CHAPTER 3
It was just a scratch, it would not pose any concern or danger to me, I could not afford an injury at this time we were just passing through the atmosphere, just a few minutes before we reached outer space, I tried to finish organizing the last civilian who entered the ship, the young soldiers who had chosen lived up to my expectations of them. After takeoff and the impact we were able to stand, I resumed the task of organizing the remainder of the civilians, I was in control of the shelters and tried to maintain my crew calm.
Everything in order, I decided to go up to the command post, I needed to know the level of emergency the escape plans were still in, I found General Singh, sitting in the back of the room. From his position I could see all the different flight captains of operations, the front control panels took up almost the entire width of the ship, more than fifteen men were needed to work in the control system of this modern Noah’s Ark, behind them were five captains of navigation, they worked in front of huge glass skylights able to see everything, it was the only place on the ship where you could see outer space, from where I was the General gave orders to detain the ship’s hovering at a safe distance from where they could observe planet earth. I had the opportunity to see from a different angle parts of the world, two ships exactly like ours, were in the atmosphere communicating with our command post and asked for instructions, we all stopped to look at the planet, from where we were it showed how beautiful our planet is and at risk of disappearing, it now looks like a billiard ball light blue, with uneven patches of dark colors, but it makes it a perfect combination of blue dominating the picture.
These moments that we were living were of incalculable value and power, you could see in the face of each and every one of the crew members, despair and uncertainty in they’re faces, but nobody said anything, it was also the concern for friends and family members left behind, it's times like these that humanity emerges in humans. Most of the women were crying, I remember one of the captain of navigation, with tears running down her cheeks, but still doing her job with the ability and integrity required by the situation, many of the soldiers were also concerned, but followed orders without question. We were just waiting for the alarm of mass destruction on the planet, but it remained as just that, an alarm. I left the control room, I decided to tour the ship, I took one of the eight elevators available along each corridor, and began my inspection.
The section of the ship dedicated to saving marine species it managed to relax more than I expected, it was a good idea to start there, the tranquility of the tanks and fish moving managed to take my worries away for a while, the sound of the whales made me think, I stopped in front of them for about half an hour, the majesty of the species managed to capture me, their size and innocence, but above all the ingenuity in their eyes that made me feel guilty of others. How was it possible that humans were able to cause so much damage to animals on the planet? It's all our fault that today they are also at risk of disappearing. I also visited the cages prepared for the terrestrial animals, I was there for nearly half an hour, I don’t know if it was just me, but each of the animals eyes concern. It was one of the men that was caring for them that mentioned to me that animals perceive danger much better than humans. The area of the warehouses, was all quiet and going well, the upper information floors were going well, the hangar where the air crafts were, was also fine, with surveillance patrols that were organized round the clock. Everything was going as planned.
The barracks where my soldiers rested, were all in order, as soon as I went in, all the soldiers stood up to greet me. I ordered the reports from the men chosen responsible to command each floor, they gave me all the information has requested. Everything was going as planned.
I revisited the upper control room. Nothing new. Then I went to my room, I needed to get some rest. What was expected to happen was unknown territory to me and I should be prepared for any eventuality, nothing better than a rested mind to make decisions.
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