The air spring breeze blew. On the 25th of April, when Leonid flew home to birthday Dima, after seven days. Today has come May 1, the last month of spring and the day of solidarity of all workers around the world, as in the great and mighty Soviet Union used to be called this wonderful celebration of spring. But today, it was an ordinary spring day. Green young leaves are already on the trees of the park adjacent to the rehabilitation center. And the sun has had time to warm the air. Birds on poplar trees and sang all the voices, nesting and romping in their nests. Everywhere seething life and noise and clamor of birds voices was heard all over the place and in the open window of the room where still sleeping Leonid. When a ray of sunlight fell not his bed and face, Leonid frowned and opened his eyes. The clock was already 8- 00.
«Wow, he thought» – he never slept so «late», always get up at seven in the morning sometimes six.
Charging, shower room, dining room. This schedule has been led in the service and he tried to stick to this today.
And now, with the dining room, he walked with his weighty leather briefcase in hand to Elsa Edwardovna. It was ten in the morning. The sun was shining spring- friendly and happy, and breathing in the fresh scent of spring, crisp and tight springy step he walked up to the gate house in which lived Aunt Elsa. Heart skipped a beat in bondage, when he looked at the house next door, where it once lived Anya. It seemed that she’s come out of the house, such as the young and beautiful in its self- consciously innocent feminine girl’s pristine beauty, cling to it elastic chest and nipples will plunge into a riot of sensual bliss and infinite desire to kiss her heavenly features. Infinitely inhale the scent of her hair and love, love, love this and not the earth the beauty of his only girl born on the planet Earth. He wanted to searing pain to her home, so cherished and so far now. After all, it’s only been seven days of his release, he had every right to have legal seventeen days. And pressing the bell at the front door of the house Auntie Elsa, he decided that after a visit to her, try to negotiate with Garinovym to continue his vacation. And again, like the first time, stir in the window curtain. But, this time, Elsa Eduardovna opened the door and let in a guest house. At Elsa eduardovny he did not stay long. POGOST with half an hour and citing urgent business, Leonid was walking along the highway fast and springy step towards the rehabilitation center. On the way, he dialed number Garinova.
– Yes! Garin on the phone!
– Alexei is Krazimov, hello!
Yes, hello, I listen to you, Leon!
– I have seventeen more days of vacation! Can it get?
– I think I can! I was just preparing a report about all this. The Academic Council will proc before make a decision. You look and seventeen days of your holiday and end. So that after the holidays, waiting for the service!
– Thank you, Alexey!
– Give my godson!
– Be sure to pass. I want to say that I have all things with you, I can go to the hostel.
Well, if it’s all right, I’ll tell the commandant that you are not urgent and turndown of the case, so that the act, fly home. By the way after thirty minutes the helicopter flies off our service to the airport, hurry up. If you need emergency care will be there, dial me!
– Thank you!
– Good luck! – And short tones on the handset.
On the highway at breakneck speed towards raced taxi cab driver is clearly in a hurry. Leonid realized that it is a gift of fate and, without hesitation, went out into the street with his hands up, they say, zdayus and that’s it. The taxi driver started beeping incessantly and pulled up at the feet of Leonidas. White as the wall in anger, the cab driver jumped out of the car, cursing swearing, lashed out at Leonidas, as his worst enemy:
– You do that and re so tired of life, you’re kind of a goat! – Leonid quietly listened to all this by saying:
– I urgently need for our launch site.
– I am deeply nachhat where you need it, I know that I urgently need to call, and if I am because of you heathens pluck the challenge, then you will not find life honey, okay! – Leonid and raised an eyebrow:
– My helicopter will fly over twenty- five minutes! If you do not help me, then I will lose my day.
– Yes, I do not care what day you lose!
– Well, be a man – do not give up, Leonid – one hundred dollars be enough?
