Chronicles of Jake 1: My Return to Planet Earth by Peter Lewis Atkinson

Author:Peter Lewis Atkinson [Atkinson, Peter Lewis]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Science Fiction, contact, Exploration, Action, starship, Young Adult, alien
Goodreads: 26402247
Publisher: Peter Lewis Atkinson
Published: 2015-09-07T17:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

First Contact

We gathered all the family together in the galley to tell them our news. For a number of the family members it would be there first time that they were going to Earth. For this special trip we were all going. If all went well, they would all step foot on Earth. Rachael was ecstatic as she wanted to see our aunt, uncle and her cousin Mandy; after all, she was brought up from the age of twelve by them and they were the nearest thing to having parents. However, she was going to miss her friend Sarina, as we were expected to be away for at least a month. I couldn’t see why she could not have accompanied Rachael on the trip, but Alenna said no. Due to protocol there was a problem. I could see where she was coming from so I did not push the matter.

Almost as soon as we had arrived back on Alkarr to prepare for our trip to Earth, then Alenna was starting to get a lot of other houses wanting to make an appointment to see her. News had got out that the Alliance was contacting Earth. As our house was pulling the strings nobody wanted to miss out on any opportunity of doing lucrative business with Earth. Alenna was loving the attention but at this time had to give her apologies as she was not seeing anyone until after our return. After all, we were not quite sure how Earth was going to react about the existence of others in the universe let alone becoming a member of the Alliance.

I asked Alenna to make sure those old frigates were still available. Also, we had to make arrangements for some of the contracts we needed to fulfil. That was easy. We sorted these by sub-contracting them to Lumi and Alenna's family. As family they would of course be first in line after us for any business coming from trading with Earth. Alenna now said, jokingly I hope, ‘‘Oh Jake expect another ten to twenty wives.’’

I looked at her and said, ‘‘You have got to be kidding, no way, as any business that comes from this will not facilitate any more wives as you will be dictating the contract, I warn you now that I can be very awkward and you have never seen me be very awkward so don't.’’

We loaded all the things we needed for our trip. The wives spent the day before we left with their mothers and family. I spent it with Perri’s family as I had to ferry her to the moon. I did inform her family that there may be some opportunity to sell some of their serviceable scrap transport vehicles they had to Earth, as it may have been scrap to them, but to Earth it could very well be the latest transport, especially those hover lifts as there would be a great demand for them. It was time to leave, next stop Earth.

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