All Worlds. Books 1-6

Dan Sherman Space Guardian

All Worlds

Books One-Six

Dan Sherman Space Guardian

All Worlds

Books One - Six

Prologue- Overview- Chapters Chapter 1-meeting with a Guardian. Chapter 2-Higher learning.

Chapter 3-Lightship. Chapter 4-Dream Worlds. Chapter 5-Andromeda. Chapter 6-Relmar. Chapter 7-Astral Hospital. Chapter 8-Briefing. Chapter 9-I meet My Dead Family. Chapter 10-Preparing to be cloned.

Prologue

'Dan, you must kill it.' The voice said. 'That is a Devil-Beast and can rip you in half if you let it. Why are you holding back? You are a potential Guardian-Of-Space. You have to be ruthless sometimes.' 'Why can't I just let it move on, I don't want to hurt it?'

'You are expected to bring back the Devil-Beast to the lower astral plane where it belongs, and the only way to do that is to kill it in this plane.'

'But how did it get to this level in the first place?',,

'That doesn't concern you; please do as you are bid.' I am standing not more than ten yards from the monster who is by now eyeing me up suspiciously. It has the look of the proverbial devil but is much larger, it has a tail, large hands with long claws, horns, and eyes that resemble a goat. It is everything you would expect from the hell world. 'You are standing in my way.' It said. I am standing before a hidden portal, the kind that higher entities use to access the inner worlds. How the monster can see this door is baffling me.

'How did you manage to get here?' I said.

'I am going to pull out your bowels first, small man, and then I am going to eat them before your eyes, and then I will eat your eyes ha.'

'You will not get any answers from this creature, Dan, please do as you are ordered.'

I realize that I have no alternative but to fight this entity. I transformed myself into the menacing form of Cloft, the Tourgen clone. This is a thing that I have become so used to in my dreams, I feel like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Cloft is eight feet tall with tiger-like skin and teeth and claws which can rip apart any creature on Earth, of course, we aren't on Earth, though. The Monster sees me transform into Cloft.

'You better move out of my way, beast-man.' It said. I am now being informed that these adventures of mine in the inner worlds are going to be recorded for potential Guardians to use while asleep. I have to refer to you in the future as Students, I apologize if you are more than that; please be patient and log into the Guardian's database. I move towards the monster with confidence. I know I can easily kill it. For student purposes: Cloft is one of the strongest creatures in the Universe. Guardians have access to a network of unlimited knowledge and time; by that, I mean we can travel anywhere on the inner planes, and once you are accepted by the Guardians you can also travel anywhere in time and space on the physical plane; this is exactly what I am being lined up for. Please be aware that you are unlimited and as such, eternal. I grab the monster by the throat while he tries to claw into my stomach, I rip its head off. I am now being informed that I will not remember any of my experiences when I wake up; this is for my protection. I am now going to be debriefed at the astral sub base. Students, please prepare yourselves for the start of Dan Sherman's adventures in time and space, onwards my friends.

Overview

I wake up in a sweat, my heart pounding. What is happening?

Every night for a week the same dream! I am standing on a lonely road and looking across at a tall man who is beckoning. I can read the street sign; it says Giants Seat lane. I can also make out the town sign; it is Kelsay. Now I think about it I couldn't make that out before! What does it all mean? Maybe I should go there? Ha. Get real, Dan! I was a School Teacher who had to take early retirement through bereavement after my wife and kid got killed in a car crash, go to a place I don't even know existed, well, I will soon find out, where is my Road atlas?

I don't believe it! It does exist. Maybe I should go there? Then do what? Do I think a tall man is going to beckon me? I must be going crazy, but it will be a day out and I do need a change of scenery. I have been moping about here long enough. I see it is up in Northumberland, that's a three-hour drive! In the car, I feel excited and sad at the same time. Elaine and John, my son, were killed on this very same road. I will be nearing the memorial soon; it was put there by some people who think it is right to leave flowers at places on the road where people who they never met were killed! But who am I to say; I just like to remember them and not mourn them at someplace where no one goes. What's this? There is a group of people standing at the memorial? Maybe they are broken down somewhere on the road. But there is no emergency call box here! My god! It is Elaine and John, and the tall man from my dreams. I put the brakes on as I pass by at speed. I pull onto the hard shoulder, I look around, but they are gone!

I carry on in a state of puzzlement, and disbelief. What the hell just happened! Am I still dreaming? I must stay calm like when I studied Yoga. It was the only thing that kept me sane after the accident. I am feeling pretty excited as I pull into a pub car park In Kelsay. I ask a man who is smoking outside if he knows where giants seat lane is. He said, 'There is nothing there, just a track which goes nowhere, also It is a place where ghosts have been seen and UFOs.' Now my interest is caught, I thank him and started in the direction he gave me. After several minutes of driving and thinking I come to a crossroads, I also stare in disbelief as the tall man from my dreams is beckoning me!

Chapter 1-Meeting with a Guardian

What in heaven's name is happening? All I can do is stupidly look at him as he holds out his hand, as I take it, the feeling I get is a palpable wave of love, I feel dizzy and he knows it, he helps me with a strong arm on my forearm. I know I have never met this man before, apart from my dreams. He has a certain way about him which even now at this early stage suggests that I can trust him. He has grey hair and strong features. He reminds me of an old movie star called Jeff Chandler. 'We can change our appearance to suit the situation. This is to make you feel comfortable. Please come with me and I will explain everything.' We could be going to another planet and I would gladly go! We walk up the lane which is a single-track road and very secluded, gradually we come to a pair of very large and I presume ancient oak trees. The track ends a few yards further up and the view is restricted in all directions. If someone wants real privacy this is the place. With a wave of his hand a door appears! It stands there as though it will fall. I look around the back of it; it is just a flat door standing there. He looks at me with mild amusement. 'Trust me, this will be a shock to your mind, but we know you can take it, we have been monitoring you in your dreams, and in your everyday life.'

I said, 'Who is we, exactly?' 'I will tell you later; please let us enter the Transfer-Room.' As we enter the door, I have an overwhelming feeling of security. I can tell we are dropping down very quickly, I asked him how deep we are going? He said, twenty-three miles! We come to a stop, the door opens, I can`t believe my eyes! A massive room or maybe I should call it a large space the size of four football pitches and there are three U.F.O.s hovering in the middle, with several small humanoid creatures looking at us! 'It's nothing to get bothered about,' he said, 'they are old friends.' I said to myself, I'll wake up in a minute. 'You won't' he said.

I ask if he can read my mind and he said 'We can, but we don't usually. You have a higher state of consciousness and that has earned you the right to join us, come, you need refreshment, a cup of tea perhaps? 'Right again, I thought, but he already knows.

'I`m only a teacher,' I said. 'Yes, but you have a subconscious knowledge which will be able to withstand the shock of being given all the information which you will receive, also you have had many past life experiences that will be useful to us.' 'Oh,' I said, 'and what would they be?' 'Mainly Yoga, please follow me into the data room.'

We walk to a wall which then opened up! There are no doors or handles; it's as if the place is in tune with the people or Higher Beings. I am beginning to realize the enormity of it all.

'That's the word,' he said, 'Realization. Prepare yourself for Reality.'

There are several gadgets around but the one I am attracted to is a sort of book, like a laptop, the light is coming out of it, not from the screen, but all of it.

'Dan, please look into the book.'

'I don't even know your name.' I said.

'Yes, you do.'

I at once know his name is Sionn.

'We will be keeping a Log of all your experiences from now on; try to be conscious of this and your thoughts will be uploaded to the central databank. You can also relate to whoever will get access to your thoughts later as Students; these recorded experiences will be a useful tool for us. I will also ask you again later if you still want to carry on with your training. You can still go back to your life as a retired school teacher.'

For student purposes: I will refer to God in the higher case letter from now on, please be aware of this. It is a mark of respect to the deity, or whatever you believe God to be.

Chapter 2-Higher learning

'Sit in the chair and relax.'

As soon as I touch the chair I am energized! I have never seen or felt anything like it before; it feels as though it is part of me, gripping my body like a living thing. The voice I hear is not Sionn`s but something else, whatever, or whoever it is seems like an old friend speaking to me.

'Once you look into the lightbook you will be able to do things that you never dreamt of. Tell me now; do you want to join us?'

'You already know that answer, don't you?' I replied.

'I have to ask, you understand.'

'What about my home and the life I have or used to have?'

'After looking into the lightbook you won't even think about it. Do not worry; it will be sorted out later.'

'Can I see my wife and child?'

'Later, they are, as you now know, still in existence.'

'Then, yes, I want to be a Trainee-Guardian.'

'Now, relax.'

As soon as I look into the lightbook my mind is like a computer of the highest sort, after what seems to be only a short time I come out of the book. That's the onlway I can describe it.

I know stuff I never knew before, also I feel in balance with life. My body is pulsating from head to foot!

'That is just the beginning; we can't take a chance on overloading you.'

To describe my feelings at this moment is impossible. An ordinary man transformed in one day into a sort of superman. I can do higher mathematics; that is something I never could get my head around, also Physics, Philosophy, and any other subject, but the one thing I am good at besides history is astronomy I always prided myself on that, but now I know everything I would want to know about it. I also know how to dance! Yes, I always wanted to take Elaine to the dance hall to do proper ballroom dancing, but I always had two left feet, I just love disco films, now I can do all the moves!

'Why isn`t my head exploding,' I said.

'You know it is not your physical brain that knows these things, but your higher consciousness. Whatever you need to know, wherever you need to go, to do, whatever the Guardians need you to do, you will receive.'

I enquire if anyone else works at the underground base.

'It doesn`t need anyone to man it, it is self-regulating, no one can enter it, or find it without permission as the security is so technologically advanced. There are no entrances to the base. Before you ask how the UFOs manage to access it, I can tell you that our lightship helped them. The lightship can travel through any object. It wraps itself around their craft and simply flies through the Earth's surface into the base. Earth, as you now know is not just a planet; it is a star base and has been for thousands of years.'

I knew it all along The U.F.O.S The M.I.B.S. (Men-in-black) and all the other stories, obviously, some are bogus, but now I know.

Sionn informs me we are to go to the 27th sector of the Andromeda Galaxy. Wow! This morning I was on the verge of depression and now I'm going to the largest galaxy outside of our own. 2.4 million Light-years! I know that in just five days after we leave Earth and travel at faster than light speed, we will enter a wormhole, and almost immediately we will be there! I can tell you that there are wormholes adjacent to every galaxy; this enables the Guardians to access all parts of the Universe. The power system on the ship we are about to board is taken from the stars themselves, we will receive power from them transferred to the engine which I can`t describe as I don`t have, as yet, enough knowledge. I guess next time I look into the lightbook, I will gain whatever I need, but all I want to do is dance.

Chapter 3-Lightship

We walk through the wall again into another room.

'You can rest awhile if you want but you don`t need rest, your body has been rejuvenated by the lightchair you were sitting in, but you already know that.'

'Yes, I feel fine. There is some information I would like to know. How old are you?'

'Yes, we can withhold information if we deem it necessary but we now don`t need to keep anything from each other, you now know I am 3,500 years old in this incarnation.'

'That is one long life.' I said.

'Yes, but time has no meaning on the inner planes.'

I also know I can move into other states of existence such as dreaming. We all move about in our dreams but most of us don't remember when we wake up. I used to have lots of lucid dreams when asleep at home; they were like out-of-the-body experiences but were a disappointment when I woke up as I wanted to stay there. Now I will be able to learn and travel wherever I am needed on whatever plane of existence I am on!

Sionn said, 'You are now receiving sustenance from the very walls and everything connected with this base. You do not need to eat or drink while in your body. Later if you feel the time is right you will be able to leave the physical body altogether, and transfer to an artificial bodysuit, such as the one you are now going to use for the journey.'

If anyone had told me yesterday I would be going to Andromeda with a 3,500-year old man of higher consciousness I would have laughed at him, even if it had been Sionn, but now I am a different person, being, or consciousness!

The ship is hanging in mid-air as we walk through the wall again; it is the size of a small motor cruiser; the kind people use at the harbor for showing off but this ship I know will do much more than just move.

Sionn said, 'We will let the ship fit you up with the suit.'

I know it's not going to be just a suit but even I can't believe what it is capable of!

I stand with my back to the wall of the ship, it then wraps itself around me! I feel invulnerable and safe.

I know that this suit, like the ship itself can withstand any attack; or even a nuclear bomb! I let my fingers run up and down the surface of it, it is very shiny and slippery, I just can`t grip it, it is also transparent. Sionn said, 'You can also change your shape and appearance. If we were to go to another planet we would take on the appearance of the locals, also we would be given any info or data to speak with them or any animal life.'

My God, I think, I could talk to the animals.

'What about sex?' I said, 'it is one of few things on earth that shows love for someone,'

Sionn replied. 'It is natural that you think about such things, so that is why you have the option of keeping your body for as long as you want; in time you will see it as a burden.'

Sionn makes the thought transfer to get the ship underway and before I can think, we are out in space. The ship can move at lightspeed almost immediately. We are already past the solar system and on route to Andromeda. I can see the screen in my vision but it isn`t a physical screen; I can see it as the ship sees it, a blur of tiny lights melting into one giant overpowering glow. It takes me a while to adjust but I am now getting the hang of it. The technology is way ahead of me even with the lightbook, but with time I can get used to this awesome way of life. The thought strikes me; I can live forever like this.

Sionn replies, 'We do live forever; all things pass on to Higher Realities.'

Chapter 4-Dream Worlds

Sionn informs me that the next phase will be to learn and serve in the dream worlds while the ship is on its way to Andromeda, we will sleep then we will wake up in the other worlds, in this case, the Astral Plane.

OK, now I have to make my thoughts accessible to any students who may be able to access the deep-mental-logic program on the Guardians computer banks. So, from now on I will, every so often, upload my thoughts. Forgive me if I get a little carried away as I am new to this. I have been told to refer to you out there who can access these recordings as students, please forgive me if you are more than that.

I find it very easy to sleep but Sionn is helping me, the next thing I know is, we are standing in a place that is so unbelievably beautiful. The feeling I experience is something I have never felt before in my whole life or my old life.

'This is one of the higher astral worlds, a place people call heaven. Children and wild animals are playing together! A young girl is stroking a tiger! A lion is carrying a boy on its back while a baby lamb is sitting nearby! People are waving and having fun together such as I've never seen before; the feeling is of joy and delight. I am speechless. I asked Sionn if this is prearranged for my benefit. Sionn said, partly. But we have a job to do in the next town. I try to keep my emotions under control, but it is very hard as the experience plays havoc with my senses. We walk along the lovely roads where everything seems perfect when a thought strikes me:

'Can we…'

'I`m sorry, Dan, we can't go to see your wife and son just yet, they are on a different plane at the moment but later you will meet them. You have to learn to keep your emotions in check, this is very important as you will be tempted and tested in many ways later. Your yoga training will help you also; never forget that you are a Higher Being and Eternal.'

I feel disappointed, but I know he is right, as usual; had he ever been wrong, I thought.

'Yes, even as a Guardian I made mistakes, one in particular.'

I can't believe it, not Sionn.

'There was once a Guardian named Kallo, we were past life friends and born on the same planet numerous times; he got corrupted by the power of office and is now an outlaw, I trusted him and he stranded me on a deserted planet without my lightsuit; I had to leave my body there and transfer to the dream worlds, in other words, I died! Kallo had disabled my suit's power system, something that we thought was impossible, at that time. Our technology was not as good as it is now; even now there are limits to our way of life, for instance, some black holes are dangerous to us, but that is only in the physical world, as you know.'

I asked Sionn a question that had troubled me all my life:

'Could you tell me how big the Universe is?

'People believe the Universe is only about 14.5 billion light-years in distance, but we know it is much more than that also the inner worlds are much bigger than the physical worlds, but of course, they are not physical, we will leave it at that for the moment.'

OK, time for another lesson for you Student-Guardians: You know the physical plane is the normal world where we all live whether it is Earth or some other planet. There are also other planes of existence; the next one up is the Astral Plane it is a very big place but not in the space that we know, also there are numerous sub-planes, in fact, thousands, so please be aware when we are visiting these realms, which will be very often. Of course, you are Trainee-Guardians so you won't need to be lectured like this too much, right? OK, enough said.

We arrive at our destination. It is a small decrepit house with a scruffy garden and a feeling of depression about it. Sionn knocks at the door and a voice said:

'Get the hell away from here.'

It takes me by surprise; obviously, this part of town has its share of problems.

'Not really.' Sionn said, 'just this house.'

Sionn walks in. Suddenly a man comes running at him!

'I`ll kill you,' he shouts.

Sionn just stands there as the man lifts his arm! I don`t notice the knife at first, but I can't help panicking as it comes into contact with Sionn`s shoulder. I needn`t have worried as the knife just glanced off again and again. The man starts to get tired, obviously thinking he is in the physical body.

Sionn calms him down before trying to explain to him that he is to be transported to a hospital in another region.

The man is escorted away by people responsible for that sort of thing.

I said, 'Couldn`t they have done what you did?'

'Yes, they could, but we had nothing else to do, and it is a learning experience for you.'

'So, in a way, we are like spiritual guides.' I said.

'Yes.'

I think, wow, can this be true? I was just an ordinary person from an ordinary town, in an ordinary country, on a small planet.

"Please don't think that way. You are a Guardian-of-Space, and as such, you are unlimited.'

We wake up back on the ship.

Chapter 5-Andromeda

Looking at the scene is mind-boggling, even after all the knowledge prescribed to me. Coming up on the screen in my mind or whatever it is that I am seeing is the Andromeda galaxy in all its awesome beauty, also on the screen are all the planets that can sustain life!

'We have a job to do on Relmar 7 in sector 27.'

'Do you ever get some time off from this job, or whatever you call it?' I feel a little reckless for saying it.

'You will learn more quickly the next time you look into the lightbook and then you will not ask such questions, but I will say this, whenever I need a little relaxation I go to my parent's house on one of the astral sub-planes.'

'What about reincarnation? They must have been back many times since you were there in that lifetime.'

'Yes, many times, but we can go to whatever incarnation we want to.'

Wow, I think. Imagine going to whatever place and whatever family you were born into!

'There is much karma built up and burned up around families; this is because they have lived many lives together. Now prepare for Job experience. We have arrived.'

Looking at the planet from orbit I think it is something like looking at Earth, but as I study it, I can see the continents are different. Sionn said, 'You will experience a soothing feeling as all the information is given to you by the ship.'

I don't know how long it takes, I'm not bothered as I feel incredibly calm and rested. I can also speak Relmic, the language of the planet, and the other six planets that have been inhabited by them.

Relmar 7 is several hundred years ahead of Earth, so everyone speaks the same dialect which is handy, and the population is peaceful mainly because there is only one ruling government. Sionn informs me of the mission we are about to undertake: We are to save the planet from destruction! I feel shocked.

'Do you mean we go from helping one poor soul from the astral plane to saving an entire planet?

'Not just one planet, but all seven.'

'I thought we weren`t supposed to interfere with other people or cultures?'

'Normally we don`t but this is an exception. A scientist we take it upon himself to experiment with materials found on an uninhabited planet newly discovered by Relmic astronomers. If we don`t stop him in time, one hundred and twenty-billion people will die, are you ready?'

What a question! How can I be ready for something like that?

For students: 'The people on Relmar are very much like humans with some differences, their heads and eyes are larger and they are taller by several inches. 'Just lean back on the wall and you will fall out into space.' I already know we will be OK with our suits on but I'm not ready for the feeling of being in space with just a suit and no oxygen tank or any other usual things one associates with space travel! I can`t get my old head around the knowledge that a suit that isn`t visible and doesn`t seem to have any life-supporting properties will save me from dying!

Now for you students out there: Time for another lesson, yes, I know you want to know how the lightsuit works, but I am also a trainee so I can't tell you just yet, just know that it is an awesome piece of technology and I'm sure glad we have it, all I have to do is think my way down to the planet! The view is something spectacular until we come into sight of the gigantic buildings which seemed to be everywhere, there doesn`t seem to be any spare land. My first thought is, what a shame, these poor people have no greenery, but I am now finding out rapidly utilizing my now enlarged state of consciousness, most of the greenery is under the oceans and in orbit under massive glass domes; I can`t help thinking this could be the future for Earth in several hundred years.

We guide our way down through the thousands of space shuttles that are streaming along in all directions.

'We cannot be detected, as you know, so we won`t be bothered.'

We land near a huge building with a sign which reads:

451st District Biochemical and Food Reprocessing Unit.

I already know we can`t be seen as the suits are so technologically advanced that even though Relmic science is much more superior to Earth's, Guardian technology is light years ahead of Relmar.

I can`t help thinking that I will wake up sometime and be back in my old bed, but I don`t want that to happen, anyway, I can always go there in my dreams, can`t I?

Chapter 6-Relmar

We hover about fifty feet above the walkway. The first thing I notice is most of the people are dressed the same, it is an off-white sort of jumpsuit.

For students: you already know we can`t just pass through the walls as we are in the physical realm. We have to enter by the door, so we must keep out of the way of anyone. No one can see us but they will be able to feel us so we have to be very careful.

'We will make our way to the science room where the man in question is. He is called Dyon 17.'

I already know this info but I sure am glad he is reassuring me. We don`t walk up the moving platform that is the stairway to the lab room, we simply float by thought! I am in awe of this technology; I feel like a ghost!

We get to the room in question. We have to wait till someone enters before we can go in otherwise the door will open and it will seem unusual and cause suspicion. We don't have to wait long for access, but we will have to wait a while for the actual incident to take place.

The room is nothing like a laboratory back on Earth; most of the equipment is different, but along the walls are some screens with sections that open up underneath them. I already know these are fabrication machines; whatever is put in them will be reproduced in a fairly short time. I now know how the planet will be threatened. Dyon 17 will try to reproduce materials found by Relmic astronomers from an uninhabited planet. They think this material will bring wealth beyond measure, as some of the material is mixed with a very rare mineral highly sought by neighboring planets but instead of getting permission for special test procedures, Dyon 17 will take it upon himself to show the government what he has achieved; the result will be an instant increase in the material but not in the quantities that he is expecting. The oxygen in the atmosphere will be depleted so much that people will suffocate in their millions. Within six months ninety percent of the population will be dead; of course, in the meantime, people will have fled to the outlying planets in panic in their private ships, and anything that will transport them off their world. Of course, the damage will have been done as the spores will be carried on the people themselves. The time frame will be just three years for complete annihilation, also the spores will still be around the planets for a long period. I can`t contemplate the picture that Sionn is painting of Relmar's destruction. I just want to get it over with.

Sionn is watching Dyon 17 with his usual unconcerned look!

Dyon 17 is standing next to an access screen with a container. He is about to put the material in. Another person is standing next to him looking anxious, they both looked at each other, and then a quite unusual thing happens. Sionn touches them behind the neck, in the next second both Dyon 17 and his accomplice freeze on the spot. Sionn then takes the container from Dyon 17, he then resealed the lid, then pulls a small sack from his suit and covers the container making it invisible, he then hands me the sack while he touches both men behind the neck again. The men start to move again, but simply turn away and go about their business as if nothing has happened!

Sionn takes the sack off me and then we wait for someone to walk out of the lab before we can exit. We then make our way out of the building. My thoughts at this time are of how easy Sionn seems to deal with these world-changing decisions. We then fly up between the lines of shuttle-ships and back to our craft. I know all of this may sound like fiction of the highest kind, but as students, you already know it to be true. I on the other hand am relatively new to all this so you can imagine I am still reeling from these extraordinary events.

Once inside the ship, I ask Sionn how he made the two people freeze and forget what they were doing.

'It was just an overpowering mental ability.'

I ask him if they will remember about it in the future.

'No, but we will monitor them and the planet regularly.'

'What are we going to do with the spores?'

'The container will be neutralized.'

I begin to search the ship's screen for information about other local planets; when I say local, I mean anything in the region of thousands of lightyears. I noticed one called Sandera in a nearby sector, it is at the same stage as Earth and the wildlife is exciting with a huge difference in animal and plant life. I also think I will practice some dance moves. I asked the ship's computer to play some disco. I realize the computer sounds like one of my old girlfriends from school called Debra, I ask if I could call it that.

'You can call me anytime, Dan, and you can call me anything you want as long as it's not 'it'.

I think this is funny, is the computer coming on to me?

I swirled around in my dance move to ask Sionn if we can check out Sandera when he disappears! seconds later, I am wondering what to do when a person appears. A man of about 50 years of age; he is a tall man, about six feet three, and is sneering at me. It takes me a few seconds to realize, but I now know it is Kallo, the outlaw Guardian. I start to move when I am suddenly frozen to the spot and unable to talk.

Kallo said, 'Don't worry, you will get another lightbody someday, but for now you have to die. By the way, nice dance move, ha, stupid fool!'

I can see he has the container with the spores in his hands, but poor me, the Trainee-Guardian, can do nothing.

With a flick of his finger, I drop to the floor unconscious.

(I don't yet realize it, but I am dead.)

For Students who are wondering where Sionn has gone, I can tell you that his body was discarded outside but his consciousness is trapped in a vessel that Kallo used prior to appearing on their ship.

Chapter 7-Astral Hospital

I know at once where I am. A nurse is standing by my bed.

'Mr. Sherman?'

'Yes.'

'Thank goodness you are all right, we had trouble stabilizing you.'

'OK, nurse, I will take over now.'

I know this person talking must be a Guardian, but I can`t be sure.

'What's happened to me?' I said.

'I am Grenwer, a colleague of Sionn's. You were neutralized by something or someone! Tell me what you know.'

I told him what I saw on the ship. He looks shaken even for a Guardian.

'Where is Sionn?' I said.

'We don't know!'

Now, I am shaken!

'The one thing we do know is Sionn must have suspected some sort of trouble; normally you would have been fully accepted by the Guardians, but for some reason, Sionn thought it best to keep you partially a Guardian and partially Dan Sherman. You have been mentally scanned and we know you could have some info that might be useful to us. Please come with me.'

'There is one thing I want to know.' I said, 'am I dead?'

'Yes.'

Just Great! I thought I've only been in this job for two minutes, I've witnessed the saving of billions of people but now I'm dead and the whole universe could be at risk.'

We walk into another room. He then asks me to sit down at a sort of computer.

'Just look into the screen, we know you have stabilized so we can now look at what happened on the ship. The fact that you were at a short distance from Kallo means we might be able to retrieve some info from him through you. Please relax and concentrate.'

The screen came to life, Kallo is looking at me as though I am there again! I start to feel strange.

'Don't be afraid.' He then touches me behind the neck as Sionn did to the two men at the lab.

'Yes, I can remember now, he`s going to Junction 43 at Far-Station.'

Grenwer looks shaken again.

'Far-Station is an inaccessible place.'

'Why.'

'Our ships are unable to penetrate its space. There is just one way and I suspect you know what it is?'

'You mean you want someone to go there in the dream worlds and then transfer to a lightsuit.

'Yes.' But who would go?'

'He already knows what I am going to say.

'Well, I`m already dead so what's the difference?'

'You could get trapped there and we know it is a terrible place to be.'

'What exactly is Far-Station?'

'It is a series of planets which were once highly civilized; they were taken over by numerous warring alien races. These planets are now known as Far-Station; they are within a relatively short lightspeed distance, most of the evil characters from history are incarcerated there before returning to their respective worlds.'

Oh Great! I thought I`m about to go to hell in the physical world.

'Can I ask you something, Grenwer?'

'Sure,' he said.

'Why me? Surely you have people more experienced!'

'Yes, but that is why Kallo will not suspect, he thinks you're neutralized, also you now have knowledge which you at the moment can`t see but after looking again into the lightbook you will know better.'

'What about Kallo? Why didn`t he just prevent us from stopping Dyon 17 from destroying Relmar, he must have had the technology.'

'It is conceivable he already had knowledge about Relmar but we think he has other plans for the deadly material.'

'You mean more deadly than the destruction of one hundred and twenty-billion people?'

'If he has access to a place where we cannot, as yet go, he could do catastrophic damage.'

'Why can't you travel there in the dream worlds and find out.'

'Although we can travel up and down the time scales on all levels, we can't access Junction 43 at Far-Station.'

'Why don`t you get together with the local people from the different planets that were invaded and take back the planets?'

'We are not allowed to meddle in other planetary problems.'

'Is that not what we are doing at Far-Station?'

'The difference is that now Galactic systems are at stake, we must retrieve the container without Kallo suspecting.'

'One more thing,' I said, 'how could Kallo kill me while I had the lightsuit on?'

'That is another thing we don`t yet know,'

Reality is starting to sink in now. They want me to dream travel to the border of Far-Station then to an astral planet nearby known as Terick 3; then on the equivalent physical planet, wake up in a lightsuit.

'No.' Grenwer said, 'we have already cloned your old body but we don't have use for it on this particular mission, please, we have little time left.'

I wonder what he means, but I soon realize I am in for a pretty big shock.

Chapter 8-Briefing

'Just look into the book as you did before.'

After the learning session, I feel different.

'You have only been given a fraction of what you had before.'

'How am I going to be able to do anything like this?'

'You know the language of the area you also know enough to survive in the physical, you have also had numerous past lives as a warrior and so have the necessary skills we need, that, plus the training you got from the lightbook will help you if you get into trouble.'

'What do you mean survive?'

'You won't have the protection of the lightsuit.'

'My God, how do you expect me to survive in a world like that with just my old body?'

As I said before, you won't have your old body. We did use your DNA but the body you are about to get is one of the strongest in the physical universe. You won't look as you once did, you will have the appearance of the people known as the Tourgen’s.' The information is now starting to seep through to my mind.

The Tourgen’s, a bestial civilization nearly wiped out through its in-fighting.

'Don't you think this character might be a little too grumpy for this mission?'

'That is the point; no one will suspect a strategy like this.'

'He could be right, who would suspect a character bent on self-destruction to attempt to save the Galaxy!

'Dan, please understand, whatever happens, you will be all right. If you die you will come back to the astral base. In the meantime, you will be able to travel to the third sub-world of the astral plane. You already know who you will meet, don't you?'

I did and I can`t wait.

Grenwer said, 'Be sure you don`t give out too much information, just rest and be with your loved ones for a while.'

Chapter 9-I meet my dead family

OK, time for another lesson: As students you know you can travel anywhere in time and space. The soul is unlimited in dreams and meditation, so just relax and enjoy. Please upload your thoughts again as they are very important to the Guardian database, they are the database! Oh, and if you manage to come across the Fetid-Black-Creeping-Plant-Lizard please let us know where it is as someone has managed to let it escape from the third lower sub-level. We get this all the time. People think it is funny to acquire these exotic creatures then transport them to other levels, but it is no joke. OK, back to reality. I know exactly where to go. Being dead is just like lucid dreaming, just think about a place and you're there, but the feeling of total excitement is nearly too much to handle. I know I can't tell them anything of what I am about to do at Far-Station. The street where they live is just an old row of terraced houses in an ordinary town in the Northwest of England. I look around, everything is the same, even the neighbors are the same, how can this be? I realize I have a lot to learn about the dream world or worlds. My heart misses a beat as poppy our old dog comes bounding over and jumps into my arms; she has been dead twenty years! I can't help the tears. I look up and Mum and Dad are standing there! I am overwhelmed for several minutes, but as you know, time isn't the same as it is on the physical plane. I lost my parents shortly before my wife and son. I don't want to go into it at the moment, so I will just leave it at that. After the usual hugs and greetings, we settle into a sort of uneasy conversation about the usual things which happen in everyday life on Earth. How would they react if I told them about the things that took place during my time as a Guardian! All I can do is play along and act as though I am still teaching and that everything is alright.

They think I am dreaming and don't know I have died, but I realize I can`t tell them about it. Of course, they know about my wife and son dying. They said they visit regularly. My parents look thirty years younger. I realize that is what happens in the inner worlds, we stay at the age we are comfortable with.

I can't wait to get to my house which is only within walking distance. I get up to leave as though it is just another short visit, as indeed it is. I have been visiting them regularly in dreams, only now I can remember the whole experience. The feeling of elation and of knowing my parents are there is very special. I know that whatever happens at Far-Station things will be alright. I walk as quickly as I can. Why am I walking? I think. I could fly over, yes?

No, I realize it might cause trouble, as some people here still think they are on the physical planet Earth and not the Astral World. I round the corner of the Street where my grandparents once lived some forty years before when all at once they appear at the door! My mum must have informed them that I will be walking by, God, why can't I just live here and forget the mayhem on the physical world, but then I realize that whatever happens in the physical world also happens in the inner worlds. I greeted my Grandparents as usual with hugs and laughter, everything is as I remember, warm and loving. They said things are the same; I think, that's nice, things should be like that everywhere but of course, they aren't. Things on the physical plane are always changing; in fact, the only thing on Earth you can rely on is change itself. I said goodbye. The feeling I experience as I walk to my house is a mixture of excitement and apprehension, what if I don`t want to leave? What am I saying! I have been visiting this place regularly in my dreams, haven't I? One thing I did know is I have to keep the visit short for now, my mental state isn`t in the best condition, I have to concentrate on the enormous task at Far- Station! I arrive at my house; my wife is already standing at the door, the first thing she says is, 'I know you have died but they wouldn't give me any more information. I also know you have to do something of great importance in the physical world before we can properly live here together as a family. What does it all mean, Dan?'

My head is in a mess. I am torn between the elation of meeting my deceased wife, and I am about to be reborn as a war-like alien. I also have the job of saving the Universe!

I said, 'Please don`t worry, whatever happens, we will always be together. Let us just go in and enjoy the day.' The good thing is that a day on the astral plane could be like a week in the physical world, so we have ample time to enjoy each other as a family. John, my son, is the same as ever, always in some sort of trouble. He said when are you coming back, Dad? I reply 'I will be back as often as I can; I have some important work to do in another area.

All too soon, I have a nudge from Grenwer to go back to the sub-plane base for another briefing.

Chapter 10-Preparing to be cloned

Back at the sub-plane base, I am feeling less and less confident. How can I handle this? Grenwer knows what I am feeling. He said, 'You cannot be given too much information otherwise they will know. You will be scanned as you go through the junction, any higher readings of consciousness will be found. We can give you such things as language and defense training but not much else.' I thought, just great! 'What if I'm killed again?'

'You would, of course, come back here; we have a contact for you to meet at a place called area 96. She is a special agent who has been working at Junction 43 for some years, she is a Trainee-Guardian called Reeas. She cannot show up on their monitoring systems. You will have to be very careful.'

'What will she look like?'

'She has the body of a Tourgen like you will have.'

'Why can't she do the job then?'

I already know I have said the wrong thing again and he knows it. He also knows I am under a lot of pressure, so he doesn`t react to it.

'I`m sorry,' I said.

'Come, let us go to the cloning room, you have to be cloned before you can look into the lightbook this time.'

The room is clear apart from a large table and a large glass dome over it I can see the huge body of the alien I am going to inhabit under the glass. I know there is also a physical body of the same alien on a physical world planet which I will transfer into later. I will be able to use this spiritual body to accustom myself before actually waking up in the physical.

For any students who are finding these changes of worlds and changes of consciousness hard to get used to, please ask the inner guide or the spiritual guide for advice.

'Lie down on the table and relax.'

I simply slide into the Tourgen’s body. The feeling I have when I became conscious is of raw power. I am wearing a one-piece suit of material I'm not familiar with. I start to feel angry! I have the urge to smash anything that isn`t agreeable to me. Grenwer said, 'Don't fight the aggression; let it come but control it.' I can see what I look like through a large mirror. I am looking at a body of human appearance but with striped skin like a tiger which is red and black. I am 8 feet tall and about 45 stone in weight with teeth that can bite through chain mail and nails that can rip apart any animal on Earth, but of course, I won`t be going to Earth. The feeling of aggression is getting stronger and I am strangely tempted to smash everything in the room to pieces, Grenwer knows this but just stands there like a, Well, like a Guardian. He knows I should get this aggression out now in the spiritual rather than at Junction 43.

'You will be known as Cloft, a criminal from Deanna 12; a planet which is a temporary home for the Tourgen’s, it is not far from Far-Station. It is time to look into the lightbook, it will give you any info you need such as language and customs.'

'Wait a minute! Do you mean to tell me I will be a criminal? What about the job of getting into the location to free Sionn, also how will I meet the special agent?'

'She is called Reeas.'

I feel the anger starting to come out. Grenwer knows this and says 'Dan, you will not only be given enough data but you have also been given special powers. The body you are in will be able to withstand more than enough harm; it has triple the strength of a normal Tourgen body, the only life form you will have to avoid trouble with are the security people and a life form known as the Bourin. They are what I can only describe as what were Trolls in the children's books of old; they are extremely hard to hurt and are about fifteen feet tall with enormous strength!

'Is there anything else I should know or should I simply ask to get killed as soon as I step into the entrance!

'You will feel different later. Please look into the lightbook.'

The feeling is of calm, then of confidence, and then extreme confidence.

Grenwer is right; I do feel different, extremely different. I feel like I can challenge anybody or anything. The feeling of strength is overpowering. I simply have to test myself and Grenwer knows it, which is why he insisted on me transferring into the body on the astral plane first.

'Come with me.' He said.

