Prelude: A special message from the Earthnauts about the following story:
👽 ECHO: Good evening friends! I’m Captain Echo, and with me is my good friend Doctor/Commodore Union!
👽 UNION: This is a special story and chapter of the Earthnauts. We are the Engedians a peaceful, scientific exploration-faring race of people. We’ve come to Earth to learn about all people, their ways, their customs, technology, and the Planet Earth itself!
👽 ECHO: For thousands of years, our own Engedian Star Force has been unseen protectors of many thousands of planets, including Earth. In that reckoning, we do not prefer any Earth nation, people, language, faith system, or culture . . . except for ONE!
👽 UNION: That is CHILDREN . . . from all peoples, families, languages, and cultures. If you are an Earth child, you will fall under our protection as much as we are able to help!
👽 ECHO: Of all the planets that we know of, the human race is the most committed to fighting Civil Wars. And many times, innocent children wind up victims of this fighting! In this story, we come to the aid of a large group of children that are being threatened by a dangerous human force.
👽 UNION: Please understand that the enemy force in this story does not come from any national military or organization that you hear about in the news. The enemy forces in here are made up of many dangerous beings called the Agagans, and they are servants of the Ahhn lord, our greatest enemy that has intentions of conquering Earth and destroying the land that the Great Imm Leader came from.
👽 ECHO: These rogue villains come from all people and language groups across the world. They have also stolen dangerous weapons and war machines from other noble armies around the area near the refugee camp to launch their attack. But we come to the aid of the many noble Earth forces trying to protect the children.
👽 UNION: And our people’s policy towards all humans is to not harm ANY human. So you will see that our actions were merely to stop the enemies and we do not wind up injuring a single one of them. So with all that said, it’s time to read “Where the Thunder Roars – Part 1“! ???
Last time on The Earthnauts . . .
👽 GRAND ELDER NOMAD (tall one in the center): “For the Great Galactic Space Gimmick, we are the Earthnauts!”
👨💻 MR. BEN (off-camera): “Great story, and great speech Nomad! I know that many of the readers will love hearing that a group of explorers from off this world are going to be setting up a colony here! I’m going to go check on Jessica and the kids!”
👽 UNION (third male from the left): “Very good, Mr. Ben. And thank you!”
👽 CAPTAIN ECHO: “So Union, the IFS Thunder is at your command! It’s been my pleasure serving as the Saucer’s commander for these many years!”
👽 UNION: “You know . . . as Elder of Sol, I’m content to command the ship for scientific, exploration, and diplomatic missions. And as an Engedian Star Force Commodore, my focus will be on the leadership of at least SEVERAL SAUCERS and support craft! I have the designs and plans being worked by Chance, Sneak, and Eli. As for the Thunder, she could sure use a great day-to-day Commander and Pilot who knows her the best . . . maybe she should remain in YOUR command!”
👽 CAPTAIN ECHO (surprised and pleased): “Do you mean that? No problem, Commodore!”
👽 UNION (nodding): “I appreciate the Grand Elder and the other Lesser Elders like me wanting to assign me the Thunder, especially because of my actions at the Battle of Sirius. But as Lead Researcher and Chief of our Colony on Earth, my greatest duty lies in ensuring peace between us and the Humans, scientific research, and humanitarian efforts. Plus I designed the Thunder for YOUR use when I was a Star Force Cadet. As your ranking officer, I once again assign you Captain of the IFS Thunder! Just let me handle the mission assignments for our colony, and you can remain the Thunder’s commander! (smiling).”
👽 OCEANA: “Union! That was very nice of you to let Echo remain the Captain! Most commanders would have just taken command and not thanked their former commanding officers, let alone let them remain in a position that they loved like Echo does. You truly are a wise and kind leader!”
👽 UNION (smiling, yet looking at her closely): “Thank you. And I think you look very nice today! So . . . , I understand you wanted to talk to me about something?”
👽 OCEANA: “Yes I did. It’s something I have never shared with you at all. Something quite some time ago, during the Battle of Sirius when you were so brave. Even you, Big Brother (Sneak) don’t know about what I have to share. I . . . I was . . . I was there! I was among the Engedian children that the Agagans tried to steal and enslave!”
👽 SNEAK: “WHAT??? How could that be? You weren’t even on that tour saucer exploring the Grammida-Geg Nebula when the Agagans suddenly attacked! You need to tell us more . . . ”
👽 ELI: “Commander Chance? I heard Echo promoted you to 1st Officer of the IFS Thunder! Congratulations, Sir!”
