The Eucronia (Episode 2) (by Rika)

The Eucronia
(Episode 2)

“I’ve got it!” said Boozy all of a sudden.
“Tell us Boozy…..What’s your idea?” enthusiastically Myra responded.
“I think we better pray at the church” Boozy answered.
“BOOZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” yelled Rick and Myra at the same time.
“Fine….fine….I just don’t know what to do guys” Boozy explained with regret.
“Why don’t we discuss this with my father first? After all, he is the the highest authority here” Rick was trying to give an idea.
“Yeah…I agree with you, it’s the best thing we can do at the moment, we could really need an advise from an adult.
“Okay then…let’s go” then they hold hands and Rick push a button on his watch and they vanish as the purple light illuminates from his watch.

“Dad! Can we talk to you?” says Rick to his father.
“Can it wait son? I have something to do”
“No, dad, we have to talk to you now! It’s very urgent and I’m sure you need to know this” Rick’s persistence begins to get his father attention.
“What is it son?? And why all of you look so tense?? Is there something wrong?” Rick’s dad carefully asks the three scared young children.
“Yes, Mr. President. There is something very wrong and since you’re ‘the first man’ in Eucronia, you better listen to this” Myra explains with convincing tone.
“Okay guys, I’m all yours, just tell me what happened”
Then Rick begins to tell his dad the whole story. The story that began with 3 best friends trying to have some fun at the ‘silver lake’ where not far from there Boozy saw an unusual view and heard a creepy conversation from a group of people discussing an awful plan. A plan that threaten the existence of Eucronia and the present community.
“I always knew something like this will happen to our beautiful land, I just never thought it will happen so soon” says the umber one man of Eucronia.
“So Dad…what should we do?” Rick broke his father’s daydream.
“Hm…for one thing we have to be able to know their exact location. We know that they’re from ‘the outside’ but we have to exactly where they live and know more about their plan so we can be very ready when they visit us again”.
“But how can we do that Mr. President?” asks Myra impatiently.
“Boozy, Rick told me that it was actually you who saw them right? And you saw they’re using ‘cosmic transportation’, is that right?“
“Well, it really depends on what you mean by ‘cosmic transportation’?” Boozy answered the man with another question that makes his friends want to kill him.
“It means before they were gone there was a bright light illuminated..silly!! just like ‘the watch’ that we use here in Eucronia works.” yell Rick spontaneously.
“Oh…..they definitely used the ‘cosmic transportation’ then, sir” convincingly Boozy responses.
“If they use the same transportation system like we use, they are not the common people from The Outside because most of them do not use that system yet….so it means they are not ordinary people because they are much more advance then the common people in The Outside” Rick’s father is trying to explain to the kids what’s on his mind.
“But, Sir…it still doesn’t help us knowing their present location” asks Myra.
“No, Myra…..if Boozy can show me the exact location where he saw them…I can ask Mr. Mollin, my first man at The Eucronia’s Technology Division to track the ‘cosmic signal’ at that exact location at a specific time….I’m sure we can at least get the approximate area.”
“Okay then Dad….ask Mr.Mollin to come now!”
“I will son…..but I also have to gather some other Eucronia’s important men to discuss this matter….because I can’t decide anything until we have the a meeting….mean while I want you guys to keep thinking and come up with brilliant ideas that can help us to stop them”
“We’ll do that for sure, Mr. President” says Boozy too confidently.

