CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR
"Stop sign. Looks like school's near here," Paul said, as he stop at the crosswalk and several children crossing it. It was way past school hours, but then he saw the girls in their short skirts and school uniform sweaters talking and saw a number of cars in the school parking lot. "Must be one of the human sports games. " He drove more slowly, following Attwood's group at a safe distance, cutting across a side road, and then he missed them.
He was just about to go try another way, when a blue Chevy Malibu driven by a young woman in a black silk blouse and white mini skirt sped by him. Paul spelled her perfume and then spotted someone else in the passenger seat, a Mexican girl about twelve or so and a young woman walking the direction from which the Malibu had come. . He did not recognize the woman, but the girl was the granddaughter of that Mexican woman who had escaped their net. The Dominants had been after them, intending either to kill them as survivors of the massacred village or worse. The old woman was useless, although the granddaughter held promise. Those in the Chameleon program could marry humans and since the Leon's were related (although by a younger son) to Spanish royalty and consequently in the higher strata of Mexican society, a marriage of one of their own to this Daniella would ensure the Dominant control of both Mexican and American politics, that is, if they confined their stay to California, New Mexico, Nevada, or Texas. Or one of them could have her as his concubine or use her to try out this new agent that would make her a carrier of a deadly disease (that is, unless she only mated with Dominants who were immune.)
They had tried it with several school children with a great success. Little did these children realize that once they grew older, and started dating with the usual results, they would pass the disease onto their children which would mean that in around fifteen or twenty years, they would infect their partners who would succumb in five or six years and if they had children, their children too (after the initial immunity given by breast feeding and no one wanted to breast feed their children forever)
He turned his vehicle towards the direction from which the woman had come and soon came upon it.
In front about four houses down stood a large house with a couple of palm trees in front and a hedge that did not have the elaborate shapes of the others. He also noticed a bird pond, and a large attached garage designed for more than two vehicles. The garage door was shut, meaning the owner was at home Intent on checking this house last, he drove down the street.
Meanwhile, Paul's concubine walked down the civilian area, also looking for houses with home offices, concentrating on photographers, lawyers, accountants, and writers, those whom a film producer would deal with. She was not having much luck, until she came to a large house with the sign, "Enrique Gerona Chartered Accountant, audits and tax returns, Se Español aquí
Now the woman was not a fool and would never ask them to help her escape the Dominants. She knew that her owner could kill her at a whim and besides they had inserted a device in her crucifix that would cause her horrendous pain. She had seen it tried out on another captive.
If this Walter Attwood could instigate a rescue, and arrange for a hideout here in the tightest security, he would know how to get to Anna. She only wished that Paul had given her a device to detect Dominants. It would have made it easier for her to approach others and tell of her story if it were not for the treatment of that other captive.
The man who answered the door was tall, and after she babbled on about her being the mother of Anna Sedona and she not being allowed on to the set to see her, he let her in.
"Morons," he said, "I told them that Señora Sedona came from a small village that had been overrun by bandits. They would have to go to the priest to verify her birth, but did they want to? No. Oh allow me to introduce myself, Señor Enrique Talini Gerona "
"Lupe." She thought for a moment. What was Talini or Gerona? It sounded like he was a descendant of an alien who pretended to be an earthman and, married an earth woman -Was not there a movie made of one? The Dominants found an old American movie "I Married a Martian' on a VHS tape. They found it amusing and gave it to the children.
"La Señora de la Sedona," she said. "So how did she get the part? My daughter never expressed an interest in being an actress."
"The film crew went all over Mexico, looking for the right type, someone who looked aristocratic enough. Do you want to sit down?"
The woman did so.
Enrique Gerona had been doing the tax returns for a certain scientist who mentioned the film crew was having difficulty getting permits to do a shoot in the area. He said he would look into it, made a few telephone calls, and got the film company the permit.
"How?" she asked.
"My brother works for a certain organization that investigates flying saucers, most of whom are not from outer space. He's also in the Navy."
"The organization Majestic, it exists, yes?" She hoped this man was not one of the Dominants. They had already infiltrated Area 51 or Paul and her would not have gotten this far.
