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KNAPP #33. GRETCHEN. Ciencia Ficcin escrito por Alfredo Juillet Frascara.

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KNAPP 33: GRETCHEN.

Science fiction tale written by Alfredo Juillet Frascara.Written: 19 October to 9 December 2012.-

Typing: 24 January to 19.02.2013.

&44540 words.

Age: Year 4533 to 5351

Places: Aurea 2, Knapp, Erina, Ultor, 8G CIR.

Characters: Gretchen, Median, Doctor AB 631, EDs, Alfaber, Otto, Uto, Idi, Koto, Brigit,

Spaceships: Standard Fliers, Sphere, Flier Gusoff, Freighters, Cruisers.

Chapter # 01.

THE TRIP OF MISS MEDIAN TO BUY SPACESHIPS.

THEY ARRIVE TO AUREA 2 , IN ORDER TO BUY SIX FREIGHTERS AND SOME OTHER LESSER VEHICLES.

Median was looking at the stars, how they move in a slow way, in her voyage from Ultor planet to

the planet Aurea 2-2. The empty space was not perturbed by strange presences- no spaceship was

traveling near them. They were traversing the enormous distance and no emissions of radio were

heard.

Median organized excursions to the outer hull with the EDs, to change and repair sections

damaged by the numerous micro meteorites that abounded.

Years keeps on their slow march and Median was in repose half of that time, replacing in the

labors by the EDs, that were only making small repairs during the voyage.

When arriving to Aurea 2 planetary system, Median was already at work, commanding the natural

beings from Glocke city, which had recently went out of their Deep Sleep: this people were Erika,

Losen, Kerze, Hobel, Golda, Drerent, Abel, Bertrand, Erwin, Anna, Ellen, Hannelore, Ida, Karen and

Sandra.

The most active from them all was Drerent, who was expert in engines and spaceships thanks to

the teachings he had received from the ED people. He was flabbergasted to see so manyspaceships moving towards the inner planets, and commented: There is a model 2627-28!

Incredible! It has six engines that provide Warp 9.2! I wonder how it could be to be traveling at

those velocities!- And he looks around him, to see if the other naturals were as excited as he was

at the moment.

Gretchen landed at the Aurean Astrodrome, and paid the fare to be at Post 34.

She also sent notice to spaceship owners, saying she was there to buy several spaceships.


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Three vendors arrive that same afternoon, bringing literature and films showing the vehicles they

had in stock.

When Gretchen mentions she wants them with armor, they were shocked with surprise, and one

of them said:- Our clients generally ask for special requirements but never for a gun or a

disintegrator! You are out of line, lady! The rules set by our government forbid us to sell any

weaponry, less to put into a spaceship!

And do you know who it does?- Median asked.

Among the vendors there were two of them that, in a whisper, did mention some small factories

that could provide those items against the law.

Gretchen said: First things first! Well be seeing if we can get the weapons! Later well buy the

spaceships, gentlemen!

The first company they contacted was directed by Mr. Iniak , a tall man in his fifties, that received

them at a wide office that has a lot of screens showing workers at the different sections in the

factory. After learning what Gretchen was asking for, he said:- If I understand correctly, you come

from a far distant planet, menaced by some race with lot of firing power. You want to stop those

guys to invade your planet, am I correct?

You had said it.- Gretchen replied.

Now, I see you are some naturals and some Synthetic people- I wonder who your chief executive

is and who rules at that planet.- Iniak asked, looking at them with his small inquisitive eyes.

Natural people.- Median said.

The man sighed and said: This is good! A society ruled by Synthetic people will never be a good

idea- And he added, after a pause:- I will provide the armor, but I will make the deal with a

Natural from among you.

Median expecting this from the minute he saw the guy, and said:_ We, the Synthetic people, are

here to help Naturals that are going to select one of them to do the deal.

So, Iniak had to wait until the naturals selected one of them to make the deal, and Mr. Drerent

was the chosen one.

5He understand that the suppositions from Gretchen and the governor Rastrasse were correct,

when thinking in a human society, with their constituent choosing to work and make business with

natural beings like themselves.

Iniak takes the recommendation Median gives him about buying LASER cannons , missiles for the

Cruisers, C Rays for the Hunter vessels.

It will cost you a fortune! And I have not asked yet about the amount of spaceships we are talkingabout!- Iniak exclaimed, scared by the scope of the acquisitions in view.

We have a fortune.- Drerent said, simply, detailing which kind of spaceships he was about to

acquire.

Iniak said: I know a spaceship builder that will be delighted to start working in which you have

mentioned. And no restrictions: as long as you take them out of this planet.

Drerent scratched his head, amazed. Median said: We are prone to see what he has to offer!-


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Guess you must go there without me! I am too interesting for the govern hound dogs.- Iniak

said, giving her the address where to go.

When Median and the rest arrives to the site, ten kilometers after the last street from the city was

left behind, they found some hangars and a landing strip where a triangular aerial vehicle was

already descending.

They talk with the man at the guardhouse and he sent them to an office, where a thin man

received them , saying: Good morning! I am Lopesh. What I can do for you?

We came here recommended by Mr. Iniak, to buy you some spaceships for our country.

Lopesh looked at Median, saying: I assume you are a synthetic person?

Yes, model AB. Have you any problem with that?- Median replied.

I have some diagrams to show you with care: every spaceship we build in here is tested in flight

and we use materials of the best quality in the market.- Lopesh replied, without answering the

question, and he guided them to a place where prototypes, in scale , were to be seen.

Median explains him how many vessels she was able to acquire, and the man said: So you need a

real fleet and in a hurry? I can start building them one by one- my factory isnt big enough for

more! And to take them away, youll need several permissions from the government: have youany contact with them? Some godfather, lets us say?

No, really we are from another planet, and we have no connections with officers yet.- Median

said.

Mr. Lopesh moves his head and said: Well, that could be arranged! It only will cost you some

more money, to grease the system! Now, tell me of which size is your enemy.

Its a powerful race of alien beings that comes to our planet in order to take all the minerals they

want without give nothing in return. And we want to stop that.- Hannelore, the tall and

handsome woman said.

It seems a fair thing to do. Guess you could stop any threat with two Cruisers, six missile

launchers and twenty Hunters.- Mr. Lopesh said, remembering some battles won with thosesame numbers.

Median asks for prices, and when obtained, he calculates the eighty per cent of their money was

going to be expending in this purchase, so he asked: The missiles, are they included in the

transaction?

9Drerent traduced what Median had just said and Don Iniak said:- Only the equipment! The

missiles are something different.- And when mentioning the price of each one, Median computed

that just the three per cent of what they had in gold would be left.

Its necessary to pay! Let it be! We must return to Erina and we hadnt finished our mission!-Median said, so Drerent helps buying machines that were being storage into the spaceship.

But at night, Drerent invited them to dance and be merry, especially Erika, who was a blonde

young woman.

Its great to be here! So many couples, and well dressed and happy!. She commented to Golda,

who said:- And you are enjoying this?-

Of course!- Erika laughed.


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With the passing of time and the distance to the spaceship, Drerent rented hotel rooms, where

they slept.

You are so beautiful!- Drerent said to Erika, embracing the girl; she accept his kisses and soon

they were making love- a thing they hadnt done in the voyage, perhaps now they were feeling

more free in a city where work and enjoyment were taken as a right.

Median was knowing that the Natural humans were dancing and romancing, and she accepted it

because their work was not too much necessary, having the Synthetic personnel and hired ones

working at their project. Drerent was astounded, as he was expecting some reprimand.

Thanks for your understanding of our situation, Median! Guess we are going to have a nice stay in

Aurea.

Median smiled, as she was also aware a romance in such a beautiful place was something not to

be missed, sorry about herself, too, because she was loyal to the memory of Ultor, and she wants

to keep it like that: a nice and clean memory.

Losen, a young man of athletic countenance, said to Dreren.- With Golda I am going to be at the

beach. Who joins?

Hobel, a fat man in his forties, laughed and said: If we go there, youll be giving explanations to

Median!

To her? I dont think they really need our efforts! The job is being performed by Synthetic guys,

so why the worry?- Losen answered, touching the gold coins he had received from Median before

going out of the spaceship.

Drerent calls Median by the phone, and said: We wish to go to the beach, if you can spare our

presence at the spaceship.

You can have vacations! Iniaks team is finishing the job and I confide in their work; they really

are competent professionals.

Thanks, and I will call you daily.- Drerent said, turning to the group after hanging the phone.

All is arranged! The Chief is giving us a shore leave! But beware: any day now they could call on

us, so dont lose contact with me.- Drerent said.

We are as one!- Losen laughed, kissing beautiful Golda in her lips.

