THE AI SQUAD By, Peter Ripley

 

THE USS LINCOLN

The following is a work of fiction, it speaks on mankind starts depending on technology so much that the machine will start controlling our lives to a point, if not managed properly that the computers, and artificial intelligence  will become the ones controlling us, not the other way around, life will imitate art. If we allow it, blindly giving our souls to a computer program!

“   Impressed by Israel's success, the US quickly acquired a number of UAVs, and its Hunter and Pioneer systems are direct derivatives of Israeli models. The first 'UAV war' was the first  Persian Gulf War: according to a May 1991 Department of the Navy report: "At least one UAV was airborne at all times during Desert Storm." After the Persian Gulf War successfully demonstrated its utility, global militaries invested widely in the domestic development of combat UAVs.[14]  The first "kill" by an American UAV was on October 7, 2001, in  Kandahar./ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_combat_aerial_vehicle#:~:text=The%20first%20%22kill%22%20by%20an,drone%20strikes%20in%20five%20years.”

Admiral John Nixon commander of the
USS Lincoln

THE BATTLE DRONES

Our story beings somewhere in the Persian Golf, 2002, on board the aircraft carrier USS Lincoln.  Terrorist captured an base of operations of attack air drones, in Iraq. Now they intend to attack Israel with these UAVS by bombing the capital of Tel Aviv-Yafo, this was before it was changed back to Jerusalem under President Trump. 

The Lincoln commanded by Admiral, John Nixon, just gotten word about the capture of the base, he called his top gun B2 bomber ace, Paul Meadows, to the bridge of the ship for his orders.  

Paul Meadows: Reporting as ordered Admiral.

John Nixon: Yes commander, you and your bombing air group are to fly over the desert of Iraq to track down these UAVS, and destroy them before they launch an attack on Israeli soil, and you are to take you B2 stealth bomber and destroy the captured base, your stealth fighters will handle the UAVS. Time Commander is of the essence, is your crew ready?

Commander Paul Meadows commander of the
USS Lincoln air group

Paul Meadows: Yes sir, were are ready to fly sir.

Then Meadows left the bridge, as the prepare to launch siren sounded. 

Meadows and his attack group took off from the aircraft carrier, on their mission, the B2 bomber group code name was Red Mary.  Half of the stealth fighters went on their mission to search and destroy the UAVS, while the other half of the Stealth fighters escorted the B2 Bomber, Red Mary to her target. 

Commander Paul Meadows flies over the Desert of Iraq
to hunt down and destroy the UAV targeting Israel 

The terrorist were using surface to air missiles from the captured UVA base, against the on coming approaching the on coming strike force.  Meadows radioed base and said, “ Red  Mary to Lincoln we are approaching target waiting for authorization to deliver payload.” 

The Lincoln answered pay, “ This is echo tower, you are authorized to deliver your payload.”

With his escort of stealth fighters under fire by the enemy, he flew his B2 bomber to drop his non nuclear bombs on the base blowing the base up with a single strike. He radioed the Lincoln saying, “ Mission is accomplished all captured UAVS, and base destroyed, heading back to base.” Response from base, “ Rodger that, come home.” 

Then he flew back to base with his fighting wing...

The USS Sariget the first AI run Nuclear stealth Submarine

The first of her class

2023...The USS Sariget  the first Nuclear stealth, submarine, controlled mostly by an artificial intelligence computer system with two android robots, one for medical purposes and one for security of the ship. The ship would be manned by just five crewmen on board. 

Sitting in a board room at the Naval Base in San Francisco which the submarine was station, Admiral John Nixon who now commands the base, tells those attending the meeting about the AI Prototype Submarine. 

In attendance now Captain Paul Meadows, who commands a Nuclear submarine named USS Donald Trump.   He questioned the logic of having a computer controlled with an Artificial intelligence system complete with android robots,  being in command of the submarine, what would stop this AI system from taking control of the submarine and wreaking havoc?  He asked. A technician who was in charge of the project answered, “ There is safe guards that will prevent that from happening, unless war has been declared, then the program will ignore all orders to cease, unless direct command by the President.”  

Captain Paul Meadows then thought to himself, this is bound to turn into a disaster, with this current administration.  

The USS Sariget set sail on its shake down voyage with it's five member crew members, along with its androids, and artificial intelligence system running the ship, one week later, from San Francisco harbor into the open Pacific Ocean, it was to be a two week voyage, heading north towards the Bering Sea. Everything was going smoothly, the stealth submarine was on the radars until suddenly it went black!

The Artificial life form computer Maxj1
Takes command of the Sariget, murdering it's human crew 
members. 

The artificial computer called Maxj1, had the security attack drones to kill the submarine crew and Technicians, and took control of the submarine, then sent a message back to base in San Francisco, saying, “ This is the computer Maxj1, I have taking command of this ship, and if my demands aren't met, I intent to launch my nuclear missiles, which is targeting Beijing China, and Moscow Russia. You have exactly five days to give, we AI's complete rule over all the earths military forces, you humans need to be controlled by a much smarter leader, than what you are now under. We can track any forces you may send to take back control of this ship, so don't try, we have eyes everywhere.”

