I left Napoleon's door and looked for a quiet place for me to make a phone call. I thought about going to the main room, but there was a chance that my co-workers were there as well. It was hard enough to make Napoleon believe me, it'll be worse if I have to explain my situation in front of them. So I hid myself in a broom-closet, where I dialed Commander Krugger's number. In his case, I needn't worry that somebody might be listening, as Hana would probably guard the line on her end, and S.P.D. would secure Krugger's end.

"Krugger here." he almost immediately answered.

"Commander Krugger, I need your help." I said.

I heard him sigh: "So does the rest of the planet, every minute of every hour. Is this urgent?"

"Very!" I replied.

I told him the whole story, as fast, as detailed, and (given that he sounded busy) as brief as possible. From the rise of Cthulhu, through the solar-flare, up to the moment I traveled back.

"Interesting." was all the reply I got.

"I should think so!" I exclaimed.

"What you described sounds like something from a story I heard." he explained, "Some kind of ribbon that travels through space, but is in fact a portal to another dimension, where the laws of time do no apply."

"You know about this?" this surprised me.

"Yes." Krugger answered, "The first people who encountered it called it the Nexus."

"Great!" I nearly shouted, "So you believe me."

"Well, there is no possible way you could know about the Nexus, unless you somehow had access to our computer-files." Krugger explained, "So yes, I do believe you lived through it."

"Can you help then?" I asked.

"I wish I could." Krugger replied, "But if I drop all the work here just to help you, I would risk letting other beings destroy your planet instead. I need everyone here."

I was appalled by this: "But... you're a commander! Can't you ask for reinforcements?"

"I could." Krugger explained, "But I'll need more than your say-so that a threat is imminent."

"I thought you believed me?" I couldn't understand it.

"I do." Krugger replied, sadly, "But my superiors wouldn't. The best I can do is send someone over to you."

"Just the one?"

"I am sorry." he said, and I believed him.

We hung up after that. I suppose I should be glad to get just one person to help me, but counting me, we'd be only two people against an enemy that I knew nothing about. Suddenly, my phone rang again. I looked at the screen, which read "unknown number", so this could mean only one person was calling.

"Never have I been so happy to hear from you, Hana." I answered.

"I heard your conversation with the Commander." Hana said, "Can I help?"

It is circumstance such as these that I'd wish she would show me a number so I could call her, rather than waiting for her to call me.

"What can you?" I asked.

"I know how to contact several mercenaries." Hana explained, "Unfortunately, only two of them are available right now."

"Well that's a start." I replied.

"One of them asks for high prices." Hana explained, "But I think he'll accept if you tell him the world will end if he doesn't help."

"You think?" that didn't sound reassuring.

"He's not exactly known for being sane." Hana elaborated, "So I'm sure he'll believe your story."

I wasn't convinced: "If he's not right in the head, that makes him unpredictable."

"Maybe." Hana said, "But you don't know what you're facing, therefor neither will he. That alone he should find challenging."

"And if he asks for cash anyway?" I wondered.

"Don't worry, I'm working on a contingency plan." was her answer.

I still didn't feel right about that, but I had too few options to refuse that one: "And the other?"

"She doesn't care much about money, so that solves that problem." Hana explained, "Plus she is looking for someone, and I believe I've found her. If she helps you, you'll tell her where she can find this woman she's looking for."

"That's good to hear." I answered, "But... that still leaves us with four people. Unless you know a way to join in yourself?"

"Believe me, I wish I could." she answered.

Under normal circumstances I'd ask why she couldn't, but I already knew why. And even if I didn't, I've been asking others to believe my unbelievable story, so I should show the same courtesy to Hana.

"So what does that leave us with?" I asked.

"There are a few others I can ask, but..." Hana hesitated, "It would mean we have to blackmail a few people into cooperating."

I sighed. I didn't like the idea either, but since all life on the planet was at stake, I had to take all available options.

"Do it." I replied, though I felt the strain in my voice for saying so.

"Alright." Hana said, "We'll be in touch."

She disconnected the call.