Some were frozen. We saw remnants of spaceships, books/manuals with different writing, clothing, costumes of spatial appearance, and an enormous amount of remains of strange devices and mechanisms. Later the screen was closed. Goro was disenchanted, now he had no doubt in him about the reality. Ami continued: -We are not perfect. Sometimes our ships fall, sometimes we have mortal accidents, sometimes we have been captured alive people from our plants who were injured in some accident and they have been interrogated in depth. This way they learnt long ago here in Kia about the intentions of our civilization, but they cannot believe in such wonder, of course. Goro seemed very confused now. -Let us look at your situation, Goro. If the PP learns of your identity, it is not going to be easy that you can return to a normal life. Do you realize that? -But I have don't nothing… -Can be, but they do not know that; they just know that you could be a track to bring them to know more about us, so if they catch you they are going to squeeze you without revulsion until your last breath, until the last breath of your wife and niece…and can do very bad things to her to make you talk , or may do bad things to you to make her talk. Goro lowered his head, pondered a moment and then protested: -MY LFIE IS DISCARDED…AND ALL BECAUSE OF YOU! Page 161 of 277 -You are mistaken, the mistake is yours. I had warned you not to talk about this matter with anyone, but you did not listen to me and lied to your psychiatric friend that it was all Vinka’s fantasies, when in truth you knew the reality. Also, you tried to violate the emotional integrity and psychology of your niece through the brainwashing which your friend was doing to her. You forced us to intervene to protect her, and things have become complicated, PP appeared, and here we are. -The boomerang is the boomerang - said Krato Despite the words of Ami, Goro did not feel guilty of anything. -YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE INTERFERED IN MY NEICE’S LIFE! -Calm down Goro. It is the other way around. If you read Vinka’s books well, then you already cannot ignore the fact that she came to be born in this world with the purpose of carrying out the literary work that she is doing. It was you who should not have put obstacles in her work and in her feelings. Vinka came to me and we embraced tenderly, forgetting everything else. Whenever we hugged each other we forgot the rest of the world. Contemplating the scene, Clorka pulled out her handkerchief, her eyes wet with emotion. -He is tiny..but seems like a nice boy…she said, putting her finger on my my lips Goro lowered his head agin and began to sob, saying: -I just wanted to protect her!…You should have prepared me gradually to accept so many new truths, understand the situation I am in. Page 162 of 277 That made me emotional. Vinka ran to his uncle and started patting his head. Ami explained : -That is what I wanted to happen that you understand things little by little, but Vinka is very impulsive and goofed up. Everything has become very complicated in this story, but do not be discouraged, Goro, our friendly agents are finding out how much they know about you in the PP, a little luck and they may not be knowing anything and then, to home, to work, to a normal life. Goro seemed to revive a little, a little light shone in his eyes. -Is…Is that possible? How can we know? -Eh, guys, How is it going? THEY ARE LOOKING FOR FINGERPRINTS IN THE PSYCHIATRIC OFFICE, IN THE CAR IN WHICH THEY WERE BROUGHT TO CENTER OF PP AND IN THE HALL WHERE THEY WERE IMPRISONED. -And how is the law of this country regarding fingerprints? Do they take of only the criminals, like in other advanced countries and respect their citizens. -NO, HERE THEY TAKE OF EVERY PERSON WHEN THEY MAKE DOCUMENTS, AND WHEN THEY MAKE OBLIGATORY DOCUMENTS, HERE EVERY CITIZEN IS ON THE FILE… -Rats! -Guak! -Demons! Page 163 of 277 -Heavens! -BUT OUR AGENTS ALREADY DELETED ALL TRACES. -Great! - We all shouted happily except for Goro, of course… -DEFINITELY, THE PP HAS NO WAY TO KNOW WHO IT WAS. We were jubulant and hugged each other with euphoria, but Goro did not show happiness, but he was much calmer now. He embraced Clorka and Vinka, even smiled for a fraction of a second then resumed his habitual vinegar… Page 164 of 277 6 ROMANCE PRIMAVERAL Our terri friends said that now the greatest danger for Uncle and Aunt of Vinka were in that they are a terri-swama couple, that was a very valuable precedent for the investigators, because it would make the search easier. The first thing that the PP was going to do was to look in the archives of the Civil Registry of all such marriages, then investigate them thoroughly and if they should relate to the girl who writes the books on spaceships, then that couple…Oh! But the men infiltrated men said that they had already deleted the data related to Vinka’s uncle and aunt from the computers of the Civil Registrar . This they did it with the help of other agents that works in that area. That made everyone very happy. but soon, Goro and Clorka returned to sleep. Then again we heard the voices of our friends through the speakers: -When you are out of the base we will wake them up. Later the door opened and the terris appeared before us, took the couple in the stretchers and helped us take them to the ship. When they were made to sit in the chairs of the hall, they said us goodbye and we thanked them for their valuable help. They descended and we departed towards Vinka’s house, shooting out of the mountain of rock as if it was smoke. Page 165 of 277 As soon as we left Shaya-Salim, uncle and aunt woke up. Ami did not give them many explanations neither did they ask. The novelty of seeing themselves in a space ship was too much for them. Clorka got emotional for her first “UFO” journey and did not want to leave the windows, but Goro said that it was the same as flying in an airplane and it did not interest him to look outside..What kind of person he was, without grace, his inner child was completely dead, he had lost the joy and fun of flights above the mountains, valleys and the landscapes underneath the