Chapter 8: Area 51

Everyone piled into their cars and started off into the desert. Yellow sat in the passenger seat of Grant's car and was wondering what Area 51 was. The drove silently through the desert, at least until someone's stomach growled. Yellow was embarrassed by this and Grant only chuckled, "When this is over we'll get some food." He turned on the radio and smooth jazz started to play.

General Pilgrim sat in his staff car on the way to the base and was wondering about this alien. "She could be dangerous." the general thought, however he didn't want to create an interdimensional incident. Eventually they had to stop for gas and pulled up to the nearest fueling station. Grant stopped as well and Yellow stepped out, Grant explained how the fuel process worked and then headed inside the convenience store to use the bathroom. "So, do you know how to bring me home?" Yellow asked Pilgrim. "Yeah I think so, we just need you to recreate the blueprints of the portal. Grant told us you remembered them." He reached into his car and grabbed some blank prints and some pencils. "Get started on them in the car and when we reach the base you can show them to us and we can determine if building it is possible." Yellow smiled and took the prints and returned to the car.

Five minutes later they were back on the road heading to the base. Yellow was quickly and effectively recreating the portal frame on the blueprints, as well as trying to discover the reason it failed in the first place. "Zicron you idiot! You forgot to carry the two!" Yellow thought to herself as she neared completion. "Hey we're here." Grant said as the pulled up to a tollbooth and a large fence. Yellow gulped when she saw a sign that said Property of the U.S government. Violators will be shot. A man stepped up to their car and said "The general said you are allowed in but I still need to search you." Grant nodded "Alright Yellow we need to do what he says, you alright with this?" She nodded and stepped out of the car. The guarded patted her down, making her feel uncomfortable. He then did Grant and said that they were clear. The continued until they came across a giant warehouse with the number 51 painted across it. They stepped out of the car and walked over to the general as the doors opened. "Here you go." Yellow said as she handed the blueprints to Pilgrim. He thanked her and they proceeded to walk inside.

Inside were mountains of crates, each containing some strange object. Grant was remembering all the times he heard Area 51 and Hollywood's depiction of it. "You guys aren't gonna perform weird and horrific experiments on Yellow, are you?" Pilgrim laughed hard at this "Horrific experiments! Who do you think we are, the Soviets!" He finished laughing and continued "Although not all of popular culture's theories about us are wrong." He pointed to two men carrying, quite literally, the Ark of the Covenant. Meanwhile Yellow was shocked at the sheer amount of crates in the building, eventually they reached the laboratories. The doors opened and a man in a lab coat was pushing a cart with a jar of black goo. There was a label on it saying Warning Extremely Dangerous. DO NOT OPEN! They entered the lab and there was a group of scientists and military personnel sitting at a large table. "So you need to get back home Ms. Diamond?" one of the officers said. Yellow nodded, but suddenly recoiled when he began shouting. "How do we know if this is a trap, what if she wants to build this portal so that an army could attack us! Why should we help her, we should keep her contained if we build the portal. That way if an army does attack, we can hold her for ransom. If she really is one of these 'Gems' leaders, they wouldn't dare attacking if we threatened to kill her!" Grant seemed to get angry and started to walk up to him, at least until Pilgrim stopped him. "Captain Johnson! You will not threaten our guest like that. If you do it again, I will demote you!." The captain sat down with a scowl, Grant turned to Yellow. She had a face of pure shame, she knew that he could be right. She could easily come back with an army. But she wouldn't do that, she had made a friend, a Human friend. Grant had taken care of her, and at that moment was comforting her! She wouldn't invade, but saw the captain's point, she built up herself and decided to answer "He has a point but do not worry, I will not invade this world, I promise." The scientists and military officers nodded but still seemed nervous.

As general Pilgrim handed the scientists the blueprints, a radar officer ran into the room painting. "Jeez kid, what are you running for." Pilgrim said, the radar officer he caught his breath and talked. "Remember when we first detected that strange electrical signal in the desert." Pilgrim nodded. "Well, we have detected another one!"