The Rescue Mission
Chapter 21
Written by rachel76m
Edited by Don Kaufman

We arrive at the docks at 4:30 AM. I have King Oren and Queen White Dove with us and my fairies as well. I also bring along a satchel full of bags filled with nuts and small fruit for them. They flutter about us. King Oren and Queen White Dove rest on my head most of the time. Amber and Cobalt are on my shoulders. The other butterflies rest upon Brianna and Sensei Chou. Then we see the Captain approach us.

“Ah good, we have early risers here. That’s good.” He then notices the butterflies around us. “Uh . . . I wasn’t told about this. Are these butterflies coming with you?”

I answer the Captain. “They are, Captain. I have plenty of food here in this satchel for them. They will stay out of the way and in one of the rooms below the deck when needed.”

“That’s good, Richard. I shudder to think if we lost them along the way. They would have a long flight back to the main land.”

“Yes, they would, Captain.”

“Well, let’s get on board. I need to go over safety procedures with you all. Tell you where the vests and floats are, etc., etc.”

We all respond together, “Yes, sir.”

Once we are shown the life vests, we each put one on. We are instructed what to do if the boat is sinking. The inflatable life rafts are taken out and to be blown up by pulling a cord to the CO2 canister attached on the raft. The butterflies stay in the room where I’ll be staying in. Sensei Chou and Qiang are together in one room. Brianna gets her own room. We put our clothes bags in the room and get comfortable on the beds. We get some sleep while the Captain and the First Mate get ready for the launch.

We leave at 5 AM on the dot. He takes us out slowly through the harbor and out to open seas. I get a knock on the door. When I open it, I see the First Mate standing there.

“The Captain wants to see you, Richard.”

“Okay.” I turn around quickly and whisper to the butterflies, “Stay here, for now.”

I walk out with the First Mate. We climb the stairs until we reach the main steering deck.

“What’s on your mind, Captain?”

“Do you know which direction we’ll be heading?”

“Why do you ask, Captain?”

“We have an escort of dolphins around us.”

“Ah, I suggest you follow them. They are leading us to the destination near the Gulf Stream.”

“I thought as much. Most charter boats get escorted by dolphins to the Gulf Stream. We find that as a good sign. They will help protect us from the sharks if we happen to go over board.”

“Yes, I’ve read those stories from seamen.”

“Well, get your sleep. We’ll be there in about five hours. My First Mate and I will grab a few winks along the way.”

“See you until then, Captain.” I walk back down the stairs and enter in my room. I close the door behind me, the butterflies all change into fairies.

“What did the Captain want, Richard?”

“He wanted to make sure of our destination, King Oren. We have a pod of dolphins around us. They are escorting us to the meeting point near the Gulf Stream.”

“Ah, that’s good, Richard. Now we can sleep better. We won’t get any surprises along the way.”

When I turn off the light, I hear the door knock again. “Knock!” “Knock!” I open it to find Brianna there. “Can I come in and lie down in the other bed? I need to be near you. My intuition is telling me that something very bad will happen today.”

I let her in as I smile at her. “Sure, come on in. We’ll make room for you on the other bed.”

The fairies smile that this is happening between us. Brianna lies down on the bed, while I lie down on the other bed. The fairies gather around us to find their comfortable spot.

I couldn’t bring their beds with me this time. I did bring enough blankets for them all. Bianca and Lavan are near Brianna, while the rest of the fairies are near me.

We finally fall asleep and get about three hours of sleep. A little bit later, we hear the bell ring out on the deck.

“Clang!” “Clang!” We hear the Captain yell out really loud.

“It is now 10 AM! Get your breakfast from the galley and eat it in your rooms. Once you get cleaned up, get on the main deck up here. We’ll be at the destination point very soon. The dolphins are doing another maneuver around us. They are circling around the boat for me to slow down and stop.”

Brianna and I wait for the fairies to get out of the way. Then we get up from the beds. I open the door carefully and see Sensei Chou and Qiang walking toward the galley. Brianna and I follow them. The fairies stay inside in the room. The fairies open the satchel on the small table to begin having their late morning meal.

We mumble to each other near the galley. We get the food from the First Mate behind the counter.

“Oh, those beds are stiff.”

“But at least it is something to rest our heads on.”

“Those mattresses you are lying on, are brand new. We replace them once they get soggy. There is no way to air them out properly.”

“That’s a good thing to do.”

The First Mate hands us small boxes of cereal and a carton of milk for each of us. He then hands us a carton of orange juice as well. We then get a whole fruit selection to choose from of apples and bananas, and a plastic spoon.

“There is enough for you to take one of each. You’ll need them both to keep your stomach and brain from doing cartwheels. We throw the cores and banana peels over board. It helps feed the sea life out here.”

“Yes, sir.”

We take them back to our rooms. Brianna follows me in quickly. Brianna sits in the only chair near the table. I sit on the bed near the table. We see the fairies waiting for us to give Thanks to the Creator.

“Thank you, Creator, for keeping us safe on this journey. We are about to meet one of the Ancients who has given life to this world. I have met, Eingana on Twainor. Now we are about to meet Leviathan, her mate. Let this meeting be a good meeting as we greet each other. We thank the Captain and the First Mate for the use of their boat. Keep them safe as well on the high seas. Let this food we are about to eat, give us the strength we need this day. Thank you, Creator.”

Everyone responds together, “Thank you, Creator.”

We eat our morning meal together. “So, what does Leviathan look like, King Oren?”

“You’ve met Eingana, Richard. He is just as big. However, his facial feature is still like a land dragon. He can still shoot flames, despite being underwater.”

“That must be some fire blast, if he can do that.”

“Yes, he can boil the water right in front of him. Then the steam will rise quickly to the surface. His body is just as long as Eingana herself.”

“That’s a big dragon. So, Leviathan is the father of all land dragons. I guess it depends on which type is born from Eingana.”

“Yes, that’s right, Richard. In fact, the birth is alternating with each type. That way there is no favoritism in each species.”

“Do they produce a special breed once in awhile?”

“Why do you ask that question, Richard?”

“I heard there are dragons in Romania. The Wizard told me they are a very honorable breed. I wonder if they can speak.”

“Ah, the Romanian Dragons. I know which ones you’re talking about now. They are a very special breed, Richard. They were one of the earliest breeds from them. Not only can they speak, they can do their own magic and change shape.”

“A dragon that can change shape and do magic? What can they change into?”

“When they are in residing in their own valley, they will appear human with dragon wings on their backs. They have their own castles within their valley. They have been there for about ten thousand years. When they leave the valley, they appear as full fledged dragons. There are very strong spells set around the valley to keep them safe.”

“Wow. That’s a long time. Are there dragons on other worlds besides Twainor and Earth?”

“Yes there are, Richard. They all come from Leviathan and Eingana. How got there is not known to me right now. They could have transported there with the blue stones from Stonehenge.”

