Sentinels of the Cosmos Trilogy (30 page)

What if the planet earth could speak for itself, what
would it say? What would it tell people? If humanity
is alive then the earth is alive and what would it say to
us? Maybe in the past the earth has sent plagues or
wars, even ice ages or floods, in order to restore
balance. Maybe at that point it needed help, it needed
an intervention. But what has happened is that
humanity discovered cures for many diseases, rescued
people from ‘natural disasters’ and wars became
smaller. As a virus mutates and changes to meet new
conditions so have we. Chase and Ally needed to
show the entire world the results of their actions and
those of their forbears.
To further intensify and support the experience that
was brought earlier they stopped the lives of all
humans for one full day day. Sat them down and
burned into their individual consciousness the results
of their actions; not only their collective actions, but
their individual actions, from the emissions of their
cars to their voting for governments that allowed or
encouraged corporations to destroy the environments.
They were taken on a journey from their simplest
actions to the devastating results. They were not
allowed to turn away from experiencing the visions;
reasons for hunger, air quality, rampant cancers, poor
water quality and shortages of most natural resources
that had always been taken for granted were seen
unmistakably as the result of their own selfish egoism
and its collective effect from their predecessors over
centuries.
People world-wide were haunted by their dreams of
the future... The fates of their families, the way they
saw their future had changed. The earth had cringed;
it desperately needed and wanted help. Terrible things
were going to happen and everyone knew it, but they
also wanted nothing to change. The poor said there
was nothing they could do. The rich thought nothing
would happen to them. But no one was able to escape
these haunting premonitions that they had
experienced of existence a hundred years into the
future. Pills, diversions even sex did not help, nothing
helped and no individuals were spared. Even children
woke up in the night with premonitions of doom. No
amount of solace would appease them. It spread over
the world like a disease and Chase and Ally let the
visionary virus work its magic.
During Chase's political campaign they had known
just what to say to keep the painful images in the
proper perspective. No one thought that a New York
City cop with a totally unknown wife would have any
chance at all, but they were all wrong. America was
sick of politicians and in some insane flash of
understanding they totally believed that their
president had killed the vice president and himself
after launching six lethal nuclear warheads on
innocents. The world joined them in this
understanding. They had their own versions of crazy
politicians who imaged they knew what was good for
their country, the world and most of all themselves of
course.
The first action of America's new President was to
call a special meeting of the UN; all members were
asked to attend. That was a surprising move, but
considering the worlds’ outrage at the killing of
hundreds of thousands of people, some assurances to
the world that it wasn't going to happen again were
needed. Little did they all know what
was
going to
happen and who or what Chase and Ally really were.
There was to be a closed meeting with no cameras or
even phones allowed and, the wife of the U.S.
President was also invited.
The President of the Security Council that month
presided; he was from the United Kingdom and after
all the preliminaries Chase Stern stood up to speak
before the entire UN assembly. The large room was
absolutely packed. His strong athletic frame and
young complexion seemed out of place for a president
with so many worries. Ally stood beside him. It was
unusual for the wife of a president to be there but it
was allowed because everyone was expecting an
abject apology from the United States.
Chase stood silently for a while taking in each person
in the room. The doors were closed. People even
began reacting to his not speaking and then Chase
took his hand and pushed it forward and a great
window appeared in the middle of the room, he
reached into the window and pulled and it expanded
upward into a 3 dimensional cube with the universe
moving in the middle of it. Chase said quietly, "This
is our universe. This is where we live, or I should say
where
you
live. My name is Aklatin,” and as Ally
stands he points to her and says, “and this is Ellkan
my life mate. We are Sentinels of the Universe sent
here by the higher powers of the Cosmos." Then
Chase and Ally change to their natural life forms.
There is a tremendous reaction from all the members
of the council. There is even screaming and some
members tried to leave but the doors were locked.
