58 Looking for Clues

Some might think that it is incredibly boring to sift trough historical records, days on end. Not me. As a historian, I find this task absolutely fascinating.

To me, it is like searching for important clues that will eventually lead me to discover vital information which will allow me to uncover factual historical proof. In this particular case, the historical proof I seek has to do with the origin of humans here on planet Earth.

How did humans get to live on Earth?

Did humans really evolve over millions of years from single cell organisms?

Were they created somehow by a superior all-powerful being?

I am confident that the answers to these questions can be found somewhere within the keeper's archives. After all, the keepers have tracked and recorded the entire history of planet Earth for the last 4.5 billion years.

My most difficult challenge will be finding the right information. To accomplish this, I need to learn how to use the archive's filing system. Keeper Rebecca tried to show me all the options that are available in the indexing and cross referencing system, but I really could not understand a word she said.

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This journal entry marks the end of Book 1

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Coming on Book 2
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I has been four years since historian Sam was assigned to work on the keeper's archives. Although he found much more information than he sought, there are many new questions that remain.

Navigator Phil has finally arrived and is ready to join the drone's crew.

During their first mission from Earth, the crew returns to planet Havoc in order to assist the keepers there in collecting vital intelligence information about young Gora Cynthia Havoc (embryo implanted by the spoilers), who is now old enough to start her elementary school education.

57 Keeper Rebecca

"Oh, grand! So this is the historian, eh? I'm afraid he is not very good looking, . Oh well, we better get started right away. We have soooooo much to do. There are records to keep, entries to make, cross references to check, timeliness to verify, and best of all, new information to gather. Move along. Move along."

I stood there staring at this new keeper with my mouth opened. I was so surprised to hear her say so many words in so little time because I thought keepers did not speak very much.

Keeper Melissa interrupted and said, "This is Rebecca. She is in charge of the central archives and you have been assigned to work with her during your stay here." Then, keeper Melissa just turned around and left us standing there.

"Oh, grand! Well, don't just stand there gawking. I understand that you are here to sort and archive historical information about the Earth and its human inhabitants. As you know, we have been tracking and recording information about this planet from the very beginning. But don't take it from me, just get on that terminal there and begin working. From time to time, I may need you to assist me with the record keeping and will also ask for your help. So long!"

56 Main Archive Vault

The main keeper archives are stored  under the mountain, fifteen levels down from the ground floor. I felt like asking keeper Melissa if there was any reason for placing the main archives so deep within the ground. But I knew better. She doesn't talk much and she definitely does not answer many questions.

As we left the elevator, keeper Melissa told me that I would be spending the rest of my assignment here in level fifteen. I would be assigned to assist another keeper named Rebbecca.

Looking around I saw a gigantic underground cave that extended as far as the eye could see. The entire cave was covered with what looked like giant stalagmites sticking out of the floor. There were dull yellow lights radiating from within the giant stalagmites. The yellow lights seemed to flicker deep inside the stone and made the stalagmites look like giant jewel crystals glowing in the dark cave.

Keeper Melissa saw me staring at the giant stalagmites and said, "They are called quantum memory cells. These memory cells you see here contain the entire history of the known universe."

I think I heard myself say, wow!

55 Mount Everest

As we approached the tallest mountain on Earth, I could see why the keepers chose this location for their base. With the exception of a few access roads and one bright red tent half way up the mountain, the entire area is very isolated.

At the Eastern base of the mountain, a large boulder rose up into the air and a brightly lit tunnel was revealed. We quickly entered the tunnel and the boulder noiselessly closed the entrance behind us.

The large central vault has a rough stone ceiling lined with natural stalactites and many lights from levitating lamps. The floor has many domed buildings of different sizes and colors. There are also three large square buildings and a in the very center there is a wide open space full of equipment.

After landing inside one of the domed buildings, keeper Melissa asked me to follow her. She said we were going directly to the main archive vault, where another keeper was waiting for us.

