Short Story: Collection of Notes
Short Story I wrote on the road. A little peculiar, but I hope you will enjoy it.
A Collection of Notes
April 16th, 1938
Soleb, Egypt
What a discovery! The night’s sandstorm has brought a great blessing! Sometime during the night, the shifting sands exposed another pyramid, far south of the Great Pyramids. The tomb of some forgotten Pharaoh? The temple of some pre-Egyptian God or Goddess? It is too soon to tell. As I write, our men are trying to discover an opening. Can’t write any more, I must go help. Oh great blessings!
April 17th. 1938
Soleb, Egypt
This morning’s earthquake has returned that accursed tomb to the depths of sands from which is came. Thank the Heavens that it no longer corrupts the horizon. I still do not know exactly what it was, as the construction is much finer and more precise then the great pyramids but the hieroglyphs date it far before the Egyptian culture. And the things I saw… it was hollow, filled with black stone statues of scarabs, and thousands of skeletons, piled like wood. The inscriptions… I won’t repeat what the stories they told. Something was alive in there… nobody could say what or how they could tell, but all the men agreed that there was… sleeping, waiting. One of the men took the pharaohs ring. I begged him to replace it, but he refused. Tomorrow we are making a hasty move toward Thebes, to rid ourselves of this entire area.
Earthquake Causes Panic
By Mohammed Hasim * Soleb and the surrounding area were gripped with panic last night shortly after the earthquake. The earthquake itself only registered as a 3.4 on the ricter scale, and no major damage to buildings or deaths were reported. What caused the panic was the aftermath. Clearly overexcited by the earthquake, there were reports of another pyramid rising out of the sands to the west, across the Nile, and the police were overwhelmed with calls complaining of strange sounds, “unholy” things in the water, and the dead rising again. Archeologists have made clear that there are no major pyramids near Soleb, and further investigation revealed no pyramid in the area in which it was supposedly spotted. This has not quieted their imaginations, however, and reports of lights, noises, and movement in cemeteries have continue to flood the police offices at night. (5/8/1987)
The Contents of the Safe Deposit Box of Late Fredrick Peabody on February 3rd, 2003:
Contents Logged by Written Request of Samson Peabody, the Deceased only Heir:
Last Will and Testament
3 Gold Coins from the Early Roman Period. Appraised to $20,000.
Passport of the Late Fredrick Peabody
Title to the Home and Land owned by the Late Fredrick Peabody
Diaries of the Late Fredrick Peabody, one dating from 1938, the other from 1957.
One Gold Ring of Egyptian Design. Appraised at $80,000.
A Set of Keys to an Unknown Location.
Signed by the Clerk,
Gregory Smith
Classified
The Fate of Mrs. Sally Kollings
Mrs. Sally Kollings was asked by Mrs. Michelle Peabody to watch her home for a two week period from of August 19th to September 2nd, 2006. She was reported missing on August 27th after she failed to appear for work and her husband was unable to contact her at the Peabody residence. When requested on the 29th of August, Mr. Samson Peabody granted Police permission to force entry to his residence. On August 30th at 10:31 AM, Officer and Officer arrived at the Peabody residence. At approximately 10:35 AM, they successfully gained entry through the front door of the residence using a key left under the front matt. They found the residence completely locked up, with no signs of forced entry, and no window or door left unlocked, including the doors between rooms of the residence. At 10:46 AM, Officer discovered that someone had overturned much of the bedroom, looking mainly through Mrs. Michelle Peabody’s jewelry. [Nothing was reported missing when Mr. and Mrs. Peabody returned and went through the jewelry.] Both Officer and Officer report a very distinct and strange odor in the bedroom, describing it as “the smell of the freshly turned dirt in a graveyard.” At approximately 10:51 AM, as Officer was walking through the kitchen, he heard a noise in the basement. Both Officer and Officer entered the basement at 10:53 AM. They report that the basement was largely empty, except for 16 cardboard boxes [contents searched and nothing out of ordinary was found], a wine rack with 52 bottles of wine [wine tested, negative on all accounts] and a large wooden crate [Mr. and Mrs. Peabody both stated, under oath, that the wooden crate was not there upon their departure]. The Officers determined at 10:58 AM that the noise was coming from the crate. The Officers describe the noise at this point as “a scratching noise, like someone trying to claw their way out.” At 11:00 AM, the Officers started to try to gain entry into the crate using a crowbar found in the basement. The Officers successfully opened the crate at approximately 11:04, almost immediately after which, Officer discharged 4 shots from his service pistol and Officer discharged 6 shots from his service pistol. An excerpt from the official interview of Officer follows:
: I… We both saw it at the same time I think… It was a skeleton… in rags, what could have been a charred and burned dress… There was no flesh left on it, nothing… just bone… It lunged at us as soon as it saw us that that is when me and… and Officer shot several times at it. The rounds did not stop it though and we retreat-… ran up the stairs. Officer then shut and locked the door behind us. That is when we contacted our Commissioner…
Officers , and arrived at 11:17 and set up a police perimeter. NSA agents and arrived at 11:23, and CIA agents and arrived at 11:26. After debriefing Officers and , the NSA agents and CIA agents proceeded to the kitchen, where they used infrared and ultrasonic equipment to obtain photos and of the creature. It was noted at this point by Agent that the bones of the skeleton were at a stable temperature of 178 degrees Fahrenheit. Agent contacted his superiors and a vehicle was sent from the Houston Depot, driven by NSA Agents and . The vehicle arrived at 12:46 PM. At 1:13 PM NSA Agents , and , as well as CIA Agents and subdued the creature under a carbon-fiber reinforced Kevlar blanket and successfully transported the creature to the vehicle at 1:32 PM. At 2:56, a National Guard Decontamination Team arrived. At 3:43, the Decontamination team reported an unusual amount of background radiation, recorded at 100 mSv, caused in part by a surprisingly high concentration of Xenon-133. Police Officers , and were debriefed at 5:46 PM and instructed to tell no one of what they saw. At 6:16 PM, the official Police records were changed to show that nothing out of the ordinary was found in the Peabody Residence. On September 1st, 2006, the NSA Lab in Houston reported that the bones were those of Mrs. Sally Kollings. The creature was moved from the lab to Houston International Airport and transported by plane to Area 51, New Mexico on September 4th, 2006. It is presently under containment in specimen containment cell 76, and is undergoing study lead by , PhD. The motive for the attack, and the cause of Mrs. Sally Kolling’s condition are both unknown.
Strange Material Found in Ancient Jewelry
By Eric Thompson * Yesterday, Susan Grownin, a professor of metallurgy at Texas State University, made an odd discovery at a pawn shop. While stepping in to see if her daughter’s recently stolen violin had been pawned off at the shop, Professor Grownin noticed an odd ring of Egyptian design. The store owner, who in an interview was quoted saying “[The Ring] gave me a bad feeling. The thing is evil. I don’t know how I know, but I do. Unholy,” sold the ring to Professor Grownin for $35. Back in the lab, Professor Grownin discovered the ring was actually pure gold, putting its worth at $4,562. She also discovered, after an accidently closing a door on her hand which the ring was on, that the ring had phenomenal power to resist force. “Gold is a weak metal,” Professor Grownin said in an interview, “The ring’s ability to absorb massive amounts of force without bending, or even denting, is phenomenal!”
The ring was sold to the pawn shop by an anonymous person who was selling it because it had brought bad luck on his family. The pawn shop owner clearly had come to agree. (11/8/2006)
New Pyramid Found near Soleb, Egypt
By Jita Areh * Archeologists west of Soleb, Egypt have announced that they have found a new pyramid. Grander, and older, then the great pyramids in northern Egypt, the massive structure dates from around 10000 BCE. The date has been strongly contested since it is widely accepted that the Egyptian people had neither the technology nor the math to build the massive structure at the time. The pyramid also has a widely different structure: its hollow. The center of the pyramid sports a huge antechamber, which is completely empty; even the pharaoh’s casket is empty. The Pyramid of Ra, as it has been named by its discoverers, will shed light on a period in ancient Egyptian history which very little information exists. (12/3/2006)
January 16th, 2007
I don’t think it knows I got rid of it. It’s still following me, stalking me. I nearly got a look at it today, and I think it may be bandaged. Why does it want the ring? I’ve started to grow concerned for my family, as my daughter told me at dinner that she thinks something is following her to school. It’s definitely not human, I know that, it doesn’t move quite right, but it’s certainly no animal. Unless it goes away, my family and I may have to move. Michelle, bless her, thinks I’m crazy, claims I don’t know its after the ring. And she’s right, I don’t. I just… I feel like that’s what its after. Was this the thing that disheveled our bedroom? Is this thing responsible for poor Sally’s disappearance? I think tomorrow I will buy a pistol, better to be protected.
Samson Peabody died on Saturday the 20th of January of unknown causes at the age of 37. Samson was a loving father of two who had always been there when his family had needed him. He grew up in Houston with his single father, Freddy Peabody, and excelled in math in school. It was no surprise to anyone when he graduated from University of Texas with a degree in accounting and business. He married Michelle when he was 24 in a fabulous ceremony at his grandfather’s ranch. His children, Susan and Charley Peabody, 8 and 11 respectively, outlive him. He will be deeply missed. A memorial ceremony will be held at the Austin County Cemetery on the 3rd of February at 3:00 PM.