Yes it does, but there was no Alien plot as depicted in the series. Before Project Blue Book, the Navy had an incident where a flight unit disappeared. The Air Force agreed to let some Navy personnel onto Area 51 because some of the alien vehicles crashed into the sea, probably their Navy. We suspect these aliens are humans kidnapped or children of those abducted and raised in an alien atmosphere. Our goal is to get them back into human society. Unfortunately, they are used to intimidation. We started Majestic so their talents as investigators would discourage anyone getting to close to any crashed sites before ruling out weather balloons, atmospheric storms and the like. Wait there, I'll get you a pass for you and your husband."
"Paul Sedona."
That Black detective was there, talking to a Mexican woman in her fifties, while a young girl translated. Lupe also recognized Attwood who seemed to be waiting for something and kept asking a woman when they would arrive. Lupe did not know this woman. It was not the one with Tom.
"So how is it going to take? I heard that your husband had connections. I'm beginning to doubt that." Attwood looked at his watch. "I wonder what's keeping Tom and Sloan?"
"I think they'll be back soon." She started to look towards the back door.
Lupe's senses were on alert. She had heard no activity. Living with the Dominants for so long had kept her on edge and they had made her believe that they were everywhere. She also found that Señor Gerona's name a little odd, almost as if he made that up. Of course, these Gringos would be unaware of this. American Indians often used first names as surnames, but Señor Gerona was not American Indian, neither was this woman, that is, the Señora Gerona.
"It must be the wind," said Mrs. Gerona.
Lupe breathed easier.
Mr. Gerona brought her a pass, made out to Paul and Lupe Sedona. "If I knew your husband's family lineage, perhaps I could expand it. The director I would know his parents names, also yours." He started to look towards the back door. No, he did not just look; he started walking towards it as if expecting someone.
"That will be fine." She watched him go to the kitchen, and toss his head towards his wife. Lupe did not hear what he said.
By now, Mrs. Gerona had left Attwood's side and gave her husband a look which probably meant, "Why can't you wait until whoever comes is in plain sight? They're beginning to get suspicious!"
Lupe pretended she did not catch on. Five minutes later, she heard a van drive up and saw the shadow of a man approach the back door.
"Package here for Mr. Enrique Gerona."
It was not Federal Express. Two Marine privates carried a large box into the house. "Where do you want it sir?"
"In there," said Gerona, pointing to a large room.
"Thank you sir. We'll be back with the other equipment." Leaving the box for Attwood to open, they returned struggling with a large carton they pushed into the house with the help of Mr. Gerona who had removed both doors.
"Excuse me, señora," said one of the Marines to Lupe. This box took a lot of space. Both Marines had to tip it on one side to get it past the bookcase built into the wall.
Meanwhile, the accountant talked to the two officers, one Navy, and one Air force, who came from the front of the van. From what Lupe overheard, some secret unofficial government organization had confiscated Walter Attwood's equipment and the military intelligence was investigating a certain someone, referred to as 'Alana'. She was also responsible for removing a certain Lewis from Police Custody but he had disappeared..It appeared that The Chosen's mentor had escaped. The Air force officer referred to his rescuers as "they."
He's speaking about the Dominants, thought Lupe.
"Several of the items, the radio for instance, the communications center, a standard issue jeep, plus several uniforms were stolen from Quantico, also recovered was six standard issue assault rifles from Fort.. "The Navy officer continued listing the items and the several bases in Eastern United States who reported them missing. He did not include any base west of the Mississippi.
Although Lupe moved over to the loveseat, she was still in the way as the privates and Señor Gerona started to move the furniture to a spare bedroom to accommodate another object coming through the back door.
"I'll get an exacto knife," said one of the privates. "Are you sure you can manage, sir?"
"Right," said Gerona as if this box weighed but a few ounces. Both privates had been straining their muscles and they looked like body builders.
How about coming into the kitchen?" Mrs. Gerona asked Lupe.