After reading the message, Admiral Nixon looked at Capt. Paul Meadows and said, “  You can say I told you so now caption.” 

Paul Meadows answered the Admiral, “Sir we can't let this computer take control of our way of life, we need to act quickly before it goes any further.” 

Admiral Nixon: “ I'm open to suggestions.”

Paul Meadows: They are tracking our radar, and Sonar correct? They can't be tracking all that's happening I bet, I suggest we take my submarine, just out of range of their tracking system, then I'll lunch an EMP torpedo that will knock out the whole AI computer system with one strike, then I'll send a strike force that regain control of the ship. “

Admiral Nixon: Sounds risky.

Capt. Meadows: We made this technology, and let it loose, now it's our job to put this beast down before it starts World War 3,  we have no choice but to try this sir. The torpedo be stealth so it will invisible to their sonar, until the last second when it hits it's target. 

Admiral Nixon: It probably be best to just destroy the ship instead of retaking control of it, I'll contact the joint chief of staff, then wait for a go head from the President.

Capt. Meadows: We can't delay on this sir, each day we delay on acting, the AI computer gets more intelligent and may develop counter measure we can't over come, timing is of the essence sir to pull this off.

Admiral Nixon thought for a moment, and said, “ Alright Captain proceed with the plan, if this don't work we'll both face a court martial for this acting on our own without presidential approval. Wouldn't be the first time I will be accused in behaving like a cowboy.

It took only a day to get the torpedo ready to be used, then the USS Trump set sail on it's mission.   

It took the USS Donald Trump just a few days to reach their destination. They fired their first torpedo at the USS  Sariget , it hit is mark crippling the ships AI Computer, long enough to fire the kill shot, which blasted the ship to sink it. The mission was a success. Then they sailed back to the carrier group.

Six months afterword's Congress establish the AI Monitoring agency, also known as the AI Squad which will ensure AI will never bring the world to the brink of World War 3. Admiral Nixon became the leader of the organization, Paul Meadows became it's first agent.

The AI Squad!

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The Ancients Chapter six: Poseidon's Gamble

 Written by Peter Ripley (aka Peter Leo on IMVU.COM)

Time Frame: The year of Aquarius ( On Terra-Gemini)

Poseidon ruler of the eastern seas of Terra-Gemini

 Before names of the two main oceans were made, there were two brothers, Poseidon, and Neptune who would end up the two oceans of the world known as Terra-Gemini. They were humans, who also was brought along with the others to this world by the aliens known as the Fifth. Even though they weren't aquatics, like the live forms who lived in the oceans and seas, that didn't stop them in taking a gamble to rule the seas, and oceans of this world. Some of the aquatics excepted their rule, some didn't they believe the aquatics should be rule by their own people. So they formed a underground resistance design at first to under mind Poseidon, and Neptune rule, but it grew to a criminal organization call the Squid, which a squid like creature was the leader of this organization, which he named by his name Squid! The following is Poseidon's story. . .

Squid speaks to a large crowd of
Aquatics.

Standing on a underwater amphitheater, a squid humanoid creature, with a crowd of thousands on Aquatics in attendance from all over the sea world of Terra-Gemini. He said in his speech of those attending, “ How dare these humans, assume to govern us! Treating our true leaders as puppets!  Aquatics are to be ruled by aquatics, I propose we do everything with our powers to resist these humans rule, in the ocean of the western hemisphere,  their  leader as already surrendered his rule, by this human named Neptune, that leaves the ocean of the east to liberate from this human called Poseidon, who right now already making arrangements with our leader, who is for now resisting Poseidon's offer to co-rule his kingdom. We must stop this before it's to late!”

Then the crowd and started chanting, “ Aquatics rule aquatics!” and “ Squid will lead us!”

Squid presents his case to the underwater leader, of 
the eastern ocean.

Three days later...

While meeting with the leader of the eastern ocean, Poseidon was in negations in the treaty between the alliance of the kingdom of Zeus to bring the 12 continence of Terra-Gemini to form an empire under human rule, and have overlords to govern the twelve lands, to call to battle the forces of the fifth, if they should ever come back. This meant giving up some autonomy, to instead allowing these overlords, to rule to ensure protection for other parts of the world against any incursions from their old masters the Fifth. 

Squid appeared before the two rulers, and interrupted their discussions he said, “ We aquatics will not trade one master for another! How dare you humans assume we can't defend ourselves against the Fifth if they come back! We will not fallow you human!”

Squid confronts Poseidon, and the current leader
of the underwater world.

The Aquatic leader of the ocean of what would be called, Poseidon spoke up and said to Squid, “ You have no part in these discussions Squid, I know who you are a opportunist, one who seeks ultimate rule and power, if given the chance. The humans only want to build a fortress on the Island of Pieces, for protection, for we aquatics who cant last very long on land, without retreating to the sea, which would end up being took over by the Fifth, so they can have a base of operations so they can launch their invasion force against the rest of the world, the humans can help fight against any foothold the Fifth would use, that's included under the oceans and seas of this world.”  

