Story 16 AND 17

As these two chapters are so short, you get them together. Please let me know if you are enjoying this.

16

Petar woke to the grinning face of Davi. The air felt fresh, more than fresh; almost living in vitality and energy. He looked around. The land was green and lush, small clusters of round domes, towers showed where people now resided. Bear Camp longhouse still lay off in the near distance.
“Welcome to the far world of the 32nd century, Petar. Mankind is finally at peace and living in a Golden Age of revelation. We have a long task ahead of us.”
“Davi! This is the place spoken of on the disc?”
“The same. The Primal Rock has much more power here than the place of the jungle, it TOLD me how to heal and transform. The result is what you now see. Cool, or what?!”
“And you arrived just as I have?”
“I have, and not far ahead of you. I have been busy over the eons as have you Petar. Those you knew in the 21st century miss you, Oriana not the least.”
“Ahhh, I too miss her Davi. What of the others? Mike was an enthusiastic deputy, has he taken the reins so to speak as you have taken your travels?”
Davi’s face clouded. “Mike has not. Long story, so come, make yourself at home. Bear Camp is still there for you my prehistoric friend!”


17

Dave did NOT want to do this, but he knew he had no choice. Take the bull by the horns he thought and translated the final markings on the stone to the two.
“Well I never! Thank you, Dave, thank you! How soon can we go and look?”
“Now, if you want Prof Slongur, but there is no real hurry is there?”
The two roared in happy amusement. “No, no hurry Dave. We have only waited so long already it seems. Come, show us.”
“OK, but be warned - it will be claustrophobic and dirty down there. And we don’t even know that it WILL be there, remember; but this is the best guess we have from the puzzle pieces we have.”
The outer places were quiet; most had gone home at the end of the working week. They strode in quick eager file through the long corridors to the elevator that led to the lower levels, pressing the button marked ‘Museum’. The lighting still worked. The place was actually kept relatively clean; ‘special’ items were stored here separate from the usual store rooms in the basement above.
They entered the great exhibition hall in excited anticipation, like schoolboys entered a candy store just opened. Running, they approached the stone pedestal and the enigmatic spherical stone that sat calmly waiting for them.
Dave picked it up in almost spiritual reverence, turning to display it to the two.
“I’ll take that, thank you Mr Grey.”