The Secrets of the Universe (Farther Than We Dreamed Book 1) by Noah K Mullette-Gillman

Author:Noah K Mullette-Gillman [Mullette-Gillman, Noah K]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Noah K. Mullette-Gillman
Published: 2014-10-08T04:00:00+00:00

10

PRESENT DAY

Charlie was surprised to discover that he slept. He woke up lying in the sand. Mew Tse was still draped across his sleeping form. Her face was against his stomach. The sand had buried one of his legs and both of hers. A tall dune had appeared overnight just a few feet from where they slept. The two of them could easily have been suffocated.

As they dug themselves out, Charlie began to notice that one of the larger rocks which he had made their shelter against had become largely excavated. Below the rough and craggy face, the rock appeared to be a statue. Like the ones Mew Tse had shown them underwater. The top half had lost all form, but the lower regions which had just appeared clearly showed a waist, hands, and legs. The hands each had four fingers and a thumb. They couldn’t have looked more human.

He looked at another tall rock nearby and wondered if it might also be a statue. The sizes were roughly the same and they stood up at the same angle.

Mew Tse walked down to the shore to fill her cup and drink some water. Charlie began digging away at the bottom of the statue, shoveling the sand aside with his palms. It was hard enough work, but the sand was loose and cooperative. He made progress quickly and was amazed by what he found.

With the submerged statues, there had been some question as to whether they were real or a trick of nature. But with the two in front of him, Charlie had no doubt. These they were very old and weathered, but an intelligent being had carved the figures of at least two humanoids.

The sun was bright and it warmed him up quickly. It felt like the light was healing his sore and wounded form. Charlie stood in the shining sand and shells of the beach, digging away at the ancient statues.

He heard a splash, and Mew Tse disappeared into the water again without saying a word.

Pausing twice to get water, Charlie dug for about two hours, bringing most of the stonework up above the ground. He found a metal object between the two statues.

He didn’t hear Mew Tse return from the underworld until she was just behind him. She wore the projection of a uniform again, but in Charlie’s mind she was still naked.

“Shuttle,” she said.

Charlie took another look at the partially exposed metal object. It might be shaped similarly to their spaceship. He hadn’t expected it to be as big as that, but it was possible.

She knelt down and started to help him shift the sand away from the metal and the stone statues. The work went faster with her help.

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