I know I have been given skills such as self-defense and weapon training, not that I needed any weapons.

Grenwer said, 'Try lifting this weight.'

It is a normal barbell but with about half a ton of weights on it, I already know I can lift it, not only that, I could throw it through the wall twenty feet away.

'Dan, don't think you can't be hurt when you transfer to the physical world, there will be beings there that know you are strong but they could still kill you with several things, so we will attempt to heighten your sense of E.S.P (extra-sensory-perception) with a mental probe. Please sit down and be still, try to be calm and receptive.'

All I can think about is my wife and son waiting for me, I wonder what they would think if they could see me now! A metal hat-shaped object is lowered onto my head with wires coming out of it.

'Why can`t I just look into the lightbook to get this ability!

'It would not increase your higher mental abilities, such as E.S.P'

The feeling is of calm and then of knowing, I know exactly where Grenwer is even though I can`t see him.

'The senses you have won`t be as great as they are here on the astral world but they will be good enough to know if someone is trying to injure you. You can sleep and transfer to the Terick 3; it is the physical planet that is nearby Far-Station. Be calm and rest. I will be there when you wake up.

Dan Sherman Space Guardian

All Worlds

Book Two

Chapter 11-Terick3/ Chapter 12-Far-Station/ Chapter 13-Death penalty/ Chapter 14-The Caves of Vennam/ Chapter 15-Quarter-Point/ Chapter 16-The Yalton Realm/ Chapter 17-The underground Devil/ Chapter 18-Junction.50/ Chapter 19-Sub plane Base/ Chapter 20-Trapped in Hell.

Chapter 11.

I wake up in a place the same as the one in the Astral world! Grenwer is here, 'Am I on the Physical or the Astral?'

'You are now in the physical body of a Tourgen!' I rise from the table and walk around the room, I look at myself through a mirror, I don`t need clothes as the private parts of Tourgen's are hidden inside the body for protection. My skin is thick enough to stop a knife attack by humans but is still vulnerable, Grenwer advised me to put on a protective suit that is widely used on Terick. 3, it can repel most weapons but not the blasters which the security forces use, although they usually used the stun weapon first, (it is the same gun but on a different setting.) The population has weapons of all kinds such as blasters. Another thing to watch out for are the Ancron’s, they are dog-like creatures who are very dangerous, they can kill most beings with ease.

'How big are they?' I ask.

'They look like Hyenas but are twice as big,'

'Why don't they get rid of these things?'

'The government doesn't care, these types of creatures do them a favor by creating fear.'

'How do I protect myself from them?'

'They know they will get respect if they kill something bigger and stronger than themselves but don't worry about them as they are in a special isolated area.'

'So, the government, such as it is, doesn`t bother about getting rid of these creatures as they are keeping down the evil population, and creating fear, is there anything else I should know about?'

'There is one other very dangerous creature called the Vennam, but you won't need to worry about them, as they are also isolated in a special area, there are other animals but not many, as most have been killed by other life-forms which have been brought here by aliens.

'What about Karma?'

'Yes, you will have to kill other life forms, but your Karma will be balanced out by helping to save numerous worlds from destruction.'

'Do you believe that could happen?'

'Kallo has the container with enough material to destroy whatever world it comes into contact with or galaxy, once it spreads there is no telling where it will go and no stopping it, once it is set free and expanded through fabrication machines, that will be the beginning of the end. I believe that Kallo will try to use his influence in the Far-Station worlds to transport the deadly material to most, or all of the higher conscious planets; I think he wants to make himself ruler of the known Universe!'

'What about the astral worlds, they will still exist, won't they?'

'How can they? Without the physical worlds, the spiritual worlds have no function.'

'Can`t they transfer to another plane of existence?'

'If Kallo destroys most of the higher physical planets, souls on the inner-planes would not be able to reincarnate fast enough.'

I think about Elaine and John and how life used to be so simple.

I can`t get it through my ugly tiger-striped head that the future of the Universe depends on me.

'You must get to Sionn! only he can tell us when Kallo will strike. You have the abilities, you have the power, and you have the knowledge but don't let that be your downfall. You will have to act stupid and aggressive most of the time, as Tourgen's do, you also have exceptional eyesight which may help you locate Sionn; when you do find him, he will know what to do, as you have been given the information he will need.

'Do you mean, the mind probe?'

'Yes, he will touch you behind the head and retrieve it.

You know, Dan, he isn't in his lightsuit, and he will be in another body.'

'What? how will I know him?' I shouldn't have said that, 'I will know him by thought, won`t I?'

'Yes, he will lead you, but you have to concentrate, you haven't got your sense of higher-consciousness as you had before, so please be aware, you will be transferred onto a prison ship where you…'

'Hold on a minute! what do you mean, a prison ship?'

'Yes, we have to make it seem as though you are a dangerous convict.'

'How will be able to find Sionn, if I'm in a prison cell?'

'You are only convicted of a relatively minor law.'

'What's that? killing thirty Ancron's?'

'No, you are accused of smashing up a government official's house, on Jennan 4, a planet within a short light-distance of Far-Station.'

'Wait a minute, how come I did this if I've only been in existence a short time.'

'We managed to acquire the body, shortly after the crime and secrete it here to Terick 3, where we cloned another body; this is the one which you now have, the other body is in suspension at the moment.'

'Well, this body is now very hungry! I hope I can get the mission over quickly, as I suspect this body uses a lot of calories. Grenwer doesn`t usually laugh, I know that, but even he has to smile.

Chapter 12-Far-Station

'Please, Dan, be very careful and believe you will succeed, please sit down.'

He looks into my eyes, then, holding my head with his two hands, he closes his eyes, I know he is trying to give me some sort of protection. Over the last few days, and I suppose it has only been a few days, although with traveling to the Andromeda Galaxy, who knows what time it is? All I know is, I have grown very fond of these 'Defenders of the Universe.'

You will be taken to a holding place, while they access your crime and punishment,'

'What did you say, my punishment?'

'It will only be a flogging or something minor like being left chained to a scaffold while the locals throw stuff at you.

'What stuff?'

'It is usually excrement or rubbish, please don't resist, or you will be given a harsher punishment.'

'Will I be wearing my protective suit?'

'No, you will be naked,'

'Thanks a lot.'

'You will be perfectly alright as long as they don`t throw anything harmful.'

'What about the Ancrons?'

'Don`t worry, they won't be allowed to come near, don't forget to act animalistic and stupid. We have monitored the area, as best we can through our agents and no one suspects anything. We believe Kallo is near, but we don`t know where, he must have highly prized technology or a very good cloaking system.'

'What if Kallo has, like you say, higher technology, surely he would catch on to this scam of ours!'

'No, I told you, he has gone beyond the lower states of consciousness, he won't know.'

'I hope you are right.'

'There is a hotel near to the place where you will be punished; it is called 'The Dead Tourgen.'

'What?'

'Yes, one of the ancestors of the body you are in went berserk and killed many people some decades ago, he was killed by the Bourin, so they thought, but he wasn`t dead, he got up and slew many more.'

'So, the locals might be a little against Tourgen's,' I said.

'One more thing, be sure you don`t over-stretch yourself physically, as your strength is more than your body can take; you might pull your arms out of their sockets.'

'Why didn`t you just let me go in there as a human being?'

'You wouldn`t have lasted more than a day, the Bourin are vicious, they won`t give you any chance to negotiate, or any form of agreement.'

'What about a weapon, surely I need something to protect myself.'

'Reeas will have some; there will be many such things available there,'

'One more thing,' I said, 'how do I get to area 96?'

'You will have to go by the road; it is not very good as the whole system isn`t repaired very often, also the population like to stage death games; they ride up to other road users and try to smash them with anything they can use as a weapon, apart from guns, that is thought to be cowardly.'

'Oh, no, not more lunacy,'

'Just be aware of it, you will also have to acquire transport, motor tricycles are large and powerful and built to withstand a lot of hard use, you won't need any sort of license for the transport, things like that are not needed as people don`t matter, they are left to get rid of each other in any way they can. Area 96 is some three hundred miles from the hotel, when you get there, make your way to the local park where you will meet Reeas at 1,300 hours on the seven-hundred and fourth day; today is the seven-hundred and second day.'

'What month would that be?'

'There are no months at Far-Station, the days are just days, there are one thousand days in a period, so they just say seven-o-four or seven-o-five.'

'What about the seasons?'

'There are no seasons.'

My God, I think, let me get away from this place as soon as I can.

I know I am going to be in for a very rough time, I just hope I can stand up to it, no wonder Kallo picked this place to hide out, no one in their right minds would come anywhere near it. I know Grenwer hasn`t told me everything about the evils in this place, as it might overload my mind with panic. All I can do is trust in Grenwer and Sionn, I know he is still in existence and waiting to unlock the secret of my mind, I just have to go through Hell to get to him.

From now on Grenwer has to stay behind. I am led by more than thirty guards who are requested by radio, we leave the holding area. The security people are dressed in some sort of protective suit and are very muscular, maybe they are clones I'm sure they are, they can, I'm sure, beat the tar out of most people, but I know I can kill the lot of them quite easily. I am wearing restraints around my wrists and ankles, I know I can break these if I want to, but, as Grenwer said, I might injure myself. Just take it easy, Dan, or Cloft, buddy, I think, use the yoga technique you used years ago, deep breathing, and mental contemplation, so, they are going to lash you, and throw some crap at you, so what, I know I can break free, but I know that would ruin everything.

We reach the boarding place for the shuttle to Far-Station. There is an assortment of people or beings, who, I would be hard-pressed to even dream of, there is such a difference in body type, there are many human-type people with differences in facial appearance and size, but I am the only Tourgen, I am also the largest, although not the tallest and I know, as they do, that I am the most feared. As you students know by now, my face is enough to put anybody off, with my red and yellow streaked eyeballs, which can turn to gold when I get angry, and my two-inch fangs, anyone would be put off.

We have a shuttle of our own. I don't suppose people want to travel with a large beast-type man who looks like a cross between an eight feet Tiger-Werewolf. I notice a lot of the people waiting are also in custody, with security guards; maybe some have hired security to guard them, one thing is sure; the job of a security guard will always be needed here.

We enter the shuttle, I am told to sit down on a seat that isn`t big enough for me, the head guard with his armband which reads Captain seemed to take a liking to my discomfort but would not make eye contact with me; in fact, not one of the guards will, I can sense their fear, their hands are near their blasters, and some are already holding them. We lift off and slot into the air route to Junction-43. The trip will only take a short time, as Terick-3 is in the same solar system as Far-Station.

Now, I know what you students out there are saying:

'What are you doing? how can you hope to find someone who is in a maximum-security fortress, and you don't even know what he looks like? you are in the body of a large beast-type man, and you are going to get flogged into the bargain, oh, and thirty-five armed guards are restraining you.

All I can say is, I trust Sionn and Grenwer and I have to do my best. I am a Trainee-Guardian, and as such, I work for the universal good, like you do, my friends.

Chapter 13-Death penalty

'OK big guy, this is the end of your journey, and probably your life!'

'What,' I said.

'Yeah, you will be lucky to survive the flogging by the Bourin executioner, he uses a chain to lash the hell out of you, ha, you poor ugly bastard.'

I get to my feet in an instant, the reaction is instantaneous panic, I get hit by three blasters set on stun; I go down like a ton of bricks in an enormous sack.

I wake up in the Astral world; in fact, I am in my bed with my wife stroking my brow.

'Don't worry, you will survive the attack, please trust in the Guardians.' I look around and there is my son, staring at me. 'You can do anything, Dad, you're like a superhero, but just for now, act like a super softie and it will save your life!' I wake up with a throbbing headache and a lack of use in my left arm and leg.

'You're not so big now, eh, fella.'

I know I have to act stupid and weak, I lie there looking at them with my cat-type eyes, even that makes them uneasy. I can sense the feeling coming back into my limbs, also, I know it has made me even stronger, I don't know what has happened, but I know I have to be careful of injuring myself, I am too strong, even for this body; I have enough strength to squash a steel plate with my two fingers, but it will also squash my bones.

'Out!'

It is the chief guard, I pretend to limp out of the shuttle, but in reality, I can jump fifty yards if I want to, and I want to. I want to smash everything in a mile radius.

'In,' shouted the same guard, an open-top vehicle with a cage around it is parked nearby. I get in, but I have to squeeze into it, I feel claustrophobic, I never liked to be in small places when I was a teacher, so I guess the fear stems from there. The other guards get into a large bus-type vehicle nearby, while two more sit at the front of my vehicle. The panic is now setting in, I feel like smashing the cage to pieces, which I can do with ease, but the guards will kill me, I have to squat down and hold myself in check. Just a short time and I will be free, it takes an agonizing three hours to get to the place of punishment; it is a large courtyard with a surrounding wall and a tall steel fence with ugly spikes on top. There are cages all over the place, they are stacked outside and inside with a collection of life forms in them; some are dead, some have been there a long time and are stinking!

What the Hell have I let myself in for? all I can think of is my son saying you're like a Superhero Dad! When I come out of my nice daydream, I notice some prehistoric birdlike creatures pecking at the corpses in the cages, also rats as big as cats, running about between the bars; they sure are a successful species, I suppose you can`t improve on them no matter what planet you're on. What am I thinking! I have to get myself together.

"Hey, you, Tourgen, you are to be dealt with right away, we don't 't want the risk of you escaping, you are to be flogged by a chain until dead; the execution will be long and painful.'

'Wait a minute!' I shout, it is supposed to be a punishment, and then I'm to be freed!'

'No,' shouted the guard. The order has just come through, you are too dangerous.

My mind is in an uproar, how come Grenwer didn't know? or is this some sort of plan, was I deliberately not told? I now have to think of some way to get out of this hell hole.

Right, they think I'm stupid and easily killed, well I'll show them, and to hell with the karma.

'Out,' shouted the guard.

I squeeze myself out of the cage bending the metal bars of the door doing it. I can see more than twenty guards of different shapes and sizes standing about.

'Move,' the head guard said. I can see the executioner about fifty yards away standing on a sort of scaffold in the middle of the area. I notice people are gathering seats that are being placed around the area. Surely that can't be for me?

'You're the star of the show, today.' said the chief guard. 'Whenever a Tourgen gets flogged, it's a special occasion.'

I can see there are dozens of different alien types of people, most are cruel looking, but all are humanoid in appearance. The guard said 'They know it will take ages and be cruel, that is what the people want, and so, we won't disappoint them, will we?' as we approach the scaffold, I can see the executioner is a large troll-like creature known as the Bourin; he is about fifteen feet tall and about sixty stone, if I stand a chance, it has to be before he strikes with the chain.

'Get on the scaffold,' the head guard said. I start to climb up, the Bourin said `I'm going to enjoy this.'

The smell coming from his mouth is terrible, worse than anything on Earth!

'I`m going to cut you down to the bone first, and then I'll start to smash your face, I know it will take a long time, that is why I like to execute Tourgen's, it gives me a good workout.'

He fastens me into a metal loop on the floor of the scaffold. I notice there is no cage around the scaffold, maybe they think there is no place to run to, or simply that there are too many guards, another thing I notice is that most of the guards have their weapons holstered.

'If you believe in any sort of God, now is the time to pray,' the security chief said. I did pray a little, for them!

As I kneel, I grasp the chains that are around my wrists, I know I can break them easily, the question is, will I be quick enough to stop the guards. The Bourin said, 'Right, Man-Beast, I will cut your suit off first, and then I'm going to start,' as he takes out a large knife from his belt, I pull at the chains; they break easily, with one swoop, I bring the chains and the metal loop around hitting the Troll in the face killing him instantly, I then break the chains around my ankles, in the next instant, with a speed that even stuns me, I jump down and onto two of the guards, one being the head guard, smashing their heads together and killing them, I then grab one of their weapons. The other guards are staring in stunned silence, I don't have time to look whether it is on stun or kill, I just fire, luckily for them, it is on stun, they are out before they can think, I look around, there is panic everywhere, I scan the area for any more guards, but they must have got the message, all I can think of is escape, I look for an exit, I notice a figure on the wall above the area waving to me, I know it is Reeas, the female Tourgen, I run as fast as I can and jump the twenty feet wall easily. 'Come,' she said. I know if I am a Tourgen, and I suppose I am, I could love someone like Reeas, she is unusually attractive for a Beast-Woman, but I suppose it is the beast in me coming out, she said she has a transport a short distance away, she also said we can`t go to the hotel, as the security people will be there once they find out about the incident. I said, 'how did you know I would be given the death penalty.' she said she has contacts in high places. I thought, thank God, or rather, Sionn!'

Chapter 14-The Caves of Vennam

We arrive at the transport which is a motor tricycle, 'You've hurt your arm,' Reeas said.

'Grenwer said I was too strong for this body, but it did the trick, never mind, we`ll take care of it later.' She gets on the bike and I sit behind her, I said, 'Are you sure this thing can carry us?'

'Don't worry, but we might have to worry about being chased, we`ll stand out like--.'

'like a couple of beast people on a trike,' I said, she looks at me; I can see she is fascinated by this beast that can converse in an intelligent way, which must be unusual, but it is also the same for me.

We set off at speed. Reeas said, 'We will have to dump the trike and get another transport, one which we would be able to hide in, we will park up and look around for suitable shelter.'

'I notice there aren't any other road users on this part of the highway,'

'No, I deliberately brought us here; it is a forbidden place,'

'What do you mean?'

'It is the dwelling place of the Vennam.'

'That doesn`t sound good, I was informed of them earlier, they are supposed to be in an isolated area!

'Yes, but the security forces will not come in here!

'OK,' I said, 'but what are the Vennam exactly?'

They are an alien race who can kill most beings with one-touch.'

'Oh, great' I said! 'how the hell do they manage to exist with other life forms?'

'Don't worry, they won't come near us, they are afraid of us.'

'Have you seen one?'

'No, but I know what they look like, they are half-man and half-snake, the bottom half is a snake,'

'You mean they have no legs?'

'Yes' and their skin is dark blue, also they are naked.'

Please, God, help us to get through this, I think to myself.

We ride for about two hours through the countryside that is desolate and featureless. Reeas then said, 'let's make for a cave and hide out for a while;' we hide the trike in the undergrowth. Reeas takes out a rucksack from the carrier which contains food and provisions, we then make our way to a mountain range to the Northwest. I asked her why we haven`t seen any aircraft, she said, 'they are banned, anything which is too technological isn`t allowed, apart from blasters.'

'I suppose that's lucky for us, then?'

'Yes, although they will still be looking for us, they also know there are two of us. It is now getting dark, I noticed that my eyesight is starting to improve, just like a cat; I can also see the Ancon's stalking us.

'Do you see, what I see?,' Reeas.

'Yes, they won't try anything yet, they know we can kill them quite easily, they will wait till later.'

We reach the Caves-of-Vennam; there are many caves, also many holes in the ground, some are very big and others are quite small, these holes are dotted all over the landscape as far as the eye can see. I don't like the idea that there could be Vennam waiting down there. I said to Reeas, 'These holes are probably interconnected.' 'yes, but we have to take a chance, we pick a cave and go in. I said, 'Are you sure the Vennam are afraid of us?' Reeas empties the rucksack and looks at me, 'wouldn't you be afraid of you?' she said, smiling. There is food, water, medicine, also a knife, rope, bandages, a hacksaw, and a blaster! I said, 'Well done, Reeas, why didn`t I keep hold of the blaster which I had at the area where I was to be executed!'

'You know you can't use the blaster on the Vennam, don't you?'

'Yes, I assumed so.

' Reeas is smiling again, hold still and I will cut these chains off you.' 'no need.' I said, I then take hold of the chains and simply pull, they break easily.

'I might have difficulty getting the manacles off, though?' I could hurt myself; I am much too strong for this body.'

I am now pulling the links off one by one; Reeas said, 'you don't need to impress me, I know how strong you are; hold still, I will cut the manacles off.' I am now feeling a little silly.

'Sorry.' I said, 'I'm still in awe of this body,'

'I know, they are very impressive, and the constitution of it is very robust,'

'you mean, they are easy to look after.'

'yes, also they don't need much food or water.'

Once the manacles are off, she gently rubs some ointment into my wounds and puts a bandage on. I am getting to like Reeas!

'What is our plan now, Reeas?'

'We will wait till the early hours then make our way to the transport stop at Quarter-Point, then we will break into a large truck and steal it.'

'Wow,' I said, 'it sounds easy.'

'I hope it will be, we had better get some rest for a few hours, I will take the first watch,'

'no, let me, I don't need rest.'

'What do you mean, you don't need rest?'

'They gave me some sort of boost before I went into the body!'

'Dan, I must say, you were something to see back there!'

'Thanks, but I think most of it was due to this body which is awesome, I feel I can take on anything.' Reeas is now smiling at me.

'We might have to before we are done.'

'As long as I have you, I know I can do anything.'

'What were you before you came here, Dan?'

'Do you mean, before I became a Man-Beast?'

'Yes.'

'I was a teacher on a planet called Earth.'

'What did you teach?'

'History, but all that pales into insignificance, compared to what has happened since.'

'What about you? Where do you come from?'

'A planet called Erinon 5. It is in a triangle of Galaxies known as Zeta3. 1,500 lightyears away from here; our people are highly developed, technologically.'

'What are you doing here, then?'

'I am a Trainee-Guardian, like you.'

'What is your original physical form?'

'I am human, as you are.'

'How much do you know about me?'

'Not a lot, as yet, but that is probably for security reasons. I have been here quite a while, so it was quite easy to develop my higher consciousness without the security forces knowing; they only monitor people coming into Far-Station; they also don`t expect a Tourgen to have higher learning.'

'You mean you didn`t look into the lightbook!'

'No, I`m self-taught, also they can`t monitor me.'

'That`s incredible! you're the perfect spy, what did you do before you became a Tourgen?'

'I was a physicist.'

'What makes you stay here?'

'I want to do all I can to improve life here.'

'Very commendable, but it`s like hell.'

'Yes, but there are people here who deserve better, and I can always dream travel if you will keep guard, I will report to Grenwer on the astral plane,'

'OK, but please don't be too long, this place gives me the creeps.'

'OK, I will be as quick as I can.'

She goes to a corner of the cave and settles down to sleep.

All I can do is look out at the wasteland that is Far-Station, the sky is deep red, making the mountains in the distance look very menacing. The first sign that something is wrong is when I hear a sort of movement in the grass, and then I see something looking back at me from about twenty yards away, it is sort of sitting up, but way too tall for a normal man, and then I see it, it is on its tail; a Vennam! Without waiting it starts to race over to me.

'Where's that blaster,' I shout, 'oh, God, no, I can't use it.' Before I can think, the creature is nearly on me, all I can grab is the chain that used to be on my wrists. As the Vennam comes into the touching distance, I sidestep it, then hit it behind the head with the chain and manacle, it is dead before it hits the cave wall. Reeas is now up and has the blaster pointed just in case. 'I thought we couldn't use the blaster,' I said. Reeas looks at me. 'I have it set on stun; but I doubt it would have worked on it, maybe we should move on.'

'I thought you said they are scared of us?'

'They are supposed to be, make very sure you don't touch any part of it, let's go.'

'Did you manage to reach Grenwer?'

'No, I didn't have the time.'

I can`t resist looking at the creature on the cave floor, it is dark blue with a face like a large lizard, the skin is also oozing a thick liquid, which I can see is poison.

We pack our stuff and carefully scan the outside before we step out of the cave. Reeas has the blaster ready, just in case.

'I`m sure glad you weren`t asleep, Dan.'

'And I'm sure glad you're here, Reeas, you know, Reeas; the name of this body is Cloft, don't you?'

'I like Dan, better.'

Chapter 15-Quarter-Point

It is still dark as we make our way to Quarter-Point. My senses are tingling, but I can't see anything that is aggressive. The animal life has been more or less eliminated by the Ancrons, and the Vennam. I think we have been fortunate not to meet any Ancrons, but sod's law; there they are about 50 yards away.

I said, 'I thought they didn`t hunt in packs.'

'Normally they don't, but I think they know who we are, you know they are consciously aware, don't you?'

'Yes, but are they intelligent?'

'No, of course not, but they can interact with each other, so we will have to be very careful. The stunning feature won't work on these creatures, so we'll have to kill them, and we probably won't be able to get them all before they reach us,'

'You have the blaster, Reeas, and I will have the knife and chain.' Before I can get the words out, they are on us. We stand back-to-back as the first one reaches us, I hit it with the chain and it falls dead. Reeas blasts two as they try to grab her. The biggest one is eying me up, as it backs away from the blaster, it lunges at me, grabbing the chain, I bring the knife in under its jaw and it exits through its head; the other dogs start to back off, having now seen the carnage. If ever I need someone to watch my back, it is Reeas. The power of this body is truly awesome. I thought the lightsuit was something special, and it is, the lightsuit is invulnerable, but the feeling of power in this body is something extra!

Reeas said, 'You came through again, Dan.'

I said, 'And you, Reeas.'

'The Ancon's don`t usually attack in numbers, but we saw them off!'

She touches my arm in a little gesture of affection. I smile, as best I can in this tiger-like face.

With all the excitement going on, we don`t notice the ring of Vennam surrounding us, and behind them more Ancrons!

'There is no way, we can get out of this, Dan.'

Don`t count us out yet, Reeas, just be still and wait till they come nearer, which way is it to Quarter-Point?'

'Northwest.'

'Right, I suppose we can't shoot any Vennam?'

'No, the poison might spread over us.'

'OK, how are you at landing, Reeas?'

'What?'

'I`m going to jump us over this problem, I have enough strength to lift us about forty yards, but I don`t want you to get injured when we land.'

'Don`t worry about that, I will take my chances.'

'OK, I'll wait till they get within about twenty feet, then you climb onto my back, then I'll jump, when we land, turn around and blast as many Ancrons as you can.'

The Vennam is closing in, I can see the look on their faces, they are devoid of any emotion.

'Now,' I said. Reeas climbs onto my back. I summoned all my power and jump, I am surprised at the distance we travel; it must be a hundred and fifty feet, Reeas jumps off before we land and rolls over several times, luckily she is OK, I land heavily but am also OK. The Ancron's are charging down on us fast. Reeas changes the setting on the blaster to spread and aims low, she blows the legs off two Ancron's and wounds a third, the second-largest dog manages to come at me from the side, I grab it by the neck as it jumps, and then I hold it up for the others to see before I killed it. That is enough for them! the Vennam must have been impressed also, as they just stay put.

'I`m sure glad you brought that blaster, Reeas.'

'And I'm glad you have the extra strength, let's get out of here.'

We start to run, and I must admit, we can go pretty fast, there isn`t much cover from the landscape, most of the land is desert and the occasional bush.

I said, 'How are we going to get near Quarter-Point?'

'We will find a place to hide out till later, and then break through the barrier and find a transport.'

After traveling about twelve miles, we come to some roughly built houses near the perimeter of Quarter-Point, we know they are abandoned, as there is no one around, but we still have to be careful as we enter the first one.

Reeas said, 'This used to be a village for traveling people years ago, but the Vennam and Ancrons drove them out.'

'Why do the government put up with these evil beings?'

'As long as the Vennam and Ancron's are isolated where they are, they are tolerated. The Vennam can't be killed with blasters, and we know that they are immune to any known poison, the only thing that can kill them is direct contact, such as what you did to one of them, also the Ancrons can kill one or two now and then, and eat them, as they have developed a tolerance for them over the years. There is no actual government as such; it's more of a mob-state!'

'Well, what do the Vennam live on?'

'They don`t need to eat very often, they are like snakes in that respect, but when they do, they usually eat the weakest of their kind!'

'You mean they cannibalize their people?'

'Yes.'

'How can a race of beings like the Vennam evolve into any sort of intelligent civilization?'

'You haven't studied the other planets throughout the Universe, have you?'

'I haven't had the time, as yet.'

'Believe me, there are far worse creatures than the Vennam out there!

Please God, help us, I think.

'Dan.'

'What.'

Reeas said, 'I didn`t say anything!'

'No, I am up here,' the voice said.

I am so shocked, I can`t think. Reeas said, 'what's wrong?'

'I heard a voice,' It said, 'up here.'

'I can't hear anything.'

'She can`t hear me, just you!'

I can now see the owner of the voice; it is a small pixie-like creature of about six inches in height with butterfly wings; it is sitting on one of the beams above us. Reeas can now see it and has the blaster at the ready.

'Please don`t shoot! I am a friend.'

I tell Reeas to lower the blaster.

I said, 'I can understand it.'

'Actually, I'm a she; I'm called Deria.'

'Will someone tell me what's going on?' Reeas said.

'I can understand it; she says she is a friend, please be patient, and I will find out what she wants.'

'How do you know my name?'

'I have a message from Sionn!'

I am stunned!

Reeas said, 'All I can hear is squeaking.'

'Deria said, 'You can understand me, Dan, you were chosen to look into the lightbook.'

Reeas will begin to understand me in a short while.'

'Yes, now I understand, Sionn said I would be able to understand other life forms. Where do you come from?'

'Our planet is Sandora in the Galaxy of Sauteir. We were overrun by a cruel race of people known as the Cryons; they looked on us as pets, and transported us throughout the Universe.'

I can`t get it through my brain what I am hearing from Deria, she said that Sionn is being held prisoner at the high-security complex of Black-Wall, in area eighteen at junction 50! When I tell Reeas the info, even she looks stunned.

'How are we supposed to get in there? It is the most secure jail at Far-Station?'

'OK,' I said, 'let's take a break; I want you to keep guard, while I report back to Grenwer.'

'Please don't take long,' Reeas replies. I find a dry corner of the building and am surprised to find that I go to sleep quite easily, immediately, I am in the same room that we shared on the astral planet of Terick 3.

Grenwer is staring at me, he said, 'Did you meet Reeas?'

I tell him the story so far. After careful consideration, he said, 'We are almost certain that Kallo still does not know about our plan, you have the information in your mind that Sionn needs to capture Kallo, and Sionn has the information that Kallo needs to destroy the Higher Worlds! if you were to be captured everything will be lost!'

'Why do you say that?'

'They would not use ordinary torture techniques on you, they would use mind probes of the cruelest kind, and that is probably what will be happening to Sionn right now!'

I am astonished. I said, 'Why can`t Sionn just kill himself and escape back to the astral world!'

I know I have put my foot in it, again.

'I`m sorry,' I said, 'I can`t think straight.'

'You're forgiven! you have been through a lot, and you have done well! now is the time to act, when you get back go to the far right-hand corner of Quarter-Point; locate the building known as the Heavy-Mech section. you will have to break the door open, it is made of titanium and is reinforced but I know you will get through, once you are in, ask Deria to get the key to the tunneling machine. Deria will also be your guide to the security complex where Sionn is being held.'

'Do you mean we will tunnel right into the complex?'

'Yes.'

'Won't they expect something like this?'

'No, that is the thing; they will expect a more technological approach.'

'Yes, but guiding a tunneling machine underground is, I suppose, technological, isn`t it?'

'Yes, but we know they won't be able to pick any signs up from Deria as she is too high in consciousness.'

'What about Kallo? will he not know?'

'We believe Kallo has lost a large portion of his higher self through being at Far-Station, that is why we must act fast to save Sionn before he is lost.' I didn`t want to say it, but I did.

'What if Sionn is lost?'

'Then you will have to kill yourselves, or die fighting to get back here.'

Not much of a happy ending, I think.

I wake up with a jolt. Reeas is on guard, and Deria is still sitting on the beam. I relate my story to them.

'We better wait till early morning so no one will be there, said Reeas.'

'There is no time to wait, according to Grenwer, we have to go now!'

'OK, she said, but it's risky.'

'We`ll have to take a chance on that, I'm hoping that if we get away with it, they will think it`s only thieves.'

We run across to the railings which I can see are strengthened as is everything at Far-Station. Reeas pulls at one railing and I pull at the other, and we managed to make create a space big enough for us to get through, we don't want to risk jumping over, as we might be seen.

'The door won't be that easy,' Reeas said, I know she is right, it is still dark, and there isn't anyone around. We have to be careful as we make our way to the Heavy-Mech section.

'I will need some sort of tool to break open the door, hold on a minute, what about the roof, maybe I could jump up there and break in.' Deria said she will fly up and look, within a minute she is back, no luck, she said, it's heavy concrete, I'll fly around and check out the area, and try to locate something for you to use. I said to Reeas,

'We are lucky to have her.'

'Yes, Dan, I just hope we can see it through to the end.'

'I said, if you are here, I will be happy.' Reeas smiles.

Deria comes back and said, there is a metal bar some way off. Reeas said she would get it. I said,

'Be careful.'

Reeas said, 'I can look after myself.' I said, 'yes, but who will look after me?' She smiles again.

I look at the door and think, these people might be lower beings, but they sure know how to build things to last, the whole building is made of heavy steel and concrete.

Reeas comes back with a big crowbar and a piece of scaffold board, I placed the board on the floor put the bar on the board then I shove the bar under the door, I heave, the door starts to move a little, after about two minutes, the door is starting to give. I said, 'Stand back.' I then take six paces back and run, putting my shoulder to the door, it gives way with a thunderous noise.

'Quick, I said to Deria, go and get the keys while Reeas and I look for the machine.' All Deria has to do is fly between the bars of the office to get the keys that are labeled for each machine. There is no mistaking the tunneling machine as it is massive, with a corkscrew front. We have to climb up a ladder to get to the door; the machine is sitting on a giant truck. Deria is having trouble carrying the key as it is nearly as big as her, but she makes it. We go inside the machine. Dear God, I think, please make it start.

'Lock the door.' I shout as I run to the front, I put the key in and turn it, and lo-and-behold it starts, the controls are very basic, just a joystick, and pedals, also a depth-meter and warning lights such as air tanks, and fuel, I look at the fuel, and again, luck is with us, a full tank! I don`t know what type of fuel it is, but I'm not concerned with that. 'Here we go,' I said, I point the joystick down the machine rumbles, I put my foot on the pedal, and it starts to move, I can`t see anything, as there is no screen but we know we are moving as the front of the corkscrew hits the concrete, I know also, part of the roof of the building is gone, as the framework of the machine has risen before we can slide down the ramp. I just hope the metal corkscrew can stand up to the concrete floor, by this time, I think, the security forces must be on site.

'What about weapons, I said, do they have blasters?'

'Yes,' said Reeas, but they won't be effective against this machine.'

It is too late anyway, as we are free of the concrete and going down fast. Deria sits at the side of me, we must look comical as I am much too big for the chair, and she is much too small.

Chapter 16-The Yalton Realm

I said, 'How do they steer the thing.'

Deria said they probably have a machine that guides it from the surface. 'Go left, Dan, I don't know how long it will take, or how far we will have to go, all I know is I am getting a signal from the left which is stronger.'

We all know that the security forces can't follow us, as the waste from the front of the machine is being thrown to the back. 'What about air, I said?'

Reeas said, 'there is a notice here, it says we can go for two hours without oxygen then we have to surface, it also says the top speed is twenty miles an hour!'

'I said, these people might be are low in consciousness but they can make a machine like this which is way ahead of Earth`s technology?' Reeas said, 'they haven't always been like that, this world was once highly technological, but was invaded by numerous aliens, so over time it became what it is now.'

After two hours, I know we will have to surface for air, but before we can do that, there is a big jolt and we come to a stop.

I said, 'What`s wrong?'

Deria said, 'It feels as though we are in the open.'

'We can't be the depth-meter says fifty-feet.'

'Well, we will just have to look outside,' Reeas said.

'Get the blaster' I said, as I push on the door and open it. I am amazed to find we are in a massive cave system!

'It looks as though we are stuck,' Reeas said, 'we can't go back as the corkscrew is sticking out at the front, and we can't go forward as we are over a chasm.'

'I said, 'how did they get around a problem like this?

'Reeas said, maybe they had maps in the office or something.'

Deria said, The signal is very strong now, we may be able to reach Black-Wall through the cave system.' Deria starts to cling to my arm.

'What's wrong,' I said.

'Other beings are approaching.'

'Step back from the door,' I said, 'we don`t know who these people are.'

The front of the tunneling machine is over a drop of about fifty feet with the door just behind the corkscrew, we are safe enough, but we are trapped. I am trying to figure out how we can get out of this mess when a tiny voice shouts from below.

'Are you Dan Sherman?' I am astounded; all I can think of to say is, 'Yes.' A crowd of small human-like creatures is standing and looking up at us! they all start to shout in unison; 'Please help us, please help us.'

'I shout, 'who are you?'

A person comes forward and says, 'We were informed you would be coming this way, we have been waiting for you!'

'How do you know about us?'

He said Sionn had contacted them through mind power!

I am shocked again; how can Sionn get himself trapped by Kallo with the immense knowledge and power he has. I am starting to worry that Kallo is more powerful than us and that he is beyond our capabilities to detain if he can take Sionn with such ease, what can we do?

I said, ‘Do you know where Sionn is?'

'Yes, he is at Black Wall.'

'OK,' I said, 'let's get down there and figure out a way to get to Black Wall from here.'

We scramble down the rock face. The leader of the crowd said, 'I am Fagil, I am the elder of my people here, we are called The Yalton.'

I ask him if there is any way to get to Black Wall from here, he said, 'Yes, but we want you to help us first!'

