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ECLIPSE OF TIME

BOOK 6

There is a greater darkness than the one we fight. It is the darkness of the soul that has lost its way. The war we fight is not against powers and principalities: it is against chaos and despair. Greater than the death of flesh is the death of hope, the death of dreams. Against this peril we can never surrender. –G'Quan

November-2-2010

Spirit Lake Memorial Highway, Washington

We are paying the main price. With World War going on, the Americans nation has panic as they did on September-11-2001, Osama Bin Laden has attacked again. Thinking he was dead on January-28-2002. He proved us wrong. My mother moved us to the Mount Saint Helens area, to the Spirit Lake Memorial Highway. I am only 19 years old and I don't even have a job for it is hard to hold a job when you're in school. My sister and I don't talk anymore, because of the night she claimed to have seen a Vorlon. I told her that they don't even exist. But she already told everyone and we were receiving threat phone calls from the government to shut-her-up or they would themselves. So we had to pack up on January-5-2006 and moved to our new home, I am very disappointed in Nanette's behavior. None of the Babylon, or Star Wars characters are real. Nanette said this has happen. I don't even go that far with these science fiction topics. Mother has a new job with the Vancouver Health Clinic she is a respiratory therapist. I have to now finish my homework.

Irisma's mother looking at Irisma with meditated anger. "Irisma, Mr. Bower called and said he is upset with you."

Looking back at his mother who is standing in the kitchen doorway. "Who isn't…Mr. Bower will just have to get in line to be really upset, what could I do, I gave him the answer of how hot Mount Saint Helens was on May-18-1980."

"I know, but he does not want you yelling out the answer." She says.

"I can't do anything about that! Geology is such a simple topic." Replies Irisma in a quieter manner.

"Irisma just treat your teachers with some respect!" Irisma's mother now moving towards him. "Now clean up the house, your sister will be home soon."

"All right." Irisma enters the living room to clean up. As Nanette walks through the door from late studying at school.

"Why isn't the walking Vorlon liar, found any Gaim to persuade yet?" Irisma says in a sarcastically way.

"Shut-up!" Nanette snaps back!

"Nanette don't use that type of language." Replies Nanette's mother.

"Yes, shut-up isn't a word!" Says Irisma.

"Irisma be quiet!" Snaps back his mother who is tired of hearing the insults.

Irisma lowers his head in ashamed manner. "Yes mother." Irisma replies.

Nanette seizes the chance to put in her two-sense in. "One of these days you will see a Vorlon and you will be sorry!"

"Oh, be quiet! It's not like the Vorlon's are going to prevent my dinner, by some freak accident in the kitchen!" Says Irisma sarcastically as he begins for his room; his mother remains silent hoping the argument will go away.

Nanette goes off laughing to her room. "What you need is a keeper!" Says Nanette.

"I heard that!" Says Irisma.

Tired of the bickering the mother decides to take he frustration out on Irisma even though it is Nanette is causing the prolonged heated discussion. "Young man I don't want to hear another word out of your mouth." Says the mother in an angry tone.

"O—kay maybe I shou—ld leave!" Replies Irisma.

"You shut-up." Said the mother in an abrupt way.

Changing the subject. "I am going to Johnston Ridge tonight." Says Irisma.

"No your not!"

"I will take Nanette." Replies Irisma in a stern tone.

Seeing as the only chance for peace and quietness, "Well—okay. Just be home by midnight, no longer, you understand me?"

"Don't worry at least I will be able to finish off my project, I never seen the mountain at nighttime." Says Irisma.

"Well take your sister to dinner than, do what you want, just don't get killed." Handing him thirty dollars.

"I wont." Says Irisma in his mocking voice as he looks at his wallet.

"Come on Nanette, I want to go now!" As Irisma gathers his papers and his coat because it's cold outside…as Irisma Looks upstairs here Nanette has been for the last twenty minutes, Irisma can't comprehend why it takes a woman to take hours to brush their hair and other preparations before they go out for the night.