“Arthur did say there are twenty blue stone pillars missing from the original eighty.”

“Then it’s possible they can come here in our time of need.”

“It’s possible, King Oren.”

We get done with the morning breakfast by finishing it off with the apple and the banana. The fairies take a small piece from Brianna and me. They appreciate the needed food so they won’t be delirious in the hot sun on the ocean today.

We clean up the breakfast and take the bowls, empty cartons and plastic ware to the galley. It is deposited into a trash can. The apple cores and banana peels are put down a chute and exit out the back side of the boat and into the ocean. Quickly, small fish swim in quickly to nibble on the fruit leftovers. The rest of the pieces deteriorate in the water and get mixed in with the rest of the algae for the smaller organisms to feast on.

The fairies change into butterflies. We all walk up to the main deck. We see the boat is at a full stop.

“Well, here we are. This is a good spot anyway to do some deep sea fishing. Richard, this is your show. Are we to meet someone here?”

“We are, Captain and First Mate. We are about to meet one of the Ancients on Earth. His name is Leviathan.”

“Leviathan? I’ve heard of that name. He’s the greatest sea dragon that has ever lived.”

“Yes he is, Captain. However, this sea dragon can speak to us. I have also met his mate, Eingana as well. I found her on another world, called Twainor.”

“Eingana? I’ve heard of that name as well. She is the mother of all sea dragons. You went to another world, Richard?”

“Yes, I did. I went there about four years ago while I was in college.”

“Well, I’m getting confirmation from the Creator that what you’re saying is true. Are you getting the same thing, First Mate?”

“I am, Captain. The Creator is telling me that Richard is speaking the truth.”

Then we hear the dolphins squeal and click wildly. We look down from the boat at them.

“Well, it seems that Leviathan is here now. Be steady on the wheel, Captain. The water he will push up will rock your boat.”

“I understand, Richard.” The Captain keeps his hands on the steering wheel.

We look all around us, then we see the water boil and steam rising. The water pushes upward and to the side. Slowly, we see the huge body of Leviathan. Then we see a dozen other heads appear around us. They are sea dragons. From some of them, I can tell they can shoot flames. Then Leviathan’s head rises above the water surface. The Captain steadies the boat by keeping it perpendicular to the waves generated from Leviathan.

The First Mate stays down below. Once he sees them, he gets down below really quickly. He peers out once in awhile to see what is going on. I have to do it to save my family. If I don’t, I’m dead. Oh, what is wrong with me? I must warn the Captain. He’s been my best friend for years.

Brianna, Qiang, Sensei Chou and I are looking at Leviathan. Then the butterflies all change into fairies.

The First Mate sees the butterflies change to fairies. What’s this? Those are fairies! Then they really do exist. This is not right. I must warn the Captain now.

I give greetings to Leviathan. We all bow toward Leviathan, then rise back up. The Captain nods his head up and down. “Greetings Leviathan, I give word that your mate, Eingana, is living well on the planet Twainor. She and the First Ones there are living well and being treated with respect by the people there.”

In a deep grumbling voice, Leviathan speaks, “Greetings, Richard. Thank you for the honorable greeting and the good news of my mate and the First Ones there. I sent word to have Brianna, your mate to be here. Who are these two other people with you? I recognize the Captain and the First Mate. I have seen them often out here near the Ocean River. I respect them highly. They do not take fish needlessly like others I have seen.”

“Leviathan, I have brought more than these two men with me. I also brought along King Oren and Queen White Dove.”

Then King Oren and Queen White Dove fly out from behind us and hovers in front of us. They bow quickly and rise up. They shout out together. “Greetings, Leviathan. It has been too long since we last saw you.”

“Greetings, King Oren and Queen White Dove. Indeed it has been too long since I last saw you.”

“Leviathan, these two men who are with me, are my instructor and teacher in the Shaolin martial arts. They are from China. I have finally earned the first black sash of ten sashes. When I earn the tenth sash, I will then have the title of Shaolin Dragon Master.”

“Ah, now it makes it sense as to why they are here. Well, my young dragon. I will now breathe upon you to awaken Eingana’s Blood drop within you. This will allow you to fulfill your destiny for your other half. You already have the yang side in you from the twelve unicorns within you. I will now complete the yin inside you with my breath. Seek that balance of light and darkness. When you do, then you’ll be able to do the impossible that men have only dreamed of.”

I step forward. The rest step behind me.

“Do not worry, if my breath envelops the rest of you as well. Your senses will be more sensitive to the world around you. Brianna, when you visit Twainor, you will understand what Richard is going through.”

“Yes, Leviathan.”

Leviathan comes in close. He blows a quick puff of air at us. The air has the smell of brimstone and fire, but it is not hot at all. It is very cool. Then his breath dissipates from us.

Then I start to feel a change in me. “Ahh . . . my blood is getting warm. What’s happening to me? I feel an itch in my shoulder blades.”

I quickly take off my shirt. They become alarmed when they see two protrusions coming out from the shoulder blades. New muscles grow with the protrusions.

“Ahh . . . it hurts.”

“Let your wings grow, Richard. Once they are extended, you can fly like the rest of us. You will need total concentration to withdraw your wings back into the shoulder blades.”

“Ahh . . . Yes, Leviathan.” I bend over the back part of the boat.

“Richard, the wings are not like a dragon. They are like Pegasus. the winged horse. They’re beautiful.” Exclaims Brianna.

Soon, they grow out very quickly. “Ahh . . . !” Then the growth stops. The wing span is like Angel from the X-Men.

Leviathan and the other dragons smile at the results. “Indeed they are like Pegasus, Richard. It is the yang that is in control right now. If you let the yin take control, they will become dragon wings.”

~~~000~~~

Half way around the world in China there is a place called the Cave of the Nine Dragons. Inside the cave, voices are heard muttering in the wind.

The tourist guides tell the tourist there is nothing to be alarmed. “Don’t be alarmed. It is just the wind blowing through the caves.”

Did you feel that my brothers?

Yes I did. The Omega Dragon has been born.

Soon, we’ll be free from our prisons.

Yes, then we’ll rejoin our weapons to fight against the evil that came from that cursed King Azazel.

I can sense that evil is not totally vanquished yet.

Yes, but is Ronin still alive, my brothers?

He is. He is. Remember that he left us here to hide us. He promised he would be back.

Then this is not a prison for us. We must stay calm and wait for the right moment.

Yes, let’s wait for the right moment. Who knows, we might to get meet this Omega Dragon one of these days.

Yes we can wait, my brothers.

Then the wind dies down in the Caves. Then silence returns to the Cave of the Nine Dragons once more.

~~~000~~~

I look up at Leviathan, “I’m guessing, if the yin is in control, the yang is keeping him in check to prevent from going to the dark side permanently.”

“That’s right, Richard. You now represent the yin yang symbol to perfection.”

Sensei Chou and Qiang look at each other with smiles and nod their heads up and down.