We entered an elevator that took us fifteen levels down into the main archive vault.

I could not help feeling awestruck from the experience of being here, in this very place, for the first time. I tried to take in the view by looking all around us; the many new sights, the many new sounds, and even the new smell of crisp clean air. I guess this is what tourists feel like when they visit unknown places for the first time.

54 Keeper Archives

Keepers move around in narrow crafts that look very much like the canoes used by humans on Earth. In fact, canoe is what keepers call their transport craft. However, unlike human canoes, keeper canoes can fly at very high speeds.

When we got into the canoe, keeper Melissa told me that we were going to the central keeper archives of planet Earth. This very special place is hidden deep beneath Mount Everest.

Since I am the first of my kind to be invited inside the ancient historical archives, I told keeper Melissa that I am very grateful for the honor; but since keepers say very little, I got no reply from her. They are not impolite. It is just their way.

Once we were on our way, keeper Melissa told me to make myself comfortable and that we should arrive in less than one hour. Being a historian and passionate bookworm, I am really looking forward to pour over the records that keepers have about Earth and the history of humans on this planet.

53 Keeper Melissa

Since we are going to remain here on Earth for while, I was officially assigned to assist keeper Melissa. My job will be to sort and then archive all the historical information about the work that keepers have been doing on Earth since the beginning of time. This enormous historical archive will then be uploaded onto our drone vessel's computer.

I was told that Keepers can live for a very, very long time. So I got curious and asked Keeper Melissa what her age is. Although she refuses to tell me her exact age, keeper Melissa told me that she has been on planet Earth since before the dinosaur experiment. She also explained that in the very beginning, the Earth's atmosphere was not quite suitable for people and the oxygen levels had to be artificially increased before any humans could even begin to develop.

There are many things  that I still don't understand about the keepers and it will be hard for me to learn all there is about them. It will be hard because, as far as I know, keepers don't seem eager to answer direct questions. For example, each time I ask keeper Melissa something, she always answers with another question. Eventually, her questions end up leading me to discover the answer I originally sought. However, this tedious process always tries my patience

I suppose that the first thing I need to do is learn how to have more patience. I will need a lot more of it working with keeper Melissa. That's  for sure.

52 Scarlett's Choice

Scarlett has chosen to become a veterinarian. Keeper Melissa tells me that this choice was very wise because practicing animal medicine is very well suited to Scarlett's character and personality. Furthermore, many of the future events lined up on Scarlett's destiny do revolve around this most noble profession.

I am intrigued by the true nature of the work being done by the keepers here on Earth and in all other inhabited planets. I realize that it would be beneficial for me to learn much more about what keepers do and how they do it all.

Brrzzzzz. Through direct thought communications link, commander Sarah informed me that she received a message from Secreat, our home planet.

One of our kind has been assigned to take navigator Jake's place. His name is Phil. However, we will have to remain without a navigator for about four years because Phil is currently engaged on an expeditionary mission in another galaxy. Additionally, we were asked not to take any more cargo missions without a navigator. This almost sounds like a vacation, but we still have to find something to do while we wait for Phil.

Commander Sarah will be joining the research team working on the acceletron drive engines. She hopes to become one of the test pilots for the new ships being tested.

In the mean time, I will continue working alongside the keepers on missions here on Earth. I will update my dairy as often as possible.

51 Who on Earth is Scarlett?

It has been some time since my last journal entry. There was plenty of time to write during the 19 uneventful days that took us to traverse the 20 light years between Techtron and Earth. However, strong feelings of depression have kept me from doing so.

Right. That brings me to today. We arrived on planet Earth yesterday and delivered the acceletron cargo.

Today, commander Sarah went out to look over several potential navigators to take Jake's place (big sigh),

I, on the other hand, have been ordered to assist one of the local keepers conduct a routine visit with someone called Scarlett S.

Scarlett is a member of the 26th generation originating from one historical embryo, which was implanted on planet Earth about 500 years ago.