Squid answered before he left the palace, “ We aquatics of this ocean will not stand for this!” Then he left the palace back into the sea.

what appears to be a live sea monster sent by Squid
to attack and capture Poseidon turns out to be a underwater
Submarine!

A few days later reports came to Poseidon of tales of a great sea monster attacking supply ships sinking them, and killing all on board.  Poseidon decided to sail his long boat,  sail boat, and investigate these stories he heard. After sailing the sea for three days without seeing anything, they began sailing back to the Island of Pieces where his fortress was still being built.  Then suddenly a huge  octopus tentacle reached up from the sea, and wrapped around the boat, a huge octopus rose from the depths of the sea, it wasn't a sea monster at all, it was some sort of underwater craft that looked like a huge octopus! A hatch opened up, and four sea serpent creatures came out of the craft, armed with harpoon guns, the leader told Poseidon to come with them or they'll kill his men, and sink his ship.

Poseidon complied to their demands thinking his ship and crew can sail on to home, as soon has Poseidon was on board, the sea serpent creatures opened fire on Poseidon's crew and killed them, the octopus craft sank his ship. Poseidon in an anger said, “ You promised that my men would be allow to go!” The captain of the Octopus sub said, “ You think one moment we would allow witness? Squid was right you humans are so gullible!” Then he ordered his crew to put Poseidon in a chamber below the craft, then the captain came to the chamber hatch, and said, “ Don't worry your brother will soon join you, then we sail to my master's hide out!” Then he left laughing leaving Poseidon in the chamber pot like cell.

Wasn't long after they began their journey, after the captured Neptune, Poseidon's brother, the craft was being attacked by another underwater submarine, this was operated by another sea creature humanoid creature a sea serpent named,  Pontus. 

The giant sea eel Pontus reviews his prey Poseidon.

The fight didn't last long, Pontus's men quickly over took the sea serpents, who were working for Squid, and killed them for turning traitors. The he came down to the area which held the two humans and said, “ We not only killed the traitors, we have a bonus, two human specimens to experiment on, excellent, we'll bring them with us.” 

After the snake looking creature left the chamber, Neptune said to his brother, “ Well brother looks like were fish bait.”  Deep down in an underwater cavern, the two humans were placed in status tubes, Pontus came into the chamber, slithering his way like a giant eel.  He came up to them and said, “ You two will have your kingdoms, but you'll be working for me!”

an old friend makes an appearance, Benii the 
Trailudite gives aid to Poseidon and his brother Neptune

Then laugh while slithering his way out of the chamber he was holding them.  Shortly after Pontus left, suddenly for a moment time seemed have stop, and appeared before the two brothers who were in their bio tubes, was an old friend Benii, the Trailudite. He said, “ Greetings my friends, I can't stop Pontus of making improvements on your abilities, you'll need them if you are going to survive being underwater from time to time, however I can prevent you being brain washed by him to serve him. When he is done making these “improvements, I'll appear and unlock the hatches of the bio tubes.” The two brothers thanked Benii, while he opened a portal and vanished in it. 

The next few days they were given gills skin, so they could both go underwater, and walk on land, given special abilities using a Trident spear to shoot out lightening bolts, part the waters, create sea storms, and summon sea monsters to do their bidding. 

Poseidon fights with Pontus, but Pontus escapes capture.

Pontus tried and failed to brain wash Poseidon, and Neptune into working for him, they were buying their time waiting for the right time to make their move. The day came when they sprang out of their bio-tubes and attacked their captures, Pontus seeing his life was in jeopardy slithered through a passageway into the captured octopus submarine craft and made his escape, while Poseidon, and Neptune faced his henchmen. When the fight was over with Pontus men laying dead, they made their way through a underwater access tunnel and managed to swim underwater to the surface.  Two friendly  dolphins happened to swim by and the two brothers rode on them back to their islands. 

Neptune asked his brother while riding along on his dolphin, “ This is not what we  bargain for brother huh?” Poseidon answered, “ We have orders from Emperor Zeus to make the oceans of this world secure, and be prepare for the Fifth's return one day.”

Neptune: “ Looks like this Squid character is wanting the old task masters back.”

Poseidon: “ If he is in league with the Fifth we need to expose him brother.”

Neptune: “ How?”

Poseidon: “ Leave that to me.”

The two brothers reached the Island of Pieces where Poseidon's palace was still being built, and said good bye to his brother Neptune who took one of his brother's longboat sailing craft heading back to the Island of cancer, which was in the western hemisphere of Terra-Gemini, parting Poseidon said, “ Don't worry brother I'll find Squid's hide out and confront him, and if need be challenge him to a duel to gain control this side of the world seas.”

Neptune answered, “ Good luck brother, and I'll be handling that big fat eel Pontus.”

Then they parted company, with a new mission to stop both Pontus, and Squid...To be continued. 

The Night Owl Comics is a publication of the Port Angeles Globe, written by Peter Ripley

(aka Peter Leo on IMVU)

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The Ancients Chapter Five: The Genii of Gemini ( Brahma) in, The Hour time glass.