Then all of a sudden, the First Mate gets in front of us. “Dragons! Get out of here!”

“Why, Peter?”

The First Mate looks at the Captain, “There will be an attack soon on this spot.”

I look at the First Mate. He eyes get glazed over. “Tell us what is going to happen?”

“I was not the only one contacted. There is a major company that wants to kill Leviathan!”

Everyone now pays attention. Leviathan looks very concerned now.

“How is it going to happen?” I break my concentration on Peter when I get a call on my cell phone. “Ring! Ring!” I take it out and open it. “Hello?”

“Is that you, Richard?”

“It is, sir. From the display on my cell phone, you’re Colonel Lawson.”

“That’s right. You’re located in the Atlantic Ocean right now. I see your GPS coordinates on my screen now. There are three unauthorized AH-64 Apache helicopter gun ships flying your way. They have the HELLFIRE missiles on board.”

“Three helicopter gun ships? HELLFIRE missiles? Oh my Creator! We are targets of laser seeking missiles! The First Mate here claims he was contacted by a major company to be part of a plot to eliminate an Ancient out here.”

“You’re on your own, Richard. Our jets won’t reach you in time. We do have a sub racing to your coordinates from Virginia.”

“Okay, send the Coast Guard from Charleston anyway to pick up the pieces. Hopefully, it won’t be us.”

“I understand, Richard. Good luck.”

I close the cell phone. I yell out really loud, “We don’t have much time! I’m quickly putting a plan together!”

“What is it, Richard?”

“I have one thousand friends here. They are memories from Twainor. Including your Eingana, Leviathan.”

“I understand, Richard. Memories can’t be killed. However, if the missiles kill you, then the memories will disappear.”

“Hopefully that won’t happen, Leviathan. Dragons of Twainor appear before me!”

Then fifty land and sea dragons and Eingana appears in our midst. The real dragons with Leviathan come in close as well.

“We need your help most desperately. There are three helicopter gun ships coming here. They will be shooting Laser Guided missiles at us. If you can swallow the missiles and the explosion, then you will keep us safe. Ryujin, I need for you to use your lightning blasts to explode any missiles that get past them. Then the rest of the dragons can take the copters down to the water. Let the men escape onto the life rafts if they throw them out. The copters will sink underwater fairly quickly. For the real dragons here, use your fire bending to keep the flames under control.”

They nod their heads up and down. Croin stays near me and flies around the charter boat. I fold my wings inward.

“See if you can withdraw them, Richard.”

“I’ll try, Sensei.”

I look within myself. I imagine my body appearing normally. The wings start to get smaller as I concentrate harder. Soon, the wings withdraw to my shoulder blades and it appears normal.

Then Brianna hugs me with a kiss. “I’m glad to see you back to your normal self.”

“So am I, Brianna. However, I have changed into something I didn’t expect.”

Sensei Chou and Qiang step closer to me.

“The yin yang symbol has been the ideal symbol to achieve within our selves. The Shaolin Warrior who completely understands that symbol, will be able to do things that are seemingly impossible to do. That is why there are few Grand Masters that have attained that goal.”

Then Qiang speaks up, “Now that I have the breath of Leviathan upon me, I will now seek the rest of the black sashes in my life time. I have a new purpose, Richard. Just like you do. You will now be able to solve some mysteries when we visit China and Japan in two years.”

“Seek that balance, Richard. Let your dragon wings grow out and experience that side of the yin. Then return the dragon wings back to your body. Your abilities will grow exponentially after that. The five elements will come easier for you. You will be stronger and faster than you can ever imagine.”

Then King Oren speaks up, “Indeed, you will be the Omega Unicorn that has been promised for thousands of years. Not only will you be King of the Isles for a short time, you will help the High King in redeeming Earth to its former beauty. The High King is for the people. You are for the Earth and the animals. Each animal fighting style you learn represents them.”

“There is an old prophecy in China, Richard. The one who attains this balance is called the Omega Dragon.”

“The Omega Dragon!? What happens to the Omega Unicorn?”

The dragons around us smile widely. I sense a word from them, “Both.”

“Wait a second. I remember the rings I found in the cabin. King Arthur’s ring has two animal symbols on the side supporting the red jewel. There is a dragon on one side and a unicorn on the other side. That means I am both of them. I am the Omega Unicorn Dragon.”

Then Leviathan speaks up, “That’s right, Richard.”

Brianna looks at me with wonderment. “What are the animals on the Queen Guenevere’s ring, Richard?”

“If I remember right, it is the white water horse on one side and the white dragon on the other side. The white dragon is Albion. The red dragon is Y Goch Ddraig. The unicorn is Caliber. I haven’t met the white water horse yet.”

Leviathan speaks up again, “The white water horse is a very special animal that lives in one of the lochs in Scotland. You will learn what the local people call the beast when you get there. Perhaps Brianna will be the one who will finally tame the beast.”

“I’ve never done such a thing in my life. But I will try if the opportunity presents itself, Leviathan.”

Then a dragon memory flies in closer. “Richard, the helicopters are just beyond the horizon!”

“Okay. Everyone gets into position. Leviathan and your sea dragons, stay below the water. If one of those missiles has a nuclear warhead, then we are in very big trouble.”

“Then let’s hope there is none of those coming our way.”

We look to the West. We finally see the three helicopters approaching us.

“Thump . . . thump . . . thump . . . .”

~~~000~~~

A pilot talks into his mike communicating with the other chopper pilots.

“We have the target in sight. Set your HELLFIRE missiles on the largest sea creature.”

“Yes, sir.”

“This is Black Bird 2. I have a lock on the big fish. I’m ready to launch, Black Bird 1.”

“This is Black Bird 3. I have a lock on the big fish. I’m ready to launch, Black Bird 1.”

“Then fire all HELLFIRE missiles! Then I’ll launch the low-yield nuke behind them.”

“That’s an affirmative, Black Bird 1.”

“Fire! Fire! Fire!”

~~~000~~~

Then we see at least a dozen missiles fired at us. Then I see a lone missile behind the main group.

That’s a low-level nuke warhead, Richard.

“Oh, crap, Captain. The Creator just told me that is a low-level nuke warhead behind those missiles.”

“There is nothing we can do, Richard. We are dead.”

“Not yet, Captain. Not yet. Go, Dragons of Earth and Twainor! Go! Ryujin! Don’t lightning blast that last missile!”

The dragon memories fly toward the missiles. They swallow the missiles and contain them. Then it explodes within their bodies. Their bodies light up like the sun.

One of the HELLFIRE missiles gets past them. Ryujin quickly sends a lightning blast at the missile. It blows up in the sky.

The fire from the explosions spread out very quickly. I see the flames approaching the boat very fast. I put my hands on the transom of the boat. I concentrate on my yin side. Come on, I need dragon wings now! I visualize the dragon wings in my mind. They sprout very quickly. I look up with glowing golden eyes. I take off in the air. I hover in front of the boat waiting for the flames. Then I start to beat my wings very fast while I’m hovering. I create a wall of wind. The flames stop coming nearer to the boat.