ocean, where we dived. -If you stop wasting time, we can be home earlier. - was his only comment on seeing a group of friendly dolphins playing cheerfully opposite our windows… Some time later we six, Ami, Vinka, Clorka, Goro, Krato and I were comfortably chatting in the lounge of the uncle and aunt of my soul mate, as the ship waited invisible and alone over the house. Goro and Clorka learned of the stories which Vinka and I experienced together with Ami, reaching the ultimate adventure in search of the permission so that we could go to live together on Earth. But stone head is stone head, despite everything… -It is okay, it is okay. I agree some things which you have showed me: the space life which is much advanced technologically, the distrust our authorities and the interest for that technology and avoiding other countries to learn about it. The other, the famous Love and everything else, that is debatable..But it is ok. I will bear it like swallowing the pill, because Clorka is already seems like against me…What I do not understand is why these children cannot wait a few years, until they are adults, even though they are “twin souls” (used a sarcastic tone), if this absurdity was a reality. -Would you like to see aunt Clorka only one day a year? asked Vinka. Page 166 of 277 -Well..no, ok…But that is different, we are adults… -Well, then the maximum that I can tolerate, forcing much of my principles, is that this tiny and weak child would come to live with us during her vacations, and that he always comes transformed like a terri or swama, with that strange technology of yours that you possess, because with those ridiculous round ears and those eyes and dark hair..I would put a bed in the room that we used as a workshop in the back of the patio so that he can sleep there during those days and making sure that they never alone. I am respectful man of morals and good manners. I did not like so much mistrust. -Unfortunately - intervened Ami - our time and technology is not a tourism service or inter spacial romance. Every time the Galactic authorities have permitted me to contact with them have done it for pedagogical reasons, all framed within an elaborate Plan at level very above me, and which have to do with the necessary planetary evolutions, not for sentimental reasons. Even if I wanted to, I would not be allowed to do a celestial walk across the stars carrying people in Love… Knowing that made me understand that the future of my sentimental relationship with Vinka had very little protection from “above”. There, only planetary life matters, I continued to think. -I have very less time to show them some things that they and their readers should know, and by the way, let us see how to solve your plaintive separation problems, but this last matter does not belong to the Plan, that is somewhat private. -Do the authorities who invented such a plan do not care our suffering? - asked Vinka with a gesture of disbelief, shock and derision - Do they Page 167 of 277 care for us, Love us, write books and later throw us out there, indifferent to our broken hearts? Ami was much more serene. -What happens is that the authorities know that you two are inevitably destined to meet, either in this life or another. For those who live in planes very close to eternity, a life is equivalent to what we would be for us a week. -But they should put themselves in our level and consider our way of seeing time, if they are that “elevated” - I said with irony. -They also know that attachment and impatience are contrary to wisdom , and also lack of respect - said Ami looking directly at me seriously, making me feel bad. -Ok, I apologize. He continued- And the servers, like you, are supposed to have greater awareness of eternal planets, a greater detachment and a greater patience. The problem is that you are still kids, that is why they you have not yet reached a great contact with your inner being, but that will happen, and then you will see that the inner being is patient, wise, comprehensive and sensitive. That same sensitivity allow you to make contact with your soul mate, despite the distance and time…But for you that is not enough… -Of course not, because I am far way from my inner being, Ami- I said somewhat annoyed, and there need to to have Vinka CLOSE. -And I too want to be close to Pedro - followed Vinka. -That is why we are really trying to soften your uncle’s heart - said Ami. Page 168 of 277 We all looked at Goro to make him feel guilty, but he was put on the defensive. -Get off of the idea once and for all that I am going to authorize Vinka to go to another world without my supervision. Also it is not a legal age, forget it, and there is nothing more to talk. I did too much by offering this kid to come here in their vacations. If that is not possible, it is none of my business, I did what I could and I now wash my hands off like Talikis. And now I would like to go rest. These two days have been very bad for my life, and it is already late. Go lie down in your room, Vinka. This crazy story ends here. You all disappear for ever from my life. You have already put me in many problems and dangers with the authorities continuing to risk my skin with this space entities visiting my house. Good night gentlemen, has been a pleasure. Until never any more! I was altered with such harsh words, I became really desperate. Ami also counteracted, although he tried to appear friendly… -Wait, Goro, apart from the sentimental problem, I still need to take Vinka and Pedro to know some places. Still the main information they need to put in their books is to be shown. Can I come for her early morning? I will bring her back at dusk… -I said that this story ends here, and here it ends! Good bye! To sleep, Vinka. She looked torn as she was driven forcibly by her uncle to her room. I felt that my soul was splitting into two. Ami asked me to calm down, He said that on the ship we would look for a solution, and pushed us gently to enter the bean of yellow light that had just been turned on in the middle of the living room. By the same ray we had arrived from the ship into this room. Through it we went back, through the ceiling, until the ship, invisible above the house. Page 169 of 277 -What kind of impolite, did not even invite us for a cup of something, not even a miserable cookie - complained Krato-Mmmm where is your grandmother’s Cake “Betro”? Here it is..Chomp..chomp..It is not that bad after all this. Crunch, crunch…Glop. But now it is over…What hunger… -And now? - I asked Ami in somewhat accusing way. He also did not look very optimistic. -Let us go to my cabin and with the heart of a good dish and a few good drinks our hearts will be happy - said Krato, licking. -What are we going to do now, Ami? - I insisted Never before did I see Ami so less happy, so hopeless, so human. I almost regretted for pressing him, but my Love for Vinka and my fear of losing her for ever in this life was superior than my consideration towards the poor space child. -WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO, AMI! -WHAT DO I KNOW!