CHAPTER 21 UP NOW
Chapter 2
“Were they really royalty, Professor?” Owen asked. “It seems funny that the people of that time would even have known about royalty?”
Nelson Filbert laughed. “Well, why not? There are kings and queens in the 26th century, aren’t there?”
“Only as history,” Sara pointed out. “I don’t believe that there was any real kings and queens, were there, Professor?
“No Sara,” a new voice called, “you are correct. The Princesses, the King and the Queen were named that as a matter of courtesy. The family, however, was descended from a long line of royalty and nobility, dating back to the middle ages.”
Nelson looked up and saw Judith Michaels standing there. She was his assistant on this trip. Judy had not been assigned to this trip, she had the nerve to walk in on him one day after class. She had mentioned that she had always been interested in finding the site and would love to go with him.
Judy had spent an entire afternoon explaining why she was needed. Nelson was impressed with her, but that wasn’t hard. He fell in love with her the minute she walked into his classroom. She was not only beautiful, but brilliant as well.
“Professor Michaels,” he said, standing up.
“Hello, Professor Filbert,” she said, “Sorry I am so late. The shuttle flight before this one was booked.”
“Well, you are only a few minutes behind. It doesn’t take as long to get from one coast to another anymore.”
Judith nodded. “Today’s skytrans make it seem as if you’ve never left. The flight from Boston to the Pacific Islands took only seconds.”
Nelson smiled. He turned to his class and opened the map. “One of the uncharted Pacific islands, not too far from Hawaii, although,“ he pointed to the spot, “it was closer to California.”
“The Dome,” Judith said, looking around, “this is what is left of the Inner City.”
Nelson nodded. “Well, now that you are here, maybe we should let the expert continue the story.”
“Perhaps I can help,” Judith said, starting to fiddle with her necklace. That was the one thing Nelson didn’t like, she always played with that necklace.
“I suppose we can both go over it together.”
And so the story continued.
[ Edited by susan on 2002/3/24 4:56:48 ]