3 BEYOND THE WORMHOLE

Four hours later, after the descendant SEARN C facility into new unknown environment, or perhaps another universe.Jack wakes up. Apparently he was lying on the floor. His clothes are torn. But his body feels fresh. At a glance, his eyes stared at the strange writing under his eyes,

[system @ localhost] # show last messages

[system @ localhost] # echo: recovery complete. time elapses 56: 49: 231 min: sec: milisec. end

Jack was confused, he doesn't know whether he had to cry or laugh.

The display status appears inside his eyes or perhaps his brain which controlling the visual perception. It was a mini display with a dark background and bright green letters. He is familiar with that style which is similar to command line console on UNIX screens. It seems like this is done by nano-machines. Inwardly he complained "Beta version ...," although he was also relieved, survived the death due to malpractice in using the nano-machine.

But the next information widened his eyes.

[system @ localhost] # show external environment

[system @ localhost] # echo: error 504. Comparable data not found. end

[system @ localhost] # ping searn

[system @ localhost] # echo: request time out. end

[system @ localhost] # ping south-east-asia

[system @ localhost] # echo: request time out. end

[system @ localhost] # show earth location

[system @ localhost] # echo: error. most possible answer: you are not on earth. end

Jack just laughed resignedly, "You must be kidding me ..." He feels like game player who exist in a horror movie with survival story.

Slowly he rose. And immediately, he was stunned to see the messy room.His office are completely mess up, seems like it has been stormed by a tempest. Laboratory furniture was fall to pieces. Pieces of windows or roof tiles are scattered on floor. All the lamps are broken. Project organizer board was collapse. The monkey cage broken and its habitant is heavily injured. Its eyes are blinking asking for any help.

No electricity, the power was gone, as well as the SEARN central computer. "What's wrong? What's happened?"

In the corner of the room he found his lab monkey injured, dying almost dead. He quickly took out the animal and held it in both of his hands. For a moment, a crazy idea emerged in his mind, what if the alpha version of the nano-machine was injected into the monkey? This version only has a standard recovery feature. Why not try it? This is a good opportunity.

Jack took a nano machine injection device in a steel safe box in corner of the room. The entire contents were messy too. This gave Jack a thought, as if the entire lab facility had been hit by a big earthquake while he was unconscious. Fortunately the injection device is safe, unscathed. Jack took two sets and put them in his remaining pocket.

The glare of sunlight bursts in through the cracked walls and roof. Jack opened a window near the monkey cage, and was surprised to see different environment conditions. The sky is a little cyan, the sun feels hotter, and the late moon is still hanging at the afternoon sky... there are two!

In his brain, Jack remembered his nano system' messages again: you are not on earth. "Damn ..." he complained, while massaged his forehead. "How can this be? It's So weird?"

Annoyed, Jack tried to look around at the surroundings. At the end of his vision appears a figure covered in blood lying helplessly.

And the nano system again blabbered with its writing.

[system @ localhost] # show external object

[system @ localhost] # echo: normal human. status: near death. recovery: possible. end

-~o0o~-

# Same location, Jack's Research Facility, Private Assets of Titan Family, five hours later

Two bodies lying helpless. Jack puts the wounded one in his bed. He even creates small bed and placed it in the cage, for the monkey. This monkey is now asleep after receiving nano machines injection. It seems like the body is undergoing a recovery process.

While for human victims, Jack performed nano machines modification procedures first. This forced Jack to do with a lot of consideration.

"I think I couldn't help but to approve my nano machines' assessment. Most likely this is not Earth. And it is very likely that humans here will have different cultures, including languages. This will be a big problem later. Maybe it will be good if I inject the English module into this person's nano machines... So I can gather more valuable information... perhaps", Jack thought.

The nano system in Jack's body seems to respond to the thoughts of its host.

[system @ localhost] # show language library | find english

[system @ localhost] # echo: english module lib available. status: GPL. transfer: possible. end

Jack smiled happily. Then a silly idea appeared in his brain. Deliberately Jack pressed his palm to the victim's head. "Start the transfer process ...," he whispered.

[system @ localhost] # starting transfer sequence

[system @ localhost] # found another host with prior version

[system @ localhost] # executing pair process

[system @ localhost] # executing transfer command

Jack smiled with relief. "Thus I can still communicate with him in English, while learning local languages in this world. My target is, in a month I must be able to mastery the language of local people here" he said while monologue.

[system @ localhost] # done transfer. end

This time Jack whispers "speed up the recovery process and default English settings. Auto translates language on. Disable internal display. Disable internal console"

[system @ localhost] # setting english as default system into remote-pair

[system @ localhost] # enabling auto translate into remote-pair

[system @ localhost] # setting schedule to disable internal display in 12 hours into remote-pair

[system @ localhost] # setting schedule to disable internal console in 12 hours into remote-pair

[system @ localhost] # show remote-pair recovery process id

[system @ localhost] # echo: recovery process id is 109. end

[system @ localhost] # applying highest possible priority into process id 109 at remote-pair

[system @ localhost] # echo: done. estimated finish in 5 hours 49 minutes 38 seconds 123 milliseconds. end

What? 5 hours? So I have to be connected to his nano-machines for these five hours? Jack just realized this was happened due his stupidity. He should have done it via a local console in nano-machines on the Meyrlion body, rather via remote connection in his own console.

Ah never mind, I better take a nap first. Jack thought so. Now his left palm has become the patient's pillow, just to ensure the undergoing process would not be interrupted.