- exclaimed, defiantly annoyed, sitting in his chair looking towards the floor. That made a cold run in my back. I understood that Ami was not God. I remembered that he said that they sometimes have accidents and that sometimes die in those accidents and that sometimes things go wrong with them, and it seemed that it was going to be one of those times… what solution could be there? Nothing. Goro was stubborn, inflexible, rigid and Ami had already warned, his computer had already said so. Krato intervened with one of his concerns: Page 170 of 277 -And if we kill goro? For sure you have over there a deadly beam…We turn him into powder and all will be happy… Ami threw a devastating look at him and said nothing, Krato seemed to have reduced to the size of an ant. But after a while, Ami appeared to have had some good idea. It illuminated his face and he said to us: -With so much hustle and bustle I was forgetting what we have to do at this time, so things are solved or improved…Yes, I am a clumsy..My evolution is not much…We looked at him piercingly with our faces full of curiosity and hope. -And what do we have to do, Ami? -Ask God to help us, for sure - he said, extremely excited, but Krato and I did not believe that this can really be a solution and it did not move a single hair of ours. He understood that our faith was not at the height of his. -I tell you something, boys. -Yes? - we asked with much enthusiasm. -GOD EXISTS! - He said aloud, with great surety and happiness. -AND? -Let us us ask him to help us, of course. -Well…we said, like resigned in front of a movie hardly funny. He looked at us as if we do not understand. Page 171 of 277 -I want to say that God is a being…REAL… -Ah. -That you are here, HERE, aware of what is happening… -Ah. -hum - said Ami, a bit disappointed to see our lack of enthusiasm. -It is true that in your worlds you reach up to God in the midst of a terror… -What are you saying? In those moments the ship started to shake. -The mechanisms have failed. WE ARE GOING TO FALL - shouted Ami. That filled us with fear. -AND WHAT CAN WE DO, AMI? - I shouted, holding myself not to collide with the instrument son board. -NOTHING…NOW THERE IS NOTHING TO DO! He said, with a face of terror. I realized that my end had come because were were hundreds of meters high and through the windows were passing clouds at high speed, indicating that we were falling…another deadly crash of an alien spacecraft…Then I closed my eyes and I began to ask God that my end was not painful, that he should take care of Vinka and my grandmother and that to make us be born closer in the new life. Page 172 of 277 Krato also prayed, but aloud: -I ask you to take care of Trask and get someone to deal well with my garden and… In those moments I heard some laughers. The ship had stopped moving. I opened the eyes and saw Ami laughing looking at us. -How wonderful! Only in the face of danger of death god is remembered… There we understood that there was never any danger, Ami caused that to make us remember the Creator. -You have a very clear connection of fear and God, but when everything is going good He is not remembered, and neither when you have problems a little lesser than that of death… We understood clearly that he was right. -Well, even if you are not in the danger of dying, get close to Him in some moments and ask for his help. I repeat: GOD EXISTS. Now we understood what he wanted to tell us. He took us to the meditation room situated in the back. There was only one small light. Krato and I knelt down while Ami stood in concentration. I was asking for help, and suddenly my chest felt very painful: the cry of Vinka…in my chest! and I got a fleeting image. I could see her crying and screaming on her bed, with Goro and Clorka on her side trying to console her. I got up immediately. Page 173 of 277 -Ami, Vinka is crying and shouting! I saw her, I SAW HER! -Then it is real. Let us go to the monitor. We left the meditation room and went running to the command board. Ami switched on a screen. Indeed, it seemed that she was going to have an attack. Clorka was also crying not knowing what to do and Goro had a face completely tortured and terrified. I seemed to read his thoughts, he was torn between his sense of what is right and the fear that the girl will die or go crazy forever. -That is good - said Ami with a light of hope in their eyes - It may also tear the thick layer of hardness from the heart of Goro… -And she can even die! - I said, hopeless. -No, Pedrito, she is not going to die, although now you prefer to die than lose her, but it is very good that Goro is subjected to these pressures so that the hardness of his heart softens. -THAT IS ENOUGH, ENOUGH, VINKA!- shouted Goro. She remained still, like all of us, later turned to him with a look that penetrated him up to the roots of each hair and every tooth. A big sign of interrogation, of hope appeared to be drawn in air in front of Goro, a great and?