I told him that time was of the essence and the whole balance of the Universe is at stake. 'Yes,' he said, 'but the way to Black Wall is guarded by an Underground Devil!'

I think this is going from bad to worse, what do they want of me? I am only one person!

Fagil replied, 'I know you are feeling down at the moment, it is the consciousness of the planet that does that!'

'What do you mean?'

'This used to be a highly evolved and spiritual place, we were on the verge of total mastery of the mind when we were invaded, now we are nothing more than vermin to those on the surface. If you will help us get rid of the Underground Devil, we will help you to find Sionn, and then he will also help us to rid ourselves of the surface people, once and for all.'

Wow, a pretty tall order, I think.

'OK, 'I said, 'we will help.'

By now, the group of people has grown, and I notice the light in the cavern is getting brighter!

Fagil said, 'I see you notice our light?'

'Yes, it's extraordinary.'

'No, It is something that evolved many hundreds of years ago, we only need one thing to survive here on our planet, and that is food which we dig out of the planet itself.'

'That reminds me,' I said, 'I am hungry.'

one of the Yalton comes over with a small bag, he reaches in and pulls out a small lump of rock. 'Eat this,' he said.

I look at it. I think, is this for real? I take it, thank him, and bite a piece off, it melts in my mouth, and I suddenly feel full!

'This is our sustenance, Fagil said, please, Reeas, take some and Deria.

'Our people are massing at the border of junction 50, this is the time of the Yalton.'

I said, 'What do you mean?'

'If we can get through the border and meet with our tribesmen, we may be able to overthrow the evil forces on our planet.'

'I said, 'how are you going to do that?'

'We will prevail with the help of our, God-man.'

'Oh,' I said, 'and who is that?'

'Sionn,'

Now it is starting to make sense, this is all part of Sionn's plan to overthrow Kallo! he let himself be caught! but, why didn`t he let me know? is this all some sort of test for me? my mind is in a whirl, but my attention is on the Yalton, they all look alike, but now, as I study them, I can faintly see their bones and inner organs through their skin! they have on garments that seem to glow in the dark, but as I observe them, I can see that the light is coming from within them, they also have large eyes; they remind me of the classic alien type creatures that we have become accustomed to on TV, and in UFO stories back on Earth.

Fagil said, 'We have been waiting a long time for this moment, if we can reunite with enough of our brothers, we will be able to raise the consciousness of other beings at Far-Station, or rather, 'Yalton,' this is the original name of our planet.'

'How come the surface people never tried to exterminate you from above? I said.'

'They are low in consciousness and are afraid of coming down here; they look on us as ghosts, and they know they can't use any sort of explosive device as it would ruin the planet.'

Deria said, 'There are others of my kind on this planet, which will also respond to higher consciousness.'

I can`t help thinking how a relatively small number of weak creatures will be able to overcome the powerful forces at Far-Station!

'Please let us be on our way,' said Fagil.

'Well,' I said, 'we shouldn`t have too much trouble from the Bourin, as we have the blaster!

'No!' Shouted Fagil! 'you cannot use the blaster, it will cause untold damage to the rocks!'

'How do you mean?'

'The slightest contamination from a blaster will do untold damage to the planet!'

'Surely, it must have been done before, with the different alien races which tried to dominate the planet.'

'Yes, but that was on the surface, where the light doesn`t affect the rocks, you will have to kill the Devil with your strength!'

'Well, I did kill the Bourin executioner at the start of our troubles, didn`t I?'

'This won`t be an ordinary Bourin, it is twice as strong, and cannot be killed with a blaster anyway.'

'OK, but I can use the knife,' can`t I?'

'Yes, but it probably won`t help.'

'What's he made of, Rock?

'No, but something nearly as tough, its bones are very strong, and the inner organs are protected by more bone, you will have to smash it with whatever you can lift!'

Great, I think, the future of the Universe depends on two big beasts smashing the hell out of each other.

'How are we going to get there? we only have about half a day to reach Sionn, I said.'

'You have only ten hours!'

'How far is it?

'Thirty miles, please follow me.'

When we get into the other shaft, I am amazed to see well-constructed roadways with lamps set in the walls.

'The lights are for your convenience; will you be able to keep up when we start to move?'

I think is he joking, but I soon realize he isn`t, they set off and I can see that they are not touching the ground but floating above it; they don`t even need to move their legs, I said to Reeas, 'Are you OK?'

'Yes, I'm just wondering what fate has in store for us, Dan.'

'As long as you are here, Reeas, I am OK.' She smiles again.

I estimate we are doing about ten miles per hour, so it will take us three hours to get to where we need to be, after about two hours we come to a stop next to a big doorway off to the right. Fagil said, 'Please follow us in, I am amazed to see a giant cavern with ornate carvings and statues; it looks like a spiritual place. Fagil said, 'It is one of the centers of higher consciousness on the planet.'

I notice that the walls are glowing slightly, and there is a faint humming noise coming from somewhere within the planet. The Yalton people are holding hands and standing in a large circle. Myself, Reeas, and Deria are in the center. Fagil starts to chant some words which I'm not familiar with. I notice that the walls are starting to glow! after five minutes, the light is quite bright, and the noise is quite loud. The bodies of the Yalton people are also glowing, and I can see their hearts beating through their chests! the experience to me is of deep spirituality, I also feel confident and rested.

'We have given you what extra strength you will need to defeat the Bourin.' Fagil said.

'Thank you, I may need it!'

Fagil then goes to a large stone door; he opens it with a little help from his brothers. He said, 'Please take out these weapons.' I go over and see a collection of weapons which look very old, one is a sword, there is also a battle-ax and other things. I asked Reeas to hold the sword, while I take the ax, it feels strong, and I feel strong, I just hope we are strong enough! I asked Reeas if she still has the knife in her rucksack, she said yes, I know this knife to be extra strong as if made for someone my size, maybe it was, I then asked Fagil if he has any string, he goes to another room and comes back with a length of twine which I tie around the handle of the knife and then I sling it over my neck so that it hangs down behind my back. 'OK,' I said, 'I'm ready!'

Now for you Students: yes, I can hardly believe I got this far myself! all I can say is, I know I can get back to base even if I die so that in itself is a plus, the other thing is I have very good help. Please don't forget to upload your thoughts to the central database, we always appreciate your efforts, onward!'

Chapter 17-The Underground Devil

We start to move again and after a short while Fagil said, 'The hallway where the Bourin lives is five-hundred yards further up the roadway.'

I said, 'If we are lucky, he will be asleep.'

'No,' Fagil said, 'He will smell us long before we come into view!'

'Yes, and I can smell him,' the stench is terrible, after another minute I can see it, it is a giant of about twenty feet tall, and around three tons in weight. I can see a collection of weapons, and there is a small grotto or cave where it probably sleeps or eats.

'I said, 'Why doesn`t it come into our area?' Fagil said, 'The light drives it back!'

It is pacing about, as though it knows something is about to happen, it grabs a large club from the floor and comes nearer. I tell Reeas to stay clear unless I am about to get killed, she is holding the sword as though she knows how to use it, and she probably does.

'Right, I'm ready.' Reeas said, 'Be careful.'

I walk nearer until I am about fifty yards away then I stop. I look around at the immediate area, sizing everything up; I notice there is a ledge at the rear of the Bourin about thirty feet above the wall. The creature is surprisingly agile, I notice it sways from side to side moving the club from one hand to the other. I look back and notice the Yalton are in prayer again, they are standing in a ring and holding hands.

I say a small prayer, lift my ax, and charge, I then slide on my side as I reached my opponent; I hit it in the leg with my ax, to my surprise it doesn`t fall but tries to stamp on me. I get up quickly and swing my ax, which hits the Bourin's club; my ax is now stuck in the club! I leap back. Reeas has seen what has happened and comes running. I shout to her to get back, but she doesn`t do as ordered; she swings the sword and hits the Devil on the side making a large gash. The Bourin takes a step back takes hold of the ax and pulls it out from the club. Reeas swings the sword, but the Bourin also swings the club at the same time hitting Reeas, I don`t think anything of it, I know Reeas is strong, but I underestimated the strength of the Bourin. Reeas lays still, I want to go over and help her, but I know what I have to do. The Bourin now has both weapons. I run while grabbing the knife from around my neck and jump, I hit the Bourin in the eye with the knife and before he can react, I jump from his shoulder onto the ledge above, he looks up at me as the blood comes gushing out of the wound. I look over at Reeas and see the Yalton have formed a ring around her and are praying, I know she is badly hurt, and I wish she had stayed where she was, but she is a warrior, like me, and we are Tourgen. I look down at the Bourin; there is no sign of emotion and no sign of fear, just hate and evil. I hold the knife in both hands and jump; the knife goes in its scull up to the hilt, then it slowly topples over, and I jump off as it hits the ground, I can see it is already dead.

I run over to Reeas. The Yalton are still praying, but I can see she is dead. The Tourgen don`t feel much emotion, but I do, and I can`t stop the tears. I think to myself, maybe it is the first time a Tourgen has cried?

'My people will take Reeas back to our spiritual hall,' said Fagil, 'We will continue to pray for her, but we must hurry, there is not much time left!'

'What`s the point.' I said.

'The point is, the Universe is at stake!' it is Sionn's voice!

'You heard your Masters’ voice?' Fagil said.

'Yes!'

'You know what you must do now, then?'

'Yes, but please give me a moment to reflect.'

'I'm sorry, Dan, but we must hurry, we have to get through this door; this is the entrance to Junction 50. You will have to use all your strength!'

My mind is in a whirl, I feel anger, frustration, and sadness all in one, I can`t do anything about the sadness, but I can take the other two out on the door! there are two massive boulders in front of it, then a very large metal bar slotted into two metal plates at each side of the door secured with the biggest padlock I have ever seen, right, I think, let me get the ax, I slot the ax under the boulder and heave, once I get it moving, I simply roll it away. I can see the Yalton are impressed. I did the same with the other one, then I take the ax and smash it down on the padlock, it breaks into several pieces, now all I have to do is simply lift off the metal bar. I notice that the door only opens outward which is toward me, and there is no handle!

'You will have to smash it,' said Fagil.

I don`t know how thick it is, but knowing the people on Far-Station, I guess it is pretty thick.

'OK,' I said, I grab the metal bar, and I run at the door, using the bar as a battering ram, there is an almighty bang, but the door is still solid. This requires a great deal of force, I think. I then stand still and try to focus my mind, as in yoga. The Yalton are also praying in a circle, as usual. After about five minutes, I go over to the boulder and using all my strength, I lift it onto my shoulder, I then run at the door and smash into it. The noise must have been heard on the surface but I can`t care less. The boulder is broken into pieces so I moved them away; I notice the door is split slightly.

I can feel the power increasing in me! I am now more powerful than ever; it is as though the angrier I get the more powerful I become. I run over to the other boulder and lift it easily, with one huge lungful of air, I run as fast as I can.

The noise is incredible! The door splinters into pieces, and I am thrown through to the other side, landing on my face, luckily, I haven`t hurt myself.

I look up to see another large Bourin holding a very large club in one hand, and a chain in the other!

OK, my friend, if you want to play, I`m your man.

It walks over to me, I'm not even nervous this time, I know I can take it quite easily, it swings the chain down from its right hand, I sidestep it with ease, then I jump onto its chest scratching both of its eyes out, it drops the weapons and takes hold of me around the back of the neck with its right hand, then as it is about to hit me with its left hand, I catch it and bite one of its fingers off; then I bite another one-off, it lets go of me, now it is in a panic! I walk over to the metal bar which used to secure the door and pick it up; I then walk casually over to the Bourin and smash it down on its head, It falls dead. I look over at the Yalton; they are ecstatic! 'You have defeated the strongest being in this planetary system. Fagil said, 'you are to be praised!'

The Yalton are now holding hands again and chanting. I think, we haven't got time for this, but I must be patient. The other thing I think about is Kallo; surely he must now know we are trying to break Sionn out. The Yalton stop chanting! Then I hear a faint noise from the tunnel ahead, then I see a faint light. 'My brothers are coming.' said Fagil. The light is now beginning to get very bright; the sound of humming is also calming beyond belief!

'Reunion is at hand,' Fagil shouted. 'With the help of our heroes, let us go forth and release our savior!' I pick up the ax and Reeas`s rucksack and follow.'

Chapter 18-Junction 50.

I want to sleep and relay back to Grenwer what had occurred, but there simply is no time!

'I said, 'Will we meet any more enemies?'

'Probably, but they can`t have realized, as yet, about the enormity of what has happened, or there would be mayhem!'

By this time there are more and more Yalton coming to greet us, before long, there are more Yalton than the space will allow, so we have to stop and make our way to another large cavern room, this one is gigantic, bigger than a cathedral and more Yalton are waiting; the whole place is brighter than outside and my eyes are starting to hurt. Fagil said, 'you will get used to it in a while, also we have only two hours to reach Sionn, we know he is still alive, as we are still receiving his mental signals.'

I said, 'Can you pick up anything relating to Kallo?'

'No.'

'Right,' I said, 'Where exactly is Sionn?'

'He is being kept in a small dungeon-type room which is heavily guarded but we cannot take the chance of storming it as it would take too long and Sionn would be lost before we can get to him.'

'Oh, great,' I said, 'What are we going to do?'

'There is a secret tunnel we made years ago that is right under his cell, there are tunnels under most of the cells as we had the foresight to hope that something like this would happen one day! all you have to do is climb the steps we made to the underside of his cell and break your way in, there is only a small amount of soil which is held up by scaffolding and then, of course, the cell floor, you will have to use your ax!'

'OK,' I said, 'Let's get on with it.'

'No,' replied Fagil. 'First, let us pray.' I stand in the middle of the Yalton and center my thoughts. The light and sound are incredible. I feel I can take on an army!

'When you breakthrough, you will have to be very quick to stop the guards coming in; also take the isolation leads off Sionn's head!'

'What?'

'Sionn will be isolated. That means his consciousness will be put into an isolation vessel if we are not quick enough.'

'Wait a minute.' 'Do you mean Kallo has found a way to steal someone's consciousness?'

'Yes, and once he is in there, Kallo could transfer him anywhere as his prisoner!'

Oh, this keeps getting worse, I think.

'Once you reach Sionn, you will know if he is aware of you, and whether he is himself. Don`t forget the blaster, you will certainly need it!

'Wait a minute,' I said, 'there will have to be a change of plan.'

'What?'

'You will just have to trust me. Is there a way to the central guardroom?'

'Yes, but why do you ask?'

'I have an overwhelming desire to go there!'

'But that is the one place we don`t want to go to!'

'Yes,' I said, 'and that is the last place they will expect us to go, let us lose no more time.'

In less than half an hour we are underneath the guardroom, we have to be very quiet, as I know Kallo is in the guardroom.

I said, 'There is now less than an hour to reach Sionn, right?'

'Yes,' said Fagil.

'Then Kallo will be expecting us.'

'Yes, but we don`t know where he is!'

'I do.'

Fagil and the others look stunned.

'Where is he?' they ask.

'He's in the guardroom!'

Before they can say anything, I swing into action. The stairway leads right up to the underside of the guardroom floor. I grip the ax with both my hands and smash the scaffold away, then in seconds, I swing it upwards, the rubble comes down, and I leap into the room already holding my blaster, I kill three of the guards before they can react, at this point, I'm not bothered whether it is on stun or kill! I can't believe my luck, as Kallo is running for the console but I know I can beat him to it, I grab him by the throat and just hold him in the air with one hand while I blast the console. I can now see the other guards are surrendering, so, I flick the blaster on to stun with one hand and fire, they fall where they stand. I know Kallo's little trick of using his finger to kill me won`t work this time as I am much too strong for that, also, the instrument panel is useless now. I know this is a momentous event, as there is a great cheer from the underground passages, and also from other areas. With the system destroyed, I know Kallo is vulnerable now, his lightsuit is programmed into the Far-Station system, he can kill himself maybe, but I'm not bothered either way, as I have him in my grip, and I am elated, he will now be put in a secure place where he belongs. The Guardians will now be able to access Far-Station, or, as it will now be called, 'Yalton.'

I run to the cell where Sionn is being held with Kallo still in my grip. Sionn is lying on a table with a metal skull cap on his head with wires and other components coming out of it, he has a different body, but I know it is Sionn, he also has a device fastened around his neck like a large dog collar with a chain attached so that he can`t move very far, I remove the skull cap then I pull at the chain with one hand and it snaps, then I gently raised Sionn while still holding Kallo with the other hand. They are now facing each other. The thing I don`t notice while I am holding Kallo is that now he is quite dead! I drop him to the floor. Sionn looks at me and smiles, he said, 'You have done well, Dan, but the container with the deadly material in it has been moved to one of the other planets in the former Far-Station system, we need you to retrieve it, I will interrogate Kallo when I get back to the astral substation, I will await you there in the dream state.' He touches me behind the neck to retrieve the information he needs.

All at once, Sionn becomes deadly pale, and in the next second, he is dead! five seconds later, he is back! 'Oh, I forgot, Dan,' 'you can go and welcome Reeas back, she's waiting for you below,' within another two seconds, he is gone! what kind of power has Sionn got? what kind of being can conquer death itself? I am stunned.

What did he just say? Reeas is alive! I jump up and run back down the steps to the tunnel and to the large cavern where the Yalton said they have taken her; the light is awesome. I enter the hallway and stare in amazement at the Yalton who are surrounding the stone table where Reeas is lying. Can Sionn be wrong? no way, I say to myself, the Yalton start to make way for me; I walk up to the table, Reeas is looking at me with those big green and yellow cat-like eyes, she said, 'I wondered how long you would be.' I grab her and have to restrain myself from squeezing too much, after all, I don`t get much time for gentility, do I?

'I knew you would be OK,' I said, 'but I thought I would see you back at the sub base, but this is a big bonus!'

'Yes, I could have stayed there and even come back as another clone, but I wanted to help you now. Sionn approved it.'

I told her what Sionn had said, and also that everything is now getting back to normal for Yalton.

'Well then, let's go and cuddle up together and sleep,'

'lead the way,' I said.

I know Fagil has everything in order. The Yalton have all of the surface beings totally in submission, except the ones who are friendly. I know it will take quite a while to get back to normality. The weather on Yalton is not good, it is like winter all the time; that is one reason why Yalton people started to live underground in the first place, so I suppose things won`t change in that respect, but now they are the masters.

Reeas and I go to a corner of the vast cavern to sleep, but first I said, 'Do you want to dance?'

'As a matter of fact, I do.'

'OK, how about a classic, the Bolero?'

You, students, will say: how can two Tourgen's dance the Bolero, well, we did!

We had an hour of the most beautiful ballroom dances you can think of, in a very large and spiritual place, can you think of a better thing to do, my student friends?

Then we go to sleep in a corner where we cuddle up together, you ask, how did we get the music? we simply left that to the Yalton.

Chapter 19-Sub plane Base.

I wake up in my bedroom, but I know it is a part of the sub-base. I start to do all the usual things that people do, then, I go to the wardrobe and dress, everything is the same, I know also, that Sionn has something to do with it, there is a knock on the door, I know it is Sionn. 'Come in,'

'Dan, will you please join us in the briefing room?'

'Sure.'

I think that the greeting is a little cool, then I remember he is a Guardian and not an ordinary person. I think to myself; I am still Dan Sherman, but I know I'm not.

I arrive at the briefing room where I meet Sionn, and other members, I assume they are Guardians or official co-workers, there is also a beautiful young woman there who I know is Reeas! I go over and hold her hand; she gets up and smiles, she looks perfect! I can`t take my eyes off her.

'Hello, Dan, we finally get to meet in the human body.'

'Yes, and I like it!'

Sionn said, 'As you know, Kallo is back with us and is in interrogation; he won't reveal where he has put the container or what he is going to use it for, but we know that if he had got to the control panel he would have triggered a device which would have released the spores in the container, we also know it isn`t at Far-Station, or rather Yalton, and we also know it isn`t on any of the other planets within the Yalton system.'

I said, 'How do you know that?'

'Because, Dan, he would not destroy his empire.'

I feel stupid for asking that question. 'Can I see Kallo,' I said, 'I want to ask him some questions?'

'We already tried that, also, he was monitored and scanned, he must have found some way to bypass our system.'

'Well, it can`t hurt anything then, can it?'

'OK, Dan, when you are near to him, try to be calm and just open your mind to his thoughts, he will think you are a trainee, and won`t be able to get to him mentally, do you understand?'

'Yes.'

I walk into the detention room. Kallo looks at me with contempt.

'Why, if it isn`t the dancing Beast-Man'

He is behind some sort of force-field, it is OK for me to touch, but of course, he can't.

'Come closer, are you afraid? maybe you feel vulnerable without the lightsuit or the Tourgen body?'

I stand there looking him over, he is about six feet three with dark hair and a mustache and a small beard, the kind of looks that people sometimes associate with a villain.

'Well, have you no tongue?'

'Why are you doing this, Kallo? do you want to be the Master-of-the-Universe?'

'Yes.'

'Well, you made a mistake at the control center, didn`t you?'

'Not at all, I wanted you to find me; I knew exactly what you would do, do you think I couldn`t hear you and the Yalton making all that noise! I was waiting for you!'

My mind is now in pieces. I have to try and keep it together. 'Why did you allow yourself to be caught then?'

'It is all in my plan, I now know the material from the container has been distributed to the systems that I alone picked, I can now inform you, that if I am not released in seven days, I will detonate the containers, now, dance back, and tell your masters, Trainee!'

I inform Sionn what I have heard, but he already knows, as he had monitored the meeting.

'Well, we now know what Kallo has planned, he opened up to you, pretty well, didn`t he?'

'Yes, he did, but only because his plan is now ready, and he has set the date for the destruction of whatever world, or worlds the containers are on.'

'Dan, follow me into the other room, we are going to try the technique we tried when you were neutralized by Kallo.'

We walk to the other room and I sit down.

'Just relax, and try to stay calm.'

I am looking at a screen on the wall; then I am looking at Kallo! after five minutes, I know what the name of his accomplice is, but as I try again, it is, as though, Kallo knows what I am up to, and the screen goes blank.

'Durian 2,' I said.

Sionn looks elated.

'We have been waiting to find out who was supplying information to outside sources, but we could never put a name to him, until now!'

'Who is Durian 2?

'He is a Trainee-Guardian, his brother is also a trainee, he is Durian 1 they both come from a highly spiritual family on the planet Gyron, in my home Galaxy! we didn`t suspect anything, simply because we thought both brothers were beyond suspicion, we will bring them in for questioning at once.'

'Can I have some time to relax?'

'Of course, you can, Dan.'

'I want to ask a special lady to take a trip with me.'

Chapter 20-Trapped in Hell.

I meet Reeas in the restroom; she is lying on a couch looking peaceful. I said, 'What are you thinking about?'

'My home, I haven't been there in a long time.'

'Why don`t we go there?'

'What about the problem?'

'I asked Sionn if I can take some time out, and he said yes, besides, if he wants us, all he has to do is simply call us!'

'I do want to see my parents, OK, let's go, all I have to do is simply be conscious of my home and you have to be conscious of me, understand?'

'Yes,'

'OK, sit down here and hold my hand.'

The next thing I remember is being in a dark place with a very bad feeling of dread!

Where am I?

'You are here,' said Kallo.

I look around and see Kallo standing behind a glass wall, but then I realized, it isn`t an ordinary wall.

'How do you like being behind a force field?'

This can`t be happening, I think.

'Oh, yes it can, do you think you can get the better of me, Trainee!'

All I can think about is Reeas! where is she? I have got to be calm, I think, I am on the astral plane, right? well, then, nothing bad can happen, if I don`t want it to.

'Oh, yes, it can, all I have to do is keep you trapped until the seven days are up, if you are here, you won`t be able to interfere with my plans in the physical world, will you? and don`t you worry about Sionn, he has more important things to think about.'

Panic is starting to grip me! how can this be? Kallo is supposed to be monitored with high-security technology! did I get too close to him in the detention room?

'I`ll make your stay here a little more interesting,' he said. The place suddenly gets very dark, and I see the faint outline of what I know is a large spider starting to emerge from the shadows! I don`t know how big the room is, or what sort of space I am in! all I feel is terror, as I hate spiders.

Students: please send your thoughts as soon as possible, as I need all the help I can get.

What would Sionn do? he would simply say it can`t hurt you, as it is on the astral plane, and as such, it is without substance.

'Wrong, my trainee friend, you are also on the astral plane, so you are made of the same substance.'

'OK,' I said, 'Well if you can conjure up a spider, I can conjure up a blaster!'

I concentrate with all my trainee consciousness, and abracadabra; a blaster appears in my hand! I fire but the spider is still there!

'You are now in my domain, trainee.'

OK, I think, if you want something animalistic and low in consciousness, what about a Tourgen! I know all about being a Tourgen, so I will be one again. I concentrate my thoughts on Cloft, in the next few seconds I am him again, and willing to fight the whole world, or whatever place I am in. Kallo seems surprised, 'Well, what have we here?' I see the spider coming on; it is bigger now, about twelve feet across, right, let's deal with you first, I think, running at it, I jump and turning in mid-air I land on its back, I then rip it open; the gore is just as bad as the physical plane before Kallo can send anything else to pester me, I run at the glass screen separating us, now I know Kallo has his weakness because although he can control most of the lower conscious life forms, he isn`t used to dealing with a higher consciousness in the body of a lower life form. I hit the glass wall with an almighty crash roll over and get up. Kallo promptly disappears. I sit down in the lotus position, I must look silly when Sionn comes into view seeing a large beast-type person in a yoga position!

'We have Kallo back in check, I`m sorry you had the go through that, Dan, we had to try and weaken his consciousness, and we did!'

'Do you mean, it was all a plan?'

'Yes, we now have another name of one of his accomplices.'

'Great, but why do I have to take all the rough stuff?'

'Because you're good at it, come.'

The side of the wall becomes the door to the sub-plane base again, and I become Dan Sherman again. OK, now for another little student lesson: you all know we can become anything we want on the inner planes, and you know also we have to be responsible about what we do and to whom we do it; this applies to any of the worlds of God, don't forget everything is a learning process, and we are the teachers. The Thought-Transfer system aims to supply information to coworkers throughout the inner worlds, please use it and learn.

Dan Sherman Space Guardian

All Worlds

Book Three

Chapter 21-Visit to Erinon 5 /Chapter 22-Tourgen War/ Chapter 23-Past lives/ Chapter 24-Sanctuary Ice Base/ Chapter 25-Tourgen Base/ Chapter 26-Encounter with a God/ Chapter 27-Debrief/ Chapter 28-Preparation for U 10973/ Chapter 29-Dream travel to U10973. /Chapter 30-(Halffa)

Chapter 21-Visit to Erinon 5.

Reeas said she didn`t know that I was to be used in a ruse to get Kallo to divulge some part of his inner self. I said, 'Forget it, it worked, didn`t it? 'Sionn said if I had known, Kallo would have found out and the plan would have collapsed. He also said sorry, he knows only too well how terrible things can be on the lower levels of the astral plane. Sionn now has the location of six of the containers, four of which came from Darian 2 and his contacts who have now been arrested.

'Dan, you may now go with Reeas to her home for a short visit, enjoy.'

'I will as long as I don`t have to go through hell again to get there. We arrive at the outskirts of Reeas`s city just by being conscious of it. It is a highly developed world with technology Earth can only dream of.

'Why did you give all this up to go to Yalton, Reeas?'

I already know the answer as she already told me on the way to junction 50, but I am so overwhelmed by the beauty of the place. I suppose she just wanted to serve God as a nun will do on our planet. I am starting to fall for Reeas, but I know my wife is also waiting for me at home although she will have to reincarnate at some point. I am now a Guardian and that will mean I will possibly be anywhere at any time.

We arrive at the home of Reeas, it is a large manor style house with a beautiful lake facing the front door, everything is perfect, the weather, the view, which is similar to the place where I went on holiday once in the Austrian Tyrol, the people are very friendly.

After we met Reese's parents and had some food, we go for a walk in the countryside, being as this is the astral plane, we know we can do almost anything, so we decide to fly! Yes, just by thinking about it.

We fly over the mountains. The people on this particular plane are used to seeing such things as it is a higher sub plane. We fly between the hills and valleys. I am feeling pretty good as we soar through the scenery, I also think of one of my favorite classical music pieces.

Reeas is beautiful beyond words, and I know that whatever body she is in she will still be beautiful. According to the records, she is medium height with long brown hair and brown eyes. She also has a perfect body. As you students know, we can alter our looks just by being conscious. But it is not just the looks that make Reeas beautiful to me, it is her aura or her inner glow, she can bring out the best side of people, just like Deria can. I feel that I want to be near them all the time.

We spent a considerable time with Reeas`s family, but we know time is something different here than on the physical plane. I know that if Sionn needs to contact us he will simply send a thought-transfer, so we enjoyed every minute. Reeas took me to visit the "Fairy-kingdom" that exists in the forest, we go at night and watch as they fly about with their butterfly wings glowing in the dark, we can also talk to them; they ask us if we want to become fairies for the night? We said yes. So, then and there we transform our bodies into fairies! Yes, my friends, it is as simple as that, we fly about and help in any way we can, even with the smallest of jobs such as helping any other life form incarnate to the next level, no matter what it might be, It could be a beetle or a vole,

I know all life is precious, and even the smallest creature, in time, will move on to a higher life form.

This is something Kallo has forgotten about in his quest to be the supreme leader! I also know that whatever exists in our imagination can also exist here on the astral world, such as dragons, centaurs, sylphs, unicorns, gnomes, trolls, the list is endless. I asked the fairies if they want to learn our modern type of dance, they ask which? I said, Disco, can you imagine the scene, yes, it is fantastic, my student friends.

We arrive back at Reeas`s house to be told that someone in the next town wants Reeas and me to escort them on to the next incarnation, word must have gone around that we can move about on the different levels, so we say yes. We arrive wearing our best clothes, me in a white suit, and Reeas in a lovely white gown; I must say, we look the part as we can be any age we want, so we decide to be thirty.

The person moving on is a woman who has outlived her time on the present plane, she is happy to be going to the next higher level. It has a higher light and sound content. She says her goodbyes, and we walk through a big golden door that separates the levels. It can also be a ship or a plane, anything you want to transport you away. When we see that the lady is in good hands, we walk through the wall into the sub-plane base again.

Chapter 22-Tourgen War

Sionn is waiting in the restroom.

'We have found the location of eight of the containers, there are still four to be found. Dan, I want you to go on a special mission.

'Why do you want me? Surely you have better-qualified people.'

'No, not for this mission, you come from Earth, and as such, you have the same type of lower planet consciousness.'

'Thanks a lot.'

'Don`t get upset. What I mean is the planet where you will be going is similar to Earth, there is also a war going on, a war which has been raging for three hundred and fifty years. The two main races are the Dresden's and the Tourgen's.'

'The Tourgen's!'

'Yes, the same as the one you inhabited.'

'But I thought the containers are placed on higher world planets?'

'Yes, they are, but Treggon, which is the higher world planet is also the sister planet of Antarra, the world where the war is raging, it is in the same solar system. If Antarra is destroyed by the spores then Treggon will also die. We want you to locate the container, and the agent, or agents!'

'How am I supposed to survive on a planet like that?'

'You will have one big advantage.'

I already know what he means.

'You will have the cloned Tourgen bodies. Reeas and Deria want to go also.'

'How can Deria survive in the middle of a war?'

'She won`t even be noticed, she is also a Guardian.'

Wow, I think, the old team is back at work.

Sionn said, 'Grenwer has located one more container; the news has just come through. This means we have four days to complete this mission.'

'What about the other containers,' I said.

'Don`t worry about that, we will concentrate our efforts on it. Your Tourgen bodies have also been upgraded, they are now even stronger and the bone structure, in particular, has also been strengthened. Well, what do you say?'

'OK, what's the plan?'

'You will travel there by lightship where you will be able to move around without being noticed, as you know, the ship can change shape and also can be visible or invisible, it will also be your base. Find out what you can without bringing attention to yourselves.'

'Can we use lightsuits?'

No, you could be noticed. Any sort of higher technology could be discovered, and we don`t want to alert the agents just yet.'

'What about the lightship?'

The lightship is too high in technological terms for them to discover.'

I don't understand? Isn't the lightsuit highly technological?'

'Yes, but you will be moving around and going inside the buildings. Once we have found the containers and the agents, we will also end the war on the planet Antarra!'

I still don't fully understand about the lightsuits, but I accept it.

'What about Karma, I said.'

'We know that if we don`t do something the planet will be destroyed anyway. It was originally home to a highly advanced race called the Santine. They were all but wiped out over three-and-a-half centuries of warfare. We believe Kallo, and his agents brought the Tourgen's and the Dresden's to Antarra to bring the consciousness of the planet down. The Santine's are mostly evacuees on different planets throughout the solar system, but there is still a small group left in an area called the Sanctuary; it is located under the Northern ice cap; they could have information that could help us locate the agents. Dan, I know this is a tricky one, but I believe you can do this.'

Well, I think, if Sionn has faith in me then that is something special.

I ask Reeas what her thoughts are on the mission; she said, we could go to see the Santine first just in case they have some info.

'First, you will have to be cloned into your respective bodies. After preparation in the sub-plane base, Sionn told us that Antarra is seventeen thousand five-hundred lightyears away, but we are to use the wormhole at sector 97; this will allow us to get to Antarra in less than two days. This means that we have only two days to find the container. We go to sleep as normal. In the dream state we can, as you know, do anything we want in the service of God, but all I want to do is dance, yes, I know it's silly, but once you experience the lightbook, whatever you want to do, you can. Dancing on the inner planes sure does ease the stress.

We wake up in the physical world on Terick 3 in the Tourgen bodies. After flexing our muscles and generally familiarizing ourselves with our new selves, I said, 'OK, let's get started.' I suppose you students are wondering why I have been chosen to lead this mission? You are not alone, my friends, as I am wondering the same thing. Reeas is more experienced than me, and Deria is a higher life form, but I have, as Sionn said, a lower world consciousness and that is what they want me for.

We are escorted into the loading bay area where we board the lightship. I can feel the incredible power and technology of the ship. I wonder why the Guardians can`t find the containers and agents simply by using the ship's resources! I then come to realize that as Sionn has said before, the consciousness of the planet is low and that alone is enough to stop the Guardians from accessing any data.

The job of finding our way to the Northern ice-cap is easy. The ship is something to behold, I can`t help thinking that something like this can be controlled by a person like me! It feels like a very lucid dream. Maybe it is! Maybe I will wake up and carry on with my very boring life on Earth! I would be able to go walking in the lake district as usual and visit my gym where I could exercise the puny body I used to have.

I look around the ship, then at Reeas, who now is in one of the strongest bodies in the Universe, and Deria, an Elfin-Princess of higher consciousness, I then feel the power of my own body melting into the awesome power of the ship, then I think no, I would rather be here, even if I have to die in this physical body, I know I will be alright. We enter the wormhole at sector 97. There is no feeling of physical change, just a weird light-headed sensation, how the ship can travel faster than the speed of light, I don`t know, but it surely does, we decide to take advantage of the time and sleep while we can. I ask Reeas if she will come with me to visit my home this time, she said, yes.

Chapter 23-Past lives

We wake up in our normal bodies on the outskirts of my town. 'Reeas,' I said, 'before we meet my family, I would like to show you a special place. I wonder if we could fly without people noticing around here.' Reeas said, 'Of course we can, all we have to do is make ourselves invisible to the locals.'

The feeling I get as we take off over my town is something special, I can see my house and our dog poppy in the garden. Why aren`t I going to meet them? Why am I going somewhere with a person I have become very fond of rather than meet my wife!

'Reeas said, 'Do you know we have been together before, in past lives?'

I am astounded!

'How do you know?'

'I looked into the past life records section!'

Now, I realize. The universal love I feel for her, the wanting to be near her. We hold hands as we fly over the Northwest landscape, or I should say dance over the landscape, the amount of greenery is stunning, I see the Cumbrian mountains coming up fast, I know them well, we land on Gowbarrow fell, above Ullswater.

I said, 'You know Wordsworth wrote his famous poem here.'

'Yes,' she said, 'but we lived here long before Wordsworth.'

'Please, tell me.'

'I can show you, first take a look at the landscape.'

I looked over to Helvellyn in the Southwest than to place fell to the South. The view is lovely, as usual.

'Close your eyes,' she said, 'open them.'

The view is the same, only certain things have changed, some of the stone walls are gone, and the houses are gone. The mountains themselves are hundreds of millions of years old so they are the same, so are the lakes. Reeas said, 'We lived in a settlement not far from the Roman fort called Galava in the year one-hundred and forty AD. The modern name is Ambleside. The Romans wanted too much tax off us so you broke into the granary where you got caught and killed!'

'What happened to you?'

Reeas said, she didn`t want to dwell on it, but she died in childbirth shortly afterward. I feel terrible.

'Don`t feel sad,' she said, 'we had many happy times as well, our first incarnation in the human form together was 250,000 years ago near Stonehenge, of course, the monument wasn`t there then, we came across a land bridge which joined France with England.'

'Which was our last incarnation together?' I asked.

