Visitors

Andrew Cahill-Lloyd

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Two time-travelling aliens, Bjorn and Zorn, witness the destruction of Earth in 2032. They travel in time to collect a little band of misfits to help them save humanity from itself. The laid-back Ptoni the Pteranodon, the lady-like Florence the Jersey Cow, the excitable Penelope the Adelie Penguin and the chicken-nugget-obsessed Dax the Maine Coon Cat set off on an adventure that sees them cross the galaxy and back again. Their adventure is filled with drama, fun and chaos. The local drive-thru will never be the same again, and neither will Florence's derrire. Alien abduction can be fun!

Sujets

• Fantasy (canción de Mariah Carey)
• Fantasy

Informations

• Publié par: Austin Macauley Publishers
• Date de parution: 31 mai 2019
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781528953979
• Langue: English

Extrait

The Visitors
Andrew Cahill-Lloyd
Austin Macauley Publishers
2019-05-31
The Visitors About the Author About the Book Dedication Copyright Information Chapter 1 – 2032 Chapter 2 – 65 Million Years Ago Chapter 3 – The Spaceship Chapter 4 – Chaos (2015) Chapter 5 – Superheroes? Chapter 6 – Fun in the Antarctic Chapter 7 – Contact Part 1 Chapter 8 – Contact Part 2 Chapter 9 – Drive-Thru Chapter 10 – The Holographic Chambers Chapter 11 – Troublesome Cat Chapter 12 – Memory Past Chapter 13 – Downtime Chapter 14 – Enceladus Chapter 15 – The Conference Call Chapter 16 – Real Superheroes Chapter 17 – The Invitation Chapter 18 – The Race Around Andromeda Chapter 19 – Aeon, Kalpa,and Yuga Chapter 20 – Superheroes and Chicken Nuggets Chapter 21 – What’s Color Got to Do with It? Chapter 22 – Get This Party Started Chapter 23 – As the Stomach Turns Chapter 24 – The Party Is Over Chapter 25 – Evie Tobin (2006) Chapter 26 – Enceladus (2015) Chapter 27 – Dog vs Cat Chapter 28 – The Diversion Chapter 29 – The Lesson Chapter 30 – I’m Neil Armstrong Chapter 31 – Alfie Returns (2025) Chapter 32 – A New Plan Chapter 33 – The Eiffel Tower Chapter 34 – Alfie and the Jurassic Scene Chapter 35 – The Champs-Élysées / The Louvre Chapter 36 – The Debrief – Enceladus (2015) Chapter 37 – The Holiday Chapter 38 – Alfie Parties Chapter 39 – Let Me Sleep Chapter 40 – The Recovery (2025) Chapter 41 – Dorian Traitor (2025) Chapter 42 – Molly Zermatt Chapter 43 – Cable Cars and the Matterhorn Chapter 44 – Room Service Chapter 45 – A Memory Boost Chapter 46 – CERN Chapter 47 – Conspiracy Theory Chapter 48 – I Hate Humans Chapter 49 – A Call for Help Chapter 50 – The Rescue (2030) Chapter 51 – An Interspecies Summit (2030) Chapter 52 – Dorian in Zermatt (2025) Chapter 53 – The Joys of Motherhood (2025) Chapter 54 – Roswell (1947) Chapter 55 – Special Delivery (2015) Chapter 56 – Ateki (2025) Chapter 57 – The Masters (2025) Chapter 58 – Observing Ateki (2025) Chapter 59 – Reporting on the Masters (2025) Chapter 60 – Return to Zermatt (2025) Chapter 61 – The New Plan (2025) Chapter 62 – Apprehended (2025) Chapter 63 – Brax and Flax Return (2025) Chapter 64 – Where Is the Earth? (2025) Chapter 65 – Zermatt Again (2032) Chapter 66 – Farmer or Aeonite Engineer? (2032) Chapter 67 – The Longreach Facility (2032) Chapter 68 – Religion, Time’s Up! (2032) Chapter 69 – A Huge Burp (2032) Chapter 70 – Home (2015) Chapter 71 – No Interference (2015)
About the Author
Andrew spent ten years as a serving member of the Royal Australian Air Force. He is a grandfather to 10 children: 9 girls and 1 boy. He has a keen interest in marine life and the environment. Andrew is a qualified Veterinary Nurse and a champion for animal rights. He encourages people to adopt from shelters and rescue groups. Dax, the Maine Coon cat, was a rescue adoption.
About the Book
Two time-travelling aliens, Bjorn and Zorn, witness the destruction of Earth in 2032.
They travel in time to collect a little band of misfits to help them save humanity from itself.
The laid-back Ptoni the Pteranodon, the lady-like Florence the Jersey Cow, the excitable
Penelope the Adelie Penguin and the chicken-nugget-obsessed Dax the Maine Coon Cat set off on an adventure that sees them cross the galaxy and back again.
Their adventure is filled with drama, fun and chaos.
The local drive-thru will never be the same again, and neither will Florence’s derrière.
Alien abduction can be fun!
Dedication
For Jayde, Hannah, Tayla, Drew, Makaila, Aleisha, Jordyn, Ava, Taneisha and Leo.
Copyright Information
Copyright © Andrew Cahill-Lloyd (2019)
The right of Andrew Cahill-Lloyd to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with section 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
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, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publishers.
Any person who commits any unauthorized act in relation to this publication may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages.
A CIP catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library.
ISBN 9781788239493 (Paperback)
ISBN 9781788239509 (Hardback)
ISBN 9781528953979 (ePub e-book)
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Chapter 1 – 2032
The year is 2032, and two aliens, a bright green dog called Bjorn, and a bright purple cat called Zorn, are seen in their spaceship orbiting and monitoring planet Earth. They watch many news reports about an ongoing war on a large view screen.
