Gravity. by James M. Corkill

Author:James M. Corkill
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Alien technology, Alien artifacts, Alien contact, Artificial gravity, Asteroid impact, Human extinction, First contact, Satellites, International space station, Techno-thriller
Publisher: James M. Corkill
Published: 2015-10-02T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

NEVADA:

The moonless night sky is the perfect time for Alex and his friends to arrive at Groom Lake. Henry drives down the streets between the other hangars and stops next to a small crowd of people standing outside Hangar 5. There is a palpable feeling of excitement amongst the small crowd standing on the tarmac. Since the mirrored surface of the ship will reflect the smallest amount of artificial light, the entire base is dark. The only sound he hears is the thrumming of desert insects. To any observer, the approaching ship is invisible.

Two parallel rows of red lights on the concrete tarmac slowly increase in intensity, marking the approach to the entrance of the hangar. The reflection of the red dots slowly moves along the mirrored bottom of the spaceship as it silently enters through the opening between the massive doors. Once inside the hangar, the red lights blink off.

Henry and the crowd of spectators move quickly through the narrowing gap into the hangar, just before they heard a quiet thud from the doors. The lights mounted to the ceiling burst into brilliant white light, illuminating the large alien ship on the concrete floor.

Alex sees the people in the hangar applauding and grins at David. “That was an amazing ride.”

“I’ve got the best job in the world. Thanks for arranging this for me, Alex.”

Jadin gets up from her chair and hurries over to David. She smiles and wraps her arms around his neck, then kisses him on the cheek. “That was awesome.”

David smiles at her. “Watch this.” He presses one of the illuminated pads on the control panel, and the ceiling flutters for a second before it becoming transparent, allowing the hangar lights to fill the room.

Henry waits for the airlock doors to open and enters the ship, then slowly ascends the stairs, steps into the control room, and smiles at his friends. “You did it, David.”

“No, it was all of us working together that made this possible.”

“Well done.” Henry turns to Alex. “Director Donner would like for you to call him as soon as possible.”

“All right. Have your people remove the cylinder from the ship’s cargo hold right away. Lock it up with the other two.”

“We only have one so far, Alex. We are still waiting for the one from the cave on the island to arrive.”

Alex stares at Henry. “That’s odd. It was supposed to be here eight months ago. I’ll ask Donner about it. I’ll be back in a minute.”

Once he steps outside the ship, he brings out his phone and calls the Director. “We made it, Martin.”

“That’s good to hear. I’m afraid we have another immediate problem. It seems there’s a chance the gravity machine could cause problems with the International Space Station when it’s in alignment over the device.”

Alex thought things couldn’t get any worse and now this happens. “How long until it’s in alignment?”

“Seven hours, Alex. I know it’s a lot of pressure, but . . .”

“I know, Martin. I know. I think we finally have a plan.

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