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Command Center: A Fictional Narrative

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I inched towards the throbbing darkness, intent on studying the impossible sphere. But Trace’s voice rang in my ears “We mustn’t touch, smell, taste, or study this anomaly without the proper authorities. I’m going to call the command center at ___________.” I ignored his complaint, and actually smiled when I heard him stomp, and even laughed when he let out a huge ‘harumph’. I may have listened if Bill had not sided with Tyler, sealing our doom. “You know, Cameron, I understand your desire to study this… this thing, but Tyler’s right. Without the proper authorities, who knows what will happen?” Even then I could have stopped, but I glanced at Bill. He was slowly approaching me, with his arms outstretched, as if he were trying to calm a raging …show more content…

"What did you do to him?" I was afraid of the answer. "Why nothing, of course. I just sent him out of this room so we can talk," the man replied simply. "Okay, first of all; Who in the world are you?; second; Where are we," Bill asked the man in a fairly strangled voice. "Oh my, you should recognize this place from your religion. Don’t you, Cameron?". I was terrified to answer because I didn’t want to scare Bill. He was already shooting me with a questioning look. "Uh...I don’t remember." "Come on now, where do all decent and obedient souls go," the man asked as though I were a kindergartner. "Uh..." I mumbled looking over at Bill to gage his reaction, "Heaven?" "Good answer!" the old man replied, "Now who am I?" "God," I said, realizing it was too late to not frighten Bill, "And this is the Hall of Judgement!" "Now you're getting it!" God replied with childish glee. "Cameron..." Bill began, hardly able to say that simple …show more content…

No matter what I said though, I knew he would still be terrified. But I should at least try to soften the blow. "Well, Bill, right now we're in a place known as the Hall of Judgement, which resides in a place known to Christians, such as myself, as Heaven. This place is where all the souls of dead people gather to be judged on the way they lived their lives. It's one of the essential parts of the Christian religion." "But I thought that the Government wiped out all of the Christians." "Not all of them," I replied with a sly smile. "Your friend is one of the only people in the world to still follow the path of the Church. And for that each of you shall be granted powers worthy of the gods, though you will remain mortal. All I ask is that you help me in the war against my worst and greatest enemy, Lucifer, who has a grip on many of the people in your world." "How would the Devil have any kind of grip on the people? He would need a major world power that could influence... Oh," I subsided as the answer struck me with the weight of a

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