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that was all he was
going to get. But it didn’t happen this time.
    Greetings from Pale. You have activated
Omin’s transmitter.
    He slapped the top of the desk in victory,
and more coffee spilled out of the cup. “Success!”
    This was a sign. He knew it. Things just
didn’t happen. It was fate. He and Ann were meant to be
together.
    He quickly typed into the computer. “What do
you know about Raz and the queen who rules there?”
    A humming sound coming from the transmitter
told him that it was processing his question.
    He tapped his fingers on the desk. Please
know something about her, he silently begged.
    Ann Kerwin. Next queen of Raz. Must not
succeed. Must go back to Earth.
    He didn’t care about the ominous meaning in
the words. His attention was drawn to the fact that she “must go
back to Earth”.
    How can she get back to
Earth? he typed.
    Activate Alternate Plan
Alpha located in the Omega Files in this transmitter, it answered.
    Activating the plan will
send her back to Earth? he
typed.
    Yes. But not to the current time. She must
go back to the past. Before she knew anything about Raz. Raz will
be her weakness.
    She will have no memory at all of the things
that happened to her?
    No. She must not.
    William debated the
possibility that this thing was capable of manipulating time.
Nothing on Earth could, but it was possible aliens would have
access to this kind of technology. Can you
send me back to the past? he
typed.
    Yes, but you are activating the plan. You
will remember everything in your future.
    Will I be the age I am now,
or can I go back to another year in my life? It would be too weird for Ann to date a twenty-four year
old.
    You select your age. The rest will be taken
care of through the plan.
    William couldn’t believe his good fortune.
This was too good to be true!
    Find Omega Files, he typed.
    You must find those files. I have not been
programmed to do that.
    William groaned. But he refused to let this
unfortunate setback bring him down. Not now. Not tonight. Things
had suddenly changed for the better, and he was going to take
advantage of it. No matter how many hours or days it took, he would
find those files. Then he would be back in the past when he and Ann
were dating. Soon, he told himself. Soon he’d get to do it all over
again, and this time he wasn’t going to lose her.
     

 
     
    Chapter Three
     
     
    Location: Alpha Head I
    Planet: Pale
    Galaxy: Enchanted
     
    Deep within Alpha Head I, the main
headquarters on Pale, was Omin’s clone. Omin-2 was stuck in a
frozen capsule, waiting for the time when Omin’s transmitter would
be activated. The wait was over. Omin’s clone opened his eyes and
peered at his surroundings with newborn interest.
    He was in a small room, a room hidden behind
a wall. He moved, his muscles aching from lack of use. He slowly
inched his way along the hidden corridor, his eyes adjusting to the
darkness. He knew the way out. He knew his mission. Go to Earth and
destroy the queen of Raz.
    She would be there as soon as the Omega Files
were opened. He didn’t have much time.
     
    ***
     
    Ann and Hathor’s Bedroom
    Planet: Raz
     
    Ann was sound asleep when Hathor woke her
up.
    “What…? What is it?” she asked as she fought
to open her eyes.
    “It’s an emergency. On Pale,” he said then
gathered her clothes and laid them on the bed. “Leader Paff says
it’s a matter of life and death, and it involves you.”
    “Me?” Suddenly she was wide awake. She jumped
out of bed and quickly got dressed. “Did he give you any
details?”
    “He just said that Omin had a clone he called
Omin-2. This clone was in a secret place no one knew about. Knowing
Omin, it’s not surprising that this clone wants you dead.”
    “Wants me dead?” She didn’t like the sound of
this.
    “That’s why this is urgent.” He paused for a
moment and looked at her, as if realizing the seriousness of the
situation. “I should go with you. It will only take me a few
minutes to