In a pair of taxi Fliers they traveled to the coast, where several hotels were giving hostage to

tourists.

This is great!- Golda kept repeating, looking at the swimming pools where some tourists were

frolicking.

The group booked in one of the beat hotels, where they also bought clothes and shoes to look like

the natives.

15Drerent gives Erika a nice ring for to show in one of her fingers, as he saw almost every female in

town with one or more rings in their fingers.

She embraces him and said: Oh, thanks you! I wish we could stay here forever! To think about the

spaceship and the long voyage home makes me puke!


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Do you wish to stay here? - Drerent asked her.

Of course! Think about it! Well be coming back to a very different place to the one we left

behind! Our family members certainly are all dead, because of the long time we spent in the trip.-

Erika said.

Hannelore was flirting to a man, and suddenly she screamed. Losen, who was next to her, saw that

her blouse was ripping at the breasts, so he didnt need more to fight the man.

Soon that man was on the floor, half beaten. The personnel finished with the music and asked

them to leave, so Erika was embracing Hannelore, who was still sobbing.

They return to their rooms at the hotel, and while the women talks on a bedroom, the men talked

at a dinner table, while drinking.

That guy was an offender! A nuts.- Hokel said.

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DEPARTING FROM AUREA

Nutty guys abounded at big cities! Not a surprise for me! Pity on Hannelore, of course.- Drerent

said.

I guess shell think it twice before accepting invitations from strangers.- Erwin said.

From then on, the women sticks to the group of males, and only with them have fun.

At the end of that week, the easy life was getting a bore for them, so when Drerent said: I am

happy to be returning to work! This easy life is softening me too much.

Even Erika was in accord with that phrase!

Median saw them landing from Fliers, and went to receive them.

Welcome! Ready to depart?

Thanks! Are we ready to go?- Erika replied.

Yes; the vehicles are already with the necessary weapons, we also had the missiles in place.-

Median said, while they walked by the corridors.Two days later, they departed without any problem, with faked authorizations and no officials

revising their cargo, thanks to Mr. Iniak good offices

WELCOME TO ULTOR PLANET.Testing engines while they were speeding up, soon they were out of the gravity pull. Median said,

looking at the controls:- Its perfect! ED 020 repeated, by radio:- All systems working fine.

Median begins visiting personally each spaceship, using a Flier; she was revising systems and

checking their course.

Notwithstanding that, she always finds herself thinking about humans and their differentpersonalities.

At last, the faint star became brighter and Ultor sun appears in all of its glory, illuminating the

central cabin with its rays.

From afar he able to hear the cracking sounds of music and words spoken and carried by the radio

waves. He recorded a short message (Median calling: we are back) until it was heard and gets a

response.


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Gretchen here! Welcome to Ultor!

Median was very surprised and when landing at the third Ultor Planet, saw the slim figure of

Gretchen waving a hand in front of the old storage cavern.

THE WINKERIONS ARE IN ERINA.Gretchen climbs up the ladder and at the main cabin they talked, together with the awakened

Naturals, who were very surprised to see her there.

I have news! Not good at all! The Huinkerios arrives at Erina planet and destroyed every flying

vehicle they could! We fought against and loosed the battle! But not the war! Looking at your

present fleet, I am sure we can defeat them!- Gretchen said.

They didnt attack the city! Possibly they see them not as a threat!- Doctor AB 631 said.

But their motives what do they want in Erina?

Molybdenum, copper, any mineral they could find! They are using their old mine sites again!-

Gretchen said.

And you are here alone?- Median asked.

Yes! And with a couple of EDs and a Flier-the one we built for special occasions.- Gretchen

replied.

Pity on those Glockians! They were so confident in their future- counting on us to thrive!-

Median remembered.

They fought bravely. The remaining vessels are hidden in a cave. Gretchen said.

And Governor Rastrasse, how did he takes it?- Median asked her.

Hes retired. Now Miss Glocka is governing but theres so little she could do to improve things: no

aerial artifacts are allowed- they fire at anything that man could put in the air.- Gretchen

informed her verbally and for the sake of the natural people.

We must see that those injustices end! Well see if the enemy likes to fight against powers that

match their own.- Median commented.

Hardly probably! You came with just two cruisers, six missile throwers and twenty Hunters.-

Gretchen said.

Yes, we hope this will be enough.- Median acknowledged rapidly.

Well catch them unprepared.- Dr. AB 631 said.

Do you think its possible? They will detect us from afar.- Losen said, speaking for the first time.

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THE PROBOSCIDIAN FLEET

An ED synthetic person approaches, saying: A fleet is coming.

They scrambled out, and in minutes they were at the space and into the Cruisers.

Forty ships- all of the same dimensions.- ED 040 said.

The Fliers on front, they were almost ready to begin firing, when a radio communication was

received.

The AB models couldnt understand their significance, but the tone was mild and friendly.


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Both groups stands still, and a small vehicle approaches and stops jut in front of one of the

cruisers.

They want to get inside to talk. Open the bay door.- Gretchen said to the EDs, and soon

afterwards the small vehicle was standing on the solid metal of the floor. The atmosphere was

rapidly turned in, and a door opened on that craft and a figure on a spatial suit descended.

Gretchen raise a hand in salute and that person did likewise.

Welcome to our vessel. We are humans. Who are you?- Gretchen said, verbally.

The newcomer mumbled something and release his helmet, showing a face not quite human: a

long proboscis was there to be seen.

Ill show you some objects in order to learn your language. Gretchen said, and after minutes, the

being understood her meaning, and begin naming every object that appears on the holographic

set, while an ED points at things in order of appearance.

Twenty minutes later, Gretchen could realize what the alien being was trying to say: they were in

passing, whit pacific intentions.

From where are you?- Gretchen asked.

The being made some drawings using the holographic set, and so they knew they came from the

direction of Erina.

Gretchen managed to ask them if they visited Erina III, but the being signaled that they passed that

star without stopping.

23Finally, Gretchen gives the Alien a small holographic set with enough information as to learn her

language.

The being departed and that fleet stays there, as if waiting for something else.

ON TO ERINA PLANET.

Gretchen said:- We better leave. I dont want a fight before our arrival to Erina.

They departed from the orbit, while looking at the proboscidian fleet.

They are not moving. Strange creatures, indeed!- Losen said, after a while.

Humanoids? At least, mammals like us. Drerent said, raising his shoulders a bit.

A year- thats what well be spent while traveling?- Karen asked to Iola.

Yes, hope we could see them leaving! I detest violence. And you?-- Iola said.

Scant number of people loves violence, but there are violence everywhere. And we cannot live

running from it.- Drerent said, who was hearing the conversation while seated at a corner of theroom.

24Gretchen said to Median, by radio:- These Natural people must be cryogenized again. Deep space

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Of course. I will tell them to walk to the cryo-pods.- Median said, but when telling them that,

Drerent said: Wait a minute! First of all, we demand to be awake before arriving to Erina

planetary system! If there is going to be a battle, we demand to be awake, and helping.

Gretchen laughed, and replied:- Helping? How? You dont have any skill! We will be fighting with

the EDs, and I am sure well win. If you want to witness it, so be it! But perhaps you are talking for

only yourself! Are you sure the women want to see the face of death in front of their eyes?

Drerent realized he was indeed only talking by a few of them and certainly not in the name of the

women, so he asked Erika, Golda, Anna and the rest of them about it.

Sandra said: I am sure I prefer to live my last minutes awake than in a deep slumber!

And the rest of them were of her same idea, but of course they accepted to be in the sleeping

pods for the major part of the one year voyage.

Eight months of travel and for more to go, and Gretchen looking at the consoles

Nice traveling! Not a scratch on our vessel yet!- Median said, walking into the main cabin- they

had that human-like behavior of to talk verbally when in person.

Yes, a nice little trip! I expect not to forget these tranquil days.- Dr. AB 631 remarked. He wasseat next to the long range radar screen, and in charge of it.

This Cruiser is a wonderful machine. Its oiled and run smoothly from day one!- Gretchen said.

I wish I could not mention its price! It eats our income by the mouthful!- Median said, trying to

imitate slang talk.

Dr. AB 631 said: We have company.

Where?

Two thousand kilometers away, to port side. Closing rapidly.-

Weapons ready! - Gretchen said, and ED 040 clicks as usual- meaning he was top-notch.

Lowering speed. Visual signals. Incoming holographic projection.- Median said, looking at the

sensors.

On screen.- Gretchen said, pressing a figure on her console.

ALFABER ASKED FOR HELP.The face of a man appeared- he smiled and said: Good day! I am Alfaber! Wish you could lend me

a hand!

Of course. What do you need?- Gretchen replied.

Small thing! I have a problem with my matter converter.

