“The limit to your knowledge is boundless except that which
you don’t want to know…”
It was the era of quantum,
where time is immeasurable. It could be 88hrs for a day to lapse and 7hrs
another time. A new world has presented itself to man. It was as if nature
itself was in oblivion of its existence. The civilization was sophisticated yet
they possess a similar morphology like man except for some other features.
Their DNA structure was spiral with a complex internal structure. Brain cells
multiply exponentially every hour and they seem smarter than themselves. The
atmosphere is vacuum and the trees produce by process unfathomable to man. It
seems far better than photosynthesis itself. Leaves that wither grow to form
another tree and the community abhors leafless domain. The sky is seldom pink
but occasionally blue when it rains.
Their automobile moves at a
flash and in a sec, you are at your destination. The government work every day,
making sure that everything is in order. Military, economic, social and
scientific power was at the beck and call of the communist leader of the state.
Partisans revere their leader like gods and they in turn make livelihood as
easy as being born. As foods and fruits surface from the super-fertile land, so
does natural resources bury themselves to the bottom of the land. No sooner had
you dug five feet when you come across gold and diamonds. So, the world was
flourishing and everybody was satiable.
Then one day, a portent
dawned on them; their magnetosphere just disappeared and many space particles
were heading towards their ecosystem. As if that wasn't enough, they observe
that their gravitational attraction to the Sun was closing by and the planet is
moving closer to the solar source every half a minute. Their world was
initially several millions light years farther from the Sun and they are
closing up on it. They had to use their initiative, they had to gather their
intelligent teams; they had to save their lovely world from the scorch effect
of the Sun before they got burnt to nothing. While some suggested that they
leave their world and seek asylum in another planet, some couldn't imagine leaving
their beautiful world for another place. How long will it take to adapt in the
new place? Will they accommodate us? These questions rush out of their thought
and thereby opining that they find a way to savour the situation or die a brave
man.
In the house of resolute,
King Azhiba, the leader of the era summoned all sectoral and regional leaders.
Zulu, the head of military sector and Amanda, the head of scientific sector
suggested that asylum shouldn’t be thought of. Zulu, a man who had trained many
soldiers of the world, smart and seemingly ageless, boasted of their fortress
made of steel that can withstand the heat of the Sun. The steel, which was
forged out from a dying dwarf Sun, which landed at the southern region as a
meteor several decades ago, was the best defence mechanism that is available.
He assures the leader that the fortress was equipped to defend and attack any megaton
or flare. Its mighty and gigantic size is spacious enough for a million people.
The general was so certain of his theory and he couldn’t hide his ego and his
gallant prowess on this. He was almost with no opposition because he has
assured the colony of such victory before. About twenty centuries before, he
had led a brave and supposedly deadly mission to fight a set of half-human
half-beast giants, up to two thousand and he could get half a thousand brave
warriors with the fortress and the war ended with a slim victory. It was the
most unexpected victory as the enemy have advanced and maimed many soldiers.
Hope was almost lost but after a heavy bullet loaded with viral infection, capable
of incapacitating, find its way into his left shoulder twice and his right hand
chopped off by one of the brutal enemy, he stood up and after days of unending
and brutal fight, win the war. Memories of how dead bodies flung on air and the
fortress falling twice before rising to defeat the enemy will forever be
remembered.
Amanda,
on the other hand, a reputable scientist who designed and build up the fortress
, who has her research work to stand as a proof of her competency, believed
that by gathering her best scientist, she can generate an artificial magnetic
shield that can shatter any meteor or flying objects in space moving co-planar
with their planet Hobo. Amanda, a mother of two intelligent girls, Manya and
Orby, and a loving wife to the fiercest but handsome soldier, Max values the
necessity of survival that she worked all day to improve the world
scientifically. Though, her smile usually radiate every morning and night as if
she is an angel, she cannot but give a stern look and a gaze of fear as she look
at her computational geo-device beeping and showing the countdown to total
destruction . Time is running out, the beautiful world they had long lived in
will soon be history. Winsbor, the minister of social and Barbelou, the leader
of economic, out of their fear of loss of lives and property suggested an
asylum with planet Earth, which is just five billion light years from them, is
the best option. They had even tried to communicate with the other world for
help but all to no avail.