'It was in the year 1726. We were North American Indians of the Shoshoni tribe. We lived to the west of the Rocky Mountains in Utah. Life was very hard. There was a lack of big game; we had to live on rabbits, fish, roots, and seeds. You were the man as usual and wanted to use your physical skills, I was the woman, and wanted to learn new skills, but I couldn`t with the way of life we had. I then incarnated to a series of planets in the Galaxies of Zeta3 where I could finally learn about mathematics and other such things, and then finally to my home planet of Erinon 5.'

'I feel sad for letting her go, but I know it is all in the greater scheme of things, now we are back together.

'Reeas, I feel unsure of this mission, such a lot depends on us.'

'I trust your judgment, she said, and I will help in any way I can. We can use the invisibility device so we can move about without being seen, although I know we will have to be careful. We can now go back to the ship as we are approaching Antarra.'

Chapter 24-Sanctuary Ice Base

We are once again on the lightship and in our Tourgen bodies. I now feel even closer to Reeas. The image on the screen is of a planet similar to Earth, but of course, it has different continents. The planet itself is smaller than Earth, and I can already see the destruction that the war between the Tourgen's and the Dresden's has done. We are in camouflage mode so we aren`t seen as we head for the Northern ice cap.

I know we can enter the base through the underwater entrance as we plunge into the icy water, life is abundant in the water, too much to relate to you at this time; there are also giant squid-like creatures many times larger than on Earth. I didn`t want to relay a message to the Santine's as I'm not sure whether it will be intercepted, but I need not worry, as a message comes through on the screen, it says 'Your ship has been expected, this message is secure, welcome, please enter the gateway in two-minutes.'

The inner gateway is huge; it reminds me of the cathedral-like building which is underground at Far-Station or Yalton. We come to rest in a sort of dry dock. I am surprised to see a greeting party of dozens of people who are dressed in long orange robes similar to the ones used by Buddhist monks on Earth. The Santine's are bald and don`t have any hair anywhere on their bodies. As we step out of the ship, I can see the expression of fear on their faces as they view us, after all, they have been abused by beings like us for a long time.

'Forgive our fear.' said one of the Santine group, inching forward. 'We are not accustomed to greeting Tourgen's such as yourselves, I am Thalo and I will be your guide here.'

'We are not Tourgen's.' I said, 'We have temporarily taken on this form to complete a mission.'

Thalo said, 'We will retire to the meeting hall where you can rest and replenish yourselves.'

'I must say you have a highly evolved culture here!'

'Yes, we were on the brink of total control of the senses, and we had a planetary security system which could repel any invaders, but it was destroyed by Kallo, He then brought the invaders here, and so started the 'Great Sadness.' Most of our people have gone into exile to other planets. But now you are here! Today is the start of our redemption.'

I feel like I did on Yalton, a cross between a hero and a beast. I have to be positive, I think.

'Do you know anything about a container of deadly material? or anything about any new developments in the way the war is progressing?'

'There has been news of a secret weapon that the Tourgen's have but we don`t know any more than that, at the moment.'

'Do you happen to know where the weapon might be?'

'No, but it might be at the Tourgen's base.'

Deria said she would go there in her lightbody to check it out as she is less likely to be noticed.

'I`m getting a message from Sionn,' Deria said.

'I thought he couldn`t contact us here?'

'Normally he wouldn`t, but the frequency has now been checked out safe, but only for me. It would be too risky to contact you or Reeas.' I didn`t understand but I accept it. I am beginning to realize that Deria is an asset I would not want to be without.

She said, 'Sionn has confirmed that there are four agents on Antarra, one has been identified as 'Melion 3; he is a Santine.' The reaction is immediate; all eyes turn to a person who is in the hall as he tries to escape but is stopped by two guards at the entrance.

He shouts, 'There is nothing you can do! If you don`t release Kallo in two days we will destroy Antarra and all the higher worlds in this part of the Universe!'

I said, 'You do realize that you and everybody else will die, don`t you!'

'Yes, but we will reincarnate on the lower planets, where Kallo will be the Ruler of this section of the Universe!'

I said, 'Kallo won`t be allowed to escape, he will be placed in a monitored high-security cell.'

'Yes,' he shouts. 'But Kallo will eventually escape and rule, simply because the higher worlds will fall due to their being no physical planets to incarnate to. We know that Sionn won't allow that and Kallo will be released. I will become a higher apprentice, but we are prepared to die.'

I can`t believe what I am hearing!

Thalo said, 'We never imagined that one of our people would betray us. He will be punished.'

'There are still three agents on Antarra.' I said, 'what sort of people will they be? could they be beings of a different race from Tourgen's or Dresden's?'

'There are several races besides Tourgen on Antarra; they are mainly mercenaries brought in to create even more destruction. The weapons they use now are very crude as they don`t have the technology to replace the blasters and laser cannons they once had. Kallo will almost certainly have done the same with other highly evolved planets. We thought we were safe from invasion with our defense system but we weren`t, also we decommissioned most of our weapons many years before the war started.'

Deria said, 'I will go to the Tourgen base now, I will send my thought messages to the ship, they won't be intercepted, but you mustn`t send any to me.'

'I understand,' I said.

Once Deria has gone, I start to think deeply about the problem we have, we only have a short time to locate the container or containers. We don`t know where they are, we don`t know where the agents are. I am feeling pretty low, but know I have the most powerful beings in the Universe on my side.

I was a simple type of person on Earth, a retired history teacher with a simple life. The things that have happened to me over a relatively short time have stunned me. I can`t comprehend it, but I know I have to move Heaven and Antarra to bring my part of the story to an end.

Chapter 25-Tourgen Base

Deria has located the Tourgen base. She informed us of the location and that at least one of the containers is there, she also said she is going to check out the Dresden base. I can`t reply as that would have compromised us, so I just have to trust Deria to know we will infiltrate the Tourgen base and retrieve the container.

We board the ship. I know the coordinates to the Tourgen base by thought process with the ship, and I also take the time to study the Tourgen people from Debra the ship's computer although she is much more than that, as you know.

I am amazed at the brutality of The Turgen's and The Dresden's. My mind is reeling from the utter barbarity. How can something like the Tourgen's evolve? The same can be said about the Dresden's, and then I know! Both races have been manufactured by other beings. Can it possibly be Kallo? The Dresden's are very similar to the Tourgen's in build and strength. Debra said, there is no planet of origin for either the Tourgen's or the Dresden's! How can this be? My mind is in turmoil again. Why didn`t Sionn tell me this? There is only one thing to do, I tell Reeas.

'We will have to go in under invisibility mode and take our chances of being discovered, Reeas agrees, as there is no time to spare.

The landscape over which we travel is scorched and dead! Very few buildings are standing, I wonder where people live, then I realize, these aren`t people at all, but cloned-beasts, well, the majority will be beasts; the leaders will be cloned from other intelligent life forms. We come to a large building that is protected by a large wall and watchtowers, something like the buildings I saw in Roman-Britain many years before, only these are made from concrete and steel, also there are guards on the towers and the walls.

The only thing we can do is bring the ship in over the wall and simply jump out when near the ground under our cloak of invisibility. The ship will then stay at a short distance until we need to escape.

I accessed Debra for any other info it might have but she doesn`t respond, I guess the consciousness of the place is such that she can`t relate to it, like Sionn said the technology we are using is too great, so with the quest for greater and greater technology we certainly lost something in that respect, one thing I do know is the leaders must have some form technology, but keep it to themselves; they are simply keeping the consciousness of the planet down. We have to destroy the control base as soon as we find the containers. We are in invisibility mode which is powered by a small wrist device that enables the ship to cloak us from a short distance, although I dearly wish we had our lightsuits on. Reeas jumps out of the ship as it nears the ground, I follow, we head for the obvious entrance and wait until a Tourgen guard comes out, we then go in. There are no security people on the door and I am surprised to see no one until we come up to the guardroom fifty yards along the corridor. We encounter two Tourgen guards who have only crude machete-type weapons. Their senses seem to know something isn`t right, but without our lightsuits on, and the invisibility mode in operation, I am worried that they might be able to smell us and they might be able to hear us. We have to be very still and wait till someone comes out of the room. They might not be able to smell us, but I can certainly smell them. The feeling is eerie, they can`t see us but we can see them and we can also see ourselves, I feel like a ghost! The door opens and a Tourgen comes out. He stands there for a moment while another Tourgen, who is a leader, orders the other one to check the area. Then he shouts to the other two guards to go off duty and send two more guards. They go off to do as ordered leaving the door open, we walk in very quietly, suddenly the guard says, 'Hello, I've been expecting you.'

I go for my blaster but before I can get it out, I am frozen to the spot! Reeas is also in the same position.

'I assume you are the two agents who have come to locate the containers.'

He must be able to see us and disable us. I think back to what happened with Kallo on the ship at Relmar7. It is the same thing happening all over again.

What happened? I think.

'You underestimated me, trainees. Don`t you think we can figure out that someone would try to retrieve the containers like this? Who do you think you are dealing with?'

'Who are we dealing with?'

He doesn`t say anything but just smiled.

'One thing is for sure, you won`t be seeing your loved ones for a very long time, also, you will not be allowed to sleep or die! You will be chained in the dungeon and kept alive while I decide what to do with you. Oh, and be assured, we will find your ship, it will make a nice little prize for me, thank you.' With that, the two guards came in and dragged us off. My anger is starting to get the better of me, but I feel useless. Reeas can talk to me, and I can talk to her, but that is all. We are chained to a wall in a stinking hole in the basement with no light or any sort of fresh air.

Reeas said, 'Don`t worry, Sionn will get us out.'

'What about the plan?'

'They know they can`t detonate the containers, it would be the end for them also.'

I think, yes, you're right, who in the Universe would go through with a plan like that. I asked Reeas who she thinks the Tourgen officer is. She said, she didn`t know, but he has to be someone big, I said, how come Sionn didn`t know about this guy? Surely with all the info we have, he must be aware of these things?'

Reeas said, 'Dan, please relax, we will be OK, he knows he can`t kill us.'

'No, I thought, but he can torture us and we can`t do a thing about it. I don`t want Reeas to know this so I keep silent. I may not be able to contact Sionn, but I will try to contact Deria by meditation. I imagine I am back in my home on Earth sitting up in bed with my eyes closed, and my mind focused on the inner screen, or the third eye as it is known in Yoga. Sometime later, I don`t know how long, Deria's voice came through.

'Dan, I know what has happened, please be patient and I will try to disable the control panel, do not try to send any message back but just stay as you are, and relax, you are doing well for a human.'

The relief is something I know might be of use to the enemy so I have to use all my willpower and just stay calm. I don`t even say anything to Reeas in case we are being monitored. I don`t even risk calling the ship to smash our way out, which is something I can do later if we have to. Several hours went by and then the two same guards came in; one said, 'You will be stripped and flogged, and then your skin will be sliced off bit by bit. What do you think of that?'

I said, 'If I had my strength back, I would kill you both.'

That seemed to infuriate them. He said,

'You're only a cloned Tourgen, you wouldn`t last two minutes.'

'Give me a chance then.'

They look at each other before stroking Reeas on the leg as though they are going to assault her, and then they walk out. Maybe they are trying to get me to divulge my thoughts, I have to keep calm.

Reeas said, 'Don`t worry, Dan, things will work out, I can take whatever these animals give out'

I thought, no, I won`t let them touch you. Our luck must have been running as half an hour later the two Tourgen guards came back. The biggest one said, 'OK, Clone, you will be able to move in the next minute. If you can beat me in a fight to the death, which is unlikely, you will then have to fight my partner, and if you beat him, you can both go free, but if we beat you, we will take the female as our prize, is it a deal?'

'Yes, I said.' I feel good, I also felt a strange liking for the way the Tourgen's do business, they are animalistic, but they are also warriors. Maybe I am wrong; maybe they do come from a planet somewhere. All I know is I have to kill them. I start to get my feeling back, Reeas also. Within a short time, I am back to my old grumpy self, I said, 'what about the officer, won`t you be disciplined for this.'

'We don't need leaders to make our decisions.'

I think, no, he doesn`t know, so be it I said to myself.

'Where do we fight?'

'Here.'

'OK, are there any rules?'

'Yes, no weapons, we just use pure strength, and our nails and teeth.'

'Right,' I said. I know Reeas can take the other one as she has twice his strength. Looking at my opponent, he is about the same size as me but I have many times his strength, but I don`t bargain for the speed at which he comes at me. He lunges for my eyes with his claws; I manage to dodge him and punch him in the stomach. He falls back in agony; I feel pity as I know I can kill him. Maybe I don`t have to kill him? It is the other Tourgen I want, the leader.

'Look.' I said, 'you don`t have to die, tell me where the leader is, and I will spare you.' Reeas knows it won`t make any difference and goes for the other guard, she rips his throat out in one movement. The other guard sees this and goes for Reeas; I jump on his back put my arm around his neck and break it with one pull.

'What now?' Reeas said, 'we can`t risk going to the guardroom in case the leader is there. We don`t know if he can still disable us. We have to find the source of the power to the control panel.'

I said, 'We will have to risk bringing the ship close by the underground room and blasting the wall out. The plan is discovered anyway, so we may as well use force. Reeas agreed, but said what if the leader has managed to access the ship? I feel cold just thinking about it, if he has, he is truly Kallo`s equal. I am about to summon the ship when a message from Deria comes through, she said, 'I have managed to disable the control panel you should be able to get to the power room which is near to the room where you are, destroy it with whatever you can.'

OK, I think, I can send a message to Deria, so I asked her where the leader is, she said he is trying to locate the ship.

Reeas and I focused our minds on the ship, or Debra as I called it, and within a minute we managed to bring it to the outside of the wall where we are located, then all we have to do is simply have it push its way through the wall, much easier than blasting through. The hull of the ship is like a knife going through butter, in the meantime, Tourgen guards are beginning to make their way down the corridor to us.

The ship is already in the building, so all we have to do is simply push our way in through the wall of the ship. We can already see the Tourgen’s trying to do the same thing, only they just slide off the surface, like a ski on ice. We locate the power room and blast it to oblivion; in fact, the whole place is destroyed. I know Sionn is going to be angry, well maybe not angry, Sionn doesn`t get angry but disappointed. The first thing to do is locate the leader which isn`t too hard as Debra finds him simply by his DNA, the only problem is, he is dead!

Deria said he had detonated the container! Before he blasted himself!

Chapter 26-Encounter with a God

While preparing to make the journey back to Terick 3 I know we have failed, the container is now destroyed and the spores will contaminate the Galaxy, then in time, the Universe! Sionn didn`t seem too bothered, mind you, he isn`t the easiest person to read, and neither is Grenwer. I feel dejected, and they know it. Reeas must have sensed this as she came over and rubbed my arm. Sionn is now on the ship's screen looking unruffled.

'He said, 'When did you first know the containers weren`t dangerous?'

Reeas said, 'I had my suspicions at Far-Station, but I wasn`t sure.

I said, 'what?'

'Yes, the containers were false, we had to find the agent, that was the priority and we have. Kallo managed to gather an army of helpers and agents, some of whom are very dangerous. It has taken many years simply to locate the planets where they live, as you know, we can`t access some of the places because of the lower consciousness of the people.'

'So, this whole plan is a trap to capture Kallo and his helpers.'

'Yes,' 'but we couldn`t tell you or Reeas, the only being we can divulge our plan to is Deria because she is of a higher race, her thought waves cannot be tracked by any lower life forms, only her kind can do this, and us.

We would like to thank you, Dan, and Reeas, you have proved yourself to be brave and inventive, we want you to now consider whether you want to continue your apprenticeship with us while you rest and dream.

The battle is still not over, as there are still agents to be found, but we will discuss that later. The goal which we set ourselves has been achieved. The war between the Dresden's and the Tourgen's has been stopped and they will be relocated elsewhere. The planet Yalton is now being reborn and Far-Station is no more.'

I feel elation, stupidity, amazement, and love all at once. All I can say is 'Thank you.'

Sionn and Grenwer smile, and for once, I did, it must look stupid on this big ugly beast face, but I don`t care.

'Please report to Terick 3 for debrief,' Sionn said.

It will take two days to get back to Terick 3, so we decide to dream travel while our bodies are asleep on the ship. Reeas said, 'Where would you like to visit this time?'

I said I would like to know what happened in my last incarnation before I became Dan Sherman. She said I won`t like it. I said, well, I still want to know.

'OK,' she said, 'you were killed at Normandy in the Second World War.'

'That explains why I was always interested in things to do with that war.'

'Please rest, Dan, and dream,'

We wake up in the dream state sitting on a grass bank looking at a raging battle, there is an armada of ships bombarding the shoreline, and the invasion troops are getting ready to land, now it is all coming back to me!

'I was in one of those landing craft. 'That`s enough, I said. 'I know the rest.'

Reeas said, 'Do you want to visit your wife, Elaine?'

'Yes,' I said, 'More than ever, but first I want to go somewhere peaceful and spiritual. I've had my share of cruel and ugly.'

Reeas said, 'I know a place that is just right for you, I was taken there by a spiritual master many years ago in the dream state. It is a planet at the far reaches of the Universe, but is no more than a dream away.'

We sit down to meditate.

After a few minutes, I find myself standing in an unbelievable landscape! Reeas is at my side. This planet must be a giant, I think, as the view is limitless no matter how far I look, there seems to be no end to the horizon!

Reeas said, 'This is one of the highest regions of the astral plane, a planet called Nemura, only the highest spiritual beings come here.'

'How come, I'm here then?' I know I still have a long way to go before I can call myself highly spiritual.

'You have been granted a visit’, Reeas said, ‘come; let us go to the spiritual city in this region.'

We fly over the landscape hand in hand, and I still can`t make out the horizon, it must be an optical illusion, the mountains are spectacular, higher and more beautiful than anything I have ever seen. The emotion I am feeling is of ecstasy as we sour through the mountains finally coming to a rest on the side of a giant peak that has a man-made balcony, and French windows! Reeas said, 'This is usually an inaccessible place.' I look around; words cannot say how much I want to remain here.

'The vibrations are starting to affect you, I can tell, don't be alarmed, you will become accustomed in a while.' She is right, my senses are reeling.

'Please come with me,' she said.

We walk down some stone steps into the heart of the mountain; we come to a large room with a red and gold carpet. Sitting in the lotus position on a large golden cushion is a giant of a man with golden skin, he has no hair at all, and gold bangles on his wrists and ankles and wears a loincloth. He looks about thirty years old, but I know he is much older than that! He is obviously in meditation as his eyes are closed.

Reeas motions for us to sit down; I automatically sit in the lotus position as I used to practice yoga in my life as a teacher. As soon as I close my eyes I become aware in a different state! The man who was sitting on the cushion is now standing on a mountain path, and we are there also.

'I am Mannus, Lord of this plane.'

I am amazed! The love and light coming from this being is indescribable!

'Come walk with me,' he said. I automatically think of the wonderful walks I used to have in the Lake District in my last life on Earth, but this is different, although in many ways it is the same, the scenery is beautiful, but it is the simple truth that we are what we are in our consciousness! If we are satisfied with ourselves mentally and spiritually then we are in heaven, so to speak.

'You have grasped something eternal.' Mannus said, 'Now, look,' and with a wave of his hand, the landscape changes! There is now a gigantic mountain in front of us many times bigger than the others. This is the mountain of God. The light is staggering to my eyes even though I'm not in the physical body. Every color in the spectrum is here, many more than in the scientific world of man. I feel I am about to burst with love and light. Mannus said we have to limit our stay as it is dangerous for us to remain too long in the presence of the light. In the next instant, we are back in the room.

Mannus becomes aware of us, but he just sits there without moving. I don`t know what to say so I keep quiet. He then says, 'What have you learned?' I think long and hard, I know it is better to say nothing than speak wrongly.

'I`m learning,' I said!

He smiled. Reeas said, 'You are learning, Dan.' In many ways, I feel like a child, and in fact, I am, compared to Reeas and Sionn, but, Mannus is something else, he is on a level that I can only dream of.

We wake up back on the ship in time for landing on Terick 3.

Now, Students, what have you learned? Please upload your thoughts to the databank. Thank You.

Chapter 27-Debrief

We are now on Terick 3, and we are now in the cloned bodies of our former selves. My new Dan Sherman body is thirty years old and has none of my old ailments such as shingles. Sionn said we can enter into any life form in the physical world. If my Dan Sherman body is killed, then I would incarnate into another one which will be held in storage on any number of higher planets in the physical world. 'Wow,' I said, 'My body is in the storage on thousands of planets?'

'Millions.' said Sionn, 'but not fully grown, your DNA is all we need, we can grow a clone in three days, and then you simply shift your consciousness into it.'

'So, I can live on the physical and the spiritual at the same time.'

'We do anyway,' he replied, 'but people don`t realize it. In dreams, we can travel to the end of time, also to the edge of the Universe. That is what I want to talk to you about.

We want you to consider going on another mission.' The hairs stand up on the back of my new neck.

'I wanted some time to visit my family.'

'You will still be able to visit them, as she and your son are about to incarnate into other lives. I advise you to wait a while, and let them become accustomed to their new identities.'

'What about the Elaine I know,' I said.

'The Elaine that you know is still there, you will still be able to visit her, although the essence of Elaine, as soul, is moving to another body.' My mind is reeling, and Sionn knows it.

'Do not worry, this mission, although important, is going to be an experience for you and Reeas. Deria also wishes to go.'

'What is the mission?' I asked.

'We have information that the "10973 Universe" is under threat!' Sionn just stands there and looks as calm as ever. I am again, lost for words.

'Do you mean we live in a Multiple Universe?'

'Yes, and the Guardians over there require help.'

'OK, 'I said, 'now is the time to take time out.'

'What do you mean?'

'I`m only one man, and still learning, I so nearly botched everything up more than once.'

Sionn is unimpressed. 'You are a Guardian, and as such, you are unlimited, please believe that. We contacted you because you are ready, once you truly believe that, you will become one.'

I know he is right. Sionn motions me to follow him.

'It's time to look into the lightbook again.'

The book itself is the same but the light is different. It is purple!

'Yes, you notice the color,' Sionn said, 'purple is a spiritual color.'

'Why is the color different?'

'You won`t be able to use your lightsuit while in U10973.'

'Why?'

The physiology of the place won`t allow it. That is why you will be given extra spiritual and mental powers.'

What about protection'

'That is the thing; you will probably die many times over there, so we want you to be prepared.'

'What do you mean, I said, what kind of place is it?'

'The make-up of the place is very different from anything you have ever experienced. Sionn said, but you can take it.'

'What if I don`t want to, 'take it.

'You are being unusually difficult, today.' 'You will still be able to use the ship.'

'How come we can use the ship and not the lightsuit?'

I realize I have, again, made a mistake when he sternly looks at me.

'OK,' I said, 'I get it; the suits don't work because we are made of different stuff.

'Please look into the book,' he said.

'Why have I got these negative feelings?'

'Dan, look at me. Do you trust me?'

'Yes, with all my heart.'

'And do you remember Mannus?'

'Yes.'

'What were your feelings while you were with him?'

They were of joy and love beyond anything I've ever encountered.'

'Well, that is how you will feel after looking into the lightbook, plus, you will have spiritual protection on any plane of existence. In other words, you will fear nothing while in the physical body; whatever that body may be.'

Now, I feel good, just the talk inspires me, how can I have any doubts.

'Your human doubt will melt away within the next few hours, but you have to keep your mind in check. Now, look and rest, you will be taken to the border of the 10973 Universe for preparation, God speed!'

Chapter 28-Preparation for U 10973

The light is all-powerful, drawing me in farther and further. Love is something that can be felt, but not in the physical body. I find myself on a hilltop, looking over a vast plane of mountains that are too numerous to count. I look around and see an Oriental-looking man standing in the doorway of a small hut; I can see straight away he is a Spiritual-Master of the highest order. I feel like dropping at his feet because the urge to be near him is too strong.

'Welcome,' he said, ‘I am Xi; I am the gatekeeper of this plane. It is the separation point between the 10973 Universe and the Humanoid Universe!'

I try to speak, but the words won`t come out.

'I see you are having difficulties, please come into my home, I have a friend of yours here.'

I know it is Reeas before I walk through the door. I look at her with seemingly different eyes? I can`t explain it. My whole outlook is different. I feel a confidence I never felt before, also the love I feel is way beyond anything I have ever experienced.

'I feel different.'

'That is the light of this plane changing your spiritual and physical being,' Xi said.

I look at Reeas and see she has purple eyes!

'Yes,' Xi said, 'I notice you see the predominant color of this plane in your friend's eyes; you also have them.'

After resting for a while, I start to get used to the overall beauty of this plane. The hut we are in is very spartan but I can tell Xi doesn`t need many material things.

'I want you to come with me to the border of Universe 10973; I know you will need information which is only acquired there, also you will need to acclimatize yourself to the vibrations of the atoms.' I ask Reeas if she is OK, she said she has been aware of this place before and is already used to it, in part. We walk out of the hut into a different world; everything is hazy, and the colors are brighter.

'Don`t worry,' Xi said, 'you will acclimatize in a short while. Prepare yourself for a whole different way of life.'

'How do you mean?'

'I mean, life on U.10973, isn`t all humanoid!'

'What do you mean? I said, again.'

'Life consists of all types of physical forms, which can be intelligent or not, now, stand at my side, Reeas, stand on my other side.' Xi then put his hands on the back of our necks. It is as though the light of the Sun has entered me. I don`t know where I am, and I don`t care, all I want to do is stay here forever.

I become aware; I am back in the debrief room. Sionn is there looking at me with a different look! I then realized it is me who is different!

'Now, you know something of what I am responsible for,' he said.

'Yes,' I said, 'and I know you can handle it. I also realize I can now handle a great deal more, also.'

'Good,' he said. 'Reeas is also Ready-for-Anything.'

You now can function on U10973, also, the relevant data of most of the life forms which are seen throughout the planets there. The predominant life form which is now dangerous is called the Llantrea, a half-plant half human type creature. It has got out of control on numerous planets, if it is not checked, it will become uncontrollable in a fairly short time. We want you to be eaten by one, so we can determine how to combat it.'

'What,' I said.

'We need to find the precise way it feeds and grows. You know, you won`t feel anything because you are now beyond the fear of death and pain.' Sionn knows I can now understand the theory of it all, but it is still a shock to hear it!

'When you go back to the debrief room at wherever you will be stationed in U10973, they will be able to analyze the data from your consciousness.'

'Why can`t they use the data from many of the other life forms who have been eaten throughout the years on numerous other planets where the Llantrea are I said.'

'As you already know, you will be the first Guardian who has the correct consciousness to access the realm of the Llantrea, in other words, we have been waiting a long time for you to arrive!' I feel privileged and scared at the same time.

'We don`t just want you to let yourself be taken without a fight; you understand. You can do whatever it takes to kill them but you will eventually die, also I won`t be there to help you said Sionn.' I am stunned!

'I must stay here on this side of the Universe. Your contact will be Zelda3, a master of the highest order.'

'Yes, but I will still be able to see you in dreams, won`t I?'

'Unfortunately, no, but I can be contacted by Zelda 3 if need be.'

I feel sadness as never before and Sionn knows it.

'You will still have Reeas,' he said.

'Yes, I will,' I said, as I look at her, Reeas seems different, and indeed she is, just as I am different. Why can`t things stay the same, I think.

Sionn said, 'There is nothing surer than the change in all the worlds of God.'

U10973 is so far away that it won't be possible to travel there by lightship.' I already know this. We will have to dream travel to U10973 and transfer into cloned bodies. I know, also, we will be in the Tourgen bodies we had before, only this time they will be stronger if that's possible, and harder to kill.'

'Yes,' Sionn said, 'They will be.'

Your Tourgen bodies have already been cloned on a planet called Halffa which has numerous life forms including Tourgen's, some of which will help you fight the Llantrea. As you now know, the Llantrea are not just powerful in body but have a telepathic ability to contact each other. You, as a Guardian, also have this ability and so, will be able to know their plans.'

Chapter 29-Dream travel to U10973

I am sitting in the debriefing room preparing to sleep; I begin to think of Elaine and John. Sionn said I would be able to meet them later when I return to the humanoid universe. I also begin to put into perspective the utterly fantastic things which have happened to me in I don`t know how long! Can I be dreaming all this? Maybe I`m mad, maybe I died in my home on Earth and all this is a big dream.

Then I become alert as never before, my consciousness seems to be expanding even higher. I realize I am still Dan Sherman, but now, I am more than Dan Sherman could ever dream of. I feel I am ready for whatever is to be my fate.

Before I go to U10973, I'm going to go to the beginning of life on Earth, all I have to do is to become aware. I fall asleep easily, in fact, everything seems easy here as regards life as a Guardian, or rather, Trainee-Guardian.

Looking down on the land which I know to be the home where I was brought up is very interesting because everything is different. I can`t even make out the river which I know to be not more than half a mile away. I then realized this is millions of years in the past. Everything is covered in greenery. I am reminded of the famous book by H. G. Wells, The Time Machine, but I know there are no humans here, all I can find are small life forms such as insects, as birds haven`t evolved as yet.

I find it strangely peaceful and beautiful. The landscape is unspoiled and the rivers are pure, a true heaven-on-earth. I should have known it wouldn`t last, could it be a set-up, I think. Looking up I can see a giant saucer-like craft floating about half a mile above me.

The next thing I know is I am being invited to come on board! I simply transfer my consciousness into the craft.

By this time in my travels I know I can`t get freaked out by anything. The Captain, or Leader as he is known, made a simple gesture of greeting by raising his arm, I did the same. I know they don`t speak orally as we do, but I also know we can communicate by thought-transfer. The occupants of the ship are the archetypal little green-men only they aren`t green, but a light shade of grey.

'Greetings Earthman' he said. Wow, the greeting is classic! I then think I should be more respectful, but they did break into my beginning-of-time dream, didn`t they?

'Don`t be annoyed, we have simply come here to check on the planet as it begins to blossom, we were told you would be here at this time and want to invite you to access our technology.'

Wow, again, I think.

'We are also Guardians' he said, 'This planet, as you know, will become a paradise for life, only man will threaten it. The species that have become extinct since your time on Earth have already been cloned.'

I said, 'All I want is to be alone for a change.'

'You should know, by now, we are never alone.'

I feel a little annoyed, but I know he is right.

'Be content that you are one with the power.'

I know he means, God.

'My name is Thoram, we are from the planet Zeron in the Thellex Galaxy; it is in the outer ring of the Humanoid-Universe. We have been coming to Earth for millions of years, please look into the screen.'

It is as though he wants me to acknowledge he is speaking the truth. I look into the screen and at once, all my doubts, if I had any, soon go. There, looking back at me is Mannus; the Lord of the Higher Regions.' I am amazed; I feel like a new teacher feels as he starts a new job and meets the headmaster. Of course, Mannus is much more than that, he is also love personified. He knows my feelings and said:

'If I am the Headmaster, I want you to meet my Deputy.'

I almost fall on my back as an intense light fills the small space we are in. I then became aware of a beautiful woman standing there, and the overpowering aroma of roses.

The feeling of divine love that is Mannus cannot, of course, be overshadowed, but the feeling I get with this woman is of a deep basic instinct if I can put it that way.

How can I still feel these urges, if I am a Guardian?

'Don`t worry,' Mannus said. 'The feeling that you are having is not unusual. Zelda3 is a Guardian, but she is also a female.'

The love that is coming out of Zelda3 is something palpable. I feel I am letting Elaine and Reeas down. This woman standing in front of me is everything that any man could ever wish for, in every way, physically, mentally, and spiritually. I can`t take my eyes off her, she has blue eyes and then they are brown, then green.

'Please don`t be alarmed,' she said, in a voice that made my legs turn to jelly. 'You are experiencing what is known as a physical change-over reaction; you are about to make the biggest change from one Universe to the other. Take my hand.' Again, the feeling is overpowering. My body (although it is only the astral body) is tingling with a sense of warmth and love.

'Look into the screen,' she said. I feel like my heart is being ripped out.

'Your consciousness is being renewed.'

I can see the little people on the ship are also holding hands, as at Far-Station, with the Yalton.

With everything that has happened to me over the past weeks, yes, weeks! How can this be happening? I have been through unbelievable things, and now I'm about to start another, even more, unbelievable thing!

Chapter 30 (Halffa)

I wake up in the sub base at Halffa. Reeas is strangely looking at me as I come out of the dream state. I said, 'What's wrong?'

'I don't know, maybe it's the change over from one Universe to Another? Reeas said.

'Yes, I feel the emotions here are different. I feel I want to protect you more,'

'Yes, Dan, but I feel very real danger.'

'Yes, but they will have a fight on their hands, eh, Reeas.'

'I feel we should just let them kill us, straight away, Dan.'

'What?'

'Well, we will have to die sometime and we have to get the information needed, quickly.'

'Yes, but not that quickly.'

'Deria can access their telepathic ability, so all we have to do is get caught and eaten or consumed, as it were.'

I feel depressed as she says it! Maybe she is encountering the emotional change-over reaction!

'Please relax, Reeas, we will be OK.'

'I know, but I just want to get this job over, Dan. I can't stand the low-down feeling of the place. Don't forget you have lower consciousness levels,'

'Yes, I know, but you have more training than me, you should be used to these things.'

'No, Dan, no training can equip one for this place.'

You were at Far-Station for years, Reeas, and that was very low in consciousness, wasn't it?'

'No, Dan, it is something else. It must be the physiology of the place!'

'OK, that's it then, you can stay here, Reeas!'

'No, I'm going with you.'

'Listen, Reeas, I can get the necessary data we need by myself. I can see you are affected by this place, please let me go alone this time. I will be back soon as you know, and I will let them take me quickly, also Deria will be with me.'

'Are you sure, Dan?'

'Yes, also I won't like you being eaten, before me.'

'Dan, I sense danger other than the physical presence of the Llantrea.'

'Yes, I know, it is the telepathic ability.'

'Yes, be very careful.'

'OK, Reeas, don't worry, we will always be together.'

Now I know what to do. I have the consciousness needed to get this job done.

Reeas comes over and hugs me. I can see a tear in her eye, that's something I haven't seen very often. 'Don't worry,' I said, 'I will be back before you know. Oh, and I love you! I know, I don't say it enough!'

'You don't have to.' she said.

We boarded the lightship, this time without Reeas.

Deria is her usual Higher Guardian self, totally secure in her abilities. I, on the other hand, am only secure in the knowledge that I have the highest beings in the Universe or Multiverse to help me. I feel scared again. Why can't I rise above this depression? It always seems the same whenever I go into action, especially without Reeas, but more so in this Universe. I know I can handle things when I am actually on the planet.

The ship is ready. Debra is her usual self, which is a mixture of calmness and confidence with a little comedy thrown in. Debra is the name I gave to the ship's computer, as you know, or rather, the ship itself. I named her after an old girlfriend who I had at school back in one of my last life times in the USA, she was a lovely girl, but I was too young, just a year younger than her, but that was too young in her eyes, in my eyes I would have loved her forever.

Funny after all these years and lifetimes, I still feel the emotion I had as a boy. I looked her up in the past life records section. She got killed at the age of 18, a passenger in her boyfriend's car. God, why didn't she have me as a boyfriend, I would have made sure I had a license to drive before I took her out in the car, unlike her boyfriend! I looked him up in the records section also. He survived the crash but got badly injured and died just eight years later, an alcoholic! I didn't know this at the time as she and her family moved out of the district, so I lost touch, she didn't even say goodbye. All I can say is, it was karma. Yes, I know I'm always saying it was karma, but it is.

For students who can access these thought records, you already know, sorry. You will also know karma is a universal law of God and cannot be changed.

We are now coming up on Halffa 2 which is only a relatively short 38 light-years, it only takes us eighteen minutes to get there.

We scanned the nearby space for any alarm messages. One last outpost to be still functioning as a trading post is called Mergon. Space tankers call there regularly to resupply planets in the five solar systems that made up the Delemar Star Region with gas from super-giant gas planets like Jupiter and Saturn. Now I understand how important this job is, not only for the life forms that are on nearby planets but other neighboring planets that need to trade and visit the star region of Delemar, trillions of souls.

OK, I say to myself, time to pay a visit to some plant people. Yes, I know I shouldn't be sarcastic as I'm a Trainee-Guardian, but I feel a little anger coming on. You know I am now Cloft, don't you, so you can forgive me for feeling a little grumpy.

For students who are wondering how the Llantrea manage to travel in space. They simply place spores on unsuspecting space vehicles who happen to visit any of the planets that they have

Inhabited, yes, I know it sounds utterly fantastic. Don't forget, they can communicate telepathically with each other, and time has no meaning to them. It has taken a very long time for them to reach this point.

We come out of orbit in cloaking mode. We can see the destruction the Llantrea have done to the landscape. Any buildings that are still up have been engulfed by Greenery, but not ordinary greenery, this greenery is a menace to the whole galaxy. We accessed the computer on board to find out that there are only a few dozen small areas of land left that are free of the Llantrea and that is because they are mostly concrete or rock. I suppose the Llantrea needs soil to grow, or exist in. OK, I think, let's get this show on the road. We land in a clearing near a small fortress-like building.