… -It is okay, Vinkita. -It is ok…what? Can I go to the Earth? -ARE YOU CRAZY? Page 174 of 277 -BUAAAAAA!!! -QUIET VINKA, QUIET! I do not permit you to leave for ever, but to go with Ami until he shows you what needs to be shown. We were left in silence, because that took us by surprise. It was not something that made us jump of joy, but rather something. -Did you see? God helped us. It always works. -That gives us time - exclaimed happily Krato. -Yes - I said. -Time for what - asked the same Krato, without knowing why he had said that earlier. -Well… to be with her…to…to see if thing improve, what do I know? - I said. -So that we go where we need to go and hopefully by then Goro’s heart has softened a bit more - said Ami, visibly excited. Clorka smiled happily, may be not because that would be a solution, but because at least the girl could come out of the attack and for now she was not going to die. A smile appeared on the lips of my Love. -Promised, uncle? -Promised, but with a condition. What? Page 175 of 277 -Well..umm… Nothing of…things sinful with that child of the Earth.. Vinka started laughing, and I too. We never touched on that subject, but I thought of doing those things well, when appropriate, getting married and things like that. And I felt that for her too it was something very important and worthy of respect. Then I checked that it was true, that she too thought like me. Well, for something we are soul mates… -Promised…she said, approaching to give him a kiss on the face. We all sighed with relief and joy and then laughed releasing the tension, in the ship and the house of Vinka. -Thank you Goro, Tomorrow we will wait for you at the same place like always, Vinka. Good night- said Ami talking over the directional microphone. I kept thinking about an intimate relation between an earthling and on Kiana. Perhaps, they would have another type of organs, or located elsewhere…what did I know. Some information on this subject I had acquired the last time. And not only at school, because amongst my friends, there are some that appear with magazines…and others tell jokes and stories related to that topic. I was not so innocent as before, but I repeat that I was interested in doing things right, at the appropriate time and in a Love relationship. I decided to ask Ami in the ear, so that Krato did not meddle and did not come out with one of his antics, but I did not necessary. -Yes you can - responded to my thoughts - but you cannot reproduce, without a genetic adaptation. -Who, Ami - asked Krato without knowing what our friend was talking about. Page 176 of 277 We did not pay any attention to him and I asked mentally: -And will you do this adaptation?” -Would you like to have kids? -Me? Ho, ho, ho! For that ,f first I need a wife. Ho, ho, ho! I think yes, like everyone else. -First let us see what Goro decides. KRato did not understand anything and still believing that Ami spoke to him… -Ea… and what does Goro have to do with my private matters? -And if he grants permission, would you do this genetic operation? -To be a missionary is a task that often demands so much, that it is not always possible to attend the children well.. -Missionary, I?…Ah, it is true, parabolic child…I understand Ami…But it would be nice to have a baby with pointed ears… -It would be more beautiful if no child dies with empty belly, and for that it takes more Love in the world and for that more work is needed on the part of the missionaries… -You are right, Ami - said Krato- When he discovers what I did, I’ll be stuck in the middle with what I will do. -Regarding empty belly, could we go to my cabin? I am hungry… Page 177 of 277 -We better go to the Earth, I have just learned that the grandma of Pedro, full of hope and optimism, prepared dinner for five. Ho, ho, ho! -Then there will be something to brighten up the heart…and a nice old lady…Go immediately, interplanetary child. Ho, ho, ho! Krato rubbed his hands happily. I, almost felt the jealousy again, but it was something automatic that came into my mind by habit. When I realized that, I remembered that I was wrong to put obstacles into her privacy and I was quiet, without feeling any discomfort. -Very well, Pedrito, ver well1 - said happy Ami. -Thank you, Ami; I just hope that she does not end up being boiled in a hot sauce… A bit later I remembered that when we were in the mediation hall I could see Vinka crying and asked Ami how I could see her inside me. -Because you are united by Love, and before a bond so powerful, in moment of emergency those senses of which we spoke earlier are activated.Look, we have arrived. The ship was invisible over our house by the sea. The sun was setting. It was early. We got down in the darkness of the backyard, knocked the door. When my grandma opened, only I met her first. Without saying anything I put a translator audio phone in her ear so that she could understand Krato. With Ami it was not necessary because he could speak English although with a strange accent. Later I signed both of them, who were hidden, and later she heard a triple “SURPRISE!!” and saw three happy smiles from ear to ear. Page 178 of 277 But Krato had no manners, was a brute. He came forward with a red rose in his hand. Apparently he plucked it from the garden without us seeing it, approached my grandma and to the ear but with a strong voice, told the following: -I HAVE TRAVELLED THE UNIVERSE TO FIND THE LOVE OF MY LIFE! - and gave the rose, with a smile full of teeth and red and wet lips. I thought that my poor grandma had her culinary appetites awakened….But she did not seem annoyed; on the contrary with great intensity and joy, received the flower with emotion and said: -Thank you, very friendly…Come in..come in..Now I have the proof that God is God of earthlings and extraterrestrials… -Yes, grandma- said Ami- There is only God, creator of the entire Universe and all the creature that inhabit it. -That is why he granted me this wish.. -Which wish, grandma - I asked entering the living room. -That you should all come to dine with me tonight. If He was only the God of this world, only Pedrito would have appeared because He would not have any authority over Ami or Mr Krato…But vinkita did not come…She was not given permission? of course, she is still a child. Then she looked upwards and continued: -I have a part of my wish still, Saint Cirilo, incomplete. Never has He failed me…I do not know what is wrong now… -Was it not God, grandma? Page 179 