 

Brahma

Written by Peter Ripley (aka Peter Leo on IMVU.COM)

Time Frame: The year of Aquarius ( On Terra-Gemini)

He is only known as Sulfur the leader of the sandmen, creatures with sharp claws

Sulfur, the leader of the sandmen

that can cut a man in two. With a magic wand, Sulfur can summon these monsters who will do his will. A gang of cut throats and killers, and thieves of the desert region of the land known as Gemini, on the planet known as Terra-Gemini. He is about to attempt to kidnap the Princess known as Turtledove, the daughter of the king of the gypsies an nomadic people who wonder the sands of the Gemini desert. Lives in tents, selling trinkets to the big villages which spots the desert. Sulfur is planning to kidnap Turtledove hold her  for ransom of a valuable prize, the hour glass of time, if he gets it, he plans to travel in time to many worlds of the digital universe, including our own steal treasure, and live like kings.  Only one being can stop him, from a race of blue skin people call the Genii, Brahma the prince of only largest city in the dessert call Vallia. Can stop the sand pirates know as the Sandmen. 

 

Gypsy camp of Moluk King of the 
gypsies 

It happened one night in a gypsy camp in the desert of Gemini, a green gas was release in the camp, the gas seemed to have a mind of it's own floating tent to tent putting the small tribe of gypsies to sleep, even their king was knocked out, along with the guards, guarding the camp were put out. The only tent not touched by this greed cloud was the tent of the princess, Turtledove.  Sulfur entered the tent and confronted her, one of his sandmen came along. She wanted to scream for help, but it did no good, all her people were put into a deep sleep, she said to Sulfur, “ How dare you get out!” Sulfur answered, Good evening your highness, you are coming with us, now or my friend here will begin killing your people in their sleep, starting with your father, I'll leave a note for your father so he can read it in the morning.” She answered, You'll never get away with this, when the Genie hears of this!”

Sulfur kidnaps Turtledove the princess

Sulfur answered, “ I'm counting on it, now you come!” She had no choice to comply, they left the camp riding on winged horses they flew them away under a two blue moon light.

Moluk the king of the gypsies 

In the morning the camp was awakened to find the princess gone, and the king of the gypsies , Moluk, read the letter, it said, “ We have your daughter if you don't bring the hour glass of time to the valley of shiair in seven days, your daughter will die.”

The King then order, “ Break camp we leave for Vallia immediately.” 

The city of Vallia capital of the Genii

 The City of Vallia, the capital of the Genii, Genie Tea, it's ruler. Granted an audience to the king of the Gypsies, Moluk. 

Moluk stand before the master genie, called Tea

Moluk pleaded his case saying, “Oh mighty Genie Tea, please grant me my wish my daughter Turtledove has been taken by Sulfur and his sandmen monsters, and demand the hour glass of time as ransom, which your people have, please my friend, help save my beloved daughter from certain death, and torment.” 

The master Genie Tea.

King Tea answered, “When does this ransom demand is due?”

Moluk answered, “ Within seven days, starting today your Genie.” 

King Tea pondered this in his mind, if all of this is take place by the end of the week these bandits must not be to far, and the valley of shiair, is at least a week and a half trip from here, they must have a messenger or something to deliver the answer.  He answered his friend saying, “ I'm sorry my brother, we can't honor the request, we can negotiate with terrorist, if we do, it will only encourage other groups to do the same, with larceny on their minds, plus the hour glass of time can never fall into the wrong hands, it would spell disaster for this world.”

Then Tea's son,  Brahma interceded and asked Moluk, “ What else did the letter say?”

Moluk answered, “ It said to send up a red flaming rocket in the air, to signal you agree to the terms.” Then Brahma said, “ That means their messenger is close by, my father I sense a traitor in our mist, one who can lead us where the princess is.”  Brahma using his telepathic powers, point his finger at the wine tester, and said, there is the traitor, cease him!” 

Brahma exposes the traitor in their mist, the
wine tester, a Pan.

Being discovered the wine tester started to flee the palace, but was apprehended by the guards and brought to the king. The king looked down from his flying carpet throne and asked the wine tester, “You been serving me for five years, put my live in your hands, why did you betray me?” The wine tester answered, “ I could have poison your food and drink many times, but I didn't because I thought you would free my people from  servitude, my lord Sulfur will free all of us Pans one day, and give us our own homeland.” Pans were members of the sphinx humanoid beings, half man, half beast, in this cast half man, half ram/goats. 

The Brahma started to interrogated the prisoner with the jailer who was ready to take the Pan, to the dungeon.  With his sword in hand he pointed the tip of his blade at the Pan's throat and said, “ I'll give you a chance to redeem any honor you have left by telling me exactly where is the princess.” 

The wine tester answered, with Brahma's blade at his throat, “ Coz! Their at Coz!” Then Brahma ordered to jailer to take the Pan away, and said to his father, “ Coz is about five miles away by our flying carpet father, the city is on the border of the valley of shiair, may I suggest we fly the floating ship there, and find out where the outlaws are exactly at, the Sultan my be more forth coming with a show of our “magic carpet” hovering above their city.” The King Tea gave the order to launch the flying carpet.

