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  MISSION EARTH: AN ALIEN AFFAIR

  Copyright © 1986, 1989, 2011 by L. Ron Hubbard. All Rights Reserved.

  Any unauthorized copying, translation, duplication, importation or distribution, in whole or in part, by any means, including electronic copying, storage or transmission, is a violation of applicable laws.

  Mission Earth is a trademark owned by L. Ron Hubbard Library and

  is used with permission. Battlefield Earth is a trademark owned

  by Author Services, Inc. and is used with permission.

  Original cover painting by Gerry Grace.

  ISBN 978-1-59212-590-6

  This is a work of science fiction, written as satire. The essence of satire is to examine, comment and give opinion of society and culture, none of which is to be construed as a statement of pure fact. No actual incidents are portrayed and none of the incidents are to be construed as real. Some of the actions of this novel take place on the planet Earth, but the characters as presented in this novel have been invented. Any accidental use of the names of living people in a novel is virtually inevitable, and any such inadvertency in this book is unintentional.

  See Author's Introduction, Mission Earth: Volume One, The Invaders Plan.

  To YOU,

  the millions of science fiction fans

  and general public

  who welcomed me back to the world of fiction

  so warmly,

  and to the critics and media

  who so pleasantly

  applauded the novel Battlefield Earth.

  It's great working for you!

  Contents

  Map: Central Manhattan and Long Island

  Map: Turkey

  Voltarian Censor's Disclaimer

  Voltarian Translator's Preface

  Key to An Alien Affair

  Part 29

  Part 30

  Part 31

  Part 32

  Part 33

  Part 34

  Part 35

  About the Author

  Voltarian Censor’s

  Disclaimer

  For the health, safety and sanity of any reader, it cannot be said often enough that the so-called Planet “Earth,” as described in this story, does NOT exist.

  And more—it must also be pronounced that it is IMPOSSIBLE for such a planet to exist.

  First, Voltarian astrographic charts are the most complete in this galaxy. They cover millions of light-years and NO record exists of ANY “Earth” or its so-called designation of Blito-P3. If any such entity existed a mere twenty-two light-years away, we would be the first to know. But there is NOTHING to be found on any astrographic records in the vicinity of the “Earth” coordinates but spacedust.

  Thus the fabricated representation that there was a secret Voltarian base on “Earth” can be dismissed since there is no such planet. There was once a freighter called the Blixo. Records show it disappeared with no survivors, probably at the hands of pirates. Thus, any attempt to say that it was used to make regular six-week runs to bring Earth substances called “drugs” (another deluded concept) to Voltar is without taste or sensibility.

  Therefore, there could NOT have been such a person as “Rockecenter” who controlled an entire planet’s fuel resources as well as “drugs” and the media.

  The characters Jettero Heller and Countess Krak are real but clearly their so-called exploits on this fictional planet could never have occurred. The name Soltan Gris does appear on some records but this fact does not lend a grain of credit to the account attributed to the narrator who bears that name.

  The idea that Heller, a Royal officer, would be sent on a Grand Council mission to keep such a planet from destroying itself so it could be invaded later is almost beyond comment. If such a planet did exist, it would be cordoned off as a malignant growth, not assimilated into our Confederacy.

  This is most evident in the bizarre practices described in this book. It is beyond the bounds of the most fevered imagination to think there could be such people. It proves beyond any doubt that it is IMPOSSIBLE for such a planet to exist.

  No society could possibly exist that would openly countenance such behavior, let alone professions called “psychiatry” and “psychology.” If such sexual practices as described in this volume were condoned (let alone promoted in ANY form), one would find a society where pornography was promoted and perversion promulgated. Crime in such a society would rise to the point where even heads of state would be assassinated and entire countries destabilized through terrorism.

  No, there can be no such society, let alone a planet, where such decadent extremes could be found. It is impossible. In time, it would destroy itself.

  That is why “Earth” does not and cannot exist.