Ally simply picked them all up and returned them to
their seats. "What is this?" screams one of the council
members, "Why can't we leave?" Another screamed,
"I knew it, America is run by aliens." Chase and Ally
simply waited quietly for the room to settle down.
"Who are you and what do you want?" screams one
of the members.
Chase and Ally patiently wait for the room to settle
down "As I said, we are Sentinels of the Cosmos. Our
job is to keep the balance. Your planet earth is dying
and you and your predecessors are all responsible.
We can't allow the imbalance to continue - it damages
the fabric of the universe." One minister yells, "It was
not us, we have done everything to conserve and
maintain balance." Ally says, "Yes, when it suited
you
r requirements, but what about the requirements of
the cosmos? We're here because you need to serve
another order, another level, and we’re here to make
sure that will happen." Another voice screams out
"What if we refuse?"
Ally says in a matter of fact tone, "You'll be
removed.”
Another yells, "Is that a threat?"
Chase raises his hand as the commotion arises and
asks in a penetrating voice, "Do you think the world
is moving in the direction that could bring a bright
future?" And again someone speaks out, "No one
thinks that." Chase pauses for a moment, "We're truly
here to help. We can insure you a bright future, but
you're going to have to do exactly as we say. You're
going to have to leave earth; all of you. With our help
you will now begin to use the tremendous
technological skills and massive facilities that up to
now you have mostly used to produce weapons of
mass destruction to create the vehicles necessary to
take the entire populace of this planet to Mars within
fifty years and your progeny will live there for
hundreds of years. During that time the earth will be
returned to a healthy and a balanced state by another
race called the Klacknels. But first let me help you
see the truth.
One person screams "I don't believe it. It's just a trick.
They are trying to take the earth for themselves. They
want to plunder it!"
A man jumps up, shouting, "We will fight you to the
last man."
Chase answers "You're already doing that, please
calm yourselves"
A group yells "Never!"
Others began to scream in protest. Chase moves his
hands and the entire room and everyone in it are
encased in a globe. He takes all of the inhabitants and
lifts them right out of the UN and into orbit around
the earth. In the ball the members of the UN are
floating weightless and are able to observe the earth
far below. They see settlements of mankind all over
the earth. They see the lights of mankind almost like a
microscopic view of a fungus living on the earth and
after they see the earth from a great distance Chase
returns them all neatly back into their chairs at the
UN. There is a silence - an almost meditative state.
Chase continues, "I don't wish for you to feel
threatened by us, but to feel and understand the real
threat – yourselves and your appetites which have
resulted in this situation. I could just eliminate all of
you instantaneously but it is the wish of the cosmos
that your species be given a final chance to evolve
into the functioning part of organic life that you were
meant to be. However it is primary to the cosmos that
the earth remains healthy. You can help and prosper
or be eliminated it’s up to you. Something else is
needed and you will either provide it or be destroyed
and the earth will be re-seeded with another
organism, I do not view you as different people with
different nationalities, different beliefs, different
backgrounds; you are just humans, earth people. Do
you understand? I'm trying to help and you are not
even able to allow that; that should tell you something
about yourselves. Each one of you in your hearts feels
that I'm telling the truth. You should all be thanking
me. I'm going to deliver you from yourselves. I could
kill half of you right now and then enslave the others,
but it is my job; my responsibility to help you find
your own way!"
There is again a deep silence in the room.
"Will we ever be allowed to return to earth and will
any of us be allowed to stay?" one woman asks.
This departure will not take place for nearly fifty
years so most of
you
will live the remainder of your
lives here on earth helping the process get going. The
children of most of you will live their lives on Mars.
A few will be allowed to stay here on earth to help the
process here. The selection process will be based on
their ability to live in balance with the environment.
In a thousand years some of your progeny will be
allowed to return. Perhaps by then they will not want
to return. Remember Mars will be humanity’s new
home until the earth is healed. Mars offers you a new
opportunity."
