"I wish Colonel Richard was here. I muck up fights too often." said Herni, 'J'ai mal'. My Artic Biosuit is too hot for me now in this tropical climate. I might just turn it into a solar charger. A loin cloth would be preferable in this heat. I'll use this old towel but keep my tool belt. I have an AB radio too. 'Hello Colonel Richie, can you hear me, it's me, you know who. Henri." Can we also go to your Dome Healani? I see no entrance nor things you described about. A subjective reality perhaps, unless you lead me in holding hands, as a guest. I did it with things and simple creatures I figured that with my dome. Tempus can help you learn its powers better than me. I replicate the best burgers ever tho! Pickles and galic prawn Burgers with bacon n aloli sauce! Heaven. Maybe, if you hold my hand, you can lead me, Tempus and Col Richie into the universe of your dome. It seems like a powerful dome compared to these smaller ones sprouting with a few popping out fake red coats. What was that mineral or metal Healani; I don't get its full significance? Damned if I know where these thoughts come from but they seem right." said Henri the big hairy Canadian. "This reality is a damn sight better than my past one. I'm game for whatever, bugger destiny! Let's make our own!" "But to help destiny, my old Shell, which my Tempus AI mastered is busy still working thru the main infeasable improbabilities that totally confuse me. I am but a minion it feels." said Henri's subconscious more and more as time passed. Whispers of things beyond Henri's ken, about schemes and goals sometimes surfaced when he let Tempus, his AI Watch, have his say. To confuse things further, Tempus often threw out holograms of Henri fussing with others. "It's just a smart helper app" said Henri, "wanna free trial 28 day copy? How do I know this?" I feel ...
Richard found that transforming into a 1700s Redcoat was easier than he had imagined. It was simply a case of thinking it and he changed. And his uniform was identical to the evil alien Redcoats. Richard walked into one of the Domes and found not one but three Redcoats. They were conversing to each other in their alien tongue. Richard froze how the heck can I fool them I am one of them. One of the Redcoats then approached Richard and said in a clear earth accent.. welcome friend. When did you arrive from our home planet....
Richard and Henri have translators embedded in their head. That's why they can understand the Redcoats. It also translates what they say to Healani. The Islanders don't speak English. The future Healani has returned to the future but she left a dome for present Healani. She needs Henri and Richard to show her how to use the technology. They may need to improvise a few lessons.
I'll do my best to show you Healani, who led him to her large dome. Holding her hand Henri saw the entrance and entered thru it with her. "This is amazing Healani, much more extensive than mine. Ask it to make two chairs", which she did, and almost immediately two very comfortable chairs grew out of the ground. She experimented. Touching and tapping walls created interfaces to the Dome's main AIs, all with different personas. Trusting in Henri's request for dome priveldges he showed Healani the basics as best he could. Then he activated his watch's Tempus' AI who, as a hologram of Carl Sagan, took over the role of teacher to the powerful aspects of Healani's dome, but he needed her permission to dig deeper. Carl, at one time, gave Healani a real translucent multicoloured braclet delivered by a Dodo bird, from the floor again, for her to connect to and control her Dome. Her Dome. Sagan was patient which both Henri and Healani much appreciated, often laughing as they asked the same questions. Healani was quick to learn despite her semi primative culture. Transfixed for hours Healani said she was hungry and thirsty. That's when a 4' physical penguin waiter appeared from the floor with a table covered in many crystal glasses, bottles, steaming silver dishes. "I am Felix Lady Healani, your waiter, servant and butler. Name your dish and it will be", as they did and it appeared under the silver dish covers. Henri, for fun, created the most disgusting burger he could imagine. The Anchovies were especially disgusting. "Would you like mind upgraded too my Lady Healani? Like Richard and Henri, it will enrich you , your spirit, your soul, ... You will be then able to do like them, and much more, to save your people, and this Universe". You have a Destiny. We need you, your people need you, this Universe needs you."