Lupe hesitated, knowing Paul would punish her. He always wanted to know where she was and the kitchen was out of the view of the front room window. She then decided that if the Geronas were Dominants, Paul would not mind and if they were not, she could take his wrath. 8/27/2003
"Stop sign. Looks like school's near here," Paul said, as he stop at the crosswalk and several children crossing it. It was way past school hours, but then he saw the girls in their short skirts and school uniform sweaters talking and saw a number of cars in the school parking lot. "Must be one of the human sports games. " He drove more slowly, following Attwood's group at a safe distance, cutting across a side road, and then he missed them.
He was just about to go try another way, when a blue Chevy Malibu driven by a young woman in a black silk blouse and white mini skirt sped by him. Paul spelled her perfume and then spotted someone else in the passenger seat, a Mexican girl about twelve or so and a young woman walking the direction from which the Malibu had come. . He did not recognize the woman, but the girl was the granddaughter of that Mexican woman who had escaped their net. The Dominants had been after them, intending either to kill them as survivors of the massacred village or worse. The old woman was useless, although the granddaughter held promise. Those in the Chameleon program could marry humans and since the Leon's were related (although by a younger son) to Spanish royalty and consequently in the higher strata of Mexican society, a marriage of one of their own to this Daniella would ensure the Dominant control of both Mexican and American politics, that is, if they confined their stay to California, New Mexico, Nevada, or Texas. Or one of them could have her as his concubine or use her to try out this new agent that would make her a carrier of a deadly disease (that is, unless she only mated with Dominants who were immune.)
They had tried it with several school children with a great success. Little did these children realize that once they grew older, and started dating with the usual results, they would pass the disease onto their children which would mean that in around fifteen or twenty years, they would infect their partners who would succumb in five or six years and if they had children, their children too (after the initial immunity given by breast feeding and no one wanted to breast feed their children forever)
He turned his vehicle towards the direction from which the woman had come and soon came upon it.
In front about four houses down stood a large house with a couple of palm trees in front and a hedge that did not have the elaborate shapes of the others. He also noticed a bird pond, and a large attached garage designed for more than two vehicles. The garage door was shut, meaning the owner was at home Intent on checking this house last, he drove down the street.
Meanwhile, Paul's concubine walked down the civilian area, also looking for houses with home offices, concentrating on photographers, lawyers, accountants, and writers, those whom a film producer would deal with. She was not having much luck, until she came to a large house with the sign, "Enrique Gerona Chartered Accountant, audits and tax returns, Se Español aquí
Now the woman was not a fool and would never ask them to help her escape the Dominants. She knew that her owner could kill her at a whim and besides they had inserted a device in her crucifix that would cause her horrendous pain. She had seen it tried out on another captive.
If this Walter Attwood could instigate a rescue, and arrange for a hideout here in the tightest security, he would know how to get to Anna. She only wished that Paul had given her a device to detect Dominants. It would have made it easier for her to approach others and tell of her story if it were not for the treatment of that other captive.
The man who answered the door was tall, and after she babbled on about her being the mother of Anna Sedona and she not being allowed on to the set to see her, he let her in.
"Morons," he said, "I told them that Señora Sedona came from a small village that had been overrun by bandits. They would have to go to the priest to verify her birth, but did they want to? No. Oh allow me to introduce myself, Señor Enrique Talini Gerona "
"Lupe." She thought for a moment. What was Talini or Gerona? It sounded like he was a descendant of an alien who pretended to be an earthman and, married an earth woman -Was not there a movie made of one? The Dominants found an old American movie "I Married a Martian' on a VHS tape. They found it amusing and gave it to the children.
"La Señora de la Sedona," she said. "So how did she get the part? My daughter never expressed an interest in being an actress."
"The film crew went all over Mexico, looking for the right type, someone who looked aristocratic enough. Do you want to sit down?"
The woman did so.
Enrique Gerona had been doing the tax returns for a certain scientist who mentioned the film crew was having difficulty getting permits to do a shoot in the area. He said he would look into it, made a few telephone calls, and got the film company the permit.
"How?" she asked.
"My brother works for a certain organization that investigates flying saucers, most of whom are not from outer space. He's also in the Navy."
"The organization Majestic, it exists, yes?" She hoped this man was not one of the Dominants. They had already infiltrated Area 51 or Paul and her would not have gotten this far.