There is again a great commotion and someone
speaks out; "We don't know how to go to Mars, we're
years away from such an undertaking."
Ally speaks "We know that, but we are here to help
you and we are able to do so. Let me introduce you to
a very unusual life form." One of the Guards leaves
the door and comes forward to the middle of the room
as Ally continues, "This is a Klacknel;" at that
moment the Guard begins to change form, becoming
first a large tractor, a woman in evening dress and
then a large tiffany lamp and then returns to the form
of a Guard. "The Klacknels are a very interesting life
form and they will be going ahead of you to Mars to
begin terraforming the planet for your arrival. They
have different requirements than you. They also do
not have your emotional requirements. The project
will be headed up by Sam Nichols and Charles Dean.
These are people you know. All the details will be
available to you in time. Meanwhile you will begin,
again with our help, preparing your people
psychologically and educationally for the journey. In
the end, there will no longer be separate countries or
different nationalities on earth or Mars. There is one
world one earth, eventually there must be only one
government and one people.
Another speaks out, "Our people will never accept
that!" Ally answers "Then we have a lot of work to
do, we’d better get started.”
Chase looks out over everyone and smiles, "You ask
like children going to school for the first time, but I
can assure you this is not a big deal for us and by the
time you or your children leave for Mars it will be a
wonderful place to live."
One man stands, "I know what you are saying is true.
I have had nightmares myself concerning my people's
future, and I have often felt powerless to change the
course of my actions or those of my country. I felt no
control over the future. You give me hope for the first
time!”
Others stand and speak, "I agree, it's time we all faced
the truth, thank you for helping us."
Another man asks, "Why are you helping us?"
Ally smiles and answers, "For the very reasons you
evolved in the first place."

Charles stood staring at his corpse, its enormous girth
lying on the gurney in front of him. Looking at one’s
own corpse even for a Klacknel was a disturbing
experience. He was very quiet and he was just staring.
Sam Nichols came into the room and stood behind
him, and asked, "Disturbing?"
"Somewhat, confusing mostly. To look at your former
self gives mixed feelings. Looking at what I did to
myself is strange. I love my new body, but I miss my
‘self;’ my sense of self, my being," Charles returns.
"How do you know you're missing anything?" Sam
asks.
"I'm haunted by memories, a taste of my past. I'm like
fish in the ocean knowing there is a vast world out
there but limited by living in the sea," Charles
comments.
"That's quite prophetic for a Klacknel," Sam says.
"What do you know about Klacknels, other than the
process that Beneizen gave you to transfer me?"
Charles says quietly.

Beneizen and his new mate Kala sat looking into a
large portal at the galaxy he had left nearly fifty years
earlier. He reached in and took the planet earth into
his palm. He smiled as he looked down on the
inhabitants. The two of them sat there watching the
first shipload of humans leave for Mars. There was
nothing like giving humans a united purpose. The
sixty thousand humans catapulted forward towards
the small formerly red but now blue planet.
Chase and Ally had done it. The year was 2095 and
the humans were leaving right on schedule. He then
replaced the earth and reached in to take Mars in his
hand. He saw the new rivers of blue water running
over the planet and giant air manufacturing machines
generating an atmosphere and even clouds floating
over new patches of green grass and plants growing
over the terra-formed landscape. There was even a
new spaceport on Mars named Beneizen Intergalactic.
He remarked sadly, "Chase and Ally seem to be doing
a very good job. I should never have gone there
without a mate."
She puts her hand on his shoulder and says "You
think they’re doing a good job; that's already a
judgment. I understand how you got into so much
trouble. You must love them as a species."
"That’s true," he says.
"Too bad, objective love would have given you a
different result, but I have to tell you that there are
some very strange things still going on there," she
says.
"What do you mean strange?" Beneizen sits up and
looks down on Chase and Ally in a little white house.
"Ally's pregnant," she says with a wry smile.
"How did that happen?" he ponders