While the 3 kids keep thinking….Mr. Rainfield enter his First Man’s chamber where a 'mega cosmic touch screen' located. Then he touch one circle on the screen where three cosmic tubes in blue color illuminate from the floor up to ceiling and as soon as another 4 circles on the screen touched, each tube transports a man.
“Good afternoon, Mr. President”
“Good afternoon, gentlemen…I’m sorry to ask you to come in a brief notice”
“It is our duty, sir.... do we have a crisis, sir?” one of them replied.
“Yes gentlemen, it’s a crisis indeed. I have just informed that we have a big threat to our existence here in Eucronia coming soon”
“A big threat? What kind of big threat?”
Then ….the story that began with Boozy’s desire to join his friend for a swim is being told to the 4 most important men in Eucronia after the president.
“So, after we get he signal…what should we do? You are not suggesting us to go there aren’t you?” the only man there who’s wearing a suit with no button asks curiously.
“Well, Mr Mollin …..in my opinion it is the only way we can get more information about their plan…..but I don’t think all of us should go since I also need some of you to stay and take in charge. I would need you to come with me Mr.Mollin since I am going to need your knowledge on their technology that we’re going to face there in The Outside….and while I’m not here, I want Mr. Raddick to be in charge with the help of Mr. Oliver. If any of you can come up with a better solution….please speak now….because I would really need some input from you.”
“Forgive me, Sir…I can’t see the need for you to go there and risk your life since you are the president of Eucronia, I think it would be best if you stay here and keep in charge and delegate this matter to one of us.” Mr. Raddick who kept quite the whole time, finally spoke up.
“No…I have to come and find out myself…..not that I don’t trust you…..but I just have to go there myself so that I can make the right defensive plan when I got back.”
“We understand. It will be a pleasure joining you to go there, sir. Do you need anyone else to go along with us, Mr. President?”
“Yes, Mollin. We’ll take along Boozy since he is the eye witness and ….. we may need someone with high skilled self defense. Who’s the best man we have here in Eucronia?”
“Well, Sir. If you request for the best, 'Strike' would be the one.”
“What?? Oh no…..not Strike……give me another name please.”
“You did request for ‘the best’, Sir and frankly speaking we do need ‘the best’.”
“Fine Mollin. You win! Contact Strike now!”


“Hello, Rainfield!”
“It’s Mr. President to you, Strike”
“Yeah…yeah…..Nice to meet you again,….. Mr. President!!!”
The person who just came out of another cosmic tube is not like the other people in the room………the tight blue suit and the grey boot, no button on the suit nor a watch on the wrist, surely make this person unique among them.
“Okay, Strike ….we call you because we need you….actually The Eucronia need you….so why don’t we skip ‘the hostile atmosphere’ and get to the point, okay? I’ll fill you in on the way.”
“On the way?? On the way where?”
“You see….we have a big problem………………………..……..
And while The Eucronia’s President starts to explain the situation, Mr. Mollin pushes a button on his watch and a purple light illuminates and in just seconds they reach their destination.

“Mom!!!!!!!!”
“Hi sweetie…..your dad just told me what had happened......we’re planning to track their location and find out more about their plan. We also need Boozy to come with us to identify them later when we reach the location.”
“Hey….I’m still the president here…I’m in charge…not you Strike.”
“As you please……..Mr. President.”
The woman with long blond hair replied with angry tone.
“Cut it out you two!..... Dad…you are the President of Eucronia and that means you are the first lady of Eucronia, Mom….. you guys have to stop this domestic cold war…..because as you know…..we’re in the real war here….the war against annihilation….remember????”
“Yes, Son…You’re right. Let’s go Mr. Mollin…we have to go to the spot where Boozy saw them and track their signal from there.”
“Wait…mom…dad…..Myra and I have to come with you.”
“Oh no…Son….you just stay here with Myra….you don’t need to come.”
“Yes, we do, Dad…. Look at Boozy! He’s trembling to death……we’re the only one who can calm him down…..trust me!!!
“Let them come, Sir….the witness really looks scared and he doesn’t want to let go his two friend’s arm.”
“Very well, Boozy….come yourself down…you may take Rick and Myra with you.”
The President finally gave up and off they go to where the threat began…somewhere near the ‘silver lake’.
“Okay…now let me track their signal…..it may take a while”
“Just hurry…Mollin…we don’t have much time”
“Okay….I got the signal Sir, is everybody ready??”
As everybody nod….the light once again illuminate but this time it takes a little longer than before.
And the story goes….

To be continued..

(Rika, rikacintara@gmail.com)