SODIUM:6 Defiance

SODIUM:6 Defiance by Stephen Arseneault Read Free Book Online

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Authors: Stephen Arseneault
Tags: Sci Fi & Fantasy
the small plateau was pushed downward covering the area. I used the reverse polarity of the ships gravity weapon to then move several large rocks in front of the geometric shapes that had first drawn my attention to the site. When I was done the area looked like any other mountain top. We now had nothing to do but sit and wait. After returning to the compound the time was spent sharing stories with the crew.

Chapter 4

    Two months after our discovery the full science team arrived. There were 244 members of the team which had previously been assigned to solve many of Earth's major issues. It was their work that had sped the adaptation of the Sodium shield for Earth as well as most of its enhancements. Many of the senior members had worked for me on the original teams that had managed the evacuation of Toleda. I trusted their judgment.
    Within hours of their arrival we had once again cleared the mountain site and brought them up to speed on our discoveries. Harris now had a dozen linguistics experts helping him decipher the alien symbols. Discussions went on 24/7.
    A construction crew was brought along with the task of creating a faux canopy over the site. It had been decided that if the Frekkin returned we did not want to expose the site to their prying eyes. Walls and a roof had been prefabricated on Earth and within two days the site was no longer visible to the eye, or to what would be expected from most sensors. It was just another snow covered peak.
    As the scientists got to work Hershen and I realized that we had nothing but free time. I asked for and was granted permission to return to the Blake Adventure to begin logging any technologies that we might find useful. Two scientists were assigned to us for the purpose of studying the Mundari static field that had been used to hold us in place. I herded them aboard the Saxon and we were soon walking down the corridors of the giant cruise vessel.
    We started at the end opposite of where the Frekkin had first come aboard. It was a green sphere approximately half a kilometer in diameter. As it turned out, it was a giant luxury accommodation for a single party. The rooms had a posh appearance with furnishings trimmed in gold and jewels. Soft fine linens adorned large bedrooms with great stone baths attached to each.
    The dining area would easily hold 50 guests and the kitchen behind it had food preparation stations that would rival the best I had seen on Earth. It was obviously a self-contained suite for someone of high importance of financial stature. The next five pods we entered offered similar accommodations.
    The sixth sphere was larger at nearly a full kilometer in diameter. The lower floors held power and maintenance facilities while the other floors had hundreds of stores that offered everything from clothing to jewelry to electronic gadgets and adventure outfitting. On a lark I entered a jewelry shop and selected a rather large diamond pendant from a case.
    I placed the pendant around my neck and paraded myself in front of a wall of mirrors. Hershen looked-on with a fascinated expression. It had been the first time I had thought of jewelry in many years. When I was done with my display of vanity I turned towards the door with the pendant still around my neck. A static field prevented my exit until such time as I returned the pendant to its display. I found it to be an interesting and effective method of anti-theft protection.
    The two scientists that were walking with us, Lisa Fogg and James Williams, immediately got to work on analyzing the static field. Hershen and I continued to wander the mall as Lisa and James followed the static field conduits back to their control circuits. After several hours of study they had an understanding of how the field worked.
    The Sodium skin of our BGS suits and our ships functioned by bringing the electron spin of the Sodium atoms to a near halt. With almost no spin it seemed that anything coming in contact with the atom would simply

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