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    The Alien Sphere
    The Alien Sphere
    The Alien Sphere
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    The Alien Sphere

    By V Bertolaccini

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    A science fiction classic with two novelettes about the discoveries of alien artifacts and explorers being taken beyond the boundaries of space and time!
    At the end of the twenty-first century scientists with the United Nations Space Agency, operating expeditions on Mars, stumble on a mysterious metallic sphere with a pulsating vibration.
    A flickering laser that they fire at the sphere triggers it to unlock and reveal its forces by the manipulation of gravitational forces are suspending a black hole.
    At a United Nations Space Agency laboratory scientists carry out experiments on the black hole.
    Within the opened alien sphere the black hole magically suspends gleams of light motionlessly in mid-air.
    At the exhibition of it an accident occurs and scientists fall into it and travel out beyond the realms of the universe.
    In the second story, Beyond Space and Time, explorers are imprisoned aboard a small alien artifact voyager archaeologists discovered concealed below a cave over a sea cliff.
    In the depths of the universe they encounter weird life forms and entities, including one with the dimensions of a small galaxy floating in a deep void.
    It travels endlessly on to a gateway at the center of space where it voyages beyond space and time to where it came from.
    The small voyager takes the explorers through new mind-bending universes, universe after universe, as it accelerates beyond anything experienced before with them endeavoring to flee with no knowledge of where it is going or if they will survive.
    Their only way to survive and escape its confines is the use of a matter transferor created by an entity/transcendent, which enters them into different universes and puts them on mind-bending destinations.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCosmicBlueCB
    Release dateSep 15, 2011
    ISBN9781466077461
    The Alien Sphere
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    V Bertolaccini

    A 21st century publisher/author famous for his unique classic mind-bending beyond space and time, alien artifact, and exploration themed science fiction, who did his first mind-boggling science fiction classic From Beyond Space and Time in 1998, who likes and writes 21st century potential blockbusters, headline action thrillers, high quality action-packed movie-style science fiction horror.

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      The Alien Sphere - V Bertolaccini

      The Alien Sphere

      V Bertolaccini

      First published 2009 by AOL

      This edition published 2010 by CB

      This is a Smashwords edition 2016

      Copyright Victor Bertolaccini

      ISBN: 978-1-4660-7746-1

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission of the copyright owner. Nor can it be circulated in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without similar condition including this condition being imposed on a subsequent purchaser.

      All characters in this publication are fictitious and any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental.

      Part I

      The Alien Sphere

      Chapter 1

      The Alien Sphere

      In the outer fringes of the black hole, shifting wildly about itself, within the opened up alien sphere, a metallic gleam of light was magically suspended, motionlessly in mid-air, from the surface of an electronic clock, by the scientists.

      The clock held at the end of an almost invisible cable, of translucent material, had its precision digital numbers frozen in fuzzy multidimensional forms (in a suspended cluster of partially transparent layers).

      Professor Bergman, the leading scientist, had it released further, edging it into the black hole, creating more spectacular optical effects from the clock, making it distort in twisted forms (shaping beams of light with matter like a form of glass sculpture).

      Its numbers shifted fast forward, until they froze again, and the clock almost vanished, and they stopped its progression.

      A loud cheer erupted from all of the scientists and technicians crowded into the laboratory, applauding.

      Dexter realized that it was more than a rupture in space. It had properties of suspending time! It was a hole in the fabric of space and time, and a gateway into the depths of time.

      He had staggered when he had first observed the pulsating alien sphere, when he had entered the laboratory of the UN Space Agency – where leading scientists were carrying out a series of basic experiments on it.

      They had not been able to determine its origins, so they had brought it back to the Earth, to allow leading scientists to investigate it.

      He had shuddered as he had studied its cleaned surface and perfect sphere shape, with no blemishes or openings.

      The abnormal antics of the laboratory scientists had captivated him – mystifying him with the depth of their nervousness, and fear of something! Some still repetitively studied the controls of an immense laboratory laser, with alarm – preparing themselves!

      What were they going to do? Had something gone wrong in their earlier experiments?

      A swift flash of light had exploded out, and the laser’s flickering beam had blasted into the sphere – silencing all the scientists.

      It had triggered it to unlock, open (with a deafening bang), and reveal its inner chamber, where it was – by the manipulation of gravitational forces – suspending a black hole.

      Professor Bergman calmly raised his hand, quickly giving a signal to a technician.

      As you see, he announced, it manipulates perceptions of space and time – within its outer radius! It suspends, accelerates, and suspends it. And if you’ll look – to the clock – suspended at its outer radius – it decelerates it too.

      The cable emerged outwards, pulling the clock back, with its numbers going swiftly backwards, until its numbers once again became motionless.

      And if you examined that clock, you would see that the numbers don’t move backwards!

      Dexter copied Basinger, Burrell, Selina, and the others, and clapped wildly.

      He briefly wondered if it could be a form of time machine.

      Professor Bergman! a scientist, next to him, called out. "If something fell in there, would it go on a quantum leap? Would you say that it would appear at some stage after its collapse?"