of 277 -Yes, but Saint Cirilo is like a telephone that I have to talk to God. It is very miraculous…And why don't you communicate directly with God, grandma? -Nooo…He is very busy to be bothered for an answer over phone for small and selfish desires of an old woman. As Saint Cirilo lives closer to Him, he knows when He can be reached without troubling Him, and then he tells what I wish… -Well…said Ami- Finally, each one puts on himself limits which they consider more convenient…But I inform you, dear madam, that God has a central phone that He can attend directly and simultaneously as many calls as souls there are in the Universe. -I know, Ami, but we must also give work to the saints and angels. Is it not? Those poor people may feel that they do not serve anybody if we do not give them some job… Ami laughed out loud hearing that, but Krato agreed. -Quite rightly, my dear…What is your name, beautiful lady? Lilac, but my friends call me Kily.. -Lily!…What a beautiful name! Don't you have something to lift the spirit out out here adorable Lily? -Oh yes, would you like the Bible? -Just a cup, to try… Ami and I were dying of laughter. Later we explained to my grandma that Krato was talking about something to drink. -Oh, yes, it is not lacking. Wine for Mr. krato and … Page 180 of 277 -Only Krato, Lily, if you do not mind… -Oh, thank you very much, Krato…And for you apple juice, am coming. She returned with a tray that had two common glasses, with juices and a very fine glass containing red wine. I hope that his brand is to your liking, Krato… -Oh yes, if it was chosen by you, then it is to my liking…what a wonderful color! To see what kind of drinks are invented on this planet… He smelled it, tasted it, put up a happy face and said: -Mmm…This is so good! and very refined…Ideal for accompanying meat juice. -This is made from some fruit, right? -That is how Krato is and by now he has finished his drunk interplanetary tourism. But my grandma seconded him in his bad habits: -And a glass of sherry as a appetizer… -No, grandma, he is taking the appetizer now. -Well…then a cup of liquor of mint at the end of everything, is good for digestion… Krato seemed happy, like someone who has found a treasure. Page 181 of 277 -A wife like her would make a terri happy until toothless..Would your remarry, quintessence of lady? -Yes, if the right man appears…-she responded, battling eyelashes coquettishly, I thought romance between old people was quite ridiculous. -For your age…grandma… Ami intervened: -To you she looks VERY OLD, because you are a kid, but she is still very young Pedrito. -“Young”! -How old are you, grandma? -It is…I just happen to have a five ahead… -And that you say “young”, ha,ha,ha!- I laughed hard -Just 500 years! - exclaimed Krato very surprised. Ami had to explain them both the differences in time on Earth and Kia. At the end, Krato came out to be 60 Earth years and my grandma had 50. -I estimated you are of 70 years, Krato - she said, surprised. -Very friendly…and you how old are you, “betro”? -12 -So much! I calculated 8… Page 182 of 277 My blood boiled. -Do not fight - intervened my grandma- Let us go to the dining room. When we entered I thought we were in the wrong house. That seemed like a banquet table…White tablecloth with lace, thin cups, embroidered napkins, candles, flowers and a verity of colorful and beautiful dishes. I could not help but admire the tremendous faith of my grandma. She prepared everything without having any surety that someone else would come that night…And she was right. -What table elegance, my dear Lily! -thank you so much, Krato, you deserve no less. Not anyone receives the visit of spatial beings for dinner…The chicken is coming out of the oven. -CHICKEN! Do not tell me that I am going ot have to put up an act of cannibalism on this table, grandma. -But for you I have prepared salads, Ami. -I thank you for it..but gotta just see a not very nice spectacle…would you like to see someone eating similar converted into roasted pieces, on the tip of fork and knife? -For us, a chicken is not the same, Ami. -But for me it is, Lily, and that is a corpse, and you are someone eating a deal body. -Bueh…neither do I want to be a spoilsport. But do not blame me if I have no appetite. Page 183 of 277 -Do not worry, as you say, you astronomical child. These animals are very good, very helpful, are happy when they have the joy of feeding us, because for them we are gods:Ho, ho, ho! What Krato did did not make Ami happy. -And would it make you happy if you were fed your skin to some God? -But of course! How will it not be better to be fed to a God than to worms…It would be a joy , an honor - lied Krato and then later stopped laughing. When we were seated an the old man was about to sink his tooth into a golden brown leg, Ami said: -If we want that we never lack food, we thank God. -Sir God you are a genius , many thanks for this food - said impurely Krato, then he gave a big bite into the chicken. There was heard a “crac” and later a “ayyy” -This has a part inside! I think a tooth broke.. -That happened for not giving thanks like I said - said Ami with a mischievous air. -That is the bone, Krato: you must eat only the meat around it.. -Puaf!- said Ami looking the other way - Do not get into forensic details… I felt that I was in a type of sacred dinner, because it was the first time in many things, for example, that Ami was having dinner at my home, another extraterrestrial, although not evolved, dined at home, my Page 184 of 277 grandma came drowned in “interplanetary romance” and with a romance in the view also. It was to celebrate; however Vinka was not there..That is why, deep inside, I was rather sad. It was a feast, but she was not there, and not just that, also our future was in danger thanks to insensitive Goro, terri, ultimately.. Ami, learned what I thought and told my grandma everything. -You need to have faith, everything is going to be fine, so tomorrow prepare I will prepare a bed for the girl int he room that we left. I was almost filled with sweet illusions to hear that, to imagine my beloved living with me in my house, but as the disappointments hurt, I preferred to keep my feet on the strong and real earth. -Do not dream, so much grandma, you do not know Goro… -I do not know him, but God yes, and I know that. He puts all those obstacles to test our faith, but it is a strengthening exercise for you both. I know that all will be fine. He is not that bad, did not put you together to later prevent your union. When he gives thirst, he puts the water nearby… Some “beeps” sounded in one of the devices that Ami had on his belt, interrupting my grandma. -Emergency! - said alarmed, and responded - Tell me, WHAT? when?