Dan Sherman Space Guardian All Worlds

The Yalton Realm

Chapter 16-The yalton Realm

‘How do they steer the thing.’ I said.

Deria said they probably have a machine which guides it from the surface. ‘Go left Dan, I don’t know how long it will take, or how far we will have to go, said Deria, all I know is I am getting a signal from the left which is stronger.’

We all knew that the security forces couldn’t follow us as the waste from the front of the machine was being thrown to the back. ‘What about air I said?’

Reeas said, ‘There is a notice here, it say's we can go for two-hours without oxygen then we have to surface, it also says the top speed is twenty-miles an hour!’

‘I said, these people might be are low in consciousness but they can make a machine like this which is way ahead of Earth's technology?’ Reeas said,

‘They haven’t always been like that, this world was once highly technological, but was invaded by numerous aliens, so over time it became what it is now.’

After two hours I knew we would have to surface for air, but before we could do that, there was a big jolt and we came to a stop.

‘What's wrong?’ I said.

Deria said, ‘It feels as though we are in the open.’

‘We can’t be the depth-meter says fifty-foot.’

‘Well, we will just have to look outside’ Reeas said.

‘Get the blaster’ I said, as I pushed on the door and opened it.  I was amazed to find we were in a massive cave system!

‘It looks as though we are stuck,’ Reeas said. ‘We can’t go back as the corkscrew is sticking out at the front, and we can’t go forward as we are over a chasm.’

‘How did they get around a problem like this?  I said.

‘Reeas said, maybe they had maps in the office or something.’

Deria said, ‘The signal is very strong now, we may be able to reach Black-Wall through the cave system.’ Deria then started to cling to my arm.

‘What’s wrong,’ I said.

‘There are other beings approaching.’

‘Step back from the door,’ I said, ‘we don't know who these people are.’

The front of the tunneling machine was over a drop of about fifty feet, with the door just behind the corkscrew. We were safe enough, but we were trapped. I was trying to figure out how we could get out of this mess when a tiny voice shouted from below.   ‘Are you Dan Sherman?’ I was astounded; all I could think of to say was ‘Yes.’ A crowd of small human like creatures were standing and looking up at us! They all started to shout in unison; ‘Please help us, please help us.’

‘Who are you?’ I shouted.

A person came forward and said, ‘We knew you would be coming this way, we have been waiting for you!’

‘How did you know about us?’

He said Sionn had contacted them through mind power!

I was shocked again; how could Sionn get himself trapped by Kallo with the immense knowledge and power he had. I was starting to worry that Kallo was stronger and more powerful than us, and that he was beyond our capabilities to detain, if he could take Sionn with such ease, what could we do?

‘Do you know where Sionn is?’ I said.

‘Yes, he is at Black wall.’

‘OK,’ I said, ‘let’s get down there and figure out a way to get to Black Wall from here.’

We scrambled down the rock face. The leader of the crowd said, ‘I am Fagil, I am the elder of my people here, we are called the Yalton.’

I asked him if there was any way to get to Black Wall from here. He said, ‘Yes, but we want you to help us first!’

I told him that time was of the essence and the whole balance of the Universe was at stake. ‘Yes,’ he said, ‘but the way to Black Wall was guarded by an Underground Devil!’

I thought this is going from bad to worse, what do they want of me? I am only one person!

Fagil replied, ‘I know you are feeling down at the moment, it is the consciousness of the planet that does that!’

‘What do you mean, I said?’

‘This used to be a highly evolved and spiritual place. We were on the verge of total mastery of the mind when we were invaded. Now we are nothing more than vermin to those on the surface. If you will help us get rid of the Underground Devil, we will help you to find Sionn, and then he will also help us to rid ourselves of the surface people once and for all.’

Wow, a pretty tall order, I thought.

‘OK,’ I said, ‘we will help.’

By now the group of people had grown, and I noticed the light in the cavern was getting brighter!

Fagil said, ‘I see you notice our light?’

‘Yes, it’s extraordinary.’

‘No. It is something that evolved many hundreds of years ago. We only need one thing to survive here on our planet, and that is food, which we dig out of the planet itself.’

‘That reminds me,’ I said, ‘I am hungry.’

One of the Yalton came over with a small bag; he reached in and pulled out a small lump of rock. ‘Eat this,’ he said.

I looked at it. I thought, is this for real? I took it, thanked him, and bit a piece off, it melted in my mouth, and I suddenly felt full!

‘This is our sustenance, Fagil said. Please, Reeas, take some, and Deria.

‘Our people are massing at the border of junction 50. This is the time of the Yalton.’

I said, ‘What do you mean?’

‘If we can get through the border and meet with our tribesmen we may be able to overthrow the evil forces on our planet.’

‘How are you going to do that?’ I said.

‘We will prevail with the help of our God-man.’

 ‘Oh, I said, and who is that?’

‘Sionn,’ he said!