Princess Healani, may I query your servant Felix as to a way communicate to to our Colonel Richie. Thank you. 'Hi Richie, guess what?.....and talk is both ways. "This dome of Healani's is much bigger inside, smarter and more powerful than mine in the jungle. It has a very smart System of AI's , beyond my 2053's for sure. Take care and here's the coords to Healani's super dome's entrance. Hope you're well. Kind regards, Henri. 'I reckon you could figure out how to defeat the Dummy Future Redcoats with your knowledge and the power of Healani's dome'?
Oh, dear. I do hope the dastardly Redcoats haven't captured Richard. Yes, Henri, by all means, ask Felix for help. I'll be away until at least Monday, possibly Tuesday. Y'all help Healani until I get back.
"Would you like mind upgraded too my Lady Healani? Like Richard and Henri, it will enrich you , your spirit, your soul, ... You will be then able to do like them, and much more, to save your people, and this Universe". You have a Destiny. We need you, your people need you, this Universe needs you." Healani had Henri do a mind weld between her and her dome. In a matter of hours, she absorbed all the knowledge that her dome contained. She learned that the Redcoats came from a planet named Crimson. They had conquered other worlds and stolen their valuable minerals. With them, they had built weapons that could destroy whole planets in minutes. They only needed the tephra from her island to use for ammunition. If they acquire that, there will be no stopping them. They only have one weakness. Now one of you tell me what the weakness is.
The disintegrating weapon I'm guessing Healani? Or other weapons your Dome could make? Or finding and mining Tephra? Or the French who hate Redcoats?
'Colonel Richard, how are you going with those your Redcoats? Have you gathered much intelligence information? ' thought Henri. 'Healani has mastered her dome in record time. Her AI butler Felix really helps. Need any help? I get replicate a Redcoat's uniform for myself, and a desintegrater for you too. Or you come come here and see Healani's Dome?'
Then we have to stop these power hungry aliens from gaining the typhra they need to complete their universal conquest. Henri and Healani I have infiltrated the Redcoat inner sanctum and know of their plans to find and mine the typhra. Henri you have to hack into their computer network and steer their geologists away from possible typhra sites. We must also steal plans for making a more powerful disintegrator then arm it with the typhra that Healani will lead us to. We will then have the weapon to threaten total destruction of their domes, weapons and themselves unless they return to Crimson.. never to return.........
'Will do Colonel. With Healani's Dome butler Felix, and some Superior AI's like my watch Temupus, we have a good chance tapping into their computer network. Later, whilst Felix worked this Dome's giant brain, Henri was busy making big bug drones from several replicators equipped with disintegrater weapons, ballistic guns, 5 sharp hover blades each, and a superior array of sensors. A full fusion engine that could be used as a huge Kamikaze bomb. Henri wandered over to Felix who gave his report. Felix had picked up enough basic data chatter to make him suspect the Redcoats were still looking hard for typhra. They were low on it and needed more to return home with their bounties from their Space Piracies. Even Prisoners from other worlds. Felix even managed to sneak a few computer wireless bugs between the lines to make a few subtle false trails for them to follow on their ship's master computer. Felix said Tempus' help was invaluable with his cunning. Henri congratulated them and then showed them the Bazooka sized Disintegrater he'd just finished. Self continous seeking with a dedicated AI.
We need to destroy Redcoats ability to travel through space. Then they would be confined to their home planet. How about if we get our AI to invade their computer system and plant a Trojan? That will be extremely dangerous, though. If they capture our AI, they might be able to compromise our whole systems, leaving us trapped here permanently. If we succeed, we can battle them here.
Healani assigned five of her strongest males to transport some of the already mined typhra back to her secret underground dome where her best scientists have now completed construction of a more powerful disintegrator weapon designed to use only typhra as ammunition. Henri and his team of technical experts have also managed to hack into the Redcoat mainframe telling the government back on their planet that the Earth is no longer fit for further occupation as Crimsonites are dying in their hundreds from a combination of choking pollution, methane gas poisoning and global warming. The countdown to the complete annihilation of the Crimson occupying force is about to begin.....
To arms, gentlemen! We have a planet to save! I'll be away until Monday or Tuesday. Y'all carry on 'til then.