American history tossed into a Twilight Zone, baked with modern mythological superheroism and served with a frosting of hard science fiction.
A washed up NASA engineer may be the last hope for the future as a new era dawns for humanity.
He popped open the glove compartment and took out a small handgun. His heart raced. He held the weapon in his right hand, open palm. He was supposed to be sending explorers to Mars, not helping amateurs launch cremated egomaniacs and high school science experiments into orbit. The gun shifted in his hand, fingers wrapping around the handle, forefinger poised on the trigger. Now he couldn’t even operate a car. No one really needed him any more. No one would really miss him that much. He raised the gun to his temple and took a last look at the ocean. A flat, glistening object emerged from the water about a quarter mile off shore, flew for a short distance in Orbot’s direction making a slight waving motion, then dove back into the sea. He saw that, damn it. He saw that and wouldn’t let himself doubt it ever again!
The strangest night of Orbot’s life
Was the final one...
From before the United States to beyond the bounds of a single planet-
You Thought You Knew America?
Un-think it.