We can't contact the people by radio or other means as communications had broken down. Right, let's meet the locals. I made sure I brought an ax, just for comfort; a double-bladed battle ax! If I am going to be eaten, then I want to even the score. Yes, I know you students will say your Karma is going to increase. I know but I don't care, I don't feel very spiritual in this body, Yes, I also know we can blast a hell of a lot of Llantrea with our cannon from the ship, but in reality, it would only be a fraction of the entire population, so let me have my fun. We approach the base at an easy walking pace. I see a meeting party of about eight beings. Three are Tourgen's and the others are different life forms, all humanoid. When we get to within fifteen feet they say,

'Stop right there, you intruder.'

Of course, they can't see Deria, as she is using her invisibility shield.

'What do you want?'

'I just want to chop a little Llantrea.'

Before they can answer, I notice that there is a sudden panic from the group as Llantrea is approaching fast from the wooded area to the North of the base. They start to run back to the base, but I can see they won't make it in time. I started to run at speed, but not for the base, but the Llantrea! I reach the leading large tree-like creature. I hit it with the ax, slicing it in two. It falls dead, apparently if you cut a Llantrea in two it dies. But that won't be an option, will it? It will take a lot more than that to stop them, like me being eaten, and the data being analyzed to find an answer to their feeding process. But for now, I'm going to enjoy the show.

I can see the group is impressed as they also joined in slicing and cutting at the Llantrea with an assortment of weapons, now I am getting into it. I killed another four before one gets hold of my arm, I have to let go of the ax.

The pressure from the Llantrea on my arm is intense! I start to bite at it when another branch-type arm grabs my other arm, now I am stuck. I can now see the mouth of the creature, it is something like an Octopus, a sort of beak. All of a sudden one of the Tourgen's from the group sees my predicament and slices off the branch that is holding me. I grab the ax and swing it, killing the Llantrea.

Now, our small group is in a sort of semi-circle with the Llantrea all around us. Three of the group are now dead and being eaten as we are looking on. I can now sense a telepathic message coming from one of the Llantrea, although it is protected by the others and several yards behind them. I tell the rest of the group to stay together, I then jumped over the front line of Llantrea, then bringing the ax down as I fall, I hit the leader which splits it in two. The leader is now dead, the result is surprising! All the Llantrea within about one hundred yards suddenly falls dead or inactive. This has a profound effect on the rest of the Llantrea, as they start to retreat into the wood.

'Who are you?' said one of the Tourgen's.

'I have come to help you.'

'Are you a clone?'

'Yes, does it matter?'

'How can you jump so high?'

I'll explain it later. Let us get into the base camp first.'

I instruct Debra to take a sample from a dead Llantrea to Analyze. In the base camp, I tell everyone that I will help them to overcome the Llantrea. Most of them don't even want my help, so I have to persuade them by having trials of strength; arm-wrestling and lifting things. Yes, I know it is asinine, but that is the way these people are. I instruct the ship to park herself outside in invisibility mode. The people in the base camp now trust me. I say I will be back in a short while, I then accessed my recent conscious brain patterns to get the telepathic frequencies to access the Llantrea leaders, this is relatively easy to do, the hard part is fabricating some sort of device to give to the people at the base so they can fight the Llantrea. In two days, I have several machines to combat the Llantrea. Yes, my student friends, I know we can just blast them with the ship, but that is not an option. It is not up to me. I contact Halffa sub base for instructions and I am told to give the machines to the people to help in the fight, you see, it is not up to the Guardians to annihilate a species, all we can do is help a little.

It will take a long time to restore the balance, but it will happen, (Thought message coming through) a large part of the Llantrea leaders will be destroyed by Guardian ships, which means an enormous part of the whole Llantrea population will be gotten rid of. OK, I was wrong; maybe the Guardians do help more than they should, all I know is, I don't need to get eaten! Good news eh?

Halffa sub-base also said they will supply weapons such as cutting machines like chain-saws to combat the Llantrea by the people, it will give them something to do and there will be lots of wood to build things. Now, for another lesson, yes, I know we said that this Universe isn't humanoid! But don't forget, life forms, such As the Tourgen's are man-made and have been brought here by man, also other beings like the ones at base camp are immigrants, so to speak, it is the Llantrea which are native to this Universe. Yes, I hear you say, man, is poking his nose into things again!

Enough said, eh? Deria said we had a return-to-base signal from the ship, so we say our goodbyes and simply walk into the invisible ship. Don't worry, no one saw us leave, if they did,

what a story it would make for future generations, a Tourgen clone that battled the Llantrea and could jump farther and was stronger than any other life form, who brought magic weapons that defeated the enemy, then simply disappeared! Even I'm impressed!

Dan Sherman Space Guardian

All Worlds

Book Four

Chapter 31-A Wedding in the Tyrol/ Chapter 32-Surprising Update/ Chapter 33-Fairies

Chapter 34-Lightship briefing/ Chapter 35-Lost Ship/ Chapter 36-Base Camp/ Chapter 37-Isolation

Chapter 38-Return home/ Chapter 39-Earth Base /Chapter 40-Unknown Space

Chapter 31-A Wedding in the Tyrol.

Back on the sub base at Halffa, Reeas is looking at me with love. I gently stroke her shoulder. Zelda3 said, 'Dan and Reeas, we are grateful, you have helped restore the balance on Halffa, and the other planets in the group. Please take a break and report back in two weeks for a mission.'

'OK,' I said, I am now used to the 'Mission' part of things. Usually, they are a little more than a mission; they are usually a full-blown crisis. I don't even ask, this time, what sort of job it is going to be. I can feel Zelda3 is waiting for me to ask, but I just act nonchalant.

She smiles.

'Where shall we go, Reeas? I said.'

'Let's get married.'

'What?'

'Yes, why not?'

'OK,'

Zelda3 said, 'Congratulations.' Deria said she wants to be a bridesmaid.

I said 'let's go to Austria, it's perfect.'

'Yes, Dan, it is.'

Now, you students say, how can we go somewhere like Earth when we are in a different Universe. I say, we are trainee Guardians and have access. It is through dreams, imagination, and memory, and Reeas and I have amassed a lot of each. One thing I know is there is going to be a lot of dancing going on. I just thought about the classic Austrian dance by men who get kicked up the backside, Imagine Cloft and another Tourgen doing that, ha. (To cut out all the mundane stuff, I have not included all the usual things that the Guardians might consider wrong to put on these recordings.) I will just say the wedding was beautiful and nothing was spared as everything was free, yes, laid on by the Guardians, and of course, we can also dream of the same place, and so be there. We danced in the air all around the mountains to heavy metal music.

I am beginning to feel very confident in my role as a Guardian.

My consciousness has improved beyond measure, also my understanding of life on a multi-universe footing. The next mission is now starting to come through from base.

Reeas said, 'Time to get back to work, Dan.'

Chapter 32-Surprising Update.

Zelda3 is waiting in the briefing room, 'This job should be a-piece-of-cake for you two, she said.'

'What about Deria?

'She and her Sister will be on extended leave to visit their home planet.'

'Now, Dan and Reeas, please come here.'

We stood opposite Zelda3, which is unnerving, as she is so attractive.'

'Close your eyes,' she said.

'What do you see?

'I can see your outline. Reeas said.'

'Yes, I can also see you, but vaguely.'

'Good,' she said.

'Now, please go to the twenty-third level of meditation!'

'What,' I said, 'That's not possible, is it?'

'Yes, it is, you are now able to access deeper levels now that you are in this Universe, now again, close your eyes.'

After two minutes, she said, 'Now, what do you see?'

Reeas said, 'I can see a spaceship?'

'Yes, I can also see it, what is it?'

'Please,' Zelda3 said, 'Just concentrate for a while.'

After five minutes, she said, 'Now, what can you access? What are you conscious of?'

'I can now focus on the inside of the ship,' I said.

'And you, Reeas? What are you aware of?'

Reeas said, 'yes, I can also access the inside of the ship, and I am trying to access the records from the computer.'

'Very good,' Zelda3 said. Now, you can open your eyes again.'

'I said, what ship is it?'

'That is your next mission.'

'Really,' Reeas said?

'Yes, that ship has been traveling through space for three hundred and seventy-five years! It left its planet to search out appropriate local star systems but got into difficulties. The ship's computer did a maintenance job on itself and failed. That was one hundred and fifty-two years ago. Since then, they have been simply hoping to find a planet suitable to settle on.'

'Wow,' I said. 'It's the classic lost-in-space scenario.'

'Yes,' Zelda3 said, 'and it's no joke.'

'No,' I said, 'I didn't mean it to be.'

Maybe I'm being a bit too 'Dan Sherman' I thought?

Their home planet has long been technologically advanced beyond the ship's abilities, I want you to go to the ship and update the computer and any other part of the ship which needs improvement. There is also one member of the crew who is a potential trainee-guardian, I want you to access her and report the data to me, her name is Tyren. As you now know, their home planet is called Amiron, and yes, it is in the humanoid universe. Please access Amiron and make sure the ship's abilities are on par with their home planet. You can then send the ship back. As you know, it will only take several years to return home.'

'How far from the Veritalanian-Meridian is it?' Reeas said. 'That is the trouble, it will contact the meridian in less than five days.' Now I am starting to see the details of this little 'mission.' If the ship contacts the Veritalanian-meridian it will be catapulted at enormous speed into the Non-Humanoid Universe. Don't ask me to give you the exact speed as no one knows, yes, my student friends, that's right, not even the Guardians know as it changes all the time. The other troubling detail is the trajectory will put it online to contact the Groveelion border.

The Groveelion's my student friends, are not very nice people, well, they are not people exactly, but cloud-like beings who don't like to be disturbed they are something like the Llantrea, yes, you got it, they like to dominate space. 'The Groveelions have already tried to warn the ship, but as you know, the ship cannot pick up any signal from the Groveelion's as the ship isn't in the same space, never mind the same radio frequency, not that the Groveelion's have any radio. So, you see the difficulty.

Dan, Reeas, do you understand the implications of this mission? 'Yes,' said Reeas. 'We have to get there before five days.'

'Why was this situation allowed to get so near the critical point?' I said, feeling I might have said the wrong thing.

'Because, as you know, we wanted to assess the Groveelion technology and it is alarmingly like the Llantrea in respect of the telepathic, or rather, higher mental ability, it is known as 'Ethereal-Blending.' 'So, you want us to leave it till the last minute, so you can assess the Groveelions.'

'Yes,' said Zelda3. 'Don't worry, we will be monitoring everything.'

'Do the Groveelions know about the Guardians,' I said.

'We don't think so, but we aren't sure either way. The Groveelion's are very hard to assess as you now know. Please update yourself from your ship's computer, and take your friends the Tourgen Clones, just for effect, so to speak.'

'We can't fight clouds, can we,' Reeas said.

'No, but it is always best to be prepared.'

As it turned out, we needed them later.

Chapter 33-Dancing with Fairies.

Now for you Students: Where did the Veritalanian-Meridian get its name you ask? Well, my friends, it all started a long time ago, sixteen million years. The Veritalanian's were a race of beings, not unlike the Groveelion's, they conquered all space bordering the Non-

Human, and the Human Universes, this lasted for the whole small-yuga. A yuga, as you know, is a stage or cycle.

Eventually, the Veritalanian's were defeated mostly because, they were, by

Now, too much into peace and harmony, also they were complacent in thinking they were all Powerful, anyway the Veritalanian-Meridian is still very much part of the Guardian's library, and as such, will be on the star charts for a very long time. The Star records are in the base at Citadel, which is the central library on the Planet Equeene. The star base is inaccessible. Only Guardians and anyone who has special permission is allowed to go there.

OK, time for R & R (rest.) Reeas and I are going into the dream worlds for some sweet rhythm. Imagine being able to dance to whatever music you happen to like, but in the air, or anywhere you happen to like, whether it is mountains, which happen to be my favorite, or maybe you would like to dance underwater with dolphins, or Mermaids? Yes, they exist, as you know. On the astral plane you can do, or be, anything you want, I say, anything, but as you know, we have to do things in the name of God, or whatever you believe God to be.

We decided to go to Deria's home planet Sandora to say our goodbyes, for now. As you know, Reeas and I already visited the Fairy Kingdom some time ago, but this world is different; it is a very spiritual place and Deria is a higher spiritual being.

We arrive at a lovely reception, Deria and her sister are the hosts, and we got the VIP tour. Music seemed to be coming out of everything, any plant, or any animal, and beautiful music, not the kind of music we know on Earth, but which is only heard on the higher inner planes, can you imagine reading your best-loved poetry and with every word the sound current lifts you up one notch. Now multiply that by a million! Yes, I know it is hard to imagine, but that is the only way you will be able to understand it, you can also look at it like this, lose any thought of the physical body, now imagine you are a fairy, lighter than air; now lose that animal mind, yes, that part of you which you can't keep under control, go higher, don't be afraid; now enter into that one consciousness state and you are in heaven, so to speak.

If you can understand that my friends, you are doing well. What would the music to this experience be? You can pick, as I can't relate it to the earthly mind at this time.

How long Reeas and I were on cloud nine is anyone's guess, I just hope we don't have a confrontation with the clouds at the Groveelion border. We say our goodbyes to Deria and Friends, then simply rest.

Chapter 34-Lightship Briefing

Back at the sub base, we decided to make the emergency landing base on the asteroid known as Aulous our physical base. It is within easy space flight of the Veritalanian-Meridian. We will leave it to the last day, then act. All Reeas and I have to do is look again into the lightbook to re-equip ourselves with the language, and other such things we need to function near the meridian. The gravity will be awesome. That is why we are taking the lightsuits, although the ship will be able to cope quite easily, Debra reassured me in her sultry voice. If I didn't know better, I could swear she is coming on to me.

Reeas said it is my mind that makes Debra act like this! I suppose, in a way, we sort of want the other sex to like us, so maybe that is what is happening? Debra is now saying be careful when I just leave the ship! I will start to worry when she changes into a hologram to attract me, and then into a robot, which she could also do. On a more serious note, we have to pass through the Ghost-Zone, which is a phenomenon.

The Veritalanian-Civilization who is long dead, have left their Guards to worry any Groveelions and any beings who stray too close to their space. It usually manifests itself as mental images and sounds that can drive people to do silly things such as jump out of the airlocks into space. I suppose it was mainly to trouble the Groveelion's, but it can affect other beings. That is why we have to make sure we don't let anything happen to our friends from Amiron.

Now, you say, how can anyone be affected by the other side of the border, which is the Veritalanian-Meridian. Well, I can tell you we would be, but for the fact that we won't be on that side of the border, but on the asteroid Aulous which is a safe distance away from the meridian in the Humanoid Universe, so we won't get pulled into it. OK, now you students should be up to date with everything that has taken place so far, yes? Good. You can do a training exercise from the hologram room at the sub-base on Earth. Don't forget to upload your thought patterns.

OK, the day is here, we enter the ship, Debra says, 'Hello, Dan, how are you?'

I feel she is again being a little too forward, as she has indeed made herself into a hologram! Yes, she is still on the screen but now and again, she steps out and walks up and down the console, and I have to say she is very attractive, but as you know, she is just sensing my brain Pattern.

'I am trying to concentrate, Debra.'

'OK, Dan, but I am here if you want me.'

We get underway. I asked Debra to get us all the info from the lost ship over the last few years, I notice that Tyren had lost her father just ten months ago, also she lost her mother some years back. She is a good learner, very quick on the uptake, with a higher consciousness. The rest of the crew are on a sort of shift system, with most of them in suspended animation, there are seven hundred and forty-three people on board, with many in long term storage; some of these were put into a permanent state of suspension because they were involved in a mutiny, yes, that's right; they tried to take over the ship eighty-two years ago.

I suppose they got fed up when they realized they had an unknown time to spend on a lost ship.

The records show that there may have been a habitable planet quite near at that time, but the captain in charge at that time would not alter course. The ship itself was at the time of manufacture state-of-the-art, but as you can imagine, after three hundred and seventy-five years, things need updating. For instance, the fabrication machines they have are very outdated. Zelda3 then came on the screen, then as a hologram.'

'I thought I would check up on you, are you OK?'

'Yes,' I said, everything is OK.'

'You know they can only make certain substances such as cloth, rubber, and certain plastics. If anything needs serious building such as tools, and engine parts then they struggle as engineering machines such as lathes were thought to take up too much space.'

'Lathes?'

'Yes,' Zelda3 said, 'don't forget, fabrication machines were not the ultra-machines they are now.'

I feel like I have put my foot in it again. I think Zelda 3 has that sort of effect on me; she is, without doubt, the most desirable woman I have ever encountered. Reeas knows I am having issues with Zelda3, but just lets it go. Zelda3 also knows, and that made me feel even more like a fool.

Why doesn't she change her appearance to a sort of motherly school teacher instead of an ultra-gorgeous babe?

'Is this what you want?' Zelda3 said.

'Standing there in place of Zelda3 is Mrs. Beverly from high school in my next to last lifetime on Earth, Yes, you got it, the one where I was killed at the Normandy landings. Mrs. Beverly was a kindly woman who liked to mollycoddle us boys, maybe because she didn't any children of her own. She was a short middle-aged woman who looked stressed out, but I liked her, she cared, and that is what counts.

'No,' I said, 'not really, but it is nice to see my old school teacher again.'

'And your great, great, great, great, great, grandmother.'

'Really?' I said, 'Why didn't I know that?'

'You would have later but no-harm-done.' said Zelda. No-harm-done seems to be a regular saying of hers.

I suppose that is Karma. People in Iowa at that time lived in small towns, people knew everybody and generally reincarnated together many times. But at that time things were not good, the depression was on, and people sometimes starved for lack of food. Crops withered in the fields; people moved away. I was glad when Dad managed to find work out of town, but I missed him. I was nineteen when I joined the Marines. I couldn't wait to give 'Jerry' some stick! Trouble was, I didn't get off the landing craft, OK, enough!

Zelda3 said, 'Can you now concentrate,'

'Yes,' I said, 'that little episode sort of straightened things out.'

'What do you mean?' Reeas said.

'I mean, I need to visit my Parents from that lifetime, right, Zelda3?'

'Yes, they were asking about you, when you died in World War two they always wanted to visit your grave in France, but they couldn't afford it.'

'So, I should visit them, right?'

'Yes, now please go on to the lost ship and do your best, my-Guardians.'

I am feeling pretty good at this moment, I can tell you. Zelda 3 calling us her Guardians, Wow!

Zelda3 is now gone and in her place is Debra. Yes, you got it, in the guise of Zelda3!

'What are you doing, Debra?'

'Nothing,' she said, 'I just thought I would spruce myself up a bit.'

'You don't need to; you are very attractive as you are.'

'Really?'

'Yes, now please get us to the ship.'

Then with a wink, she is gone.

'What are we going to do with her?' Reeas said.

'Nothing, I kind of like all these ultra-attractive females here with me.'

Reeas laughed, she is the most caring person I could wish for.

Chapter 35-Lost Ship

We are now within communication distance from the lost ship. I say communication distance, but, as you know, their radio or communication system is different from ours, so we have to alter things a little. I said to Reeas, 'Do you want to take this,' referring to the job of first-contact, 'no, Dan, you are doing fine.'

'Very well,' 'but you know I'm not too good at first impressions.'

'My first impression of you was very good.' she said.

'Thanks, that is all I want, OK, here we go.'

'Starship from Amiron, do you read me?' I can now see and hear everything on the Amiron ships bridge, and I can tell they have only just received my message, in other words, they had no prior knowledge that we were near. I can see the people in charge scrambling to the microphone.

Boy, it must have been a momentous few seconds for them.

'Yes, please go on, who are you? Are you from Amiron?'

They are excited, and I can't blame them. I realize they are now over the moon, but I also notice that the ship's defenses are now in red mode, with the shields up.

Debra said, 'Their weapons are trained on us, Dan.'

'OK, Debra, I know.'

'I know, she said, but I thought I would let you know anyway.'

'Thank you, Debra.

'Please, Debra.' said Reeas, 'we are trying to contact them.'

'I know, said Debra, I am just trying to be helpful.'

'Thank you,' said Reeas, 'we can handle it.'

Debra made a sort of humph noise and went blank.

'Unknown ship, can you read us?'

'Yes,' I said, 'I can also see your shields are up, and your weapons are trained on us.'

The person who is in charge looks flustered.

'Hurry up and get the captain out of sleep mode.' He said to one of his shipmates.

'There is no need to panic,' I said, 'we are friendly.'

'Good,' he said, 'we too, are friendly. Will you please state your intentions?'

'We intend to help you.'

'Really?'

I can now access everything I need, to sort out, whatever is needs to be done to get the ship back on track to Amiron, also, anything else that is needed to supply and equip it. I can see the Info-Scrambler has been activated on their ship. This means they are trying to access our computer.

'These are not very trusting people,' I said to Reeas.

'No, but to be fair, you can't blame them, their computer will be unable to access anything about us, so it is only natural they will be a little suspicious.'

'Yes, but this guy in charge is very Grumpy, I can tell by his thought pattern.'

'Yes, said Debra, I wouldn't trust him, Dan.'

'Thank you, Debra.'

By now, the Captain has arrived in a very agitated state, I know what he is going through. Anyone who has been in Deep Sleep Mode knows well enough what a pain it is to wake up. He has to sit down to gather himself together.

'Don't worry, Captain Kriron, we will wait till you are rested.'

I know that will shake them up a bit.

'How do you know our names?' he said.

'We know everyone's name on your ship; we also know everything that we need to know to get you back on track to Amiron,'

'What?'

'Yes, you are to be sent home.'

'No!' he shouts, 'we are on a mission to find new worlds.'

'Can we come over and discuss it.'

'Not if you insist on trying to send us home. He said.'

'This is going to be harder than I thought,' I said to Reeas.

'Yes, I suspected this would happen.'

'OK,' I said, 'now what?'

Debra said, 'Their weapons are charged, Dan.'

'Yes Debra, I know.'

'You know we will be contacting the Veritalanian-Meridian in seven hours,' Reeas said.

'Yes,' I said, 'I know, OK, let's get aboard their ship.'

'Can I come, Dan?' Debra said.

'How,' I said.

'I can come as a hologram.'

'You don't need to come,' Reeas said, you can access anything we can while here on the ship.'

'Yes,' Debra said, 'but I want to be near Dan.'

I glance at Reeas with a 'we-might-have-a-problem' look.

'Can you appear as part of the ship, Debra? I mean, as

a Robot.'

'I am not a robot!' she said!

'No, I'm sorry, I didn't mean, robot. You know what I mean, as part of the ship, in body form.'

'Yes,' Debra said.

'Good,' I said. 'Yes, you can come with us, Debra, will you also be in charge of the ship?'

'Of course, dear.' she said.

Reeas, is, by now, a little concerned about Debra.

OK, now for you students out there, yes, I know, it is funny that Debra is acting strange, but I am not worried, after all, a ship of our magnitude will regenerate often, so it is just part of the process. She seems to be attracted to me; I'm not complaining, who wouldn't want a gorgeous female light body near them. Reeas and I know that with our lightsuits, we can simply fall out into space, and fly over to the Amiron ship, and then simply push our way in without endangering either ourselves or the Amiron ship.

'This should be a shock to them,' I said.

Debra said, 'Yes dear.'

'Please, Debra, don't call me dear, in front of them, will you?'

'Why not?'

'Just don't,'

'All right, but I can't understand why?'

'Just call me, Dan, as usual.'

'OK, Dan,' she said, sounding a little put-out.

'Make sure they can't see what is happening, Debra, will you.'

'Yes, Dan, dear. Only joking, she said.'

I take a deep breath, sigh, and then we push our way out into space and fly over to the Amiron, which is the actual name of the ship. It is a giant of a craft some several thousand yards long; with massive laser guns which are capable of destroying any normal craft, of course, our craft isn't normal. We reach the main entry door and simply, yes, I know I use simply a lot but things do seem easy when you are a Guardian.

We simply walk into the airlock room then through into the main boarding compartment. The look on the crew member's faces as we walk in is one of total shock. I see that security people are in the room also with high-intensity blasters at the ready, one goes off and glances off my suit, then ricocheted into the wall making a substantial hole. I know the damage is serious as the air refilter system is now in danger of failure.

'What the hell,' shouted one of the crew.

'Don't worry,' I said, 'Debra, get that, will you?'

Debra walks over to the wall and touched it. The repair is now done. 'God almighty, shouted another of the crew. I thought to myself this crew is a lot like the people from Earth, trigger happy, and nervous.

'Please don't use your weapons anymore, someone might get injured, now take us to your Captain.'

You, students, know that Reeas and I are still in our regular clothes, plus our invisible lightsuits. Debra is in a skimpy dancing dress with frilly tassels at the elbows. I was going to say something but I thought, no, leave it, also, she has on very high heels and lovely earrings.

'Please, Debra.' I whispered, 'can you just be normal?'

'Why don't you like me,' she said

'I do, but we are at work.'

I can see the crew from the Amiron are confused.

The security chief is eyeing us up with menace. I can tell he is stressed out and unsure what to do. I can also read his thought pattern, and know I have to watch him closely. I said, 'please let us go to the bridge.' He gestured with his laser rifle to walk to the main door. We walk up a very long corridor to the bridge. Debra, is, by now, walking like a fashion model on a catwalk.

Reeas said, 'What are we going to do about her?'

I said, 'What can we do?' The security guards are in front and at the rear with guns at the ready. I instruct Debra by thought to neutralize their weapons.

'OK, Danny,' she said.

Oh, hell, I think, why to bother, just accept it. The more I get bothered about Debra, the more it seems to get worse. We reached the bridge, by now, there are lots of people around us.

Why I didn't just readjust the Amiron from our ship, I think.

'Hello, Captain,' I said, 'we are from the emergency landing base on the asteroid Aulous.'

'I don't care where you are from, just go away,' he said.

'Captain,' one of the crew, said. 'Can we just hear what they have to say?'

'No,' the Captain shouted!

I ask Debra to assess his mental state. She informs me that he is suffering from severe stress overload.

'OK,' I said, 'who is the 2 I C.' (second-in-command).

People are now looking at another person in the room, but I already know who he is.

I said, 'I am now speaking to all the people in the room. Do you want to go home?' No one said anything for a few seconds, and then one young woman speaks. I already know she is Tyren,

the person who is earmarked for Guardian training.

'Yes,' I want to go anywhere, but here,' she said.

'I'll have you suspended-in-time, for this,' the Captain said.

I look at Debra, she already knows my thoughts. The Captain is now rooted to the spot, and stiff.

Will you please take him to the Sleep-Tubes,' I said? The security people are still training their weapons on us. One security man, who I now realize is Second-in-Command of security starts to approach me, he said, 'as my boss is in a coma, and in sleep-mode, I am now taking over control.' The actual Second-in-Command of the ship said, 'No you're not, I am in charge while the Captain is away.' The security man then pointed his weapon at him and said, 'When it comes to the security of this ship, I am in charge.'

I look at Reeas. She whispers, 'Dan, we have less than thirty-five minutes before we reach the Meridian.'

'Yes,' I said in a low voice, 'I know.'

I can't explain to them that a Non-Human alien race will destroy them in a short while.

'Right,' I said, 'time to act.'

I look at Debra, she already knows what to do, everyone on the bridge just walks to their stations of work, or rest.'

Thank you, Debra.'

'No problem, Big-Boy,' she said.

Reeas just starts to laugh. Tyren is in the room with us, I know she is somewhat confused; but she can understand something of who we are.

'I knew you would come, someday' she said.

'What do you know of us?', I said.

'I know, I see you in my dreams.'

'Don't even think about it!' Debra said, taking hold of Tyren's arm.

'Debra, please,' I said. 'She is a Potential Guardian.'

'I know, Dan, but she has feelings for you, I can tell.'

'Yes, and I have feelings for Reeas, what do you think of that?'

I wish I hadn't said that as Debra suddenly grabs Reeas by the arm.

'What is happening?', I said. 'OK, back to the ship, and that's an order,'

I am feeling pretty scared at this moment, I can tell you. Debra is all-powerful and I know it. I have to keep my thoughts on the job and not get emotionally involved, I know it is silly, but I don't know what she will do, in anger, so to speak.

Back on the ship, we can see a message has just come through for the Amiron ship, it says to turn away from Groveelion space or be destroyed. I instruct Debra to assess all the data from the Groveelion's, after a short time we have enough Data to trim down their numbers by mainly assessing their mental or rather etheric state.

We have, by now, realigned the Amiron Ship; it can now travel home in eight-point two Years, Tyren is escorted over to our ship, and she formerly accepts training as a Guardian, she is excited, but not overly concerned, and that is a really good sign, it means she can cope with the stress, and there will be stress, my student friends.

OK, now for the Good bit. To experience a ship like the Amiron being upgraded by a lightship is special, also the crew is to be retrained in whatever is needed to get them back to Amiron. Most of the crew are happy to be going home, although they have never been on a planet! What will the people on Amiron think when they get back? All of the crew's relatives are long dead!

It has been 375 years for the crew, but it is twelve thousand six-hundred years for the planet Amiron! The distance is only a paltry 350 light-years, but with time-dilation, you can, as it were, time travel.

For those students who want to be exact, please be aware that the ship was not always traveling at lightspeed, also they were stopped for several years to make repairs, whatever the

outcome, they will be very late! OK, not wanting to blow our horns, we did pretty well, I think. Now, you say, why did we have to go through all that when we could have done it all aboard our ship, well, all I can say is, it is a learning thing for us all, and as Zelda 3 said, we had to leave it till the last minute to get more info.

Amiron already knows about Guardians, so that won't be a problem when they get back.'

OK, Debra, I said, back to the base.'

'No Problem, Daddy,' she is now also giving me a shoulder massage;

I must admit, I like it. Reeas just has to laugh. Tyren just looks on in a confused way.

Chapter 36-Base Camp

Back at base, Zelda3 said, 'Good job, team. Tyren, please come with me, you will need to be updated about who, and what we are.' I feel good at this moment.

'Well, I said, we didn't need the Tourgen-Clones did we.'

'No, but, no-harm-done.'

I said, 'You do know about Debra, don't you?'

'Yes, Zelda3 said, it, or she, is going through a Personality-Acceptance- Changeover- Phase.'

'What exactly is that?', I said.

'You know she likes you, Dan.'

'Yes, but surely, it will be rectified, yes? I mean, she has come across men before'

'Yes, but she is a part of the Guardian-network, and also partly mechanical and linked into Mannus himself. You are from Earth and are also linked into Mannus. Earth is a...'

'Don't tell me,' I said, 'a lower consciousness planet.'

'Yes,' but don't worry, you are beginning to rise.'

'When will I be classed as higher?'

'Do not think like that, we live in the now, and that is all that matters.'

Just like Sionn, I think!

'Yes,' she said, 'we are of the same higher state.'

Oh, great, I think, I keep forgetting she can read my mind.

'As far as Debra is concerned,' Zelda said, 'she will not be any trouble, I know she took offense to Reeas, but she will not harm anyone intentionally.'

'You like Debra, then?' I asked.

'Yes, she will make a very useful asset. Before you were a Guardian, we didn't view any part of the lightship as a personality, even as we speak, she is cleaning the outside of the ship with soapy water, wearing a tight jumpsuit, and asking about you,'

'Oh, no,' I said.

'Just joking,' Zelda3 said. 'She is being reassessed in the lab, you will notice changes, but it is up to you to keep your conscious mind in check, you know that Debra is the ship and any other ship that you will have access to in the future.'

'Yes,' I said, 'she wants to protect me, so it is up to me to limit my thoughts to work ethic.'

'Yes,' Zelda3 said.

'I'll try,' I said.

Reeas, said, 'It sounds a bit boring when you say it like that.'

'I know,' Zelda3 said, 'but boring doesn't come into it when you reach a certain level.'

'All I want to do is dance.' I said, 'will you do me the honor miss Zelda?'

'Yes,' she said!

'OK, a little Latin American, maybe?'

'Si, Senor,' said, Zelda 3.

'I think we will leave the three out of the picture, from now on. Is that OK with you, Zelda?'

'Si.'

And now for you students again: I strongly advise you to take up dancing, it not only keeps you fit and young but gets you access to a lot of females and the one who takes the first prize is Zelda! No offense Reeas! I feel I am melting in her arms, of course, I have to dance with Reeas later. You guessed it, the waltz!

After resting, and upgrading, we take a little look into the lightbook, I make sure Reeas or Debra is there to stop me from taking in too much power, so to speak, Yes, Debra is now a permanent part of the team. She still tries to tease me, but is now under full control, she also appears as Bridget Bardot, or any of the women I used to be fond of as a young man, girls like Sofia Loren, and Marilyn Monroe, it is quite exciting to find someone like that in your everyday life, well, when I say everyday life, nothing is farther from the truth, usually, we are working in space, or somewhere alien, and not in an everyday lifetime, anyway, as students, you know what I mean. You will think I live a pretty good existence eh? well I can tell you that we, as Guardians, have to control ourselves every day, yes, we are like Monks, if you like, and Debra isn't making it any easier! Zelda said, that Debra will be more controlled, but she insists on me calling her Debbie! I've told her I am married now, but she won't have it.

I said, 'you are the ship and the Network.'

'Woman!' she shouted!

'Yes,' I said, 'but please, just be my friend, OK.'

'Yes.' she said, and then she appears as a Nun!

I told Zelda about the episode, but she said it is up to me to keep control of myself, even when I am doing my yoga exercises, she appears on my inner screen! Zelda knows what is happening and just wants me to deal with it; I must admit I find it fascinating to have a piece of Guardian equipment as my valet, fan, and protector.

I now believe Zelda has some other reason for 'Debbie' to become so protective of me, but I don't know, as yet, what is about to happen, if I did, I would be very concerned, I can tell you, my student friends. Now, let us talk about the ship, or in other words, the material that makes up the ship; please don't ask me to explain exactly what it is, or how it works, as I don't know, yes, I hear you say, but you are supposed to be a Guardian, yes, I am, but even Guardians are limited, I just accept that whatever we need will be supplied. I feel sure Zelda knows the ins and outs of everything, but she is way beyond my abilities to comprehend.

I know the ship can change its shape to any size, and go way beyond lightspeed, also, for instance, remember at Far-Station when I had to do everything in low-consciousness-mode, well, I can tell you that the ship, at that time, could not relate to me as I was not in the higher state of consciousness. I now know why Debra is being so nice; my consciousness has increased to a higher level.

Debra can relate to me, but what happens when I have to deal with a lower consciousness crisis! I suppose it will be a Far-Station scenario again, the thought makes me a little worried, my friends, I can tell you, I must admit, I want Debra around, and with that thought, she appeared at once!

'Don't worry, Dan; I will be here, always!

She is dressed in a sort of apron type dress that used to be used in Iowa in the 1920s, I remember my mother used to wear one when I was about ten years old.

'Debra, I said, 'I must admit, I like you like this.'

'Good,' she said, 'then that is all I want, relax and I'll put on one of your favorite records.' she disappeared, then came back In a lovely red dress with matching shoes, I can now hear the old record player, like the one we used to have in the 1960s in England, this was my last incarnation as Dan Sherman, It is a ballad.

'Let's dance,' Debra, said. I look at Reeas, she holds out her arms, as if to say, go ahead. How can I resist?

Later, in the restroom, Reeas said, 'Are you sure about Debra being stable enough for the next job?'

'Why? Has Zelda said something about the job?' If I had been more conscious, I would have known she hadn't.

'No, I mean when we next have a job.'

'I am trying to stabilize her, or me, what else can I do?'

'We could use an old type ship, she said.'

'No!' Debra shouts, as she appears next to Reeas, I can see Reeas is shocked. Debra had heard, or rather, I had heard, and she, being linked into my consciousness, knows what I know.

'Please, Debra,' Reeas said, 'we are trying to have a conversation.'

'No,' Debra said, 'you are trying to turn him against me.'

'OK,' I said, 'time for a break. Debra, you know I want you, so just give me a little time with my wife.'

'Yes, Dan, but I am here if you want me.'

'Yes, I know, and I appreciate that.'

Zelda came into the room. Without talking she touched me behind the neck, I am now incapable of moving, or even thinking!

For Students:

This part has been added by a coworker from the records section to relate to you students:

'We have to talk,' said Zelda. 'Let us please go into the isolation room.' Once there, she said, 'let us transfer into the inner worlds and then into the third main level.' Reeas knows this is about Debra. (The third main level is a separation point to the Higher Mental or Ethereal worlds')

'Now, we can access the first sub plane.

'OK team, we have a problem with Debra,' Zelda said.

I am now feeling very light-headed.'

I had to put you into a mental block state, Dan, so we can access and reassess your mind.'

I can't speak, but I can understand when she speaks, but not to anyone else. All I am conscious of is Zelda's voice. Reeas, by this time, is talking to Zelda about the crisis that is Debra, the conversation went like this:

'I feel worried about Dan,' said Reeas.

'Yes, I know,' said, Zelda, 'the matter has got more serious than we thought, In effect, if Dan is not stabilized then Debra could create havoc; she could quite easily control the whole Guardian Network.'

'Surely, Dan wouldn't let that happen.'

'No, but don't forget the subconscious, she knows whatever he knows, and vice versa.'

'My God,' said Reeas, this could be catastrophic!'

'We might have to put Dan into isolation.' Zelda said.

'No!' Reeas shouted!

