The Message

Bram looked through tears as he looked down at the back of the moon. He was surprised that there was enough light to see the pock marked surface as the moon slowly made its way past them. He had successfully learned how to Fold time and space and move an object into position. On this Fold his two ships, Wheel One and Wheel Two were within sight of each other. It was their first time at moving into an away from the Earth position. The trial was secret, and they would need to return to their launch point before becoming visible to any potential Earth side observers. Bram wanted to make the Wheels to be able to have the feature of moving along a Fold. This would make them into time and space skimmers. His successful first Fold to an initial distant location would be followed with Folds that would Fold millions of miles and allow his wheels to explore much of the universe. He had developed a plan that would rapidly increase the distances he would Fold. Then unexpectedly a message from some distant galaxy was intercepted. The message was a plea for help. This was an accidental discovery and one that challenged the Fold team. If the message traveled in normal space then it would be almost a billion years old and there would be nothing that could be done to help. But if the message was coming through a space-time Fold then taking action would be crucial. Bram and Zuri run multiple tests to determine the answer and in the process discover the math that makes a Fold dynamic and maneuverable. They design several tests that uncover the need to considerably modify Bram's Fold equations. This process leads to the discovery that experiencing a Fold has a positive health effect. Finally, their marine bodyguard, Orlando, weaves the problem into his early morning jogging ditty and suddenly Bram knows a way to modify the Fold equations. He conquers the ability to have a dynamic space-time Fold. The dynamic space-time fold test is a success. Then at Christmas, success is crowned with the transformation of Zuri; from a wheelchair bound young woman to one that has been transformed to be a defect free person. Bram once again experiences tears as he realizes the miracle that the Fold process had delivered. He and the team then deliver the reply to the Alien Message. Earth would deliver help. Two miracles to end a spectacular year and Bram knew the learning and the journey had just begun.