  Lord Invay

  Royal Historian

  Chairman, Board of Censors

  Royal Palace, Voltar Confederacy

  By Order of

  His Imperial Majesty

  Wully the Wise

  Voltarian Translator’s

  Preface

  Hi there.

  This is 54 Charlee Nine, the robotbrain in the translatophone and the translator of this work.

  In support of the Honorable Lord Invay, I can verify that there is nothing in my most extensive data banks to compare with what is described in this book. In fact, certain Earth practices came as such a shock that one of my subcomputers quit in protest and still won’t talk to me and another tried to mate with itself.

  Meanwhile, two are still having a great time arguing over the proposition “Earth is dirty,” one is writing a musical, “Candied,” two are coauthoring a book called “101 More Ways to Use Mustard and Rolling Pins” and the rest are rejecting this ridiculous behavior with gales of hysterical laughter.

  That leaves me to try and put some order back into the area after I write up the Key to this volume, which immediately follows.

  For a nonexistent planet, Earth is a pain in the circuits.

  Sincerely,

  54 Charlee Nine

  Robotbrain in the translatophone

  Key to

  AN ALIEN AFFAIR

  451, Section: See Section 451.

  831 Relayer: See Bugging Gear.

  Absorbo-coat: Coating that absorbs light waves, making an object virtually invisible or undetectable.

  Afyon: City in Turkey where the Apparatus has a secret base.

  Agnes, Miss: Personal aide to Delbert John Rockecenter.

 
Agricultural Training Center for Peasants: —Cover name for the secret Apparatus base in Afyon, Turkey.

  Antimanco: A race exiled long ago from the Planet Manco for ritual murders.

  Apparatus, Coordinated Information: The secret police of Voltar, headed by Lombar Hisst and manned by criminals.

  Assassin Pilots: Space pilots used to kill any Apparatus personnel who try to flee a battle.

  Atalanta: Home province for Jettero Heller and the Countess Krak on the Planet Manco.

  Babe Corleone: The six-foot-six leader of the Corleone mob, widow of “Holy Joe.”

  Bang-Bang Rimbombo: An ex-Marine demolitions expert and member of the Corleone mob.

  Barben, IG : Pharmaceutical company controlled by Delbert John Rockecenter.

  Bawtch: Soltan Gris’ chief clerk for Section 451 on Voltar.

  Bildirjin, Nurse: Turkish teenage girl who assists Prahd Bittlestiffender.

  Bittlestiffender, Prahd: Cellologist who implanted Jettero Heller with Bugging Gear back on Voltar. He was brought in by Soltan Gris to start the phony World United Charities Mercy and Benevolent Hospital in Afyon.

  Blito-P3: Voltarian designation for a planet known locally as “Earth.” It is on the Invasion Timetable as a future way-stop on Voltar’s route toward the center of this galaxy.

  Blixo: Apparatus freighter that makes regular runs between Earth and Voltar. The voyage takes about six weeks each way and is piloted by Captain Bolz.

  Bolz: Captain of the freighter Blixo.

  Bomber: An ordinary Earth vehicle with all of its glass removed and roll bars added. It is found in “demolition derbies” where the object is to ram others to make them unable to move. A winner of one of these was defined as the last vehicle that could still move under its own power. The term is also applied to the driver.

  Bugging Gear: Electronic eavesdropping devices that Soltan Gris had implanted in Jettero Heller. Gris uses a video unit to monitor everything Heller sees or hears. The signals are picked up by the receiver and decoder that Gris carries. When Heller is more than 200 miles from Gris, the 831 Relayer is turned on and boosts the signal to a range of 10,000 miles.

  Bury: Delbert John Rockecenter’s most powerful attorney, member of the law firm Swindle and Crouch.

  Caucalsia, Prince: Name of Tug One, after a hero of Manco.

  Cellology: Voltarian medical science that can repair the body through the cellular generation of tissues, including entire body parts.

  Chank-pop: A small round ball that, when pressed, sprays a scented fog; used as a refresher on Voltar.