Since then, we had to start! Sit down! – Instantly agreed to the taxi driver if possible, good pay…
Board techniques already closed the door MI- 6, when the taxi pulled up to the machine. The technician reluctantly opened the door:
– We have a complete set of service loads. You get nowhere! – Leonid advance another entrance to the helicopter dialed the number of General Garinova:
– Wait, take the phone! – Leonid gave his technique smarfon. He reluctantly picked up, put it to his ear, and then disappeared into the cabin of the helicopter, the screws which are gaining momentum, getting ready to lift the machine into the air. Tech did not have a moment, and then he appeared in the doorway, red as a lobster, started down the ladder addl. According to him, Leonid climbed into the cabin:
– Uh, kind, and the phone? – The side of the technician slowly, pulled the ladder into the cabin, hooked it right at the wall, slammed the door. At this time, Leonid watched a round glass window of the taxi drove off the fence helicopter launch pad. The noise of helicopter blades grew with each passing moment. Finally technician aboard deigned to pay attention to the passenger, who was sitting on a plywood box, among the piles of cargo.
– Here’s your phone, take! – Over the noise of running engines, said aloud techniques – And that Lt. Gen. Garin your relative? – Somehow ingratiating, or enviously asked techniques. Leonid not found an answer as soon as a:
– Colleague! – A technician looked up in surprise Leonidas. Then timidly looked down and mumbled,
– Sorry for the service!
Yes, that really there, serve yet! – Indulgently humorous said Leonid board technology, which is the whole flight did not take his eyes off his passenger who is not so well prisluzhil, apparently assuming that it is a general, but from Moscow, which kind of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Russia. Since Leonid was dressed in civilian, then the insignia on it was not.
In Moscow, Leonid arrived late at night. He specifically called and reported his arrival. And when in the morning at the apartment door bell rang Krazimovyh, Anya barely opened his sleepy eyes and walked to the front door, carefully looking at the sight stekoltse. Then, in the excitement of shaking hands, quickly became a pick locks, and more in a moment they stood, arms around each other in the hallway apartment. Broke away from the kiss, Anya looked around in surprise and her husband, noticing the bandage on his left hand, exclaimed:
– What’s that?
– A real gangster shot! – Half- jokingly half seriously, he said. Anna glanced suspiciously at the bandage:
– It’s time to change, look how stained bandage!
Bint was really dirty with a dirty cover, which was nestled in the cargo cabin of the helicopter, and two sites was black with soot.
– It’s a way of Trivia!
– Go to the bathroom, and I will prepare the dressing and peroxide!
Having washed, refreshed and cheerful Leonid came out of the bathroom. Anya immediately seated man on a chair at the kitchen table and began to gently unwind the bandage on his arm. After making a few skeins of brown stain appeared gore, which is clearly permeated several layers of bandage until his hands. After removing the bandage, Anya looked up in surprise at the Leonid:
– Are you kidding me? Yes?
Leonid carefully examined his hand, traces the wound was not there.
– Anne, you would not believe, that from this place the implant was removed! Just the day before yesterday! And today, the cut was gone!
Anya subsided, surprised and cautiously looked at the place on the hand, which pointed Leonid:
– That’s what I believe! What a fool I am, or what? It can not be, I’m talking to you as a doctor!
In general, on the forehead and ear lobes removed from the entire two implants!
– I will not believe until you give him a call.
Well, Anna, well, tell me, why would I lie to you?
Yeah do not why. I’m sorry, Leon, I just perenervnichala because of your silence and believe still can not, you’re already at home with me!
You know, Anna, went to bed!
– Come on, dear! – Trying not to make a noise that would not wake the baby, they quietly snuck past the child’s room into the bedroom, and finally left alone with yourself, with your love and rough delight the senses…
Lt. Gen. Garin in the Academic Council, which was held in the hall of the Academy of Sciences in Moscow, the platform gave a report on the intervention of the controlling Mankind advanced civilizations. The Council was held in the utmost secrecy, and all that happened there, did not have the right to be publicized.
– Dear representatives of science. We obtained a unique material supporting the intervention highly developed creatures of the universe in our study … – he said, showing a record flight of Colonel Krazimova in anomalous zone, how and why adjustments have been made in controlling the trajectory of the flight of an advanced civilization. Showed footage of the ship Leonid dialogue with the guest. And demonstrated implants seized their body and his Leonidas, by which aliens control not only the thoughts of the people but are constant surveillance of their activities, for research in particular. And ended his speech with the words:
– Dear Council, due to the extremely dangerous development experiments with torsion fields, as a consequence of the emergence of an unpredictable chain reaction absorption of space matter, I highly recommend it to freeze the direction of science and more to these experiments for any reason not to go back! – He was done, came down from the podium and took his seat. The room fell silent.