👽 CHANCE (chuckles): “Thank you, Eli! And you don’t have to call me Sir. I’m not some old man in a chair QUITE yet in life . . . LOL. I’m still Chief Engineer too, but with how well you’ve been doing including those VERY UNIQUE upgrades you’ve made to the Thunder how would you like to be 1st Engineering Mate? Echo says he wants you to be the official Co-Pilot too!”
👽 ELI: “YES I WOULD!!! I’d be pleased to do so!”
👽 CHANCE (grins): “Great Eli! Now, remember . . . being an Engineering 1st Mate is hard/busy work. You up for the challenge?”
👽 ELI: “Don’t be worried Commander. I work very hard . . . ”
👽 CHANCE: “Sounds good. I know right now our Engedian Star Force is on high-alert due to some frightening events over near the Great Imm Leader’s homeland. The Grand Elder has our forces on high alert because at any time, we could have a . . . ”
<Suddenly, an alarm comes over the Earthnaut’s arm-band tactical devices>
“ATTENTION ENGEDIAN EARTHNAUTS. THIS IS AN ENGEDIAN-STAR-FORCE EMERGENCY SIGNAL-38!
Engedian Star Force intelligence drones have detected a major military disturbance near the border of Israel. The disturbance is along the Golan Heights area involving a rogue human force threatening a vulnerable, innocent human faction.
The Engedian Oracles of the Imm have instructed the Earthnaut Saucer to proceed to the troubled area immediately and ascertain security. This is an URGENT EMERGENCY! Please Respond NOW!“
The Earthnauts are quiet with alarm. Suddenly from the other room, Lady Tia shouts out . . .
👽 LADY TIA: “NOMAD!!!! Come to Mr. Ben’s Office now!!! It’s on their Human broadcast stations! They couldn’t! They couldn’t be!!!”
👽 NOMAD (startled and alarmed): “Let’s get to the office as fast as we can!!!”
👽 UNION: “I am already in here Grand Elder! I have the news reports up!!!”
👽 MEDALLION: “It’s just like what the Imm Messengers whispered to me now . . . this brutal/savage army . . . made up of human followers of the Agagans and the Ahhn lord, is moving to attack a refugee camp. And it’s filled with children!”
👽 OCEANA: “CHILDREN?? Why would a heavily armed military want to attack little children? I’ve never seen such a thing, even on other planets! We have to do something!”
👽 MEDALLION (nodding): “Do you remember the texts of the Great Imm? The stories about how the Great Imm Leader sent legions of his Imm servants . . . and The Engedian Star Force too . . . to protect the people of this land where the refugee camp is? It’s the same land where He comes from.”
👽 NOMAD: “It’s true, Medallion. And in those texts, the Imm Leader’s people faced one savage enemy after the other, just like this monstrous horde. But a combination of His Celestial Imm, His orders to our Engedian people, and HIM directly have repeatedly brought victory to their existence and crushing defeat to their enemies.
👽 TIA: “Medallion, is the Imm giving us permission to move in again and intervene on behalf of Israel?”
👽 MEDALLION: “Yes. My fellow Oracles and I have the word of this! The last time the Engedian Star Force aided the Imm Leader’s homeland was just before Mr. Ben was born (in 1973) and a few years earlier (in 1968). We also helped the Imm Leader’s family move back into this land 70 Earth-Years ago (in 1948). We were under His orders and had the aid and guidance of the Imm legions.
👽 LAGRANGE: “When we first got here on their holiday of Haunakah last year, remember how we were told to intervene and protect some of the Imm Leader’s peoples’ habitations?”
👽 UNION: “Yes! It’s something that the Imm Legions usually take care of but may have us randomly come in and do so from time to time. Also, haven’t you noticed how many of the Imm Leader’s people have produced moving picture stories and books about non-human space travelers and beings like us?”
👽 SNEAK: “True, Best Friend! I believe that the Imm Leader’s family INSTINCTIVELY KNOW THAT ‘ALIENS’ LIKE US EXIST!!!
👽 ECHO: “You know how families can read each other pretty well, don’t you?”
👽 UNION (off-camera): “Look!!! It’s them! They wave the flag of the Great Imm Leader’s family! It has a blue-white star just like the One that glows over our Planet Engedi! And they’re going to help the children!”
👽 MEDALLION: “Israel TRULY is the land of the Imm Leader’s Family. Israel was the changed name of a man named Jacob. He had a father named Issac, and his father was called Abraham. Jacob’s name became Israel and all we know is that they are relatives of the Great Imm Leader. They are also called . . . the Jews and Hebrews.”
👽 ECHO: “I was shocked when Lagrange and I read this book called a concordance that Mr. Ben has. In there we found that there are 22 letters in their alphabet . . . AND THEY ALL MATCH THE NAMES OF OUR ENGEDIAN TRIBES!!!”
