The Honeymoon Trips
Chapter 18
Written by rachel76m
Edited by Don Kaufman

The list of characters mentioned in this story belong to the various authors that created them. This is a fan-fiction story.

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Finn McMissile scans the sky. He goes through the different frequencies on his EM scanner. Then he sees us flying down to the ground.

“Oh my, they didn’t say anything about wings. I hope he has a very good story for this one. I better burn some rubber.” “Scrrrreeech!”

Finn McMissile quickly takes off down the road.

We see the Lightning McQueen billboard on Route 1. We glide down and land behind the billboard. I recite the spell to make us appear. We see there are plenty of trees and bushes to hide us as well. I retract my wings back into my body.

After another minute we hear the roar of a car engine slowing down. It rolls onto the grass into a low opening under the trees. We see Finn McMissile coming toward us.

“Are you Richard Moore?” \r

“I am, Finn. This is my wife, Brianna. I take it your world disapproves of human beings.”

“That’s right, Richard. There are some old stories that get told about bad drivers and causing big wrecks. On my scanners, I saw wings on you. Where are they? I’m sure it’s a good story to tell.”

“You’re right, Finn. While I was in college, I was invited to another world. I ended up being their Outside Helper on the planet Twainor. I had another visit to their world after I earned my bachelor’s degree. During that time, I faced an old enemy from my world. It was about to destroy their world. With my science and computer experience, I was able to help Twainor defend themselves. There were two giants who used mind control. They were able to take command of the star ship. I was able to help rescue the people on the star ship. During that time, I learned how their computers operated and what they used for anti-virus protection. I took that experience back with me to create the 3D-Server on my world.”

“So, you took an alien computer program and adapted it to your world. Does that computer program use a series of passwords and go through four gates?”

“Why yes. How did you know?”

“The Secure-Sys company here came up with it as well.”

“I was just told by the Emissaries that there is a car version of me and Brianna. If that is true, the Richard in that company must be getting dreams of my exploits. We’ll need to visit that company while we are over there.”

“I agree, Richard. We need to make sure there are no compromises in their hardware and software programs.”

“That’s interesting. So, on my world, your world’s story is told. And somehow my story is told on your world. Apparently the Creator gives inspiration to our writers about these other places. We have seen the first two stories played out with Lightning getting lost in Radiator Springs. The next story is when you aided Mater to help the catch bad guys with the Allinoil scandal.”

“Thank you for telling me that, Richard. Please get inside my car. I’ll take you to headquarters.”

Finn opens the car doors. I sit in the driver’s seat while Brianna sits in the passenger right front seat.

“So, Richard, tell me more about you. What is your background? Where are you from?”

“Ahh . . . the twenty questions. Are you going to be recording this conversation?”

“It will help me in the long run. I will be doing a stress test on your voice to determine if you are telling the truth.”

“I have no problem with that, Finn.”

“Excellent. Begin with your background and where you are from. Then recall your accomplishments to date.”

“Yes, Finn. I also would like Brianna to interject her point of view in the story line. She and her family are an integral part of our family history.”

We start telling of our stories together. At the one point in the story, my fairies pop their heads out of the pockets giggling and laughing.

“So, it is true. You do have your own fairies.”

“Yes, Finn.”

“Well, you all passed the stress test. I couldn’t detect a single deception tone in your story. You are telling the truth.”

We enter the outskirts of London. Then he opaques his glass windows so we can’t see out the windows. Finn makes several right and left-hand turns.

“I can’t let you see where one of our hidden entrances is located. It leads to M1 Headquarters.”

“I understand, Finn. Okay, fairies. It is time to be quiet. We’ll probably be scanned once we are inside.”

“Yes, you will, Richard. Let me speak first. When I open the doors, then you can come out.”

“Yes, Finn.”

Finn enters a garage. He drives down to an empty bay with a lift. Once he backs up in the bay, the floor drops downward. In its place another section of floor slides into place.

We are lowered down several levels until the lift stops in front of a large door. The metal doors slide open. Finn drives forward and stops before a scanner. A light beam scans over Finn.