Took the floor Academician Glushko Peter S.:
– I can say my father and theoretician of this trend, strongly protest against the collapse of studies and experiments with torsion fields. Let me remind you that we were given the torsion fields, is the transmission of a signal anywhere in the universe instantaneously. For example, the radio signal from the surface of the moon comes in ten minutes, of course, you, dear Council know about it, using the torsion fields, the signal reaches the surface instantly. Yes, all our robots on planets of the solar system are controlled and transmit images from other planets using the torsion signal. In addition, we have a strong protection against the spread of contagion. And in the conclusion of his brief protest officially declare that it is my duty and continue to insist on this research and experimentation…
Universal suffrage, seven to six, decided to continue the study, achieving better materialization of space objects gone there. This decision was made by Garin again, trying to protest and call on High Council of reason and end of the study. But the Council has not listened to him. Then he made a last attempt:
– Dear tip if you think that these barbaric experiments should continue, then I, as an honest man I want to ask Dear Board to accept my resignation.
To which a unanimous vote of the Academic Council expressed the view that against the dismissal of the doctor of physical and mathematical sciences, professor of the Academy of Sciences, General Lieutenant Space Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Alexei Garinova not mind. Now everything depended on the general, he will submit his resignation, the resignation will take place, for this is the will of the Council of Scientists. Do not give, will work on, but in the direction against which he so strongly advocated.
The Academic Council also adopted a decision on the intervention Inna advanced civilizations in the affairs of the earth. That issue was simply ignored by the Council, and only suggested that this trend will remain on the conscience let enthusiast amateurs, serious science which does not take seriously. Depressed and frustrated feelings, the general left the Council. From the Academy he went 23- 00 in the evening and in the police car, which highlighted the Academy of Sciences of each of the 13 members of the Academic Council, went to the house where they lived Krazimovy. There would have waited for him, and Peter Leonid Sobinov, what news will bring with them a general…
The car was the streets of Moscow, among the glittering lights of windows, night clubs and cafes. Moscow at that late hour was still awake, still seething life, strolling the sidewalks were filled with young people. From everywhere came the sound of pop music and incendiary rock. Protorchala in traffic broken half an hour, the car finally pulled away to direct the flow of vehicles and, after about twenty minutes, drove to the house where lived on the twelfth floor Krazimovy.
– You can go! – Throwing the driver out of the car Garin.
– Comrade General, and tomorrow, what are your orders? – Sticking his head, shouted after the driver.
– By six in the morning at the entrance! – Turning in half- turned, posted Krazimov – You are now no longer needed! Thank you for your service! – And disappeared into the stairwell.
The driver slammed into the hearts of the car door, muttering:
– I could, and to get some sleep, so no to six in the morning! And, I would say that was stuck in a traffic jam, in which case! – Volga and utility, making a circle, turning, drove off home.
Concierge, seeing the military generals in clothes, stood up in his box at attention, like a former military retired, then, embarrassed, sat down in his place. The general smiled warmly and walked to the elevator.
The general smiled warmly and approached the elevator.
When Garinov phoned the Krazimov’s’ apartment, it was 23 hours and 50 minutes. Anya opened to him.
– Good evening, Anna! – The General entered and kissed the woman on the cheek, – And where our friends! – He asked anxiously.
The kitchen- sitting, waiting for you.
Well, let’s go to them! – Rattling awards, he took off his jacket and hung it on a coat hanger locker, then took off his shoes and put on, bedroom slippers, then he and Anna went to the kitchen. Sobinov Krazimov met him standing in the hands of the general was a bag with gifts, which he put on the kitchen table and shook hands with them one by one.
– Tired of waiting, pigeons, me? – Pulling out of the plastic bag three bottles of French cognac «Napoleon,» he said. Then took the teddy bear and gave Ana:
– It’s godson, from his godfather’s dad! – Anya confused, took a bear, she said, blushing:
– Dima will be happy!
In my childhood, I had exactly the same! – Smiling with his kind smile, he said, Ana, and, turning to Leonid and Peter – Talk with us will be a long and informative, I fear that the whole night until the morning!
Well, Alexey, your prayers! – Nods to the cognac, spoke Sobinov. Leonid too hurried to insert the word:
– And what, after all, everything flows and changes in the world, other than a good drink!
