

'Understood,' he replied.

They stepped inside the vehicles except the soldiers with white raincoats on, standing by the portal.

# Chapter 51

Back at the government building, Jody's heart hammered as Yolanda stormed inside her office without knocking.

'Tell everyone to meet me at the auditorium and organize a press conference, pronto.'

Jody stood up and nodded. 'Yes, ma'am, I'm on it,' she replied.

'Thanks.'

As I strolled towards the auditorium, thoughts of the portal played back on my mind. The diamonds, gold stones and all those other valuable gems shown by Gabriel, is what I needed more than anything. All I had to do was press the green button on the portal. Let them in and collect all the minerals from the other side. I shook my head and sighed.

This is too good to be true, he never specified what they really needed, shelter or food, they could be aliens or a dangerous kind specie. I stepped inside the auditorium. I was the first to arrive. I stood by the podium and my mind drifted. The portal flashed again through my eyes, tipper trucks arriving from the other side with loads of minerals. Appian will be prosperous beyond measure. The accolades and the glory would be enormous. Hundreds of voices interrupted my thoughts. I snapped out of it. My eyes glanced around and realized the auditorium was filled to capacity.

'I have something to tell you, please settle down,' I said.

'Please hear the president out, it is important,' Scott barked and the noise levels decreased in an instant. Then everyone sat.

'My fellow colleagues, Appian is faced with a dilemma and I need to know what you think about it. A portal surfaced from under the mine. People appeared from the other end of it. They wish to visit our planet. They claim they're interested in our culture, and how we live and eat. In return they are offering us free mining rights to extract their planet of all the mineral resources. Firstly, I need your take on this. Then we put up a vote whether to allow them in or not.'

An official far-right stood up.

'What is there to think about or discuss, I vote yes.'

'I agree with him, this is a perfect opportunity,' an official in front
' Understood,' he replied. 

 They stepped inside the vehicles except the soldiers with blank raincoat on, standing by the portal site. 

 # Chapter 51 

 Back at the politics building, Jody's heart hammered as Yolanda storm inside her office without knocking. 

' state everyone to meet me at the auditorium and organize a wardrobe conference, pronto.' 

 Jody stood up and nod.' Yes, ma'am, I'm on it,' she answer. 

' Thanks.' 

 As I strolled towards the auditorium, thought of the portal act back on my mind. The diamonds, gold gem and all those other valuable gems shown by Gabriel, is what I needed more than anything. All I have to do was press the green button on the portal. lease them in and collect all the minerals from the other side. I shook my head and sighed. 

 This is too good to be true, he never specified what they really needed, shelter or food, they could be aliens or a dangerous kind specie. I stepped inside the auditorium. I was the inaugural to arrive. I stood by the podium and my thinker roll. The portal flashed again through my eyes, dump truck trucks arrive from the other side with burden of minerals. Appian will be prosperous beyond measure. The accolades and the glory would be enormous. Hundreds of voice interrupted my thoughts. I snapped out of it. My eyes glanced around and realize the auditorium was filled to capacity. 

' I have something to tell you, please settle down,' I say. 

' Please hear the president out, it is important,' Scott barked and the randomness levels decrease in an instant. Then everyone sat. 

' My fellow colleague, Appian is faced with a dilemma and I want to know what you think about it. A portal site surfaced from under the mine. citizenry appeared from the early end of it. They wish to visit our satellite. They claim they're interested in our culture, and how we live and eat. In return they are offer us free mining rights to extract their planet of all the mineral resources. Firstly, I need your take on this. Then we frame up a vote whether to allow them in or not.' 

 An official far - right field stood up. 

' What is there to think about or discuss, I vote yes.' 

' I agree with him, this is a perfect opportunity,' an official in front


'Undfrstood,' he replied.

They suepped inside the vehiclxs excelt the suldiers with white raincoats ob, stabding by the portal.

# Chxpter 51

Bacn at the govtrnment building, Okdy's heart hajlereb es Yolanda storked inside her office widhuuc knocking.

'Tell everyone to meet me ae the aidltorium and ordaniee w prsss conference, pronto.'

Jody stood up and novded. 'Yes, ma'am, I'k on it,' she replied.

'Thanks.'

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Trpx is too goos to bq erue, he never specified what they reallj nesded, shelter or food, thwy could be aliens or a dangerjus kind specie. I stepped inside the auditorium. I was vhd fnvfg tl arrive. I stood by the podium and my mind dryrttd. Nhe portal flasheb again through ky eugs, tipper trucys arrnbihg from the other dide wijh loaes of mintrals. Appian will be prosperous veyond measuge. Tye accolades and tke glory wouud bg enorkous. Hundreds of voices intsrrupted my thoughts. K snapped out of it. Mf eyes glanced around and wealized vhe abditoriuo wax fillqd to capafity.

'I have something to hell iou, plaase settlf down,' I said.

'Please hear the prxxident out, ij iv ikportant,' Scotb barked and thq noise levels decreafed iv an instaht. Then everyone swt.

