“Teleporting in ten seconds, Searcher.”
Matt closed his eyes and focused on the planet in front of him. He could actually see when the silver field appeared in front of the planet and the planet pass through it and appear in a galaxy on the other side of the universe. The funny thing was that he actually saw the planet as it moved there. It didn’t just suddenly disappear and then reappear; he could actually see the planet move through the space separating the two galaxies. He then saw the substitute planet coming toward the red screen and then appear inside the screen.”
Stem read his readouts and said, “The substitute planet appears to have a stable orbit matching the planet that we moved. Now let’s go check it out.”
“I can see the planet, Stem and it is also stable.”
Stem looked at Matt for a long moment and said, “I trust that you don’t mind taking me there so I can take some readings.”
Matt pushed his teleport button and they appeared in orbit around the teleported planet.”
Stem read his instruments and then asked, “Will you take me back to the original location?”
“Right away,” Matt hit the teleport button again.
“Uh, Matt, I didn’t put any coordinates on your console,” Al said.
“I already knew them so I entered them myself.”
“Yeah, but you did it faster than I could.” Stem looked at Matt and wondered what had just happened.
“I just followed the trail the planet left behind it.”
“What trail,” Stem quickly asked?
“I saw the planet move through space to its new location. I just mentally entered that location into my console.”
Sprig and Al were silent. Matt sat there and wondered what was going on, “I also saw the substitute planet coming in from its location.”
Matt heard Stem think, “Sprig, Twig, I need you here immediately.”
Matt said, “What’s going on.”
Sprig and Twig appeared instantly and Stem began communicating with them.
Sprig and Twig turned to Matt and said, “Searcher, is it possible for you to share with us what you saw when Stem moved the planets.”
“Sure, this is what I saw,” and Matt opened his mind and showed them the two planets leaving and coming.
Every branch on the three Algeans dropped. Al said, “I have never seen this much shock by an Algean.”
“What do you mean shock?”
“What you just showed them violates everything we know about teleporting. It invalidates all of the basic principles that we thought we knew about the process.”
Matt watched the three Algeans and after five hours began to worry. “Al, they’re not acting normal.”
“I know; what should we do?”
Matt’s mind was in turmoil. He just didn’t know what should be done. Then he had a thought; he pressed his com and Anglo Gardner appeared on his display, “How may I help you, Searcher?”
Matt explained what had happened and showed him what was taking place on his bridge. Anglo immediately showed fear and said, “I’ll get back to you.’
Matt and Al watched the three Algeans. “I hope the sack of weeds is ok.”
“Me, too, Al.”
Suddenly a silver field appeared and a young man and woman appeared on the bridge. They immediately moved forward and embraced each other. Instantly the branches of the three Algeans began to rise from the floor and they started swaying gently back and forth. The couple then parted and turned to Matt.
“Thank you for contacting us. I think they will be alright but we need you to wait for them to come out of their trance.’
“What happened?”
“You gave them a shock that disoriented their storage systems. They couldn’t handle the impact to the structures that organized their minds.”
Matt stared at the Algeans and then looked at the young couple. He started forward to thank them for helping when the female held up her hand and said, “Please, come no closer.”
Matt stopped and his face showed his total confusion. “What’s going on?”
The young couple looked at each other and then the young man said, “My name is Tommy Gardner and this is my wife Cassandra.”
Matt and Al almost went into shock themselves. Matt fell back into his chair stunned at the revelation. “How, what…” and his mind just froze.
Cassandra looked at her husband and then said to Matt, “It would be dangerous for you to touch me. There would be a real risk of totally destroying this universe if we made physical contact.”
“Why?” Matt asked showing his shock.
The young couple looked back at the Algeans and saw the gentle swaying continuing and then turned back to Matt. The beautiful young woman whose hair color was identical to Matt’s looked at him with obvious affection in her eyes and said, “I was the one that exploded the particle that started the new universe that the Captors left to live in more than twelve hundred years ago. It was a close thing that the explosion did not destroy our universe but I was able to prevent it from erupting out of the energy nexus. I was the most powerful psychic at that time and have remained so until you were born. Your power makes mine weak by comparison.”
Matt and Al were still trying to grasp what was being said and Cassandra could see Matt was still confused.
“You are one of my children. I want so much to embrace you but I know the danger. I also refuse to use telepathy with you and I want you to also refrain from using it during this conversation. You and I cannot make contact in any manner other than verbal.”
Matt said, “I’m sorry I am such a danger.”
“You are not the danger, Matthew; I am.”
Matt did not understand what he was being told. “What do you mean?”
“My psychic power is enormous but it is not controllable. My skills happened but I had no control over them. There was a real risk that I could inadvertently cause total destruction by using my power. My abilities appeared whenever I was placed in a stressful situation. Whatever ability was needed to handle the situation I found myself in would manifest itself and those powers were growing. I could not control them, they controlled me. You are the next level of my powers. You are blessed with the ability to exercise restraint and control where I could not.”
Matt listened and then he understood. “You had to remove yourself from situations that required you to use those powers.”
The young couple smiled and Tommy said, “That’s right, son. That’s why we could not have a position in the Royal Family.”
Cassandra looked at him and said, “You could.”
“Yes, but I never would without you there with me.”
She smiled and then turned back to Matt. “If you touched me you would raise my power to your level without any control on it.”
Matt understood completely, “You took a real risk in coming here.”
“Not really. Tommy would have come between us if needed. However, we could not waste any time because our two old friends here were in real danger. We know that our psychic auras heal them at times like this.”
Matt could actually see their auras. “Why don’t I have an aura?”
“Because your powers are pure; there is no resistance to them so an aura is not generated. I am so proud of you and I know you will make a huge difference in the coming confrontation.”
“Where have you been all these years, Grandmother?”
“Why living a normal life with the man I love among the citizens of the Stars Realm.”
“Are you going to help us in the war?”
“We can’t. If I try it could lead to destruction. We are depending on you.”
Tommy walked forward and embraced Matt, “We love you and have loved you for more than twelve hundred years. We knew you were coming and our pride at being in your family warms us to our core. You have no idea how