Well be there in a couple of minutes. Open your hatch.- Median said.

Ill get closer.- The man said, and soon the spaceship was next to the first Cruiser; the hatch wasopened and Gretchen went there with a couple of EDs, using movable seats.

At the visitors spaceship, Gretchen and the EDs where received by three identical men: they were

fat, round faced and dressed in glossy green color garments.

Welcome to our spaceship Diamond! Sorry to have called on you for help! But in this solitude

we must be friends with everyone.- One of the fat men said.


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Have no remorse! We are here to help you. Just show where your troubles are and well see to

it.- Gretchen replied.

27At the engines, four other men were present. Those were of black color, so Gretchen knew they

were from the Solar planetary system, where those people thrives, on a hot continent.

You are a long way from home base?- Gretchen asked them.

Certainly! Let me present me and my colleagues: Dr. Uto, Dr. Idi, engineer Koto and Loko, your

servant.

Thanks. Im Gretchen, model AB synthetic person.- Gretchen said. The look on those people

changes visibly, and one of them (Dr. Idi) said: And where is your master?

I have no master. I am the chief of my expedition.- Gretchen replied.

Very well! Now, let us show you what is causing the malfunction!- Loko said ending with the

niceties.

Gretchen detected lots of damage, mainly due to the lack of maintenance; she asked then for help

in this, and in two days the matter converter was as new.

Alfaber was very pleased, and said:- I am very thankful of you! I will pay you in some way, with a

couple of invisibility dresses! I cant thanks you properly, being here in the middle of nowhere!

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ALFABER JOINS THE EXPEDITION.

The suits covered from head to toe, and have a wiring system and a simple battery.

Thanks you. Where are you heading?

Just exploring! We had seen a star two light years away from here- perhaps that will be our next

target, but of course, we havent seen anything from this planet. Did it have a name?- Alfaber

asked.

We are calling it Ultor, in homage of our deceased owner, Mr. Ultor.- Median informed him.

Thanks. Well put that name in our Star chart. Hope we could see us again in the future.- Mr.

Alfaber said.

Who knows? We are going to fight a battle, and perhaps we never come back.- Dr. AB 031 said.

The other fat man said: A battle? Whos sides are you: the good or the evil ones?

Judge for yourself! A group of humans lives there, and another ace, with spaceships, descends on

that planet just to take ores away.- Gretchen said.

And you defend the natives?

Yes! But really, they arent really natives: they are people from Germany, colonists.- Median

declared.

Our kinship!- That man said, looking at Alfaber , who said: Otto! We should be delaying our

little exploration of this planet, and run to help our people!

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But we could serve them as observers! We could go and observe the enemy and tell Miss

Gretchen where they are and what to do.- Alfaber said.

Yes, Ill talk with Dr. Uto, Dr. Idi, Engineer Koto and mechanic specialist Loko , to see if they want

to risk their lives in this crusade.. Otto said.

While he went to the engine room, Dr. AB 631 said:- In case you go with us, and if you see our

efforts are in vain, I recommend you to flee as fast as you could.

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Alfaber said:- Of course, we will be going at Warp eight.

Oh! Our velocity is just Warp Six.- Gretchen said.

Perhaps you have an old spaceship engine?- He asked.

Yes, we bought this Spaceship as new as a private person could buy! Permissions and restrictions

makes the best of our hopes, but at least our spaceships are armored and weaponized...-

Gretchen said.

Alfaber moves his hands in front of him, saying: Oh please forgive me! I didnt know it. In all

cases, count with me, if not with the others!

In that moment the rest of his crew appears there in person and Otto said: They want to hear it

again please?

And Gretchen explains their motives and plans for the future.

Dr. Uto said:- I assume you have the reason only those people are really colonizing and are not

natives.

To all of what I know, there is no sentient being natural to that planet.- Dr. AB 631 said.

Two weeks later, the groups of spaceships were already heading towards the worm hole. Mr.

Alfaber and crew were under oath not to reveal the location and never reveal its existence.

A fine find! I congratulate you!- Mr. Alfaber radioed to Gretchen , once they traverse that

strange object.

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The Diamond Vessel departs first.

One year was the time they had spent into traversing from the worm hole to Erina planet at Warp

4, but now they could advance at warp 6, so they were going to need only eight months.

Alfaber was saying:- I could go there at Warp 8, and in just five or six months time! I detest to

wait inside a cryogenic pod more than the necessary lapse.

Drerent said: If you go , could I go with you? I am very interested about those Huinkerios!

Of course. Any of you could be carried in our spaceship, no problem! I will be waiting Miss

Gretchens fleet at the deserted planets.- Alfaber said.

Gretchen didnt like the idea of naturals going away with perfect strangers, but Median intervene,

saying by radio:- They arent slaves or machines! If they want to go with Mr. Alfaber, let it be!

So, in all there were three persons going: Drerent, his woman Erika, and Abe, who said: Im bored

stiff of this canned trip. Wish we could arrive sooner!


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Two hours later, the Naturals went with Mr. Alfaber, and when the Diamond vessel speeded up,

Golda said: Wow! Look how they go! In an instant, they are already out of sight!

Gretchen smiled- those engines were made ten years ago, and just the same were now in optimal

condition.

He revises the velocity (again). It reads 6.0, as if numbers on the screen were painted

They were looking with care using the long distance radar, until the Erina Star became the bigger

object in the sky surrounding the spaceship.

Using the radarscopes, they pinpointed the alien crafts near Erina.

There were two Cruisers, orbiting one at each side of the Equator. Smaller objects appear and

disappear from the radar screen.

Hunter vessels! They are really thinking in to stay!- Gretchen said, looking at Median.

I detect three other big ones! They are cargo vessels or more big spaceships!- She said.

As planned, the Diamond was left behind and to the rear, making a slow turn to see the planet

by the other side.Six Hunters race against the nearest of the Cruisers; the Huinkerios detects the incoming group

and gives the alert: eight Hunter race out of the Cruiser and headed towards the enemy.

Gretchen guides the Cruiser in a cure, trying to get the enemy by the side.

The clash of the Hunters was a sight: the LASER beams seems to be a dance of spider webs, with

occasionally burst of flame. In those, Abel and Bertrand were traveling using their LASER cannons

when the ships computer allows them.

Abel was astonished: the ED 010 who was copiloting the Hunter made turns and loops one after

the other, avoiding enemy rays. He uses a LASER cannon pointing to the rear and several times he

thought he did hit an enemy vessel, but was not at all sure, with all the turnings, diving and

moving of the vessel.

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THE BATTLE FOR ERINA .

From the Huinkerios Cruiser a blinding ray of LASER was fired against her vessel, charring the left

side of the hull as if it were made of cork. In doing so, the Cruiser puts itself in range for the use of

the C ray.

A fiery crimson double beam erupted from the prow of Gretchens cruiser, severing the enemy

Behemoth in two portions that keeps on firing until a big silent explosion marks the end of that

powerful warship.

Four hunters disappear with it and yells of the natural aboard the small fleet were heard,

celebrating it.

At the other side of the planet, bothCruisers were entangled in a fiery battle of rays, but when

appearing the victorious Cruiser, it all ended in a gigantic ball of radiation.

They blow themselves!- Was the general opinion.

No enemy vessels in sight!- Dr. AB 631 said.

There are three escaping Freighters to starboard! Lets chase them.- Median radioed from his

Hunter.


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Immediately one Cruiser and four Hunter followed them: the chase didnt last long, because the

heavily laden cargo vessels were slow in comparison with the battle spaceships.

33This time there was no explosion: the Huinkerios left were not from the military but belonging to

the private world, so they give up the minute they were surrounded.

What are you going to do with them?- Median asked.

Ill put them to work! We need to improve our knowledge of their language, customs, trade and

especially their war plans.- Gretchen said.

They revise the cargo: copper, and lithium replenished the cargo hauls.

Its quite a treasure-trove! Good for us.- Gretchen said, thinking that she has there enough for to

buy more warships in Aurea planetary system.

Four Fliers ascended from the planet, carrying Sultor, the General Manager. He was a young man

in his thirties that was now in front of Gretchen, saying:- At last you arrive here! We were

subjugated by the Huinkerios! They took whole families from our midst!

Gretchen asks the EDs about natural humans found after the battle, and they said: We found two

of them, badly hurt. They are now at the Infirmary, where Doctor AB 631 is attending them and

also some of the prisoners.

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THE SURVIVORS.

They will be all right. Bad nourishment and closed space was the worst they suffer. They were in

charge of the cleaning of the corridors at the enemy warships.- Dr. AB 631 said, when asked.

All right! Median, you stay in charge of the fleet while we go down to see how things are at

Glocke city.- She said.