"Hold your horses." Says Nanette who is now coming down the stairs. As Irisma says goodbye to his mother, he and Nanette go to the preheated car as Irisma and Nanette go to the Rose Tree Restaurant, Nanette is still putting on makeup. As they arrive at the Rose Tree Restaurant, Nanette and Irisma go inside where it is much warmer. As they are greeted, a waitress sits Irisma and Nanette at a table and passes out menus, as they decide what to eat, the same waitress comes back.

"Nanette tell the lady what you want." Say Irisma.

"I will have your ice-cream special." Say's Nanette.

"Nanette!"

"Please." Says Nanette in a begging manner.

"Well—all right." Replies Irisma, knowing that disagreeing will only cause further discomfort.

"And you sir?" Replies the waitress who speaks while chewing gum.

"I will have your trout dinner." Replies Irisma who seems to think he must be hungrier then Nanette.

"Thank you, your meals will be ready in 5 minutes." Says the waitress. As the waitress leaves, Nanette decides to question Irisma's reluctantness to believe that the Vorlon's are a true species.

"So Irisma why don't you believe me, of all people I thought you would!" Says Nanette.

"Nanette" (Sigh)---"Vorlon's---they don't exist. They're a character off of Babylon 5, and if they came I would know about it, but I haven't heard anything! We are the only race in our universe." Says Irisma in an airy manner.

"You just wait I will prove you wrong, and you will know that Vorlon's are a powerful species. You don't want to be on the wrong side." Says Nanette. Some of the customers are beginning to stare at them, this bothers Irisma, and he does not like change and does not like to be stared at.

"All right be quiet, our meals are almost here." He says in a hushed tone.

"Ice cream special?" Says to gum chewing waitress.

"Here!" Says Nanette with a smile on her face.

"Sorry sir our cook let the trout catch of fire, and strangely all the trout burned up when we placed them on the grill, would you like something else to eat?" Said the now annoying goat-like-chewing waitress.

"No thanks." Replies Irisma who can't stand listening to the waitress for another second. The waitress leaves the table and puts the check on the table with only the ice cream special on it—it's free signed the cook—Nanarke. Irisma looking at the name. "That's a strange name." Said Irisma.

"See what I said, you don't want to be on the wrong side. The Vorlon's did that to get back to you!" Says Nanette.

"They did none of the sort." Replies Irisma who is keeping his eyes on the table because other customers are staring at them again. Nanette eats her ice cream and they leave the Rose Tree Restaurant. As they drive up to Mount Saint Helens for the next 59 miles, Irisma and Nanette don't say a word to one another.

As they arrive at Johnston Ridge Observatory, Irisma takes pictures and writes what he sees on the mountain. As he completes his job at Johnston Ridge, he and Nanette gets back into the car and drive to a rugged forest road that goes into the pumice plains—of course this road is prohibited to visitors, but this does not stop Irisma, and anyway he has a pass alluding him amidst anywhere within the park except the dome. As the park their car in an old stream bed, which has been dry for four years, Irisma gets out of the car and walks till he can see the mountain because the alder trees block most of his views. As Nanette and Irisma watch the faint grow of the dome then there is a flash. "Wow look at that!" As Nanette looks at the sky boiling with fire.

"What?" Says Irisma.

"In the sky." As Nanette points towards the growing fire storm. Irisma looks upward.

"Nanette, lighting does not flash like that." Says Irisma in a shaky voice as the heavens bear down upon them. As the sound increases, the ground starts shaking.

"Earthquake?" Says Nanette who is scared.

"I am not sure?" Irisma sits on the ground. "It doesn't feel like an earthquake." Then the sky roared with a loud low deep pitch sound that rattled in your ears that could give you a nasty headache. As the object grew closer to the earth's surface the ground shook much harder. When the ship was in sight it crashed into the valley below Johnston Ridge. Nanette ran over, and Irisma was not far behind her. Irisma pushed her to the ground and they did an army crawl as far to the ledge as they could get. Below in the valley there was a huge ship with loose debris on the ground, on fire. The ship was green with a dark tone of purple. Gasses were escaping from the impact area, and sparks flew from open wires.

"Is that a Vorlon ship?" Says Nanette.

"I don't think so." Says Irisma.