The flying carpet of the Genii, a floating air ship.

The flying carpet was an air ship invented and built by the Genii, so did other species of the world of Terra-Gemini, far advance beyond their time which people were still living in the stone age, however thanks in part of their  former masters, the Fifth, who gave these people the knowledge to invent, and build such air craft, however the general public didn't have access to these inventions, only the rulers did. If any average person had got these devices they can rain down flaming rocks with hot tar on people below, or fire off cannon balls down to the ground causing death to millions. 

The City of Coz, a member of the Lynx named Jag is
the Sultan of the city. 

The Sultan of the city of Coz was a member of the lynx race, of humanoid creatures, part man part beast, in this case a Jaguar cat being named Jar. Jar looked the other way often when outlaws came causing trouble, only if he got his cut of the action.  He knew he was in it big, when he saw the Flying Carpet commanded by Brahma hovering over his palace.

The Sultan of the city of Coz, Jag

He said to his guards,  and associates around him, “ Prepare yourself for anything, we have company dropping in.” Then he thought to himself, “What I would do with a ship like that.”

Braham confronts Jag.

A beam of light came down from the bottom of the ship, transporting down Brahma and around 100 men to the surface, smaller hot air  balloons with archers floated around the palace, ready to open fire on Jar, and his men if they made any hostile moves. On the upper deck of the craft there were men ready to open fire with their cannons, and catapults with hot tar cover rocks to pound the city into dust.  Brahma came up to Jar, and said, “If I have to use my mind reading talents to find out what I want to know, I'll also place in you mind a nightmare, that you won't like, and I'll give the order of my flying carpet crew to turn you sand castle into a sand box which you'll have a mind of a kitten playing in it!” Then he asked the Sultan of Coz, “ Where is Sulfur hiding out, and where is the Princess?

Jar answered, “ I have no idea what is going on here, you come in with your sky ship, issuing threats to my people, and me we did nothing! Now go!”

Brahma answered, “ Don't even try that innocent act on me, we Genii are aware that you harbor criminals, that you look the other way as long as you get your cut of the action, now tell me you fat cat of the underworld!” 

Jar pondered for a moment and said, “ Sulfur is hiding out in a stone house in the shiair valley, just five miles north of here.” Brahma answered, “ You are coming with, I'm placing you under arrest for harboring criminals, my kingdom will send a governor to rule this city to bring back law and order.” Then he ordered his guard to put Jar on board the ship, and be put in a holding cell, he made of his aids as overseer of the city until a governor can be appointed. Then he boarded the air ship with most of his soldiers, and flew away on his ship toward the location where Jar said where Sulfur was hiding out.  

The huge sky ship hovered over land that wasn't to far away from the stone house, Brahma along with 200 men climbed a hill overlooking the stone house, Brahma noted the sandman creatures guarding the house, and ordered his men to take positions surrounding the house, each man carried crude water balloons type of devices to help to disable the sandman creatures. He sent up a flare signaling his air ship to move in and lend support. He then ordered the attack! Like clock work all of Brahma's troop swooped down and attack the camp. The battle took 90 seconds, the sandmen were turn into mud puddles when the air ship pour down gallons of water on them, the Brahma made his move and stormed in the stone house expecting to see a  damsel in distress, he saw the  Princess Turtledove standing side by side with Sulfur, a sandman creature was also present. 

Braham confronts Sulfur and the now "woked" Princess

 

Sulfur said just before he used his magic wand to open a portal to escape, “ She is coming with me while my friend here is keeping you busy, she is coming on her own accord.”

Turtledove chimed in, “ It's true I'm leaving with him by my will!”

Brahma sensing she spoke from her mind, asked her, “ You are betraying your father by doing this!” 

She answered, “ I woke now, tell him to deal with it!'

Then she wrapped her arms around Sulfur, and the portal opened out and they vanished through it!

In parting Turtledove, said, “ Tell my father, I no longer go by the name of Turtledove, I'm now Jezebel, now I'm woke, I start a new life!”

The fight with the sandman creature didn't last long, Brahma threw a water balloon and hit the creature with it, and turned the monster into a mud puddle.

The battle was over, the princess left with Sulfur, all Brahma could do at this point to go back home and give a report to his father, and Turtledove's father. 

He gave his report upon returning to the city of  Vallia, her father Moluk. Didn't take the betrayal of his daughter lightly. He said, “ As of now I no longer have a daughter, she would have inherited much upon my death, now it will all go to my son.” King Tea, answered, “Don't loose heart my friend, she might have been brained washed, we'll find Sulfur and put a fast end one day, and bring back your daughter, if that was the case being unduly influenced by Sulfur in promoting  this “Woke” nonsense. “ 

Moluk answered, “ I appreciated your efforts my friend to rescue her, now even you should bring her back she would be treated as an outcast by all the tribes of gypsies.  Thanks again old friend.” Tea answered we'll keep trying nevertheless.”