Yes it does, but there was no Alien plot as depicted in the series. Before Project Blue Book, the Navy had an incident where a flight unit disappeared. The Air Force agreed to let some Navy personnel onto Area 51 because some of the alien vehicles crashed into the sea, probably their Navy. We suspect these aliens are humans kidnapped or children of those abducted and raised in an alien atmosphere. Our goal is to get them back into human society. Unfortunately, they are used to intimidation. We started Majestic so their talents as investigators would discourage anyone getting to close to any crashed sites before ruling out weather balloons, atmospheric storms and the like. Wait there, I'll get you a pass for you and your husband."
"Paul Sedona."
That Black detective was there, talking to a Mexican woman in her fifties, while a young girl translated. Lupe also recognized Attwood who seemed to be waiting for something and kept asking a woman when they would arrive. Lupe did not know this woman. It was not the one with Tom.
"So how is it going to take? I heard that your husband had connections. I'm beginning to doubt that." Attwood looked at his watch. "I wonder what's keeping Tom and Sloan?"
"I think they'll be back soon." She started to look towards the back door.
Lupe's senses were on alert. She had heard no activity. Living with the Dominants for so long had kept her on edge and they had made her believe that they were everywhere. She also found that Señor Gerona's name a little odd, almost as if he made that up. Of course, these Gringos would be unaware of this. American Indians often used first names as surnames, but Señor Gerona was not American Indian, neither was this woman, that is, the Señora Gerona.
"It must be the wind," said Mrs. Gerona.
Lupe breathed easier.
Mr. Gerona brought her a pass, made out to Paul and Lupe Sedona. "If I knew your husband's family lineage, perhaps I could expand it. The director I would know his parents names, also yours." He started to look towards the back door. No, he did not just look; he started walking towards it as if expecting someone.
"That will be fine." She watched him go to the kitchen, and toss his head towards his wife. Lupe did not hear what he said.
By now, Mrs. Gerona had left Attwood's side and gave her husband a look which probably meant, "Why can't you wait until whoever comes is in plain sight? They're beginning to get suspicious!"
Lupe pretended she did not catch on. Five minutes later, she heard a van drive up and saw the shadow of a man approach the back door.
"Package here for Mr. Enrique Gerona."
It was not Federal Express. Two Marine privates carried a large box into the house. "Where do you want it sir?"
"In there," said Gerona, pointing to a large room.
"Thank you sir. We'll be back with the other equipment." Leaving the box for Attwood to open, they returned struggling with a large carton they pushed into the house with the help of Mr. Gerona who had removed both doors.
"Excuse me, señora," said one of the Marines to Lupe. This box took a lot of space. Both Marines had to tip it on one side to get it past the bookcase built into the wall.
Meanwhile, the accountant talked to the two officers, one Navy, and one Air force, who came from the front of the van. From what Lupe overheard, some secret unofficial government organization had confiscated Walter Attwood's equipment and the military intelligence was investigating a certain someone, referred to as 'Alana'. She was also responsible for removing a certain Lewis from Police Custody but he had disappeared..It appeared that The Chosen's mentor had escaped. The Air force officer referred to his rescuers as "they."
He's speaking about the Dominants, thought Lupe.
"Several of the items, the radio for instance, the communications center, a standard issue jeep, plus several uniforms were stolen from Quantico, also recovered was six standard issue assault rifles from Fort.. "The Navy officer continued listing the items and the several bases in Eastern United States who reported them missing. He did not include any base west of the Mississippi.
Although Lupe moved over to the loveseat, she was still in the way as the privates and Señor Gerona started to move the furniture to a spare bedroom to accommodate another object coming through the back door.
"I'll get an exacto knife," said one of the privates. "Are you sure you can manage, sir?"
"Right," said Gerona as if this box weighed but a few ounces. Both privates had been straining their muscles and they looked like body builders.
How about coming into the kitchen?" Mrs. Gerona asked Lupe.
Lupe hesitated, knowing Paul would punish her. He always wanted to know where she was and the kitchen was out of the view of the front room window. She then decided that if the Geronas were Dominants, Paul would not mind and if they were not, she could take his wrath. 8/27/2003