As the military organizations around the world scrambled to meet this new threat, the various methods of communication, from YouTube and smart phones to old school tv and radio, where taken over by a massive broadcast emanating from the space ships. Appearing on screens was a middle aged human looking male. Blond hair, fading to grey, and an average build, the man wore a simple uniform with a purple sash across his chest.
He introduces himself as Leader John and addresses the world, speaking in the appropriate local languages simultaneously across the world.
"Do not fear humans of Earth, you are in no danger.
We have travelled for several of your light-years to come here. We wish you no harm. We are a peaceful race and we have monitored your broadcasts for the past few solar cycles. We have noted your propensity for peaceful interaction as of late and determined this to be the ideal first contact opportunity.
We welcome a dialogue with your various nations as we wish only to have a mutually beneficial trade established between our two people.
Until your people have digested this information we will keep our contact with your society minimal until you are sufficiently ready for further interaction. As of now only a few of our delegates will interact with some of your nations, mainly through your United Nations organization.
Be assured though, you will only benefit from our presence as we, with your permission, will begin teaching your leading scientists of our knowledge. We have determined that we can assist you in reducing or eliminating disease and hunger in your physical bodies as well as we can help with some of your pressing needs, mainly atmosphere control and water resources.
In return, we wish only to collect some resources which we desire which, as it turns out, Earth has in abundance which you humans seem not to require at this point. That resource is silicon dioxide, which you call sand.
Again, we are simple visitors to your home and we wish nothing more for your happiness and benefit."
Slowly humanity returns to its daily activities, now with the ever present Visitors, as they become known as. Over the course of the next year the Visitors set up facilities across the world. Processing facilities are set up near desert areas to begin collecting sand. In return, delegates are sent to the world's most prestigious research facilities to aid in scientific progress. Hospitals and medical universities now have Visitor medical advisers. Political organizations, worldwide, now include Visitor delegates who aid in resource conservation efforts.
Soon, advancements not thought to be possible are now common place. Hunger and poverty across the globe is largely eliminated. Cancer and other "incurable" diseases are now finding miraculous cures, though the common cold still afflicts the usual millions of people daily. The energy crisis and the wars fueled by the desire to control the world's oil resources have now begun to fade as new Visitor fusion technology is being implemented worldwide.
The world has gone from fear and trepidation to cautious optimism, to finally accepting the Visitors as the world's saviors. Youth groups parade in honor of the Visitors and in hopes of someday joining their ranks in the skies. Politicians scramble to align themselves with the Visitor delegates. Photos are taken with the usual politicians shaking hands with Leader John or his second in command, Jane.
But there are those in the governments that have not bought into the Visitor's altruistic nature. Suspicions grow underground and the former Army General, Leon Tate, reaches out to a few individuals who he has learned of. Each of these individuals has a specific skill set. They are scattered around the world but the ousted General still has influence within his former military circles. He sends his envoys to gather these individuals.
He has for months now preached caution where it comes to the Visitors, but with the world reaping the benefits of the Visitor's knowledge and technology, it falls on the deaf ears of publicly influenced politicians.
Now though, reports of various high level scientists that have gone missing begin to worry Leon Tate. When finally, the daughter of one of the missing scientists, Nancy Winestead, who has gone to, seemingly every other official channel, comes to implore the former general for help. He is the only one who lends a credulous ear.
It would seem Dr. Oliver Winestead has been a vocal advocate of investigating the Visitors. His daughter claims that he has begun his own investigation into the Visitors and their claims of only wanting silicon dioxide, sand and in return will give humanity all of their knowledge and technology. But as soon as he becomes a little too vocal, he disappears.
General Leon Tate begins his plan to begin his own investigation. He just needs the right people. A select, talented and secret group.
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