Theteamplacedtheirfeetonthefamiliarsoiloftheearth.Itfelt


    likeaneternitysincetheyhadlastbeenhere,butinrealityithadonly


    beenaboutthreemonths.ForApril,Ryan,andBilltheplanetsgravity


    feltoddlyheavierthentheyrememberedfrompriorspacetrips,but


    whatdiditmatterifitwasnotcausingthempain.


    “Welcomebacktoearth,howdidthemissiongo?”Cameracrewswere


    recordingtheevent,asthiscouldbehistoryinthemaking.Theoneasking


    thequestionwasthepresidentofearth.Aboutfiftyyearsago,anewcontinent


    wasforming,thiscontinentwasintheverycenteroftheearth,andiswhere


    mattersfortheentireworldwouldbedealtwithinthefuture.Itwasonly


    abouttenyearsagowhentheworldsbaseofoperationswasformed.


    “Wefoundaplanetthatcan,andhashostedlife?”Ryanasthecaptainanswers


    theworldpresident.“Thatisgoodtohear.Themissionshallbegininthreemonths


    time.”Ryanwasstillworriedaboutwhatcouldhavehappenedtotheformerlife


    onthatplanet,buthedidnotmentionhisworriestothepresident.


    Ryanandthepresidentshookhands,bothRyanandthepresidentfeelasmall


    staticlikeshock,butneitherofthemgiveitanythoughts.Ryanreturnstohis


    team,AprilhasofferedtogivebothBill,andRyanaridehome.


    Fivedayspassby,eachdaytheteammembersfeelalittlebitheavier,and


    cannotunderstandwhy.Theyhavenoticedhoweverthateverytimethey


    comeintocontactwithanewperson,orotheranimal,asmallstaticshock


    isdischarged.Throughouttheworldsparkslikethesestarttospread,and


    themajorityofpeoplenoticethat,itfeelsliketheyweighmore,butchecking


    theirscales,thisisnotthecase.Thosethatdonotfeelheavierfeelmore


    energeticandfulloflife,likeneverbefore.


    Amonthgoesby,manypeopledie,anditisnotknownwhy.TheremainingThis novel''s true home is a different platform. Support the author by finding it there.


    people,asidefromtheoneswhofeelmoreenergeticthatis,canbarleymove


    now.Aprilisoneoftheonesthatcanbarleymove,bothRyan,andBilldied


    fourteendaysago.(RightRyanneverdidreadwhattheA.I.translated.)


    ThinkingofBillAprilsendsamessagetotheA,I.“A.I.pleaseprintoutthe


    translatedbookfromtheplanetthathostedlife.”“Willdo!”Afterthemessage


    hadbeenconfirmed,Aprilfeltafamiliarstaticdischarge,andsuddenlyall


    thepowerinherhomegoesoff,andhercommunicatorstopsfunctioning.


    (Maybesomedaysomeonewillfindtheprintoutofthebook.)Therewas


    notmuchAprilcoulddobutthinkthat.(MaybeBillhadbeenrighttohave


    physicalnotesandfileslayingaround.)


    Amongtheoneswhodiedwhereallformsofgovernment,healthprofessionals,


    whothoughtthatdrugsandmedicationweretheonlywayapersoncouldbe


    healed,andallleaders,whichalsoincludedcrimeleaders.Theworldwasleft


    withonlytheonesremainingtotakechargeofthemselves,andtheirfamilies


    iftheyhadanyleft.


    LuckyforAprilthatshehadagreenhouse,whichdidnotrelyonpowerand


    hadfruitsandberriesthatwouldgrowbackeveryday,thankstosomegenetic


    alterationstothem.Beenbarleyabletomove,sheknewthatthiswasthebest


    spotforher.


    NoteveryonewasasluckyasApril,andsoonerorlatertheywouldendupdying


    ofeitherstarvation,ordehydration.Amongthepeoplewhofeltmoreenergetic,


    itwassoonrealizedthatallofthemhadsomeformofpsychicabilities,prior


    towhateveritwasthathaddonethistotheworld.Thiswasbroughttoattention,


    whenpeoplenoticedthatalotofprofessionalmediumswerestilldoingtheirjobs.


    Italsoreviledwhohadbeenfrauds.Alotofpeoplewhereangrywiththemoney


    theywasted,butwhatwasthepointofworryingaboutthatnow.


    Whywasitthephysicswhocouldmovearoundfreely?Thiswasthequestion


    alotofpeoplecouldnothelpbutaskthemselves.Whyweretheyblessedlike


    that.


    Unlikewiththehumans,theanimalswerenotreallyaffectedbywhateverit


    was,alltheydidwasspreaditlikewildflower.Theonlyexceptionwaswhen


    thebirdsmigratedtoacertainuninhabitedisland,andeatplantlifethere.


    Somethinginthesoiltherewasdifferentfromthesoilacrosstherestofthe


    globe,whichcausedthebirdstomutate,andsoonallthelifeonthatisland


    aswell.Forthetimebeing,thenewlymutatedbirds,andotherlifeforms


    ontheislandwouldremainthere.


    Allformsofelectronicssoonstoppedfunctioning,justlikewithApril’s


    home,itwaslikesomeonejustswitchedthemoff,oranelectromagnetic


    surgewasreleasedacrosstheplanet.Onlymechanicaltechnologycould


    functionnow.Bothsadly,andluckily,anyoneneedingelectricaltechnology


    inthehospitaltolive,haddiedwaybeforethetechnologynolongerworked.


    ItallstartedtoclickinApril’smind.(ThisallstartedafterRyanwentdown


    tothatplanet,andthenwereturnedtoearth,butwhydidtheA.I.notdetect


    anydanger?Waitcouldtheirbesomeinformationinthetranslatedbook,


    ifthereis,IamgladIhadtheA.I.printitout.Ihopesomeonefindsit


    someday.ThankyouBillifthatreallyisthecase.)


    Thebookstranslationliesjustundertheprinter,butwhoistosayif


    anyonewilleverfindit.Coulditevenreallyhelpiftheydid?


    FromwhatRyantoldBillandApril,thisdidnotseemlikethesamething


    thatwipedoutthelifeontheotherplanet.ShouldAprilbeworriedabout


    somethingfarworsthappeninginthefuture?