Kendric opened his eyes, a golden light surrounded him, drifting into a big nothingness. Master Uruk floated at his right side. This time he was floating for real, they both were. He just looked into the big 'nothing to see' plain or wherever they were. Kendric felt overwhelmed with peace and love like emotions. He never experienced such a pure feeling in his life, it was out of this world. Pure, that was the only word which came to mind which could describe everything.

Is this heaven?

Master Uruk laughed with his upperlip puled up to one side like Elvis Presley.

'No Kendric, this is life!' Master Uruk said.

Kendric felt more confused than ever.

What did he mean with "this is life?"

Thoughts were racing through his mind quicker than the speed of light but Master Uruk turned his head and looked straight into his eyes as if he was reading his 1001 thoughts.

'Young Kendric, life is more, so much more than you know.' He put his left hand on Kendric's right shoulder and continued his what seemed to be speech.

'The plain we are on is indeed the purest plain in existence. No hate, no corruption, just pure energy. Energy which runs on love and love only...'

While listening Kendric noticed that the lips of Master Uruk weren't moving, though he heard his voice.

'Where are we?' Kendric asked while he raised his voice. But in doing so he also noticed his lips, well actually his whole face wasn't moving.

I'm screaming, but how? Why does it all feel so real?

He just couldn't understand.

Master Uruk laughed again: 'Maybe it is best if I show you.'

Revelar!

A purple light appeared as small as a shining star far away from our world and then a big explosion followed. Millions of purple stars were dancing in front of them.

'Come young master Kendric.' As a waterfall, a curtain of purple stars were falling down and Master Uruk stepped through it.

Kendric followed him, not knowing how he was floating forward. It was like his body was following every command he was giving it with his mind. The moment his face touched the curtain of purple stars he felt it tingling throughout his whole body. He moved forward and then all of a sudden he found himself sitting back on the silver plate again with Master Uruk in the big messhall. While he opened up his eyes Master Uruk was already standing back on his feet.

'How is this possible? I understand now, but how?' Kendric asked confused.

Master Uruk laughed again. He put his deep, serious voice on: 'You've bin touched by the source young one. There is still much more to learn, but for now you have bin given the knowledge which you have to reveal to yourself by picking it. Realise that all the children have recieved basic knowledge through their spiritual guides but you've recieved the knowledge which will make it possible to guide your group into great battles.' Master Uruk nodded friendly and walked out of the golden messhall.

Kendric was left behind a bit confused. Although he recieved great knowledge from the source -he letterly could feel it in his bones- he couldn't help feeling confused and scared for what was to come. The cause is greater than him, greater than anyone. Humankind depends on it apperently. This overwhelming feeling, he just couldn't shake it off. Knowing something is to come, but not knowing who or what and why. It felt like you've bin woken up just before the good part starts in your dream. A total dissapointment.

He staired at the table looking for the drinkbar to come up. Why didn't he recieved the knowledge to let the touchscreen pop up out of the table? He would die for a Coke and a hamburger right now. He moved around with his arms, trying to remember what Zuberi did with his hands to get the drink bar reappear.

All of a sudden Zuberi pops up out of the wormhole into the golden messhall and walked towards Kendric.

'Just in time. Am I happy to see you! Could you show me how I can get something to eat and drink here?' Kendric asked while his stummick roared from hunger.

Zuberi laughed and made the same handgesture that he made earlier that day. Kendric this time looked at his hands instead of the screen that popped out of the table. It looked like Zuberi made a circle with his right hand. Kendric followed the movement of Zuberi's hand. Easypeasy! He thought and felt the joy of food that was coming his way.

He noted the strange symbols on the touchscreen which he detected previously that day already. He was to busy with all the impressions that moment to notice but now he could read those strange symbols. It had something to do with the knowledge he recieved. He could read this, it was, it was... His mind was racing again. Those symbols, were not from this world. Yes he recognised the hamburger picture and everything else, but the text underneath it, it was extraterrestrial or something. It was like when Superman was reading ancient krypton language. An epiphany!

He remembered this from the cave episodes from the superman series: Smallville. A serie he liked to watch about superman in his younger years. This wasn't krypton, but it was alien though! He was impressed by his own brain and how they connect the dots since he now recieved the knowledge of the source.

He pressed the right buttons on the touchscreen to get a hamburger, a Coke and some fries with it. Instantly it was standing before him. He attacked his Coke and food like he hadn't seen food for months. Zuberi's eyes got all big again. He looked like he was in shock while he was zipping from his own Coke and burst out in laughing while the Coke flew out of his nostrils and mouth at the same time. Kendric looked at him with his chubby hamster cheeks filled with food. He noticed that he shoveled almost his whole menu in his mouth. He was so hungry that he hadn't even noticed he attacked his meal.

