Page 266 - The Chronicles Ser2 (6-10)

After the Eloi had read all the entries they and the Trask entered into a heated Telepathic
debate. Myra had tried to patch her Achenazi Headband into those of the Eloi; but the exchanges
were just far too rapid for her to get; in fact they physically made her head hurt so she gave up, and
waited patiently like the rest until they’d finished. When it was over a sheepish looking Miah came
over to them.
“I am not quite sure how to say this. It would seem that the crew of the mothership the beam array
came from; the unit your compatriots have used to send this message disappeared mysteriously,
About five or six thousand millennia ago; by our reckoning, they became one of the mystery stories
that wayfarers tell to pass the time on long voyages. That thing that is referred to as a Vimana; is in
fact an orbital laboratory our ancestors used to create their hybrids. Why it is where it is now; is
beyond comprehension. That region of space is so hostile to all biological life; we cannot conceive
why our ancestors would send Gangera Facility there. It’s possible I suppose that it drifted among
the Quantum Slipstreams and gravitated there. Whatever the reason; it could be of interest to all
races in all the Galaxies. It was there that they created monsters” she said ominously.

Just then; the Sarcophagus occupant that had identified herself in the recording walked out
onto the plaza. She was about two and a quarter metres in height; of slim build and definitely
Human. She came over to their group. She bowed her head to Miah and said something in an arcane
form of Bachi. Miah responded and took her hands in hers. The woman smiled and started to shed
tears. With Miah encouraging her she told them all her story.

Helen had been taken about a month after her boyfriend had gone missing. She had been
subjected to various harsh tests by her captors; who then treated her with much more respect.
Unlike some of the other “taken” she had been treated with respect as she was found to have latent
Telepathic and Empathic abilities. She had been placed into stasis as a means of securing her as a
specimen for the future. That was many thousands of years ago now but it helped her to secure a
sort of trust. This had afforded her a chance to become a systems Technician and her administrative
skills helped her too. She had been present on Hylon for about two years when the first signs of
unrest began to show. She had opted to go into stasis periodically to prolong her usefulness. It was
later found that she could use the “Educator” units to enhance her knowledge and be more useful
during one of these sessions she found out that her boyfriend had been taken also and whereabouts
he was being held. She resolved to keep herself viable to him by whatever means she could. So the
periodic stasis sessions were her means to achieve that. When one day; word came through about
the Aradash colony “bugging out” and dispersing she had again asked to help. She had hoped that
she might find out about Arthur and his whereabouts but had been disheartened by what had
happened. She did manage to find out that they may be coming to Hylon. That was when the links
were lost to the Home Government World. The accident happened when the remaining Jungva were
attempting to make contact. She had stayed present until the last minute. The Trask had been
ordered to secure all of the specimens and keep them safe. The last transmission from the Aradash
said they were under attack; she could do nothing about it so allowed herself to be placed in stasis
until the situation was over.

When she discovered how long she and the others had been kept in stasis she was
dumbfounded. But it was only very recently; according to the Trask, that a normal “Oxygen
breather” environment had been stabilised. If the Endeavour had come barely six months earlier
they wouldn’t have been able to land and walk about so freely. The Trask had not maintained the
power grid as they had sufficient backup systems to continue the stasis protocols. Upon her
reanimation she asked for an update and the Trask that were nearby had given her a memory dump.
“I’m one of only a handful of humans that are still here; a lot of the menfolk volunteered to help
fight the invaders. In a way the accident saved this world from the ravages of the invaders. The
Aradash and Hurabash, who used these systems worlds as species colonies, were caught unawares
by these invaders. They had thought their ancestors had rid the galaxy of them long ago. But that
seems to have not been the case.” Helen finished recounting. Myra brought her up to speed with
recent developments and Zuul brought her an “Educator” for her to get a history lesson. She would