NEW WORLD
Blurb
With much of Earth burning presently,
soon Earth will fall into a very long ice age.
Fortunately, a group of women, men,
half-saires, and one full-saire are hidden on a lovely island. The full-saire
has a spaceship capable of leaving Earth and traveling to a more reliable
planet that never grows too cold or hot.
However, when they arrive, the planet
looks much like prehistoric Earth, with giant reptiles everywhere. Fortunately,
Keelan and Tiburon are strong and mighty warriors. By noon, they have killed
most of the deadly creatures that their life bubble protects. They also saved
the life of a twelve-foot chicken-like creature who turns out to be sentient
and a great help when locating dangers.
The two warriors were able to remove
most of the T-Rexes as well. Only two had to be killed for refusing to leave
their valley. Thus, they have survived day one.
But how long will their bullets and
luck hold out?
EXCERPT
3. Fear sets in, due to all the crap
they brought.
Finally, the ship was ready, the skies
were clear, and the winds were calm. Jesse had not realized how much had to be
right before a ship could take flight...or whatever it did to pop into the
space next to their new home.
After serving the children an early
breakfast, Jesse and Keelan led them to the invisible spacecraft which he had
moved near the mansion so they would not have to go into the jungle. Still, it
took several hours to properly secure each child in their soft cocoon attached
to the wall. Per Enigma’s instructions, which only Keelan heard, the children
were soon safely secured, but unhappy with the tight cocoons that prevented any
movement.
While Jesse tried to sooth and calmed
the children, Keelan returned to their beautiful home and rounded up the
adults.
“Where exactly is this ship? Mechel
demanded.
Keelan turned off the cloaking devise
so they could see the ship.
Unfortunately, seeing the mass of junk
attached to the exterior of the ship seemed to terrify them more.
Keelan attempted to calm them with
assurances.
“While the hop from one place to
another will not harm the massive amount of crap strapped to the ship, the
ascension from earth and descension on their new planet would rip everything to
pieces if not for a bubble device that I will
activate around the ship, leaving only the exhaust sections of the main
rocket uncovered.
Now everyone was reconsidering the
wisdom in going to an unknown planet in such a poorly built ship. Many now
stated a wish to burrow into the Earth for the rest of their lives.
Keelan tried to assure them that the
bubble device would keep them safe during both entry and landing.
Unfortunately, many of the adults didn’t believe him.
Keelan was most put out. “I realize
none of you have the competency to grasp the concepts of true space travel, but
my existence here on this planet should be sufficient for you to believe space
travel is possible.”
“Excellent point. How do we know you
actually came from space?” Kyle challenged.
Tiburon glared at Kyle. “I have seen
the ship from inside. It is far beyond our comprehension, but our inability to
actually fly this ship is no reason to hide underground. I dare say none of you
can fly an airplane, but you don’t question whether a plane can fly!”
“We don’t have time for this nonsense,”
Keelan yelled. “Jesse and the children are already secured inside. Either enter
the ship or stay here.”
Fifteen feet above them, large metal
doors opened and a ramp extended to the ground. Jesse stood in the entrance.
She spoke to the adults outside. “We have worked so hard to go to a better
home. Why are you doubting this is the right path now?”
“This island is a good place to live,”
Kyle yelled. “Why do we need to go anywhere else?”
Mike stood next to his father. “I agree
that we should wait until there is a true need to leave.”
Jesse stared at her frightened family.
“We cannot predict the exact moment this planet will cease to be a haven for
humans, but the signs are already here. Why are you doubting this is our best
chance for survival?”
She focused on David, then Carmella.
“You two may be the smartest people on Earth. How can you wish to go
underground for the rest of your lives than to blink across two galaxy’s and
create a new home in a better place?”
David chuckled. “Oh, I’m going. This is
too enticing not to do.” He then turned to the others. “I know you are all
concerned about dying. But we will eventually die, no matter what we do. Now,
you can stay here and die a gruesome death of starvation since I never filled
the bins with food, or you can join a grand adventure.”
“Why didn’t you fill the bins?” Kyle
demanded.
“Because we had all agreed going to a
new world was better. I’m aware that many of you are shocked at the external
shabbiness of the ship’s appearance. It disturbed me as well. Had they not put
the bubble around it, I would still be concerned. But they have confined all
our messy junk we insisted on taking, and I believe it can do its job.”
“But is it not safer to stay here?”
“The answer is no on many levels.
First, you will run out of food within a month. Second, this island will be
underwater in less than two years. Third, without Jesse’s soothing nature, you
will all be fighting within a week.
About
the Author
Liza lives in Denville, NJ with her dog
Jess. Having an adventurous nature, she learned to fly small Cessnas in NJ,
hang-glide in New Zealand, kayak in Pennsylvania, ski in New York, scuba dive
with great white sharks in Australia, dig up dinosaur bones in Montana, sky
dive in Indiana, and raft a class four river in Tasmania. She’s an avid
gardener, amateur photographer, and dabbler in watercolors and graphic arts.
Yet through her entire life, her first love has and always will be writing
novels. She loves to create interesting characters, set them loose, and scribe
what happens in a myriad of genres.
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