“…little to do with infinity and jelly donuts.” (Additional)

For Chapter 1 of this story, check here.

Chapter 2

The Universe is very much like a well-oiled multi-billion dollar ultra-efficient corporation the way a bicycle is very much like a BMW. Actually, the Universe is closer to a North Korean, child-laboring, Kathy Lee Gifford-ish sweat shop.

There are, however, certain rules that the Universe abides by. There is a balance. There is a path. When something happens to upset this delicate balance, there is a chain of events put into action to rebalance, to realign, to make right. This chain of events is called, by those in authority, The Really Extraordinary Thing. Not only because the incident would be such an extraordinary event that could cause such an unbalance, but also because if such an event caused the unbalance, it would be Really Extraordinary if the Universe would be able to get itself together long enough to do anything about it.

The first step of the Really Extraordinary Thing is the utilization of the Chosen Ones, sometimes referred to as The Enlightened Three. Each hold within them specific and special abilities that, together, aid in the process of righting what has gone wrong. Along with the Chosen Ones there is a Guide. The Guide is created specifically to assist the Enlightened Three in their mission, and generally supply then with the needed tools and the Universal knowledge necessary to complete the task at hand.

At the top of the hierarchy of the Universal balance, there are three Entities. They provide stability and consistency in their own top of the heap kind of way. Though more like conduits than actual gears or cogs in the Universal machine, the part they play is no less important. They help facilitate the flow of energy throughout the cosmos, help unwrinkle any time/space paradoxes, and generally make sure all is well.

The cause of the Really Extraordinary Thing was the passing of the second of the three Entities approximately sixteen minutes and thirty-seven seconds before the appearance of the large waffle-shaped spacecraft on the fairly deserted beach before the three humans carefully chosen to become the next Enlightened Three.

…Okay, I know it’s not much but it’s a work in progress. Another chapter next week! Thanks!…

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