Chapter 37 - Intentions

Have you heard about Andromeda Project?, Menace said while puffing smokes in the room. Yes, I have heard of it, why, Jax replied now moving to place her hand on Menace's bare muscle toned chest. He has a six inch scar in the middle that Jax delicately touched and kissed while the man got tickled and laughed then held the woman's hair to pull towards her to kiss her mouth sumptuously. When Menace was satisfied with the kiss, he lets go of Jax and smiled. I was assigned for the try-outs. Would you join me leading the DOGS and other candidates for the project?, Menace said.

Haa…you didn't need to ask me that. You know my answer and yes, I would love to be with you in this however dangerous. As long as we're together, it doesn't matter to me anymore. Just promise me that you won't get too heroic and die, okay?, Jax added. Promise?

Ahahaha! That's just child's play, cut it out, Menace replied when Jax pulled a pinky finger to keep his promise and this time Jax is serious.

Yup, alright, alright, I promise! I love you!, Menace said and hugged Jax tightly.

I love you!, Jax cried yet she felt something is off about the project. She knew about the project and this is the most dangerous and highly classified that UASA and USN agreed to work on. For five years they hadn't had the guts nor the chance to make the project work but all of a sudden it's finally here and running. Dr. Dan explained to me that the chosen TOVs will be the smartest, skilled Flighters so if anything bad happens they would know what to do in case the project fails in half way of the experiments.

F**k, that sucks, I think I'm about to throw up. You shouldn't have told me that. You know I hate being spooked-out like that!, Menace added. But thanks well, that's the reality and facts don't hide the truth that in midway of the travels we can either die or lose control of the ship since there's no way we can leave Milky Way without exiting the infinity borders connecting to Andromeda Galaxy. Haaa….thanks, Jax, you really made my life a hell of a lot better now. Happy!, Menace said and now couldn't shut his eyes from worry. Jax smiled annoying the man and it's already morning when they decided to sleep.

 What is out there, I wonder? Since I can remember, Saturn, Jupiter or Pluto have been the closest that we have travelled and stayed to for hundreds of years and it's been good. But the idea of travelling Andromeda Galaxy and staying at a nearby planet our ships can reach would be plain suicide. As I checked it all out with Aoi with Sir Dan as the head of the research team on Andromeda Project, there's a 50/50 chance of survival for the TOVs who would venture in this navigation experiment. No one has reached Andromeda just an astro dog named Coco. He was phenomenal but the news spread that he didn't come back from the ship that supposed to bring him back along with the footage of what really happened during his travels across two galaxies. Haaa…I guess this means that whoever is chosen to board Messiah 2000 would definitely need a lot of prayers, luck and positivity to overcome what awaits them, Ericka thought who didn't bother to change her uniform and slept.

I read a book called the Bible and it's been preserved by the International Museum since dilapidated by time. Historical facts of the past and future were documented there or let's just say written by authors who followed Jesus, the so called savior and Son of God who is believed to be the most powerful being who chose to become man and suffered from the hands of men to save the world. It was told by St. Paul to the Corinthians that once we are given a new body and soul we will no longer die. And that in Jesus' coming, every dead will rise up and be brought with him in heaven. Although for many centuries, people have waited and patiently practiced his words and lived righteous, this written promise has yet to come.

Until now that our ancestors have passed and we no longer need to prolong life since living in space can alter old age, we already know that the predictions were indeed true. It's not because Jesus came again but that the Messiah 2000 rover ship using gazillions of protons and new aged technology, we were able to prolong human life and existence no longer requires medicines or magic potions to extend a person's life just with the help of the universe and the natural course of life living in space.