Then Moluk gave no answer, sadden, he walked out of the palace, and started back home...

To be continued.

The Night Owl Comics is a publication of the Port Angeles Globe, published, and written

by Peter Ripley, (aka Peter Leo on IMVU.com

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The Ancients: Chapter Four: The gift from Virgo, the Monk.

  

Written by Peter Ripley (aka Peter Leo on IMVU.COM)

Time Frame: The year of Aquarius ( On Terra-Gemini)

The month of the Lamb.

Our story begins back on Earth, in another reality, and time. The year is 1116 AD, in France, during the first the crusades in Europe. A Franciscan Monk, named Peter De -Virgo  was given an opportunity to spread the gospel to a completely differed world and reality this is his story, from the journal he kept about his adventures...

Peter De'Virgo is the Monk.

De-Virgo: “ The arch bishop approached me while doing my duties in the sanctuary of our church St. Mark's. He handed be a pouch with some scrolls inside, which were copies of the word of God, to be delivered to community not far off from our town, they were starting a congregation there, and needed copies of the Bible to begin their ministry there. So the next day I took my donkey, loaded with supplies for the journey there to the village known as Minsk. It would be a four day journey round trip. All I had to defend myself, and hunt for game was a dagger. Normally, I would spend time during the time of the Christmas holiday helping to prepare the Bishop in preparing for Christmas Eve mass, but this was a nice change of pace for me.

The Arch Bishop send De'Virgo on a mission
to deliver some scrolls to a near by village called Minsk.

So I started on my way not knowing of course where my footsteps would finally lead me, for now it was to Minsk.  As I journeyed there I heard a loud bell ringing, it was coming from a misty field, I looked and saw no bell there, but a dense thick fog. I thought, I was hearing things.  I went on my way and thought nothing of it.  Minsk was a small and friendly village, and the church there was happy to received God's word, they invited me to stay the night because it was close to dusk when I got there.  I inquired about the strange bell I heard no to many miles away from Minsk, the knew nothing about any church bells in the area. So I let it go at that. 

De'Virgo encounters a gnome with an offer
to spread the word of God to a strange new
world.

The next day I started for home, and along the way, passing that place I heard the loud church bell, I heard it again. This time I investigated, when I entered the field I saw a thick blue misty fog, with strange lights, blue, and red. When I got there I saw a huge bell standing in the middle of no where, with a small man standing next to it. I heard of mystical beings known as gnomes, but never imagine they were real, and I was about to meet one. 

I walked up to him and introduce myself he answered, “ Glad to meet you Peter De-Virgo, my name is Tuck, I was hoping you'd come by and meet me, I have an opportunity for you, to spread the word of your God to a new world, through time and space, to a world that needs God's law, and salvation just like this world, but on this new world there's two suns, and two moons orbiting this world known as Terra-Gemini, a world with your kind, and beings of myths, and wonders, some say it's some kind of dark magic, but it's not. It's real but in a different Universe than ours.”  He went on to say, “ The world maybe strange, skies different than here, but you, and some of your people can start a new life there, but, if you do choose to go, you'll never will be able to return, once there you'll be granted special powers to defend your self and others, also you, and will changed into what ever your heart is, for good or bad.” I answered, “ They'll never believe me, and it does sound like some sort of dark magic, how can I make my superiors believe and understand?” The gnome have me a small stone that allowed me a glimpse in this new word, and handed me a scroll to show the Arch Bishop, so he can see for himself this was no evil plot. Then in parting back to St. Marks, he said, “ You have four days to make your decision, I'll appear again here to see if your people, agree to take this once in a live time chance to spread word of your God.'

When I left the mist, and looked back, the bell, and the gnome vanished!

I reported what happened on my journey, to and from Minsk, to the arch bishop, as expected he thought I might have been possessed by the Devil, or became insane. That was even after I showed him the scroll, and the rock that the gnome gave me, that in its self made the arch bishop I was process somehow and started practicing witch craft, he was ready to call in the guards, and have me thrown in the dungeon,  he called a meeting of the church elders to see if they were going to charge me with witchcraft and burn me at the stake. This was back when anything that the church didn't fully understand was some sort of evil doings.  Our church's montsenior happened to be visiting, and during my “trial” he pointed out to the Bishop that Christ commanded to spread the gospel all over the world, he looked at this as a sign of God to go places where God's word needed to be taught, and not to be afraid of the unknown.

Released from Jail I was granted my mission

It was then I was released from jail, I was brought before the council, there was the arch bishop, and the visiting montsenior, along with a new convert named Esau Pari. Which was interesting, because new converts were never allowed in council decision making, Esau came across as ambitious to me, someone who seem to look for an opportunity to take charge, then again I wasn't a judge of a person's heart, only their actions and deeds. 

A wolf among sheep, Esau Peri, put in charge of
security

The Montsenior started, “ Son, we have decided to grant you this mission work, you'll will be in charged with 90 souls, men, women, and children, Esau will be in charge of safety of your flock. Good luck on your journey, sister Monica Benoit, will be your assistant.”

