The Dark Sea

The Dark Sea

Music=
1. Appels + Oranjes
  - Smashing Pumpkins

"He is terribly afraid of dying because he has not yet lived."
-Franz Kafka





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I. The Dark Sea
No end in sight- the spiral stairs plunged without mercy into the deep darkness. Step by step the tedious hours crawled by. Astira felt a chill slowly creep into her body & soul.
"Stop!" said Ozymandias.
Jamu shined the light on the obstruction. The metal stairway folded in & blocked the passage.
"This stairway is more than 30 millennia old. The tunnel caved in."
Ozymandias said nothing more & matter of factly studied the obstruction. Astira felt a sense of panic rise within her. She felt it begin to spike.
"What now?" she demanded.
"I will try to fix it." said Ozymandias.
"Yea good luck with that one.."
Astira held back her tears. She didn't want to die like this. Not like this. No blaze of glory.
Ozymandias crawled into the folded metal & grabbed on. He then strained to pry open the stairway. Astira gaped in disbelief. He must be crazy. He is crazy one & now we all die she thought in horror.
Astira, Jamu & the Dragon stood transfixed. They watched Ozymandias in the spotlight. The metal joints began to creak. Ozymandias shifted his position to brace himself & then strained his arms with all his might. The metal stairway bended gradually. Suddenly it gave way. The passage opened. Astira stood stunned. Impossible she thought. No one is that strong. No one. She bit her lip & felt a tear of joy. It just a freaking miracle.
"Ok- let's go. We're almost there." said Ozymandias calmly.
The next 3 hours sailed by. Astira floated down the stairs. She felt a joyous rapture, as if she had been granted a second life, a new chance.
"We made it. We made it." said Ozymandias.
Astira picked up a faint scent- slightly mephitic, but strangely fresh like the sea. Ozymandias & Jamu jumped down off the stairs. She looked around in the dim light & finally she jumped. The sand felt soft around her boots. The light shown around her & she saw the black sand. She saw the black water. She saw the gentle waves. She saw a flying fish jump out of the waves- glowing in the dark. She knew she would wake up. She sleep walked in a dream. Everything impossible. Wake up right now she thought. But she didn't wake up. She broke into a girlish smile.

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Ashes In The Sky

The Dark Ocean

Music=
1. The Beast & Dragon, Adored
  - Spoon





"Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon or star."
- Confucius

UFOtext=
I. The Dark Ocean
The group of four moved in haste through the makeshift tunnel. Jamu led the way, shining his bright lantern.
"Stop!" said Ozymandias.
"Jamu, shine the light on that nest of snakes."
Jamu aimed the light. The band of snakes slithered away.
Ozymandias pulled out a small device from his pocket. He fingered the device in deep concentration. One minute passed by. Then another.
A small trap door opened beneath the nest. Jamu shined the light into the black hole. A metallic spiral stairway plunged deep into the planet as far the lantern could see.
"This is the stairway to the dark sea." said Ozymandias. He looked at the trio in triumph.
"We will sail the dark sea to an ancient spaceport of the Lost City. I have a small spacecraft there. The Clans who rule the surface of Gobi know nothing of this spaceport. It's electronically dead, except for a few things I need. It is like a museum of ancient space travel. I can take you to another planet but there is danger from the Clans. We will need to be careful & lucky to escape."
"How can you know all this & have ancient spacecraft below the desert & Clan fools know nothing of this?" asked Astira.
"I have lived on barren Gobi off & on for many years. There is no native population to speak of other than a small city by the Crescent Lake. I am unique in the galaxy. Nobody knows what I know. The Dark Sea will take you to enlightenment. But there is no moon or star above the Dark Sea- only an embedded treasure of black diamonds hidden from the worlds of the galaxy."
Astira, Jamu & the Dragon stared in stunned silence at Ozymandias. A snake wrapped itself around his ankle.