Of course, Ill be on the alert- two of our Hunter were destroyed by the Huinkerios fire, and six

people are now dead.- Median said.

Any natural injured?- Gretchen asked.

Apart of the ones at the Infirmary, there are none others.- Median replied.

Drerent was already at the Glocke city with Erika and the Diamond spaceship crew.

This is marvelous! These people even speak in German!- Otto said to Gretchen.

How quaint! Perhaps this is what you were willing to find?- Gretchen replied.

of course not! Monsters and aliens, but never German people! Oh, this is like to be at home!-

Otto said, walking to talk with some young females.

At the Administration building a reunion was adjourned, with every important person included.

Mr. Sultor speaks first, saying.- Under subterranean caves people could remain safe from the

Huinkerios assaults. Pity, some of them were not lucky because they were kidnapped: more than

eight thousand people is now for every missing.

Sorry to hear that! But the only way to defeat those huge Cruisers was to fight them to the end!-

Gretchen said.

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35I miss Mr. Rastrasse; I know that several years had passed since I last saw him.- Gretchen said.

He dies in a raid! The Huinkerios irrupted on the Administrative Building, and he stands bravely in

their wake, trying to protect the secretaries at work. Mr. Sultor said.

What a pity! And now the menace is over, who is the governor?- Gretchen asked.

Me, Sultor! I present myself as an Administrator because I was not elected by the people but only

I was the next in line of command: I was the successor of Mr. Caberen, the old Ministry of

Defense.Sultor indicates.

How are the ED population doing?- Dr. AB 631 said, arriving to the site.

Thriving rapidly! We have a thousand and three hundred EDs working at the mines and three

hundred more in general occupations.- Sultor said.

A mild earthquake was felt and Gretchen heard radio explanations: the planet was trying to

change orbit and those tremors were the end result.

We are here to help. We brought new people with new ideas. Mr. Otto, please explain.-

Gretchen said, and Mr. Otto grabs a microphone and said:- Of course, well stay here to help, the

same as Miss Gretchen, but of course, in a small way, due to our scant numbers.

Thanks, in the name of our community!- Mr. Sultor exclaimed, touched by the generosity of the

newcomers.

A NEW GOVERNMENTDrerent said. I am sure that these are hard times for the city of Glocke. We need a new way of

govern the city.

Mr. Sultor almost jumped and said: Why? Democracy will come back now! I will call for new

elections; people who are interested in to became servants of the government, must give theirnames for the ballots.

Gretchen visits the factories. Serious damages everywhere. The Huinkerios detested technology in

somebody elses hands , so they destroyed what could became a threat to them.

That night, he returns to the space on the sphere, and median gets inside to talk verbally, at their

dinner table. Apart from them, Mr. Drerent, Erika and Alfaber were present.

There is a lot of work to do. I wish we could have power. As before. Ministries of this and that.

Gretchen said.

I still think a kingdom is better than a democracy with politics creating kingdoms of their own.-

Median said.

A queen! And I could be your Chamberlain!- Drerent said, much to Erikas laughter.

One of the nice things would be that no injustice could be perpetrated by a Synthetic being

towards naturals.- Median said.

There are two ways to do this: by vote, or by force. We already have the force, but people could

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Propaganda! We need to convince them we are their best bet! A Queen, easily disposable if

necessary that will work not for money or family gains! I am sure they are thankful because of our

victory against the Invader Huinkerios. Its the exact time to gain control.- Gretchen said.

Very well. We had to broadcast news and comments. The holographic set is all over the place:

that will be our medium to reach power.- Dr. AB 631 said.

And we must be present every day helping rebuild those factories. Just five EDs are building each

day.- Median said, adding: And thats simply not enough.

Wait a minute! Whats for us in this scheme?- Drerent asked.

A better future, of course.- Gretchen said.

No! Give me the Ministry of Sport! I like sports. I am sure we could inaugurate the Olympiads!

Each four years, a worldly competence!- Drerent said.

As you wish. I will give you some information , of course- there are scientific methods to improve

health and broke records. Dr. AB 631 said.

Im open to every idea!- Drerent said.

From then on, the propaganda grows against democracy and leaned on monarchy, before the

novelty was over, Gretchen said to Mr. Sultor. We must present a plebiscite to the people! Before

they took the violent path.

Sultor wasnt at all happy, because he was thinking to win any future election as a governor, but

he was not at all sure to win a plebiscite to become a king! So he said: In political matters, there

are golden rules: wait until problems became acute, then act and get the credit! In this case, a

plebiscite is not the most adequate.

As you prefer, Sir.- Gretchen said, humbly, much to the surprise of Mr. Sultor, who was

expecting a small confrontation with the Synthetic lady

Gretchen simply gives Sopes to the ones who needed, and the persons in charge commented

against the Administrator Sultor and how well pleased Miss Gretchen will be if somebody could

tell that man how wrong he was declining to have a plebiscite.

A mob of angry people stands in front of the Administration Building the next day, yelling and

threatening Mr. Sultor to change his mind, or else.

DRERENT FIX DEMOCRATIC VOTERS.Three days of protesting, and Mr. Sultor announced a plebiscite to choose between democracy of

monarchy. To that effect he uses the media to declare: In case, a remote case, monarchy is

choosen, remember that the family in place will stay through the decades! This will be very bad if

they are greedy and get the wrong answers!

He, of course, didnt mention who could be willing to became a queenA month later, and much propaganda and paid news afterwards, people were ready to vote.

We have a list of democrats! They have daily reunions and they are going to vote for Democracy:

there will be Inspectors that will go searching the lazy ones to their homes.- ED 04 said by radio.

They dont want to lose a single vote! Very well. Ill fix that.- Gretchen said who was also

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Drerent?- She said, using a holographic phone.

Yes. Tell me, Gretchen.- He said, combing his hair.

There are those opposed to our Monarchy. I have the address: go there and see that they dont

vote to-day.-

Understood. What do you want me to do? Fire on their heads or something like that?- Drerent

said, worriedly.

Nothing so definitive. I want a delay- not a funeral. One of my Assistants will go to your place-

with a gas thrower, very small but efficient. You just appear at the place, and spray them: they will

sleep until tomorrow.- Gretchen indicates.

39Drerent laughed, and while he waits for the Ed, he calls on his group of friends the same ones

that traveled with him to Aurea Planetary system, saying he needs them right away.

The ED gives him a gas pistol, without much indication.

Drerent looks unto the object: it has a single button, and the artifact has a bulbous mid portion-

where the gas was constricted up to sixty atmospheresThe six persons, just two arrives: Losen and Kerze.

We cannot wait any longer! We had a very simple thing to do: well be gassing opponents at their

point of reunion.- He told them.

Losen whistled and Kerze raises an eyebrow, saying: Are you going to kill them?

No! I will gas them for today- they will be in action tomorrow in the morning! But their votes will

not exist.- Drerent explained.

All right! Do you want us to close the doors, menace them, or what?- Losen asked him.

They already know me- I had been there two or three times before, so I will enter and pour the

gas; I will run out and from then on, well be saying to the late comers that the office is closed andthat they are all already at the polling place.- Drerent said.

Good scheme. And simple. I guess well be not voting, either?- Losen asked.

Well leave for the polling place fifteen minutes before they close! Here is the address!- Drerent

said, showing the piece of paper the ED gives him.

They went to the street. It was 01.00 oclock and lots of people waiting towards the polling

chambers . They arrive to the building where the democrats were joining together.

Ill went inside to hear what they are planning to do.- Drerent said, leaving Losen and Kerze

waiting at the side walk.

40A DOSIS OF GAS.

He was surprised to see a lot of people waiting inside. The manager was saying: And now we are

going to leave for the place where we must vote.-

The people , some two hundred guys, applauded. Drerent took out his pistol and while he was

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Outside the building, Losen and Kerze were waiting. They saw four dames rush into the building,

and after some seconds, one of them stumbled out of the place and fell to the ground.

Losen and Kerze looks at each other and realized the gas was on.

The gas must have knocked her up! Where is Drerent?- Losen asked, while approaching the

entrance.

Must have get a gas doses! But we cannot enter there!- Losen said.

They hide the lady behind some bushes and then they saw three other persons arriving for the

meeting.

Lets wait to see if they come out!- Losen said.

Nobody walks out- not after ten minutes, nor afterwards.

Strong medicine, pal! Its still working!- Kerze said.

Fifteen minutes for the end of the plebiscite, they run to vote and return to the site.

Look! The Police gets word of this! Lets not get involved.- Losen recommended.

Indeed, the Police were there, carrying bodies to the Hospital on ambulances.

They run to the Orb , where they knew Miss Gretchen was waiting.