As
the argument intensify in the house of resolute, it was necessary that a
conclusion is to be made in earnest. Without much hesitation and listening to
everyone’s opinion, King Azhiba thanked the opposing opinions and hybridized
his decision. It is a time of trial and challenges and all hands are to be on
deck as all heads are to be in thought of the best solution. He commanded the
head of military to gather as many soldiers as possible to deploy the populace
to the fortress when the time comes, while the chief scientist is instructed to
produce more fortresses with more sophisticated features to accommodate people,
shielding them from the ray. He also reminded them to work on the artificial
magnetosphere. He told the information sector of the social to make sure that
people are not informed about the situation to avoid mayhem and trembling.
Effort to communicate with the planet Earth was also delegated to the same
office.
After
hours of gathering soldiers and communicating with the other world, it still seems
as if there is no headway. The planet is drastically moving towards the Sun.
Amanda, with her best crew from around the planet, work tirelessly to meet the
required target of the fortress quantity and quality. It is to be made to
accommodate up to three million people and to be able to hover to another
planet for safety if annihilation is nigh. It was to act as both a fortress and
a space elevator. Movement of man and robots was almost inseparable as they
engineer the making of new machines. Flashes of ember and steel mixed with
computronium were the component of the make-up. As tension raises due to the
increasing heat causing plants to burn and water evaporating to an unbearable
gas, the king resort to informing the world and ordering the gathering of all
possible being to occupy those fortresses that is ready.
On
planet Earth, deliberation on whether to accept the asylum of planet Hobo or
not ensue in the United Nations meeting. The decision was bitter to make
because of the dissension that has existed between the two worlds. Earth had
once requested that Hobo allowed her to have a bilateral relationship but it
was not fruitful. It was clear because they believed that Earth had the mission
of overthrowing their government as a result of the natural resources they possess
and the nature of the planet. Yet, knowing that many lives will be lost in the
disaster that is about to happen, planet Earth was ready to accommodate half of
planet Hobo’s population of a trillion, even though it was more than that of
hers. But time had ran out before Earth could respond to the request
As Amanda and her team finished the last
set of the fortress, the Sun gets nearer and the event begin. The heat dried up
all their hydrosphere, generating a pungent gas that can shut your heart beat
in a while, people roast like chicken and the quarter of the world was in total
wreck. As the planet rotate infinitesimally, the ray gradually approaches other
places, crowds climb on each other to enter the fortress that has been located
at different strategic places of the planet. Some resorted to killing
themselves, while some mutter some religious intonation, probably seeking for a
better afterlife. Some even try to drive their car in the air trying to defy
gravity but it was too late. The king and all his functionaries board their own
executive fortress and prepare for the impact coming forth. In three seconds,
the ray was at their spot and it burnt the fortress at will but the chemicals
that make up the fortress were strong enough to hold on. After five days of
continuous heating and no halt, a creaking sound of break and fall was heard
and seen from one of the fortresses and it melted with the people in it. Plan B
was to be made, hovering the fortress!. Its engine was ignited, a sideways
wing-like arm protruded out, with a big chopper edge. It seem like a drone and
as it was about flying, Amanda sensed a new development, her device which was
reading all the space-time parameters showed that the planet is moving backward
against the Sun. Answers to how it happened was not the matter. Everybody was
happy and passionately holding each other. Some never believed they could
survive the crisis. And after two days of recession, their world was normal
again. Then, they evacuated the ship, the fortress, to live once again. Happy
Independence Day! , a child whispers in her mother’s ear.