      "I personally believe that it would travel into the future. But where it ends up is not in my field of knowledge!"

      Dexter wondered if in reality the black hole was different from what they perceived. But he dismissed the idea. He did accept their philosophy!

      What are your intentions? another scientist called out, from behind the group. Are you going to send something in there?

      We have investigated it little, so far, and if we do, I can assure you that I shall have you all informed about it!

      What uses to industry do you think it may have? the scientist continued. Could science not use it? It has the power to stop time in its outer radius!

      "We do not know at present how safe it is! We shall test it much further, and we may find a use for it – as you mentioned.

      If you will take an observation of its shifting movements, which we have been studying closely over the past few days – which some of you may have observed – as its constrained pattern of movements has dramatically altered.

      Dexter examined its lethal appearance. It resembled a large black bubble of pure energy – buzzing wildly and dangerously about – ready to discharge somewhere.

      Do you believe that space is full of black holes like this? another scientist asked. Is space full of them from events such as the big bang? And how long do you think it will last?

      "There may be many, scattered throughout the universe, and a danger to any explorations of space! Thus we can study this one, and learn to detect them.

      The length of time that they exist may depend on their size and the conditions that they exist in. We just don’t know how long they last! However, I can give you other details about this one. Our fact sheets have all our findings, from our experiments, which may interest you.

      A technician entered, nervously listening to everything, and began handing the documents to the scientists at the doorway, and they queued up to the back of the laboratory.

      While Dexter stood waiting for them to finish, he sensed something peculiar, but he kept his sight on the queue, where the scientists were having captivating discussions.

      As he listened more, a gentle draught appeared, and he discontentedly tried to detect where it was coming from.

      But it increased, and he realized that it was not a draught – the air was being sucked away. And he glimpsed a hideous black shadow over the floor, with a horrific shape emerging.

      He then stood frigid, watching the black hole crawl through the laboratory’s protective screen material.

      In an instant it vanished and reappeared across his path. And he could not escape: the strength of its pull was far too great.

      The whole laboratory erupted into a frenzy of activity, and he plunged into it – hurtling into blackness – with existence rapidly vanishing.

      Chapter 2

      The Fringes of Eternity

      In a blur, he was floating over all the stars of the universe, and tumbling through the depths of eternity – far from the nearest stars – out beyond reality.

      Obscure illuminations endlessly shifted, as he wildly spun around, with no real awareness of anything.

      A tranquil abyss flowed surreally against him.

      A shape gradually emerged, of a stretch of shininess.

      He came to, from his state of disarray, studying it.

      How had he managed to end up in such a far-out place? Where was he? How could he survive?

      He felt as though he had been falling through something, and he tried to grasp the concept, and where he had been.

      There was no longer any light of the outer universe!

      Large stars magically appeared about him, with incredible dimensions, and shone with blinding rays.

      Howling air suddenly blasted at him, and around him, and he plunged down, and he saw the night sky, swirling about him.

      He was over water, and falling out of the sky.

      He realized he could survive, and prepared himself.

      A roaring and blinding surge of water hit him, and he dived through it, swiftly sinking downwards. And he automatically put out his arms, pushing away water, stroking and tugging, pulling himself from the endless depths of water.

      Chapter 3

      The Shifting Jungle

      The rhythms of the waves, skimming over the surface of the black sand, gently brought him out of his sleep.

      He felt the warm air tenderly caressing his lifeless body.

      He had vague recollection of him swimming ashore, the night before, and then hearing Selina, screaming, and her splashes, and him pulling her ashore. Then, before he had rested, and had fallen asleep, a dog had come splashing out of the water, at them, and he had discovered that she had brought her dog, Darwin, with her, which she must have had concealed in her luggage in the laboratory.

      He watched her, with curiosity. Her laboratory jacket was ripped to pieces, and she held it around her.

      He was sure that they were the only two to go through.

      The warm colors of the red sun blazing down, and the bright celestial objects shining through the sky, turned the world about him into a wonderland.

      The stars, and color of the sun, made it apparent that they had traveled further into world’s future than he had imagined possible. He estimated the length of time that had passed as being at least many millions of years.

      What would humans have turned into over such a long time? Would there actually be anything left ...?

      With astonishment, he focused his eyes further, to view the tropical beach, with the crimson glow of the sky over it; and, at the end of the beach, he saw an immense perpendicular cliff, curving out to the sea.

      With an abominable thud, Dexter felt something crash against him, and he swiftly rolled sideways, to see a chunk of vegetation.

      He shaded his eyes, and clabbered upwards, startled at the fascinating sight behind him. A jungle of unknown variations of trees and plants went along the beach, in both directions. Many overhung the shore like palm trees, with types of fruit clustered at their tops. Some nearby plants resembled strange forms of cactuses, with animal-like hairs thickly scattered over them, instead of spines.

      The sun was blazing, and the air was turning roasting hot. Golden patches of sand, through black sand, glowed in bright red sunbeams, while the turquoise sea sparkled it.

      He stretched out his painful limbs, feeling slightly dizzy, and he turned his blank expression to a smile. He had actually survived, and he was on an island.

