Future Totem

He was thrust 500 years into the future, in the midst of an intergalactic war. He had no option other than to fit in as best he could and make a new life for himself, without his partner of twenty years at his side. His mode of survival was to pour himself into learning everything he could about his new surroundings, and work toward turning the tide in the war, a war that continued for another eight years after his arrival.


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“Greek is the language of this entire planet. Oh, and one interesting thing that is also planet wide is the total absence of any form of deity worship or religion. No temples, pyramids, or churches of any sort. I did pick up something by listening to one of the teachers in what I assumed was a school of higher learning; they have well developed science for their time, and they have their solar system completely mapped. I haven’t even begun the detailed observations yet, but so far, I’ve yet to see any overt forms of discrimination.”


Dar chewed mechanically as he tried to digest what Megs was telling him. This planet was worthy of detailed investigation. Granted, he still had to solve the problem of travel between universes, but once that was accomplished, the planet would have to be understood.


“Ok, but first things first. I have some detailed computations that have to be started, and they could take months to complete. After I have my programs moving, then I’m going planet side.”


Two months later, he was ready for his adventure on Terra.