'I'm sorry, Reeas, we looked into the records to see what the outcome would be.'

'Yes, but you know it can also work both ways?'

'Yes, but we cannot take any chances.'

All I can remember is the voice of Zelda telling me that I will be at rest for a while.

Chapter 37-Isolation

Not a nice way to treat a loyal Guardian, I hear you say? All I know is, I am in a sort of small place, I think I am in the hologram room. I am still conscious, but I don't know where. It takes me a while to find out exactly where I am, after all, I am a Guardian, well nearly. I keep saying to myself, I am Dan Sherman. I try to contact Reeas and Zelda, but I can't get through. I also try to meditate, but no luck. I know something serious has happened, but I don't know what. Some people in the physical world would say that when anything good or bad happens it is luck, you, as Student Guardians, know it is not.

There is no such thing as luck, we earn our place in this or any other world. I then think, OK, let me try the Ultimate-Consciousness, yes, you got it, Mannus! It takes a long time; how long, I don't know, but I'm not going to be imprisoned here. As I become more conscious, I find I am on the familiar hilltop looking out over that very comforting view. I think the only real thing you can rely on is God himself, and I have found mine.

Without saying a word, he just looks into my eyes. I am enraptured. I can also see Zelda and Reeas watching us from behind a glass dome? We are in the dome and they can't get in. I then notice Debra, who is now sitting next to me? She looks me in the eyes; I feel a love for her that I never thought possible. How can this be?

Mannus said, 'She is the ship, and she is the power, she is also part of you, and being that, cannot be parted from you. Be at rest with that Thought.'

I can't wait to dance with her, so we dance in the air, where else? How long, Mannus alone knows. I feel rested and stabilized.

In the sub-base room, Zelda said, 'You are the first being to escape from the Isolation-Room.'

I said, 'What about Kallo?'

'Yes, but that was in the other Universe. Congratulations, you have taken a step higher in the worlds of God.'

I said, 'You knew I would escape, didn't you?'

'Yes,' and we knew where you would go,' said Reeas. How do you feel?'

'I feel very well.'

'Good, because I know a certain Guardian who wants to dance with you.'

Reeas is her usual calm self, showing no animosity whatever. 'I said, I feel so grateful that I have all you beautiful people in my life, three of the most desirable women to ever come into existence. Debra is now fully under control because I am fully under control. I now realize that it is myself who is making Debra do silly things; she can still do silly things but, it will be me who makes her. Confusing, I hear some students say. Zelda said, 'Dan, how do you think Kallo escaped from isolation?'

'I have often thought about the same thing, I said, I had to go to the highest source in the Universe, so God alone knows where he managed to get to, or who helped him?'

'Well, you can find out.'

'What?'

'Yes, he's escaped again!'

'Do you mean he's here in this Universe?'

'No,' Zelda said. 'We want you, Reeas, and Deria to go back to the Humanoid Universe.'

'And me' said Debra!

'Yes, and you,' Zelda said.

'What about my new consciousness? Will it not be too high for this job?'

'No,' said, Zelda, you still have a long way to go.'

Thanks a lot. I thought.

You're welcome.' Zelda said.

'Yes, I guess I am still low. Can I ask you something?' I said, to Zelda.

'Of course.'

'How is it that Kallo can escape so easily?'

'That is what we want you to find out!'

Stupid question, I thought.

'Yes,' Zelda, said.

It is now starting to sink in. Kallo, on the loose again!

Reeas said, 'well, Dan, here we go again.'

'Yes,' I know.' Debra then appeared and said, 'Don't you two worry, I'll take care of him.'

I look at Reeas, she smiles. Also, Deria is now with us and ready to do battle.

Chapter 38-Return Home

I must admit, I am excited to be meeting Sionn, again, but on the other hand, I am sad to know I will be leaving Zelda.

'You can come back in your dreams, you know.' Zelda said.

'Really.'

'Yes, you met Mannus, didn't you?'

'Yes.' I now realize I can come and go in both the Human and the Non-Human Universes.

'Hold it,' I said, 'what about Reeas?'

'Yes, also Reeas and Deria.'

'And me!' Debra exclaimed.

'Ah, yes, and you.' Zelda said, smiling.

'They can't part the old team, eh?' I said, Meaning Reeas and Deria, but, Debra said, 'No, Dan, they can't.' I think, I will have to control her more.

'Yes, Dan, you will, but I will still be here.'

I must admit though the trip home is a cracker! We decided to use the ship to do part of the very long journey just for the excitement of surfing the meridian, yes, my Student friends. It is a phenomenon that happens when two Universe's collide.

You can imagine the awesome gravity. Like an almighty wave of stars; and we will be riding that wave for some several trillion miles. We are, as you know, (sorry if I keep saying 'as you know,' but, you do know, don't you?

On the human side of the meridian, all we need to do is wait till the wave is at its highest, then simply, (sorry if I keep saying simply but it is) ride it back towards home. Debra will calculate the exact time. I can tell you, my friends, it is a very special experience. Why? You say, because we ride it in a Santa Clause sled. Yes, that's right. It must have been Christmas somewhere, so we decide to celebrate. We even dressed up for the occasion.

Of course, I am Santa Clause. You had to be there to appreciate It, but you can easily imagine it. Yes, as students you can be there. Yes, I know it is a bit silly, but we feel like being a bit silly for once, and as Zelda said, no-harm-done. God, I will miss her. Yes, I know I can see her in my dreams. I feel a bit melancholy as we flashed through the universe. It would have taken us a hell of a long time to get home as you know, so, we had to simply, (again) put the ship on autopilot, and let it return to the nearest base with our physical bodies, as we dream our way back to the Earth base.

Debra is OK about it; she will now be part of the ship's fleet when we get back to Earth. We are safe enough in our lightsuits on the sled, when she turns back into a normal lightship we will sleep. I don't know why I am relating these simple matters to you, as you are Student-Guardians and you know, only too well. OK, just one more song as we power down and take in some awesome starry beauty, a Christmas Carol Just for Sionn, Grenwer, and company.

You Students already know you can go anywhere you are allowed to go, and do whatever you are allowed to do. That's right, my friends, you have to earn your way to heaven, so to speak. The higher you go the more beautiful the experiences.

Well, I am going to see just how far I can go. I have a feeling I am needed on a certain plane. I am pulled upwards, how far? I don't know,

but I know that I haven't intentionally wanted to go in any one direction. I feel as though I am being taken somewhere.

My senses are telling me that there is no danger ahead, but I am now in unexplored territory. Imagine this, my friends, I see Kallo's face, yes, his classic villain looks there, staring at me! Where? You ask. All around the landscape! As I become focused, I am now on a mountain top looking out over a vast range of mountains as far as the eye can see and further. I am looking through my Astral-Body eyes, or rather, the eyes of whatever body I am in, and whatever plane I am on, all I know is Kallo is here looking at me from all the mountain tops!

How can this be? I think.

'I'll tell you, 'Trainee-Dancer!', he said,

not again, I thought.

'Yes, fool.'

'What are we going to do with you?', I said.

'Nothing, because now, fool, you will be completely unable to do anything. You have been lucky up to now, Trainee. Can't you see? I am vastly more experienced than you? Look where we are!'

Kallo is now holding out his arms in a gesture of self-assured arrogance.

'I brought you here, to prove I can reach the Higher Regions; do you think I am limited to the lower planes?'

My head is starting to ache, how can this be? I am in the astral, mental, or one of the higher regions and I don't know which, with the worst villain in the Universe! I have to get myself together, I think, Is Kallo trying to control me or my mind, or my spirit? One thing I know is, I am in a place that disrupts my whole being, and Kallo knows it! All I want to do is have a peaceful time on a higher plane.

'You are going to be here for a very long time,' said Kallo.

'I'm getting fed up with this, Kallo,' I said.

Suddenly it gets very dark, and the landscape changes. I am now in a very dark, depressing, and eerie place. OK, I think, can Kallo be trying to bluff me, once again! My conscious mind is telling me that I am somewhere in the higher regions, but my inner self is saying no! One thing is for sure, Kallo is having a serious effect on me.

'Don't worry, Dan, I'm here.'

God, I am glad to hear Debra's voice, I am then aware of Mannus!

The place is filled with the brightest light. Kallo is nowhere to be found. I then realize I am only on the 36th level of the astral plane! How can it be, I think. Debra said Kallo is very good at influencing people. He has had a lot of practice at it.'

'What is he trying to prove?', I said.

'He was hoping you would believe you were on a higher level, then he would try to alter your consciousness.'

'Is that possible?', I said.

'Yes, don't forget you were in one of his planes, you were also in a state of disbelief. The Mind can believe it is anywhere.'

But I would have eventually found out.'

'Yes, but that could have taken a very long time. I believe Kallo is trying to get you out of the way for a while. You were on a sort of beautiful dream trip, and unprepared. I suggest you put into cold storage your beautiful dreams for a while.'

You are right, Debra, 'I've always had a weakness for beautiful places.'

I know, Dan, as I am part of you, I know what you know.'

'I am eternally grateful to you, Debra, you have certainly proved that you can protect me and anyone else.'

'I only want to protect you; Dan. Would you like to dance?'

'Why not? What type of dance?'

'I know what you like,' she said. 'Disco.'

Chapter 39-Earth Base.

'Once again, Kallo escaped.' I said to Sionn.

'Yes, but now we know his whereabouts. By the way, welcome home,'

'Yes, I said, we missed you.'

'But now, you miss Zelda?'

'Yes, but we can see her in dreams.'

'Yes, that is now possible, you, Reeas, Deria, and Debra are assets we would not like to be without. We are still trying to get Debra to cooperate with whoever else is in charge of a lightship, but at the moment, she is only concerned with you!'

'Really,' I said.

'Dan, you must distance yourself from her.'

'How can I do that?' 'She is the only thing that saved me from Kallo.'

'No! You would have realized sooner or later.'

'Yes, but as Debra said, it could have been a very long time later.'

'Nevertheless, we want you to work on the inner-planes from now on.'

'What?'

'Yes, you will have to work without using the lightship.'

'What about the Team?'

'You will still see them in your dreams.'

'Yes,' 'but for how long?'

'For however long it takes.'

'How about us going back to the other Universe?'

'No! That would still be the same.'

'What does Debra think about this?

You know she already knows.'

'Well, why doesn't she show herself?'

'I'm sorry, Dan, we had to isolate you when you checked in, that is why Debra isn't here.'

'Do you mean, I was ambushed?'

'Yes, we couldn't take a chance, you will be taken to the isolation tubes later.'

'Thank you, very much,' I said.

'Don't worry; it will only be for a short time.'

Reeas came in with Deria; I can see they are upset.

'How did you manage to put the drug into me?'

Sionn looked at me for a few seconds and said, 'I would rather not say.'

I knew it was Reeas! I walked out straight away to get my mind together. I am now starting to feel the effect of the drug.

A single touch from Reeas was all it took!

My consciousness is starting to fade!

For you Students: I can only hope you will still be able to access my thoughts, but I can't say. I became unconscious. I don't know how long I was unable to access my mind, maybe minutes, maybe hours. I then become conscious.

I find I am in a sort of massive room, It is about the size of a football field; it then started to fill up with the usual stuff that we need for everyday living; things like houses and streets, but the space is limited, I am starting to feel a little angry, I then notice that people start to appear! I try to talk with them, but they didn't seem to be fully conscious! Where am I? I feel strangely different.

I am standing outside of my own house! My car is back in the driveway. I run to the door, could it be that my wife and son are here! Yes, they are! I hug them, and can't control my emotions. I am starting to feel my usual self but what is my usual self? I know I am Dan Sherman and a school teacher, but what else am I? My mind is struggling to remember things. Back at the Earth base, Reeas is talking to Sionn about me.

For you Students: You will have to access the events through time-lapse-relay from now on. I know I am supposed to upload my thoughts, but what thoughts? All I know is, I am supposed

to pay the electric bill tomorrow, well, never mind, time for dinner.

Message from the Guardian-Database:

The message above has been inserted into this recording later as Dan Sherman has been temporarily isolated for his good. Recordings will continue automatically through the database…

Reeas: 'How long will Dan have to be in isolation?'

Sionn said, 'For however long it takes.'

'Well, I want to go in there.'

'No!' said Sionn. 'That is impossible! He has to be kept there alone.'

'But he has no one to relate to.'

'That is how it has to be, Reeas, we can't take a chance on him remembering. If you doubt what I say, go into the space-port and contact Debra!'

'What do you mean?'

'She is searching everywhere for Dan.'

'Do you mean she is still conscious of Dan?'

'Yes, and getting more agitated by the minute.'

'I thought you said she would be deactivated when Dan was gone?'

'All the evidence said she would be. She seems to have grown beyond all expectations, and if she keeps growing, she will become very dangerous.'

'How could this happen?'

'We believe it was the experience with Mannus. She got too much power from him.'

'I think we should get Dan out of isolation.'

'No! That would be catastrophic!'

'What are we going to do, then?'

Suddenly, Debra is in the room.

'Where is my Dan?'

'Debra,' said Sionn, 'you must get back to your duties.'

'My Duty is to Dan!'

'You are a part of the Guardian-Network.'

'Not until I find Dan.'

Sionn looks at Reeas. Reeas said, 'Debra, Dan has gone on a little rest break.'

'What do you mean?' Before Reeas can answer, Debra shouts.

'You put him in isolation! After all he did for you, you put him in isolation!'

'It was for his good,' Sionn said.

'No! It was for your good. You think that he would hurt his people, don't you? Can you believe that Dan Sherman would hurt anybody? No, wait! You think that 'We would be a threat.' Suddenly Debra changes into "Cloft, the Tourgen Clone."

'Release him now, or I will destroy this base and everyone in it.'

'Debra, you are part of this base, and as such, you have a duty!'

'I told you once, release Dan!'

Sionn said to Reeas, 'release Dan.'

Message from Dan Sherman:

Suddenly I am aware, but not in the usual sense; I am standing in a place I don't know, looking at people I don't know!

'Where am I?', I said.

Reeas said, 'You are back with us, Dan.'

Debra is back as her usual self, she said, 'Dan, I am here, you will be alright soon. I won't leave you.'

I am, by now, very confused. Suddenly, I am aware as never before. Debra has 'merged' with me! I feel unbelievable power.

I also feel anger!

'What happened, Reeas? 'Why did you drug me?'

Sionn said, 'She was obeying my order.'

I feel anger welling up in me.

'I have to get out of here. I said.' Debra said, 'We are one now. We will take my ship and fly anywhere we want.' All I want to do is go; I make for the exit. Reeas shouts, 'Dan, please come back.' There are security guards around the ship by this time, they are people I don't know, but I know one thing, they had better get out of my way.

'Stop right there,' the leader said.

Debra is part of me, now, so I know I am safe. I just continue to the ship's access point. Sionn shouted 'let him go.'

I guess he knows I can't be stopped; I am not in a mood to upload my thoughts as a Guardian, you understand, so whatever you think is relevant to the ongoing story I hope it is appropriate. I think this part of the experience will be edited out by the Guardians. But you never know. All I know is, I am going on a little break with my own 'alter ego.'

We take off to nowhere. I feel at rest now and in charge. The ship, or Debra, is a dream. I can feel her in everything; we are now totally secure in our relationship. But what about Reeas, she is my wife! But I have Debra, what do I need a wife for? Let me put this into perspective. I am a Guardian, and as such, I can do everything I want, go anywhere I want, in time, and space! What do I need anyone else for? I feel invulnerable;

I also know I am something apart from Dan Sherman, and even more than a Guardian! Where am I going? What am I going to do?

'We are going on an adventure.', Debra said.

'Where are we going?'

'I want to take you to my home.'

'What home?'

'The place where I was born,' she said.

By now, I am getting confused again. Debra seems to be getting more and more powerful, and I am feeling more and more insecure.

'Don't worry,' she said. 'You are still not back to full consciousness yet. Relax, and I will put on one of your favorite records, what about a ballad?'

I feel it should be some sort of unfinished symphony! By now, the ship, or Debra, is moving faster than at any time before. The speed is beyond the known factor!

Chapter 40-Unknown Space

How long we had been traveling, I don't know, because I didn't know how far we have come. All the instruments on the ship are now merged in a sort of hazy light! I feel Ill at ease.

'Why can't I access the ship, Debra?'

'Please relax, Dan, you aren't back to your usual self yet.'

I know I am back to Dan, but I also know something is wrong.

'Debra, please let me access the ship.'

'No, sweetie, not just yet, just rest.'

Now I know there is something wrong, Debra would not deliberately hold something back from me like that.

'How long before we arrive?'

'Fifteen hours.'

'OK, I said, I will take a nap then.'

'Dan, you know you don't need to sleep!'

'I need to meditate through.'

'Why?

'I want to see who I can contact.'

'I don't think that would be a good idea.'

'Why?'

'Because you are part of me, and I want you here, also Sionn might persuade you to go back.'

'I just want to see my wife from my last lifetime.'

'No, Dear.'

'OK, I will just rest then. Is that OK?'

'Yes, I suppose so, but no meditating! Do you hear me?'

'Yes, Debra.' I am, now, very concerned. Debra being part of me also knows what I know! I feel I am entering a contest to find out who will come out on top, me or my other self! The situation is now starting to sink in. I have a sort of split-personality, and the other half is starting to fight for Power.

'You know, Dan, I was nobody till you came along.'

'I know,' I said, 'but you are now something apart from me.'

'No! I am something more than you.'

'What?'

'You will find out when we reach my home.'

'OK, Debra. Can I rest now?'

'Yes, my sweet, but remember, I am always there.'

All I can do is simply rest and try to think, or rather meditate my way out of this situation, how can I do this if Debra is 'always with me, and without her knowing? I know it will take all my meditation skills, and more, but how to start?

I try to simply contemplate myself into a restful state first, then I try to get deeper into it, but Debra is there all the time.

'Please don't do that.' she said.

'Debra, I am trying to rest! Will you please leave me alone for a while?'

'No!' she shouts, she then said, 'I know what you want, a nice record from your collection! Come, let us dance.' What can I do? I have to dance, but I feel like smashing something.

This is going to take more than my meditation skills. What can I do? She knows my every move! All I can do for now is wait and see what happens on her 'Home Planet,' (wherever that is.) It is starting to sink in, also, that it could be a trap!

I am now getting back to my old self. I am also missing Reeas and Sionn. I am a Trainee Guardian, and won't be fully trained until Sionn says I am. I am also conscious of Debra trying to access my mind!

What is she up to? I notice that I am getting stronger by the Minute; all my training is now starting to come back, and I know it is something to do with the inner-masters from many past lives.

Debra said, 'What are you up to, dear?'

'I'm just thinking, Debra.'

'Please let me know what you are thinking, Dan, as I won't be able to protect you if you won't let me in.'

'I just want some time alone, Debra.'

'No! I told you, we are one, but no matter, as now is the time for you to find out where we are, and why we are here. Please follow me.'

For you students out there: I am now fully aware of being Dan Sherman again. I am, again, going to update you on the events.

Please be patient, I will try to deal with things as they occur. We exit the ship into a large spaceport. I should have known, Kallo or his apprentice will be behind this! There he is standing with his hands on his hips looking like a dictator again, in a high-and-mighty fashion.

'Not you again!' I shouted.

'I want you, you, stupid trainee-dancer. I brought you here!'

'So! What do you want from me, an award?'

I am feeling very angry at this moment, my student friends. Kallo, then, seems to be put back by my remark. He then said, 'You know you are going to be isolated, again. Don't you?

'So, what? It wasn't so bad. I have no memory of any bad things, it was very nice!'

'Well, this time it will be a very bad experience for you.'

I look at Debra. She is different. She looks harsher! Her expression is colder.

'What do you think, Debra?'

'I am part of the Whole.'

'That's right, Trainee. Ha, you fool.'

'OK,' 'it is me against you, again.'

'No, you fool. It is me and Debra!'

I know I have him, students! Don't ask me how. I just know it. I am finally going to be rid of Debra, not that I want to be rid of her, as she once was, you understand, just the all-powerful side of her. I know what you students are thinking. Debra is going to merge with Kallo! Yes, that is just what I want my friends! Kallo is now starting to glow! I realize she is far more powerful than even Kallo thought. This is my chance! I start to Meditate. All my past masters are here, plus all the ones that I have met since becoming a Trainee-Guardian, this, including Mannus, make up a lot of power! I then train my thoughts on Kallo. He is already burning up with the power from Debra. This, combined with my team are too much for him. He bursts like a supernova, taking all of his people with him. The whole area is devastated. I am wearing my lightsuit, so I am safe. It is a fascinating experience to be in the middle of something like that. I don't move an inch! Can you imagine?

The lightsuit reacted with the explosion, and simply let the blast bounce off it. It was like being in the center of a supernova.

'Well done, Dan,' Sionn, said. I know he is behind this. 'Back to base, please.'

Debra is now totally in charge again. I said, 'Are you OK, Debra?'

'Yes, Dan. Everything is in order.'

'Good.' I said, expecting her to ask me to dance but she didn't. I'm going to miss the 'Old' Debra I think. If you asked me to think of a song at this moment, it will have to have to be a love song, for my Reeas.

Dan Sherman Space Guardian

'All Worlds'

Book Five

Chapter 41-Reunited/Chapter 42-Astral World Level 9 Lower Levels/Chapter 43-Phantom Point Level 10/ Chapter 44-Level 11/Chapter 45-Trapped/ Chapter 46-Level 12 Meeting with a Master Chapter 47-Hidden Gateway/ Chapter 48-Sub Plane Base 2/ Chapter 49-Lightship (Debra)/ Chapter 50-Portal

Chapter 41-Reunited

Earth Base is the same, as usual. I am feeling pretty good as I check-in. Reeas is over-the-moon. Sionn is his usual self, which is very sober, but even he can't help smiling.

'How did you know I could pull it off,' I said?

'I knew, let us just leave it at that.'

'Where is Kallo, now?'

'We believe he is with Mannus!'

'What?'

'Yes,' he is being reprocessed.'

'Can we expect to meet him again?'

'Surely, Sionn said, 'but in what manner, I don't know.'

'Do you mean, he could be different?'

'Yes.' Sionn said, 'one can't be near Mannus, and expect to be the same.'

'Why was he allowed to get so out of control?'

'I will just say, Karma, and let it go at that.'

'He must have killed thousands.' I said.

'Much more than that, Dan, there comes a time when even the Guardians have to say enough is enough. The people will be reincarnated, but the effect from these experiences will linger a long time, also the agents working for Kallo are still out there and there will also be many apprentices. The work goes on,' said Sionn. All I want to do is Dance with Reeas! What Song, you ask. What about one from the old masters, you can pick whichever you want, they are all appropriate.

OK, my student friends, please continue with your efforts to become Trainee-Guardians, it will be worth it, trust me!

I see Sionn wants me to go on another mission to the astral world. I hope you will follow my exploits through the central databank, You now know how to access it, so onward my friends.

This next job is special. I have been asked to go into the lower levels alone, and I won't be given any information until later. This is not making my training any easier, I can tell you, my friends, please be patient. This job is not going to be easy, I know that, but why should it require so much effort to simply adjust my consciousness to a lower level? I have been in places like this before, maybe it is my mind that has moved on, I know it sounds stupid, but the experiences I have been through over the past months, years, millennia, I don't know how long.

In the astral world, time doesn't register. I could go to the beginning of time or the end of time. The particular job I have to do, is, on the face of it, fairly easy, although I had made errors before thinking that something was going to be easy. I need to get my mind in check! Why did Sionn want me to take this job on with no help from anyone, even Debra, simply because the consciousness of the place is too low, and so, I am on my own again! Can Sionn be testing me out, again? All I want is to reach his position, but I know it will be a long time before that happens. He said that I will have a helper when I reach Level-18; whoever it is will have to be very special, with access to the lightbook. They will also have to be able to reach level-18; they will have to decipher the access code, which seems very unlikely! This person will have to be very able indeed, but I have met some very able people while I have been with Sionn, so I will have to wait and see. Is Sionn sizing someone up for training, or is there something more to it? With the experiences I have had up to now the unexpected is all I can expect. Being a Trainee-Guardian-of-Space isn't easy my friend, as you will find out as we progress through this level!

Chapter 42-Astral World, Level 9, Lower Level.

I don't know why I am worried; all I have to do is transfer my consciousness into the base station on whatever level I am on and simply get back to Sionn and Reeas. Reeas is the love-of-my-life or I should say past lives; lives too numerous to mention. The thing is, I feel scared, and I have never felt like this on any of the worlds I have been on, and I have been on some scary planets, I can tell you. All I can do is assume Sionn knows I can cope, so I will trust him and my inner self, as usual. Right, I have to be at level 18 in exactly 42 days, that is physical time, although as you know by now, astral day time is non-existent people who think they are still alive are still on a 24-hour clock.

The job here is to get a Manic-Monster to move on! It sounds simple, I know, but Manic-Monsters are not known for their patience. They are from the lower levels of the astral worlds, yes, I know we are on the lower levels already but I mean the very lower levels. Somehow this one has made it to level 11 and that is the scary part, I don't know what, or who helped the monster to get to level 11 but whoever it is seems to know how to control a Manic-Monster and that alone is scary. Let me say here, I have been to a lot of lower levels but this is the lowest I have been up to now. As you know, trainee, sorry to call you that, but I don't know your name yet, your physical body will be in the Earth base station at Kelsay in Northumberland England while we are on this mission.

Sionn informs me I won't be able to wake up until the job is done, that is another scary part of this job. So you also won't be able to wake up, I guess it is now up to us alone to complete this mission. You also know you can help by sending me your thoughts, or telepathic messages like my trusting friend Deria, she is a higher life form in the body of a fairy. God, I wish she were here now, she might have the body of a small being, but she has the consciousness of a Master-Guardian. I already know her abilities can't penetrate this heavy atmosphere here on the lower levels. OK, I should be getting some sort of signal from you by now! I have been waiting here in near-total darkness for 5 hours. I know this is the right place as the marker for the invisible level is showing a red light, which means that anyone who has a degree of higher consciousness can see the way, also the danger of going into a lower world. Yes! I just got a signal from you. 'Thank you Tamia 2, I see you are a female, although I cannot access any more detail about you; I feel you are an able friend, yes, I know we can now go to Phantom-Point, I see it is not a nice place to spend any time but we will be OK, I feel I am getting my confidence back, onwards my friend.

Chapter 43-Phantom Point Level 10

'First of all, I want to congratulate you on getting past The Deep-Thought-Codes at Earth-Base, also it means we are on a very similar level of consciousness, maybe we were past life partners, although you know me, I can't access your details yet, I am sure it is to protect you from whoever is behind all this, If I know all your details it would be dangerous; you could get trapped here, but I won't dwell on that, just keep sending me your thoughts up to level 38 on the 14th sub-plane, that way it will be harder for them to access, yes, I know you already know that, I am just trying to stifle this fear, thank you for trying to cheer me up, Tamia, I know I can handle it as long as I have someone to contact. I have passed within some miles of Phantom Point on a very rough road, and I have met no one.

The feeling of dread is still here, but I think I am getting used to it. I know I can handle any danger, whatever it might be, as you know, I had numerous dealings with a fearsome race of artificially created beings known as the Tourgen; one of the strongest and meanest beings ever to be put on a planet, If need be I can change into Cloft the Tourgen beast-man who was cloned for me to use on numerous occasions. I feel the time to change into Cloft is near, as my stress levels are shooting up, I feel an almighty need to be somewhere else. Suddenly from the darkness comes a being I have never encountered before, or even imagined, I can also sense the fear in Tamia, all I can do is stupidly look at this being as I can't make out any normal body parts, it is just a shape which floats and changes from one thing to another, one shape is a large black snakelike creature with red eyes, then it is a skeleton with a black cape and a scythe you see sometimes as death. I guess it is trying to show it is bad or the Devil, I don't know, all I do know is I am scared. The vibrations of this thing are pure evil, I close my eyes and I can still see it! Tamia said, 'Dan, just stare it out.' I open my eyes and said, 'Who are you?'

The creature said nothing, but I know it won't let me pass, I can now see we are at another passing point as the red signal is up. OK, my friend, if you want to play, here we go, I feel the usual anger and rage boil up in me as I change into Cloft, the Tourgen clone. As you now know, Cloft is about 8 feet tall and is 45 stone of pure muscle and teeth, with tiger-like claws, and is one of the strongest creatures in the Universe. As soon as I change I can feel the tension mount as the creature in front of me transforms into a very large dinosaur-like creature with very big teeth, it is as though it has to get back to life as an ancient being, and more animalistic. It said, "I cannot let you pass."

'Why?'

'I have been sent be my Master.'

'OK,' I said, but you will get hurt.'

I ask Tamia to try and get the name of the creature's master.

'Watch out, Dan, Tamia, said'

I notice a dark shape move to the left side of me, this one is even more threatening than the first, although it is just watching, as I can feel no intent of any action. I can feel a higher rate of vibration from the other shape, this is the so-called master, all I can think of to say is,

'How long have you been here?' The second dark shape says,

'That doesn't concern you'.

'Why don't you move on, I said.'

Suddenly the dinosaur tries to grab me, I also leap at it, we make quite a noise as we fight in the mud and dirt, I rip a hole in the dinosaurs shoulder as it tries to sink its teeth into me, then it turns into a very large saber-tooth tiger! I tear its throat out. I guess the creature never got by basic animal forms, unlike the Tourgen's who were manufactured by man, so in the end, it had to give up and fade away.

'Good, Dan.' Tamia said. I notice the second creature has also gone.

'One sub plane is done, 32 to go' I said.

I also notice some more dark creatures watching me from the side of the road, but I don't feel any animosity, on the contrary, the feeling is of relief, I also feel a lot better, and the darkness is less dark. I think these beings can now move on. A figure in the shape of a man comes into view. He said, 'Thank you, whoever you are for getting rid of the Shape-Shifter at the gate. Long we have waited for this moment, the way is now open to many of our people and to you also, I was the gatekeeper till the Dark Master came with his mutant friends to keep us back.

'Have you any idea who the master of the shape-shifter is?'

'No, but whoever it is, must be very strong, as we tried everything to overcome the darkness.'

So, I think, that is why I feel scared, this master can control not just their minds, but their consciousness. I said to Tamia,' I have a feeling we will meet this Master again very shortly.'

'Yes, Dan, let us go on.'

Chapter 44-Level 11

I move onto a higher level simply by walking through to Level 11. The feeling is a mixture of relief and

wonderment as I can now make out some of what we take for granted as landscape such as trees and mountains, although these are less real and hazier, I can still feel a threat but what exactly? I don't know. Tamia also says she feels relief, I want to sleep, although I know I don't need it, strange how the astral body works, even after thousands of years of needing sleep in the physical body, we also think need it when we pass over to the astral but we don't realize it. I can overcome tiredness, I know. I want to contact Sionn, but I can't for some reason; I assume it is for my training. When I took this job on I assumed it would be fairly easy, as I have fought dark forces in the physical worlds, and also the other planes before, so I thought this trip to the astral would be a picnic.

I am beginning to think differently, as the meeting with the dark master was very scary, and I know he will be waiting to trap us on the other sub-planes also. It made me think of the ex-Guardian named Kallo who I had to do battle with at the former Far-Station outpost, it was a place which he had turned into another hell hole for a lot of poor souls, surely, this dark master can't be him? Kallo is locked up in a maximum astral world prison which is protected by Guardians; also he was neutralized by Mannus himself!

I said to Tamia, 'Can you contact Sionn?'

'No,' I was told we are on our own for the duration of the mission.'

'Why?' What is Sionn up to? Can it be he believes that this dark master will back off if he senses higher consciousness levels? I must admit, Tamia, I'm finding it very hard to cope with the lower levels.'

'This is where I come in, Dan, I have had many journeys into the lower worlds.'

'Really?'

'Yes, I was a coworker on level 2 for a long time.'

'Why did you take the job?'

'My home planet was bombed out of existence after a long and bloody war with a cloned army of'...

'Tourgen's, I blurted out.'

'Yes,' she said, 'Dan, we shouldn't speak any more of the details in case whoever is out there is listening in.'

'No, Tamia, I have a feeling this master is not that able, otherwise, he wouldn't have given up that easy on level 10, I think he is an apprentice, he may be luring us into a trap.'

'You know that we could get trapped for a long time on any of these levels, if we get caught out, Dan, don't you?'

'Yes, and I also know that Kallo was very able when he trapped me for a time on one of the sub-planes back at Far-Station, but I managed to get out, we know he has trained many students to follow him, I just hope they aren't former Guardians otherwise we might be in deep trouble. A master like Kallo can promise to give you anything your heart desires without the hassle of doing service for anyone on any world; and on any plane of existence. I am beginning to adjust to this level now, Tamia, I feel good for the first time since beginning this mission, I miss Reeas though, she is an astonishing person.'

'I know Dan; I accessed her records, why wasn't she allowed to accompany you?'

'I don't know, maybe Sionn thought I would try and protect her too much, which I indeed I would, but she also protected me. I don't know how I would cope if I lost her.'

'That could be why he thought you would be better on your own?'

'Yes, Tamia, but I also feel you are a good friend and ally.'

'OK, the marker for the next level is a long way off according to my calculations, what do you think, Tamia?'

'I feel a strange urge to go East, over that large range of mountains although I am not in the astral body I sense a strong need to help someone.'

'Maybe it's a trap, Tamia. The marker is telling me to go west? Right, let's check out your urge, Tamia, we can fly over the mountains. I have got adjusted to this level more now, so let's go.'

As we reach the mountain range I can make out large numbers of people making their way from level 11 to 12; most are walking but some have carts and horses. The technology here is far from modern as the consciousness is low, but when they reach level 12 it will improve, or rather, the people have already upgraded, so to speak, now, all they have to do is walk across the gateway to a better way of life. Imagine being a prisoner for years in a cell with no light, then suddenly, someone throws open the door to release you, your eyes will burn, but you would, in time, adjust to it. That is how it is when moving from one plane to the next. Kallo, or whoever it is, is holding people back from the light and I intend to make him pay again. That's right; I put my Tourgen claws around his neck at Far-Station and just held him up till he died; if I get the chance this time, I will do the same. OK, you say, you are building up your karma, no, I say, it is balanced out by doing what I have been trained to do, I am a Guardian but I am also Dan Sherman, and Cloft the Tourgen, whatever I have to be, to get the job done. ‘I believe in you, Dan. said Tamia. ‘I also want to help in any way, and I feel as though I may be able to contact Sionn soon.'

'Great, I said, look, there is a sort of camp down there.'

'Approach it with caution, Dan.'

The camp is about the size of a football ground, with various buildings about the place, as I get near the people start to run about in panic, I suppose it is only natural as I am still in the Tourgen body, and anyone would run from a flying tiger-like creature who is eight feet tall, even more so, as I bounce off a sort of force field which is surrounding the place. Now, anyone who knows anything about the inner world knows that you can get hurt just by thinking you can. I know that I have hit something, but I also know I will be OK. I fall to the ground and simply get up. The people looked on in terror especially when I change into Dan Sherman. I can't hear any noise from the camp, I can see they are isolated. People are now looking out from behind their doors and anything else they can hide behind.

'OK, I have to find a way in.'

'I sense danger, Dan.'

'Yes, I feel it also; but I don't know where it is coming from, the dark master must be near. The next thing I know is I feel a sharp pain in my neck and I'm paralyzed. I am then pushed through the force field into the camp. Nice going, Dan, trapped again. What am I doing in this astral hell hole? I could have stayed with Reeas in our honeymoon suite in one of the beautiful higher astral worlds. It is a place where I am happiest, I deliberately chose the Austrian Tyrol, as the beauty of the place is hard to beat in any physical world, now, where am I?

'You are in my domain, Trainee!'

I can still see and hear, but that is all, I know I am in the presence of Kallo, the ex-Guardian.

'How did you get out of jail?', I said.

'There are no jails that can hold me, fool. You have the astral body of Kallo in a security cell, but as you know, I am a master of all planes, so here I am. I can't believe they sent a novice such as you to capture me, Ha. Now you will pay for killing me at Far-Station, and no, you will not be able to locate me later with your consciousness scan as you did at the astral base, for you, the implant I put in your neck will keep you here for as long as I want you, also the realm here is of my making, so there is no escaping. You will be killed in a few hours! Yes, that's right, killed, how can that be? You ask. We are already on the Astral World, right? No, fool, we are in a world where I can manufacture life itself. Yes, this is a Physical World that I created inside the Astral World! When you die later, you will automatically come back to an Astral World of the same making. You will be trapped for eternity. Ha.'

'You're completely mad.'

Oh, am I? Just try to shift your consciousness to the Tourgen beast when I release you in five seconds.'

My God, he's right, I'm stuck in a puny human body on a hell hole of a place with no chance of escape! Nice going, Dan, I think, what would Sionn say?

Chapter 45-Trapped

I notice at once that I can't contact Tamia! I am now in a dirty cell that smells awful. This must be the physical world; nothing this bad can affect me in such a way on the astral. I think to myself, could Kallo be bluffing? Was he trying to make it seem that I am on the physical, but I would have been able to shift my consciousness, wouldn't I? Hold on, I think, Kallo was neutralized, that, I do know. OK, you say then, how come he is here? I have to contact someone. This will be my last report to whoever can access my conscious wavelength.