A female voice sounds out loud. “You are clear of any homing beacons. I do detect some unusual life signs within you, Finn. Should I proceed to decontaminate you?”

“That’s a negative. I’ll reveal them to you in the briefing room, Holley Shiftwell. Have the top brass attend.”

“I’m sending the message, Finn. The message is received, Finn. They will be there when you arrive.”

“That’s an affirmative.”

Another door opens across the room. Finn drives forward and enter a large room. It has multiple layers with ramps getting to the various levels. Finn drives forward and make a right turn. Several cars drive pass Finn.

“Hello, Finn.”

“How was your drive in the countryside?”

“It went well.” Finn drives along until he comes to a large door. It splits open and he drives inside.

Inside the room are ten other cars of various makes and models. The chief is Jaguar One. There is a Mercedes, Lamborghini, Holley Shiftwell at least in the room.

Finn drives into his location.

“Hello Finn. Holley Shiftwell tells me we shouldn’t decontaminate you. Are you carrying some sort of precious cargo?”

“I am, Jaguar One. Does everyone here remember the Emissaries from the Creator?”

They all look at one another and nod the front of the cars up and down.

“We do, Finn. Are you telling me they contacted you recently?”

“They did, Jaguar One. They told me an interesting story. It appears we have a special car on our world. It belongs to a family where they came from.”

The cars mumble among themselves. They get quiet when Jaguar One speaks up.

“There is a car from Earth here?”

“There is, Jaguar One. There seems to be an interesting connection between their world and ours. In fact, the Emissaries told me that this car has a photograph hidden in its memory. It shows a star ship coming to destroy our world. It will be here in about five to ten years from now.”

“What?! How are we going to defend ourselves from such a threat? We need help!”

“Calm down everyone. I did bring help.”

Everyone calms down from the terrible news that Finn just gave.

“What help did you bring?”

“I have within me, two very important human beings. One of them is a family member of the car I mentioned.”

Then several spot lights are shown on Finn. Finn opens his doors. Brianna and I slowly step out of the car. Finn closes his doors once we are clear.

“What is your name? Who are you?”

“My name is Richard Moore. This is my wife, Brianna. There is a car here that used to be in our family. It is a Model T Ford. We gave him the name of Tedford.”

They all shout out loud, except for Finn. “Tedford!” He has a smile on the front of his face.

“That’s right. My dad bought him from another person on our world. He was about to send the car to a special junk yard. The car would have been sold for the parts. The Model T Ford is more than 200 years old on our world. There are many car collectors who try to salvage the antiques and keep them in their collection. My dad wanted one for the family. So, my two brothers, mom, dad, and I each had a part in rebuilding the car. We found the best parts in the best condition. If it wasn’t available, we would make it from scratch. Doing the leather seats was the easy part. My mom took care of that. There are some parts that are modern. They won’t rust at all. That would be the gas tank, brake system, wiring, gauges, and head lights for example. We were determined to make the car last a few more hundred years. I am the computer genius in the family. I installed a computer on the car. This computer made the engine run more efficiently and be smarter on the road in adverse weather conditions with the braking system. We figure, the only parts that need to be replaced periodically are the rubber tires and the brake pads for example. I have a picture of Tedford with me.” I open my satchel. I retrieve the photograph from my wallet. I hold it up and show it to everyone.

Holley Shiftwell scans the photo. It is soon shown on a large screen. She brings in another photo from their archive.

“It is a match, Jaguar One.”

“I agree, Miss Shiftwell. That is an interesting story, Richard. So far, your story checks out. I am sure there is more to your story than just seeing the family car.”

“Yes there is, Jaguar One. Brianna and I need to tell you the rest of our story. Then you can decide if you want to act on the information. Finn did a stress test on our story. He knows we are telling the truth.”

Brianna and I tell our story again. We don’t tell them about the royal connection that we have. At the moment I mention my fairies, they come flying out of the coat pockets. They fly around quickly to check everyone out. Then they come back to sit on our shoulders and heads.

“We can trust them, father. They want to do what is right.”

“That’s good, my fairies.”

Everyone chuckles and giggles when they hear the assessment from the fairies.

“So, do you have the proof you are the Omega Unicorn?”

