Speculation is rampant about what will happen tonight. When the Linesian” spoke last night, what did he mean about an invitation into man’s future? The world would apparently not have long to wait for the answer. It would come with nightfall. Even though nearly all of what was seen last night was the depiction of an imminent, global environmental collapse, this subject is mentioned, and discussed only marginally. Now all the world waits to see, and hear what will come tonight.
Among those watching the ongoing television coverage is the director of the FBI, Frank Slaughter, who like most is completely mystified by what he has seen. Is there, he wonders, a connection between the events of last night and what was seen in the President’s brain scan? If so, what could it be? As he ponders the question, the expected knock on the door is heard. Senator Fields and CIA director Paul Stuart have asked the FBI director to meet with them as soon as possible. They enter, and after cursory greetings quickly come to the reason for their visit.
“Mr. Director, I didn’t come here to mince words, so I’m not going to waste your time. We have a national emergency on our hands, Mr. Slaughter. How do you see it?”
“I don’t know what to make of it, to be honest with you.”
“You don’t actually believe all this nonsense. Do you?” asks Senator Fields.
“How do you explain what’s going on?” Director Slaughter asks.
“Oh there’s something going on, all right, but it ain’t some spaceship from another world. I’m not that gullible,” says Senator Fields.
“Well what do you think happened last night?”
“I’ll tell ya what I think is happening right now. This country is being sold out. That’s what.”
“What are you talking about?” Director Slaughter asks.
“Come on. Do you really believe that what you saw last night was real?” asks Senator Fields.
“To be honest, I don’t know what to believe.”
“Mr. Director, let’s start with what we know. We know that Myers is not what he appears to be. We established that before any of what happened last night. That’s true, isn’t it, based on the evidence that you presented?” asks CIA Director Paul Stuart.
“I think so.”
“So it’s likely that Myers is in some way connected to what we saw last night. I mean why is he still there, if they aren’t connected in some way? Do you agree?”
“I think that’s safe to say.”
“Now, what did we see last night? Let’s think about this. We saw what was essentially a projected image in the sky. I’ll grant it was impressive, but it was only an image. It wasn’t real. Let’s put aside what the images were about. The storyline, climate change, environmental catastrophe, ice ages, all of that, forget about that stuff. Including those images we saw of this alien creature, because all of those images can be generated in a computer. So what do we have? If you remember, we never saw this creature called a Linesian’. All we saw was a projected image. Have you ever seen a hologram?” Mr. Stuart asks.
“Yes.”
“It’s a way of projecting a three-dimensional image using patterns of light, making something look like it’s there when it’s not.”
“What we saw last night was way beyond that.”
“We don’t know what kind of research has been undertaken. It’s possible that some new breakthrough technology has been discovered.”
“By whom?” Director Slaughter asks.
“Maybe by a country that’s a competitor to the United States. Maybe a country that could secretly fund such a program lavishly, and keep it secret for years, the same way we funded the Manhattan Project,” the CIA director says.
“China?”
“Maybe,”
“How do you account for a U.S. Congressman who use to be a triple amputee yesterday and now isn’t? This is a U.S. Congressman. He’s no friend of China,” Mr. Slaughter says.
“No, but he is a friend of Ken Myers.”
“What do you mean?”
“Why was he there last night? He has no connection to the Olympics, and not only was he there, he was an official guest of the President. That’s V.I.P. status. That only happens at the President’s direction.”
“Okay,” Director Slaughter says.
“So Myers wanted his friend Steve Kearns to be with him last night. I wonder why. Do you recall the way he talked before everything started happening?” CIA Director Stuart asks.
“You mean the President.”
“Yes, he seemed to know what was about to happen. He wasn’t surprised at all.”