Then the real sea dragons come into blowing their own flames at the explosion. They redirect the flames into a pattern to keep it under control. Then they blow the flames upward into the sky where it dissipates in smoke like a mushroom cloud.

I then hover back to the boat. When I’m five feet above the boat, the wings retract quickly as I fall toward the boat. Sensei Chou and Qiang catch me quickly and set me in the chair.

Brianna rushes to my side. “Are you alright?”

“Oh, that was a little too much, too soon.”

“We are not done yet, Richard. We still have that last missile coming at us.”

I get up quickly to look at the horizon. We see the last missile coming at us. It is aimed right at Leviathan.

~~~000~~~

An executive looks out the window from his high rise office in Charleston. He sees the Coast Guard has left the harbor toward the horizon about an hour ago. He sees the explosions on the horizon. Then a tall tower of flames shoots up into the air before it disappears.

“Well, that takes care of that. Leviathan is dead. Now the rest of the dragons can be killed easily. I’ll send the signal to have Peter’s family killed and the fishing fleet destroyed. I can’t have any loose ends, Sauron.” George then hears a voice within his mind.

“Yes, we must haven’t any loose ends, George.” Hah, hah, hah, not only is Leviathan dead, Richard the Omega Unicorn is dead as well. I love it when a plan comes together! Hah! Hah! Hah!

Mr. Weisenthall looks at the control box on the desk. He looks at the red button.

“Push the button, George!”

Mr. Weisenthall steps away from his desk. He begins to pace in his office. This is what I’ve been planning to do all along. I want to be the number one provider for the Eastern Seaboard. Then when I get big enough, I’ll buy up the rest of the ports in the other countries.

That’s right, George. You want to be the number one ruler of the Atlantic Ocean.

~~~000~~~

“That’s a confirmed hit on the dragons.”

“No, it’s not, Captain. They are still flying toward us!”

“That’s impossible!”

“Turn around and head back to the mainland! Now!”

Then they see dragons flying toward them very fast. They wrap their bodies around the helicopters to bring them down.

“No! This is impossible!”

“We can’t kill them!”

“Where did these dragons come from?!”

“Bail out! Bail out!”

The men jump out of the helicopters before they hit water. They quickly inflate the rafts that are thrown out. The choppers sink beneath the waves.

“All that remains is that one missile, sir.”

“We are toast, Captain.”

“Say your prayers, men.”

~~~000~~~

I look at the missile screaming toward us. I get an idea. “Armor on!”

My armor comes on me like magic. “Croin! I need your wings! I don’t have enough energy to do it by myself. Fly me parallel with the missile!”

“Yes, Richard. I’m coming.”

Croin comes within me. He extends his wings and lifts me off the boat. He has his head above mine. “What’s the idea, Richard?”

“I’m going to shoot ice darts at the missile. Hopefully, it will stop it cold.”

“I understand, Richard. Then we can dispose of it properly.”

“Or send it back to the person who ordered the hit.”

“That should wake them up.”

Croin flies very fast toward the missile. He comes in to fly parallel with it. I look at the gauntlets. “All ice darts! Lock and load in wrist bows!”

I see that is done when the darts appear in the wrist bows. “Rapid fire and return. Reload if it hits the missile or not!”

I take aim at the missile. Then all of a sudden the darts are shot at the missile. “Thwip! Thwip! Thwip! . . . tink! tink! . . .” The few darts that miss, return back to the wrist bow. Soon, I hit the missile at least ten times. It gets covered in ice very quickly. The fire goes out behind the missile. It falls to the water and floats on the surface because of the thick layer of ice on the missile.

“Dragons, keep that missile in its location. Don’t touch the front part of the missile. And don’t let it touch the boat either.”

“Yes, Omega Dragon!”

~~~000~~~

The men in the life rafts see what I did. They can’t believe the nuclear missile is cold as ice and floating on the surface.

“I don’t know about you. But he saved us all.”

“I know, Captain. Now I feel like a real chump for taking this mercenary assignment.”