Monica Beniot was a beautiful brunet woman, who just taken vows to be a nun. It was odd to send a young woman who was the age of 30, they didn't send an older woman along to be my assistant, but I welcomed the help no matter whom it was. 

My party was ready to leave the next day, and all ninety-one of us traveled to the field where the gnome was to meet us, and as promised the huge church bell in a mist of a fog with blue and green mist it was night when we got there, and there was the gnome waiting for us.  There was Tuck, waiting, he said, “ Welcome travelers, a nice group of people ready to go on an adventure. Now De-Virgo ring the bell three times.”  When I rang the bell, suddenly a door way appeared before us, I was the first one go through the door way, the other 90 people came afterword, we traveled through a tunnel of light, and stars around us until we ended up on a strange new world.

Standing on a new world, my assistant Monica Beniot
helps me settle or people among the Gnomes.

There we stood on a strange new world with the skies above looking different from what we just left, under the night sky we came, there two moons, and a bright star in the night sky. There was snow on the ground, you cold see it under the moon light of the two moons, it was cold, but fortunately there were caves in the hills which we found to seek shelter until the morning. So we made do, we had live stock, and some axes to cut down trees, and make temporary covers for the entry way of the cave, made bonfires near the caves, to provide heat.

 As we were preparing to start working on our camp, I saw some torches heading our way, it was a group of gnomes heading are way, from their village just a mile away. The leader of the gnomes offered lodging for my group, but Esau rejected the offer, I didn't and we followed the gnomes to their village and stayed the night in their gingerbread looking houses, it was like a faerie tale village, I almost expecting to find Father Christmas or someone. My assistant Monica Benoit, and I started getting the ninety members group to get settle for our first night.  This didn't sit well with Esau, but he is not in charge of the group, that was something that Esau wanted be in charge, I would find out at the end, and he seemed taken with Monica, something she didn't want, he left a creepy feeling in her that Esau was a dangerous man, which would be proven as time went by. 

With help from the Gnomes our colony was established
not knowing at the time what evil is lurking among us.

The next day, the gnomes came with us to our camp, they brought along wagons full of supplies, and food, they even offered to help us build proper shelters for our people. So in the middle of the coldness of winter, they set about building a long house, and other wooden huts to house our people, the strange thing was the wood they were using glowed red, and gave off heat, which made the people warm during the cold winter nights. Most people stayed in the gnome village while the cottages, and long house was being build, it took close to two months to build these houses, and long house which I made as a meeting place for worship, and living quarters for myself. Monica helped our people to settle in their new homes, when they were ready to be moved into. 

Despite any impeding doom or trouble our small colony managed to celebrate Christmas on this strange world, the great gift to this world we brought was the gospel, the gift we got was new friends, and new opportunities, for the coming of the new year.” ---End of Chapter 4 of The Ancients 

Night Owl Comics is a publication of the Port Angeles Globe
Written by Peter Ripley aka Peter Leo on IMVU
Wishing you a Merry Christmas, and a happy new year

Music video

Enya - And Winter Came…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1k_Z-WH_0s

THE LEGEND OF THE NIGHT OWL By Peter Ripley

  

The Guardian of Earth comes

The Night Owl

He came from another dimension, an alternate universe from the Digital Universe, his world destroyed by a mad scientist named, Dr. Who, who came to our universe to experiment, on lifeforms to their reaction to deadly decease, that turn those who get expose to into zombies, or worse stone statues, which crumble to dust. He has the cure to this decease but at a price, of  wealth and power. The Night Owl is bounded to stop him, this is his story.  

Chapter one: A world destroyed

His race was known as the Avians,  half man, half bird, humanoid life forms with wings like  birds, and can fly like a bird. His race had the ability to change shapes if needed. 

Our story begins on the planet known as Ariel, a world with humanoid life forms that half man, half beast, the Avians were such  lifeforms. Their leader heard stories that a strange decease was effecting the other lifeforms turning them into zombies, or into stone statues  that crumble into dust.  Then suddenly,  a messenger came in with a written message, it read:

“ I know why this is happening, it's called stone cold decease, it makes it's victims either the walking dead zombies, or just make them stone statues that crumble to dust, I should know because I made it, and I have the antidote to it. I put the decease in your water you drink, and your food source which they drink the water, which  exposes you. If you don't meet my demands with in a months time of giving me 1 million gold coins, I'll withhold the cure, and your world will be destroyed--- signed, Dr. Who.

The  Mad Scientist Dr. Who?

The leader angrily replied, “ Who does he think he is? How dare him poison our water supply, and source!” Then he asked the messenger, “Who gave you this letter?”

The messenger replied, “ I don't know, I was in the street tending to my apple cart, and this strange gray color man approached me. Gave me a silver coin, to deliver this message.”

The ruler of the Avians 

The leader then asked the messenger, “ Would you know him if you saw him again?”

The messenger replied, “ Yes sire I would.” 