Each time an embryo is introduced, the keepers continue to maintain a close watch over each generation that follows. The keepers have to guide, facilitate, and sometimes cajole these offspring in order to make the right things happen. This is how the historical significance of the embryo's bloodline is able to endure the passing of time for countless generations.

Our mission is to present Scarlett with only three possible career choices. But being a humble historian, I don't really know how this keeper mission stuff works.

All I know is that Scarlett is at the right age to choose her professional career. However, it is essential that the career chosen by Scarlett is one of the three being presented by the keeper. Otherwise, Scarlett's chosen destiny will never be fulfilled and the historical significance of her bloodline will be lost.

50 Acceletron Ore

Acceletron is a rare metal with very peculiar characteristics. Being a humble historian, I won't pretend to understand how this super-dense metal is used. But I do know a few interesting things about this so called "radio-inactive" metal.

First of all, acceletron is only found near the center of planet Techtron. There is no other known source for this ore in the Milky Way. One explanation for this is that there were extraordinary gravitational forces and unknown chemical elements during the formation of the planet. Techtronians believe that the hand of their Creator is responsible for placing acceletron in the heart of their planet.

Second, the metal is used as fuel for ultraluminar engines. In theory, these engines allow spacecraft to travel faster than the speed of light. I don't know exactly how, but the ultraluminar engine allows a ship to temporarily become a black hole. This means that the ship can instantly travel and show up anywhere it wants to.

Third, ultraluminar travel technology is only experimental and requires very special equipment. Our kind is currently conducting research with this technology on planet Earth. Therefore, our mission is to land on Techtron and load three containers filled with acceletron ore and bring the cargo back to Earth.

49 Planet Techtron

Techtron home to the most advanced human civilization in the Milky Way galaxy. In part, this is a result of the fact that, compared to the humans of Earth, Techtronians had about 3,000 years head start.

As we approach Techtron's atmosphere, the first thing we see is a shiny silvery cloud formed by thousands and thousands of electronic satellites orbiting the planet. As we get closer, we clearly recognize five space stations that also orbit the planet.

We will be landing deep beneath the grey ocean on service station TO-12 . Commander Sarah tells me that we will be loading our drone with a full cargo of Acceletron ore. This is the raw material that was purchased by our superiors on Earth.

Once again, we must enter the planet undetected. Just as it is when we land on Earth, our need for secrecy among humans is merely done to avoid confusion and chaos. I never quite understood why humans can freely accept the existence of the Eldron, but they could never understand the existence of our kind.

In our experience, it is simply impossible to explain our existence to humans. We have tried many times in the past, but they have never truly believed or managed to understand. Each time we reveal ourselves to humans, their thoughts always turn to fairy tales. Each time we try to explain something about ourselves and what our purpose is, they make up their own stories based on whatever past experience they've had.

Some humans in their fright think that we must be evil and thus want to invade their planet and take whatever we want from them. Others believe that we are supernatural all powerful beings that watch over them. The truth is that we are simply guardians. Our role is neither to take nor to give. We simply watch the natural development of all things in the universe. This includes the galaxies, constellations, individual stars, planets, and any ecosystem that supports life. We consider all existence to be precious and irreplaceable. We watch all things over time as they develop in harmony. We call this watching the synergy of all things. We also guard against chaos to ensure that all things can flourish to their maximum potential. We call this, guarding against entropy.

It is very difficult for humans to understand this concept regarding our existence. That is why we gave up trying to explain and stopped showing ourselves to them a very long time ago.

48 Prenatal Intervention Procedure

Keeper Rebecca has told us that the only way to counter the spoilers plan and remove Gora's potential threat, is to conduct a prenatal intervention procedure in at least two babies about to be born somewhere nearby. She also told us  that keepers rarely conduct prenatal intervention procedures because they are very risky to both, baby and mother.