  Code break: Alerting others that one is an alien. Per a section of the Space Code, it carries an automatic death penalty. The purpose is to maintain the security of the Invasion Timetable.

  Control star: An electronic device disguised as a star-shaped medallion that can paralyze any of the Apparatus crew of Antimanco pirates that brought Soltan Gris and Jettero Heller to Earth.

  Coordinated Information Apparatus: See Apparatus.

  Corleone: A Mafia family now headed by Babe Corleone, a former Roxy chorus girl and widow of “Holy Joe.”

  Crobe, Dr.: Apparatus cellologist who delights in making freaks; he worked in Spiteos.

  Empire University: Where Jettero Heller is taking classes in New York City.

  Epstein, Izzy: Student at Empire University and financial expert whom Jettero Heller hired to set up a corporate structure to handle his finances.

  Faht Bey: Turkish name of the commander of the secret Apparatus base in Afyon, Turkey.

  FFBO: Fatten, Farten, Burstein and Ooze, the largest advertising firm in the world.

  Fiaccola, Torpedo: A sniper-killer once hired by Bury to kill Jettero Heller.

  Flagrant, J. P. : Vice President at FFBO. He was fired during the hiring of J. Walter Madison.

  Fleet: The elite space fighting arm of Voltar to which Jettero Heller belongs and which the Apparatus despises.

  Giovanni: One of Babe Corleone’s bodyguards.

  Gracious Palms: The elegant whorehouse where Jettero Heller resides. It is across from the United Nations and is run by the Corleone family.

  Grand Council: The governing body of Voltar which ordered a mission to keep Earth from destroying itself so the Invasion Timetable could be maintained.

  Gris, Soltan: Apparatus officer placed in charge of the Blito-P3 (Earth) section and an enemy of Jettero Heller.

  Hakluyt: Sixteenth-century Earthman who wrote of various explorations in the eastern United States.

  Hatchetheimer, General: Last surviving member of Adolf Hitler’s general staff.

  Heller, Hightee: Sister of Jettero Heller and most popular entertainer in the Voltar Confederacy.

  Heller, Jettero: Combat engineer and Royal officer of the Fleet, sent by Grand Council order to Earth, where he is operating under the name of Jerome Terrance Wister.

  Hisst, Lombar: Head of the Apparatus who, to keep the Grand Council from discovering his plan, sent Soltan Gris to sabotage Jettero Heller’s mission.

  “Holy Joe” Corleone: Head of the Corleone family until murdered. He did not believe in pushing drugs, hence his name.

  Hypnohelmet: Device placed over the head and used to induce a hypnotic state.

  Inkswitch: Name used by Soltan Gris when pretending to be a US Federal officer.

  Invasion Timetable: A schedule of galactic conquest. The plans and budget of every section of Voltar’s government must adhere to it. Bequeathed by Voltar’s ancestors hundreds of thousands of years ago, it is inviolate and sacred and the guiding dogma of the Confederacy.

  Karagoz: Turkish peasant, head of Soltan Gris’house in Afyon.

  Knife Section: Section of the Apparatus named after its favorite weapon.

  Krak, Countess: Condemned murderess, prisoner of Spiteos and sweetheart of Jettero Heller.

  Lepertige: Large catlike animal as tall as a man.

  Line-jumper: Small spacecraft used by the Voltarian Army to lift and quickly move up to one hundred tons across battle lines.

  Louseini, Razza: Consigliere to mob chief Faustino “The Noose” Narcotici.

  Madison, J. Walter: Fired from FFBO when his style of public relations caused the president of Patagonia to commit suicide, he was rehired by Bury to immortalize Jettero Heller in the media. He is also known as J. Warbler Madman.

  Magic mail: Apparatus trick where a letter is mailed but won’t be delivered as long as a designated card is regularly sent.

  Manco: Home planet of Jettero Heller and the Countess Krak.