– It’s you, is not it, noticed! – Garin said approvingly. Then the conversation intervened Anya:
– You still make me their boozer that Anna and I will be doing?
Do not worry, Anna, is a noble drink, the drink of kings, a good thirty excerpts from their own cellars grandson general who fought once in the squadron «Normandy Niemen», during the Second World War. – Garin joked. In Sobinov broke in:
– Anna, Anna promised to come tomorrow.
Oh, it’s great, we had planned to Peredelkino a week to call, to live there with the baby.
Yes, of course! – Said Leonid – It’s all there and the food and the wait staff.
– And most importantly, spring and air. Forest fresh and clean. Baby and we will splendid! – She said, clutching a bear to her chest, went to bed. Left alone in the kitchen, the general took the floor:
– I, in turn, invite you to his villa generals. Here at Moscow we have generals your town has. There, we will not disturb anybody and we’ll figure out what to do next. – Until General said Leonid took out of the fridge appetizer that consisted of red caviar, cutting the Moscow sausage, salted delicacies Anya and pulled out of the oven steaming in a roasted chicken grilled baked potato cooked in a special recipe of Elsa Eduardovna. The kitchen is immediately filled with fabulously delicious flavors of gourmet food. Garin was uncork and pour the brandy. This time on the table were of crystal stemware wedding gift Elsa Eduardovna, and good aging cognac sparkled in their patches of sunlight, absorbed once the vine and now generously bestowing his heat in the drink people. When Garinov was filled with the third glass, the general picked it up:
– My dear colleagues, close friends! Then came this black day in my biography! – Sobinov Krazimov warily listened to his confession, not being afraid to ask a pertinent question, as soon as their eyes were focused attention – so let’s keep going together, and out of difficult situations, as it was with us in the past, so it should be in the future!
Clinking glasses, crystal ringing sound cheerful further affirm their bonds of male friendship.
– Alexei – with a curious look Leonid began to ask – we wait, however, that there was and how it ended? – Filling the glasses of a new portion of cognac finally put the question squarely, Leonid.
A completed sad! The Council is not in any want to stop experimenting! Even my resignation, which I threatened them, did not help! – He drained his glass in one gulp, ate pickled cucumber and caviar spoon.
– What they do not understand what threatens their stubbornness for the planet as a whole? – Expressed in the hearts of Leonid.
Well, this time went alignment – intervened Sobinov, which until this moment listened and said nothing – then it seems to me that the guests have long settled on Earth and that they probably have a base here.
– I do not, how many do not doubt it! – Said Garin – But here’s the thing, according to the laws of space ethics referenced Carlos Allende, they were just watching, and any interference in our affairs, it is forbidden that same ethic.
– If a situation arises and Humanity will simply destroy yourself, do not be interference? – Said Peter.
Yes, they do not care for humanity, like the fact that it is in their world does! – In the hearts of Garin said.
– How so? – Peter did not let up. Leonid silence filled the glasses, without interfering with the conversation.
This so- called Space Ethics prohibits any interference, as I understood from the conversation Carlos only the consequences of carrying a direct threat affecting directly on the highly Civilization, they eliminate. And what kind of help or assistance, or expressed only in the toss us ideas for new scientific discoveries or trends in science. – Garin said.
– I thought he just said that the war and the various cataclysms on Earth stimulate progress and development. – Added Krazimov.
From this we can conclude that we cannot expect help from! With only house we are doomed to shovel shit from our sump pit! – Summed up the general, clinking glasses filled a glass with friends…
Men sat in the kitchen to 4. o’clock in the morning. Drinking the last glass of brandy, Garin said:
– My friends, it’s nice to have a reliable and strong rear. And the rear of this is you, my dear! – His eyes filled with sentimental tears of emotion. And these words, and from these sentimental tears, and from disastrous situation in the kitchen all my heart was warm and comfortable, as is the case with reliable and faithful companions, with whom, and will not burn in the fire and water do not drown.
Well, it’s time to sleep! – Garin finished gatherings. At that Leonid replied:
– Alexei Anya a bed for you in the living room on the couch. Petro will you sleep on the couch, there is also the bed. – And went back to their places. Leonid still remained in the kitchen, cleared the table unfinished bottle of brandy in the fridge, two empty packed in a plastic bag. Washed the dishes and wiped the table with a damp cloth, and only then went to bed with his wife in the bedroom.