As they waited the time seemed to go by slowly, not knowing what they would find or what would find them. When 11:31pm came, a noise of rushing gases flew out of the ship, like if a giant snake was being released from a cage. When the platform was down there was light shining all around in the valley, but the light seem different, as if attempted to swallow any other light, a light that consumed light. When Irisma turned his head around to see if anyone was behind him, there was nothing, and why should there be anyone, it was almost midnight! As Irisma began to turn to look at the site, it took awhile to notice that an object was moving, it looked hazy down there and the first sight was covered by darkness, but the scene would change when the objects eyes glowed fierce red, then the object to be seen. It looked like a Shrib, they were creatures that wore breathers all the time, and were servants to the Drakh. Irisma knew that they were in trouble. The Shrib were holding some type of weapon, and were scanning the area. The Drakh did not take to humans very well, and truthful, they hated them. As Irisma looked at Nanette, he tells her to remain silent. Hoping they wont see us as the night progressed onward. Then as suspected the Drakh finally came out and by god Irisma wished it were just a Russian spaceship. The Drakh gave out orders to the Shrib to do something, what; well Irisma didn't know for Irisma doesn't speak Drakh. Maybe they saw them and were planning a sneak attack. But with relief they started heading towards Spirit Lake. To do what? Irisma didn't know, and at this moment didn't care as long as they didn't come near them. Nanette looks at Irisma.

"With the Drakh gone we could go down there and look around." Says Irisma.

"I don't think that's a really good idea." Says Irisma who is still watching the aliens move towards Spirit Lake.

"But you know this place like the back of your hand." Remarks Nanette knowing that she won the argument. And she had a point; Irisma was an expert on Mount Saint Helens.

"I guess it wouldn't hurt to look and take pictures of the ship, heck I did not want to live forever anyway." Said Irisma in a cold tone, as they head for the car they took the North Fork Toutle River Valley Road and parked the car behind a rock slab, turned off the headlights, and got out of the car. As the approached the ship it smelled like sulphur. When they were only inches from the ship, Nanette began to go inside, Irisma told her to wait and before Irisma knew they were both inside. "So I guessed we ought to look around." Said Irisma.

When Irisma looked outside he saw the group returning. "Ah--we are now in really big trouble". Said Irisma, as they ran out of the ship back to the parked car, as the Shrib pointed out the shoe prints in the loose earth, it was leading right behind the rock slab. The Shrib pointed out that the shoe prints have to be alien origin. The Drakh ordered the Shrib to investigate. Irisma tells Nanette that it was time to go now! She agreed with him. So they ran as fast as they could go to the car. The Shrib weren't good fighters, so when the Drakh saw this, the Drakh went forward and grabbed one of the Shrib's guns—aimed—fired. As for us Irisma and Nanette, they were going nearly 100 mph up a dirt road, stirring up a lot of dust. But the Drakh was a great sniper. He aimed his gun and fired. But before the Drakh could see that Irisma and Nanette have bailed out of the car, there was a dust cloud that covered Irisma and Nanette as they came in contact with the ground, meanwhile the car kept driving up the hill. The Drakh fired his gun, and as a bright star passed Irisma and Nanette the car exploded in a giant fire display. The Drakh lowered his gun, and smiled of something that looked straight from hell. The Shrib went back to the ship and loaded the ships supplies, all seemed safe for now, but the Drakh being telepathic, sense the presents of two life forms unlike of his own. At 3:17am, Irisma knew that he was in trouble; he destroyed his mothers' car. But he had proof, he had pictures and he had a case from the Drakh vessel. Irisma also knew he had broke both legs, but one was in worse shape than the other. He also found that his arm had been busted. And last to be notice was a deep cut across his head when he jumped the car and hit a large rock. Irisma with all his injuries tried to locate Nanette and she was found lying in brush. Irisma wakes her up and she coughed and looked at Irisma. Nanette tells Irisma that he had blood running down his face. Irisma tells her that he seemed to have broken his legs, his arm, and he thinks he has a serious cut across the top of his forehead. So Nanette helped Irisma up, not knowing that Irisma had to also find the case. As Irisma got to his feet, he felt a hand push him down on to the ground. And right by his side was his sister who was on the ground too. As Irisma looked at her and asked her why she shoved him down? Nanette looked at Irisma, and said that she thought he shoved her to the ground. Now Irisma was scared. When Irisma looked forward Irisma saw his shadow, his sisters shadow, and a much bigger distorted shadow. As Irisma turned around and there behind him stood the creature that destroyed his car. Irisma looked at him, and saw fire flickering in his iris. He looked back at Irisma, smiled that gave Irisma the creeps, then turned around, then stopped, turned around again and said in whispers. "Not many people live to see the end." They Drakh says it a cold and threaten voice.