As they watch the reports, one grabs their attention.
The news reporter says, “One of the warring religious factions is believed to have nuclear weapons, and concern is growing that they may use them in an attempt to end the centuries of fighting.”
“This planet is full of idiots,” says Bjorn in disgust.
“Only idiots could seriously think of killing the entire population to make a point,” says Zorn.
“This whole ‘my God is bigger than your God’ attitude is just pathetic,” adds Bjorn.
“I am so glad we got over religion millennia ago,” says Zorn with relief in his voice.
They laugh together. Suddenly, without warning, the Earth explodes.
“Get us outta here,” screams Bjorn.
“On it,” says Zorn in his usual calm way.
The spaceship warps into outer space, narrowly avoiding the debris.
Chapter 2 – 65 Million Years Ago
Bjorn and Zorn, travel 65 million years into the Earth’s past and arrive just before the comet strike that wiped out the dinosaur population.
Ptoni, a pteranodon, in what is now known as Kansas, is sitting on a large rock enjoying a big, fat, juicy fish.
Suddenly, he hears and feels a loud rumble.
Looking up, he can see an comet hurtling towards him.
All of his dinosaur friends scatter and run away in panic.
Fortunately for Ptoni, the comet strike is hundreds of kilometers away.
The impact causes a huge BANG, and the ground under his rock begins to shake.
Ptoni, now very frightened, drops his fish and attempts to fly away.
Just as he lifts off, he disappears into thin air.
Chapter 3 – The Spaceship
Ptoni rematerializes on the spaceship, with Bjorn and Zorn.
“Krelbo?” says Bjorn to Ptoni.
Ptoni, who has never heard speech before, is puzzled.
Zorn decides to try.
“Krelbo?” Ptoni continues to look puzzled.
Bjorn and Zorn are shapeshifters, and change form to become pteranodons, identical to Ptoni.
They squawk, back and forth, to Ptoni, and to each other, but Ptoni doesn’t respond. Bjorn and Zorn, pausing, look at each other, and change into human form.
“I don’t understand,” says Bjorn.
“Maybe this creature can’t communicate in the same way that we do,” suggests Zorn.
Speaking to Ptoni, Bjorn asks, “What’s your name?” Ptoni continues to sit still, and do nothing.
Zorn, picking up a scanning device, points it at Ptoni, scanning him inside and out.
Looking down at the screen, he says, “Here’s the problem. Very small brain. No speech centers.”
“Easily fixed,” says Bjorn.
Bjorn creates a golden ball of light out of thin air with his hands.
The ball, moving under its own power, enters Ptoni’s head, and he begins to speak.
“I am Ptoni, the pteranodon—”
He stops mid-sentence, putting his wing over his mouth as if he is trying to stop the noise coming out.
“What have you done to me? Why am I making these strange noises?”
Ptoni passes out.
Bjorn says, leaning over Ptoni, “Well, that’s a new one…Uuuuuummmm…”
Bjorn groans.
The ever calm Zorn says, “Just let him sleep it off.”
“OK, let’s get back to 2015, we can find more help there,” suggests Bjorn.
“On it,” says Zorn, and warps the ship back to 2015.
Chapter 4 – Chaos (2015)
Dax, the Maine Coon cat, is lying in the garden, enjoying the morning sun when he suddenly disappears into thin air.
Penelope, the Adélie penguin, is enjoying a day of fun and games, with her friends, in her home in Antarctica, when she suddenly disappears into thin air.
Florence, the Jersey cow, is enjoying a morning of grazing on lush grass, on her farm, in Queensland, Australia, when she suddenly disappears into thin air.
One by one, they rematerialize on the spaceship with Bjorn and Zorn.
Bjorn and Zorn have created a special chamber for Penelope. She is seen behind glass in a chamber that recreates Antarctic conditions.
Before the animals realize what is happening, Bjorn and Zorn create golden balls of light which enter the heads of Dax, Penelope, and Florence.
“What a clever trick, I can now tell the world who the boss is,” says Dax.
“Boss?” asks Bjorn.
“Cats are ancient beings, and should be treated with respect and dignity,” claims Dax.
“Zorn might agree with you, but I don’t,” laughs Bjorn.
***
Dax is sitting on the computer console, looking down at Ptoni as he begins to stir.
“Hard night?” enquires Dax.
“That ain’t half of it,” replies Ptoni. “Hey, it’s a talking ball of fur.”
Ptoni passes out again.
“I’m thinking Ptoni’s unevolved brain is the problem. He just can’t process what is happening,” suggests Bjorn.
“What do you suggest we do?” asks Zorn.
Suddenly, in the background, someone can be heard knocking.
“Surely, you two can make adjustments to the brain’s integration parameters…that can upgrade his software…so to speak,” suggests Dax.
“Like how?” asks Bjorn.
“Don’t ask me, I’m just a cat,” says Dax.
“On it,” says Zorn.
The knocking continues.
Dax points to Penelope through the glass, “Are you going to answer her?”
“THAT’S what that noise is,” says Bjorn with relief in his voice.
Bjorn walks over to a panel beside the glass.
He presses a button, turning on the audio.
Penelope, now distraught, squeals very loudly, “What’s going on? What are you saying? Why has the dinosaur passed out? Why is it so hot in here?”
Dax, annoyed by her squealing, asks,