The procedure is risky because the genetic makeup of normal biological babies is not predisposed to withstand the electromagnetic radiation used to implant the historical vectors within various region of the brain. In the past, three out of ten babies have been born with mental disabilities. In addition, one out of five women have died before reaching full term. This is why keepers prefer to produce historical embryos that can easily withstand implantation of historical vectors. But as we all know, historical embryos require 500 years to produce.

Something else I learned was that the fetal intervention procedure must be carried out during the last trimester and involves several sessions inside an enclosed chamber that has strong electromagnets within it. The electromagnets' location is set right in front of the abdominal area of the expectant mother. It is via these magnets that the coded information is inserted directly onto the fetus' developing brain.

When they manage to find at least two pregnant women volunteers, who are willing to go through the risky procedure, the keepers will begin to predispose the fetuses with specific historical vectors that will give the babies certain tendencies which will awaken as the children mature and become adults. In this particular case, the idea is to predispose the babies for growing up with the ability to offset any damage caused by the adult that Gora Cynthia Havoc is expected to become.

After performing a quick search in the drone's database, I found that there are more than 100 babies on planet Techtron who meet the criteria we need. However, keeper Rebbecca found that only two of them qualify for the prenatal intervention procedure.

So, now we are bound for planet Techtron, where keeper Rebecca will try to recruit the two pregnant ladies that qualify. The odds are not great.

Our mission is to take keeper Rebbecca to Techtron. From there, she will take care of the rest. After that, we are going back to planet Earth. Since we lost navigator Jake, our superiors have asked us to return to Earth and wait until a new navigator can be assigned to our ship.

Incidentally, our superiors on Earth purchased some raw materials from Techtron and commander Sarah already contracted with planet Techtron officials to have us bring the cargo to Earth.

47 Judge Havoc's Baby

Keeper Rebecca has returned with disturbing news.

The spoilers implanted the stolen embryo within Cynthia Havoc, one of the most prominent local females. Tragically, Cynthia had complications and died only a few days after implantation. However the spoilers may have assisted doctors at the hospital and the premature baby was saved. The infant appears to be quite healthy and stable, but will have to remain in the incubator for several months.

Cynthia's surviving husband is Martin Havoc, the local chief judge in in charge of all tribunals in Havoc. He named the baby Gora Cynthia Havoc. Gora after his own mother and Cynthia after his diseased wife.

Although little Gora is only a few days old, the local keepers used some kind of detection device to determine that the baby has one very peculiar characteristic. Little Gora has an unnaturally strong telepathic ability.

Keeper Rebecca told us that if the telepathic ability is already strong enough to detect, then this power would become much more powerful as the infant matures. She thinks that in the future to come, the spoilers in charge of Gora intend to use her adult telepathic powers for something very evil indeed.

46 My 1,006th Birthday

Losing navigator Jake and dealing with all the other things that happened recently, I forgot that yesterday was my birthday. Commander Sarah reminded me of it today. She is making me wear the lantern helmet all day long. She said, "But it looks sooooo cute."

I think our tradition of wearing the lantern helmet should be banned. Besides, I look ridiculous wearing it. I guess that is the whole point: Making you look ridiculous on your birthday. Oh, well, I will humor her and wear it all day long. After all, it is my 1,006th birthday and Commander Sarah is the boss.

This morning we landed on planed Havoc. Most of the planet surface is a jungle filled with lush green vegetation. There is only one city on this planet. The city is surrounded by many farms and some industrial areas.

We landed on a service station hidden beneath the base of a mountain near the city.

Keeper Rebecca has asked us to stay inside the drone and wait a few hours for her. She is meeting with the local keepers in order to learn all she can about the stolen embryo that was brought to this planet. After that meeting, we expect to receive further instructions from her.

45 Eldron Rendezvouz

Lord Passivar told us that only a few Eldron ships managed to survive.

It was confirmed that the murderous invaders were Motrons and Mechanos from planet Dablos. Lord Passivar also told us that the invaders have adopted the name of their own planet and now call themselves the Dablos.

