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How far is it?

No good asking me firstly I did not build this so- called spaceship, secondly what's it to me ? I am just the Pilot as long as the motors are still firing that's allright by me.

Yes but how long will it take us? You as Pilot must have some idea. Mate you are beginning to bother me, go off and ask the cook he always seems to know everything that goes on, on this spaceship. No way, I do not want to get on the wrong side of the cook, I can always pop in for a coffee or sometimes even a cup of tea, you know how tea is rationed. One would think it was war time.

Mate if you don't get out of my cockpit I personally will serve you up to the cook so that we all can have some fresh meat for a change.

Thank goodness the Idiot is gone How can I a Pilot, tell him how long it will take us measured in Light Years to reach the far side of the universe? Why no one knows how big the universe is. No one has any idea and this journey just to satisfy some brainy idiots way of passing the time. This must have cost a huge fortune just to satisfy some poor fools whim, Crazy I tell you just crazy.

I myself do not know how fast we are flying not with these new Quark Motors that have partly replaced the Ionic Motors that previously moved these monstrous ships. I pushed the button to the galley or Kitchen. The cook himself answered the speaker. Cook please send your Boy with a can of coffee and please do not let the Mate into the cockpit again, If he enters just once again I swear I will pilot this ship into the next Sun system that we come to.

The cook's youg assistant came in with a can of steaming hot coffee. Placing the can near my feet he winked and left without listening to my words of thanks.Now I thought I can put this ship on the Auto Pilot and drink my coffee without any more interuptions. Stupid me I had taken a few sips when the alarm sounded all over the spaceship. The outer camera's were relaying to the twenty screens, pictures of some very strange vehicles. Pulling theweapons control towards me I waited for the first thing to come too close. I touched one of the red buttons the thing just fell apart. Pieces of the thing flew off into space. I could see no living thing among all of the debris that waspassing on into space.

The other things suddenly vanished. If I had not got the evidence from the camera's I am sure no one would believe me. Than I began to wonder. Were these things manned by Pilots doing the same as I did on my twelve hour shift. If they were manned and coul disappear they must be very well advance technically. Why did they not reurn the fire ? They must have weapons that we could perhaps dream up in our wildest dreams. I left the cameras on and every now and again I looked at screen just to make sure that nothing was following us. Again the alarm signal sounded.

The alarm was triggered off by some kind of barrier. A barrier that one could not see. Firing an enquirey torpedo directly at the barrier I could not believe what happened next those same things materialised from nowhere this time beams of light were aimed at our ship. I myself could do nothing but sit there and watch to see what would happen next from each of these things men with wings none wearing masks how they managed to breathe I cannot say.

Then the ship was that is our ship was completely turned around we were now facing the way we had come. In each of our brains messages were coming in form of pictures. I recognised the  middle east then a picture that every Christian knows, a hill with on the top of the hill three crosses. Three men had been nailed to the crosses.I had in my head witnessed the scene af the crucifiction of Jesus Christ.

Later the others all had received Pictures with religios backgrounds. Then this message you cannot fly any further you have reached the boundaries of Heaven.

Return home and tell your peoples what we the Angels have shown you. No one is ready to cross this barrier. You have to learn to live one with the other without quarreling. No war to take place no matter what excuse is given, When the peoples of the Universe are at peace then Heaven will open its borders to one and all.

This Barrier of which we are the Gardians will also disappear the whole of the Universe will become heaven all will develop wings and be able to fly to wherever they want to. My name by the way is Gabriel, May Peace be with you Bern