…Let us go from here! -WHAT HAPPENED - we asked, dead of nerves. -Obstacles. Let us go to the ship -WHAT HAPPENED! Page 185 of 277 T-HE PP came to the house of Vinka and took the three to the armored canopy.. -Guak! -Holy heaven! I think that if I was more older it would have given me a heart attack. -BUT HOW…IF NOBODY KNEW! An unfavorable coincidence - explained Ami before the open door, by pressing its remote control until the light yellow ray appeared- Amongst the guards who carried the detainees yesterday uncle and aunt of Vinka from the office of the psychiatrist was one who lives very close to the pharmacy where Goro works. He remembered where he had seen him. They found at the pharmacy, and that is it, they caught them by surprise when they were asleep. But do not despair. We have method to rescue them. -Are you sure? Sure. Do not worry. Calm down, trust me. Come on, entering the ray of light. -And me , Ami? I would like to help - my grandma said. -Not needed, stay out of here - Krato was on the prowl. I will remain here to accompany her… Ami thought a moment and said: -Okay, but it is not known how long we were are going to take… Page 186 of 277 Now I was aware that Ami was not perfect, that it was not impossible that we may never return.. -and I do not want the people here to see those ears and calls the local PP. Can you imagine? Running here and there…Nooo…thank you , so come into the ship for a moment, I will slightly change your appearance. -GOOOOD! - Krato was happy, but I had a knot in the stomach over the fate of Vinka, although, on the other hand, relied much on Ami. This prevented me from despair. Also I felt much curiosity to see how the old man of Kia would look after transformation. Ami told my grandma that we would be back in 10 minutes and we 3 got into the ship. Once there he started to operate a computer. A figure of Krato appeared on the 3D screen. -Ea…That guy looks like me!…Although he is much more older. -That is you Krato and that old you look - I told him.. -Oh…then immediately change that old skin, nuclear child. Ami started to put the orders talking to the computer. -Apply White Earthling Template - he said, and the figure in the screen acquired the traits that are perfectly normal in a white person on this planet. It was the same face of Krato, but “terrific”… -Do you like this face, Krato? -Mmm. a little more younger…Can it be? -Hum..I should not do it. Let me ask something at the level of the authorities.. Page 187 of 277 He typed some keys, waited a bit and then appeared signs on the screen. -Yes, your are permitted. -GOOOOOD! -I think they felt sorry… -Of me? -No, of Pedro’s grandma, who does not deserve such an ugly old man..ha,ha. -Very funny…come on, stretch my beautiful face, molecular child. -Blur features - Ami ordered, and the skin appeared enough stretched. -Yes, yes, another little more now.. -Only that, Krato. -How selfish..and now get these reeds more pink. -black, you mean to say. -Yes right, here the hair is of other color. -Darken the hair two degrees- and the reeds darkened a bit. Krato was not happy. -Can you not make that 500 degrees? Page 188 of 277 It is good like this, and now your eyes will be blue and not violet. -Now stay still, magnificent, done. Instantly he converted into the being on the screen. There appeared a man of around 50 years of age, but very well preserved. -Will it hurt, Ami? -You are already transformed, Krato, look at yourself in the mirror. -Guak! Ho, ho, ho! : But do I not look ridiculous. -No you look very good - I comforted Krato. -And later you will get clothes of this world - Ami said as we returned home. My grandma really liked the change. -What a handsome young man…Krato… -Ho, ho, ho! He did what ever he could, dear Lily… -and now we leave with Pedro. -Eh, AMI, when walking past Kia , take a look at Trask, it has not eaten the entire day. -Ok, but do not expect us very soon… -I know that you will return with Vinkita, and this very night. Saint Cirilo never has failed me. Page 189 of 277 -And so go with faith, children. I will wait for you until late with dinner ready for Vinka. Ami felt compassion and did not want to disappoint her. -You are right grandma. But if we are delayed a bit more…a couple of days …or more…do not worry. God guides us and protects us, and so even we are delayed, we will come back and with Vinka safely. -I do not have the littlest doubt, son, but…you are going to come this very night! -Sure, grandma! -exclaimed everyone, pretending surety and optimism because we knew that the reality would be the opposite. We went towards the danger, and nobody wanted to embitter the farewell. To all of us some same tears fell down when we hugged each other. Page 190 of 277 7 BASEMENT OF THE PP During the trip of return to Kia, and after a long communication with our infiltrated friend in the PP, Ami said that there was no person capable of helping us now, because due to the priority of this case, extreme security measures had been activated. All the people were very worried and limited in their movements. -We will have to manage alone, Pedrito. -Go on,…A couple of little boys against one of the most sinister security agencies of KIA… -But we will succeed…Right, Pedro? -Su…..re…And what plan do you have? -I will go down inside the basement of the headquarters to try to kidnap Vinka and her uncle and aunt, meanwhile you remain in the ship. It seemed to me that I was delirious. -Forgive me Ami, but you are mad as hell. From there you cannot leave alive, much less bring Vinka, Goro and Clorka by hand…. He said nothing and stood firmly to teach me some sensational things, for example, how to put the ship into visible and invisible mode, move it back and forth, move it up and down, launch the yellow light, operate the monitor to see Ami always on the screen, directional microphone and other such things. That is why I say that the astronauts of NASA, compared to me…are suckling babies…. Page 191 of 277 Ami was excited to see how fast I learned that I had been taught. -Everything is ready for you to stay in command of this ship during my absence, Pedro; but I hope that you will not have to do anything, but simply wait, and activate the yellow beam if necessary. We might to stay just over an hour, if everything goes as planned. Then crossed a horrific shadow through my mind: -And if you do not return any more, Ami?... How do I go back my world?