CHAPTER 18
“How much oil were we able to extract from the seeds?” asked Jarvick.
“Almost a gallon” replied Matea. The two of them were walking down a hallway in the main building, and Jarvick was carrying a small box in his hand. The meeting room was past Calek’s office at the end; and when they walked in the door, Jarvick counted twenty people in attendance. About half of them were pilots that Jarvick had met, but the others he didn’t know. Everyone was seated at a long table, with the chair at the end being empty, as Calek had yet to arrive. Jarvick and Matea took two seats that were available; and Jarvick asked her who the others were.
“They are our agents who spend most of their time on Gavilon” replied Matea. “Do you see that man sitting next to Terand?”
“Yes” said Jarvick.
“That’s his twin brother, Sorac. He is one of the Commanders in the Western Province. Without his leadership on the ground on Gavilon; gathering supplies and scheduling the re-supply flights, we could not exist here on Eos.”
Calek walked into the meeting room and everyone stood.
“Good Morning, please be seated” Calek said as he took the chair at the head of the table.
“Thank you for coming, everyone. I know you’re all busy with your day to day activities, but I have some important news. We think we have a solution to the alien mind control problem. I would like to introduce the newest member of our team.”
Calek extended his hand and said “Jarvick, you have the floor.” All eyes in the room turned to him.
“Good morning. My name is Jarvick, and I was a detective with the Directorate Police on Gavilon. I think I have a way to cancel out the alien’s way of controlling the population. On a recent trip to Gavilon, Terand and I were able to collect enough Pyka seeds to produce enough oil to immunize most of the Western Province.”
A pilot on the other side of the room asked “How does it work?”
The majority of the Gavilonian population did not know about the telepathic problem with twins, so Jarvick explained the history of separating them at the beginning, then how a drug was developed to counteract the telepathy.
“The reason why their mind control doesn’t work on some of you is because you are part of a twin. Terand, you and your brother frequently travel to Gavilon, yet you do not fall victim to the aliens. That’s because you and your brother have taken these pills all your lives. Your telepathic connection is blocked by the properties of the oil from the Pyka seed. People who are not twins never did take this drug and they all are under alien control. All we have to do is put this oil in the water supply and it will break the connection and the population will then fight back.”
Sorac stood up and asked “How do you propose we do that? The entire infrastructure on the planet is under heavy security. The electrical plants, the water treatment plants, everything.”
Jarvick smiled and then said “I have a way. I’ll be right back.” Then he walked out of the room carrying his box.
A minute later, something strange occurred. The glass of water that was sitting in front of Calek slowly lifted into the air, appeared to pour itself out onto the table, then returned to where it was. Everyone was astonished, and then Jarvick’s voice could be heard near Calek.
“This is how we do it. They won’t see us. We can walk right up to the water supply and just dump it in. In two days, the population will wake up and start fighting back.”
The room erupted in chaos.
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There were twelve water treatment plants in the Western Province and there were enough people to form twelve two-man teams. The oil was evenly divided between them and distributed in small glass vials. Jarvick had enough of the orange asteroid material to make one member in each team invisible. The spray cans were handed out and they were warned that the invisibility powder can wash off with water, so if it rains, they were to abort the mission. The teams were to land at the base in northern Vendorra and spread out to their individually assigned targets. Jarvick wanted to participate in this clandestine activity but Calek insisted he stay on Eos. The men that were going in have been in the fight on Gavilon and were experienced enough to ensure success.
All of the water supply was drugged at the same time; and within 2 days, radio traffic being monitored on Eos was picking up and the alien’s grip on the population was beginning to slip. Within two weeks, an organized insurgency had formed and the people were fighting back; and the first alien ship was destroyed on the one month anniversary of the water being treated. Within two months, a total of four ships out of the eight that were orbiting the planet had been destroyed, so they left.
Gavilon was free again and the process of rebuilding began; with the first task of setting up a new government. Calek was elected unanimously as the new Directorate Leader who then appointed Matea as his Vice director. Jarvick was asked to be the Chief of Directorate Security, which he gladly accepted; then he and Cindy settled into a modest home near the center of Vendorra. Several months after Jarvick began his new job, he came home to a smiling Cindy, who greeted him at the door.
“I have some good news, Jarvick” she said.
Taking her in his arms, he said “What is it, dear?”
“I’m pregnant” she said, then paused. “With twins.”
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