The Dimensional Rift

It has been four days since Michael escaped from Mr. Right, and Rodger was feeling the pressure from Mr. Brandon. Every night when his wife Bobbie would get home he would ask if there had been any progress on the recording only to be told “No. When it is ready you will know.”

On Friday morning when Rodger got to the office he was called into Mr. Brandon’s office once again. This was never a good thing to have happen first thing in the morning. So reluctantly he walked off to the door and knocked. It was not until after being invited in and entering did he find out what was going on.

“The boys in the surveillance room got a brake on that recording.” Mr. Brandon said while looking down at a folder on his desk. “We will be listening to it in just a few minutes to see what is there for sure. You will be there don’t worry.” Mr. Brandon finished seeing the look of horror on Rodger’s face.

“So you have no idea what is on it yet if anything usable?” Rodger asked in disbelief.

“Not yet.” Mr. Brandon replied. He stood from his desk, closed the folder and dropped it into a drawer before speaking again. “Let’s go.” He said as he walked around the desk and out the door.

Rodger rushed to keep up with Mr. Brandon and soon they were downstairs and at the door of the surveillance room. And without knocking they burst through the door. Everyone in the room must have been expecting them because no one seemed to react.

“Good, you’re here. We’re about to start playing the section of tape that we thought had nothing on it.” The guy in the white lab coat said.

Just then Bobbie walked into the room from a different door and walked straight to her desk without as much as a glance in Rodger’s direction.

“Is everything ready Miss. Dose?” The guy in the lab coat asked Bobbie as she logged in.

“Yes, sir.” She said looking around at the room.

The recording started and even though you really had to strain to hear anything. After a few seconds, you could hear some voice.

(The recording began)

“You will not remember any part of what we are about to talk about. Is that clear?” a woman’s voice said.

“Yes,” Rodger replied.

“You are going to tell me everything of what is going on.” The woman said.

“Since Rose’s escape nearly 4 years ago there have been reports of people around the world turning into the same creature as Rose. We have been rounding them up as we find them and trying to find out what is making like that. Some have even been dissected to learn their physiology.”

“My god.” Another woman said.

“They are being held in about half a dozen places around the US and there are at least a dozen countries doing the same. Langley, Ordain, Norris, and Beverly are the four I take new prisoners to.” Rodger then fell silent after this part.

(The recording went silent)

“That is all we have right now,” Bobbie told the room.

“Dear god man you told her everything.” Mr. Brandon said turning to Rodger. Before Rodger could try to say anything the guy in the white lab coat walked over.

“Sir it is Ordain on the phone for you.” He told Mr. Brandon.

“What is it?” Mr. Brandon yelled at the phone. No one knew what was said on the other end but from the expression on his face, it was anything but good news.

“How many?” He said slowly looking at Rodger as he turned white as a ghost. “All of them?” He said dropping the phone on the floor.

“Mr. Brandon.” Someone yelled as another guy ran up to him. “We have reports rolling in from our 6 prisons that all the creatures are gone.” He told the room looking almost as white as Mr. Brandon.

***

(The large screen showed an image of the Earth with 16 black dots in 13 countries around the globe and 2 red dots that were flashing a bit.)

The teams that were on the ground were nearly done and Rose was waiting to hear about her teams on their rescue missions of people just like her. The door to her left opened and Michael came walking in.

“Any word yet on what is going on?” Michael asked. Her face looked as though she had been crying.

“Not yet. I know some of them have at least started but nothing more.” Rose said looking at the giant screen that was Emma. “The emotions you are feeling will get easier to handle as time goes by.” She said as she turned to look at Michael.

(The large screen now showed 10 black dots with 7 flashing red dots and one green dot.)

“I know but I never knew that they were really such a roller coaster. I thought they just said that to make us feel bad.” Michael said meeting Rose’s gaze.

(Now all the remaining black dots had been replaced by red flashing dots.)

“I am afraid not. The worst part is they are all amplified during your periods, pregnancy and sometimes for no reason at all.” She said looking back up at the screen just in time to see several of the red dots turn green.

“What does it mean when they turn green?” Michael asked.

“Well to start they are all black, which means they are heading to Earth. Red is when there is no contact with them and green means they are leaving Earth.” She said as 2 more dots turned green.

Soon all the dots on the screen were now green and Rose pushed Michael out of the way. Suddenly Rose was on the screen with a little black spot above her head. She took a deep breath and then nodded and the spot turned red.

“My name is Rose and even though many will think I am an alien, I assure you I am not. I was born on Earth and lived among you as a human.” Rose was talking like she had a captive audience in front of her. “Nearly five years ago I was turned into this form you now see. Since then many people have turned and some of us found refuge away from Earth on Mars. However, some did not have that option.” Rose took another deep breath before continuing. “These people have been hunted, arrested and imprisoned just for simply being. I have just overseen a rescue of some of these people and I am calling for a meeting of the nations to discuss terms of the release of any I have not yet found. We were all born human and just because we have changed. This does not mean we are any less human than anyone else.” Rose stopped for a moment for dramatic flair and then said “Tomorrow morning I will be going to the American capital to talk to the president of the United States to talk about these issues of the treatment of my people and I invite any other nation to join us in these talks. I thank you for listening to me and I wish you all well.” The spot above her head on the screen went out and she took another deep breath and started laughing.

“Did the whole world see that just now?” Michael asked as she stepped back to be by Rose.

“Yes, Michael. The whole world saw that broadcast.” Emma said sounding pleased.

“Emma, watch for any sign they are responding and let me know if they do. Okay?” Rose said pushing Michael to the door on the left.

Once in the next room, Rose told Michael she could help herself to anything in the ship but she (Rose) needed to sleep for a few hours. Michael walked around the ship and wanted to see every part of it. She had walked through every corridor and every door she could find until she had found one that would not open.

“Emma, why can’t I get through this door?” Michael asked.

“On the other side of that door is the vacuum of space, and as resistant your body might be to the vacuum, it will still kill you.” She said.

Michael decided she did not want to try it, so she walked back to a room that had a TV and some video games in it and sat down and started playing them.