Another Tera: After the Machine

By TS Caladan

Imagine a parallel Earth where, for generations, the people were slaves, but didn't know they were slaves. Citizens overthrew their robotic systems and were finally free. How would the Next Generation of semi-telepaths function in a futuristic 22nd Century? What could go wrong? Would echoes of the past and "The Great War" be the cause of the problems? Or are aliens, dark "Ghosts" that citizens interact with...could they be the source of sudden problems in what was a "flawless" world? The future of the planet comes down to the actions of one girl. Does she win three important Tests to save the world, or does she die in the end?

• Language: English
• Publisher: TWB Press
• Release date: Apr 23, 2024
• ISBN: 9781959768432

TS Caladan

Tray Caladan was born Doug Yurchey in Pittsburgh in 1951. An only child, he retreated into his imagination and drew fantastic pictures. Later, he drew backgrounds for “The Simpsons” and earned a tennis scholarship to Edinboro State as an art major. Afterwards he started the ‘Art Trek’ gallery in Pittsburgh. There he met a psychic (Katrina) who forever changed his life. Her insights sent him on a course to solve great mysteries. Nikola Tesla’s observations helped him solve riddles of Atlantis and ancient pyramids. His articles, videos, radio shows, theories, patent, games, and writings have earned him international acclaim throughout 40 years of researching natural and alien phenomena. His positive message of a ‘New Human Genesis’ pervades his science-fiction and his art, as well. Tray lives in Northridge, California, on sometimes shaky ground, with his cat (Monkie) and a large library of UFO and science books.

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Another Tera

AFTER THE MACHINE

by TS Caladan

Another Tera – After the Machine

By

TS Caladan

Copyright by TS Caladan 2024

Published by TWB Press at Smashwords

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Edited by TS Caladan

Cover Art by TS Caladan

ISBN: 978-1-959768-43-2

THE CHAPTERS:

Preface

ONE: Janna Jurci

TWO: Lefthand of God

THREE: Righthand of God

FOUR: The Rabbit Hole

FIVE: News of the Day

SIX: Second Level

SEVEN: Back in the Real World?

EIGHT: 3rd Level, Sub-Basement

NINE: Tie-Break

TEN: Before Math & Aftermath

After Thoughts

Preface:

The year was 2110. Ten years after the New Millennium and Tera remained a wonderful world. It was a fantastic place to live, learn, thrive, play and be happy. It was an ideal planet and perfect time to raise children, to raise them the right way.

For 87 years, peace and love and high-tech reigned supreme on Tera. Citizens were warm, sweet, human beings and had recaptured the intelligent and compassionate traits and methods in the distant past. Terans were the New Atlanteans, the New Egyptians, the New Incas and the New Mayas. The New Age of the 22nd Century was a beautiful time in history.

Memories of the Machine and the Old World were a thing of the past. The effects of the faulty or inhuman A.I. hardly existed among citizens on Tera. Past mistakes had been wiped clean and people were guided positively. Humanism was pushed and very much promoted. Machines served people and not the other way around. Every citizen [almost] lived up to their highest potential. Because of these internal enhancements, a number of people were extremely talented telepaths. Levels of telepathy were established, an order or hierarchy. A Psi-Corp operated as mind-police, which located and dealt with various troubles. Although, there were individuals at the top of the telepathic order that were more skilled in the mental arts than the best of Psi-Corp.

The 20th Century was largely forgotten: preserved in records called the 'Archive.' Anyone can access 'old news of the day,' ancient TV shows, movies, documentaries, etc. There was always a running commentary, which informed viewers of the truth (where the lies were). Written graphics were inserted on top of the videos and these graphics guided viewers toward what was real or significant in the old program.

