Abduction to the 9th Planet

[Sith73]

Here's another interesting story for your reading enjoyment.

[DeDukshyn]

Here's page one, for a quick look ...


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I awoke suddenly, not knowing how long I had slept. I was completely awake -
fresh and alert - but good God, what time could it be? Lina was sleeping beside
me, her fists closed, but then Lina always sleeps...

I had no desire at all to go back to sleep and besides, it was possibly already five
in the morning. I got up, made my way to the kitchen and checked the clock.
Only 12.30am! It was unusual for me to wake up at such an hour.

I took off my pyjamas and dressed in trousers and a shirt, why, I had no idea.
Neither can I explain why I went to my desk, took a sheet of paper and a biro
and watched myself write, as if my hand had a mind of its own.

‘My dear, I’ll be away for about ten days. Absolutely no need to worry.’
Leaving the note by the telephone, I headed through the door and on to the
verandah. I avoided the table on which last night’s chess game remained, with the
white King still in checkmate, and silently opened the door leading on to the
garden.

The night seemed to be suffused with a strange brightness, which had nothing
to do with the stars. Instinctively, I tried to recall what phase the moon was
currently in, thinking that perhaps it was about to rise. Here, in the north-east of
Australia where I live, the nights are generally quite clear.

I descended the outside stairs and headed towards the pandanus. Usually, at this
time of night, we would have a veritable concert from the frogs and crickets
whose chirring sounds fill the night. Now however, there was a heavy silence and
I wondered why.

I had only walked a few steps when, quite suddenly, the colour of the
philodendrons changed. The wall of the house too, and the pandanus - all were
bathed in a kind of bluish light. The lawn seemed to undulate beneath my feet
and the ground beneath the pandanus waved also. The philodendrons distorted
and the wall of the house resembled a sheet floating in the wind

[Lifebringer]

It was a good read, I enjoyed it.
gave the swinging door an opening.