… -Do not you worry, ha, ha. That will not happen - he said, trying to display absolute security, but it did not convince me. I knew that that horrible possibility existed, although I was also reminded that it is better to keep the mood high, be more optimistic, and I didn’t insist on dark scenarios. We arrived at the barracks at headquarters of PP. We kept ourselves invisible over the building where Vinka and her uncle and aunt were, although they were several floors underneath and protected by shielding walls. -Shielded with lead, Pedro, and our vibrating probes cannot penetrate that dense metal, therefore, will not see our friends by monitors, and the least, tele-transport them. -So I will not be able to see what you do there down below. -Correct, but you will be protected with this - he said, lifting a dash board. Appeared below a drawer that contained only one object: a thin cylinder or metal wand that looked like a pen. He took it out of the drawer, put it on his palm and he touched a point with his thumb, then Page 192 of 277 the wand seemed to ignite with a golden light, becoming a luminous object, one as a small and shimmering sun. -What a beautiful thing, Ami! What is that? -This is a weapon, Pedrito. -A weapon?!…You use weapons! He began to laugh mischievously. - -Yes, sometimes we have to defend ourselves. Not always do we have the time to use our hypnotic powers, especially when you get above a mob of furious uncivilized people. -Which is just what you could go through down there with the terris of PP… He said nothing. He gave me the object. Front its end came a golden flash that touched my chest. I felt a sweet flow throughout the body and I was happy, quietly happy, finding that life was something very beautiful, without fear or renewed aggressiveness of any kind. I looked at Ami and I found the most wonderful being of the world. I realized, from something above my everyday mind, that I was standing before a soul of great inner elevation, and appreciated the fact, and I was filled with emotion to have such luck. But Ami was laughing at me. His smile and joy seemed pleasant and contagious, and I too smiled, happy as him, without asking me anything at all. Page 193 of 277 Shortly after I pointed again to the object. There emerged a flash that wasn’t golden, but of a very light green color, then I went back to my normal reality and way of thinking, and it seemed to me now that the artifact could have been anything. -It is backwards, Pedro, connects you with your interior parts higher, blocking your psychological and most primitive terrestrial zones. But of course, this disconnection from the realities of the worlds not evolved, makes it unable for one to lead a normal life in them. The effect lasts approximately ten earth hours, or you disable it, for that you have to press it again until the luminosity discharges, but in the green mode. -I think it s great, Ami, especially when the enemies are not worlds; but if you're attacked by a mob not you're going to have time to go touching them all, one by one… -If I am attacked by a swarm of terris I will do this: He pointed towards a wall of the ship, this time came an object a light blue intensity similar to the flame of a gas burner; when he touched the wall it gave a soft click, and thousands of small golden stars jumped out that were directed at high speed towards all points of the ship. Some reached me and I returned to find that life was something wonderful… -ha, ha, ha. "Do you see? This is a “cluster shot", but this bunch of light not only does not harm one who receives it, but leaves them "illuminated". Nirvana without effort… and does not affect the one who has this object in the hand. He shot a green"ball" and I went back to normal. of PP, but I will not smell like him,. Ha, ha, ha! Page 194 of 277 -Now that's good, Ami! -It Is less prehistoric than the horrific destructive artifacts that the "geniuses" of your planet invent, and does not make you affect a towering change, like them, in accordance with the law of cause and effect. Well, now I have to get ready to become the Lord himself , Tonk, the director-general of the PP. -That stinking monster ? But you're just a child, and he is a fat giant! -You are forgetting something, Pedro: we can change our appearance. -True, just like with Krato. But you cannot change your stature…Or you can?. . -Yes we can. -With surgeries and prosthesis? Again he began to laugh. -No, Pedrito, just by changing vibrations. -Ah, of course… silly me… and how you are going to do to have more weight, more kilos? -more body mass? It is not necessary, just that I look more huge, and it is very easy for our instruments, that in less than a second can make a person look the way they want. You already saw what happened with Krato and the return to the normal state is just as easy. Here on this computer I have the energetic bio-profile of Mr.Tonk, and that is enough. Ami operated a few commands and there appeared the three dimensional image of the unkempt terri. -When you press this key, plop, I will become a carbon copy of the head Page 195 of 277 -Fantastic! -In exactly two minutes, Tonk will have a directive meeting that will take about half an hour. I am counting on that time to impersonate him, trying to get to our friends and return with them to the conveyor beam of this ship, which you will activate, and