Zuberi was now showing signs of pain at his nostrils. Kendric swallowed as quick as he could, it felt like a tennisball was trying to get trough his esophagus.

'That must hurt, flying Coke through your nose?' And Kendric bursted out in laughter.

Zuberi tried to talk and laugh at the same time: 'Yeah, just like your whole happy meal slitting your troath and can't find it's way to the exit!'

Kendric bursted even louder into laughter joined with tears while hitting his cheast a few times, it really bothered him, that tennisball which just wouldn't go down his esophagus.

After gaining back some oxygen they both stared to a big painting hanging at the wall in front of them. It was a very odd painting. It looked like some big hybrid bird and a big human-god-like being with wings were touching hands where strengs of DNA came out and a human floated above it. It were the Anunnaki...

Kendric didn't knew how he knew, but he knew. It must be because of the knowledge recieved from the source.

Compared to these gigiantic creatures, the human looked very tiny.

Before Kendric could say something the little Italian looking dude and the girl with the pink-mint green brades arrived through the wormhole into the golden messhall. They were in a busy arguement which clearly she was winning. Kendric saw her mouth moving but couldn't even listen to the words that were coming out of her mouth. Her face was so beautiful that everything seemed to move in slowmotion. Then she stared into Kendric's eyes while walking towards them.

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'Oh sorry, I didn't noticed you guys were out here so late. My name is Yrsa and I am from Norway,' she reached out her hand to shake his. But it was like he froze and Zuberi came to the rescue as a real gentleman and shook her hand.

'I am Zuberi from Tanzania and this is Kendric from Scotland,' and he pushed Kendrick up from his floating golden seat. He really saved him there...

Yrza looked at Zuberi who was at least two heads taller than her. She again reached out her hand to Kendric and this time he manned up and gave her a firm handshake.

'Nice to meet you Kendric and Zuberi, this is Marcellus from Italy,' and she pushed Marcellus forward to the boys. Marcellus made a bow with a rolling handgesture like some opera singer would do, Pavarotti 2.0.

Could he be his son? Kendric was asking himself and had to laugh.

Marcellus walked to the touchscreen and pressed some buttons and a big pizza peperoni appeared.

'Someone wants to join for a pizza?' he asked with his high pitched, childish voice.

They all sat around the table and Zuberi ordered what it looked like was some African stew. Kendric didn't know much about international food or any food at all. He loved fast food and wasn't interested in how something was made, only how fast you could shovel it down your throath.

Yrza began a conversation again about how she passed out and got here at Anunnaki high. She was babbling with her heavy Norwegian accent. It seemed she talked a lot but in a way you wouldn't dare to interrupt her. Beauty, strength and brains, that was the only thing Kendric could think of. A viking princess warrior, that's what he thought about her. Her braids were so colorful and she looked a bit like Lagertha Lothbrok from Vikings with those braids but even more stunning and the younger version of it. So there you have it: Pavarotti and Lagertha's children were here!!!

Kendrick had a big smirk on his face and the Viking warrior princess and the little Italian dude were now staring at Kendrick and made an expression with their hands. It was clear though what they meant, that they didn't understand what he was laughing about.

Zuberi said suddenly with his strong voice that she was mistaken. Kendric didn't even followed the conversation but it seemed it had exploded very fast.

Marcellus laughed at Zuberi: 'She got you there Zubi.'

Zuberi looked to his left to Marcellus while pulling up this strange face where his eyes almost popped out of his skull: 'Little Mario don't ever call me that again!'

Kendric and Yrsa burst out in laughter and Yrsa hummed the tune of the Mario theme while Zuberi jumped up with his right hand formed in a fist and jumped up and down hitting those coins like only Mario could do. Marcellus could appreciate it though and had to laugh as well. This little Mario wasn't easily offended. Zuberi tapped Marcellus on his shoulder and sat down again.

He looked at Yrsa and continued speaking: 'Seriously, that's not what it is. You need to follow the plan.'

Marcellus agreed with Zuberi and nodded. Kendric wished he would've followed the conversation so that he knew what they were talking about.

Marcellus took out a laptop out of his backpack and typed on it like a madman. The little white UFO/drone thingy appeared and it began to project. It looked like it was a beamer or something. Marcellus was still typing and suddenly he looked at Kendric.

Marcellus laughed. 'I am a hacker, I always knew my way around computers from a very young age. I even did some hacks for Anonymous. We had quite a large group. I was always the youngest but if I may say so, the smartest of them all!'

'That's awesome dude,' Kendric said while looking at the little UFO or whatever it was.

Marcellus saw him starring at it and explained him it was just a little robot. Just an object which contained a lot of options and is paired with his computer. Master Uruk had also used it earlier that day.

'You can give him any instructions, either you say it to him or you give his commands through the laptop. I developed him myself,' Marcellus proudly said while busy typing.