“I do, Jaguar One.”

Brianna and I step away from Finn and walk behind him. We thrust our arms and hands out to the side. Immediately all of our unicorn images come out on either side of us. We extend our wings out to show them. My fairies hover above us and Croin comes out and hovers above us.

“Gasp! It is true. Then your story of the 3D-Server is true as well. Then we must ask the Richard here if he dreamed about you. If he did, then you must tell us how we can defend ourselves when this star ship comes in ten years.”

Croin and our unicorn images return within us. My fairies return back to the coat pockets. Our wings get retracted within us.

“I’ll do that for you. My first question for you is this. Have there been studies or launches of rockets into space here?”

“There have been numerous studies on the atmosphere. Each time we send a high-flying air craft, the engines would cut off. That seems to tell us there is little or no oxygen in outer space.”

“That is correct, sir.”

“My name is Q.”

“That is correct, Q. You need to come up with another propellant system to get up there. Our best choice is the use of hydrogen and oxygen in a controlled reaction. Is there a drawing board that I can use?”

“Yes there is, Richard.”

Holley speaks up, “Lowering the drawing board screen.”

A drawing board screen comes down from the ceiling.

“You can use your finger if you like, Richard.”

“Thank you, Miss Holley.”

I draw out a basic rocket shape with the tanks inside the rocket. I also draw another rocket as well. This is to show the use of solid propellants.

“In this rocket, there are two tanks. One is filled with liquid oxygen and the other is filled with liquid hydrogen. I’m sure you have tested these types of engines before.”

Q smiles, “Yes, we have, Richard. Please continue.”

“You have to determine the amount of thrust needed to lift a payload into space. The other type of rocket is the solid propellant. It is designed for immediate thrust to the lower atmosphere. The shell returns to the ocean for pick up by a tug boat. It is brought back to be refurbished and refilled.”

“Now you are wondering what kind of payloads they should be. They could be almost anything. But it needs small thrusters on the payloads so it can turn around to look in any direction.” I quickly draw some satellites with little thrusters on them. “The payload could be a space telescope, a communication satellite, a defense platform with various types of weapons on board. The first weapon is the laser. If it is going to hold rockets with explosives, then you must come up with a ferry system to reload the platform when it becomes empty. The best weapon for space is the rail gun.”

“We have that in our arsenal. We have been experimenting with larger explosives delivered by a larger rail gun.”

“That’s good. Now the satellite and the platform need a source of electrical power. Solar energy is the best solution here. Have it on a recharge cycle with power cells of oxygen and hydrogen. It is the perfect enclosed system to be in space.”

“What about computer attacks with viruses?”

“You need to have on board the 3D-server to begin with. I have been designing in my mind the next generation for the 3D-Server. It is where I googleplex the first cube of the core.’

“Googleplex the first cube? What is the number of cubes you will end up with?”

“First of all, the first cube is six processors. You start with that number. So that means, the first iteration is six to the sixth power. Take that number and take it to the sixth power. Then divide by six to get the number of cubes that will be made.”

“That would mean it would be over the order of ten to the 28th power.”

“That’s right, Q. So, for starters, I will do the first level. That comes out to 46,656 processors or 7,776 cubes.”

“I would assume you know how to do the connections for that many?”

“I do, Q. It is done with the 3D-Server. I need to create a 3D drafting environment to design it. I designed it that way.” I give a big smile.

Everyone giggles and laughs. “Now we know why you are here. You can help us to make our world safer.”

“That’s right, Jaguar One.”

“Finn, take our guests to America. Find Tedford and get that photo. Then take them to Secure-Sys headquarters in Jacksonville. Get them updated with the latest ideas. We’ll start collaborating with the Americans on getting the rocket designs, satellites and weapons’ platform built and launched. We have at least five years before they show up.”

“Roger that, Jaguar One. I will have to use our private jet to get them there without being seen. Richard, did the Emissaries tell you where Tedford is?”

“They did, Finn. He is in Gasville, North Car-o-lina attending another Antique Car show. He is the Grand Marshall there.”

“He has been the Grand Marshall at a lot of events. He will be watched, Finn. Find a way to get that photo carefully.”