“So do I, Sergeant. So do I.”

~~~000~~~

I land on the back side of the charter boat. The First Mate comes forward again. “I don’t get it. How did they find us? I haven’t used the signal device the CEO gave me.”

“You have a signal device? Let me see that!”

Peter hands the signal device to Richard.

“Hmm . . . without taking it apart I won’t know how it works. Unless . . . Captain.”

“Yes, Richard.”

“Did you get any new equipment lately?”

“I received my order of floats from the company I buy them from. They arrived two days before yesterday. The floats are for the nets and the crab boxes. I have some of them on board here.”

“Check the floats, Captain. There might be a hidden transponder in some of them.”

“We can find them, father. We have the ears to find the floats.”

“The floats are in the hold below.” The Captain lifts a floor door to reveal the floats, the nets and several crab boxes.

The fairies search the equipment in the hold. Soon they are pointing to three floats. “There are three floats that have a signal being emitted.”

The Captain takes out the three floats and looks at them carefully. “These are not my usual floats.”

Leviathan comes in close, “Richard, there is a submarine coming in from the coast. It will be here soon.”

I look up at Leviathan. “Thank you for all of your help and the gift.”

“You’re welcome, Richard. You did a fine display of the air bending technique to keep the people safe. Learn and grow with it to learn the other elements. You will get stronger as you earn the higher black sashes. We’ll meet again. May the Creator keep you and your friends safe always.”

“The same for you, Leviathan and all of the animal life on Earth.”

We all then give a bow to Leviathan and to the dragons. They bow their heads as well. Then they dive and submerge into the water. My dragon friends memories all fade from view. Croin returns back inside me.

Five minutes later, the submarine surfaces. The hatch in the control tower is opened. Then we see the Commander with a yeoman standing next to him.

“Ahoy! We got word from North Carolina to be here. Is Richard Moore here?”

“That is my name, Commander. Be careful where you run. Do you see that missile there?” I point to it.

“I see it.”

“That is a low-level nuke warhead.”

“What? How did it get covered in ice?”

“I’ll tell you later, sir. Right now the Coast Guard should be showing up soon to take the downed crewmen from the three unauthorized Apache helicopters.”

He turns to find them floating nearby. “I see them, Richard. What are you doing out here in the first place?”

“To have a rendezvous with Leviathan. But right now, I need to use your scanning equipment.”

“Leviathan? So, he is for real. That explains the extra large blip on our radar. Why do you need our radar scanning equipment, Richard?”

“Those three choppers were sent out here to kill Leviathan. I have a transponder device that was hidden on board this boat. I’m hoping to trace it back to the CEO who ordered this hit.”

“Would that name happen to be Mr. George Wiesenthal?”

The First Mate speaks up next, “My name is Peter Goodwin. I’m the First Mate with my Captain here. He contacted me several months ago to do a job for him. I denied it every time. However, the last time was several weeks ago. He has taken my family and hidden them somewhere. I was to use this device to contact him. However, from what I have seen here today, he has no intention of releasing my family.”

“I’m sorry to hear that, Peter. We’ll give it a try, Richard.”

The Captain of the charter boat slowly moves to the side of the submarine. Some sailors extend a rope ladder down from the deck. They take the three floats from the hold and the control device from the First Mate. I come on board with them.

“Welcome aboard, Richard. I’ve heard a lot about you. Don’t worry. Everyone here can hear the Creator’s voice.”

“Thank you, Commander.”

We shake hands before we walk down the stairs into the submarine. We arrive in their communication room. “Men, we need to determine where this signal is being sent. Hopefully we can save some more lives.”

“Affirmative, commander.”

A sailor comes up to me to shake my hand. “I finally get to meet Richard Moore, the inventor of the 3D Server. I heard your company is making several different models.” He smiles at me.

I smile back, “They are complete, sailor. Just place your order to get your sub outfitted with one.”

“Excellent. Then we can do some real computer work out here. Okay, let’s see what we’ve got here.”

The sailor examines one of the floats. He finds the seam to open the two halves. They see a small light flashing.

“Well, fortunately there is no explosive here. Let’s see if we can track that signal.” He turns around and picks up a microphone. He plugs it into the console. He sets the mike on a stand near the device. He turns around to adjust the scope until he has the signal captured. “There it is. Now, let’s map that out.”

He moves to another console. He touches the keyboard to reveal the earth globe. He feeds in the signal into the data base. He sees their location off the East coast of South Carolina. He then sees a signal being received on the main land with a flashing light. He then presses several more keys to get the address of the signal.

“Well, the signal ends at Charleston. The address is for George Weisenthall’s office there. Wait a second. I’m getting a secondary signal from the building. It is being reflected to the harbor.”

He zeroes on the Charleston harbor. He gets another location. He zooms with the satellite imagery. “It is zeroing on that boat in the fisherman’s docks. “

”He must have a bomb on that boat.”

“If he does, Richard. It will decimate the fishing industry there for the independent fisherman. He’s determined to be the sole provider for the entire East Coast.”

“Not on my watch he won’t, Commander. Besides, I’m sure he just violated a bunch of laws with launching that low-level nuke at us.”

“He sure did, Richard. More than likely those three Apaches were used by mercenaries. The HELLFIRE and that nuke are cataloged somewhere.”

“Okay, I’ll take a copy of that address and photo. Thanks a lot, Commander.”

“You’re welcome, Richard. We’ll retrieve that iced nuke out there. I have a question now. How did you get it iced up?”

“Since it is just us here. I need to do some magic for you.”

“Magic? Whoa! The Creator just told me it is true what you can do.”

“Then I’ll show you. Armor on!” Then my armor appears on me in a blink of an eye.

“Wow, that is neat.”

“On my gauntlets are wrist bows.” I show them. “I can set a spell on them to make them act as ice darts. Once it touches an object, the object is frozen. I was able to hit that missile about ten times.”

“I believe you, Richard. Can you get that armor off?”

“Yes, I can, sir. Armor off!” Then my original clothes come back on, and the armor returns back to the trunk of my car. “Well, I need to get going to save some more people.”

“Good luck, Richard. We’ll work with the Coast Guard and contact the Charleston Police station. Are you going to spend the night out here?”

“I will have to now, sir. That will be after this rescue.”

“We’ll contact the authorities to pick up Mr. Wiesenthal.”

“That’s fine, sir.” I’m handed a copy of the address and the photo from the harbor.

We exit the communication room and enter the top deck of the submarine. I step down the rope ladder and back onto the charter boat.

“What happened, Richard?”

“I’ve got to do a quick rescue. Peter, I think your family is held in the harbor. We think Mr. Weisenthall is going to detonate another bomb to destroy the fishing fleet there.”

Brianna moves her hands to her mouth. “Oh, no . . . ”

The men look very hard now.

Sensei Chou looks at me. “You’re the only one who can do it, Richard. Save them and the harbor.”

“I will, Sensei. I will be back. Hopefully, to spend the night out here to relax and do some real fishing.”

“We’ll be here, Richard.”

“Croin, I need your wings again. This time, I’ll be digging deep for what magic I have to disappear in a blink of an eye.”

“I understand, Richard. We’ll definitely need our rest after this one.”

The fairies hover in front of us. “We wish we can go with you, Omega. But come back safely.”

“I will. King Oren, I will.”

“Armor on!” My armor appears on me in a blink of an eye. “Let’s fly, Croin!”

Croin spreads his wings from my body. He has his head above mine.

“Transport!” I disappear in blink of an eye. We race to the Charleston Harbor.

I race across the waters at hyper speed. I arrive in the harbor about five seconds from the charter boat. I quickly find the boat. I fly through the boat walls and floors to find the bomb. I find it in the engine room. I quickly release dozens of ice darts at the bomb, the engine and the fuel tanks. Everything gets covered in a thick layer of ice. The darts return to my wrist bows. Once I see the red light on the bomb stop flashing, I float through the floors to find the family. I see them tied up and blind folded. I float out of the boat. I see several squad cars approaching the docks, including a bomb squad vehicle. The officers quickly run down the ramps to the boat and enter in it.

“Hurry, men. We don’t have much time. The Navy said they are down here. If Richard did what he told them, we should find the bomb frozen by now.”

“Yes, sir!”

From our invisible vantage point, I talk to Croin. “Let’s go, Croin. Let’s find the CEO.”

“Yes, Richard.”

We fly to the building of the corporation. We look around carefully as we pass through the walls and floors. We see several guards by the door of the CEO’s office. “Well, we can’t have them interrupting our talk with the CEO.” I shoot two ice darts at their necks. The darts return to me. The people don’t notice the two guards standing frozen stiff near the doors. I enter in the CEO’s office. I see him hesitating to push the button on the control device.

~~~000~~~

“You have paced around this office for thirty minutes since I told you the first time! Push the button, George!”

“I will, Sauron.”

The CEO pushes the button on the control device. He looks out the window to see the explosion in the harbor. He doesn’t see anything happening. “Uh, nothing happened, Sauron.”

I then appear in the CEO’s office in a blink of an eye.

“Who are you?!”

~~~000~~~

The elevator is going up the top floor of the building. Inside is a group of six officers. There are three from the Charleston Police force and three from the local FBI office.

When the doors open, they are just about to step out. Then the sergeant and Agent Morrison see the guards frozen stiff by the doors. They hear the conversation in the CEO’s office.

Agent Morrison whispers, “Hold still, Richard is in there right now. We’ll go in once he leaves.”

“Yes, sir.”

An officer pushes the hold button to keep the doors open to the elevator.

~~~000~~~

“I have a name. But you have an evil spirt within you.”

