He then straightened
and held his hands up in a friendly pose with a smile on his face,
“Don’t worry, I am
joking. This place is yours to do what you wish with. I am here simply to offer
you any assistance that we can provide to help you to survive and acclimatise
to life on this planet. We know that you are from the planet that you called
Earth and we know what happened to it and believe me, we do sympathize with
you. It was a colossal waste of lives, technological advancement and
achievement, art and knowledge. So much was lost in the pursuit of Greed and
Evil Power, perpetrated on an entire race by a handful of evil rulers who were
already undeservedly wealthy, thanks to the unearned wealth handed to them by
their fathers and forefathers, and helped by their political henchmen/puppets.”
He then paused and took in a huge breath,
“I do apologise, I do
not mean to ramble on, but I hate the useless waste of lives and Planets that
greed causes! Universal history has told that tale many times over the Millenniums,
believe me! You can’t change what has happened, but you can change and control what
will happen from now onwards. I stand before you now as an Ambassador of
Zengrila and offer you our assistance for your survival and prosperity! We are
one race after all and it is our duty to help our fellow comrades whenever they
need it! We are, after all, a mere 60 light year communication’s call away.”
“What do you propose
to do to help us then, and what will it cost us?” Nick asked,
“We will help you to
build a new world for yourselves, Get this city running properly once more, for
example. We will show you how to activate and capitalise on all the functions
and power of this city to their full potential, for example. You could be much
further along in terra-forming this Planet if you did, for example. When my
Ancestors left this planet it was a verdant, lush green planet with beautiful
waterfalls cascading into crystal clear, blue lakes spilling out to the seas in
gentle streams and rivers. That of course was a very long time, and a number of
Meteorite storms ago, but with our help it wouldn’t take a terribly long time
to bring it back, and it won’t cost you anything. The first step will be to
show you how to switch on the Climatic air conditioning systems to begin the
restoration cycle.”
Gorad took a sip of
his glass of wine then stared at the glass he held before him and smiled, (or
perhaps it was a grimace),
“We will also teach you
how to make wine more better!”
Nick and I exchanged
glances before I asked Gorad,
“More better?”
Gorad held his glass
up once more,
“ Than this.”
He then glanced at
each of us and said,
“Oh! I do apologize if
I’m fluffing up your language, it has been many decades since I studied
‘Earthling’ languages.”