“What if everyone else sees, Richard and Brianna? Their presence could cause a riot. Do you have any ideas, Richard?”

“Well, it needs to be done carefully, that is for sure. Has Tedford told any stories of where he’s been?”

Jaguar One smiles, “Yes, he has. He tells stories of mountain and country side roads and a small town called Mt. Blanc, NC.”

“That’s great. I still own the cabin in Mt. Blanc, NC. So, he must be recalling his time there.”

Everyone giggles and laughs.

“Heh, heh, heh, That’s a good starting point, Finn. Take it from there.”

Finn smiles back, “I’ll do that, Jaguar One.”

“It has been a pleasure, Richard. Perhaps some day, some of us might be at the Ultimate Last Battle.”

“I look forward to the help if it arrives. There are other star ships that travel faster than the speed of light, Q. They even have some special capabilities that are different from other worlds. I know of one world that can protect itself from laser attacks and projectiles. You’ll have to be creative in your thinking. Even it’s opposite to what you are used to.”

Q smiles, “Thank you for the tip, Richard.”

Everyone else smiles. Finn opens his doors, Brianna and I get inside and sit down. Finn closes the door and backs out and leaves the room.

“Okay, while they are doing that, we need to get busy on our end. Ramp up your R&D, Q.”

“Yes, sir.”

“Robert, you’re our liaison to the Prime Minister and the Queen. You need to call for a high level meeting with our Ambassadors. They need to be brought into the loop. We need to make sure the world is together on this endeavor.”

“Yes, sir.”

“Brian, you’re our Military representative. We need the best minds on designing the weapon platforms. It needs to be multi-functional and self reliant. Once Secure-Sys has their next-gen 3D-Server ready, we need to install it on the platforms, satellites, space telescopes and our computer networks here on the ground.”

“Yes, sir.”

Jaguar One looks around at everyone else. “If you get any ideas how to fly faster the speed of light, let Q know about it. Even it’s a wild guess. We have to try all options. If you get any ideas on how to stop laser and rail gun attacks, let Q know about it. We now have a common goal to work for. Let’s make this happen! I still expect to see daily and weekly reports on my desk!”

Everyone shouts out together, “Yes, sir!” They all leave the room to their assignments.

Q thinks to himself as he leaves the room. He said it might be opposite to what we are used to. Nah . . . he can’t mean that. If that is true, we need to find a way to control a matter and anti-matter reaction or something close to it. We have been toying with that idea for years. Ever since Einstein came up with his E=MC-square law, it has solved a lot of problems with our instant communication network. He must mean there is a way to apply it to space craft.

“Is there something on your mind, Q?”

“No . . . I mean yes, Jaguar One. It was Richard’s last statement. It got me thinking really hard.”

“I heard it too, Q. It is one thing to take an idea from paper and make it for real. Take it step by step and really slow. There is a lot more variables involved when dealing with space objects. We don’t need any accidents.”

“I know that all too well, sir. Thank you for the reminder about the caution factor.”

“You’re welcome, Q. I’ll check on you later.”

“See you later, sir.”

Jaguar One and Q split apart and go their ways.

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Finn keeps his windows opaque as we drive out of London to Heathrow Airport. “Albert, this is Finn.”

“Hello, Finn. What’s the destination?”

“We are going to America. Land in Gasville, NC. We’ll be there for two hours I think. Once we get done with business there, then fly to Jacksonville.”

“I understand, Finn. Is there anything special I need on the plane?”

“Yes, have two beds, human size.”

“Human size? Okay, I won’t argue with you about it. They will be ready when you get here. Air-Transport Three out.”

“Finn out.”

We drive to the main airport in about fifteen minutes. Finn slows down. He sends his authorization code to the gate sensor. The gate swings open and Finn drives onto the main tarmac. He drives down the air side strip until he sees the private jet waiting for him. The rear ramp is lowered down for him. He drives up into the transport. Then the ramp swings up and closes.

The engines rev up on the jet. Albert the plane, taxis down the air side strip to the main runway. Once he is given clearance from the control tower, he takes off into the sky and flies westward to the Americas.

