Star Fields

Chapter No.83 Achievement

Chapter No.83 Achievement

Honesty is the best policy.

We relied on the androids to ascertain how to approach these new marauders.

"We have inserted coding into their system that will allow us to control them," Judy said. "There is much to digest before we attempt to assimilate them."

"Where are they from?" I asked.

"They originated in the Norma Cluster. We are unsure of the specific galaxy of origin."

I sighed. "This is why we are going to have a lot of problems. These mechanized species could originate all over our universe. It's just another indication that intelligent life is everywhere."

"I would think that they should be rare," Margaret said. "First of all, an intelligent species has to develop warp technology and then something like the positronic brain before they could create a mechanized species."

"If we could do it, there has to be someone else out there who can do it."

"How are the other ships coming along with retrieving the humans from reptilian breeding bases?" Molly asked.

"Most of the camps have been cleaned out, Molly," Judy said. "The retrieved humans are being put in stasis."

"Okay," I said. "We have to decide where we're going to put them."

"I think we could introduce them into Sub-Saharan Africa, possibly where the Democratic Republic of the Congo used to be," Alexa said. "That area has recovered nicely from the collision event. Its climate is not as hot as it once was and there is ample vegetation there."

"We should go down there and check it out. That many humans will need good sources of food."

The next day, Margaret, Alexa and I went down to the location that Alexa had suggested. We landed near the Atlantic shore. We had Alice and Ben with us for protection.

Alexa explained why she chose the location. "The climate of Africa is not quite the same as it was before the collision event. It has moderated, but there is enough rain and warmth to promote the growth of vegetation from seeds that had survived the collision event. Basically, this region of central Africa has a tropical climate with some rainforests, but it lacks the diversity of life that it once had. There are several bird species and what appears to be wild swine running about. Possible food sources consist of various fruit in the form of gourds and legumes. There are also various nut plants and trees scattered about. Many of these plants have more than likely been introduced here by birds that seemed to be the most dominate surviving species outside of fish."

"That sounds good to me," I said.

"I think there's enough food sources to support a colony here," Alexa said. "I'm sure there are plenty of fish in the sea nearby."

"I agree." I turned to Alice. "You can start the migration as soon as possible."

"Yes, Jason."

We didn't notice any dangerous animal life like snakes, reptiles or large beasts like lions. It would be a long time before anything like that ever evolved again on Earth.

In the days that followed, an army of androids descended on the location we had chosen to install huts with aqua sources and septic systems. We human-based androids also spent time instructing the new human populations on how to hunt, fish and grow food. The operation was both thorough and efficient, and when we left the new denizens of Earth, we felt that they were more than ready to establish human presence on the planet Earth.