Chapter 1

May, 1972 – San Francisco California

The meeting from different major oil companies took place. Bill, Dick, Dave, and Stan are still presidents of different oil companies since 1969 when they were at Santa Barbara. The oil companies were upset on the shutting down of off-shore dwelling, preventing opening of Alaska Pipeline, and new laws to reduce air pollution caused by exhaust fumes. Bill said, "New regulation will require to have cars to burn less gas to help for cleaner air. One thing is that we must remove lead from gasoline. We must have lead-free gas by 1975. The Sierra Club has prevented us to open the Alaska Pipeline. This means our profit will decline."

Dave replied, "We can fight this even if we sell our souls."

Dick replied, "That's sound like the idea. Maybe we should sell our souls."

Monique, the devil, entered the meeting. She brought in the tabloid paper. Stan said, "Does she has authority to enter our room? How did she get here?"

Monique said, "If you want to succeed in your business, just listen to me. I wrote that article about gas shortage and that oil prices would go up to $1.00 per gallon as compared to 39 cents per gallon now. We can create the shortage. I also have an invention known as a smog pump. This will reduce smog, but it will burn more gas. This means economy. The smog pumps will wear out the cars in two to three years so people will be buying new cars much more often. The car dealers love that idea. This will increase the car repairs' business. All you need to do is for all of you to sign these contracts."

All of them at the meeting are looking at those pages of a long contract. Stan said, "Since that contract must have at least 50 pages, it will take all night to read them."

Monique replied, "Don't worry. You don't need time to read them. Just sign the contract Once you sign it, I promised you that all of you will be very wealthy and I'll show you how to create oil shortage and get smog pumps on the cars. We can get that required by law."

Bill, Dick, Dave, and Stan had signed the contracts and sold their souls to the devil. Monique said, "Since all of you signed my contract, we can work with the auto industry. The auto industry likes the idea of using smog pumps. With smog pumps, most of the cars will be junk within 5 years or 50,000 miles. In fact the auto industries going to lower the new car warranty for one year on parts and 90 days for labor. You will be getting more profit for your gasoline since smog pumps will burn more gas which will lower miles per gallon. We'll even force the law to require smog pumps. Next month, I'll show you how to create gas shortage."

June, 1972 Bill, Dick, Dave, and Stan came back for the meeting with Monique. Monique brought the book on how to create gas shortages, run independent owned stations out of business. "Monique said, "Since you can't do any offshore oil drilling, you can easily create oil shortage. There are lots of empty tanks you can fill. There are also lots of abandoned gas stations to put gasoline in."

Bill commented, "I had convinced president Nick Dixon about the smog pump. He said he'll think about it. I even tried to prove the reduced emissions."

Monique replied, "If you pay president Dixon a million dollars under the table, he'll approve it."

Dave replied, "Let's do it. This will return a lot more profits."

The following month, the oil companies paid one million dollars to president Dixon and he passed a law to make all cars required to have smog pumps. Tess entered into the president's office. The president said to Tess, "Just how did you get in?"

Tess replied angrily, "You should be ashamed for taking one million dollars for that piece of junk. The oil companies are doing that for their big profit for themselves. They don't care about clean air. That junk is just going to ruin the cars."

President replied, "Just get out of there. I already approved it."

Tess replied while glowing, "I'm the angel sent from God. I have a message for you. The smog pump was invented by the devil. The oil companies follow the devil for inventions. Be prepared, the oil companies are going to create gas shortages and boost the gas price as much as one dollar per gallon. If you don't believe this, you will see that coming."

Summer, 1973

There were some long lines at the gas stations. The gas prices soared to one dollar per gallon. The oil companies had stored gasoline at the abandoned gas stations to look like a shortage. Someone with the name Rex Green had invented the water carburetor. He called it the Green System. What this did was to use water and would break down into oxygen and hydrogen. The hydrogen is the fuel that to run the cars. It had been published into tabloid papers about Green System. Monica met Rex and talked about this system. Monica said while glowing, " I'm an angel sent from God. This is the very good invention and you should get that patented. We must fight against oil companies for their greed."

Rex went to the patent office and met Monique who was posing as Monica. Monique offered $10,000 for the invention and accepted the check. Rex said to Monique who he thought was Monica, "Thanks, be sure you get that out on cars."

Monique replied, "I sure will."

Monique bought the Green System, showed it to the oil companies and junked the patent by demolishing it and threw it into the dumpster.
Rex waited for a long time and didn't know why he haven't heard from the patent office. He was praying for the success. Monica came back to see him. Rex asked, "I haven't heard anything from the patent office since I gave it to you at the patent office."

Monica replied, "I never was at the patent office. If you thought it was me, I am suspicious that was Monique, who is a fallen angel. I have seen her pose as me."

All of a sudden, Monique appeared. Monique said, "Rex is mine. I gave his invention to oil companies so he can junk it. I have made deals with oil companies to stop any invention that won't run on gasoline. Rex, how about signing this form and you will succeed your invention for the future.

Monica used her angelic power to burn that form. Monica said, "Rex, Don't sign that form. If you do, you would be selling your soul. That's' what Monique did with oil companies. These people will be sorry when they get taken by the devil. Monique, you leave right now!"

Monique suddenly vanished. Rex asked, "What should I do now?"

Monica replied, "Don't give up. Just keep on praying. When the time is right, then get it to patent."

Monica somehow got his patent paperwork on the Green System which appeared mysteriously. Monica said, "You should keep it in the a safe place so no one will know it. The oil companies will think that you don't even have that.

Rex kept his secret and never had it published for now.