      Their main task now would be to find food!

      Why had he not seen any fish ...? He had to check again – there had to be some.

      Sounds of rummaging came from behind him, from something strange in the undergrowth.

      Where are we? Selina suddenly groaned, rubbing her eyes.

      We’re resting on the shore of an island!

      Why had he not seen or heard any birds? Surely there would still be forms of seabird on an island.

      There’s something peculiar about this place!

      How far in time do you think we have traveled? she asked, holding her head, looking at the bright tints of the sun.

      At present, I don’t have a clue!

      Is there anything to eat? she spoke, throwing a pebble along the sand.

      Darwin shook himself, and he ran after it. Once he reached it, he smelt about the sand, looking for things to eat.

      The sand was starting to burn the soles of their feet.

      Splashes of water sprayed over the sea, at his side.

      There’s a giant fish! Selina shouted, gaping outwards.

      A fish ...! Dexter answered, moving to the water’s edge, looking downwards. It is more like a sea snake! It looks dangerous – it has spiked jaws!

      His eyes stayed on the clear water, where the creature’s orange shape, covered in thick scales, floated by.

      The fantastic island glowed with fabulous spectral colors, in the intense red sunshine. It was fantastically surreal – there was vegetation everywhere behind the beach. Colors of nearly every conceivable variation of the entire spectrum glowed all over it, like a mind-bending cartoon. Vegetation of all shapes and sizes mingled. Loud eerie sounds appeared, from creatures within it, which he felt vibrating in his ears.

      He was sure that they were nearby, watching them, in hidden places.

      We better find spears! Dexter warned. This place could be dangerous!

      That’s probably just some bird ...! she answered, while adjusting her pieces of clothing.

      She walked to him, and she balanced herself against his side.

      There were no proper fish, but there were insect-like green plankton. He found them edible, and a good source of nutrition. The water on them tasted strange, and it was surprisingly consumable, which was peculiar, as he had not heard of a slightly salty sea.

      After a few handfuls of the plankton, they grew sickening, and he knew that they could only consume so many of them. Therefore, they searched for other things, as they silently staggered along, beside the sea. There were many types of algae, but they did not touch them – their appetites now demanded proper food.

      The coast was so unreal that he was sure that he was walking in a dream, and had consumed some form of hallucinogenic.

      Along a stretch of the beach, he saw that the vegetation still was too dense, and that they still could not enter it. Its shapes shifted continuously, as though things in it were shuffling about, with some kind of an itch. Its complexity was tremendous, and his mind could barely grasp what he was observing; and he continuously glanced into it. However, what grabbed his attention even more was that there was no wind or anything that could account for it.

      He knew that she had no explanation for it either: she was more concerned about where she was.

      To his astonishment he realized that the trees were not normal: they were mostly similar to giant plants, going up to at least fifty meters high, and others resembled immense mushroom-like plants, with feathery seeds falling from under their domed tops. In one direction they formed part of the jungle, going out as far as the eye could see.

      Distant shrieks of wild creatures came from within them.

      Dexter briskly sharpened the end of a stick of vegetation, on a sharp stone, making it pointed, and into a reasonable spear.

      It would do, until they could make something better.

      Dexter occasionally climbed up small trees, hanging over the beach, to remove some of the fruit-like vegetation growing on them. Their shapes and sizes varied greatly, and he easily pulled some off, but he needed to cut many off, with sharp stones. Some were much like coconuts, and they had to be smashed open, to reveal their nutritious contents.

      After they had tried the majority of the varieties, they started collecting the best ones.

      Suddenly, as they were about to finish, Darwin did a strange thing – he ran away at full speed, and he disappeared into part of the jungle. His loud bark then went through the vegetation.

      They swiftly left what they were doing and ran after him. It was not like him to leave when there was food about. Furthermore, if there was something dangerous, why had he been so enthusiastic to encounter it?

      The dog stood peering into a more dense part of the vegetation, trying to find a scent, as though whatever had been there had escaped. Some mysterious thing had hidden itself!

      However, he realized something even more bizarre, which he had seen and had just ignored. In a shallow pool of black mud, at his side, there was a footprint, which looked like his own. It was a faint impression, and neither of them could explain it – or even be positive that it belonged to a human.

      He did not know if humans still existed.

      Why was it a bare footprint? Had humans gone back to living in the wilderness? How many of them would there be? How dangerous were they ...?

      At their side, he spotted a newly fallen tree, creating a gap, which would allow them to get further into it.

      Once they had climbed through it, he saw that its density decreased, and that they could scramble through it.

      Their heads darted about, looking for traces of any signs of life, and anything that would indicate the presence of humans. Even though it was hard to believe that humans were on the island.

      Apes had human-like arms, hands, and feet. Could there be an animal such as this hiding in the vegetation – like a Bigfoot? As he thought about it, traces of two pairs of footprints actually appeared in the soil at his feet, and he found a clear set of them.

      What had they been doing here – at the beach? They were fresh, and they were differently sized footprints, almost identical to theirs. They had walked through to

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