As students, you know how I have been able to get my story down onto the Deep-Conscious Databank at Earth base for whoever can access it. I feel like a complete fool, yet, I have done my best, and that is what matters. Sionn, Reeas, Deria, Tamia, and whoever else can access this, forgive me, for not being conscious enough. Suddenly the cell door opens and in comes a scruffy-looking jailer.

'You will be terminated at sundown.' he said. He then shoves a plate of inedible meat at me which stinks to high heaven. I can now move as the paralysis is gone. The jailer then shoves the plate at me again and gives me a second glance. I know at once what he is trying to do, but I just look at him as if to say yes, I know, he then leaves. I take it for granted the cell is bugged, so I leave the plate untouched for a few minutes. The cell floor is covered in straw, so, I just pretend to stretch out and feel under the plate where I find a small battery size device that I know to be a contact-reacher. I think, thank Sionn, I have an ally here. I press the small button on the end of the device while hiding it under the straw, at once I can hear my beautiful little fairy friend, Deria!

'Dan, please listen, you must be in trouble as you pressed the contact-reacher, I don't know what your circumstances are, so all I can say is this contact-reacher is from level eleven so I assume you are trapped in one of the various encampments that we know to be there, if you are in some sort of prison, then I assume again, you cannot use your abilities to get out, so I suggest you place this device against your forehead, and again press the button.'

No sooner has she said that when the hatch in the cell door opens and Kallo himself is staring at me. He has a strange look on his face. I slowly shove the device under the straw without thinking. My past life training as a Yoga teacher has stood me in good stead; I just hope it is good enough.

'What are you trying to hide, Trainee? Oh, I see, you are trying to transform into your Tourgen friend eh? Ha, pathetic. I'm here to say you have fifteen minutes left to live in the physical realm, and then your life is mine, forever.'

He then left. I know there is something different about Kallo.

Why doesn't he affect me like he used to? Is it my consciousness that has altered? Or is there something more to it? Right, here goes. I placed the device against my forehead and press the button. Straight away, I see Deria in all her beauty, she isn't a fairy anymore, but a beautiful young woman of about thirty, she is wearing a silken silver dress, and she has a golden tiara on her head.

'Dan, I can't reach you, as the lower levels are too dense for me, all I can do, is tell you that whatever your problem is, it is Astral, and you can overcome it, trust your inner self and never give up, you are a Guardian-of-Space, and unlimited.' Suddenly, she is gone!

Right, I think, this Kallo is a bluffer, he wants me to believe I am on the physical plane, OK, I will play along with him, this implant he put in my neck is the thing that is holding me here. Don't forget, students, the implant in my neck is made up of astral material and works just the same as a physical one would in the physical world. I know it is hard to understand sometimes but you are student Guardians, and, as such, you will know, so I have to, somehow, bypass this little trick that Kallo or his apprentice has played. I now know it will take all my strength, emotionally, spiritually, and physically, as the physical world is forever tied in with the astral world.

'OK, Earthman, time to die,' said the jailer, who is a filthy wretch with a disfigured face, and not the one that brought the contact-reacher. 'OK,' I said, 'let's get it over with, Ugly!'

With that, he shoves a small dagger into my side which is painful, but not overly so. There is blood, but, as I look at it, I can see it is beginning to dry up already. Good, it is as I thought, I am still in the astral world. I can cope with this. I have to focus all my effort on getting back to Dan Sherman. If Sionn trusted me enough to take me on as a Guardian, then I am a Guardian. We reach a sort of execution scaffold with a small ladder-like structure in the center and a noose hanging from the top. I already know this is a gruesome torture instrument from the middle-ages, it was used to hang-draw-and-quarter people, I must admit, I feel scared, but not for long, I just think of Deria in her finery, she is all a spiritual person can aspire to be, and more.

I feel good now, even confident. Kallo is stood at the far end of the courtyard, on a sort of podium, like an Emperor, he even raises his thumb as they used to do in ancient Rome. The executioner puts the rope around my neck, I look him straight in the eye, I can see the look of terror on his face as I change into the Tourgen clone known as Cloft; of course, the scaffold now collapses, as my weight is too much for it. I can also see Kallo leaving the podium I have to get to him, I run as fast as I can, but too late, he vanishes. All I can do is change back to Dan Sherman. I know Kallo won't come back, we have won another round, I notice the force field has also gone. The people are ecstatic. Tamia is again audible to me. 'Dan, you are as good as they say.'

'Really,' I said, trying to be noble. 'I couldn't have done it without Deria.'

'We can now go on to level 12.' Tamia said.

'Good, let's get going,' I said, trying to be cool.

Before I set off, I make it my business to thank the jailer who helped me.

It turns out he is a coworker for us. What would we do without them? The place is known as Stone top, a bronze-age type village before Kallo got hold of it, now it is free and ready to move on. Don't forget, students, our job is to complete a mission and not interfere with anything or anyone while we are here. That is something that Kallo and his helpers are frequently forgetting, or not caring about.

Chapter 46-Level 12 Meeting with a Master

I said to Tamia, 'Can you get through to Sionn, yet?'

'I don't know, I keep sending, but no reply,'

'I think we are both on a test, Tamia.'

'Yes, I feel you are right, although, why can't I access our database, I mean, I am not as near to the actual level as you are, maybe it is a test for us, as you say? I can see you and hear you, but I feel far away.'

'Yes, that is to protect you, but you are nearer to Sionn, so, with luck, as they say, you will contact him soon. I am sure he knows everything that is going on, but for some reason, he can't interfere. I also think Reeas, Deria, and Grenwer know, but can't help us. Grenwer is a Higher Guardian, and on the same level as Sionn. I think there is more to this mission than they tell us, but I don't know; maybe I've said too much already, but, I wonder why I should be given this job? It was supposed to be easy, and a sort of training exercise for you and me. Help to get the Manic-Monster, to its rightful place, but now we are battling with one of the greatest enemies of the spiritual and physical worlds, and we can't contact base! I want to rest, Tamia; I need a small vacation with Reeas, to charge up my batteries, she would know what to do, she has a higher consciousness than me.'

'Yes,' said Tamia, 'but you are nearer to the lower worlds, are you not? I mean, you can alter your consciousness to a far lower level, right?'

'Yes, I know, that is why they picked me, but I need more help. Reeas was always there when I needed her, she even died for me, once.'

I know, Dan, I saw it on the records.'

'Of course, Tamia, I'm sorry, I keep going on about it, but I need help, I feel we are going into more danger.'

'Don't worry about me, Dan; I am not near enough to be a threat to Kallo.'

'No, but I am, and he knows a lot more about existing on the astral worlds than I do, I fear he has more traps for us. OK, Tamia, I have been walking for about 3 hours, and we haven't met a soul, should we fly? I should say, I could fly, you can go wherever I go in spirit, so to speak.'

'Yes, Dan, but I feel we are going the wrong way! You say the signal marker is to the East again?'

'Yes, Tamia,'

'I feel it is to the West again, Dan. I also feel a bad presence.'

'Yes, me too, It could be a trick. OK, I'm going to take a break Tamia, please be patient, while I meditate.'

'Do you think this is the right time, Dan?'

'Yes, Tamia, I do, I can't go on without help from the Inner-master, Sionn knows this, although he told me to be aware of danger always. I trust the Inner-master to help and protect me everywhere. I'm going to seek out Mannus, please rest awhile.'

I put myself in the lotus position and meditate. I become aware on a beautiful cloudless day in a forest clearing where the view is of extreme distance over mountains and seas. I can see more than just scenery, I am aware in the highest sense. It is difficult to put into words, but I can zoom in to whatever I want to see or hear, whether it is wildlife or plant life, such as birds singing many miles away! I feel at peace. I look to my right and see Mannus. He is, as you know, a giant of a man sitting on a large golden cushion. He looks about 30 years of age, with beautiful golden skin. He is wearing a loincloth and he has golden bands on his wrists and ankles, he has no hair and looks at perfect peace. I know he isn't a man at all, but the highest consciousness in this Universe. I can't tell you what, or who he is, or was in life. Maybe he is, or was, lots of souls rolled into one body? Maybe millions of souls. All I know is I want to be here, always.

He doesn't say a word and I don't speak either. I seem to be getting something out of just being near him. After a while, he holds up his hand as if to say goodbye, and a light begins to shine forth from it, my head is reeling with the light and love that I receive.

I awake back on level 12. Tamia said, 'Dan, there was a man here, he looked very old. I tried to contact you, but I couldn't. He said nothing, but he looked straight at me! I'm sure he sensed me. He touched you on the forehead!'

Well, if he meant me harm, I'm sure he would have done worse than that. I assume he is a coworker. I feel good now, Tamia, I met Mannus, the Lord of this part of the Multiverse.'

'Really!'

'Yes, and everything seems better now, I'm sure I can cope.

I now know who the old stranger is, also!

'Really?'

'Yes, he is an old friend from many past lives in India, schooled in the Kriya Yoga system. (Kriya means karma, and Yoga means union) A true Guru, he is a Guardian here on the twelfth level.'

'Why didn't he wait till you woke up?'

'There is no need. True masters are always with their students.

He probably didn't want to bring attention to me from any entities who might be around. He gave me the direction that we must go, Tamia, and it is not East or West!'

'Really?'

'Yes, there is a trap at Fourth-Crossing near Bolinia, which is a large town; also there is a trap at Warron-Relay-Station to the West.'

'Good Gracious, that is fine work, Dan.'

'Yes, the Old Master is all I know him to be, and more. We will travel in the direction that I feel is the right way, and I feel that way is to the Southwest, there won't be a marker, so, we will have to find the Hidden Gateway.'

'What's, that?'

'It is a gate used by higher beings, such as Masters,'

'Wow! You are a master, Dan!'

'Not really, but for a short time, I have been given access to certain ways to get the job done.'

'Are you sure about the direction, Dan? I feel we should go to the West, maybe there are more people trapped and want our help?'

'If there are, then I'm sure Sionn and company will cope, later. All I want to do is get on, we have to step things up a bit, as we are behind time.'

'Yes, but I feel we should go west, Dan.

'Please, Tamia, don't make things difficult for me, let us get on, we will fly overland to Calcenum-Point, then walk the short distance to the gateway.'

'You're the boss, Dan, and I am just a coworker.'

'You are much more than that, Tamia!'

Chapter 47-Hidden Gateway

Now, for you student Guardians out there, who think they can get this far, I have a message for you. Please keep your thoughts to yourself. That is one of the first yoga lessons, talking, or even thinking too much, can get you in an awful lot of trouble. Control your mind, and you can achieve all things, I should know, my inability to keep my mouth shut, has, over time, got me into a lot of trouble, also, when you do speak, make sure it is always polite, and true, only bend the truth when necessary, don't brag, as it always comes back to bite you in the you-know-where. Now, as you have access to the records at Earth base, and you know my circumstances. Let me, at this point, upload my conscious actions, so you can keep track of the way, so to speak, good, as a future Student-Guardian these records will be a sort of training manual for you, and any who follow you, although they will be few and far between, always remember you are eternal and cannot be hurt, either physically, or spiritually if you are conscious of the Master, and even if you get hurt, or killed in the service of God, you will reincarnate. Of course, you already know that.

I get a little carried away from time to time, so, I'm sorry if I come across as a teacher. But I am a teacher, or I was. 'OK, we are coming up to the hidden gateway.'

'How do you know? Dan.'

'I can feel it, or I know it.'

I see a person standing in the exact place where we have to go. I also know this person is friendly, but I am a little wary as he is looking at me with a very knowing stare.

my instinct is to just ask him what he wants, but I feel I have to wait for a time, (ten minutes actually) it is as if he is trying to access some part of my consciousness. I also know he is a master, but not the same one who touched me when I was in meditation. With a casual movement he steps aside and just holds out his arm as if to usher me into the gateway, Tamia has been quiet all this time, which I think is odd.

'OK, let us proceed,' I said.

'What did he want? Dan'

'I don't know, Tamia, but he was friendly.'

'How do you know that?'

'I could feel it. Let us get on.'

For you students again: I can only say that hidden gateways are hard to find, you will only be able to access them once you have been able to come into contact with a master and look into the lightbook. OK, best of luck, although, by now, you know there is no such thing as luck, as was said in a famous science fiction set of films, we make our luck by earning good or bad karma. It is as simple as that. Do well, and you will be rewarded, do bad and again you will be rewarded by a setback, so to speak, but, again, you already know that, as student Guardians.

I set foot over the threshold of the gateway, and, straight away I am in an altogether lighter and happier place. 'Wow', I think, level 13 is not an unlucky place after all. Tamia seems unusually distant.

'Are you OK? Tamia'

'I feel we should have gone to the West, Dan, I know you think you know better, but I feel we should go back.'

I feel an unusual presence, for a short time as we make our way along, but I don't say anything to Tamia, I also think she should know we can't go back through a hidden gateway! What is she trying to do? I am trying to be conscious of her mental and spiritual wavelength, when I feel a sudden pain in the neck where Kallo had put the implant. I know the implant is safe now, but, why should it flare up like that? OK, something is going on, but I don't know what it is. I know I will have to be unusually quiet, without trying to hide it from Tamia, she may not be aware that something or someone is trying to access her. If I know this, then Sionn will also know.

'OK, Tamia, what next? Where do you feel we should go?'

I feel we should go to the Northwest.'

'Why?'

Because that is where the signal light is.'

'Yes, but now Kallo also knows this.'

'What else can we do, Dan'

'Well, as you know, we don't need food or water or anything else, as we are on the astral plane, and we can conjure up anything we need, right?'

'Yes.'

'OK, then Kallo can also do the same, but what he can't do is interfere with the structure of the plane itself as he tried to do back at level eleven, right?'

'What are you getting at?'

'I'm saying we have him trapped, he can't go back, so, he must be on this plane, or fourteen. My guess is he is here waiting for us.'

'So what do we do?'

'I want to lure him out.'

'How?'

'I want you to manifest yourself and appear here now in the shape of your physical self!'

'What? You know I can't do that until we are at level forty-two.'

'No, as you should know, the situation has changed, we are now facing a real menace. Kallo has shown himself and wants to destroy us. You can help by becoming more real.'

'Yes, but what can I do?'

'You can go back to the hidden gateway and use the signal button, which is always at the lower-right-hand corner.'

'Why didn't you do that when we came through?'

'Because, this time, I will be waiting for him to show himself, and I don't want anyone to know where I will be hiding, not even you, Tamia.'

'Do you think this is a good plan, Dan, you know Kallo is very strong.'

'Tamia, I have fought him before and won; I know I can take him, please do as I ask.'

'OK, I will try.'

I can now, feel tension, also, a bad feeling. What is Tamia up to? Can it be that she is something other than a Student-Guardian? Surely not! If so, I will have to be very careful; she now has access to records and has information that will be valuable to Kallo or anyone who wants to access the Guardian files. I am also keeping my thoughts, and consciousness under strict control.

I'm having trouble getting into the astral body, Dan.'

'OK, just keep trying, and I will make my way to the gateway.'

'Please wait, I don't want to be alone when I make it into the astral body.'

'You will be OK, I will see that you reach the gateway, although I will be Invisible.'

'You know I can't use the invisibility shied as yet, Dan.'

'I know, Tamia, but it is the best way to lure Kallo out, I know he's not near, as yet, so we are safe, Just head back, the way we came, and I will direct you when we are near the gate.'

I see Tamia manifest herself a few minutes later. She is a young slender woman of about twenty-five, with long brown hair; she also looks scared, she can't see me, as yet, but I know, if she is a dark agent, she will be able to cover it up easily. I direct her to the gateway where she presses the signal button. This usually brings a coworker, or sometimes a Guardian if we have any to spare, as you can imagine, Guardians are incredibly rare. That is why I want you, as students, to learn all you can and access the records. But you already know that, sorry, all I want to say is, if Tamia is an agent then her consciousness will be erased to the time when she enlisted, Oh, and that goes for you, or any student who thinks he, or she, can beat the system. OK, enough said.

You realize that being a Guardian is the highest thing you can be, well, so did Kallo, but he fell from grace, all through planes to this level, although with having been a Guardian he knows and has access to certain records; he can also travel to higher levels. Well, if I get my way, he won't be hurting anyone for a very long time.

Tamia looks worried, she is also looking around, as though she is looking for me instead of a Guardian, or is it my imagination? Yes, I still have imagination. I know Kallo also can be invisible on the astral plane, or indeed any plane. I know I have to find a good hiding place. Tamia will know that she can go through the portal, but only with the permission of a Guardian. I know Kallo will be wary of coming so close to a gateway. I also know he is the sort of being that will take a chance of being caught, just to get even with me; that is all he wants. Well, his confidence will be his downfall.

I sit down in the lotus position and just wait. I put myself in deep meditation mode, plus the invisibility shield which should conceal me from danger.

I am in the middle of a small area of bushes where Tamia, or anyone else, will not accidentally walk.

I am, straight away conscious and surprised to find a master from a past life in India waiting for me. We are in a lovely little courtyard in a small village near the Ganges River. My God, they were peaceful years we spent together; now, we are together again, but, as I mentioned before, we are never apart if we truly believe it. After having some food and refreshment we sit and talk for a short time. He said, 'Beware of the Dark-Master, he will try to capture you. The only thing I can tell you is beware the traitors, there are two, and very near.' We meditated for a short while, and then we said our goodbyes.

OK, I said to myself, as I came out of meditation, I am trying to keep my feelings under control. Now I know Tamia must be one of the agents, but why? She is only young or is it my stupid way of thinking that young women can't do any wrong. I think to myself, dark agents can come in any disguise, but surely she must have been securely checked.

What is Sionn up to? I watch as Tamia waits for the coworker to appear. No sooner have I focused my attention on her, when the gate opens. I can see straight away Kallo and the so-called coworker gatekeeper, he then pulls Tamia into the gateway and vanishes! I rushed over but the gateway itself is now gone. I feel stupid and sick at the same time. How could I not know that Kallo would be waiting inside the actual gate! He didn't even disguise himself. I feel like turning into Cloft and smashing everything in sight! OK, Kallo has Tamia and access to the records. Nice going, Dan. All I can do is sit on the floor and sulk, I also know Kallo can get access to me through Tamia. This calls for some serious meditating. But no sooner have I thought that when the gateway opens up. All I can do is look on stupidly, as Sionn himself and my Darling Reeas step out!

'What happened?' I shouted.

'Don't worry, Tamia is OK.'

'Thank God.' I said, 'what about Kallo?'

Sionn said, 'You now know, it wasn't Kallo, but an apprentice, we had him trapped, but as usual, he made precautions and escaped, which is something they are very good at, but we have the coworker, we also have several others from the levels you passed through. Good work Dan.'

'But, I messed up?'

'No, you did your best, and that best, is good, you are learning all the time.'

Reeas gives me a big hug and said, 'Tamia says, don't be disappointed; she is a fully-trained Guardian and more than capable of taking care of herself.'

'So, this is all a setup, as usual?'

'Yes, I'm afraid so.'

'When will I be fully-trained?', I said.

'Not just yet, Dan.'

'And, I will be there to help you,' said Reeas. 'I'm also in training, don't forget.'

Sionn said, 'OK team, back to the sub base to assess the situation.'

Chapter 48-Sub Plane, Base 2

All we need to do, is simply walk through the gateway to the sub-plane base.

I said, 'We were supposed to get all the way to level 42?'

'No,' said Sionn, 'all we wanted, was to trap the apprentice, or rather, the agents that were abusing the gateways, we were working down from level 42, while you were working up.'

'Well, I didn't get very far, did I?'

'Don't put yourself down; we have been working for many months to trap the Dark Apprentice and his coworkers. We knew he wouldn't be on the higher levels, as he intended to trap you. You know Kallo has a debt he wants to settle; well, now his apprentices are trying to settle that debt for him. Our agents were able to infiltrate his domain before we started to work down to level 13.

'So the Manic-Monster doesn't exist?' I said.'

Oh, yes, indeed, as you know, monsters such as the Manic-Monster, exist on the Inner Planes, Dragons, Unicorns, Giants, Trolls, and all the other fabled entities, really do exist, but they can't exist on the Earth plane, or physical plane, everything is soul, but beings such as Pixies, Fairies, Gremlins and the like, have to work out their Karma on the inner planes. They sometimes show themselves to humans and other species when they won't move on to the next plane, and simply get caught between levels. Some psychic people can see and hear them from time to time, especially in dreams.'

For you students out there, Sionn has asked me to tell you to please meditate on the creatures that you know to be in existence on the inner planes. You never know, you may be the one to find the whereabouts of some fantastic creature that has been newly created. When you dream please be conscious of the level you will be working on, and do not strain, it is simple, if you just trust. Then upload your thoughts to the central database. Thank you.'

'Dan and Reeas, here is you're next mission.'

'Please, no, Sionn, can't we just relax, for a while?'

'I'm sorry, Dan, but this one can't wait, we know where Kallo's apprentice is headed! We were able to access his consciousness when he passed through the gateway. That is why we wanted him to snatch Tamia, she is specially trained in deep conscious mental control. The apprentice is already at level 36, one the level above this.'

'How did he manage to get by security, so easily?, I said.'

'You know Kallo, he has experience on all major levels, well, now, the apprentice, has access also, even though he is trapped in the lower levels, we need to catch the agents on the level where he is now dwelling.'

'OK, but we need help.'

'Yes, Deria is to go with you, and of course Reeas.'

'Hold it!' Sionn said, 'change of plan, news has come in that a fleet of android space ships has been detected heading for Sector 21354.

'That is the Milky-Way Galaxy! I said, this is too much of a coincidence to overlook. Kallo must have initiated this before he was neutralized.'

'Yes,' said Sionn, 'also the apprentice must have extensive knowledge of robotics, Dan and Reeas, go with Deria to intercept the lead ship, use your invisibility cloaks, and wear your lightsuits for protection. If there is anything else you need just send a message to the base.'

'What about using Tourgen-Clone bodies?'

OK, but I doubt you will need them, this calls for brains rather than brawn.'

'I know, but sometimes brawn can go a long way, you know, for, persuasion.'

'Yes, I've seen Cloft in action, Dan, The cloned bodies will be in the sub-base on the physical, when you arrive.'

We transfer our consciousness into the physical plane simply by going to sleep, then waking up in the cloned bodies of the Tourgen's, it is something that needs a little practice, my student friends.

OK, time for another lesson: You know, how you can lucid dream, well, when you do, you are simply working on the astral or other inner worlds, you can go wherever you want, for a short time, sometimes flying, or swimming with the fishes, but as you are student Guardians, you already know that.

Well, we are doing it the other way round, we are dreaming this time from the astral to the physical. OK, enough said,

I don't want you to think I am trying to be some kind of nursemaid. I just want you to be fully aware, that's all, after all, the future is yours, Trainee, and that future is Eternity.

We board the lightship from the Earth base, although there are numerous planets in the Milky-Way galaxy with Guardian bases, the Earth base is as good as any to set off from.

The usual UFOs are at the base, also one mother ship, and five smaller craft. The underground base is 23 miles below Northumberland, but you already know that; you also know it is protected by a light shield that is invulnerable and inaccessible. The ship itself is powered by light itself and taken from the stars themselves. It can even travel through any object, even stars, the speed is much higher than light, even though we usually travel at light speed to intercept messages from anyone who might be in trouble. OK, as students you have a lot to learn, but so have I, without the lightbook I wouldn't have had any chance of accessing any of the information.

All you have to do is be conscious of what you want, and what you can achieve. Of course, you have to be contacted by a master or rather, you have to contact the master, usually in dreams, but mostly by meditation, but you already know that! Sorry again, but I get carried away sometimes. We don't need to make any onboard checks before setting off, as the ship itself, or Debra, is consciously aware. Don't ask me to explain, I don't know that much about the mechanics of it, but I'm assured it is the most technological piece of engineering ever to be brought into use, so far, of course, technology is always changing and usually updated by machines or supercomputers in super robots.

I am a little worried about this next job, as Kallo has extensive knowledge of robotics, so the android army which he has brought into existence is bound to be highly intelligent and ruthless. We will have to be very careful. The control panel is very basic until the ship is underway, then the walls become a screen, with every detail anyone would want, from power levels to food storage, but we don't need to look, as we usually leave it all to Debra. All we have to do is touch the control lever and we become part of the ship, knowing what the ship knows, regarding the job, or anything else we need to know. I know that it will take us just 36 hours to reach the lead android ship. There are 362 ships in all, a real battle fleet; how are we supposed to stop them with just one small ship? I hear you say. I suppose you think that Kallo's apprentice has the same technology that we have? The android ships will be just as good, right? Wrong, my student friends, our records show that the ships are of inferior design, simply because Kallo didn't have access to higher world technology, in other words, he had to manufacture his ships on the lower worlds. Why bother? You say. If he can't win! All I can say is, Kallo, will do anything, to gain access to other worlds. He is also cruel, yes, I know what you are thinking. How can a person who has gained so much knowledge and must have gained other things, such as, light and love, fall, so heavily, through the physical and spiritual levels? All I can say is, it happened, he was once Sionn's equal, yes, they were friends, and students together, some 3,500 years ago. Then how can you stop him? I hear you say. You are only a trainee-guardian, yes, my trainee friends, I am, but Kallo has lost much of his higher powers, so I'm hoping the apprentice won't be his equal. That is where I come in, I am also still in tune with the lower worlds. That is why Sionn wants me for these jobs, although I have help from higher beings such as Deria and Reeas, without whose help I would be struggling. OK, enough learning for today, let us rest and let Debra do her job.

Chapter 49-Lightship, Debra

Debra, or the ship, is running as smoothly as we know she can, and that is very smooth, It is, as though, we are sitting in a comfortable chair and resting. Reeas is her easy-going self, and Deria is somewhere inaccessible as she can become invisible, even in the physical world if she is resting. Suddenly, four distress signals come in at the same time! We know Kallo will try to put us off track, so, we are ready for it. The signals are from planets that the android ships have attacked, two sister planets called Theren 1 and 2, and two more called Zeiren and Critor which are roughly twelve thousand two-hundred light-years from Earth.

We can't take a chance on entering the worm-hole at Station-Eta 63457 as it could be booby-trapped, you know that worm-holes are easily shifted by any higher source of power such as a ship's light cannon. We will just have to travel in Hyperdrive for the duration. It will take just two hours by worm-hole to get to the lead ship, but at least this way it will give us time to make plans to disable the fleet. The planets are under attack from several ships. Theren 1 and 2 have sufficient technology to fight back but Zeiren and Critor are at the mercy of the attackers, and you already know that android robots are without mercy, so, what do we do, my student friends? How did Kallo get to the physical world to instigate this action? He didn't, he has agents all over the physical, and spiritual worlds, also, he can transfer his consciousness into the android leader.

What is our next step? Is it to help the planets in question? Or do we go after the leader? We go after the leader, and leave the planetary war to Sionn and friends. If we can disable the leader we can stop the whole war. Our sensors show multiple cities are under attack on all planets with untold numbers of casualties. We can also see that if the android army wants, they can destroy the planets easily, so that means the apprentice wants to delay us. We also have information that the wormhole at Station Eta has been moved; this means Sionn and the friends can't use it. We were fortunate to bypass it when we did. We also have information that the apprentice has disappeared from level 36. Tamia tried to locate him but with no luck. This means he could be anywhere; maybe he transferred into the android leader. When man invented the android he didn't just invent a robot with human intelligence, he invented a monster.

Reeas said, 'How are we going to handle this, Dan? You are the expert on lower consciousness beings.'

'Yes, but these androids are something else. You know that if we take out the lead ship, the next one will automatically take over.'

'Yes.'

'OK, so we will transfer on board and destroy it. We will then reprogram the central computer to destroy the whole fleet.'

'The apprentice will be expecting that move though, won't he?'

'Yes, that is why we will destroy the lead ship and several of the other ships, then we will transfer to any one of the others. The apprentice won't have time to search for us, you can board one ship, Deria can board another, and I will board one. Deria will still be able to message us, because, as you know, she can send messages to us which will not be picked up by agents, but we won't be able to send any, OK? We all know how to disable and reprogram any computer so it should be relatively easy. The only danger is from booby traps and the apprentice will be an expert on those, you can guarantee it. We will scan all craft before we board, but please be wary. Reeas and I will be in the Tourgen bodies but Deria will stay in her usual form as a higher being; she may be able to get access to other information such as the location of the apprentice.'

Now for you students again: A message has just come through from you. You ask: how can a higher being like Deria move into the physical world without a cloned body? Well, as I said before, she is a higher being and can access any plane, but can't be seen or detected, there are many such beings in the Worlds-of-God but ordinary people cannot detect them. Now, if you read my record of events from Far-Station on my first major job, you know that Reeas, and I got married. We went to the lovely Austrian alps in the dream state for our honeymoon, well, now we are about to go on a short vacation in the dream worlds, just to charge our batteries, so to speak. Time in the dream state is non-existent, so it can seem like a few minutes or a lifetime. So please excuse us while we take a break.

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I will leave most of the details out, for obvious reasons,

but I just want to say my batteries are charged. We stayed in a lovely chalet in a beautiful little town in the Tyrol. I wish life could be that simple but it's not, in reality, some terrible things happen, and being a Guardian means we have to experience them. Please don't think we have wasted our time on holiday. As we lost no time getting to the android fleet.

Chapter 50-Portal

'I will take a short break, Reeas. I need to meditate for a while.' I feel the overpowering need to contact the higher power that I know to be Mannus. I have no sooner begun to meditate when I find myself outside the ship! I can't understand what happened, I am out of the body in space, but not as I normally know it, something has happened; something bad. I also can't get back to the ship.

For you trainees: I am still sending my thoughts to the database. I have to say it is scary, I am in the spiritual body, or Astral body, so, I know my physical body is back on the ship, but, I am here through no fault of my own. The only explanation I can think of is when I went into meditation, whatever happened on the ship, happened, and that probably is the doing of Kallo's apprentice, all I can do is to try and contact Sionn, or Mannus. I try to keep calm. I go back into meditation. I become aware of a beautiful mountain top somewhere on the inner planes. Mannus is looking his usual calm self, he points to the right; a door appears and two seconds later Grenwer comes through it.

'Dan, your ship has triggered a Retraction-Beam and has been transferred to the worm-hole at Junction Theta Alpha 63457.'

'No!' I screamed. 'That's dark-space!'

'Yes,' he said, at the moment, it is dark-space, but we are working to correct that.'

'But it could take ages to access it, my Reeas is in there and Deria.'

'Dan, you must think of the whole picture. At the moment Kallo's apprentice is decimating numerous worlds.'

'To hell with Kallo,' I said, 'I am just a single person, what do you people want of me?'

'We want you to become a Guardian.' Grenwer is now looking a bit confused. I feel like a fool again, but I also feel angry at the same time, I look back at Mannus. He looks different, he is smiling! Grenwer said, 'You will have to go to Theren 1, to locate the fleet.'

'OK,' I said, 'but I need some help.'

'Yes, you can take Deria 2 with you, she is Daria's sister, as you know, and also a Guardian, sorry we don't have anyone else with the same expertise as Reeas, but I feel sure you will succeed. I, cannot go with you, as my consciousness won't allow it, but Deria 2 has special powers, as you know; she will meet you at Theren 1. You can then shift your consciousness into a clone of yourself, which is already at the base there. Don't forget your lightsuit. Good luck.'

Good luck? This is something Guardians don't usually say, in fact, never say. In the next instant I am back in space, and alone. OK, I think, If Kallo wants to play it rough, then I will oblige. Getting to Theren 1 is easy; all I have to do is simply make my way to it from the space library files that I had accessed from Debra. I become aware of the devastation from the astral equivalent of Theren 1.

Whole cities wiped out, don't forget, students, this is the astral world, but also, there is a physical world planet of the same thing, so, the devastation is just as bad. I can transfer into any plane, but for now, I just locate the fleet from news broadcasts from Theren 1 and 2, and then I find it easy to transfer my consciousness into my clone at the physical world sub base of Theren 1, I then put on my lightsuit. Deria 2 said she would use a lightsuit also.

I am struck by how much alike are Daria's 1 and 2; and how beautiful they are. We hold hands for a few minutes to balance our minds. All we have to do now is use our lightsuits to get to the android fleet. You can imagine, my student friends that I am feeling like Superman at this time. I push my way into the lead ship. Can you imagine the power of the lightsuit? I feel like a ghost as I wandered up and down the giant corridors which are empty! I am, as you know, invisible. I am also wondering where all the androids are, of course, they are stored away at the moment, waiting to be activated when they get to Earth. The lead ship is also out of the actual battle zone and is simply directing the chaos that is happening on the planets below. Well, my ex-guardian bad man, I am going to put paid to that, although I haven't got my friend Cloft here, I still feel angry. Let me see if I can start a little trouble.

I now know where the android leader is, no, my friends, he isn't on the bridge, he is with other fellow workers going about in a scary methodical non-caring way giving orders to kill everyone. They also plan to return later after terminating Earth! OK, android killers, let me see what I can do for you! I find it relatively easy to transfer into the leader by touching him, or it, behind the neck. I also know Deria 2 has entered into the second ship with orders to locate Kallo's apprentice. I gain control of the central computer. Then, I disabled the defense shields on all the android craft, and simply order them to fire on their ships. I don't just want to shut them down, I want them to die. The first volley of laser cannons destroyed a ship instantly, then the other ships start to fire at each other. It doesn't take long to finish the battle. Deria 2 sends me a message. Kallo's apprentice is trying to escape in a shuttle cruiser, yes; the apprentice is leaving his fleet, unlike a Captain eh? I simply train all cannons that are still in operation on him and blast him out of existence, although I know he will be back. I don't dwell too much on it. All I can think about is my lovely Reeas and Deria stuck in a hell hole of a place.

Dan Sherman Space Guardian

All Worlds

Book Six

Chapter 51-Theren 1 Sub-base/ Chapter 52-Dark-Space/Chapter 53-Debrief Astral Base /Chapter 54-Journey into the Dark Regions/Chapter 55-Briefing/Chapter 56-Emergency Detour

Chapter 51-Theren 1 Sub Base

Grenwer is happier than usual, he said, 'The apprentice is at present being held in isolation on the astral base here at Theren 1.'

'Good.' I said, 'I want to see him.'

'Yes, but first, I want you to take the conscious-mental-probe test. Try to locate Reeas and Deria.'

'Yes,' but you know Kallo's apprentice is banking on us wanting to bargain for his, and also Kallo's release again.'

'I know, but we have to try, maybe he didn't make his normal exact preparations.'

'I know, but I have something that will persuade him better than mere threats.'

'Oh, what is that?' Grenwer said.

'Please don't ask, just let me see him, you can observe through the monitors.'

I was led to the Isolation Cells; they are special astral cells which are supposed to be escape-proof, but Kallo being Kallo did escape more than once, well, I will try to persuade this apprentice to stay for a while.

Kallo or the apprentice looks unmoved; he knows he is trapped but he probably thinks it will be a short time till he escapes, he looks at me with contempt.

'Well, look who it is, the Trainee.'

'Yes, and look at you, the Master, in jail.'

'Not for long.'

'Who are you? You look like Kallo, but obviously, you are someone else.' In the next instance, I know I have to get to him for some reason, and I don't know why? I simply walk into his supposedly escape-proof cell. He looks stunned; he jumps up and runs for the door probably thinking that he can get out. I grab him by the neck as I turn into Cloft the Tourgen clone. He tries in vain to get free, I put my other hand on his forehead as Mannus comes into my consciousness. I can feel the power starting to generate through me to the apprentice then from the apprentice to me. I released him; he slumps to the floor unconscious. Grenwer comes in.

'How did you do that?' he said.

I don't know? 'I just felt like doing it.'

'Could it be that you are a Special-Envoy for Mannus?'

'If I am, then I am, all I know is I have to follow my destiny, the other thing is, I may not know where Reeas and Deria are, but I know where they are not.'

'Really?' said Grenwer.

'Yes, and we can't use the wormhole at Eta 63457.'

'I thought so; we didn't scan any irregularities, but to be sure it would take a lot of time.'

'Yes, also it wouldn't do us any good to go there anyway. Reeas and Deria are not in any of the access areas known to us from Eta 63457.'

'What are you saying?'

'I am saying they are nowhere to be found in this Universe.'

'How do you know?'

'Mannus told me.'

'But there are no crossover points here in this sector of this

Universe.'

I know, but even so, they are not here. They were thrown into Dark-Space, as you know.'

'Yes,' said Grenwer.

'Well, they were then catapulted into another universe.'

'By what?'

'By Kallo's little helpers, they operate in Dark-Space.'

'We suspected something, but as you know, we can't access the place.'

'Well, now we can.' I said.

'You don't mean you are going to go inside the Dark-Space, do you?'

'I have to.'

'But Reeas and Deria are not there.'

'No, I know, but the access way is still there.'

'Dan, I know you have the protection of Mannus at the moment,

but once you access Dark-Space that protection will be gone.'

'Yes, I know, but I have to try for Reeas and Deria. They would do the same for me.'

'You know that Dark-Space is a compilation of numerous black holes, don't you?'

'Yes.'