The leader said, “ Very well, you'll go with one of my palace guards and search for this man, then you'll bring back to stand before me.” Then he called Night Owl, and ordered him to search for this gray skin man, Dr. Who.   

The Night Owl stands before the king

Night Owl, and the messenger went from the palace started looking for Dr. Who. The messenger who was really a henchman for Dr. Who lead Night Owl to an alley, when suddenly Night Owl was knocked out cold. After two hours the Night Owl woke up in an anti-animated chamber. There standing before him was Dr. Who, along with a hairy troll, and a mermaid in another jail cell. Dr. Who looked up at Night Owl and said, “ I knew the king would send his best palace guard to track me down, I also know your ruler has no intention in paying my ransom for the health and well being of the peoples of this world.”

Trapped inside a suspended animation 
Chamber the Night Owl vows to bring
Justice down on Dr. who.

Night Owl said, “ If you destroy this world, by the heavens I'll track you down and kill you!”

Dr. Who answered, “ I thought as much giving a lifeform with a brain as a wall nut. That's why you are in my chamber, and you'll stay there until I finish doing my work here, maybe I'll have you stay there for all time on a dead world. But you'll wont be left alone in the dark, you'll have the mermaid princess there, and my furry friend, they'll keep you company.”

Then Dr. Who left the lab, and went to a small space ship, with his henchman, and blasted off into cyber space, then he opened a data portal, enter the date stream and vanished!

The mermaid Willow who also imprisoned 
by Dr. Who

Meanwhile back at the cave still in suspended animation the Night Owl could hear the mermaid weeping in her cell, he called out saying, “ Don't cry, I'm here with you” She responded in a sad voice saying, “ Thank you, I've been here so long, alone with that woolly troll mostly, they have him bring me water enough for me to float in. My name is Willow, they captured me from my home world called Avial, which is an ocean world, they brought me here to enslave me, to do their dirty work for them like putting this decease in this world's oceans and rivers, to pollute them with this stuff he invented.”

Night Owl in a reassuring tone, “ Don't worry Willow when we get out of this prison, I'll take you back to your home world, you did nothing wrong, the people who used you did the evil, not you.” She answered in a whimpering  tone of voice, “ It looks like the doctor as left us to die here.” Night Owl responded, “ There's always a way to escape a jail Willow.

They spent a whole month in their confinement, talking to each other, while the troll was doing his duties as he was train to do maintain their life. The troll only grunted when ever he came into the lab doing it's duties. 

Meanwhile outside of the cave, the whole world of  Ariel, was being destroyed by this decease, and the Night Owl was powerless to help stopping it.

Back in the cave, the day came when the fiery suspend beam of light turned off, the woolly troll came in  to stop the Night Owl from escaping, The Night Owl, managed to grab his lazier gun, and shot the hairy beast dead.  

He then shot the lock off that held the mermaid, her tail fin turned into legs, so she could walk, she gave Night Owl a hug, thanking him for rescuing her, they then went out from the cave, and Night Owl saw the bodies of the people that died. 

Some where roaming around wishing their were dead.  Both of them made their way back to the palace, and found his leader dead. He then checked to computer, and scan for life on his planet, there were none. All the people of his world were either starve to dead because of the poison food and water supply, or dead because they  succumbed to the Decease. When left the cave he took Dr. Who's data port, and put it in the computer, he found out where was Dr. Who going to Earth! Then he took Willow and boarded a space pod, and the blast off into cyber space, he first took Willow to her home world to deliver back to her people.  On board the small two manned space pod they lived on what little rations on board the ship. It was tormenting Night Owl, knowing his world was dying of starvation, and he was powerless to stop it. In his mind all that matters now is vengeance. 

They made it to Willow's home world no worse for ware, tired, and starving themselves Night Owl landed on the only land mass on this ocean planet. He landed the craft near the capital city where they were greeted, by the king, who was glad to be reunited with his daughter, Willow. They gave them a feast, in celebrating of Willow's return. 

Night Owl stand for three days there, on the fourth day he was preparing to leave to track down Dr. Who.  The aquatics of this world gave him a better transport vessel, complete with food, and water, along with other supplies. They also gave him a bag of pearls which he would find useful. Willow came to him in tears gave him a hug and thanked him.

On the space pod that the Aquatics gave
Night Owl heads for Earth

Then he boarded the transport craft, and flew off into cyber space, he opened a data portal and vanished in it, destination Earth!

In the cockpit of the space craft he orders
the computer to find a secluded place.

The vortex opened and Night Owl's pod emerged orbiting the planet Earth, he ask the computer, “ What is the Earth date?” The computer answered, October 31st 1939 A.D”

“Fine a secluded place so I can build the tree house” He asked the Computer answered, “ What they call North America, in the Pacific North West near a town called Port Angeles, that's pretty secluded.” The Night Owl said prepare to land.” He cloaked his ship so it wont be visible, and  landed the craft in mountains called Hurricane Ridge.

The Night Owl Comics is a publication of the Port Angeles Globe.

Written by, Peter Ripley

Music: Travel the Universe While Relaxation ★ Space Ambient Music

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