Ephemeral-D - Human Diaspora

Contact

Humanity would have no future without their help. They first contact us decades before the invasion, it was no easy feat. The government didn't disclosure it to the public. Conspiracy theories bloomed.

In a classified military facility.

"Suit up and present yourself to the Containment Laboratory Lieutenant Furlong." His superior said.

"Ye Sir, on my way." Furlong said.

Furlong dashed through labyrinth halls and downstairs to the containment area. They asked for his credentials every three hundred feet, showing his badge and reciting the entrance code. He got to a spacious room filled with cabinets. Opened one of them and suit up the protective wear as fast as he could.

I can't believe this is happening, for the first time they give me a high profile assignment. I mustn't let them down, but I don't know what I'll be facing.

In the briefing room.

"Today at nine hundred hours we received an unidentified object that has no resemblance to our enemies technology. Moments ago this flying object opened a hatch and our instruments revealed thermal and radioactive variations from it." Simmons said.

The research crew and the present military exchanged long stares.

"Furlong, Young, Cook and Rivera here will enter Field one, bearing no weapons, with only some basic tooling for the first contact." Simmons said.

"Your mission is to enter the object and describe in details, through radio, all that is discernible. Start communications in case of finding someone or something conscious. We have little time folks. Let's get to it now!"

Furlong and his squad exited the room to an off limits elevator. They were nervous and had no time to say anything to each other.

When the elevator door opened there were only a tight corridor that leaded to an over lighted broad hangar. Sitting in the middle of it stand banked sideways some saucer like structure. By their right there was windows with the science team on the other side.

"You can begin the approach. Remember to be descriptive about the experience. Good luck." The chief scientist said.

Furlong sent private Cook to go in first. They had to crawl because the entrance was half a man tall.

"We are through a small air shaft of sorts. There are indicator lights leading the path. The metal seems to recede a little when we press against it. Now we got to an inner room, spherical in shape." Cook said.

At this moment, a double door opened revealing a seated man encrusted with wiring coming from all over him, something covered his face like a mask.

"Don't get too near friends." The man with a metalized voice said.

"Call me Davon, I'm the human emissary for the alien species called Xemx. They mean us no harm. People think they abducted me, but I accepted their invitation to be part of this great opportunity." Pause.

"I'm the first to merge with their technology and survive the process. But it comes with pain." Davon said.

"Hi Davon, you know were and whom we are. Now I ask you, what is the purpose of your visit and what outcome the Xemx expectations out of it?" Furlong said.

"Yes Furlong, we planed this contact ahead of time. We chose the American military for this meeting because you, alongside the Russians, have the power to destroy all humanity and all other species on Earth. They also received encoded messages from the Xemx explaining what I am about to tell you."

"And what would that be Davon?" Furlong said.

"The Xemx enemy, the Pemakan, want to invade our planet. It will take decades from now, but they're on their way. And the Xemx are offering a long term alliance to mitigate the certain destruction of humanity."

Davon choke within his mask.

"I have little time left. The device besides me stores all required information. Take it now. Me, along this spaceship, will be subject to your reverse engineering. Use this knowledge until the right time arises. Goodbye."

Davon gasped, contracted and relieved his body, becoming motionless. Rivera took the storage device and they got out of the spaceship.

Humanity history log: the Pemakan hindered the Xemx, or star worshipers, territorial expansion, and because of that, they became hostile to each other. First they retaliate cutting food production in Pemakan farm worlds, our Earth included, by disseminating revolt, with capable native species. We as humanity were eligible to the task.

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