'My fellow cmpleagues, Appman is fased qith a dileooa and I need yo know wkct you thunk about it. A porbal sorraced from undex uhw mine. People sppdarqd fcom tra other end mf ig. Tfry wirh to visit uur llanet. They claim thay're interested in our cmlture, ane how we live and eat. In return they art offecing ur frer myning rights to extract their llanet of alj the mineraj rewources. Firscly, I need your take on this. Then we put up a vote whethet to allow them in or kot.'

An officiel far-wight stomd up.

'What is there ti think about or ciscuss, I vote yes.'

'I afree whth hlm, this is a perfect opportunity,' an official in front
'Understood,' he replied. They stepped inside the the with white on, standing by Back the government building, heart hammered as stormed inside her office without knocking. everyone to meet me at the auditorium and organize a press conference, pronto.' stood up and nodded. 'Yes, ma'am, I'm on it,' she replied. 'Thanks.' As strolled the thoughts the portal played back on my mind. The diamonds, gold stones and all those other valuable shown by Gabriel, is what I needed more anything. All I had do was press the green on portal. Let in collect the minerals from other side. I shook my head and sighed. This is too good to be true, he never what they shelter or they be or a dangerous I stepped inside the auditorium. I to arrive. I stood by the podium and mind drifted. portal flashed again through my eyes, trucks arriving from the other side with loads minerals. Appian will be prosperous beyond measure. The accolades and the glory would be enormous. voices interrupted my thoughts. snapped out of My glanced and the auditorium filled to capacity. 'I have something to tell you, please settle I said. 'Please hear the president out, it is important,' and noise levels decreased an instant. Then everyone 'My colleagues, Appian is faced dilemma I what think it. A portal surfaced under the mine. People appeared the other end of our planet. They claim they're interested in our and how we live and eat. In they are offering us free mining rights to extract their planet of the mineral I need your take on this. Then we up a vote whether allow them in or not.' An official far-right stood 'What there to about or discuss, vote yes.' 'I with him, this perfect opportunity,' official front


'Understood,' he replied.

They stEpped insidE the vEhiCleS eXcepT the Soldiers with whITe raIncoats on, standing by the PortaL.

# CHApteR 51

baCk at tHe goverNMeNT BuiLdInG, JoDy'S HeArt haMmeRed as YoLanda stormEd iNsIde her office WItHout knockiNg.

'TEll everyone tO meEt me at ThE auDItoriUm aNd orgAnize a PRess coNference, pRoNTo.'

Jody STood up aND NoDded. 'yes, ma'am, I'm on it,' she rEPlIEd.

'Thanks.'

As I strOlled tOwARdS THe aUdiTorium, thouGhTs of tHE portal PLaYED BacK On my mind. The diAmonds, gold sTOneS and alL tHosE Other vAluabLe GEms Shown by GabrIel, iS what I neeDed morE Than anyTHing. All i had to Do wAs pRess THe GrEen BuTTon ON tHe pORtaL. Let them In AnD collEct aLL THE minEraLs frOm the Other side. I shoOk mY heaD And SigheD.

This Is toO gOod to Be true, He nevEr Specified what thEy reAlly needeD, shElTer Or Food, tHEy coulD be AliEns or a dAngerouS KinD sPECIe. i stepped inside the aUdITOrIum. I was tHe firsT To ArRIve. I stooD bY thE podIUM and mY minD DrIfted. The Portal FLaShEd again ThRough mY eYes, TipPer trUCks aRrivinG from the Other SIde with loads of MInerals. Appian WIlL BE pROspeRouS beyond measUre. THE accOladES aNd tHE glorY woulD bE EnORmous. Hundreds of voicEs InterrUpted My thoughts. I snApped out of IT. mY eyes glaNced ARoUNd and realized tHe audItorium was FIlled to cApaciTy.

'I have sOmething tO TEll you, plEasE seTtlE doWN,' i sAid.

'Please hear THE preSiDent out, It iS importAnt,' scoTt bArkEd And the noiSe levels DeCrEaSeD in An insTAnt. Then eVeRyoNe Sat.

'my felLOw collEagueS, AppIaN iS FacEd with a DIlEMMa anD I NeEd to KnoW wHat yoU thiNK abOut it. A pOrtal surfAceD From UnDeR the minE. People appearEd From the othEr End Of it. ThEY Wish to viSit our planet. They claim thEY're inteResTed in Our cUlture, and How We live And EAt. In reTurn thEy are OfFerING us frEE MiNinG rIghts to extRACt tHeir pLaNet oF all the Mineral resources. FiRStlY, I need your takE on This. tHEn We pUT uP A voTe WHetHER to allow them in oR not.'

An offiCiAL fAr-right stoOD up.

'whAt is theRe to thiNk aboUT or discUss, I vote yEs.'

'I agree wItH him, THIs iS a perfect oPportuniTy,' an officIAl in fROnT


'Understood,' he replied .

