Pretend This didn't Happen

Magnetic Energy

Gary turned to Claire who was typing a message into her phone "Ahh no worries, sister we're going to a more secure location is all." Gary smiled at the trembling Claire who appeared as if she'd just seen a ghost and shook it's hand, still waiting for a response. "It's coming up on the right" Gary's voice was steady as Andrea could hardly contain herself bu kept silent, slowing to the entrance of the property and turning right, crawling along the driveway, all Claire could see was a vacant pasture to the left and a livestock trailer standing out along the driveway. Claire's heart stopped and kickstarted again the instant she saw pinto twin horses peek out of the woods along the fence line at the van. "Though Claire," Gary broke her attention as the log home came into veiw "I need you to promise me you'll never speak of this place."

A tear rolled down her cheek as Claire asked "are those mine?" in a very soft and quiet tone.

"The pinto twins?" Gary responded "yeah, yeah, I have a thing against pintos ever since I was three years old and was bucked off and kicked in the ass by one."

Claire let out a muffled giggle, Andrea questioned "really?" Responding to Gary "you didn't seem at all frightened when those horses were swinging you around, their hooves nearly grazing your head." Andrea said surprised.

"Well," Gary replied "I had to get them into the trailer" explaining "I had nothing to fear baby, you took very good care of me the last time I was knocked unconcious for a year."

"We're here" Andrea put the van into park. Tackling Gary, once outside of the vehicle causing Claire to turn from her jog to were the horses stood watching the intruders and turn to see Gary nearly knocked off balance, now holding Andrea straight armed above his head looking up at her. "You insane bastard" Andrea sobbed, "I love you." 

Gary lowered his wife, bending his elbows to kiss Andrea before placing her on her feet again to rush, saving Claire from a charging Bill. "Among the best guard dog I know of, you asshole, Bill," Gary caught his breath, putting a collar made from a braided rope he had in his pocket around the goat's neck. I am sorry buds, but it's tether time, you broke me fence. Gary scratched the goat under the neck "How in the hell did you manage that? That's a mesh netting" the goat nugded Gary with his horn as they approached the netting "OH I see," Gary was staring at a gaping hole at the base of the netting "you're now going to probably give you an excavation contract, you little shit." Gary said playfully "don't look." Gary unzipped the net and went inside to tie up his goat beforere filling the hole and making his way back to the home where coffee was being brewed.

"7:53pm," Claire announced "babies are in bed and coffee's on, but still something is missing. Let's put our heads together," Gary was deep in thought already solving the riddle "yes, let's figure this out. Shall we?"

"Ha! Ha! Ha!" Gary erupted in laughter "we'll go get your stuff tomorrow.

"Yes," Claire explained "this place is space age, man, I don't know if I could sleep, This place is awesome huge like a huge log hotel. I haven't even been in all the rooms yet!" By the way, thank for saving me from Bill. Wow, and I would have never expected two pinto ponies." Claire said "Thank you so much."

"You're welcome," Gary said "I think there might be three. Anyway, I need your head on straight right now." Gary explained "we are designing a craft that can be both lightweight and durable, able to travel either hovering over land, air, or sea and able to ascend beyond the upper stratosphere, descending to the deepest depths of the ocean staying intact.

"Interesting," Claire's gears were spinning "and what is the intended fuel source?" Claire asked Gary.

"Magnetic energy, controlled and propelled by sound waves." Claire's eyes lit up when she heard this, "however you need accomplish this, I will get any resource needed" Gary offered. "What do you think? Can you accomplish this?"

"I think you said it best, as far as I've heard, we can do everything." Claire smiled brightly "I'm certainly going to give it my best effort."