The God Experiment

Chapter No,18. Aftermath.

Chapter No,18. Aftermath.

Robert returned to his wife and son. They assumed that the Armageddon had been thwarted and there was no longer a threat.

Robert wasn't so sure.

"What happened?" Janet asked,

"I went to the Russian equivalent of the War Room and told them what I did. I got brownie points for curing the Russian President's lung cancer."

"Does this mean that your mission is compete?" she asked,

Robert shrugged. "It could be, but there's no way to know for sure. It's possible that President Lawrence had cohorts."

"At least they don't have their fingers on the nuclear trigger," James said.

"I don't think they'll try that again now that they know I can stop a nuclear strike."

Robert decided to cool things for a while. His wife took some needed time off and they went on a vacation to Branson Missouri, a favorite tourist attraction for people who don't want to gamble. There were plenty of entertainment theaters and museums. It had the advantage of being out of the way, so to speak, in the southwest corner of Missouri near the Ozark mountains.

There were good restaurants, shops and entertainment, mostly of the Country music variety, such as the Oak Ridge Boys, and Dolly Parton.

Unfortunately, Robert couldn't escape his rescue tendencies. While waiting in line to get into a theater, an accident on the main boulevard attracted his attention. He ran to the scene and saw that a car had struck a group of people and it was obvious that one of them had been killed outright.

Robert squatted down and placed his hand on the man, who was obviously dead. Spectators gathered around when they saw what he had done. The man he had rescued looked at him with a surprised expression.

Robert smiled and walked away through the crowd of people as if they were not there. He joined his wife and they walked to an Oak Ridge Boys' performance and a late supper at an adjoining restaurant.

"Maybe we should try another overseas visit," Janet said after taking a sip of Pinot Blanc.

Robert stared at her for a moment before replying. "Where do you suggest, madame?"

"How about a country where I understand the language," she said with a coy smirk.

"Well, I believe that calls for a visit to jolly good England."

She giggled.

After supper, Robert and Janet went for a walk.

"I think we should enjoy a walk in London. Well, on the edge of London."

Janet looked at him and accepted his hand. In the blink of an eye, they were standing on a walkway that led to Royal Albert Hall, a historic concert hall. People were gathered to attend a concert.

"It's rather chilly here," Janet commented.

"It's typical for this part of England this time of the year."

Suddenly, a loud explosion shook the ground. People began running and screaming. Robert saw what had happened, a massive explosion that made parts of Albert Hall collapse. Emergency Lorries descended on the scene and began the excruciating process of trying to rescue people trapped in the rubble.

Robert walked up to where officials had gathered to access the situation, passing through the barriers they had erected.

"We can't get into that mess," an officer cried. "It's too unstable."