The Cost of Values - Part 2

 

INTRODUCTION TO PART 2

My experiment with a serialized story appeared in my blog over 7 weeks and was something that I hadn't yet attempted. (Check the first chapter here) Though it gave me satisfaction that some of my well meaning friends read the Chapter that appeared every week and a few commented on it; I have been having some thoughts on taking this story forward and writing about what happened to Akshay and his friends; how did Ramu and Prema cope with this event in their lives; what did the government representatives do after learning something or nothing from Akshay regarding the 'craft'. Also the previous seven chapters did not mention Deepa (Akshay's younger sister, who lived abroad) and what was her reaction to this entire 'adventure' that Akshay faced. 

It was obvious that an 'alien' had visited Earth and India (contrary to the story projected by Hollywood movies that aliens had some affinity to the USA and always went there!). It was also a fact that the alien had no body - no that was not a fact; probably the 'body' was not mentioned in Chapter 7. But is a form required? Can aliens not be 'formless' - a form of energy? Well, that can be interesting. I have always been interested in science fiction and my favourite author is Arthur C. Clarke and I have read many novels by him. I read a short story by a science fiction writer (that was long ago - about 45 years ago) where he suggested that aliens could be a form of energy. Carbon based forms need not always define life; though many scientists looking for life elsewhere in our universe have been searching for carbon in the atmosphere. Why not silicon, or any other material? Anyway, why not just energy. Matter converted to energy to escape the limits of interstellar travel. Just imagine! One could travel across vast distances at the speed of light (if that really is a 'universal constant' and a limit of speed that any particle or energy cannot overcome). Akshay was in an enclosure and that looked like a spacecraft to him. That means it was a material; and probably the aliens weren't energy forms but they just did not appear before Akshay. So were they formless or did they have a 'form'? Makes for an interesting sequel to the earlier set of chapters and the direction the story is likely to take.

There was a mention to Akshay by the 'voice' that they had made some changes (positive they said) to Akshay's brain and that was a nudge in the positive direction. This they had said is likely to result in some breakthrough changes in the world and such positive changes have occurred in the past thanks to them. The reader may like to know what changes are likely to result and have happened or are likely to happen. 

Did Akshay return to DataLogix to pursue his job? Or did he do something else? What about Akshay's friends who went to Kanatal for some mild adventure, trek, and camping but had an adventure they weren't likely to forget for a long time. What changes did this adventure have in their lives? Did Akshay really not remember anything  at all as to what happened in the 'craft' that he was on? Can that memory return by some means? Did the government officials try anything to bring back that memory and learn something at least from Akshay?

I will try and explore these and probably some more in the days to come. Please wait for the sequel. Do comment within the blog regarding your views.