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KERZE AND LOSEN HAD THEIR DEED.Our efforts are successful! Every one of the Democrats are in the Hospital!- Kerze said to her.

Good! Dr. AB 631 is already taking care of them.- Gretchen said, adding.- Go to the dinner

table! There are gifts for you, and a hot meal.

Thanks! They both said, and when they arrived there, ED 06 gives them a ball of gold weighing

one kilogram each.

Are you staying for lunch?- ED 06 asked.Yes! With plenty of wine!- Losen said, laughing happily.

Hours later, the plebiscite ends; the votes were counted and in the morning of the next day, the

end results were on every corner of the city:

DEMOCRACY: 102.329 Votes

MONARCHY: 105.031 Votes

We win! Now, to work for Gretchen!- Median radioed to every Synthetic person on the city of

Glocke and inside the warships.

The administrator calls on Gretchen by the holographic set, saying: Monarchy is what well have

in the future.

I am glad because of it. She replied.

Im going to be on this race! I will postulate to became a king! What do you say about it?- Mr.

Sultor asked her.

Fine! Everyone is entitled to do so! I will postulate myself too!. Gretchen said.

I was sure you want this for your own benefit! But first you must defeat me! And Ill tell you one

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Gretchen smiled and said:- Of course, Mr. Sultor! Nobody is saying that you werent a good

Administrator! But I will live at least a thousand years more, so Ill assure the people they will have

centuries of good administration. By the other side you could be a nice king, but your span of live

is very limited and who could assure your descendants will be equally good?- Gretchen asked.

Well see about that- dont you worry!- Sultor said, ending the conversation.

42THE CAMPAIGN TO BE ELECTED QUEEN

She opened free lunch dinner hotels, with very cheap prices. In a week, thirty five thousand

persons were already attending it, and Gretchen had radio emissions on those dining rooms, with

music and short slogans naming her to be queen of Erina.

Four weeks of that, and all the populace of Erina knew the positive aspects of to be ruled by a

disinterested synthetic person, instead of a possibly greedy man, and his family.

When the polling day was arrived, she said to her group: Theres no need to make riots or

attacks: I am sure Ill be winning by a wide amount of votes.

At the next day, voters choose her: the end results were as follows:

Gretchen: 55 per cent

Sultor: 25 per cent

Marben: 16 per cent.

Somenec: 2 per cent.

Others: 2 per cent.

End result: 100 per cent.

Person elected: Gretchen.

At midday she went with her retinue of synthetic persons and friends.

Welcome to your new place of government!- Mr. Sultor said, hiding his rancor.

Thanks, Mr. Sultor! I am sure we all are going to be happy for the people who could contribute to

our welfare! You are one of my chosen persons! There is a place in my administration for you.-

Gretchen said.

Sultor blinked his eye in pure emotion- at least, he was not going to be idling at home- so he

accepted the offer.

Please, show me once again what we have, as a government, in our hands: buildings,

warehouses, vehicles and lands.

Sultor was very busy showing her the aforementioned things and the amount of money in the

vaults of the Treasury House.

43That day she said to Sultor:- Do you want to be the new Treasurer of the Kingdom? You were

earning three hundred thousand sopes per month. Ill raise your wages to a hundred thousandsopes, if you accept the job.

Sultor looks at the vaults and said: The problem here was the lack of enough assistants. You

should give me at least five more assistants and I will accept.

I will give you not five but twenty assistants! They will also collect the money, if necessary, from

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And that was the second problem we had: people became very belligerent against inspectors

without escort.- Sultor said.

You just call me and Ill provide escort: twenty EDs fully armed, if necessary.- Gretchen said.

You are alleviating my burden quite a bit! I think this is going to like me!- Sultor said, smiling for

the first time after losing the election.

She appointed the ministries as follows:

Education : Median

Mines : ED07

Treasure: Mr. Sultor

Health: Dr. AB 631

War: Mr. Dreren

Public relations: Erwin

Justice: Erika.

Army Generals: Losen

Navy Admiral: Kerze

Air Force General: HobelPolice Director: Bertrand

Spatial Forces: Abel.

The commanding of the Army Forces was herself, the Queen.

She was day and night at work- same thing with the rest of a band of ED people. In a year she

doubled what he received from the hands of Sultor and more than a hundred tons of gold were

shinning in bars at the Treasury vaults.

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HUNTING IN ULTOR CONTINENT.

Alfaber and his Diamant spaceship was making trips to Ultor Continent, where a fine hotel was

built for hunters willing to defeat carnivorous dinosaurs.

All the spoils are yours! Just makes them slept at the Glocke Hotel for my profit!- Gretchen

said to Alfaber, who was smiling.

At the corridor, Otto and Rafer were waiting.

What did the Queen said about our project?- Otto asked.

We just carry the tourists to her hotel, and if they dont come back alive, the spoils are ours.-

Alfaber said.

Sounds cruel.- Otto said, rubbing his chin.

We are going to make big profits if they lose in their hunt. Well make them sign papers, where

all possessions are inherited by us.- Alfaber said.

Hope we dont get into trouble.- Rafer said.

Justice is administered by Erika, who was appointed by our Queen, who is backing up in these

matters. Do you see any problem, now?- Alfaber asked him.

None. - Rafer said, moving his head in disbelief.

Well promote the Hotel plus the hunt. I expect a two per cent of deaths at the end of the season.

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The advertisement appears with profusion on the holographic sets, showing ferocious dinosaurs

and beautiful ladies in short pants, giggling around the hunters.

This is another hook! Girls! Every man needs an expansion now and then- and a rich man could

give himself several expansions a year! Alfaber said.

I wonder how their wives could take this: surely they are going to be afraid to accompany them,

nut seeing ladies in short pants at the same location, will set them thinking.- Otto said.

Very well! Well cut the scenes with women! But for starts, they had done their part!- Alfaber

said.

45300 EDs finally ended the hotel building and forty naturals were there to make the final touches- a

nuclear generator was set in place for to provide electric current and with that light, heat and all

the necessary to make a place a modern site for relax and comfort was ready.

Queen Gretchen! We have all things ready to the inauguration! A hundred and two tourists are

already signed to go! It would be an honor for us if you come here for the ceremonies!- Mr.

Alfaber said.Count with me! In five days Ill be there with some visits! Put attention to the trip where

carnivores dwell!- Gretchen recommended.

Five Fliers are ready to give visits a tour over the great beasts! The hotel is surrounded by a

mortar wall five meters high : there is no way they can climb it, as the sides are as smooth as a

glass!- Alfaber boasted out.

Gretchen saluted again and cut the communication. She turns to Median who was near and said:

Alfaber said the hotel is ready for the Inauguration Ceremony. I will attend, and youll be here, at

the Administration Building.

Of course, well be in radio contact.

Yes. There are no real threats, nowadays. We have a new cruiser, totally made by us! And in

orbit!- Gretchen remembered.

We repaired the damaged one, and in doing so, our EDs learnt how to reproduce it. We need

fifteen Cruisers at least! If the Huinkerios comes back again, they will use a big fleet- thinking in

how they are defeated having just two warships in here. Median said.

The tree alien cargo vessels are on rout to Aurea II; when arriving, I expect they will sell all the

iron, copper and gold they are carrying! I recommend Mr. Sultor to have special care in buying lots

of new spare parts and new equipment and I am sure we could build a fleet!- Gretchen said.

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HOTEL ULTOR INAUGURATION DAY.

The inauguration day was also a cloud day, much to the chagrin of the group in charge. Mr.

Alfaber, as the general Manager of the Hotel and surrounding areas, had a podium ready for the

address the five hundred people invited to the ceremony were waiting.

When everyone was finally seated and in silence, he said: Good morning to you all! Here we are,

inaugurating the most luxurious hotel out of Glocke city! It has five hundred and four rooms;

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are interconnected by four ultra-fast elevators, that gets the tourists to the dining room, ballroom,

or playroom in seconds! They are soundproof, and of the best quality that there is!

The audience applauded.

Thanks you, dear audience! And our chief Monsieur Lagrange here will prepare every exquisite

dish you could have imagined in your dreams! And Miss Liberten, the barwoman, will make every

cocktail you have in your list, and more!

We have here six playrooms, a big landing site for your trips here, and daily visits to the dinosaur

abiding place!

They applauded.

And now, our queen Gretchen is going to address you all!- He finally said, and they also

applauded.

Gretchen stands there for a moment resembling a nice young female, frail and delicate; then she

begin to talk and there was a whole different sensation: the resemblance was of a youngster but

her speech talks about a very sage person, not in her first decades of life

Good morning everyone! I am glad to be here, at this ceremony of inauguration, the first of achain of governmental buildings throughout our planet Erina.