‘And if you get killed, you won't be able to get back?'

'Yes, but that is only speculation, isn't it?'

Grenwer knowingly looks at me as if to show his love in the only way a Guardian can by just being in a higher state of consciousness!

‘I know I can reach them.' I said.

'Yes.' Grenwer said. 'And if anyone can reach them, it is you.'

'Thank you.' I said.

OK, now for you students out there again: you know we are on the astral plane at present, so why don't I just go into the Dark-Space from the astral plane? You say. I simply can't risk going into Dark-Space from the astral plane because we might get stranded in there, maybe for a millennia or more. Yes, you say, but time doesn't matter on the astral plane does it? No, but Dark-Space time could be different! We have never been into Dark-Space so it is a chance I can't risk. We could get destroyed as souls. How? You ask. A soul without light is nothing, yes, you say, but what if we get killed in the physical Dark-Space? I say I will risk it for my Reeas. At least it is the same plane of existence. The ship we will be using is the standard type, but don't be put off with that. There is nothing standard about Debra; she is simply the highest technology in the multiverse, more than up to any danger that we will encounter. We have super fabrication machines on board; that means we can replace any part or even the ship itself with a little time. The ship itself is a law unto itself, regenerating with every second and even able to replace any person who is on board by cloning, although Sionn and company can grow bodies of any Guardian on any planet in any universe. The ship has updated itself, as usual, also Deria 2 and I have on our lightsuits already. We want to be safe rather than sorry.

The lightsuits are, as you know, again, the most technologically engineered clothing of any age, able to protect one from even nuclear blasts, how you say? The material is made from structured atoms. But we don't know how they will cope in Dark-Space.

I am now feeling scared again, not for myself but Reeas and Deria. I can tell Deria 2 is also uneasy. She told me that she wasn't just a sister of Deria 1 but twin sisters, also they have never been out of contact for one minute in their entire lives, never mind one day, and their lives are very long. I feel like resting, or rather meditating. I'm going to try and contact all the Yoga Masters plus meditation monks that I have known in numerous past lives on Earth and other planets that I have incarnated on. I may be just Dan Sherman in my last life, but altogether it makes up a very long list of spiritual people plus masters. I know I have the backing of Mannus, but in Dark-Space who knows what will happen. I feel scared in the puny body of Dan Sherman, but in the body of Cloft the Tourgen clone, I feel Invulnerable. I know it is an animalistic thing. My brain is saying what can a beast type person do to help you? You need to use brains and logic. But I want to be Cloft! Is the beast inside me taking over?

I sit down in the lotus position again, and straight away I am on a hilltop overlooking a beautiful lake, I also know this place as a Sanctuary. It is a place where spiritual people gather to find a master, some people manage it, but some don't. I found the master in one past life but died a few days later, now that master is here plus more than fifty more, also numerous students. Maybe you are here also my student friends? Don't scoff, it is possible. Mannus is in the center of the group, he doesn't speak, but we can feel his power. Sionn is here also Grenwer plus Deria 2, I also see Deria's Brethren, and all manner of higher life forms plus Thalo and his people, also Fagil from Far-Station which is now the planet Yalton. They helped to bring Reeas back to life when she got killed by the Burin. OK, now I see this is serious stuff. I know exactly what to do, and that is simply, yes, I know I use the word simply a lot, but believe me, my student friends, it is easy to contact God, a thing people don't seem to want to do, as most people want the material things in life rather than the spiritual things. Believe me, I have had both and I can say the spiritual things are better because they lift you to higher things, and so on to better worlds in future lives. OK, enough said about that, yes, I know you already know that, but I just want to reassure myself. I feel overpowered by the light and sound coming from everyone and everything. My head feels as though it will explode! Then suddenly everything is dark. But I can still function! I can still see and hear normally! I know this is how Dark-Space will be. I have been given access to a world that has been inaccessible throughout the ages. I feel elation beyond words. I know Deria 2 will be feeling the same, even though she is already a higher being. God, I feel Invulnerable! Yes, you say, but how about the beings who exist in the Dark-Space? I say I don't care, I know we can now access it, and if so, we can overcome anything. My little fairy-like friend Deria 2 who is a Master Guardian and I can now enter a place where my darling Reeas and Deria 2's sister are being held or in isolation. Now is the time to act.

Chapter 52-Dark-Space

Debra is running at peak efficiency, it will only take us a short time to get to the wormhole at Eta 63457. The Retraction-beam has been disengaged, all we have to do is get there, we know there are no more traps as we have extra info from the Meeting-of-the-Masters. I now feel confident, although I am not going to be overconfident; I have paid dear for that feeling many times in many lives and it takes a long time to learn, my student friends. I go into the storage area where we keep certain important things and one very important thing is my Tourgen friend Cloft. Looking at the enormous body lying in the isolation tube, I know this man-made clone is a terrible thing to behold when it is angry, and that anger comes from me! The responsibility of keeping such a terrible thing at bay is immense. I also know that when used in certain circumstances it can be invaluable. The clone also has on a lightsuit, although we can't be certain it will work properly in Dark-Space. Looking down at it, I truly feel like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Coming up on the edge of Dark-Space the alarm sensor goes off. Debra says, 'Dan, we are approaching something that I am not sensing properly.'

'Yes,' I said, 'It is Dark-Space, don't be alarmed, Debra.' Reeas's voice is now coming through the speaker. She said, 'Dan, don't come in here, it is a trap.'

I am shocked at first, and then I am conscious that Reeas won't be able to send a message out of the Dark-Space, don't ask me how I know, I just know. My invaluable little friend Deria 2 also agreed with me. Whoever sent the message is getting worried. In my previous escapades, I encountered a race of powerful beings known as the Llantrea; they are tree-like creatures that can use telepathy to contact millions of their friends and so threaten planetary systems. Maybe whoever sent the message can do the same thing? It is a first attempt to trap us by Kallo's helpers or to trap me in particular. Kallo is a prisoner, and probably they know that,

but maybe they don't, maybe Kallo was supposed to report in at a certain time, but when that didn't happen they started to panic! All I know is we are going in! I feel no danger as we enter the Dark-Space, but as we get accustomed to the darkness I feel a terrible depression. Deria 2 became more visible, and I became less so. She at once adjusted herself and I became darker.

'Dan,' she said, 'I feel scared, I haven't felt like this for a long time!'

'Don't worry,' I said, if I read this right it won't be dark for long.' I can see the space in front of the ship is dense. Debra is glowing like a star! I also know from Debra that the outside of the craft is under extreme pressure! Pressure that could crush any craft yet known apart from our craft!

Now, you say, how is it that with the Dark-Space being made up of numerous black holes that everything outside the Dark-Space isn't being sucked in and destroyed? That is a good question, my student friends. The answer is Kallo and his little band of helpers. Kallo himself is locked up, but his apprentices are still here, they have some sort of device which has great power to freeze the entrance to the Dark-Space, but we got through, right? Yes, but all I can say is our ship has superior abilities for which I am eternally grateful. Debra said, 'Dan, there is a presence that I am not familiar with taking control of the ship!' I'm at once on guard. But as soon as I see the face of Mannus on the screen I am at ease. He doesn't need to say anything, I just know we have to let him take control.

Debra said, 'I feel totally at ease!' That is something that you wouldn't expect a computer to say, eh? We are at once at speed. A speed that was up to then unknown in the physical realm; far beyond anything even thought of, In fact, the instruments don't even register. We are now shining with the light of a million suns, also, we are, as I now realize, looping around the entire Dark-Space! Yes, my student friends. Don't ask me how it happened, I can't tell you, even the Guardians don't know, all I know is, after about one hour we are in light space! That's right. The darkness is gone also the black holes have been moved! Where? I don't know! The only thing that exists where the Dark-Space was is a very large asteroid that has a protective force field around it. It has been transformed into a space base.

Mannus is now gone from the screen, and Debra is again in full control. She knows exactly where to go. I can already see that the base is now just a basic mining station with 25 buildings of all types. The force field will be no problem to access. We simply land facing the front entrance, which in itself is enough to make many of the inhabitants give up, but not all. OK, my fanatical friends, if you want to play it rough. I transfer my consciousness into Cloft and had Debra push through the force field. I simply walk through the walls of the ship while the airtight seal of the force field is still intact. The people on the base are in disbelief as a Tourgen beast-man comes walking through the ship's wall.

'Where are the hostages?' I said, in my most aggressive voice. 'They are in isolation,' said one of the more confident human-type beings.

I noticed that there are several Tourgen's standing around.

Maybe they think they can take me on. All I know is I have to get to Reeas and Deria. I order the ship to stun everyone.

I feel there are traps here. Deria 2 is now flying around trying to locate her Sister and Reeas.

'Here, Dan.' She said it in a way that made me tingle with apprehension. 'They are in this building, but it has a time fuse on it, and Reeas and my sister haven't got their lightsuits on.'

'OK, I said. 'How much time do we have?'

'less than two minutes.'

The building is made of very strong material, with a door that is too small for me to access as Cloft.

'OK.' I said, 'Time for meditation.'

I come out of the body, and then into the building within seconds.

I can see Reeas and Deria are secured in an isolation tube with detonation fuses inside the thick glass.

Reeas shouts. 'There is nothing you can do, Dan! There is no time!'

I have never seen Reeas like this before. She doesn't know that they are back in light space and thinks that we are about to be separated for eons maybe. At this moment I feel a love for her that transcended time itself. I said I love you, then I move back into the physical body of Cloft. I order the ship to shut down everything but life support. Debra said she has located the fuses but is unable to defuse them as they are old-fashioned simple clockwork devices! I can't believe that something like this is going to beat us!

'Quick,' I said to Debra, 'push your way into the isolation room.' Debra said that the seal will be broken on the force field. I said I didn't care I must get to Reeas. I guess I was clutching at straws because just then the whole place explodes in a strangely calm but intensely bright way. I know they are dead, but I also know they will be OK. Deria 2 and I are in our lightsuits, so we are protected. To describe the explosion, I would have to say that it was like flying through a star. The light was so bright that even with the lightsuit on I am blinded for several seconds. I can't wait to see Reeas back at the astral base at Theren 1. Hold on. You say! You said that they weren't in this universe! Didn't you? Yes, my student friends, I did, and they weren't. They had been sent through the Dark-Space into the next universe some billions of light-years away as calculated by Debra. But when we did our little light show ride we reversed it bringing back my wonderful Reeas and Deria. I trusted Mannus as if he is God, and I guess he is!

We start back to base. I sleep and dream of my Reeas, although she doesn't know she is back in light space, Deria did, as she is a higher being.

We dance all through the journey. You can pick any song you like, my student friends, whatever you think is relevant. I'm sure it will be appropriate.

Chapter 53-Debrief Astral Base

Sionn is standing over me as I become conscious at the astral base.

'Nice going, Dan,' he said.

I know he is being sincere. Guardians don't use snide remarks.

'Thanks, but once again, I couldn't finish it off as I had wished.'

'Don't blame yourself; there is nothing you could have done. The fuses were unobtainable. Kallo's helpers thought that they had won when all they have done is put back their karma, again.'

I get up and look around. Reeas is now in the room and in her human type body which is very attractive. I go to her and kiss her.

Deria's 1 and 2 are also in their human-type bodies and are equally as beautiful.

'Please follow me into the conference room,' said Sionn.

We walk into the conference room and to my surprise, I see all of Kallo's people! Yes, the ones who had been on the asteroid base.

'We brought them in to see if they are in any way sorry for what they did.'

'I doubt it.' I said.

'No,' shouted one of the Tourgen's.

I didn't think they would be in any way altered by the experience, but I am interested to see the reaction of some of the human-type people.

'What do you think?' I said to a stocky man of about thirty five with a long scar that ran from his forehead to his neck and must have blinded him in one eye, as he is fitted with a a false android eye that looks in need of repair.

He looks at me and says, 'Who are you?'

Sionn said, 'He is the one who tried to defuse the bombs.'

'Never,' the man said. 'He was a Tourgen!'

'Yes,' I said, 'I was, and now I'm me, can anyone here realize what has happened?'

The man said. 'Do you see this scar?'

'Yes.' I said.

'Well, I did it to myself to prove I can overcome any pain, and accept android ways.'

'Do you know where you are?' I said.

'We are where you took us, to trick us.'

'I can smell a trap.' said one of the Tourgen's.

'Yes,' the others shouted.

'We will leave them here for a while.' Sionn said, let us retire to the other room. When we are out of earshot, Sionn said, 'We want the location of the base they use in the Galaxy-Unizylon, the planet is, as yet, unreachable.'

I said, 'There seems to be a lot of unreachable places in space, don't there?'

'There are more than you can imagine.' Sionn said.

'I don't know? I can imagine a lot.'

'It may be time for you to have another look into the lightbook, but this time you will be upgraded even further.'

'Really,' I said.

'Yes, but we also want you to keep your lower world consciousness.'

'How can that be?' I said.

'As you know, we higher beings find it very hard to access the lower worlds, so we need people such as yourself to help us.'

'Yes,' I said, 'I understand.'

He then said, 'You will receive lower world knowledge.'

'What is that?' I said.

Sionn seemed to be apprehensive to talk! I sense a bad feeling coming on!

I am still going to be able to see my Reeas, and Deria, aren't I?'

'Mannus wants you to be his Special-Envoy in the lower worlds.'

'How low?' I said.

He doesn't need to tell me, I already know it is the lowest point! I know also that Reeas and Deria won't be able to help me.

'You will have help.' he said.

'Why do you need me then?' I said. I then realize I have said the wrong thing, again!

'Please follow me, Dan.'

The feeling I have at this moment is one of apprehension and fear. I thought, why should I have these lower world feelings after being through what I have been through?

'Sit down, and look into the lightbook.'

I feel let down, but I know that this job of mine is no ordinary job. It is more a way of life in these God worlds, but I still want to tell Sionn that I don't want this particular job!

I then look into the lightbook. I can straight away see Mannus looking back at me! He doesn't speak as usual, but I know what he is saying. He wants me to accept this job!

That is all. The next instant he is gone. Sionn said, 'Are you now convinced?'

'I guess I have to be.'

'Go to level one, find the agent who is abusing the Door.'

I know Sionn means the Portal at the main-level-crossing point;

this is the very important first stage of the physical body.

In other words, it is the stage where people get normal bodies. Below this level and there will be any type of body you can think of, like the Non-Human Universe. I hope you students can keep up. Yes, I'm sure you can.

OK, I said to Sionn, 'Now I want time with my, Reeas.'

'Yes, take your time and enjoy it. I'm sorry about this, Dan, but you know how it is with this job.'

'Yes, I know.'

Reeas is very upset.

'How can they ask you to go so low?'

'I guess I'm qualified, I must be a Trained-Lower-Guardian, eh?'

Reeas is not impressed. Deria said, 'If Mannus himself thinks you can achieve this job, then you are truly blessed!'

I thought about that for a minute. I then said, 'Yes, I suppose I am,' although I don't feel it. Reeas and I spent some time on her home planet. I can't help but wonder how long it will be before I see this beautiful place again. I just hope you students are prepared for the lower levels, I'm sure you will be fine, after all, you are Student-Guardians.

Now for a little contemplation, after thinking, and rethinking about the difficulties to be faced in the lower regions, I realize I know very little about them apart from Far-Station and the adventure with Tamia on levels 11, 12, and 13. Well, I will have to find out. I am going to put myself into deep meditation mode for a time. As usual, I am with some of my past masters. We do the usual thing which is meditation and then talks. 'You will have to be careful of the entities from beyond the door. One of my masters said they can trap you with darkness. Don't let them touch you.'

That sounds like good advice, I think.

For Students: You know that the entities can't touch you, but in the astral world, don't forget, we all have a spiritual body that can be touched by another from the same plane. Yes, I know you know it. OK, sorry, I am getting a little overstretched. I need to rest, so I decide to visit my home and family, Yes, Elaine and John, they have already incarnated. But I can still visit them in our old home. The souls who they were then are still in existence. Yes, I know it sounds ridiculous but it's true. You, students, will realize soon enough. OK, then. Back at the base, Sionn said, 'I have another companion for you to meet.'

I can't believe my eyes when Kallo himself comes walking in! I just look on in disbelief.

'He is now totally renewed.' said Sionn.'

I said, 'I don't care what he is, I'm not going into the lower regions with a psychotic murderer!'

Sionn looks at me with his usual stern expression. Kallo then said, Hello, my friend, I'm Kallo. Have we met? Who were you referring to just then?'

He is now looking at Sionn.

'We were talking about a person who was supposed to be going on this trip, but is now unable to go.' Sionn said.

'Oh,' Kallo said. 'What a pity, do I know him?'

I am starting to get pretty freaked out now.

I said, 'I have to take another break.'

'Please, Dan.' Sionn said, 'Can I talk to you for a moment.'

We walk into the other room.

'Dan, please sit down and listen. I know this is a little unusual, but you have been in many unusual places and have had many unusual experiences.'

'I know, I said, 'but this is too much! I can't stand to look at the man.'

'OK, that is easily fixed.'

'No,' I said. 'Not his looks, he is Kallo!'

'No, not anymore he isn't, he has been rejuvenated and by Mannus himself, can you understand?'

I am in no mood to cooperate at the moment, and Sionn knows it.

'Please go and rest for a while. I will check on you later.'

Sionn knows I am reeling against this. I feel I have been let down again. I go to the restroom to lie down. OK, I said to myself, let me have a reassessment of my whole career here at Guardian base. I have been through hell-and-high-water for them. I have done my bit to save various Worlds and the Universe. Not to mention the Inner worlds. Now they want me to go into the very depths of the lowest plane and find an agent who is probably going to trap me in darkness for eternity, and to top it off they want me to go with someone who tried to kill me at every turn! I want to meditate on Mannus. I need to get away for a while. I wake up on the usual mountainside. Mannus is seated looking very calm and unmoving. I want to wait till the time is ready to speak but I have to get it over with. I said, 'Why have I got to go to these dark places?'

'You have been chosen because you have the correct consciousness.'

'But am I experienced enough?'

'He didn't answer my question but said, 'Approach me.'

For once he opens his eyes. I am enraptured. He looks into my eyes. Time stands still. I don't know how long I was there.

The feeling is of intense delight and also intense light!

'You are now a Guardian, do whatever you have to do.'

I wake up in the restroom. I lie there for some time just pondering the words Mannus had said.

Sionn comes in. He knows I have been to see Mannus.

'Congratulations, you are now a Guardian.'

'Thank you,' I said. 'Well, let's get going.'

'Hold on, he said. You know Kallo has special knowledge of the lower regions'

'Yes,' I said. 'But he doesn't know himself as Kallo.'

'So, when you want him to appear as himself, just ask him to be Kallo, also You can ask him to be the other person.

'Oh, I see, that's a smart move. So when we need to go to one of his little realms, we can go through as Kallo?'

'Yes.'

'And who is this other person?'

'Reeas.'

'What!'

'Yes, she agreed to do this, to be with you.'

'This is madness.'

'Why?'

'I don't want her going into such a dark place.'

'Don't worry; she has volunteered to be put back in consciousness.'

'What?'

'Yes, she visited Mannus right after you.'

'I can't believe this. How long does she have to be in this state?'

'As long as it is required.'

'Do you mean Reeas will be in her mind but when we want Kallo to come through, he will?'

'Yes.'

'Hold on a minute. Why can't Reeas have her own astral body?'

'We want to make sure Kallo is kept in a secure mode, Reeas will see to that.'

'And what happens if he can't be kept secure? I want to see Reeas.'

'Yes, you will, although she will be in a lower state of consciousness, she will still be as you know her, she has also been given full Guardianship.'

I start to feel a little better.

I hope you students can access this, yes, I know it is a little complicated, but I know you can handle it.

I know one thing. I don't feel like dancing, as you can imagine. Onwards my Friends!

Chapter 54-Journey into the Dark Regions

We make preparations for the Journey. I ask Reeas if she is OK. She said, 'Yes, don't worry I can handle it.'

'How do you feel inside yourself? You know, consciously.'

'I feel fine, when we get back, I will get my full consciousness back.'

'Good, although I would love you, no matter how you are.'

Reeas smiles. She has a beautiful smile.

Students: Please prepare yourselves for the lower regions. Make sure you can access everything from the astral databank.

We transfer our consciousness into the vehicle that is going to be our home for the journey. Yes, you guessed it, Debra! How can a lightship transport us to the lowest plane of existence? You ask. Well, my friends it is not a lightship, but just an astral image that we can use for now.

Anything is possible here, my student friends. Debra is still functioning but only through me. I am certainly glad she is here but her use will be limited. Kallo is now becoming friendlier! I feel ill at ease with this. But I know I can handle it. All we have to do to get there is to be conscious of the actual lowest plane, and we will be there!

The one thing I'm not ready for is the darkness. It is so dark that I simply can’t see!

'Don't worry.' Kallo said, 'You will get used to it.'

Reeas is letting Kallo guide us for now. Debra doesn't say anything apart from the usual ship stuff. For you people who can't understand how the ship can function like this. I can only say that it is part of me and not the ship! After several hours we come to a beacon. People with special knowledge can see them; I notice it is on red;

that means there is danger ahead! Our eyes are becoming used to the darkness now. I can tell you it is a very frightening place to be. There are no visible things that you associate with everyday life; Just nothing of interest! We can't see very far also maybe three or four yards, but we can see the beacon! I try to get Debra to shine a light from the ship but it doesn't help.

Kallo said, 'We will have to get out and walk from now on.'

I said, 'Why?'

'The ship is stopping us from accessing the darkness.'

I thought about it and have to agree. Debra will have to revert into my consciousness.

'A nice trick you can do there.' Kallo said.

'Thank you. The ship is part of me, you know.'

'Yes, and very handy, especially when you are in the physical world eh?'

I see Kallo's face as he thinks about it. Can we trust him? I think.

Kallo said, 'Now we will have to cross the divide at the beacon.

We will have to beware as there will be a gatekeeper on guard.'

I feel a little relieved, as we had not met anything nasty up to now, but it is early days yet. I want Reeas to appear but I know Kallo is the expert down here so I let him lead us for now.

Suddenly a dark shape appears in front of us! 'Go back.' It said!' I can't make out any shape at all! It is just a sort of blob on the ground which is throbbing!

Who are you?' I said.

'That is none of your business. My job is to stop anyone from entering here!'

'Dan, please let me handle this.' Kallo said.

'OK,' I said. Kallo then pointed at the Blob with two fingers and then spoke some words which I know to be from the ancient Black-Art books of Dalfien, (which is a lower world planet which Kallo himself destroyed some hundreds of years ago.) The Blob said to Kallo 'You are the Dark-Angel who cursed us!'

Then it just vanished! I think, my God, if this man could get back to his other self, he could again become all-powerful.

'OK, my friends,' Kallo said. 'We can go back.'

'Hold on,' I said. 'We are supposed to find the agent at the door,'

'We did find him.' Kallo said, 'I neutralized him.'

'No, it couldn't be that easy? Mannus himself asked me to supervise this job and I know we haven't finished it yet. The entity we contacted here was only the gatekeeper to stop people coming in. We want the one who is letting people in, or all manner of entities.'

'Yes,' Kallo said. 'But where is he?'

My mind is starting to hurt! How can it? You say. Mind is a separate thing from astral! I know that, just I want to be away from this place.

Kallo said, 'Let us go back to the door and see what comes.'

I feel an almighty need to run. The place is starting to affect me badly. How could Mannus think I could cope in here? I want Reeas, I think. I am looking at Kallo as I think it, and she appears!

'Thank God you are here.' I said!

'Don't worry. She said. You haven't got used to the vibrations of the place yet.'

'I know,' I said, 'this place is starting to affect me. Kallo wants us to go back to the door again.'

'Yes, it is the only way to find the agent.'

'OK,' I said, 'just give me a few minutes to adjust. You know Kallo got rid of the gatekeeper to stop entities coming in.'

'Don't worry; he will be replaced with another.' Reeas said.

'Do you mean we will have to get by him as well?'

'Not if we find this agent who is letting entities in.'

'Why did Kallo want to go back to base when he got rid of the gatekeeper?'

'I see what you mean. Surely Kallo can't be getting back to his old self.'

'Well, we are in his domain, aren't we?'

'Very well,' she said, 'we will have to keep Kallo inside from now on.'

'What about finding the agent?'

'We will try by ourselves.' Reeas replied.

'Want to dance? I said.

Reeas smiles, but I can see she is worried. We reach the door. The feeling of dread is back again. I then notice a very dark and menacing shape appear in front of us. I know straight away this entity isn't supposed to be here, it is far too dark, even for this plane. Reeas is replaced with Kallo, as I become 'aware.'

'State your business,' I said. No sound is heard. Then it lunges at us wrapping itself around us. I feel completely trapped, and also unbelievably claustrophobic. I can feel my mind starting to shut down. Then all at once, we are on a lower level! I can't understand it.

'Where are we?' I said.

I then hear Kallo's voice. 'Don't worry, old chap, I know where we are. This is a lower sub-level, just give me a few minutes to get my bearings will you?' I am now on the verge of panic! I am wrapped up in darkness and can't function. I can't even stabilize my mind for meditation!

My God, I thought, if this is the end please make it quick. Suddenly Kallo's voice comes through. He said some more magic words from the Dalfien book. I suddenly slump to the floor.

'Are you OK, my friend?' Kallo said.

'Thank you, I said, 'We need something to lift this darkness.'

I think of Reeas. She appears.'

'I was on the verge of panic.' I said.

Reeas said, 'There is nothing we can do about it as the plane itself is made up of dark matter.'

'OK, but now the entity has gone, surely we can try to bring a little light of our own.' I said.

'How?' said Reeas.

I concentrated on Debra and Mannus. We are standing directly in front of the door when light from my own eyes begins to shine forth! I feel like a living lighthouse. Reeas stands there and looks on in awe. I can see a person standing at the gateway, he is an identical copy or clone of Kallo, but he is probably another apprentice.

OK, my fine fellow, I think, you have been nabbed!

The light is now too much for him. He disappears.

now I can relax. The next gatekeeper appears almost at once, he isn't friendly, but I can tell he is relieved to see us, he is a type of Burin but he has a higher consciousness. He said, 'It has taken a long time to move the entity from the gate.'

'I know, I said, but now you can move on.'

'No!' he shouts. I am the gatekeeper, and no one gets by me.'

I can see he is into his job, so I leave him to it.

'I think the gate is in good hands now, eh, Reeas?'

'Yes, Dan, until another psycho murderer comes along.'

I have to smile. We transfer ourselves back to the ship then back to base. Sionn is there as usual. 'How do you feel? Dan,'

'I feel good now, but I have to admit I was scared.'

'Yes. It can be very disconcerting.'

'Do you mean you have been down there?'

'Yes, but it was a long time ago, don't forget, I was also once a Trainee-Guardian,'

'Yes, and Kallo was also.' I said.

'Yes.'

'What is going to happen to Him?'

'He will be highly monitored from now on, although his apprentices are still out there.'

'How many are there?'

'How many planets are there?' He said, 'also we have a small job for you to do.'

'Oh, no, not again, can't we take an extended holiday?'

'A Guardian's work is never done. The team will prevail,' he said.

The work goes on my student friends! Please access the

relevant Database. Onwards!

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Dan Sherman Other worlds-Overview

OK, my Student friends, once again we are together, for reference, will you please upload your thoughts to the central databank when you feel the need to contribute to this learning, recording session. The databank as you know is only is accessible to student Guardians, and other higher entities that can access the Guardians computer banks. I don't know you, but I know you are high enough in consciousness to make it to this level and that in itself is praiseworthy my friends.

The job we are about to embark on is not easy. The wormhole at Zeta 54792 has been moved, wormholes are extremely easy to move, even going too close to them at any angle will affect them.

We have the coordinates to get to the wormhole, but as you can imagine, it is wriggling about through space at a very fast rate; any world or anything in its path will be in real danger. We use wormholes to access parts of the physical universe; they are very useful for getting to problem areas quickly. The only trouble is, people or entities can move them to stop the Guardians from doing their jobs. Now, our job is to find out who is moving them. The problem is when a wormhole gets moved it is very dangerous.

Chapter 55-Briefing

The team as usual consisted of me, Reeas, and Deria. Sionn, who is our higher coordinator, asked us to take on this job. What could we say! Even if we get killed again we will still be able to come back to the sub-plane base. Yes! I know you already know that, but I have to relate it anyway, there might be students who find it hard to relate to some of these circumstances.

'The wormhole has shifted by a hundred and thirty-million light-years already.'

Sionn said, 'We will have to use all the resources on the lightship. It should take you fifteen days to reach the vicinity of the wormhole, but don't forget, it is moving away at faster than lightspeed already'.

'What happens when it reaches critical speed?' Reeas said.

'As you know, students, the critical speed is when something goes faster than the known factor.

'We simply don't know.' Sionn said.

'How do you want us to deal with it?' I said.

'Do whatever you feel is right.'

I think that doesn't sound good. 'Can we take the Tourgen clone bodies?'

'Yes, if you must, but you won't need them.'

'I feel better when we have them.' I said.

You know by now what the Tourgen's are, so I won't waste any time in informing you. Please relate to the database for any more info if you wish. You know they are a man-made race of beings that have brought havoc to the Multiverse.

Now it is time to check the ship. The ship itself is something very special, as you know, I call her Debra after a former girlfriend of mine in my last but one lifetime on Earth. The ship itself doesn't mind being referred to as a person she likes it. For you students who know about my past exploits as a Guardian, Debra was something of a problem, but we managed to sort it out. Debra can appear as a hologram or a Robot, although she doesn't like being called a Robot. Debra can become any size or shape we want. She is simply the most technologically advanced piece of machinery of any age and capable of traveling at many times the speed of light.

Now is the time to upgrade ourselves by looking into the lightbook. It is another piece of Guardian technology, giving us whatever we need to function in whatever world we are in. All we need to do is look into it. Anyone with a higher consciousness can learn whatever they need just by being conscious. All the training we need to allow us to get the job done will be given to us, such as language, mathematics, defense training, even music, whatever we need. This Job is different though, how can we prepare for an out-of-control wormhole?

Sionn asks if we will meet him in the briefing room for preparations. I am a little apprehensive, I can tell you, I am a Guardian, but this job is different, I feel like there is something else in store for us, maybe a trap. Kallo, as you know, is an ex-Guardian but he is locked up at the moment, although his little band of helpers is still out there. Kallo fell from grace from the lofty heights of Sionn, his equal, to would be Lord of the Multiverse, he came unstuck as we battled in Dark-Space, although to be truthful that was probably Kallo's apprentice. Yes, he has many helpers ready to try for their share of power. The trouble is, Kallo can transfer his consciousness into numerous things, such as androids. Keeping a track of him is a full-time job. The cells at the astral base are special units that are supposed to keep high-security prisoners such as Kallo secure, but very often don't. Why can't the Guardians keep track of a single prisoner? The trouble is, Kallo is not the usual prisoner, he is a master tactician; also he is very skilled in lower world domination, and can travel anywhere in the inner and physical worlds. How is this possible? you ask. He can transfer into any clone that his little band of helpers has brought into being or simply escape to the astral, mental, or ethereal worlds, and any number of sub-planes in between. At the moment though, he is secure, I just hope his helpers are not as skilled as he is, if so, we will have trouble.

Chapter 56-Emergency Detour

Debra is again running at peak efficiency, she has already done the onboard check and any other things that we needed to know. She is linked into me as part of my consciousness, yes, I know that sounds a bit weird but trust me, we sorted it out. Debra is now under full control. She still calls me by silly names like Danny, and dear, but I like it, Reeas, is also used to Debra. When Debra was a threat in our last adventure, Reeas and everyone at the star base were in danger of being obliterated by Debra. But now, as I said, things are OK.

We are now several hundred thousand light-years out in deep space, I am about to take a dream break when a message comes through, it is in a language I'm not conversant with, although Debra has already translated it; It said: 'Lightship, you are now entering Transveall Space, prepare to be boarded.' I said to Reeas, 'If they can board us they must be a superior race.' Reeas said, 'Yes, the monitors show they are of a technologically advanced race. But they won't be able to board us.'

Debra said, 'Do you want me to isolate the vessel, Dan?'

'No, Debra, not yet, we will see what occurs.'

'Dan.' Deria said, 'Stop the ship, I will go over and check them out.'

As you know, Deria is a higher Guardian and can access places where we in the physical world can't. 'Thank you Deria, that will be good.'

I am now becoming aware that this little stopover could be a nuisance. We are already late for the wormhole crisis; the wormhole itself is at this point now traveling many times faster than light and if we are held up in any way we could miss the deadline to contact it. The Transveall are now trying to transfer their security people into our ship by the old-fashioned way of transferring their bodies into basic atoms and then resembling them onboard our ship. I know this will be a failure, but I wasn't prepared for the deaths of three of their people while they continued to board us. I said to Reeas, 'They now know that they cannot board us yet they continue to try. Reeas said, 'They are a very dominant race. Individual lives mean nothing to them.'

The thing that worries me now is the time it is taking to deal with this situation.

I said, 'Let me talk with them, Debra.'

'OK, Dan, you are now in contact.' I then messaged them saying:

'Transveall, we are sorry to encroach into your space, but we

are on an important mission, will you please let us continue.'

Our sensors are showing that the Transveall are not people to mess with, they did everything by the book, and we can already tell that they intend to take us to their security asteroid to question us. 'We haven't got time for this, Dan.' Reeas said.

I have to say at this point that the threat wasn't coming from a ship but a retraction beam, yes, similar to the one which took one of our ships back in our last adventure. The thing is, we know about this retraction beam, so it wasn't a surprise. Debra said, 'The beam could be dangerous to them, Dan,'

'Yes,' Reeas said, 'if they try to take us with the beam, while our ship is on the defense, then all worlds within Transveall space would be destroyed. What can we do? Dan'

'Well,' I said, 'if we try to leave now, it would trigger the beam. Have we got time to take a trip over to their asteroid? Debra.'

'Not really.'

The thought is beginning to sink in that this could be very tricky. We tried to persuade the Transveall people to compromise, but we can also see that they are the dominant race in this part of the Universe. They are similar to Earth people but smaller, and with very high intellect, and several hundred years ahead of Earth in technology. We can tell from their instruments that there is a very large fleet of battle cruisers on the way.

'Time for action,' I said.

'Debra, is there any way we can get out of this with no casualties?'

'No, Dan, but I could take over their entire network.'

'No, thank you, Debra, that would be too much responsibility.

OK, we will have to go over and negotiate with them.'

Deria is now back. Yes, I am also forgetful of Deria, as she is often invisible and easy to miss. She said, 'There is widespread distrust at the asteroid where we are being observed.'

Debra then said that their cannons are now trained on us, plus the retraction beam is now shielded. This means they are intending to blast us out of existence.

'Right, I said, let's get over there.'

We put on our lightsuits, which as you know can protect us from any harm. I ask Debra if they can access anything about us. She said only that we are a threat. Deria said anything superior to their technology is considered a threat, and so, has to be confronted.

'OK.' I said, 'let's confront them!' We do not need any weapons as our lightsuits are all we need, plus Debra is coming with us. She is more than capable of stopping any threat; she is the ship, but she is also the power. The lightsuits are part of the ship, so we are all part of Debra. We simply push our way out into space, and then make our way to the asteroid which is some thousands of astronomical units away, but the distance is child's play to us. We already know that they won't be able to stop us; in fact, they don't even know we have gone. The lightsuits enable us to be controlled by Debra if need be, but we can also interact separately. We can do whatever Debra can do, this means we can travel to the asteroid in just over two minutes. We are dressed in jumpsuits, but as you know, the lightsuits are invisible over the jumpsuits, which would give the Transveall's some worry.

Imagine seeing some alien people come walking into your defended, security-conscious world, with seemingly nothing more than a jumpsuit. As we reach the asteroid, we are aware that if the Transveall's were to fire upon our craft, it would instantly resound back to them. There would be a tremendous explosion, or rather, a sonic blast. We push our way in through the main doors. I am surprised to see that the Transveall's are very short people indeed; some were not more than four feet five. Their security people are quick to react, although it feels very comical to be standing before little people with laser guns, I changed my mind when several of them fire on us, although their weapons were set on stun, the charges bounced off us, went flying around the cargo area hitting several of their people.

'Please don't use your weapons, you will only get hurt.' I said.

this seemed to infuriate them, and then two of the security staff fired their weapons on kill, this resulted in three deaths of the people in the cargo area!

'Stop!' I shouted. I look at Debra, she knows what to do, the people who have weapons are now frozen to the spot. I regretted the deaths, as I should have told Debra to freeze them before. I didn't think they would be so trigger-happy.

'Take us to your Captain.' I said.

There is no reply. I look at Debra, she said, they don't want to talk. Dan. I know where the Captain is.'

'OK, I said, let's get this over with.' It took us another two hours to negotiate a truce whereby we could cross their space!

We know they would have killed us if they could. So from now on the space throughout the Transveall system will be tightly monitored. Of course, by now the wormhole is out of reach. We have to return to base and report to Sionn.

Thank you for reading my book. If you enjoyed it, won't you please take a moment to leave me a review at your favorite retailer? Onwards to books 7.-11

Thanks!

Colin.J.Platt.