Wednesday, December 23, 2009
***ONE***
International Arctic Observation Center
Alert, Canada
82'28 N 62'30 W
September 12, 2013
2300 Hours, GMT -5
"Negative forty eight degrees Celsius! Gosh, that's another all time low!"
"He's touching down."
"Finally. Prepare the room. I'll get my stuffs."
Dr. Helenski rummaged through his work desk. Paperwork, technical equipment, empty coffee cups and unfinished rations filled his underground office. After months of research, data collection and caffeine, Dr. Helenski was finally ready for his report.
"Professor, let's have a look at the screen. The blue line shows the monthly average temperature from January to August in 2011. The lowest temperature recorded was negative thirty seven degrees Celsius in January 2011. That is considered normal and expected during the midst of the zero twilight season. Let's have a look at 2012."
"As you can see, the green... The green... Anderson!" Shooting up from his seat, Anderson, his assistant frantically click the next button.
"Sorry, where was I?"
"The green." mumbled the professor.
"Oh, as you can see, the green line shows the monthly average temperature of the same time period in 2012. The green line is always above the blue line, all because of global warming and such. Now, the red line." Dr. Helenski tapped Anderson's shoulder.
"The same period for this year. It is obvious that the red line is far below both lines since April."
"That's why you are here."
"Yes, Professor. The average temperature should be the highest during July and August. But, the temperature readings are abnormally low."
"Negative forty degrees Celsius in July, and forty three in August."
"Yes, Professor. And, the temperature for today hit forty eight."
"So what's the cause?"
"Primary hypothesis shows abnormality, probably by something alien."
"Alien? You're an alien to me, Dr. Helenski."
"Sir, I'm serious. It seems that the unknown object that crashed into the frozen Arctic Ocean off Franz Joseph Land last December caused this phenomenal. The Arctic has been getting colder, and seawater had been frozen for a longer time."
"Can't we salvage it?"
"It has been attempted by the Russian Navy. But, to no avail, sir."
"Incapable fools."
"Not just the Russian Navy, but the navies from Northern Europe had joined in for the salvage. But, was unsuccessful."
"Even the Royal Navy? God damned fools!"
"And the joined Canadian and American navies too."
"God..."
"And Professor, in addition to this 'missing' artifact, the crash location is within the estimated path of the polar drift. The North Magnetic Pole will intersect with the crash location in, right about... now."
And the earth shook, for the first time, in Alert. ******
leon
11:12 AM
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