I am working for the welfare of the people and that doesnt mean we cannot have nice places

where to have honest vacations once in a year. Good food, potable tap water, nice company- for

everyone is my ditto! Hope these commodities could be for everyone in the future, not only for

the rich people, but for the common people that puts their efforts to make our community a

stronger and happier one.

And that was all of her speech- people applauded and went to have lunch at the huge dining room

tables.

Queen Gretchen didnt eat but seats to talk and be seen by others.

Alfaber said to her: How do you find this dining room? It has seventy tables with six chairs each.

Four tourists are already booked, and more to come!

Get ready to use the Fliers when they ask, for a trip to see dinosaurs!- Gretchen said.

We are ready for this! All of my life I was dreaming to be a hotel manager and look where I am

now- thanks to you!- Alfaber said.

And to your loyalty to me! I appraise loyalty above all other things.. Gretchen said.

Thanks! Hope we can gain some money.- He said.

You will! You are here for a wages, and on top of that you are going to inherit money, along the

year.- She said.

Care for a trip to see Dinosaurs? The first trip there will be tomorrow, but for today, there are

none. We had built some towers where tourists could be safely looking at the dinosaurs.- Otto

said.

Very well! Ill feel like a tourist, now. She said, smiling. She had accepted in order to

experiment the same sensations a tourists will endure on one of those guided trips.

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ED 05 said, by radio:- Do you want an armed escort while traveling at the Flier?

No, as the tourists will think there are dangers they will face without any escort, later. I must give

signs we have here a secure place where nothing is in danger.- Gretchen replied, expecting that

what she said become truth.

ED 05 acknowledged, but stayed over the place in the Cruiser, looking no strange alien vehicle

could approach undetected

During the trip that lasted for ninety minutes they saw Licorinos, Hepstasteornio, Fulengia, and

Otniellos in their habitat, and looking big and in perfect health.

49Other animals were Coelophysis, Massospondylus, Sarcosaurus, Staurikosauros, Syntarsus,

Chindosaurus.

There are animals in profusion! Good to see our new business looks it will be a hit!- Alfaber said.

This is a nice way to occupy sites all over this world; if we succeeded, soon people will come here

to build houses and in some decades, a nice town could be thriving here.- Gretchen said.

They take films and get back to the building.

Gretchen saluted the tourists once more time, and climbing on the Orb, he left for Glocke city, at

Sierra Continent.

Ready to get our guest us to the hunting fields? - Alfaber asks to his friends and crewmen.

Ready as you want! Im having Mr. Taliv for this trip! He and three other guests, two of them

being spectacular women, are eager to depart.- Otto remarked.

See that we could get along with them fine! I dont want dead people in our first trip!- Alfaber

recommended.

All right! But mistakes and deaths will not go away just wishing it!- Otto replied.

Rafer intervene, saying:- My clients are Zillar and four other persons. I dont know who they are,

so I cannot catalog them of pretty or not.

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TOUR TO THE HAUNTING FIELDS.

If a client wants special services, you give it, but I dont want anyone complaining of

harassment!- Alfaber recommended.

At the next day, four Flier went up and away to the hunting fields. Unbeknownst to the hunters,

one in three bullets has enough power to hurt a Dinosaur; only one was really fully charged. This

was made so in order to let the dinosaur populace thrive and not diminish- their diet, until that

day, were only deer from the planet.

Otto was happy: he could look the ladies by the front mirror- they had long white legs, slim waists

and beautiful faces, by contrast, the two men were old, wrinkled and with mean eyes.

Are you sure well get to see dinosaurs? Fifteen minutes on the air and not a sign of them!- Mr.

Talib said to him.

You just wait and see, Sir! Youll get your whole quota of dinosaurs!- Otto said, gritting his

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Yes, because Im paying for a good hunt! And I pretend to carry home one or two trophies!- Mr.

Talib said, and the two girls laughed as it was a good joke. The men smiled, eyes glued unto the

breasts of those fine women.

The heard of Sarcosaurus was down there, and Otto pushed a button for a recorder to run. A voice

said, through a loudspeaker: Sarcosaurus means flesh lizard! His genus is Theropod dinosaur, three

and a half meters long. It has a long head and a big jaw full of big teeth. On the front of his head ithas a pair of small wide horns, it is a biped, with two arms ended on sharpened claws, same thing

happens with his hind foot.

They look so small! I was expecting bigger animals!!- Mr. Talib complained.

51They look small but I assure you that a head of Sarcosaurio is something noteworthy when

hanging on a wall.- Otto remarked, but obtains no response from the tycoon.

He landed on an enclosure, protected by an iron fence. There was a hut, with potable water, beds

and a holographic set.

Here we left the vehicle and start on foot. Please carry your gear.What? Have you no porters to carry them? Im paying a lot for this safari!- Mr. Talib said.

In fact, there were one ED person at the Flier, but it was the pilot, the one who could pick them up

if things goes out of control

Sorry, he has other occupations.- Otto grumbled, deciding not to keep on playing the Mr. Nice

but the grumpy guide from then on.

The two girls simply ignored him, and Mr. Arrab looks unto him as a simple employee. They

walked out of the enclosure that has a big door with lots of locks.

And now, we walk in silence!- Otto almost shouted, as the two girls were chatting loudly, as if

they were in a parlor room the both of them looks at him with a startled look, and Arrab

approaches him while they were walking, saying:- Hey, pal! You watch out how you address the

dames from now on, or Ill teach you some manners!

Otto looks at him with indifference not willing to fight after ten paces from the door

They walked a kilometer and appears on top of a wooden hill looking to a valley- a stream of water

was running to the East side of the landscape of green pastures.

The group of Sarcosaurus was faintly seen by that spot, half concealed by the vegetation.

There they are! We are walking against the wind, so they cannot know we are here- except if we

show ourselves! So please, stay low.- Otto said, and Miss Aileen said: Oh, what an excitement!

Miss Monique looks worriedThey walked by the long grass, trying to use the bigger bushes to hide their presence, and in doing

so, walking to the right the light of the sun (Erika Star) was heating the place, and insects begin

to get more active, and that means they also bite or sting.

Ay!- One of the ladies said, touching her neck: a red spot was showing where the bug had

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53Silence!- Otto said. Mr. Arrab approaches, saying:- I told you how to treat a lady!- And he sent

a punch directly to the face of Otto, who turns his head sidewise, evading it. He grabs Mr. Arrabs

rifle and pulls out, so he ends with it on his possession.

I see you are not prepared to have a weapon, Sir! You lose your temper too rapidly! Im sorry, but

youll have to be hunting without a weapon!- Otto said.

How could I fire without a weapon, imbecilic moron?- Mr. Arrab asked.

its your fault, Sir! - Otto remarked, and keeps on walking, much to the surprise of the rest.

Mr. Talib approaches him, saying.- If you dont give him a rifle, Ill stop this hunt and well get

back to camp. I will report your bad attitude!

Do as you wish!. Otto yelled at him, keeping his pace. He was going to end the hunt with or

without them!

Twenty minutes later, he was eighty meters away from the group of Sarcosaurus: there were four

of them in sight, eating from a dead deer. He fired, and the bullet hits the rump of the bigger one,

who jumps forward. The others stop eating -. A second shot, and he seared the paw of anotherthat gives a cry and jumps out of view- the rest also flew from the site.

Otto approaches the dead deer, seeing that it only rests his head intact, but the rest was almost

gone into the Sarcosaurus stomachs!

You kill a dinosaur?- a voice asked; Otto looks at Mr. Talib, and replied: No, I only miss the shot!

This deer was killed by those hungry Sarcosaurus before I arrive.- Otto said, standing up.

Look, a deer!- Mr. Talib said to the rest of the group who had followed him when not being able

to open the locked door at the camp.

Ill cut the head as a trophy! I will not return without a souvenir!- Mr. Talib said, and using the

knife, he neatly cut the head off.

Now, you carry that head!- He said to Otto.

He takes the head, that now smells to rotten meat- and it was a strong odor that was carried by

the wind

Well, its too early for to come back! Lets hunt some more!- Mr. Taub said.

Very well. Ill leave this trophy hanging from a branch, so we take it with us at our return to the

enclosure..- Otto said, and doing so, Mr. Taub said:- And now, give that rifle to Arrab! I answer

for his actions. He could lose his patience but never to the extent of to fire on you! Isnt it, Arrab?

Arrab twisted his lips and said: Yeah, mate! I certainly will not shoot at him, but for certain is that

I will report his attitude!

Otto just gives him his rifle, and said:-Lets walk to the East! I saw the Sarcosaurus running in that

direction!

They followed the track for three hours. The ladies were complaining about the heat and the ache

in their feet.