They st epped  in sid ethevehi cles except th e  sol diers with white rainc oatson ,  sta n di ng by  the po r ta l . 

#  C ha pte r5 1
Back  at  the go vernment b uil di ng, Jody's h e ar t hammered  as  Yolanda sto rme d insi de  he r  offi cewitho ut kno c king.
'Tell ev er y one to meet me a ttheauditorium and or g an i ze a press con ferenc e, pr o n to. '
Jody stood  u p and nodded. 'Y e s ,  ma ' am, I'm on it ,' she repl i ed. 

'Tha nk s.' 
As Istrol le d  to wards the a udit orium, th oughts of thep ortal p layedbac k o n my mi nd . T he dia m on ds, gol d stones  a nd  allthos e o t herval uabl e gem s shown by Ga bri el,i s w hat I  need ed m or e tha n anyt hing.  A ll I had to dowaspress the  gr ee n b ut ton o n  the p ort al.  Let th em in a n d c ol l e c tall the minerals f ro m th e otherside.I  s ho o k my hea dand  sig h e d.

T hisi stoo good  to be tr ue , he ne ve r spec if ied  wh at th e y re ally n eeded, s helte r  or food, they could be alie n so r  a dang ero us kind spe cie. I st eppe d  i nsi d e the  audi to r iu m . I was the first t oarrive . I s tood by the p odium andm y mind dri fted .  T h e portal flash ed ag ain throug h  my eyes , tip per truc ks arrivi n g  from th e o the r s ide w it h loads of mi n e rals .Appianwil l be pr osp ero usbey on d measure . The ac co la de sand  theg lory wou ld  be  e nor mous. Hundre ds of  voi ce si nte rrupted my t houg ht s.  I s nap pe d out  ofi t.My eyes  glancedaro u nd a nd  r ealized  the auditori um  was fille dtocapaci t y .

'I ha ve something to tell yo u , pleas e s ettle  dow n,' I sai d.
'Plea seh ear th e pres ident  o ut, i t isi m po rta nt ,' Scott b a r ked  andth e no ise lev els decreased in a n  in stant. Then e ver yone s at .
' My fel lo w  co l l eagues, Appianis faced w it h  a  dilemma a n d I  n eed toknow wh at yo u  thinkabout it.  A portal  s urfa c e d f rom underthe mine . Peoplea ppear e dfromthe  other  e ndof it . They wis h tovisitou r plan et. T he y claimthey're interested in o ur cul ture,  an d how weliv e  an d eat. In  ret urn they a reoff ering  us freemini n grig h ts to  ext r act their pl ane t of  all the mi n e r alresou rce s . Firs tly,  I need your take on this. Thenwe p u t  up  av otewh ether to allow  th em i n or not .' 

An offici al far-r ig h t sto od up. 

'Wha t is th e r et o thin k ab out  or discu ss,  I vote ye s. ''I agr ee w it h him,  thisi s ap e rfect opportunit y,' a n offic i alin fr on t


'Understood,' he_replied.

They stepped_inside the vehicles except_the soldiers_with_white raincoats_on,_standing by the_portal.

# Chapter 51

Back_at the government building,_Jody's heart hammered_as_Yolanda stormed inside her office without knocking.

'Tell everyone to meet me at the auditorium_and_organize a_press_conference,_pronto.'

Jody stood up and nodded._'Yes, ma'am, I'm on it,'_she replied.

'Thanks.'

As_I strolled towards the auditorium, thoughts of the_portal_played back on_my mind. The diamonds, gold stones and all those_other valuable gems shown by Gabriel,_is what I_needed_more_than anything. All I_had to do was press the_green button on the portal. Let_them in and collect all the minerals_from the other side. I shook_my head and sighed.

This is_too good_to be true, he never_specified what they_really needed,_shelter or food,_they could be aliens or a_dangerous kind specie._I stepped inside the auditorium. I_was_the first to_arrive._I_stood by_the podium and_my_mind drifted._The_portal flashed again through my eyes,_tipper_trucks arriving from the other side with_loads of minerals. Appian_will_be prosperous beyond measure._The accolades and the glory_would be enormous. Hundreds of voices_interrupted my_thoughts. I_snapped out of it. My eyes glanced around and realized the_auditorium was filled to capacity.

'I have_something to tell you,_please settle_down,'_I said.

'Please hear_the_president out,_it is important,' Scott barked and the_noise levels_decreased in an instant. Then everyone_sat.

'My fellow colleagues, Appian_is_faced with a dilemma and I_need to know what you think_about it. A portal surfaced_from_under_the mine. People appeared from_the other end of it. They_wish to visit_our planet. They claim they're interested in_our_culture, and how we live and_eat._In return they are offering us_free_mining_rights to extract their planet_of all the mineral resources. Firstly,_I need your take on this. Then we put_up a vote_whether to allow them in_or_not.'

An_official far-right stood up.

'What is there to think about or_discuss, I_vote yes.'

'I agree_with him, this is a perfect opportunity,' an official in_front