  Maysabongo: A small African nation of which Jettero Heller was made a representative. Izzy Epstein made some of Heller’s businesses Maysabongo corporations.

  Mudlick Construction Company: A private company in Turkey that gives Soltan Gris kickbacks whenever he gives them a contract.

  Multinational: Name of umbrella corporation, located in the Empire State Building, that Izzy Epstein set up to manage other Jettero Heller companies.

  Mutazione, Mike: Owner of the Jiffy-Spiffy Garage who customized, for Jettero Heller, both the Cadillac and the vintage cab.

  Narcotici, Faustino “The Noose”: Head of a Mafia family that is the underworld outlet for drugs from IG Barben and is trying to take over the territory of the Corleone family.

  Nature Appreciation 101: Class taught by Miss Simmons to which she has assigned Jettero Heller in order to flunk him out of Empire University.

  Octopus Oil: A Delbert John Rockecenter company that controls the world’s petroleum.

  Odur: See Oh Dear.

  Oh Dear: Nickname for Odur. With Too-Too, forced by Soltan Gris to get information on Voltar and courier it to him on Earth.

  Peace, Miss: Secretary to Delbert John Rockecenter.

  Raht: An Apparatus agent on Earth who, with Terb, was assigned by Lombar Hisst to help Soltan Gris sabotage Jettero Heller’s mission.

  Rockecenter, Delbert John: Native of Earth who controls all the planet’s fuel, finances, governments and drugs.

>   Roke, Tars: Astrographer to the Emperor of Voltar, Cling the Lofty, and old friend of Jettero Heller. It was his briefing to the Grand Council that prompted Mission Earth to restore the Invasion Timetable.

  Section 451: A section in the Apparatus on Voltar, headed by Soltan Gris.

  Seven Brothers: Secret consortium on Earth that includes Octopus Oil as the senior member.

  Silva, Gunsalmo: Former bodyguard to “Holy Joe” and believed to be the one responsible for killing the Corleone boss. Soltan Gris sent him to kill the CIA director and be killed.

  Simmons, Miss: A teacher at Empire University who has promised Jettero Heller she will flunk him out of school.

  Smith, John: An alias that Soltan Gris uses as a Delbert John Rockecenter employee.

  Space Code: See Code Break.

  Spiteos: The secret mountain fortress and prison run by the Apparatus on Voltar where the Countess Krak and Jettero Heller had been imprisoned.

  Stabb, Captain: Leader of the Antimanco crew that piloted Tug One.

  Stinger: A flexible whip about eighteen inches long with an electric jolt in its tip-lash.

  Sultan Bey: The Turkish name Soltan Gris assumes in Afyon , Turkey.

  Swindle and Crouch: Law firm that represents Delbert John Rockecenter’s interests.

  Tavilnasty, Jimmy “The Gutter”: Hit man for the Corleone family until killed by Gunsalmo Silva.

  Tayl, Widow: Nymphomaniac on Voltar. She had a small hospital that Soltan Gris used when he had Prahd Bittlestiffender implant Jettero Heller with Bugging Gear.

  Terb: Apparatus agent on Earth who, with Raht, was assigned by Lombar Hisst to help Soltan Gris sabotage Jettero Heller’s mission.

  Too-Too: Nickname for Twolah. He and Oh Dear were forced by Soltan Gris to get information on Voltar and courier it secretly back to him on Earth.

  Tug One: The spaceship used by Jettero Heller to travel the 22½ light-years to Earth. Heller renamed it the Prince Caucalsia.

  Twolah: See Too-Too.

  Utanc: A belly dancer that Soltan Gris bought to be his concubine and slave.

  Vantagio: Manager of the Gracious Palms, the elegant whorehouse operated by the Corleone family, across the street from the United Nations.

  Voltar: Home planet and seat of the one-hundred-and-ten-planet Confederacy that was established 125,000 years ago. Voltar is ruled by the Emperor through the Grand Council in accordance with the Invasion Timetable.