It appears that the two Eldron ships which had been seized on planet Dablos three weeks ago, were used by the Dablos to invade the Eldron home planet. The captured ships had been armed with weapons of war and used by the Dablos to travel to Cuevlar and attack all the orbiting planet Cuevlar.

Additionally, each of the ships had its ten standard cargo shuttles, which were now being used by the cunning Dablos as fighter vessels. The Dablos had also used the fighter vessel to land their invasion force on the Eldron home planet.

Commander Sarah asked how could these primitive creatures manage to navigate across the Novus system and reach Cuevlar on their own.

Lord Passivar explained that each Eldron ship has a homing beacon designed to easily bring the vessel back home in case of emergency. He believes that somehow the invaders activated the beacon and used it for their selfish malevolent purposes.

"Another major problem with the homing beacon", lord Passivar explained, "is that the exact location of every Eldron ship can be traced from the flight control center on Cuevlar. Sooner or later, the Dablos might learn how to use this tracker and then learn the whereabouts of all surviving Eldron ships."

Lord Passivar ordered his ship to continue in its flight plan towards the Novus System via black hole C-11. He also sent an emergency message ordering every remaining Eldron ship to rendezvous near planet Techtron. Once there, Lord Passivar and the other Eldron survivors will decide what to do next.

For our part, we have been asked to leave the Eldron ship as soon as possible and take keeper Rebecca to planet Havoc. We intend to do this as soon as we have entered the Novus System.

44 The Eldron Bane

"I repeat, this is an emergency transmission to all Eldron vessels: Do not try to come anywhere near Cuevlar. Our home planet has been invaded by hostile forces. Every Eldron citizen is being hunted down and killed on sight. Rescue is not possible. Invaders are too numerous to repel and they are well armed. Flee for your lives..."

This emergency transmission was being repeated over and over.

Commander Sarah and I were summoned to attend an emergency audience with Lord Passivar.

The Eldron leader told us that they received this most disturbing transmission while making preparations for the sling shot procedure with black hole C-11, en route to the Novus System.

43 Black Hole C-11

Today the Eldron ship is making preparations for the slingshot procedure around the second largest black hole in the Milky Way.

Commander Sarah and I are a bit nervous, but being mere passengers we have been asked to just sit back and enjoy the experience. Yeah, right.

If all goes well, we should enter the Novus system in just a few more days.

42 Pulvars Are No More

As I continue to read the Eldron archives, I continue to learn more about planet Dablos. However, some of this new information has shocked me and also made me very sad.

According to one of the most recent entries in the Eldron historical archive, there are no more Pulvars on planet Dablos. At least not any live ones.

The records state that Motrons and Makanos formed an alliance to massacre the Pulvars. By the end of the swift and ruthless massacre, the defenseless Pulvar had been exterminated. Every single Pulvar on planet Dablos was killed. The record filed by the local Eldron ambassador states that a very large number of the dead Pulvar had been processed and is currently being kept in several long term food storage facilities.

This is incredible. Inconceivable!

After the Pulvar massacre, the Eldron embassy was closed and all the Eldron tried to evacuate from planet Dablos. In addition, all Eldron ships were advised not to travel to Dablos. However, the warning came too late for the  two Eldron ships that were already orbiting the planet on  routine trading missions.

After the two orbiting Eldron ships begun sending cargo shuttles to the designated landing posts on Dablos, it was already too late and they were caught unaware. At that time, the Eldron embassy had been completely destroyed and, tragically, the Eldron ambassador and everyone with him had been swiftly eliminated.

The shuttles that landed were overtaken and all the Eldron crew were executed on the spot.

Surprisingly, the Motron and Makano somehow managed to learn how to operate the shuttles. After that, they used the Eldron cargo shuttles to attack and overrun the two orbiting cargo ships.