"Who are you?" Demands Irisma.

"Why does it matter?" Extorted the Drakh.

"Oh—just a question." Replies Irisma who is worried that the Drakh may try to kill him. "Are you a friendly race?" Says Irisma. The Drakh turns around again and looks to the burnt out vehicle, and begin to head down the hill.

As the Drakh proceeded down the hill, Nanette yells at the Drakh. "Are you waiting for your masters?"

The Drakh stopped, and turned halfway to face Nanette. "Who?" Said the Drakh in a deep cold tone. Nanette, looking worry decides to remain silent, as the Drakh decides to kill the two he hears the sound of Vorlon vessels on approach, as the Drakh looks at Irisma and Nanette, he decides to poison them with pins from Z'ha'dum. As the Drakh walked towards Nanette he reached into his clothing patch, and pulled out a pen and put it in Nanette's hands. She looked at it; it was green with patches of color. The Drakh then walked towards Irisma reaches into his pocket and pulls out a narrow box about 12 inches long, 4 inches wide and handed it to Irisma. He then spoke in a calmer tone. "Not many survived my shooting. That the Drakh Entire requires any Drakh who was in pursuit, who fail to fight, has to be given an item of my choosing. And because those are no interests to me, they're yours, only if you want to challenge me?"

"No!" They both say.

The Drakh turned and went towards his ship. As the ship lifted in the sky, the sun was coming up. And the rays of the sun shine on the Drakh ship. Such beauty, also such deadliness. Irisma wonder if what the Drakh gave him was a weapon to destroy him? Irisma just hope not. Both Nanette and Irisma was no match and Irisma thinks that the Drakh knew that. As Irisma looked at Nanette, he picked up his case he stole out of the Drakh ship and started for home. It was a long painful trip.

"What are we going to say to mother?" Said Nanette who was out of breath from the cold night air.

"I was told to be home by 12:00am and it is 5:00am." Irisma hears a vehicle coming, and he was ready to pass out. Holding the box in his hand, Irisma saw a vehicle coming but couldn't truly see it he could only hear it. It pulled over and Irisma could see the face of his mother. She got out of the car picked Irisma up, laid him in the backseat, Nanette open the passenger door and climbed in. Mother got in the car, and was talking so fast that Irisma could not understand her. Mother a little calmer asked Irisma what happen, for Nanette was asleep and there was no way she could talk with her.

"You wouldn't believe me." Said Irisma looking out the car window facing Mount Saint Helens.

"Try me!" Said the mother gravely.

"Okay…Aliens, to be certain it was the Drakh, attacked us and they gave me this box." Said Irisma in a quiet tone not to wake Nanette.

"What's inside?" Mother said with interest.