The Stream was completely different: a popular, 21st Century version of the Internet, only perfect. There was no bullshit on the Stream. Dream-Maker Machines gave people perfect computers that never contained a glitch. Modern documentaries and videos informed Terans how to make things, how to do things the right way, how to act decently...like human beings and not like animals. The Truth was of ultimate importance. There were ads for products, but they never invaded avenues of entertainment or anything else. They only existed if you accessed them and wanted more information on the product. Terans were always told the truth about a certain (flawless) product and the item was ALWAYS FREE! Money was not a requirement in utopia. Everything was available in Abundance, therefore, no system of money-enslavement. People were free and they were smart enough to know not to take advantage of the golden situation around them. There were no diseases, crimes, terrible accidents, natural disasters or murders (hardly). World Power Grid, powered by the turning Tera, provided all the ENERGY necessary for Paradise. And because there was Wireless Electricity everywhere, citizens could BEAM at lightspeed! People were intelligent, caring, colorful characters, individuals, happy, content, secure and Terans felt very much alive!

A new age was coming for these children of the Children of Tomorrow. They were soon to really be free from the material world. Each citizen had a perfectly safe implant in their brain that's been there since childhood. They communicated over large projected computer screens by way of these implants. Everyone chose a symbol, their symbol, and this icon was used as personal identification. Thoughts could be turned into graphics that appeared on computer screens! Projected out in front of individual citizens.

The Lizard guardian-angels in human form were gone now. The humanized Reptiles left a lovely world where Terans were in charge. People had spiritually matured and used the wireless systems that the Lizard caretakers left behind: to grow, learn, play, build incredible wonders and deal with the days ahead. Tesla's World of Tomorrow worked beautifully in the 21st Century. No countries, no kings and queens, no fascist leaders addicted to Power, no need for armies, no wars, only a bright/colorful World Community where everybody had just about everything<.

Chapter One:

Janna Jurci

Lan-Ra, the explorer and scientist, was fully protected inside his orange suit and thick helmet as his hands maneuvered mechanical fingers and metallic tongs, which grabbed globs of a green, steamy, gelatinous material on the hot ground. Hieroglyphs that changed shape were suspended in the air around his helmet. The whole northern area of the African continent had been barraged in the latest round of nuclear attacks by hostile renegades from India. Everywhere around him was horrible, atomic devastation: a blackened, burned-out, flatland of nothingness under dark, cloudy skies. In every direction for miles, there was deadly radiation, smoke and blackened ground that was pulverized. He was safely protected from any environment less that 2777 rads and this site was a fairly old site. Bombs hit here weeks ago, yet the area was extremely deadly and very hot. Lan-Ra was basically a freelancer that worked for the Incas (west Indians) who were at war [8000 years ago] with a branch of their tribe in India (east Indians). East Indians nuked portions of North Africa in order to gain control of territories not shielded by defensive forcefields or protective domes. (Janna thought: Were later people from India pacifists because their ancestors were warlords?) Lan-Ra operated under the cover of invisibility because of the shield that surrounded his parked vimana (aircraft) only 20 feet away. He was in enemy territory, but was confident he would succeed in his mission. His mission was to collect a globule of glowing, green material before it solidified into GLASS. The result would gauge the strength of the blasts and determine exactly the range of the payloads from enemy aircraft. The soft, hot, emerald substance was placed or dripped into a cylindrical canister. He discarded the tongs and screwed the lid on the canister.

A job well done, Lan-Ra thought. In fact, I didn't think it would be this easy. I was sure the Balize used new codes on the mega-dome, but apparently not. The old codes I was given got me through. But they have to know that I'm here. I have to hurry my pace.

Then, his eye caught slight movements in the smoke and emptiness a good distance away from him and his ship. It was first sensed as a feeling, and then glints of light specks through the charred and devastated landscape...

There were more swirls in the smoke and small flashes, sure signs of an electrical disturbance.

Lan-Ra felt in his bones that an enemy saucer or two would be materialized near him very soon and blast him! His job was over and he raced to his vimana with the canister as quickly as he could in his thick, clumsy suit. Was there enough time? The door of the 30-foot disk smoothly opened. He turned and saw two black vimana saucers, which became physical out of semi-hyper space. His hunch was correct.

The saucers had to totally materialize before they fired blaster rays. Lan-Ra only had seconds...

He prepared for such a quick retreat with a special red button positioned close to the door. He hit it as soon as he entered and his vimana instantly became invisible. The ship’s energy field scrambled any sensors in the area.