From the side opening hallway, Holley Shiftwell rolls into the room. “Hello, Finn.”

“I see your curiosity got the best of you.”

“It did, Finn. I have never met any humans before.”

Finn opens his doors. Brianna and I step out of the car. Finn closes his doors once we are clear.

“It is an honor to meet you, Richard and Brianna.”

“It is an honor to meet you, Holley Shiftwell. I remembered the part you played in the movie with the Allinoil scandal.”

Holley blushes a bit. “Thank you. Your beds are in the back room. I suggest you get some sleep. We’ll be chasing the sun to the Americas. We’ll be in the air for about eight hours.”

“Thank you for the reminder about the jet and time lag, Holley.”

“It is the second door on your left. Your beds are set up there.”

“Thank you.”

Brianna and I walk down the hallway to the second door on the left. The door opens automatically and we walk inside. We see two beds placed there with pillows. We put our satchels on a nearby table. My fairies quickly fly out to check out the room.

“Where are we going to sleep, mother?”

“That’s a good question, Esmeralda. Do you have any ideas?”

“How about if you two sleep on one bed and we sleep on the other bed?”

“That’s a good idea, Lavan. Is that a good idea, Bri?”

Brianna smiles, “Yes it is, my love. It is only for eight hours.”

“I’ll set up your shower on the table and your food bag on the bed. Keep the crumbs to a minimum.”

“Yes, father, mother, Omega!”

We all giggle and laugh together.

I take out their shower set up and place it on the table. I put their satchel on the bed. They take out their blankets and pillows. They move the top cover around to make it more comfortable for them. After they have eaten some nuts and dried fruits, they wash their hands and faces in the shower set up and turn off the water.

Brianna and I move the covers down the bed. We take the two pillows and put them in a comfortable position.

“I don’t like sleeping in day clothes, Richard. I’ll make the best of it.”

“So will I, Bri. Perhaps at the next world we’ll have an opportunity to get a proper night of sleep.”

We undress ourselves to our underwear. Brianna is in her panties and bra. I am in my briefs.

We lay on the bed and snuggle up to each other, side by side. We have our heads on the pillows. Bri lays her hand on my chest. Soon the light is turned off in the room by itself. We fall asleep in about thirty minutes. During the sleep, I dream about the times my family had with Tedford.

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Holley looks at the screen while we are sleeping. “Sigh . . . they make a beautiful couple and family.”

“Yes, they do, Holley. But they are enjoying every moment of peacefulness when they can get it. There will be times when trouble comes, but he is the chosen one for their world. We’ll have to be ready as well.”

“You’re right, Finn. So, what is next on the agenda?”

“When we arrive in Gasville, we need to go to the Antique Car Show. It is an international meeting place for a lot of antique cars. Even some of our antique cars are there as well for the show.”

“What else happens there?”

Finn accesses the internet to see the pictures and videos of the event. “Apparently a lot happens there. There are races for all ages from go-carts to street legal cars to the antiques. Everyone shows off their best paint job and condition of themselves. A lot of trophies are handed out for a lot of different categories. The main event is the National Car Race. It is the league below the Piston Cup Series.”

“Has Lightning McQueen shown up there?”

“He has done it a few times. He is in high demand for appearances at a lot of races.” He pages through the website until he finds the list of special appearances. “Yes, Lightning McQueen will be there. We better be on high alert for anything.”

“What could happen there? Aren’t there enough police cruisers at these events?”

“There are, Holley. But all it takes is someone with a bent mind to kidnap a vehicle for parts.”

“What?! They would strip all the parts off and leave the chassis behind?”

“They would, Holley. Especially, Tedford. That is why he has several body guards around him at all times.”

“Well, I hope nothing goes wrong this time around.”

“I hope so too, Holley. Come, we need to rest our circuits. You have the Comm, Albert. Wake us up when we get to the coast.”

A voice is heard over the speaker. “Roger on that time request, Finn. Enjoy your rest.”

Holley and Finn drive down the hallway to their own rooms. They put their engines into idle. They back up so their exhaust tail pipe enters a receptacle waste chute. It delivers the emission to the rear engines of the plane. Soon, they are asleep.