Prologue to The Homesteaders

Prologue

Most remember were you were when a significant even took place. I was in High School when JFK was assassinated. Then there was Martin Luther King getting shot and 9/11 when the World Trade Center came crashing down. While these were truly significant events they pale before what happened the day it was announced that Alien space craft were orbiting around Venus. Is this an invasion, I wondered? Have they come to abduct our women even worse wipe humanity from the earth.

It happened that the Aliens had been in orbit out there for over a year and the government had kept a lid on it. Only when a nuclear explosion lit up the night sky did the Government promise some forthcoming disclosure... but not for awhile. It seems there had been a lot going on prior to the nuke and big brother was befuddled about what to do. At first they called it a "Neutron Star." A host of NASA and other world acclaimed experts were trotted out and spoke officiously about the "Science." When that didn't wash they called it a "Solar Flare." Unfortunately for the Government there were sill scientists, not on the CIA payroll or working on government grants. Then word started leaking out about an Alien presence and the whole tangle of lies began to unravel. Finally the matter became so convoluted that only the truth could make sense of it.

I still remember President Trump, sitting at his desk and trying once more to settle a fiasco that began long before he ever took office.

"I would like to speak to the American People tonight as well as the rest of the world about recent developments that have been shrouded in secrecy. At the beginning of my presidency I told the Nation that my administration would be transparent and open. That is not always possible because there are bad people out there, doing some terrible, very terrible things. I wish I could share more because some of the background is very bad indeed. One of these developments centers around recent claims that an Extra-Terrestrial presence is operating in our universe. I apologize for some of the "Susan Rice" commentary that has appeared recently in the Fake News. I've been telling you how irresponsible their reporting is but maybe this final proof will convince everyone. It takes a case like this bright star in the heavens, illuminating the undeniable proof we've all been waiting for. The time for disclosure is at hand and it's overdue. We don't have to go to Mars to find a microbe. No, we don't have to go there to figure that out. There is intelligent life, orbiting Venus as I speak. We have known for some time that something strange was going on and have been assessing the matter from the standpoint of National Security. We had to find out first what their intentions were and if they intended doing us harm. The Space Force I created contacted these visitors and asked them to make their intentions known. They responded that they wished to Colonize Venus... that they had no choice since this was the last stop on their search for a suitable host planet. The head of the Alien Delegation will be speaking before the United Nations next week and will pitch what they have in mind. I've been briefed and while a first contact must be fully explored, I believe the visitors are no threat to our planet and its inhabitants."

"Many will view the developments that will unfold in the next two weeks with fear and anxiety. While we must proceed with caution I see the events that are transpiring as a glass half full and with a prudent strategy view it as a historic opportunity and not an ominous threat. I ask everyone to remain calm. If they mean us harm they are not demonstrating it by their behavior."