Clearly Marcellus was some kind of wizkid into hightech and hacking. Kendric heard of such kids but never had the pleasure to meet one of them. He was deeply impressed by the little Italian and his size was no reason for underestimating this young bright mind.

Zuberi still enjoyed his stew. He ate very slowly, something very unfamiliar for Kendric while he always attacked his plate like there was no tomorrow. Zuberi actually seemed to enjoy his food with every bite he took.

The little robot began to project a familiar face. It was Marcellus playing at the beach with his friends or family. Yrsa looked at the miniature version of Marcellus and then she asked him kind of harsh why he was showing them his childhood images.

'I was born in an ancient town called Tropea. It has bin said it was founded by Hercules himself,' Marcellus said proudly, 'now tell me where do you come from in Norway Yrsa?' He was obviously ready to enter some data in his laptop to show Yrsa's origin.

Yrsa looked at Marcellus. 'Don't tell me you can hack into my childhood as well!?!?' She asked him and watched him like a hawk followed by an obvious annoyed sigh.

'I was born and raised in Alta,' and she rolled her eyes. You could see from the expression on her face that she wanted to show them that she wasn't exited to show her childhood pictures but that she secretly actually enjoyed the attention.

Marcellus got busy typing and the images changed in a video of Yrsa, she was like 8 years old and still had her braids but they were blond and not dyed yet. She ran around in the snow with a lot of huskies.

'Were you raised on a dog sledge farm Yrsa?' Zuberi asked her while observing the images and video.

'Have you ever even experienced snow in your life Zuberi?' Kendric asked him while looking at a child who saw santa for the first time.

Yrsa laughed, she clearly noticed the suprise on Zuberi's face as well. Zuberi looked totally in love and couldn't get his eyes of the snow.

'I have never bin out of my village in Tanzania'.

Yrsa noticed his dissapointment.

'Well we are still young and we are here. Who knows what lays ahead? And yes, my parents have their own dog sled company, we have 98 huskies.' She had a big smile on her face and it seemed the big "tough act" dropped instantly when she talked about her huskies.

She told them how every year tourists came to Alta and that she didn't know better than to take care of her 98 huskies. It was more than a fulltime job. Apparently just like Zuberi she also haven't left Alta like ever.

I wonder if Marcellus has traveled the world?

But before Kendric could even ask if he ever did travel, Marcellus jumped in. He apparently also haven't traveled, not even through his own country which was shocking to Kendric since Italy has such a rich history and many remains of it.

This can't be a coincidence. Non of us have left their hometown? What's up with that?

Kendric wasn't listening to the conversation at all anymore. He just thought about uncle Jerry how much uncle Jerry would've liked this place with all this history things like everywhere, although he wouldn't like the modern technology that was mixed with the historical collection. But it definitely would've impressed him.

Some weird looking woman stepped into the messhall by jumping through the wormhole. Her eyes looked like lasereyes but filled with a big diamant as an iris and it was as if she needed the glasses from Cyclops out of Xmen to prevent them from killing them instantly. She had long dark brown hair which at the bottom curled their way up, so long they were touching her feet. It was a woman though she looked young and was wearing this strange bio suit or something. It looked a bit like the suit Britney Spears wear in a clip, the beige one with the diamants on it. Very odd looking but beautiful, Kendric couldn't get his finger on it what to think of her. Not that it mattered since she confined them to their sleeping quarters.

Marcellus put his laptop and little UFO in his backpack and they walked to the wormhole of the golden messhall which was the entrance and exit at the same time.

They stood in the hallway where his journey in this odd building had began. The ceiling that projected the universe was still breathtaking.

Kendric didn't know where to go but Zuberi was already one step ahead of him and made a gesture he should follow. Yrsa and Marcellus were following Zuberi but it seemed they knew their way around here already. The odd looking woman walked into the other direction. She hadn't said anything, Kendric didn't even knew who she was but apperently no one seemed to bother that they were just send off to their sleeping quarters.

Kendric got a bit frustrated again, having all this knowledge of the universe which seemed to be locked under a key and only came up when it was necessary like with the ancient alien script to read on the foodbar. But even with this suppose to be universal knowledge and connecting the dots gift, he didn't even knew his way around in the school or how to get access to any wormhole.

Zuberi stopped and turned to the left and wrote a symbol with his hand in the sky which looked like an exclamation mark while Yrsa did the same on the right sight of the hallway. Two openings appeared which looked like big wormholes or portals again just like the one from the messhall.

'Sleep well and see you tomorrow,' and Yrsa stepped into the wormhole, dissapeared through it and the wormhole closed down behind her. Kendric looked to Zuberi who did the same, Marcellus entered next and Kendric decided to follow them quick into the wormhole before this, whatever this thing was, closed down on him.