four of us will be here. -Ja!... how easy… -Everything will work out wonderfully well, Pedro, you're going to see. Now, press the key, and do not be alarmed when you see my new appearance, I will be myself, even if I have another voice. -Let’s do it. When I did that, Ami was transformed before my eyes in the awful terri, who directed his view toward me. His gaze did not resemble that of Ami in the least. With a strong cavernous voice he said: -ARE YOU AFRAID, Pedro? -Uy! Emm… E-you are, y-o-u Ami? -OF COURSE I AM. DO NOT BE AFRAID. And I am now going towardS the YELLOW LIGHT THAT YOU ARE GOING TO TURN ON NOW. I did so, according to HIS prior instructions. THE Ami-terri headed toward the light saying: -DESCEND THIS SPACECRAFT UNTIL THE LIGHTNING PENETRATES DEEPER LEVELS, AS DEEP AS ITS CAPACITY TO Page 196 of 277 PENETRATE, ABOUT TWO FLOORS ABOVE VINKA, AFTER THAT I WILL SEE HOW I MANAGE. I felt chills before the inevitable proximity to the danger, very frightening for him and for me… -How do you know that you're not going to stop right in front of a terri that will see you arise from nothing? -I HAVE TAKEN SOME PRECAUTIONS. I'M GOING TO APPEAR IN A ROOM WHICH AT THIS TIME IS EMPTY. WISHING LUCK, AND THEN TURNS OFF THE LIGHTNING WHEN I AM DOWN THERE. SEE YOU SOON. I looked at the monitor to see if he had arrived. There he was, inside a small infirmary. There was no one else in this place. I turned off the lightning and heard the resounding voice by a speaker of the monitor: -When I move to the lower levels you can't see me, then you must have patience, and faith… Those were the moments of greatest danger in my life. Any error of AMI, any incident, and goodbye, drift to a world always inhospitable, in a ship that I didn't know how to make it back to my world. In the best scenario dying next to Trask in the lonely hut of Krato, if the ship was capable of reaching there without any reference. But without Vinka by my side, knowing that worst would have happened to her… “No, in this case I prefer to die at once", I thought. Page 197 of 277 I listened to the laughter of the Ami-terri, who, in spite of over a distance and of his appearance, was not losing neither his good mood nor his aptitude to read my thoughts: -Always such an optimist, Pedro … The child of white, now turned into false chief of the PP, went out of the infirmary in the precise moment in which two terris were happening to pass over there, being surprised for the unexpected presence of their highest chief in those cellars. The first adverse contingency … A knot formed in my stomach. The things began to go out badly from the very beginning of the operation … Ami went forward to question them: -Ea, you two. Where do you go? -TO THE BLUE SECTOR, CHIEF. -Leave that for later. I need you with me so that you can help me. Come, please. The men were going to do it, but something seemed rare to them. There looked a second and one of them said: -FLAGS OF WAR! -What for do you need flags?– Ami asked innocently. For my horror, the men extracted their weapons and covered my dear friend. I understood immediately that “flags of war” was a security key, and that Ami was not knowing the answer, the password. The second adverse contingency… Page 198 of 277 -HANDS UP, ONE MOVEMENT AND YOU ARE DEAD! Ami did not have time to extract his "weapon" of pocket, to release the beams of happiness. A terri had taken it from behind with an arm on the neck and a weapon aiming at him in the temple, while the other was twisted Ami’s arms to the back and handcuffed him. I was terrified, dead of fear. -Do not look at him in the eyes, this idiot is one of them. They are capable of hypnotizing with sight. -Be looking at the wall, you worm! If you turn you are dead. And you enter the infirmary to look for adhesive tape to cover his eyes and mouth. Later we will sound the alarm. The button is at the end of the corridor. The main thing is that this extrakiano invader can neither look at us nor say anything. But the adhesive tape might not cover the powerful mind of Ami … When the man moved away I could see that my friend was concentrating intensely with closed eyes. Then, the man who was with Ami, kept his arms down with the movements of a robot, put the hand in Ami-terri’s pocket, took the weapon of rays and pointed towards the half open door of the infirmary. A blue flash was seen and a beautiful bunch of fast golden points scattered in the corridor and the interior of the infirmary. With that came out the other terri showing a calm smile and a look full of Love … -Oh … oh … Let us free the hands of this wonderful being … - he said, and proceeded to release to my friend. The other was petrified. His mind was depending on the will of Ami, but the beams did not affect him because he had the object in his hand. Page 199 of 277 Ami separated his fingers gently, took the cylinder and directed a beam to him. The face of the terri was illuminated. -Oh … What being of the highest evolution … - he said enraptured while taking delight in contemplating of Ami. Other was idolizing him with a smile that seemed idiotic to me. -He is a saint … is an angel … What a fortune to be able to contemplate one of them so closely … Then I remembered that on my world many spiritual thoughts produce weakness, that's why they move away from them and choose brute force or material power as a resource of protection or predominance. But here were two of the most fierce men of Kia, who, in spite of the innumerable trainings in martial arts and in use of the weapons they had, were completely in favor of Ami, who had not chosen the way of the brute force in his life, but that of the interior development … Tell me what happened with the key – he ordered them. -Oh … Yes. It was changed a few minutes ago. “Flags of war” it must be answered with “Flaming bigheads” – answered the man of the PP, pleased for being able to help. -What was that made you doubt me and to decide to ask me for the password? -Oh … Your soft voice and so kind manners … Here nobody says "please", regrettably … -Ah, now it is clear, it is difficult to me to be such a beast … -also, Tonk has a very ugly smell … Page 200 of 277