“Yeah, I know whom he is. He’s name is Sauron. He’s very powerful.”

Grr . . . I can’t believe it. I thought for sure we got him killed. Something happened out there.

“Well, actually I’m more powerful than him.”

“Hah! What are you, some sort of super hero?”

“Nah! Sauron will tell you what my title is, once I do this!” I aim my gauntlet at him. I shoot an ice dart at him. “Thwip!” “Thoo!”

“Secur . . . !”

“Thwip!” The ice dart returns to the gauntlet.

He stands there frozen before he could finish the word. “I’m sorry, Mr. Weisenthall. They are frozen as well. You have been a bad boy. You hired a bunch of mercenaries to use a nuclear weapon on the high seas. The authorities are coming here to arrest you soon. You have a lot to answer for. I think it might be best that you let the common fisherman have a life. You can’t monopolize the Eastern Seaboard. Competition is very healthy you know. It keeps the prices reasonable for everyone.”

He grumbles through clinched teeth, “Grrr . . . .!”

“Well, I leave you with this final thought. Now my friend, warm them both back up!”

Sauron can’t believe is what about to happen again. “Not again!”

Croin appears above me. The CEO gets wide-eyed when he sees the dragon.

Croin shoots hot flames at the CEO. “FWWOOOOooossshhhh!”

The CEO and Sauron scream at the same time. “Arrrrrrghhhh!!!”

Croin and I are laughing before I disappear in a blink of an eye. I fly back to the charter boat. The water sprinklers on the floor turn on very quickly to put out the fire.

“Arrrgggghh!!! Curse you, Omega Unicorn!” Sauron leaves quickly and returns back to New York City in defeat again.

The CEO screams, “Arrrgghh! Dragons!” He collapses onto the floor on his hands and knees. Smoke rises from his clothes and body as he breathes very hard from the adrenaline rush, “Pant! Pant! . . . .” Water is soaking everything on the floor level.

~~~000~~~

Inside the elevator, the men see the office in flames before it is put out by the water sprinklers.

“FWWOOOOooossshhhh!”

“Oooh. . . . that did it.”

“I think Richard enjoys being a thorn in Sauron’s side.”

“Yeah, we heard him laughing before he disappeared.”

The six men chuckle to themselves quietly. Then they see the guards are waking up as they get defrosted from the water sprinklers. The people rush to the emergency stairwells to exit the floor and the building.

“Uh guards, would you be so kind to turn off the water sprinkler and the alarm? The fire is put out.”

The guards look around to see who is talking to them.

“That’s not a problem.”

The guards walk over to the emergency panel to open it. They turn off the water and the alarm. Then the officers come into the office area from the elevator.

“Why are you here, officers?”

“We are here to arrest Mr. Weisenthall. Also, we noticed there was a fire in his office. It is now out.”

“What? Mr. Weisenthall!”

They quickly walk to the doors and open it. They all walk in to see him on his hands and knees on the floor.

~~~000~~~

The door swings wide open. Charleston Police Officers and the FBI come in quickly to arrest Mr. Weisenthall.

They lift him up. They see his face has cracks all over his face and hands.

“You’re under arrest, Mr. Weisenthall. We have a host of charges against you. The three Apache crews told us what you wanted done.”

“What? They should be dead! Leviathan should be dead!”

“Who’s Leviathan? Do you know a Leviathan, Sergeant?”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about, Agent Morrison. He must be delirious or he has been drinking too much.”

“Yeah, that must be it.”

“I’m not drunk! Someone was just here and did this to me!”

“Well, we are the only ones here who opened your door. The guards outside opened the door for us.”

“I tell you. Someone was here. His name is the Omega Unicorn.”

“Hmm . . . that’s a weird name, Agent. Do you know what he is talking about?”

“I’ve heard of a unicorn, Sergeant. I didn’t see a horse with a horn leave this building. Did you?” Agent Morrison hands his handcuffs to the Sergeant.

“I sure didn’t. Come on now.” He puts Mr. Weisenthall’s hands behind his back to cuff him. “We’ll take care of the locals, Agent Morrison. You can have Mr. Weisenthall, if you like.”

“Thank you, Sergeant. That is nice of you to share your catch. We did catch a big fish here.”

“That we did. That we did.”

Mr. Weisenthall grumbles as he is escorted by the authorities. Grrr . . . This is humiliating. I’ll get my revenge on that Omega Unicorn.

No, you won’t, George.

Who said that? Then he hears silence once more.

Some people watch with dismay on their faces. Some have smirks on their faces. They know it is about time he tripped and fell from his lofty pedestal.

I race back to the charter boat. When I get there, I see the Coast Guard on site picking up the Apache crew members. I see the submarine crews are using a portable crane on the deck to lift the iced nuke missile from the water.

I appear back on the boat in a blink of an eye.

Everyone looks at me with question on their faces.

“Yes, your family is safe, Peter. It was a huge bomb attached to the fuel tank and the engines. I froze it just in time.”

“Thank you, Richard. Thank you.” Tears come down in faces as he hugs me. Then he breaks apart from me.

“I also got to the CEO. I found out that Sauron was in on the plot as well. I froze the guards first before I froze the CEO. Then Croin shot his flames at him. They both screamed in pain. Then the police and the FBI showed up after I left the CEO.”

Everyone laughed and giggled that justice has been done.

“Now if you don’t mind. Croin and I need some rest. How about we do some fishing later this afternoon, Captain? I can really use the night to get a good night of sleep.”

The Captain smiles, “That’s a good time to do it, Richard. I suggest we all break for lunch now. We’ll have some fish and vegetables cooked up for our lunch.”

I walk down the steps to my room. The fairies and Brianna follow me into the room. Once the door is closed, we hug and kiss each other, while the fairies cheer that I was able to save the day. We then sit on the bed to feel at ease.

“You’ve got to tell me what’s it like, Richard.”

“I’ll try, Brianna. First, the heart is racing very fast. But, I try to stay calm through it all so I can think clearly. I flew across the ocean at a very high rate of speed. It can only be done if you are using magic and in the Ethereal Space.”

“But we don’t have that here on Earth.”

“No, we don’t Brianna. I was using what I had stored deep inside my body. The magical energies from the Ethereal Space ore can reside in you for long periods of time. When I get back to the apartment, Croin will stay in the cave carving to get himself recharged. As for myself, I’m relying on myself with what I have.”

“I think I’m beginning to understand what you are going through. I still find it incredible that you could do such things with magic. I know I will be changed once I get on Twainor.”

“But once I get the ores from the Eleven Magi, it will be easier for us to do magic.”

I take the pillows from the beds and put them behind me. I lean back on the pillows. Brianna carefully gets up and tries to get on the bed with me. We giggle and chuckle at the efforts we are making. The fairies giggle and chuckle as well.

“This bed is too small for two people.”

“Yes, it is, Richard. We are better off if we are sitting in chairs side by side.”