"I don't know. But I do know one thing, what the Drakh gives can't be good." Said Irisma who was watching the signs on I-5 Southbound heading to Portland. As Irisma opens the box to see a clothing pin it was silver and unsymmetrical shaped; it had a chain, which dangled a stone embraced like a locket, which was, jammed shut. It seems so nice, maybe the Drakh weren't as bad as they seemed. As Irisma rested from the long night the mother wondered what to tell the doctors, but they first needed to reach Vancouver State Hospital. As Irisma's mother parks in the Emergency parking lot she wakes Nanette to walk herself in and opens the backdoor to pick up the heavy 19-year-old child, as one of the doctors sees the need of medical attention he rushes to the car and asks to help with the carrying of Irisma who was only 200 pounds at 5 foot 9. As the doctor enters the blanch hospital nurses take Nanette to the Emergency room, and the doctor and five other doctors take Irisma to the ICU where the resnap the bone in the legs and caste the broken legs and arm up, next they clean the head wound and put and ace bandage around his head. As the process of suturing the broken bones was completed the nurses hook up a nasal cap for oxygen and stick IV's in to replenish his nutrients in his system. Just down the hall Nanette's cuts have been brutally cleaned out with iodine and alcohol, this caused quite a bit a screaming from Nanette, and when the process was over they aloud her to leave the hospital, but to sponge bathe for the next week because of the wrappings. As the hospital staff decided to have Irisma spend the night, the doctor who helped them as asked to relay the message to Irisma's mother. As the meeting underwent Irisma's mother was shocked at the severity of the wounds. But the need of stay seemed unneeded and the mother protested, but because of the head wound and many breaks it is by law that Irisma receives three days of 24-hour supervision and that the hospital is welling to break this time down to one 24-hour period. With careful consideration Irisma's mother decides to go along with the plan and will be back tomorrow to pick up her son. As the day begins the nurses move Irisma to an overnight room near the ICU and red tag his folder to confirm that Irisma was a patient of great interest and care. As the nurses leave, one returns back with three medical bracelets, one blue—allergies to penicillin, one white—data of patient which includes name, birth date, place of living, and gender. The last bracelet is a light green—diagnosis label. As the nurse places these bracelets around his wrist she notices a box and removes it from the hands of Irisma. As she looks at the box she opens it up to see a silver pin inside with scratches engraved in the metal. As she close the box she puts it with the other personal material that was taken off Irisma before he was omitted in the hospital.

As the doctor walks into the meeting room, she sits down to look at the pin and as she opens the box she knew that she had no need to look at the pin, but it was so tempting and beautiful it was as if the pin was alive and speaking to her. As she reaches in to touch it there is an electrical static discharge that electrocutes her. The pain was so severe that she clenched her hand as the streaks of bluish-white color runs through her hand. As the veins go up her arm the pain is over whelming. As she stagers to stand up, she looks at her arms and any other flesh she could see—it was covered in bluish-white enlarged veins. As the colors reach her neck her breathing becomes staggered and as she goes for ephedrine to treat it as if an allergic reaction, she passes out.

As the therapist wakes up in a delusional state as sees a nothing except clouds of white gas flowing all about around her, there is a low sound of a musical wheezing sound becoming louder. As she pushes herself up, she notices that she is still in her therapist outfit, thinking it is a dream she does not believe what she sees, but as pain racks her body, it is the pain of swelling—swelling in her wrist as the skin begins to bulge outward on the lower bottom near the beginning of the palm-thumb—extremely painful to be a dream, as she watches he wrist, the bulging skin tears and a thin bluish-white flap of skin begins to harden—connected to her thumb, so when she moves her thumb, the skin flap moves, like a fin. As they grow out and spread down towards the middle of her arm only half way to the elbow, it is indeed a fin of some type, as scales begin to replace flesh around the fins, the pain now moves to her legs as the skin from the ankle begins to bulge—the pain is so severe that she falls back to the floor as she lays gasping for air from the pain, the area around her goes dark and the musical wheezing sound has intensified. As she looks up she sees a box with one eye and moving tubes all wrapped out in robes. As she stares at the creature, she looks back to herself and sees that he legs and arms been given fins, scales cover the base around the scales. As she feels a tingling sensation in her face, she touches her face with her new hand, and to feels scales around her mouth, nose, and eyes. As she looks back to the creature she is scared.

"Who are you?" She asks in a fluidic manner.

The creature replies, "THE FUTURE, THE PAST, AND PRESENT."

Confused of the reply. "What do you mean, who are you, and what do you want? What happened to me?

"PUNISHMENT FOR YOUR ACTIONS." The creature said bitterly. As she looks at the creature there is a bright flash and she wakes in the meeting room, as she feels her face she feels no scales. Relieved it was a nightmare she calms down, but there is a slight pain in her wrist as she rubs her wrist, she feels a ridge, and when she looks at her wrist she sees a scar where her fin had been. With going through this, she goes back to Irisma.