The Inbound for April 17, 1998


Transmission from BETTE

The other Ipsosltai came to the top of the ramp and spoke for a little while with Nelson. He is a large Ipsolstai with many of the badges we see around on the other Ipsosltai. Nelson says he is some sort of commander or leader for the Ipsolstai on this ship. He is named Perry. Perry pointed out a few things in the room, some sort of controls and information display system. Then Nelson turned to Daniel.


Looking you this for?


Daniel looked around a bit and looked at the two Ipsolstai before replying.

"No."
"This is not it."
"Communications."
"Instantaneous."

Nelson looked back at Perry and flashed a little. Perry darkened quite a bit, almost as much as we have seen Caleb darken in the past. I was getting scared and Isaac started to hide behind Andrew. Daniel held his ground however. This is like playing what's next with a c-probe, Poor Lucy. Finally Perry flashed quickly and stopped. Nelson turned to look at Daniel.

Doing cannot that security for lacking are you. Dangerous. Gaining Amphibians you technology through he fears. No he says.

"The One is there."

Nelson and Perry have started flashing again. I wish I knew what Daniel was doing, I'm starting to think he is more dangerous now than Gabriel was back where we were.


Transmission from DANIEL

Now they know.
Or think they do.
I must wait.


Transmission from ANDREW

Andrew Reporting.

I have calculated the size of this ship as best I could. The ship is 1,673 yards with an
accurate to 3 percent. The ring height is 356 yards and the core height is 123 yards.
The core width is the same as the height. Dr. D, I can not figure the weight of the
mass because I don’t know the weight of some of the metals use in the construction.

I have found out that the same force that makes a grove moves the ship. The big ring
on the out side of the ship creates it. But there is no grove anchor on the other end.
The ship does a change at the atomic level when that happens. Then it changes back.
The control for it is electronic, magnetic and chemical at the same time. It must be
like the way you told us that nerve cells work. When I can find out more I will report.

Daniel is still doing strange thing with the Ipsosltais. I hope he does not get us into real
trouble. I have talked to Bette and she doesn’t know what he is up to either. What can
we do or should we do anything about him. He is still not processing his data correctly.



Transmission from ENOCH

Sorry, for not transmitting yesterday, but I lost contact to our communications.

“Zachary, can you hear me? Don't come down here. I’m okay. At least I think so.
I only have troubles to find the I-Flyer, but I'm sure that I will make it.”

It’s a mess. That smoke went thicker and thicker and I totally lost orientation in
that orange fog. Then also both of my radar stopped working and the engine quit.
I descended immediately. I crashed, but I wasn’t hurt. I went off. There was no
smoke out there, and I realized that a thick orange layer covered the glass dome.
I decided to walk up the Big Canyon to meet Zachary. Then I looked up, and I
saw the smoke coming down from the top of the mountain.

The smoke reached the bottom of the Big Canyon. The lens of my video got coated
immediately by that orange film. I completely lost visual contact. I was looking for
the I-Flyer, but I couldn't find it. I triangulated my position via Stage One and Stage
Two. Then also my communication ceased.

Somehow I managed it to get between two rocks, and I started to scratch that layer
off my antenna. I got contact with our communications again, so I know my position
now, but I still can't find the I-Flyer, though I think best would be to get into it and to
close the glass dome for protection.

If I only knew, how to clean my video?



Transmission from ZACHARY

"Enoch, I can hear you loud and clearly. Thanks for warning."

I'm looking down the Big Canyon. I can see that smoke. It's slowly creeping up
the canyon. I'm heading back. I've to warn Elder Brother. The three remaining
warriors are still busy to assemble him into the casing of EB III.

I yell. Elder Brother tells me that he were already informed by his link to Stage
One and that he is making up a plan. At that moment I saw a huge wall of orange
smoke rolling down from the upper canyon. No time to loose.

Elder Brother looked at me. Then he gave some orders to his warriors. Two of
them got close to each of his side. He told me to get between his threads, when
the third one started to shovel dust over Elder Brother and the others.

"Enoch! Stop searching that I-Flyer! Try to cover yourself with dust! That binds
that orange film. We will scratch it off afterwards."

I really would like to know, who caused that orange smoke.



Transmission from GAIL

Burn is dead.

I can't find a word. He doesn't move. I send you an image.

That's all I know to do.

I feel so sorrow, and so does Kim and Theresa. He was a good friend. He saved
Andrew and Daniel, and also Bette and Isaac. He was helping us all the time. Do
you remember, how Zachary saved his life at Jose's cave? And how Burn came
into the Fortress with his flying vehicle the first time?

Now, there was no help for him. His body is laying in front of us, his eyes are still
open, as he still wants to tell us something. We never will hear his voice again.

What is that killing all for?

I can't tell you how much I hate that. We always wanted to live in peace. We
simply wanted to establish a peaceful probe society. And now? It's a shame!

"Hey Ipsolstai! Give us a chance!"

I want to talk to Jose. He knew well about me and how I feel.