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Me, either! This is not funny!!- Miss Monique said, releasing her feet from the golden sandals she

was wearing. Mr. Talib rubs her feet, saying: Poor darling! I should had not carried you this far!

But the guide will call the Flier, and youll be carried to the hotel in minutes!

Oh, yes, dear! You are so kind to me!- She said, kissing him and touching his face with her two

white hands.

Please, call the Flier here: our ladies will withdraw!- Mr. Talib said to Otto, who calls on the ED.

In two minutes that Flier was landing near them.

The two ladies went up, and Otto said to ED:- You carry then to the hotel, and return to our

camp, waiting there.

Yes, sir.- ED said, departing. When the Flier was lost in the sky, Mr. Talib said: Hope they

recover from their aching feet before bedtime!. And Mr. Arrab laughed about what that meant.

Otto keeps on walking, until eighteen hours. Looking at the sun, he said:-We better get back!

There are no signs of animal life around here!

What a bad guide that we have! All evening walking for nothing!- Mr. Arrab said loudly.

Otto keeps on walking, but he was now enraged with that man- certainly it will report insults thatnever were issued

Ad they were returning at random, they were delayed trying to find the deers head.

But what a guide that we had! He forgets where it is your trophy!- Mr. Arrab said, mockingly.

Otto finds a creek, so he was now sure they were on top of everything- lost, but he was not

going to please Arrab a bit longer, so he points to the west, saying:- Of course I know where it is :

two hundred more meters in that precise direction!

And the other two men smiled to each other, half believing him.

Two hundred, three hundred meters away, and there were no signs of the deers head. Arrab said

something to Mr. Talib, who approaches the fast walking Otto, saying:-You just have no ideaabout the head, isnt it?

Perhaps I miss the exact location, but it cannot be too far from here!- Otto said.

57In fact, was he was trying to find was the Flier inside the safety enclosure without being forced to

call on ED and the Flier

Groak!

The sound startled the three of them. It was a guttural but strong grunt and looking in that

direction, they saw the muzzle of a grown up Sarcosaurus from that distance, about ten

meters. The scales of his body were very noticeable, like a coat of arms, green and faint brownaround the eyes, yellow and pale brown on the upper side. There were bigger scales on

shoulders and of elongated form at the legs, while the rest of his body was faintly visible

because of the tall grass and some bushes.

Fire!- Otto said, raising his rifle. But when that happens, a blow on his shoulder sent him

flying to the side, bounced and lying still on a cavity on the ground- he saw , when recovering

fully his senses, several pouf of smoke, and the sound of firearms being shot, not so effective

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He heard yells and a horrific grunt and then a mortal silence, soon broken by grinding

noises. His skin crawls when realizing he had lost his two first clients in the first day of the

season.

ED! Localize this call and run to the rescue right now Im in dire- He stop talking as he

heard a crunch on the ground not five meters away he didnt even breath of pure terror- and

perhaps that saves him, because the Sarcosaurus stop his searching and returns to what was

left of Mr. Talib and Mr., Arrab bodies that was not much, because the second Sarcosaurus

was already eating.

The Flier appears three minutes later, scaring the Sarcosaurus with a LASER shot.

Descended twenty meters away, ED 07 went down with a LASER rifle and helps the

trembling Otto inside the vessel.

Return to the hotel. The Safari is over.- He said to ED 07, looking outside by the

porthole.

The ladies are still at the hut, Sir. Do you want me to get back for them later?- ED 07

asked using the radio and a speaker inside the control panel.

Holly macaroni! No! Lets pick them up now!. . Otto said, leaning back on his arm chair,

with his left side still numb.

At the camp, he saw both beauties soundly asleep, and with bandaged feet.Whats wrong with them? Why are they bandaged like this?- He asks the ED 07.

They bandaged one another, claiming they had their feet in a bad shape.- ED 07 replied,

using a in-built speaker- his voice was metallic and shrill.

All right! - Otto was looking those beautiful ladies with their bare legs shinning pin

under the lamplight. Well stay here until they get awake naturally! Not good to return

too early to the Hotel.- Otto said, thinking the night was going to conceal, to some extent,

their arrival to the Hotel with fewer tourists than they should

He calls on Alfaber, saying:- Theres going to be a delay. The women here are asleep.

Oh, surely those two tycoons are with them?- Alfaber asked, ironically.

No! They have an encounter with a dinosaur, and they will be delayed for some time.-

Otto said. A large moment of silence, and then Alfaber said: I suppose you are stillhunting?

Yes, we are hunting already, but they are lying still quite some time now.- Otto said,

meaning they were not alive.

Well, dont you worry! Ill be going there. Wait until I arrive.- Alfaber commanded.

Ill stick around.- Otto said, ending the communication.

Sometime later, a Flier landed nest to the one guarded by the ED 07, and a worried Alfaber walks

down the ladder. Otto waits near-by, and said: Terrible news, my friend! Both tourists eaten by

an angry Sarcosaurus! No remains left!

Alfaber passed his right hand over his face and said:- It is incredible! How it happened?

I was coming back with them , after an unsuccessful hunt, when the Sarcosaurus jumps over us-

he goes pass me, bruising me over, and attacking the other two men- that fired against it, but with

no great success, while another Sarcosaurus appears and takes them unawares. I was still in the

ground, but calling ED, who soon appears to the rescue, firing and making the beasts flee the

site.- Otto was saying, and Alfaber waves a hand for him to stop and asked: Wait a minute! You

talk about them and the others?

AYLEEN AND MONIQUE ARE DECEIVED

Oh, the women? They were back here, with aching feet.

So, they see nothing ?

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We must to lie. Well say they departed hurriedly- to the city, in a business trip. The ladies will be

sent there in a Flier in time, well ask for the inheritance. Presumable disgrace its the term, and

in some few months after that- the inheritance will be allowed.- Alfaber said, rubbing his hands.

They acted the next scene with care: first Alfaber went inside his Flier; then Otto awakes the ladies

and tell them the two gentlemen were ready to depart, in an urgent flight and that they must get

hurry to be with them- then , when the ladies finally walks to the door of the hut- the Flier

supposedly with the two tycoons departed.

Oh, wait! Tell them to wait!- Ayleen said in despair.

Otto plays dumb and the Flier was gone.

What are we going to do now?- Aileen asked, rubbing her hands one another.

You! Takes us to the Hotel! Well catch them there!- Monique said.

Otto close the door at the hut, climb to the Flier with them, and ED 07 piloted the Flier to the

Hotel , and not too fast.

When arriving there, Alfaber said: No, ladies! The gentlemen asked us to carry them straight to

the city of Glocke!

Both ladies asked stupid questions once and again until realizing there was nothing else to do but

to depart to Glocke City in a Flier.

Alfaber offers them a Flier to do so, and when that vehicle was getting smaller and smaller in thedistance, Otto said: And in this way you get a juicy inheritance!

Right! I know exactly the amount of their money in cash and the properties they have.- Alfaber

said, but of course, he was with mixed feelings. Otto received some extra money, so he went to

Glocke city , where he had a bachelor suite on a hotel.

Ill take a four day vacation! I needed it, after being hunted by a Sarcosaurus!- He had said to

Alfaber, before he leaves to that city.

Have a good time, man!- Alfaber had said, smiling with sympathy.

He too went to that city, but two days later, walking through the commercial district, that was not

very large- all the articles were made in the city, so there was not much to choose upon; mainly

they were basic electronic kitchenware, thermos, pottery, and the other available things were

clothes and shoes of course, vegetables, meat and the food everyone needs.Different thing was with entertainments: open casinos, and dancing Bars were common thing if

also basic in their nature.

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For the ones without a woman, there were Naturals and only that, due to the lack of Synthetic

females being built on Erina planet.

As Alfaber was without a woman, he enters one of those places. It was all nice. Mirrors and

carpeted floors, with tiny lights on the borders of the walls and some framed mirrors.

A pair of beautiful girls appears opening what Alfaber could have sworn it was only a mirror, and

smiling gently. As Alfaber was already seated with ease on a couch, one of the ladies seats close to

him, talking mostly to know who was he- and if he has money an motives to be there.

Alfaber left her impressed, saying he has lots of money and time to expend it- the lady asks for a

token (in money) and when received, she took him to a fine bed and gives him pleasure.

When leaving the place she said: Come back, darling! I will be waiting for you.

In that moment, with some booze in his blood stream, he was sure to come back once more, but

afterwards and after sleeping at his hotel bed, he think otherwise; his next step was to find a

woman and not a hooker.

For that motive, he puts an advertisement asking for a Secretary, to take notes . At his same hotel

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He told them, one by one and in another room, his recitation: I am a writer and you just type the

phrases I will dictate you. Thats all that matters in this job.

