End Of The Beginning

Chapter 36 - Bait

" It's here " said NOVA

Allen went to one of the upper compartments. He saw the drone coming towards him with the backpack

He took it in his hand, and opened it. He examined it closely. He understood how to use the device and the hands based on what Albert told him. He knew how to open a portal.

" Updates.... " he asked NOVA

" He is on his way back. " said NOVA

Allen saw Wayne searching for the bag.

" What now captain ? " asked NOVA

" Wait until midnight. " Allen replied

Allen stole Wayne's backpack while he was away. He wanted to take the sword, too, but he didn't want Wayne to be defenceless.

At midnight Allen went to the roof with the device and the hands.

" Are we planning to leave when the portal opens ? " asked NOVA

" If I can I will. " said Allen

" What about him ? He will be trapped here forever. " said NOVA

" Then what are you suggesting ? " asked Allen

" We can take him too. " said NOVA

" Then he will know that, we stole the device. " said Allen

" I can drop it in the jungle and retrieve it when he gets here. " said NOVA

" Nah..... Leave him. " said Allen

" Are you sure captain ? You are acting weird since we got here " said NOVA

" Do you have a problem with that ?" asked Allen

" No captain, I don't. " NOVA replied

" Good "

He carefully activated the device. He put the hands in the device and pointed towards the sky. Moments later, a portal appeared in the sky.

" Captain look. " said NOVA

Allen looked up at the sky and saw something enormous coming through the portal.

" What the hell is that ? " Allen couldn't believe his eyes.

Everything in the Exerevnitís went offline as soon as the object exited the portal.

" What's happening ? " asked Allen. But NOVA didn't reply. Allen went up to the roof. When he was there, he saw the gigantic object flying through the sky. He realised it was a spaceship and saw it heading east.

Minutes later then power came back.

" What happened ? " Allen asked NOVA

" We lost power. But that's very unusual. " said NOVA

" EMP ?" asked Allen

" Not exactly, an EMP weapon produces a pulse of energy that creates a powerful electromagnetic field capable of short-circuiting a wide range of electronic equipment. This time, it wasn't like that. It did not damage any equipment. All it did was block the flow of power. For example, the monitor was on but did not display anything. " said NOVA

" So it's some kind of technology we've never heard of. Do you know where it is going ? " asked Allen

" It was heading east. However, the drones cannot get close. " said NOVA