A Voyage through the Micro-Verse to Save Life on Planet Earth

Day 1: 0915 hours… Gentle heat touches my face and hands, the kind that one instantly senses is the warmth of sunlight.   I loosen my grip on the trestle and lift up the goggles, slowly opening my eyes.   Is this the same day?   In another moment hands are guiding me, helping me recline onto a warm, soft surface – a bed maybe, or a couch, the padded surface warm from sunlight.   My vision, though improving, is still blurred.   I can hear a voice telling me to relax, that the process is complete, urging me to breath normally and sleep if that is my need.   I ask about the crew, and my voice sounds strange in my ears.   The other voice hesitates, speaking to someone other than myself.   “Don’t tell him,” says the other voice.   “He’s not ready.”   Then my head settles onto a down pillow and sleep takes me. Later, but no idea how much so… I awake with a clear mind.   Sitting up I begin to take in my surroun...

Captain Jonathan Adler US Navy Commission Reg. 44272, Reactivated In the year 1902, this being the 27 th day of the month of March… Dear Captain Adler, You are hereby ordered by the President of these United States of America, the honorable Theodore Roosevelt, to report for active exploratory service. The extent and duration of your mission, being of utmost secrecy, shall be determined by the scope and magnitude of parts and realms associated with micro aquatica incognita , beginning with an exhaustive exploratory survey of all regions and habitats contained within. To expedite and fulfill this mission of utmost importance, you will, upon presenting yourself to the officer-in-charge, take command of the… Micro Submersible Ship Cyclops Immediately, and without delay, proceed with all haste to the Smithsonian Institute, Museum of Natural Sciences, City of Washington, District of Columbia.   Upon presentation of this letter and your credentials your crew ...