A Campers Dream Part Two

By Robert C. Waggoner

In part two of 'A Campers Dream' we find Harry Watersfield still living but his wife, Virginia has passed on. We begin when Virginia wakes up on a distant planet but unable to use any senses. She hears a voice in her head somewhat familiar from when they encountered alien beings on Mt. Rainier. She's soon installed in a robot body and functions quite similar to humans. Harry comes next and the story unfolds of truth or fiction, altruism or greed.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Robert C. Waggoner
• Release date: Nov 20, 2015
• ISBN: 9781310543500

Robert C. Waggoner

I now reside in the USA in Eastern Oregon. Due to health reasons, I don't write much anymore. I'll continue with a few short stories and all will be free to my readers. I'm privileged to have had thousands of readers download my stories. I thank you all. Happy reading and sure hope you have and will enjoy my writing. Robert [Bob] Waggoner

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A Campers Dream Part Two

By Robert C. Waggoner

Copyright 2015 Robert C. Waggoner

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A Campers Dream

Part II

The first thing Virginia heard was a familiar voice inside her head. It said, Virginia don't be alarmed you are safe and sound here on our home planet. I'm the one who met you and Harry on the dark side of the moon. To refresh your memory, we told you and your husband Harry that we'd transfer your brains so they could live forever in a robots body. But for now, you must accept darkness and without the ability to speak or smell. In time you'll be able to speak, but not smell.

Virginia at least could think and realized her predicament. Her body was dead, but her brain was still functioning. There were so many things running through her mind that in reality she was just in transit from one place to another. It was then she heard the voice again saying, "Virginia we can see your brain neurons are become rather excited. I want to assure you that there's nothing to fear. It's just a transition period that you must go through. Let me describe where you are so as to feel more comfortable. Your brain is sitting in a container of fluid that contains the necessary nutrients to sustain brain life. That container is sitting on a sturdy counter with other brains such as yours.

Virginia wanted to scream wanting to know how long before she could see where she was. She heard, You'll be able to see in about twenty hours of your earth time. What we'll do now is let you sleep and rest your brain. By the way, I'm using telepathy to talk to you. Soon you too will be using this special way of communicating.

I take it you can read my thoughts, but I can't read yours. However, I can hear your words very well. It would appear I'm at your mercy regardless of anything that passes between us. It's not very comforting to know one is entirely in alien's hands, so to speak. Be that as it may, I hold out hope that what you promised many years ago passes in full. I'm not sure how to sleep because I can't close my eyes.

We have a chemical that when added to your fluids put you to sleep for about four hours. Before your brain had to tend to your entire body now it just has itself to take care of. Pleasant dream Virginia. Other's told us that dreaming is one of the best parts of their day.

-2-

Virginia experienced dreams of Harry and her past life. Later when she reflected back on her dreams she thought they were more organized than the Technicolor jumble of images as before. It was as if reliving the past. Everything was so vivid and pleasurable. When she heard the alien's voice, she was upset for disturbing her nice dream.

Hello again Virginia. How do you feel at this time, said an alien.

I feel fine and had a very nice dream until you woke me up. But I'll not be angry with you. I do look forward to continuing the same dream if it happens again.

We've special -- I'll use the word scientists -- that are working diligently on human dreams. We find them most interesting as we don't have that special quality in our brains.

Virginia thought that the aliens were truly missing something wonderful in life if they never dreamed. That meant without dreams then what about hope in one's life?

You're right Virginia. We're missing something we'd all like to have but can't achieve it just yet. Anyway, just for you we've accelerated your robotic body for you to enjoy seeing, walking and with our help, eventually you'll be able to communicate with others of your human kind. This process will take a few hours so meanwhile; I'll be talking to you while they are working on your new form. I hope you'll be pleased to see how you looked when you were around forty year's old Virginia. We've photographs and our artists that will design and fabricate your new head.

This is very hard to take in. I'm overwhelmed and to tell you the truth, a bit scared. I wonder if isn't better to just pass on and see what, if anything, develops.

We too wonder how the universe began. Was it by design or by chance? We've a very good dating system in our scientific department. Your dating system if very good also. Your scientists estimate the earth being over 4.5 billion years old. Even by our standards, that is very old indeed. You also state the universe is over 15 billion years old. However, your famous Aristotle claimed that the universe had no beginning and has no ending. It has been there forever. By the way he is still with us and is still philosophizing as we speak. If it's your wish you can visit him and many other famous men of that branch of study.

Sorry to change the subject, but I wonder if you can hear what others are saying, doesn't that become jumbled if a lot of people are around?

Good question Virginia. We have the ability to focus on a conversation that we choose too. All others are just a slight hum in the background. Also distance is another factor to consider when it comes to telepathy. We have determined the finite distance for communication, but that is a confidential matter only for the High Council to decide who knows and who doesn't.

Well time will tell about this new means of communicating. I hope it will be soon that I can see my surroundings. Now I know how a blind person must feel.

"I see we are almost finished and then we can activate your system Virginia. I know you're