Enslavement

By David. B. Reynolds-Moreton

SYNOPSIS
of
ENSLAVEMENT

Brodrick DeValt's friend discovers a very old hand written book with a map hidden in the cover, describing how the Maya Civilisation had been controlled by an alien before its collapse.
Together they travel to Guatemala, seek out the old ruins, and find the old book contains a lot of truth. Finding the mechanism the alien used, leads them on an adventure of mind blowing pr

• Language: English
• Publisher: David. B. Reynolds-Moreton
• Release date: Apr 3, 2012
• ISBN: 9781476263335

David. B. Reynolds-Moreton

Retired Research & Development Engineer. Interests:- Physics, Electronics, Chemistry, Renewable Energy Systems. Also:- writing Sci-Fi and building an adult realtime 3D adventure computor game.

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Enslavement

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David B. Reynolds-Moreton

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Table of contents

Chapter1. The Book

Chapter2. New Worlds

Chapter3. IntoThe Heat

Chapter4. Something Strange

Chapter5. Plundered

Chapter6. The Monorail

Chapter7. A Survivor

Chapter8. Back, But Where?

Chapter9. The Alien

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SYNOPSIS

of

ENSLAVEMENT

Brodrick DeValt's friend discovers a very old hand written book with a map hidden in the cover, describing how the Maya Civilisation had been controlled by an alien before its collapse.

Together they travel to Guatemala, seek out the old ruins, and find the old book contains a lot of truth. Finding the mechanism the alien used, leads them on an adventure of mind blowing proportions - stretching their beliefs to the very limits.

ENSLAVEMENT

Chapter 1

The Book

Brodrick DeValt had settled down for the evening with a few cans of his favourite beer, a medium sized sweet smelling cigar, and was waiting for the sports channel to burst into life on his oversized video screen. The dulcet tones of the front door bell were not welcome, but he heaved himself up from his comfy chair and went to see who had dared to interrupt his evening's enjoyment.

'Hi Brod, got something here which might interest you.' said his friend, Ted.

'Come on in then - it had better be good, I was just about to have an indulgent evening watching the sports.'

Brodrick reluctantly switched off the video screen, and they both sat down.

'Sometime ago I bought a box of what looked like useful bits and pieces at a house sale,' began Ted, 'and at the bottom of the box I found this.' he handed over what looked like a very old book, with thick card covers.

'It's hand written - so I thought it might be a draft of a story for publishing, but I don't think so - have a look and see what you think.'

Brodrick took the book, and after looking at a few pages, turned to the back to see how it ended.

'I don't think this is a draft - it looks more like a diary someone has kept. Have you read it through?' Brodrick asked.

'Yep, and it makes fascinating reading. Seems like this old boy had been exploring some old Mayan temples in Guatemala - deep in a forested region. He's made several trips down there, and by the look of it he was going to make one more according to the last page. Doesn't say if he made it back though.'

'Well, it might make interesting reading.' Brodrick said after a few moments. 'So what's all the excitement about?'

'Look at the back cover,' said Ted, 'I thought it seemed a bit thicker compared to the front, so I poked about a bit, and look what I found inside it.' He handed over a neatly folded piece of well worn paper.

Brodrick unfolded what looked like an old map, creased and discoloured where it had been exposed to water at some time. After a few minutes, he looked up and said.

'I see what you mean. Looks like the old boy visited several sites, but one in particular really tickled his interest.' Brodrick put the map down and picked up the book again; turning to the last page, he read it through twice.

'He says I have discovered something beyond belief - not of our time, or any before. It is not of our world, and seems ungodly to say the least. No one will believe me, so I must return to gain proof of my findings. I shall take one of these new picture making machines with me, a process known as photographie - that way I shall be able to prove what I have found. That reference should place the diary at about the turn of the century, or there about, I would think.'

'So, are you interested?' Ted asked, ill concealed excitement in his voice.

'Interested, yes. What have you in mind, trying to sell it as a novel?'

'No, how about going there, to see what he was on about?' Ted asked, hopefully.

'All the way to Guatemala, and then beating our way through impenetrable jungle to find some ancient ruins based on some old mans ramblings? - Come on Ted, get real, or change what you're smoking.'

'OK,' replied Ted, sounding disappointed, 'just read it through from cover to cover. I don't think these are just ramblings of some old fool on an ego trip. This guy's put a lot of effort and money into his findings - not to mention risk to life and limb. If it's dated when you think it is, travel in those days must have been hazardous to say the least of it.'

'Alright,' replied Brodrick, not wanting to hurt is friend, 'I'll go through it, and if it merits investigation, I'll seriously think about taking a look.'

They talked on through the evening on various subjects which interested them both, Ted finally leaving close to midnight with a promise from Brodrick that he would read through the old man's journal.

Brodrick, a research and development engineer, had over the years made a reasonable pile, and only worked part time on projects he was really interested in. This gave him enough free time to plough through the old man's book over the next few days - and he was hooked. A quick phone call, and Ted was round like a shot.

'OK, So what do you make of it? Do you think it's valid?'

'Well, I've been through it twice, and it's either a very cleverly composed story, or it's true - I favour true. It seems the old boy had visited several sites, and the glyphs carved on the stones all seem to point to the visitation of a God or Gods, but only at the temple mentioned at the end of the book. That's the one he said he would visit again. The glyphs are picture grams containing words or meaning, and he seems to have decoded quite a few of them - they're scattered about all through the book. I've put some of them together, and it seems to point to a visitation of a superior being of some kind - and they were in awe of it, by all accounts, and made lots of sacrifices when it arrived. According to his writings, the Maya had to produce huge quantities of some metal ore, but he didn't say what it was - which is not surprising, as the Maya probably didn't know what it was called either. They had to deliver it to the temple and pour it down a large hole in the floor - where it went after that is anyone's guess.

On one occasion it seems the Maya were a little short on delivery, and the God thing said they would be punished. Apparently the rains failed that season, and the crops were poor. According to the