outskirts of Washington, and Marie and Ravel were in the Blue Star Base on the dark side of the moon.
Jumouk gave the order for the Dropas and ESG fleet to form a V-shaped formation, half a mile above Blue Star Base.
All of the control rooms on Earth, the moon, the fleet, and Sub Sea One had specialised digital, 3D displays fitted, showing a real-time representation of Earth, the moon, and all the surrounding space. This would enable the commanders to make tactical decisions instantly.
The 3D display on the Katchinas looked extremely impressive as the craft came together in the V shape, but that was nowhere near as impressive as the view from the lunar surface. The huge fleet above the lunar base seemed to be never ending and filled all those who watched with a new sense of hope, inspiration and pride.
**
Terry contacted the fleet and with Jumouk’s blessing fifty of the newest assault craft broke formation, formed their own V-shaped formation and hurtled towards Earth at fantastic speed. Within ten minutes they were hovering above Terry at Earth Central. An experimental magnetic shroud emanating from the ground covered the craft, bending light itself and making the craft virtually invisible. A similar system was installed on Blue Star Base but on a much larger scale. It was designed to cover not only the base, but the fleet hovering half a mile above as well. Unfortunately it hadn’t yet been tested.
Marie was full of trepidation as she stood in front of the console. A lot depended on the shroud working correctly. With a small tap of her finger a confirmation notice was voiced from the console.
‘Do you wish the shroud activated.’
Marie spoke with authority.
‘Yes.’
The console retorted, ‘Authorisation code please.’
Marie quoted, ‘Baker, Marie, Alpha, Delta, Beta, one six, one six.’
The electronic console replied, ‘Accepted, thank you.’
It seemed as if everybody held their breath at the same time.
A slight shudder could be felt through the base floor and everybody looked to Marie, or at least it seemed that way to Marie.
**
A small shuttle craft left the lunar surface and sped off towards Earth. About ten miles from the base it came to an abrupt halt. Lee stood up and looked out the front observation window. All there was to be seen was the desolate lunar landscape. So far so good, thought Lee, and set the shuttle craft on an automatic orbit of the moon. As he continued to watch from the window, he couldn’t help thinking how beautiful space and the many planets were.
After three orbits Lee reported back favourably. Now he checked the shuttle’s proximity indicators and ran a fifty-mile sweep of the area while continuing to orbit the moon. Good, he thought to himself, still nothing showing, to all intents and purposes Blue Star Base and the fleet are invisible.
Much to Marie’s relief, Lee reported back that the cloaking had been a complete success. Marie thanked Lee and wished him a successful trip to Sub Sea One. Lee sat back, resumed control of the shuttle and sped towards Earth.
**
Lee had docked at Sub Sea One and was on the way to the control room. He had never seen so many Androids at one time, certainly not in the last two and a half years he had known about them. The control room was a hive of activity, all run by Androids, and run quite well, he thought.
A meeting had been arranged between Lee and the principal Android, who was called Thourus. This still unsettled Lee a bit, but he was getting more used to it. Lee went over to the meeting area in the control room, and sat down. Within a couple of minutes Thourus
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