“Then let’s do it the other way on the bed.”

“Okay.”

Brianna gets up first, then I get up. I move the pillows to the wall. Then Brianna sits next to me. We have our feet pushing against the other bed. But, now our rear-ends are near the edge of the bed.

“It’s better, but we’ll slide off the bed if we don’t push against the other bed.”

We lie like that for about five minutes. Our constant pushing of our feet on the other bed doesn’t help us to relax.

“Well, let’s check in with the Captain. We might have to fish for our own meal today.”

“Oooh, that’s a new idea, Richard. Relaxing on this cruise and we have to work for it.”

We look at each other quickly and then we smile. Then all of us begin to giggle and laugh.

“At least the fairies have their meals here already.”

“You think that is easy. There are no flowers on this boat. Sometimes, nectar goes a longer way than nuts and fruits.”

“Perhaps I should have brought a bottle of sugar water as well, King Oren. I don’t think changing the water in the water skin to sugar water will be helpful. You use it for a shower and drinking as well.”

“Ugh . . . You’re right, Richard. Who wants to be in sticky clothes all day? We’ll attract the flies very fast. No, we’ll make do, father.”

“I could take a cup of water and add sugar packets if you like.”

“That’s better, mother. We’ll use that for emergencies if we need to.”

“Does everyone agree to Tigress’ suggestion?”

All of the fairies respond with one voice, “Yes!”

“Motion carries. Now, let’s see what is happening on the main deck. I’ll leave the water skin down here in this room.”

We walk up the steps to the main deck. I see a pitcher of cold water on a table near by. I pour out two glasses for myself and Brianna. I hand one to her. We see Qiang and Sensei Chou using the fishing poles on the back side of the boat.

I walk up to them, “Let me guess, we’re fishing for our own meals?”

“That’s right, Richard. Once we catch ours, it is both your turns.”

In about ten minutes, Qiang’s fishing rod bends quickly. “Zinnnng!” He reels in the fish with Peter giving him tips along the way. It takes about fifteen minutes before we see the fish near the surface. We see it is a large snapper.

“The snapper is tired, Qiang. He put up a good fight.”

“So did I, Peter. My hands and arms are very tired.”

Qiang brings it in closer. Then Peter takes the gaff pole to hook in the gills. He brings up the tired snapper and lays it on the deck.

“All right, he’ll make a great meal for lunch and dinner tonight.”

“Can’t I catch another one to take home?”

“Ah. . . . You still have some energy left. That’s no problem. We’ll ice it down for you and have it wrapped to go.”

“That’s great. But, I think I want it cut up out here first.”

The Captain smiles, “That’s a good thought, Qiang. It will be less messy for you back in your apartment. The fish smell will attract the cats really fast to the trash cans.”

“We get the same problem in China.”

Everyone laughs and sees there is no difference in catching fish in other countries. Then we hear another “Zinnnng!” from Sensei Chou. The fishing rod bends downward very fast.

“Oh, oh, you might have hooked a grouper, Sensei.”

“If I can get it on board without breaking my back, I’ll be happy.” Sensei Chou struggles to reel it in. Sensei Chou sits in the chair and puts the end of the pole into the cup. He continues to reel it in slowly. After fifteen minutes, “I can’t go any further. I’m not as young as I used to be.”

“I’ll take over, Sensei. I still have some energy left over.”

“Okay, Qiang.”

The Captain steadies the rod in the cup while they exchange places. Qiang reels in the fish slowly. This time, the effort is thirty minutes. We look over the edge of the boat to see it. Then they see a large grouper swimming nearby.

“It’s a grouper, Sensei. It is a very big one. I can’t wait to weigh that one. I’m going to need help in hauling this one on board. We’ll need the cable and the crane to lift this one out.”

“Okay, Captain.” Peter grabs another gaff pole. He takes the end of the cable hanging from the crane. He attaches it to the hook part of the gaff. He hands it to the Captain.

The Captain bends over waiting for the grouper nearer. “You need to bring it closer, Qiang.”

“Okay, Captain.” Qiang reels in the grouper for another five minutes. Then the Captain sees his opportunity. He quickly puts the hook into the gills. “Now! Reel him in, Peter.”

Peter turns on the winch. The cable brings in the grouper slowly. Soon it is lifted out of the water. Then we see the real size.

“Wow, that can feed us all for days.”

“We’ll need to take a picture quickly and weigh it. We need to return this one back into the ocean.”

“Why Captain? What’s wrong?”

“This is a female grouper. Its belly is very distended with roe eggs.”

“I see, let’s do the right thing.”

We take a photo of the female grouper with Sensei Chou and Qiang standing next to it.

“Now to weigh it.” Peter hands the cable tension device to the Captain. He attaches to the cable. He sees the digital read out as it climbs higher and higher. It then settles on 85 pounds. He takes another picture of the scale and the grouper together. “That’s great. Now we can release it back into the ocean.”

The hook is removed from the grouper. Then the female grouper is lowered back into the water. Once the cable is slack, the Captain pushes a button on the gaff pole. This causes the hook to open and release the grouper. It slowly swims away. We smile that we did good thing today.

“I need to rest up after that, my friends. I’ll try again for dinner in a few hours. At least I know there is plenty of fish on the table today for lunch.”

“That’s right, Sensei. Okay, Richard and Brianna. It’s your turn.”

“Have you ever fished before, Brianna?”

“Only in fresh water, Captain.”

“Okay, that’s a start. Let us know when you can’t go any further.”

“Okay.”

A piece of fish is attached to our hooks with some weight attached. “Okay, let out the lines and let the bait sink down. We are letting the Gulf Stream bring the fish to us for our bottom fishing.”

“Are you saving gas by not trolling, Captain?”

“I am Richard. I have a big week ahead of me. I have a party of five for three days after this trip.”

“I see. You’ll really need to stock up for that trip.”

“That’s right. It’s a lot of food to bring on board. We usually eat what we catch to save on space. We keep the larger fish for the picture taking at the end of the trip.”

After ten minutes, both of our poles bend quickly at the same time. “Zinnngg!” “Zinnnngg!”

“Well, from that sound we probably encountered a school of fish going past us. Reel them in to see what you caught.”

We struggle to reel in our catch. It takes fifteen minutes for Brianna to reel in her catch. A large red fish is quickly brought on board.

“That’s an excellent catch, Brianna. It will taste really good for lunch and dinner.”

“That’s fine. But I better get four more of those red fish. My parents and three bothers will be miffed for not being here.”

“Hah, hah, hah . . . that’s good, Brianna. We’ll catch three more for them and one for your parents. I can have it cleaned and shipped to them with no problems.”

“That’s fine, Captain.”

I struggle for another fifteen minutes before my fish comes in close. It’s another red fish.

The Captain looks at it in the water. “Oh, boy. You have a big red one there, Richard. It might be a record for that species.”

