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Two Weeks of Qadaris

  Copyright 2012 J. E. Foltin

  Cover Art by Tatiana Vila

  TABLE OF CONTENTS

  CHAPTER ONE: THE ARRIVAL

  CHAPTER TWO: DON’T GET MAD…

  CHAPTER THREE: GREEN, THE COLOR OF MORE THAN MONEY

  CHAPTER FOUR: ARE YOU SCARED?

  CHAPTER FIVE: I’M SORRY

  CHAPTER SIX: LIFE ENTERS THE WORLD

  CHAPTER SEVEN: WHAT IS LOVE?

  CHAPTER EIGHT: C’MON GET HAPPY

  CHAPTER NINE: THE AWARD GOES TO…

  CHAPTER TEN: I’M SO EMBARRASSED

  CHAPTER ELEVEN: NO CRYING IN WAR

  CHAPTER TWELVE: SECOND PLACE IS THE FIRST LOSER

  CHAPTER THIRTEEN: GOOD DEED FOR THE DAY

  CHAPTER FOURTEEN: THE LAST SUPPER

  CHAPTER FIFTEEN: IT’S THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT

  CHAPTER SIXTEEN: LIFE BEGINS ANEW

  CHAPTER ONE

  THE ARRIVAL

  For hundreds of years, mankind wondered if we were alone in the universe. We have been sending signals into space for the last forty years searching for proof.

  The first such transmission was the Arecibo message sent on November 16, 1974 from the Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico. It was a binary signal aimed at a star cluster twenty-five thousand light years away. Even at the speed of light, it would take twenty-five thousand years for anyone to receive that message.

  The next such transmission was the Cosmic Call. The first of these was sent on May 24, 1999 from a radio telescope in Yevpatoria, Ukraine, and aimed at the constellation Cygnus. Three more signals were sent that same year to Cygnus and to the constellation Sagitta. The earliest any of those would reach their destination would be April 2051.

  Since then, SETI, the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, has made more attempts to contact other races. One such attempt was sent on August 13, 2002. A signal was sent from the Very Large Array, just fifty miles west of Socorro, New Mexico. It was aimed at NGC 3242, a planetary nebula also known as the Ghost of Jupiter. It would take one thousand four hundred years for the signal to reach its destination.

  However, the signal was deflected to a much closer planet, one that had yet to be discovered. On November 1, 2016, the signal was received on the planet Qadaris.

  The signal was primitive to their advanced technology and had weakened in strength from its original transmission. Still, they were able to decipher the code and trace the source to Earth. They prepared a reconnaissance team to scout the planet.

  Four days later, the Qadarians arrived at Earth. Their cloaking device masked any signals, making them undetectable.

  They listened in to news reports from countries around the world. They heard of wars in the Congo, Afghanistan, and Argentina. In the United States alone, they heard of crime and unemployment reaching record highs. With the default of the national debt, gasoline reached prices over six dollars a gallon. Social Security and Medicare were non-existent.

  The Qadarians knew that the planet needed to be saved. They asked for reinforcements. They also wanted to find out more about the inhabitants of this planet.

  On November 22, the reinforcements arrived. They scanned the planet for the most populous cities. Their test subjects would come from them. The next night, they started abducting their subjects.

  Their first was Helen Woc, age 73 from Jacksonville, Florida. She stood 5’ 4” and weighed 129 pounds. Her husband had died six months ago. She had two sons and three grandchildren. She currently suffered from osteoporosis and arthritis, almost to the point where she could hardly walk.

  Twyla Phelps, age 28 from Charlotte, North Carolina, stood 5’ 5” and weighed 185 pounds. She was eight and a half months pregnant with her first child. She was single.

  Scott Oldham, age 61, from Baltimore, Maryland, was an English professor at Coppin State University. He stood 5’ 9” and weighed 185 pounds. He had been married for twenty-four years.

  Christian Lambert, age 31 from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, drove a garbage truck. He stood 6’ 1” and weighed 335 pounds. He was single. He slept with a CPAP due to a case of sleep apnea. The machine was left behind.

  Chloe Van Dyke, age 38 from New York, New York, was an aerobics instructor at Gold’s Gym. She stood 5’1” and weighed 110 pounds. She was married for four years.

  Francis Kolar, age 71 from Boston, Massachusetts, was a retired mechanic. He stood 5’ 6” and weighed 171 pounds. He and his wife had recently celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary. He had a son, two daughters, and five grandchildren.

