Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Rumors From The Sky - Chapter 14

A Bermuda Triangle Trick

The flight back was lead by Mortamule, but as they approached the base and hovered the area, they noticed that the craft with Penn and Teller was gone. It wasn't even showing up on radar. They radioed them, hoping that they were just moments behind them. But there was nothing on the radio and nothing on the radar monitors.

"Where are Fester and Renfield? They were on our six." Dr. George was a little panicked. "They probably stole the craft and took off somewhere." Mortamule supposed. "Who wouldn't?"

They landed the two ships they had and hid one in the secret location in the base they prepared months ago. The larger, mothership they had to create some form of cloaking mechanism for it and left it about a fourth of a mile away from the base.

"With all the ships that have been left everywhere, they would be better off just making up some story of how they were out for a stroll and just found it and took off in it." Monday Eve suggested.

The rest had hoped that would be the case, as they could not reach Penn and Teller at all, giving up after multiple attempts. Ben yawned sleepily. Everyone got cleaned up, ate a small snack and then went to sleep. Hours passed.

Out in the Atlantic Ocean, an aircraft carrier and a few helicopters had been circling an area where a small deserted island was located. Penn and Teller were standing next to the UFO, waving at them.

Naturally they and the UFO were taken into custody by the military. Penn and Teller's hopes were now hinged on Area 51 not coming forward to claim the craft. After some time had passed, their hope was realized. The naval captain questioned them and the navy recognized who they were. Penn explained they became stuck out in the Bermuda Triangle over a card trick that went wrong. The captain wasn't sure what to make of it. As they waited to know their fate, some of the servicemen were speaking among themselves. "The shorter one don't speak." So they would ask Penn questions.

"Are you thirsty?" Penn asked Teller as he looked up at Penn and nodded. Teller took a drink of water from the flask that he handed him, and looked back up at Penn. "He says it's a little warm." Penn informed everyone.

For a little while they sat in the bridge of the naval vessel, awaiting to either be taken home or to some military compound. However Penn and Teller were the only ones who knew how to fly the craft, so they were bidding their time. Penn asked the captain if he could inform some higher up to fly over a certain wheat field in Virginia and broadcast it over national television as a curiosity story. The military checked out the location in question and upon seeing it, were a little annoyed. "It's a crop circle of a card." The captain told them when they got the call back from the state of Virginia.

"It's more like a crop card." Penn answered. The captain was visibly frustrated.
"So were you the one to make the crop card with the UFO?" He asked Penn. 
"Maybe I was abducted?" Penn shrugged.
"Abducted?" The captain laughed.
"Yes, I think it was Teller who abducted me. Keep me away from him, he's an alien!" Penn begged him.

As the authorities got live footage of the crop design of the three of clubs card, Penn insisted on knowing when this would go public. The captain assured them that the military would have full control over the situation but that that it would be televised on that same day around evening time. Penn insisted to know the exact time it would be televised and was informed it would be the six o'clock news.

Penn and Teller then asked one of the navy officers if they could look around the ship, and wanted to know where their wallets were. As they were being lead to another part of the ship, Penn and Teller gave them the slip, found the craft parked on the deck with a tarp over it. Managing to sneak in, they alone knew how to fly it and get away. The captain was on the bridge on his phone when he saw a giant camouflage tarp sailing through the air. Slamming down his phone he started to yell orders but it was all in vain. The tarp-covered UFO was gone.

"What happened? Did you not secure the craft?!" The captain demanded to know. "We opened the entryway for the craft and a huge spider was in there, so we closed it back up and waited for further orders." The officer said.

Over in Virginia, in a crowded barroom, Penn and Teller walked in and wanted to know if anyone there wanted to see a card trick. A few people obliged them and Penn and Teller made sure to make a big show of it and include everyone in on the trick. They used a card force and of course pretended to fail to guess the card. The patrons laughed at them and thought they needed to work on their trick a little harder.

They then asked if they could watch the six o'clock news before heading out. The patrons of the place were in shock when they saw the crop card on the big screen TV along with reports of UFO sightings. Penn asked everyone in the joint "Was that your card?" and Penn and Teller promptly left.

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