Lightship Briefing - part two

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The records show that there may have been a habitable Planet quite near at that time, but the captain in charge at that time would not alter course. The ship itself was at the time of manufacture state-of–the-art, but as you can imagine, after three hundred and seventy five years, things need updating. For instance, the fabrication machines they have are very outdated.

Zelda3 then came on the screen, then as a hologram.’

‘I thought I would check whether you were OK.’

‘Yes,’ I said, everything is OK.’

‘You know they can only make certain substances such as cloth,

rubber, and certain plastics. If anything needs serious building such as tools, and engine parts then they struggle as engineering machines such as lathes were thought to take up too much space.’

‘Lathes?’ I said.

‘Yes,’ Zelda3 said, ‘don’t forget, fabrication machines were not the ultra-machines they are now.’

I felt like I had put my foot in it again. I think Zelda 3 has that sort of effect on me; she is without doubt the most desirable woman I have ever encountered. Reeas knew I was having issues with Zelda3 but just let it go. Zelda3 also knew, and that made me feel even more like a fool.

Why doesn’t she change her appearance to a sort of motherly school teacher instead of an ultra-gorgeous babe?’ I thought.

‘Is this what you want?’ Zelda3 said.

‘Standing there in place of Zelda3 was Mrs. Beverly from high school in my next to last life time on Earth, Yes, you got it, the one where I was killed at the Normandy landings. Mrs. Beverly was a kindly woman who liked to mollycoddle us boys, maybe because she hadn’t any children of her own. She was a short middle aged woman who looked stressed out, but I really liked her, she cared, and that is what counts.

‘No,’ I said, ‘not really, but it is nice to see my old school teacher again.’

‘And your great, great, great, great, great, grandmother.’

‘Really?’ I said, ‘Why didn’t I know that?’

‘You would have later but no-harm-done.’ said Zelda.

No-harm-done seemed to be a regular saying of hers.

I suppose that is Karma. People in Iowa at that time lived in small towns, people knew everybody, and generally reincarnated together many times. But at that time things were not good, the depression was on, and people sometimes starved for lack of food. Crops withered in the fields, People moved away. I was glad when Dad managed to find work out of town, but I missed him. I was nineteen when I joined the Marines. I couldn’t wait to give ‘Jerry’ some stick! Trouble was, I didn’t get off the landing craft, OK, enough!

Zelda3 said, ‘Can you now concentrate,’

‘Yes,’ I said, ‘that little episode sort of straightened things out.’

‘What do you mean?’ Reeas said.

‘I mean, I need to visit my parents from that life time, right? Zelda3.’

‘Yes, they were asking about you, when you died in World-War two they always wanted to visit your grave in France, but they couldn’t afford it.’

‘So I should visit them, right?’

‘Yes, now please go on to the lost ship and do your best, My-Guardians.’

I was feeling pretty good at that moment, I can tell you. Zelda 3 calling us her Guardians, Wow!

Zelda3 was now gone and in her place was Debra. Yes, you got it,

in the guise of Zelda3!

‘What are you doing Debra?’ I said.

‘Nothing’ she said, ‘I just thought I would spruce myself up a bit.’

‘You don’t need to; you are very attractive as you are.’

‘Really?’

‘Yes, now please get us to the ship.’

Then with a wink she was gone.

‘What are we going to do with her?’ Reeas said.

‘Nothing, I kind of like all these ultra-attractive females here with me.’

Reeas laughed, she was the most caring person I could wish for.    

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