  Cassidy Kohlmann, age 18 from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, was a college student at the University of Toronto. She stood 5’ 10”, and weighed 131 pounds. She was single.

  Quincy Johnson, age 33, was taken from the Mound Correctional Facility in Detroit, Michigan. He was incarcerated for killing his wife. He was African-American, stood 5’ 10” and weighed 186 pounds.

  Barbara McBride, age 47 from Columbus, Ohio, was a struggling artist forced to live in a homeless shelter. She stood 5’ 5” and weighed 141 pounds. She was recently divorced.

  Wayne Higgenbottom, age 54 from Memphis, Tennessee, was confined to a wheelchair. He survived on disability pay, but that had been slashed recently as well. He was 5’ 7” and weighed 215 pounds. He had been divorced for the past four years. He had one son and one grandson. His wheelchair was left behind.

  Neveah Arceneaux, age 30 from New Orleans, Louisiana, was a bankruptcy court judge. She was African-American, stood 5’ 6” and weighed 212 pounds. She had been in a relationship for the past two years.

  Luisa Esquivel, age 45 from Houston, Texas, ran a daycare center out of her house. She was Hispanic, stood 5’ 7” and weighed 170 pounds. She was divorced two years ago. She had three sons.

  Benjamin and Tracy Lundquist were from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was CEO of Household Bank. He was 42, stood 6’ 2”, and weighed 198 pounds. She was a housewife. She was 41, stood 5’ 7”, and weighed 166 pounds. They had been married for seventeen years and had two children, a son and a daughter.

  Wyatt Saunders, age 39 from Chicago, Illinois, was a police officer. He stood 6’ and weighed 202 pounds. He was married for eleven years with a daughter.

  Isabella Wilson, or Bella as she wanted to go by ever since Twilight came out, age 26 from Indianapolis, Indiana, was a secretary. She stood 5’ 3” and weighed 118 pounds. She had been in a relationship for the past ten months.

  Marc Ouellette, age 24 from Montreal, Quebec, Canada, was a construction worker. He stood 6’6” and weighed 256 pounds. He had been engaged for the past two months. His wedding was set for Valentine’s Day.

  Robin DeMicco, age 20 from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, was a waitress at Mom’s Diner. She stood 5’ 4” and weighed 133 pounds. She was a vegetarian. She had just celebrated her one year anniversary with her boyfriend.

  Akiko Miyake, age 47 from Seattle, Washington, was a surgeon. She was Asian, stood 5’ 2”, and weighed 125 pounds. She was married for twenty-one years with a daughter.

  Travis Zeigler, age 18 from Portland, Oregon, was a college student at Portland State University. He stood 5’ 9” and weighed 165 pounds. He was single.

  SSgt. Brody Wilkes, age 36 from Las Vegas, Nevada, had just finished his service in the Marines. He stood 6’ 1” and weighed 207 pounds. He was married for nine years and had a stepson and a daughter.

  Jessica Schumacher, age 25 from Los Angeles, California, was an actress. She had starred in movies such as Switched at Birth and That’s What Friends Are For. She had just finished filming her latest movie Final Exam. She stood 5’ 5” and weighed 140 pounds. She was single.

  Michael Clearwater, age 24 from Phoenix, Arizona, was a fireman. He was an
Apache, stood 5’ 11”, and weighed 179 pounds. He was single.

  Finally, Dennis George, age 50 from Denver, Colorado, was Pastor at Northwest Bible Church. He stood 5’ 8” and weighed 211 pounds. He had been married for the past twenty-five years with two sons.

  The aliens had set up a cube in an open area in the Nevada desert. The cube was one mile wide by one mile long by one mile high. The inside of the cube was not drab and dreary. It was made to resemble a forest, like a camping trip.

  Similar cubes were set up in Siberia, the Australian outback, the African jungle, Greenland, and the Amazon jungle. Abductions such as this were taking place all over the world. People were taken from Tokyo, Delhi, Moscow, London, Cairo, Sydney, Rio de Janiero, and other populous countries. In total, one hundred forty-four people were abducted.

  The people were transported to their respective cubes. Each person was given sleeping quarters thirty feet by thirty feet. They were provided a bed, a toilet, a shower and a sink. They were also provided clothing for the morning. Considering one of them slept in the buff, this was needed.