Feburary 16th, 2007
Professor Grownin,
It has come to the attention of the US Military that you are in possession of a unique ring with very unique properties. In the interest of further research to developing powerful new armor to protect the brave men and women serving our country, we are very interesting in purchasing this ring from you. We are presently offering a sum of $50,000 for the ring, and are very curious to hear your reply. Of course, in the interests of National Security, we request that you do not share the fact this request has been made. Please contact me at my return address.
We Hope to Hear from You Soon,
Jack Johnson
Jack Johnson
United States Department of Defense
March 23rd, 2007
Magazaki Sakura
Q567 has started talking. It wants the “the ring.” I do not know exactly what this ring is, but I have heard that a peculiar ring has come on site for study by another group. I don’t know if there is a connection yet, but it is worth documenting. As for Q567 itself, it seems extremely urgent about this request, crying out to myself as well as my fellow researchers in a thin, raspy voice. It has become a point of study to discover where, exactly, this voice is coming from, as there is no voicebox, let alone a method of forcing air through it. Q567 now regularly beats its hands against the walls of its cell, trying, as far as we can tell, to break the walls and make an escape. I am writing a report regarding this to my superiors immediately.
March 25th, 2007
Magazaki Sakura
Everything just went wrong. Under the supervision of 26 heavily armed soldiers, myself and a group of researchers proceeded with experiment UnU-844, which was simply to give the ring to Q567. In practice, the experiment was simple, to give Q567 the ring using a simple device to deliver the ring from a distance. The result, however, was far beyond anything we expect. Q567 quickly put the ring on, and disappeared. The entire facility has been searched, as well as the cell in which Q567 was held in. I have scoured the HSHR video again and again, but it’s always the same thing. In frame 20010456, Q567 has just put the ring on, and in frame 20010457, Q567 is gone. Barely 20 millionths of a second elapsed between those two frames, how could that be? This could cost me everything.
Classified
Possible Fate of Q567
On November 2nd, 2007, Agent , in Egypt, sent several HR photographs of a skeletal figure walking of its own accord without any flesh or skin on any of the bones. The photographs have undergone great scrutiny, and have shown that the effects of age on the bones of this skeleton [Now Assigned Q577] are far beyond that observed in Q567. , head of forensics at the Houston lab, has dated the bones, based on amount, as well as type of damage, to 12000 BCE, noting the buildup of mineral deposits, as well as the general petrified nature of the bones. was contacted on November 15th, 2007, and asked to fly to Soleb, along with Agents and , who observed Q567, to help in the event that Q577 is captured. Special Operations has been notified and Lieutenant and a team of specialists in operating in friendly territory will be flying to Soleb to attempt to track down and capture Q577. From there, they will be brought to a location at , Soleb, where will determine whether or not Q577 is Q567 or an entirely different specimen. In either case, a plane will be waiting at the Soleb airport to fly Agent , Agents and , , Lieutenant , and his team back to Area 51.
President Orders Evacuation of Soleb
By Jita Areh * The President of Egypt has ordered the evacuation of Soleb after the increased number of disappearances and reported sightings of the “dead walking the Earth.” A large religious group left two weeks ago to go to the Temple of Ra, the place where many believe the source of the horrors. There have also been an increased number of reports of desertion among the Egyptian military forces stationed there to try to keep peace. The interviews of these deserters hold a common thread: a deep fear of the both Soleb and the Temple of Ra. Scientists and theologians alike have not yet been able to give a sure name to the either the skeletal shapes themselves, or what drives them to this end. Rumors have been going around that desperate Egyptian military officials are suggesting a nuclear attack on the pyramid structure in an attempt to destroy the threat, whatever it may be. The United States responded with a cryptic message suggesting that a nuclear strike would only make things far worse. (12/23/07)
The following is as exact a translation as possible of tablets found by nomads in the Saharan Wastes sometime during 43 NE. Written originally in a form of ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs. They were turned over to the Collective Resistance in 44 NE.
The Master has returned, and we Rejoice! He does not give us time for celebration. Back from his Pilgramige, he brings a New Breed, and his sacred Ring with him! He pushes us, pushes us on. He wants the nearby settlement, and he wants it soon. It has been left to us to take it, and we are struggling, and he is angry and wrathful. We Rejoice at his coming, and he works to awake the 8. The others, he says, will be glad to know we have risen. Celebration! He says there will be. But first, we have much ado before. Rejoice! For the Dead King walks again! We will Undo what has been Redone, and we will Redo what has been Undone! Rejoice! They will join us in eternity, and become one with us,the dead!
Hope you Enjoyed!
Jumble, End Post.
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