Chapter 5
"How could those imbeciles they call police down there let them go?" shouted George Fox into the phone. Fox was pacing his office in Washington DC. Behind him was a map of the country filled with push pins. He could feel his ulcer beginning to burn in his gut. The doctors had told Fox to slow down, maybe even retire, as his health hadn't been the best since he had a heart attack 15 years ago. That time the alien had saved his life but Fox still believed that he was a danger to the planet and refused to slow down or even retire.
"I'm going down there to see what is going on," he said hanging up the phone. His internal phone buzzed.
"Yes Iris," he barked into it making his long-suffering secretary jump.
"Mr Fox. There's a phone call on line 1," she said.
"Who is it?" he demanded.
"He wouldn't say," Iris said.
"Unless it's to do with Forrester's location tell him I am not interested," barked Fox.
"He says it is to do with alien," replied Iris calmly.
Fox marched over to the phone and picked it up.
"Yes," he said.
"I have information about an alien threat to the planet," Cade said.
"What information do you have?" asked Fox motioning to his assistant to trace the call.
"If I give you this information you promise to leave Forrester and his son alone. They are not the threat," Cade said.
"What information do you have?" repeated Fox.
"I have reason to believe that an alien force known as the Gua are preparing to invade the planet," said Cade hoping this would work.
"Is Forrester part of this force?" asked Fox.
"No," replied Cade.
"What is your name?" asked Fox.
Cade hesitated a minute before answering. If Scott was right and Fox wasn't to be trusted then he just landed himself in it. But this was too good an opportunity to turn down. This was a chance to get the authorities on his side and to stop the invasion.
"Cade Foster," replied Cade after a couple of seconds.
"Well Mr. Foster, is there a place we could meet to discuss this invasion," asked Fox getting the nod from his assistant that the call had been traced.
"No, I'll be in touch," replied Cade hanging up the phone.
"Iris, get me a profile on a Cade Foster and tell Captain Jones to fire up the chopper. We are going to New Mexico," Fox said as his assistant handed him a page with Cade's location on it.
"Yes sir," replied Iris.
Fox grabbed his jacket and headed to the helicopter pad on the roof on the top of the building. His cell phone rang as he was getting into the helicopter which would bring him to the airfield.
"Yes," he barked into the phone.
"Mr Fox, I am faxing through the details on Cade Foster," Iris said celebrating the fact that her boss was going to be away for a while.
"Thanks Iris," Fox said reading the pages as they came through on the fax.
"This is interesting," Fox said out loud.
"What sir?" his assistant asked.
"Cade Foster was convicted of murdering his wife claiming at his trial that aliens did it and that they are going to invade the planet. Now he is on the run and has a web site called The Paranoid Times which details his encounters with the aliens. I knew Forrester was dangerous. He has been spying on us for years and now his alien buddies are going to invade us", said Fox as his paranoia took over. "Jones, try and hurry this rust bucket up," he said to the pilot.
"Yes sir," replied the pilot.
To be continued
"How could those imbeciles they call police down there let them go?" shouted George Fox into the phone. Fox was pacing his office in Washington DC. Behind him was a map of the country filled with push pins. He could feel his ulcer beginning to burn in his gut. The doctors had told Fox to slow down, maybe even retire, as his health hadn't been the best since he had a heart attack 15 years ago. That time the alien had saved his life but Fox still believed that he was a danger to the planet and refused to slow down or even retire.
"I'm going down there to see what is going on," he said hanging up the phone. His internal phone buzzed.
"Yes Iris," he barked into it making his long-suffering secretary jump.
"Mr Fox. There's a phone call on line 1," she said.
"Who is it?" he demanded.
"He wouldn't say," Iris said.
"Unless it's to do with Forrester's location tell him I am not interested," barked Fox.
"He says it is to do with alien," replied Iris calmly.
Fox marched over to the phone and picked it up.
"Yes," he said.
"I have information about an alien threat to the planet," Cade said.
"What information do you have?" asked Fox motioning to his assistant to trace the call.
"If I give you this information you promise to leave Forrester and his son alone. They are not the threat," Cade said.
"What information do you have?" repeated Fox.
"I have reason to believe that an alien force known as the Gua are preparing to invade the planet," said Cade hoping this would work.
"Is Forrester part of this force?" asked Fox.
"No," replied Cade.
"What is your name?" asked Fox.
Cade hesitated a minute before answering. If Scott was right and Fox wasn't to be trusted then he just landed himself in it. But this was too good an opportunity to turn down. This was a chance to get the authorities on his side and to stop the invasion.
"Cade Foster," replied Cade after a couple of seconds.
"Well Mr. Foster, is there a place we could meet to discuss this invasion," asked Fox getting the nod from his assistant that the call had been traced.
"No, I'll be in touch," replied Cade hanging up the phone.
"Iris, get me a profile on a Cade Foster and tell Captain Jones to fire up the chopper. We are going to New Mexico," Fox said as his assistant handed him a page with Cade's location on it.
"Yes sir," replied Iris.
Fox grabbed his jacket and headed to the helicopter pad on the roof on the top of the building. His cell phone rang as he was getting into the helicopter which would bring him to the airfield.
"Yes," he barked into the phone.
"Mr Fox, I am faxing through the details on Cade Foster," Iris said celebrating the fact that her boss was going to be away for a while.
"Thanks Iris," Fox said reading the pages as they came through on the fax.
"This is interesting," Fox said out loud.
"What sir?" his assistant asked.
"Cade Foster was convicted of murdering his wife claiming at his trial that aliens did it and that they are going to invade the planet. Now he is on the run and has a web site called The Paranoid Times which details his encounters with the aliens. I knew Forrester was dangerous. He has been spying on us for years and now his alien buddies are going to invade us", said Fox as his paranoia took over. "Jones, try and hurry this rust bucket up," he said to the pilot.
"Yes sir," replied the pilot.
To be continued