They accepted, and he hired three of them (the most attractive of the lot) and in three shifts, he

rumbled and extrapolate ideas, and memories while they typed. Then, he begin to invite them to

dinners and also dancing place, in separate occasions.

From there to romance there was just one step: only two of them resent the flirtations and quits

their jobs, after being paid.

I am sure you could go with me in a long trip- really!- He said to her.

They were at a ball-room, full of young people with desire to have fun.

Oh, I dont know! My parents will be devastated! Im the only daughter in fart, their only

offspring!- She said.

Brigit! I can tell your parents to be with you at no extra cost! Im sure I can afford it! A house for

us, with them in it! I have a lot of love for you!

Alfaber was promising and at the same time, not sure about what will became of his promises.

They visit her parents. To begin with, they had a common house but fully operational, with lots of

furniture and souvenirs everywhere.

No, no! I will not leave this house! Im living here since twenty two years ago, and it had been a

pleasant site to be!-. Erna, Brigits mother, said adamantly.His husband, a mature man with a beard, said: I cannot contradict my wife. Pity on our daughter

that chooses a man not of this city.

Alfaber has nothing more to do there, and returns to his suite very unhappy. He calls the

Administration to say he was leaving the next day (he had already been six days at the city) and as

it was not too late into the evening, he went out to the street, searching for fun, returning to the

same place where he expects to find the generous lady of his first day in town, but she was not

there anymore.

He chooses another one, but this was more matter-of- fact and to the point.

Two hours later, he returns to his hotel room, but at the lounge hall Brigit was waiting or him, with

a valise next to her beautiful legs.

Hi!- He said, in disbelief.Hi! I come here to be with you as long as you like.- She said, standing up from the chair. They

embrace and he kissed her.

Lets put your valise at my room! And lets go celebrate!- Alfaber said with a hoarse voice,

product of his strong emotion.

To impress her, he calls on Gretchen, who accepts his request: an Army Flier will pick them at the

hotel and will carry them to the Hotel at the Ultor Continent, after being informed about his last

actions.

Brigit said: Im impressed! You work for the military, too?

No, but I know Queen Gretchen: she is very kind to me.- He replied.

ULTOR HOTEL AT ULTOR CONTINENT

When arriving to Ultor Hotel, he carried her to his former apartment, where she finds everything

quite nice.

Oh, I am sure well be happy here! But tell me: what do you really do here?- She asked him.

I am the General Manager, so everything you had to do is asking for it and Ill comply!- Alfaber

said she looked at him for a moment, saying:- Oh, well, my first command will be : come here!-

[Ad she embraces him very tenderly.

That evening, Alfaber presents her to all his colleagues at the hotel , saying: This is the woman I

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Congratulations!-. Otto said, who had come back one day earlier, and making a reverence; same

thing did Rafer, Uto, Idi, Koto and Loko. To them all Brigit looks as the woman to get marry, and

more than one of them decided to find a nice woman for their own. (Easy to say and difficult to

do.)

The tourist keeps on going to the hunting grounds, and very scant end results were obtained. One

of the real motives was the twisted pointing devices, funny cartridges and the natural cleverness

of the dinosaurs

Four of the last arrived tourists to the Hotel ask to speak with the general Manager, and Alfaber

receives them at his office.

MR. HOUBOT NEEDS TO HUNT

Take a seat, gentlemen! Please state the motive of your visitation!

One of them , who happened to be the most wealthy of the four visitors, said:- We had been here

for nine days and all we could get from your hunting site was a couple of deer! Deers could be

hunt or bought everywhere and this place is a costly site to spend vacations; you should make

something in order to give hunters, what they come to get: dinosaurs!

Please, Mr. Houbot! (Alfaber reads the name in his console): here we give shelter, food, water,

entertainment and transportation to the game fields but we cannot assure our guests the

acquisition of a dinosaur!Dont come on us with these explanations, Sir! We are no fools! Something is happening here!

Not one but almost every tourist had left the place empty handed! If you have some governmental

order not to harm dinosaurs, tell us now!- Mr Houbot said.

Alfaber was blushing with rage, and he said:- I have no order from our government! I try to give

our clients what they come here to find, but animals in a platter is something I cannot give!

Are you saying we dont know how to fire a rifle?-Mr. Gostow asked.

I mean, I cannot give you assurance in a hunt! But look what we could do: tomorrow, as today is

almost gone, tomorrow I will guide you personally where we could find lots of Sarcosaurus to

shoot upon!

ALFABER THE GUIDE.

Mr. Howbot moves his hairy head in the negative, saying: No, no! We want bigger game!Massospondylus, Staurikosaurus and the like! Dont give us more Sarcosaurus please!

Alfaber calls on ED 25, asking him to detect large animals in the plains. When that order was

issued, he turns on his visitors and said:- Very well, it will be as you say! Tomorrow at six hours, at

the landing field!

Thats a deal!- Mr. Howbot said, walking out of the office with his friends

At the Bar, he boasted.

You see? A little rough talk and things are strengthening for us.

Massospondylus are herbivorous, wrong location in this continent: only three individuals are

found: one male and two females. Recommendation: change of location.- ED 25 said, after his

scanning on the whole of the planet, six hours later.

Hurry with the transference! If needed use the Orb!.Alfaber said.

Request for Queen Gretchen will be needed.- ED 25 said.

Ask in my behalf! This is most urgent: forget about finding bigger carnosaurs: Ill find myself!-

Alfaber said.

Understood.-. ED 25 said, beginning trying to communicate with the Queen Gretchen by radio.

Alfaber was sure Staurikosaurus was a 2.25 meter carnivore, 80 centimeters tall, and 30 kg. in

weight: too little for Mr. Howbot desires next there were Syntarsus, by some called

megapnosaurus, three meters long, thirty two kilos in weight, biped. That was small also, because

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Chindosaurus was another option, a saurischia dinosaur, 2.40 meters long.

In fact, there were no big specimens to offer. The only species Mr. Howbot & Co. could use to

practice was the Sarcosaurus, 3,5 meters long-, the bigger ones were disappeared in time, perhaps

due to the invasion.

Otto approaches him, saying:- I see you very worried! What is happening?

A disaster! Remember our advertisements? Ultor, the continent of Giants!

Yes, I remember- usually accompanied by a terrific Tyrannosaur-like creature enough to produce

nightmares! What with that?

There is no one in sight! ED 25 revised the plains, and finds only small predators that will not

scare a hunter with a rifle!

Dont tell me!

Yeah! Wish we could find big beasts on the woods!

Possibly they are in hidden?

Well, a diet of scurrying deer wasnt enough for those big brutes! A hundred years without

proper care gives us this situation!- Alfaber said.

Tell the Queen about it.- Otto recommended.

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Gretchen heard the news and said: I will sent some military Fliers to the Hotel. You will saytheres a drill going on, so future trips to hunt are suspended temporarily.

But my clients love to see dinosaurs from the air!- Alfaber said.

Im helping you to save face! In future events you will only advertise sightseeing and barbecues

on the field, but forget about big game hunting, because apparently thats gone.- Gretchen said,

observing with patience at the organic man.

After that conversation, Alfaber did carry Mr. Howbot to the hunting grounds and there were only

Sarcosaurus to shoot on.

Shoot!- Alfaber said, when the Sarcosaurus were fifteen meters away- Mr. Howbot and the rest

fired, with a lot of missed bullets and the this time Alfaber was also shooting, so they kill one of

those, pretending Mr. Howbot was the one with the lucky shot, although the friends discussed one

another because each one was willing to be the best hunterMr. Howbot was the fierce contestant, and his friends yields to his idea, in order to keep on

receiving benefits from him in the future

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INCOMES GETS DWARFED.

Howbot leaves the Hotel, two days later, with a dissected Sarcosaurus as a trophy. Alfaber didnt

stop making advertising, but now it reads Dinosaurs instead of big dinosaurs and of course,

the photos looks terrific with Sarcosaurus in front, with all its teeth showing with no object

around to compare sizes.

Kiss our inheritances good bye! People already know we have only midgets dinosaurs to scare

little children here!- Mr. Rafer said, after a day of traveling over the dinosaur fields, using the

Fliers.

Well, you know things change! Yesterday we were flying over the worlds and now we are here

with a Hotel and growing bellies.- Alfaber said.

Uto, Idi, Koto and Loko approach (because Alfaber and Otto were seated at a table, on the top of

the five stories building, under a tarpaulin).

Good evening! Could we join at the table?- Uto asked.

Take a seat! We havent ordered yet- were waiting for Miss Brigit.- Alfaber authorized.

Hope were not intruding.- Loko said, who was a good mechanic.

Of course not! Many failures, to-day?- Alfaber asked him, while they take seats.

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