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The Door To The Lost City

Honey Moon & Lotus

UFOtext=
1. Thru The Eyes Of Ruby
  - Smashing Pumpkins

"xx"





UFOtext=
I. Gobi Desert
A thunderclap rocked Astira. She turned around in horror. On the crest of the dune stood the Dragon locked in a deadly cage of laser beams streaking the smoky night. Exploded remnants of the Clan ship littered the sky in lazy arcs. The Dragon whirled & danced in a paroxysm of death. Then he vanished in the rolling smoke.
"Jamu- jump in the hole. I cover the Dragon!" screamed Astira.
She headed up the dune. Her eyes filled with desperate tears in the acrid smoke. The Dragon appeared- his trailing robe a ribbon of fire. Astira saw the Clan warrior & fired her laser pistol. The warrior jerked spasmodically & fell backward in the sand. Astira grabbed the Dragon's robe & sliced off the fire with her laser pistlol.
"I don't like way you dress- let's get hell out of here!" she hissed with tears of relief. 
"Ladies first." said the Dragon with a wink.
"I follow the moonlight of Zen in the dark of night."
And then they disappeared in the quicksand of reality.
Jamu provided the light in the hole. Ozymandias closed the hatch & locked it with a key. He turned to the trio. This is a tunnel. We walk for one mile to a hidden door."
"Where goes this door?" asked Astira.
"The door opens the past of 50,000 years & the lotus of the galaxy buried in the sands of Gobi"

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Honeymoon Lament

Honeymoon

Music=
1. Rocket
  - Smashing 
    Pumpkins

"The rule is- jam tomorrow & jam yesterday, but never jam today. "
-Lewis Carroll

UFOtext=
I. Gobi Desert
 Regular as a doomsdsy clock, 8 days & 8 nights passed. Ozymandias rose at sunset & followed the stars. Astira, Jamu & the Dragon trailed closely behind.
"Ozymandias- how close?" asked Astira. No landmarks broke the monotony of dunes.
"We are close. The astrology of the sky tells me so."
Astira laughed under her breath. But neither her or the Dragon had a better idea.
Suddenly Jamu appeared.
"There's a ship to the north. Take cover."
 Astira felt a chill run up her spine. She cocked her laser pistol & spread out on the the south side of a dune. On the horizon she could see flickering lights. She aimed her laser pistol at the ufo, tracking its rapid approach. There was no place to run & no place to hide.
"Quick- follow me. I found the entrance."
Ozymadias stood up behind the trio. He turned away & ran up a small dune in the direction of the rising moon. Astira followed. She crouched low & ran up the small dune. She found him just beyond, hiding in the shadows. On his knees, he frantically dug in the sand. After a couple minutes he turned to look at Astira.
"I found it. Quick- jump in."
Astira hesitated. Jamu arrived.
" It's a Clan ship. Probably looking for us. Probably picked up our heat. ETA about two minutes. Get ready."
Astira saw a glow in the dark, just over the dune. She aimed her laser pistol.
"Ozymandias- you go first!" she hissed.
"But only I can lock the hatch. I should go last."
"Shut up!" said Astira.
"I trust nobody. Jump in. We follow."
"If you insist."
And Ozymandias jumped into a black hole of arrid quicksand. He quickly disappeared.

II. The "Black Star" In Kalgan Orbit
The long spindly fingers of the Mule rubbed the black diamond. A video image of Princess Lei & the Count sprang to life.
"My Lady, open the door with the key. The ancient manuscripts tell the story of the Yin & Yang diamonds. Legend says they bring bad luck- except to the rightful owners."
"My dear Count, do you believe in bad luck?"
Princess Lei gazed intently at the Count. She smiled in mild amusement. But the Count stood like a statue, an Atlas of centuries.
"My Lady, extraordinary experiance in life opens many doors of understanding. Nothing is a coincidence- only a mystery."
The Count smiled faintly, the pathos of experiance.
The Princess lowered her crescent eyes. The moon turned golden, a bowl of honey in the sky.
The Mule threw the black diamond across the bridge. It clattered on the metallic deck. He stared through the window at the planet Kalgan. A crown of stars formed a halo.
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