👽 ELI: “So it’s possible that the Great Imm Leader formed us from the stream of En-Gedi and gave the names of His people’s alphabet to the 22 houses of our Planet Engedi?”
👽 ECHO: “Eli . . . YES, IT’S TRUE. We have helped Israel in the past, and we will help them again. I’m a soldier, yet I hate war and fighting. Yet I cannot stand to see anyone get bullied . . . ESPECIALLY CHILDREN.”
👽 CHANCE: “One thing we have going for us, the Imm Leader gave us technology far beyond the Humans, so even their terrible nuclear weapons plus 1000 armies would pose no threat to any of us. But Eli and I have worked on some upgrades to the IFS Thunder. It’s time for a ‘beta-test’ as the Humans say.”
👽 ECHO: “Can we ensure the Humans are safe? I only want to devastate their war machines and NOT them.”
👽 CHANCE: “The Thunder is capable of such a strategy. We need to mobilize now.”
👽 ECHO: “Grand Elder and Elder Union. Permission to fly to the area and survey these forces per Emergency Signal-38!”
👽 GRAND ELDER: “Permission granted, Captain Echo! Union? You are official Mission Commander to provide direction to Echo!”
👽 UNION: “Yes, Grand Elder! And I also grant permission Echo! I have analyzed our Engedian drone intelligence. There are hundreds of heavily armed armored vehicles approaching including much aerial warcraft. IF you witness ANY hostile act towards this children’s camp, you are ordered to immediately defend the camp and attack the enemies” weapons and war machines with all force necessary. Leave the physical fate of the enemy humans to the noble Earth forces. Do you need me to come?”
👽 ECHO: “It’s OK, Union. I’m going to do what you did at Sirius almost 9 Earth-years ago. You showed me how to fly the Thunder solo, so I’ll be alright. You stay here to direct the mission and also help Lagrange and Medallion analyze the Israeli alphabet and our Engedian Tribe names.”
👽 CHANCE: “Eli? It’s time. Summon the IFS Thunder.”
👽 ELI: “Ok. I summoned her via UAV mode. She’s flying in from her remote ground bunker!”
<Miles away, a thunderous, harmonically whining sound rises from the Colorado countryside, and the Earthnaut’s saucer comes from her bunker and screeches across the sky toward Colorado Springs . . .>
<Thundering across Colorado Springs comes . . . The IFS Thunder!> 🛸
👽 CHANCE: “Tracker says she’ll be here in 30 Earth seconds. She has to be fast to avoid UFO news reports again!”
👽 ELI: “The teleconveyor system is improved now. Captain Echo? Would you like to try it?”
👽 ECHO: “Sure thing. We don’t have time and I have places to go and some very bad guys to teach a lesson to . . . LOOK! There she is!!!”
<The IFS Thunder swoops in towards the front yard in front of Mr. Ben’s front porch> 🛸
👽 CHANCE: “Ok, Eli. Let’s see how this improved teleconveyor unit works!”
👽 ELI: “Agreed! Captain Echo? Ready?”
👽 ECHO: “Yes! Activate before the other Humans see the ship!”
<A swirling chimes sound fills the air as the teleconveyor folds space and brings Echo on board> 🛸
👽 UNION (on the Thunder’s forward viewing screen): “So what do you think of the new cockpit?”
👽 🛸 ECHO: “Incredible! I see that you and the others have refit with some Human ideas! The dome ceiling projects folded light from outside to help us have unrestricted outside viewing! Also, this video game controller to control the Thunder’s steering and defense! No doubt that the Humans have some brilliant ideas despite being incapable of star flight beyond their moon Luna presently!”
👽 UNION: “Radar says that no Humans have detected the Thunder, and the enemy forces are moving quickly towards firing range of the refugee camp. You should keep moving while there’s still time!”
👽 🛸 ECHO: “Yes sir, Commodore! I’m already preparing to go orbital and get there faster!”
<Echo turns the IFS Thunder toward the West and the Engedian star saucer speeds up over the Colorado mountains and rapidly ascends into orbital flight . . . > 🛸
👽 🛸 ECHO: “Thunder to base. I should be entering Israeli orbit and airspace in a few moments!”
👽 UNION (off camera on the subspace radio): “Yes, good friend! As before, if you witness any hostile action against the refugee camp, you are authorized to immediately return fire and neutralize the threat!”
👽 🛸 ECHO: “I certainly will! I can see the area from orbit. I’m moving in on an intercept vector now, and I can detect hundreds of rogue earth weapons beginning to arm themselves! I need to hurry! Now, let’s see what you’re able to do now, Thunder!”
<To Be Continued . . . >
Join us next time for Part 2 of “Where The Thunder Roars!”
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