The Cloud - 12. Chapter 12

“Site K”

Secret US Government Lab

Nevada Desert

Jerry Cassidy was impressed. It was almost as if the US Government welcomed aliens from deep space all the time. From the secret lab deep under the Nevada desert, he had a ring side seat for the organized chaos as it happened.

The President’s speech had been brilliant: clear, calm and concise. We are acting. Don’t panic. The nations of the world are standing together.

Most people took it rather well. Of course, some people went berserk. Thankfully, the news people didn’t dwell on the chaos. It wasn’t nearly as bad in the United States as it was in some other countries.

Cassidy and the team continued to study the organism as it approached. He wished that he had years to study it because they were making new discoveries every hour.

The biggest discovery was that the organism was composed of pure plasma. Earth’s atmosphere would be deadly for it, so it really was harmless. That one went out to the media immediately.