they all got on board and below deck very quickly.. Hey, we're inside the green submarine ....weeeee
there was a klaxon sound, they
sealed the hatch. then
the floor tilted as they dove beneath the waves....
everybody grabbed at something or each other to steady themselves...
until it leveled out. ...
"welcome aboard"
the first thing was everybody got a GRIN seed. Then they all went down to the main room where gnat was introduced to 10 lads who were dressed in very colorful clothes..representing all races..
Bub>> We're the Bubbles. the Fabulous Bubbles band.
gnat>> Never heard that particular band before.
Bub>> Well, we never heard of you either..We're the Bubbles cause we're going to rise to the top,and where's the top Johnny,why the toppermost of the poppermost.
gnat>> What will you all do to get to this top?
Bub>>Why write songas and singa, and record them. with just a pinch of magic.. you see this is not just a green submarine , its also a recording studio. .
Then the Bubbles showed gnat around the sub..they started at the front observation deck .with roof and walls made out of plexi-glass... where they could see the all the fish swimming around , and some coral which was not very colorful. They could also see a large net being drawn behind a fishing boat.. it was dragging and scraping the ocean floor leaving nothing in its wake.. tearing a hole, a scar in the marine ecosystem..
Bub>>Isn't that disgusting..total devestation of those creatures ocean bottom homes...and thats not all ..come with us..
and they went to the conning tower ...up went the periscope and one of the Bubbles looked around till he saw what he wanted..then he gestured for gnat to take a look....what gnat saw was just as bad as the scraping clean of the ocean bottom...it was a scene on board the boat that had been dragging the ocean floor . ...they were drawing the net up onto the boat and dumping the contents onto the flat rear deck in a large heap. There were all manner of creatures..little shrimps, cute tiny crabs and.every size and hue of fish...the fishermen slowly looked thru their whole catch for the particular fish they were hunting for. .only finding one or two..By then all the other creatures brought up in the net were dead or dying. Having gotten what they wanted. they took the two fish, which was their catch and put them on ice. . .they then shoved the mass of dead life back overboard..a mass burial at sea.. noone looking over their shoulder.. noone to stop them..
gnat>> how insane....how tragic.. what a waste of life..
Bub>> That's Babel Land for you, no respect for the sacred .. we all here on the greensubmarine know that "All life is sacred" . . .but all the Babel people worship are their corpses and all the $$$$$$$ they make...
Civilization should be doing the right thing even when noone is looking..
next on the tour,, they saw the engine room which was very clean..spotless..
Bub>> Its all powerd by solar panels. we rechagre the batteries everytime we surface. We never need fuel..
then they went to the torpedo room where they kept their tickle missles..to ward off giant squid and whales when they got too amorous with the submarine .. the galley had hot tea and cookies ..they grabbed a little chocolate. finally in the tour there were the sleeping quarters. Lots of little rooms each with 2 twin beds and a table with two chairs ..also pencil and paper for when they chase the muse . . ..they ended up back in the one big room, the recording studio. ..
Bub>>
"well.gnat ..after the complete tour..is there anything you don't like??"
gnat>> after a pause "I don't like your tie"
And they all had a good laugh.. the only kind there is...
now there was a party goin on...in the big room..
someone asked for a song..
yes a song we need a song gnat
so gnat picked up a real nice guitar, a JBP, and the Bubbles grabbed their instruments, and they all sang
a song about playing a key of C harmonica in the key of G called a blues harp or a
then they sang
it seemed like he played every song that he knew.and then some ..and everyone thought it was grand. Everybody got up and danced and sang.. some better than others but everyone had a great time ..
after awhile the Bubbles took gnat to a quiet spot and gnat talked about the adventures he'd had so far and how lucky he was to have survived...
Bub>> we dont think it was luck at all... Gaia gaia likes you and your story..and good stories always have a happy ending.. dont you know .. Now you've already seen the dystopia Babel Land with all its human rules and pain...So where in Noosphere would you like to go, now. Where do you want to go on your journey from here? You've a choice you know...you can go to Hanalee, or OZ, or Adventureland...Narnia. ....HobbitTown ....how about the Hundred Acre Wood.. .. .. just name it ..
gnat >> I know I want to be as far as possible from Babel Land as is possible .. he thought for a bit.. he remembered
what MW had said on the tower .....I've been told to Get Back to GREEM
Bub>> AWEsome choice dude .. That's it.. we shall set the course..and to Greem you shall go and good luck to you.. in the mean time enjoy the ride .
gnat went off to the galley and had a great meal...then went to the observation deck to digest and watch the show..there he ran into Charlie from the culture area. again.. she was dressed all in green and looked quite pretty...it turns out that she was going to go to EarthSea because she'd never been there before and she'd read the trilogy by Ursala K LeQuinn 3 times ..they held hands and looked deep into each others eyes . .. they kissed a bit while looking at the seals and fishes..then it was time for bed . Charlie told gnat that coitus was not on the table.ok.???..gnat agreed and so they grabbed an empty sleeping quarters and locked the door...
next morning, after a hearty breakfast, the green submarine surfaced off a most pleasant land.. Nootopia .. . everyone said goodbye to gnat .. they'd had a great time and knew they would always be seeing each other again and again .
as a going away present the Bubbles gave him a green backpack with everything he might need including of course a hefty sack of seeds. and a box of cocao....
Bub>> Take this brother, may it serve thee well .
.. finally it came time for gnat to say goodbye to Charlie..he wanted her to come with him.. but she knew in her heart that in the future they would meet again ..
Char>> yes we can be together, but not now not with so much for you to learn...right now your learning your first of many lessons in love.
Once you've found your path with heart. . stay on it.. till the end
#1 LOVE lesson
they kissed goodbye..
gnat stepped off the gangplank onto the beach. he turned around to wave goodbye..they all waved back..and just before they went below deck they yelled "good luck gnat and get back to Greem " and . with a loud kaoooooooga the green sub was gone...but instead of diving beneath the waves . the green submarine rose up into the air and sped away..kaoooooga
he lay on the warm beach for along while..
over head he noticed a flock of birds flying in formation
forming these words :
Welcome to NOOTOPIA