Robert shouted tersely, “No, what she means is that Dr Lockwood did inform us about the wall. We
can show you how to get through. I believe that my world is in need of help and guidance.”
His words struck me as odd, why was he siding with them? If the predictions were correct this really
was history repeating and Earth was clearly not a match to this advanced race of humans.
A short plump man spoke, “How can we trust them? We know that Dr Lockwood’s hard drive crashed
and consequently caused humans to pass through, but how can we generate enough energy to open the rift for
over 1 million troops?”
Officer Jackson replied “We analysed the place that they broke through, it seems that something hit the
rift wall with enough energy to make create a ripple like effect, if we can reproduce this then it will be easy.”
It then dawned on me. The plane, that’s what had hit the wall.
“
We crashed.” I sounded the words without meaning to, everyone turned to look at me.
“
What?” Officer Jackson turned around, scanning my face with a look of insolence, angry at my
constant impertinent mendacity.
Mary then spoke up “She means we crashed a plane into the Great wall, two people were killed. Is that
what allowed us to get through? “.
The words “two people killed” reverberated around the room. I faltered, why would that mean
anything to them?
Officer Jackson smiled knowingly “Oh, I forgot that minor detail, fifty years ago, an experiment we
carried out led another one of your species to fall through. We studied you, your evolution, your development
from monkeys to the ape-like creatures you are now, but one of the most intriguing details that we discovered is
that when one of you dies, you release an unknown energy. It is strong and incredibly destructive. We have
watched and waited. As your species advanced, the amount of energy that was dispersed increased. Indeed so
much so that the wall between our worlds began to minutely disintegrate.”
I struggled to comprehend her words left suspended in the air. The heat of the room left a phosphorous
white haze over my eyes.
“
Nostradamus was an experiment we sent through. He went haywire and began blurting out prophecies
on what we were planning. Of course you had no idea. Oh and I must say those outfits do look very fetching on
you but we simply needed you to trust us, we needed to make sure our information was correct.”
Robert launched himself at her two guards caught his arms and restrained him. Officer Jackson laughed.
“
It was clever of you trying to pretend you were on our side Robert, I’m afraid we are going to have to
say goodbye. Your life will not end in vain. We have to use your energy you see. The energy only your race can
deliver.”
She walked over to me casting a sickening knowing smile and stroked my cheek with her sharp
fingernail.
“
Such a pretty face, cute for your species- shame, but we have to destroy your people, or you see…”
and she pointed out the window to the vast metropolis. “…all this has to go.”
My story ends here; with our deaths I know that there will be life. We will be catapulted against the
wall to die and our deaths will generate the energy to widen the rift in the wall. My hope is that this letter I carry
will be in my pocket when we emerge dead on the other side. I have faith that this Great Wall of China will once
again repel our enemies and save mankind.
Rebecca Jones
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