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QBLH
by
Lazarus Cain
Episode 11
Pion Power
Ninety minutes later, Jim was awakened by Genie.
"John will be here in thirty minutes, if you are receptive."
"Yes, tell him, I'll be expecting him then."
He awakened Helen and dressed. He liked it better on the Dutchman than on Artemis. He felt free on the oceans, free to wander. The sea and space, both had the appearance of unlimited expanse. It was but an illusion. The sea was Earth's most precious natural resource. This magnificent ocean mass was itself a rarity in the universe, teeming with life and abundant in mysteries. Man would soon learn how precious these oceans were when he seeks to find another ocean elsewhere.
Qblh knew that Isis expected him to barter so that she would be able to tap this resource as well.
Water rights would be exchanged for technological information. Yet the culture had to be prepared for such innovations. Man's own disbelief and reluctance to accept new phenomena was well known to create problems.
Thus far, Earth still knew very little about Venetia. Jim had yet to discuss Earth's past with John. They did not know what each other knew, but Isis knew what they both knew concerning Earth's past.
Qblh focused his thoughts. He sensed the coming of another focal point. Clearly he was free to select his future.
He would ask John to transport the yacht back to Lake Michigan, from where it had disappeared to sew up that hole. Then apparently John was going to show him something at the Fermilab, or were they going to demonstrate something?
It had been several weeks Earth time since Pegasus had routed the fleet. Jim scanned Idiots circuits to obtain an impact study concerning his impact on Earth culture. The media unable to gain any fresh news and discouraged by the sudden disappearance of Jim had turned its attention elsewhere. Most of the encounter had been in the depths of space beyond the view of the naked eye. Yet, a marine guard was always assigned at Pearl Harbor to guard the berth of the Flying Dutchman.
Helen and Antiope melded in well with the population and moved around freely, unrecognized. Yet, they always had a following of admiring males wherever they went. They declined invitations to the Miss Universe pageant, because neither wanted to lose to the other. Preliminary odds had been given as 49% Helen, 49% Antiope, and 2% someone else. Jim would have bet on Helen.
The official press release concerning Jim had stated that the starship which had saved the planet had returned to space, piloted by Jim. Apparently outside alien forces had intervened attacking the opposing alien force so that Earth could choose its own destiny. John had somehow escaped the attention of the media, but continued to interact in very secretive manners aiding Earth in technological development. He did it out of sheer love for the people. He was given all that he asked for. For John it was not much different now than it had been in Egypt. In both cases, he would be involved in merkabbah repair.
Project Gold Alien became the only activity concerning General Needhymen and General Armstrong. Both wore four stars, and reported to the President. Their staff filled out congressional reports. Oddly enough Project Gold Alien conducted itself like a very highly profitable business. Antiope conferenced with the generals frequently making requests and getting approvals. Project Gold Alien did not need funding. Tax revenue from some of Antiope's more secretive business transactions created surplus revenue.
Antiope however refused to abide by affirmative action plans or any other federal business regulations. She demanded complete control over her industries which were secretly understood as the efforts of Jim and John. Washington was under orders to cooperate fully with this particular alien group. Incognito, John would assume many different roles, and was always free to go wherever he wished with the blessing of the cooperating authorities.
There would be no public announcement that twenty-two pounds of anti-matter would be generated the next day in Chicago. Yet there just happened to be a sudden influx of renowned physicists booking passage to Chicago to witness an unbelievable demonstration. Antiope Industries was promising billions in contract proposals to selected vendors. The corporate representatives would not actually witness the demonstration; instead, they would attend a group of forums over the next few weeks to be briefed concerning industry proposals. The media would get what the corporate representatives would reveal.
What could the media expect?
Qblh had no definite plans for the future, and there was nothing definite promised. Examining the time, he resolved to run a few more queries before John arrived. Qblh was fascinated by the works of Albert Einstein. Idiot confirmed that Einstein had received no help in developing his theories. Qblh instructed Idiot to internalize the works of Einstein.
Qblh and Idiot both dealt with gravitational and light manipulation on a daily basis, and could be undeniably referred to as the experts on the subject. Qblh intended on using Einsteinian principles to filter to Earth principles of his abilities. He also wondered about the extent of his father's tinkering thus far.
Idiot confirmed that the time manipulations were recent phenomena and could owe their origins to Jim and John's recent adventures.
"If a body gives off the energy L in the form of radiation, its mass diminishes by L/c². The fact that the energy withdrawn from the body becomes energy of radiation evidently makes no difference, so that we are led to the more general conclusion that ......"
Jim chuckled. "Imagine that, Idiot. They are conjecturing that it is possible to change mass by controlling energy of radiation."