Some communication images retrieved remotely from the lost ships indicate that the Motron and Makano had installed powerful automatic weapons to the hull of the cargo shuttles, turning these peaceful vessels into makeshift fighter ships.

It is hard to believe that something like this could happen so suddenly. It is believed that the Motron and Makano had been planning this murderous action for some time. They had appeared to be far too primitive and not at all capable of carrying out such a cunning plan. Everyone underestimated the aggressive nature of these beings and never believed them capable of converting the peaceful Eldron technology into instruments of war.

This last report and images from the lost Eldron ships was recorded three weeks ago.

41 Creatures of Dablos

The Eldron historical archive is enormous. Before it can be merged into our encyclopedia, I will have to spend a long time sorting and cataloging the information.

Today I am learning many things about the three intelligent sentient species living on planet Dablos. The illustration above depicts the physical characteristics of all three of them.

First, Pulvars are peaceful vegetarian creatures who love music and art. They also reproduce in great numbers and comprise 60% of the population on planet Dablos. Unfortunately, the Pulvar are currently spending most of their time building primitive fortifications in order  to defend themselves from attack raids . It appears that they are systematically being targeted as a source of food.

Second, Motrons are driven by brute strength and have a very strict code of loyalty to their kin. They possess good skills for architecture and spend a lot of their time building fortified castles with tall towers. Additionally, Motrons are known to be insatiable carnivores. Their relentless taste for flesh has led to the extinction of many species of wildlife in planet Dablos. Worst of all, Motrons are conducting frequent killing raids on Pulvar villages whenever they need to restock their meat supply stores. Simply awful!

Finally, Makanos are very furtive and secretive in nature. They are the most intelligent sentient specie in Dablos. What stands out most about Makanos is that they are good at solving any kind of problem, regardless of complexity. Makanos are also carnivores and will hunt small animals, but they only do this in team competitions during an organized sport. Therefore, Makanos never hunt for food. Whenever they want meat on the menu, the Makano simply purchase the meat from the Motron.

40 Lord Passivar

Today we had an audience with the Eldron leader and captain of the merchant vessel. Lord Passivar greeted us and gave us the official welcome to his "travelling colony", as he called it.

Lord Passivar told us about the amenities that we could expect on board, including food and entertainment. He told us that the journey to Novus would take anywhere between 5 and 7 days.

With a ship as large as the Eldron vessel, it is impossible to control both time and space compression. If one tries to control the exact time of arrival, the ship could end up quite far from the intended destination. So it is best to be sure of the exact location and simply guess the time that it will take for the ship to get there.

I am very exited because Lord Passivar granted me access to their entire historical archives. I will be able to add all of the Eldron archives to the historical section of the encyclopedia on board our drone vessel.

Keeper Rebecca was asked to stay behind for a private meeting with Lord Passivar. Commander Sarah told me that the Eldron leader is most likely going to ask her questions about the stolen embryo and what the Keepers plan to do next.

39 The Novus System

Today we started our journey towards the Novus System.

Novus is a twin star planetary system. It is very unusual because, even though it only has six planets, the system hosts four planets capable of sustaining life.

The six planets planets in the Novus System are called, Techtron, Dablos, Exaron, Tempar, Cuevlar, and Havoc.

Planet Techtron is a highly evolved human planet in terms of technology and social structure. This is where the Eldron merchant vessel is headed.

Dablos is a fairly primitive place with three different non-human species that are currently battling for supremacy. I know almost nothing about this unusual planet, but the Eldron might be able to teach me a great deal about the place and its inhabitants. The Eldron must have a some recorded history of these places in their archives and I hope to get access to them during the trip.

Exaron is a mass of hot gases and boiling seas. Not much more to say about that hostile place.

Tempar is believed to be a solid rock covered in ice. I learned that that the ice is being mined by Techtron to replenish their water supply, as needed.

Cuevlar is the Eldron's home planet.

Havoc is the place where the spoilers took the stolen embryo. That is where we are taking keeper Rebecca.