The Captain takes the gaff pole down to the water. He hooks the gill. He tries to bring it on board. Peter sees his struggle. He takes another gaff pole to help him. He gets the hook into the same gill side as the Captain. They bring it on board and lay it on the deck.

“We’ve got to weigh it. Bring the crane over.”

Peter swings the crane around. He attaches the hook and raises the red fish. The Captain places the weight device on the cable. He sees the numbers climb very fast. It settles on 102 pounds before it stops.

“Whoo hoo! It is a record! You beat the old one that was caught way back in 1984. That red fish weighed 94 pounds.”

“Are we putting this one back in, Captain?”

“We are, Richard. This is a big bull, Richard. He is needed out there to keep the school strong and safe.”

We take the pictures of me standing next to the fish and the reading of the weight scale. The hook is removed before the red fish is lowered back into the water. Once the hook on the gaff is released, he swims away quickly.

“Well, we have enough fish for all of us. We’ll get it cooked up in the galley and have a great lunch. We’ll relax for a few hours and try our hand at it again about 4 PM.”

“That sounds fine, Captain.”

The fish is taken down below. Peter cleans up the fish expertly in the galley. The rest is sent down the chute. Quickly, other fish come by to eat what is available. We are too far out to have sea gulls near us. Which is fine for us, they make a lot of racket and noise. There is no place for them to rest out here, except for the boat.

Peter cooks up a great lunch for us. We are given portions from each fish on our plates. There are two vegetables of corn and string beans steamed and placed on the plate. We eat the meal top side on the deck. Six chairs are brought up from the rooms. There are two small tables unfolded and placed near us. We put our drinks of fruit juices on the tables. I also set out my satchel on another table as well. The fairies come around to pick what they want from the bags inside. Once we are ready to eat. The Captain gives the Thanks for the meal.

“Thank you, Creator for this wonderful day. It started out bright and sunny. Then it became dark for a brief moment in time. Now we are seeing the light again and we are alive this day. Thank you for keeping us safe and having Richard and his friends being in our midst. He took care of a problem that was choking the life of the fishermen on the East Coast. May our lives continue as we support our families from the bounty of the sea. I’m especially thankful I get to see Leviathan, dragons and fairies in my life time. They are not myths, Creator. They are very real and alive. Thank you, Creator.”

Peter speaks up next, “Thank you, Creator, for Richard who saved my family. Indeed he will be the Omega Unicorn Dragon someday. Keep him and his friends safe. Thank you for the fish that was caught today. May the bounty of the sea give us our strength each day. Thank you, Creator.”

Then everyone responds together, “Thank you, Creator.”

We eat the delicious meal on our plates. We find the fish very tasteful since it is freshly caught and cooked. We don’t say much to each while we eat. Peter and the Captain are amazed at how much the fairies eat for their size.

“Do you have enough fruits and nuts in the satchel, Richard?”

“I do, Captain. I brought enough for three days. After that, then I’ll have to resort to sugar water for them.”

“I see, that makes sense. They are high burners of energy like butterflies and other flying insects.”

“That’s right, Captain.”

We get done with meal in about thirty minutes. We bring the plates down to the galley where Peter cleans up in the galley. We walk back up to the deck to sit around the tables while we drink large cups of ice water.

“We have a small ice making machine in the galley. We need it for a variety of reasons besides keeping the food and fish cold.”

We talk about many subjects today. At one point, the Captain turns on the radio to catch the latest news. Sure enough, it’s the arrest of Mr. Weisenthall and the mercenaries making the news along the Eastern Seaboard.

“You can’t imagine what a relief it is, that he is caught. His company has slowly dried up the competition. Then he starts raising the prices of the fish. Soon, people are not buying fish in the markets for the restaurants. If he saw that bull red fish that you caught. He would have it gutted and sold for the highest price ever. Also, he would have that female grouper taken in as well. He would sell the eggs for the highest price to the sushi markets.”

“Now with him taken away. The fishing industry will slowly recover. It will take about three to five years for it to recover properly. Even next year will be a better harvest than this year.”

We get ready for another fishing adventure at 4 PM. This time the catches are more reasonable. Brianna catches her four red fish for her brothers and parents. She catches one more for tonight’s dinner and tomorrow’s breakfast. I catch two king mackerels for my efforts. Sensei Chou catches a tuna. He is able to reel it in successfully. Qiang catches two red fish. We get done by 5:30 with all of the pictures taken done as well.

For our sunset dinner, the Captain brings out a bottle of white wine for our celebration dinner. Brianna loves the romantic atmosphere when the music is playing over the speakers. We feed each other pieces of fish while everyone else giggles and laughs at the spectacle we are making.

After the dinner, Peter and the Captain cleans up the fish for us to take home tomorrow and to ship to Knoxville.

We sit on the chairs and look at the night sky. We see the stars shining brightly. We see the arm of the Milky Way Galaxy as it turns in the night sky.

“This is just for your information friends. It is not to be shared, yet.”

“Okay, Richard.”

“Up there in the heavens, I have been to another world called Twainor. On that world I met eleven other races there, besides the people on Twainor. The twelve of us are the Outside Helpers to Twainor. We are not alone.”

“How do they contact you, Richard?”

“With magic and some contact crystals. It’s pretty amazing that it is happening at all. But in fifty years, Earth will get a very big surprise. A group of star ships will come here. We’ll be invited to be part of the Local Group.”

“That’s neat, Richard. Is there some sort of test to be part of the Local Group?”

“There is Qiang. We need to have no wars for one hundred years, anywhere on Earth.”

“Oooh . . . that will be tough to do. We always have wars on Earth.”

“I know Sensei Chou. But the Creator is determined that peace comes to Earth and get its act together. For in the next seven hundred years there will be a war that will end all wars. It is called the Ultimate Last Battle.”

“I see. That makes sense, Richard.”

“I will be helping the Earth redeem itself and get it renewed. I will do rescues from time to time. I will help Earth get ready for that day. The High King in Israel will need my help as he gathers the world forces together. But we know there will be problems. I know Tibet is becoming a haven for some bad people that have encountered my 3D Server.”

“I do remember reading some messages from my friends in China. They are seeing people moving into lands where there is no village or town five years ago. So, that will be one of the battle grounds on Earth.”

“Yes, it will be, Sensei.”

Then we see a flashing light move across the night sky. It stops. Then the light gets bigger.

“Oh, oh . . . that light is approaching us, Richard. Is that a UFO?”

“I don’t know, Captain. I don’t feel any alarms from the Creator in me. Are any of you feeling afraid?”

“No, Richard we are feeling fine.”

“Then it’s possible he or she might be a friend of mine.”

The light gets bigger and bigger. Soon we see the outline of a space craft approaching us. It is the same one as I saw on the previous trips to Twainor and back. Then a panel slides open revealing a light source. Then an image of a face appears in front of it. I smile widely at the familiar face.

“I know a world that has green grass.”

I respond back, “I know a world that has red grass.”