‘The question is not whether the media is being suppressed, but why. What is the GMRC hiding from the people of the world that it will go to such lengths to cover it up? I hope this report will go some way towards exposing the truth and to galvanising and fostering public support for an end to unilateral GMRC control. It’s time our politicians said “no more” to GMRC protocols and sanctions and stood up for the rights of the people they were elected to protect.’
‘Jessica.’ Martin’s voice came through her earpiece. ‘They’ve blocked the signal internationally; it’s only a matter of time before the terrestrial feed goes too.’
Jessica gave an imperceptible nod. ‘Even now,’ she continued, ‘the GMRC seeks to halt this broadcast. They don’t want anyone to know the truth. What are they hiding from us? What are they hiding from you, from everyone? What are they planning for our future, for our children’s futures and for the generations to come? Why is it that—’
‘Jessica, we’re off air,’ Martin told her, ‘it’s over.’
‘How did I do?’
‘Brilliantly,’ he replied with real warmth, ‘you did us proud, did us all proud. I—’
Martin’s voice cut off. ‘Martin?’ Jessica said, her concern audible. ‘Martin!?’
There was no reply.
♦
In London, Martin West relaxed in his chair as his phone rang for the umpteenth time. His ten colleagues looked at him with nervous eyes; the banging on the door to the broadcasting suite continued unabated as the people outside shouted their demands for entry.
Casually, Martin picked up the phone. ‘Yes?’
‘Martin, open the door.’ It was his editor’s voice, fraught with emotion. ‘The GMRC are on their way. Don’t make this harder than it already is.’
‘I told you to do something,’ Martin told his boss. ‘My brother went missing and you did nothing. No investigation. No reports to even suggest there might have been foul play by the Government or by the GMRC. What did you expect, for me to forget the whole thing, forget my brother even existed?’
‘I couldn’t do anything; I’d have lost my job!’
Martin snorted in derision and slammed down the phone just as the door to the room burst open with a bang. Wooden splinters flew across the floor as grey garbed GMRC soldiers stormed inside. The other workers screamed and cried out in fear, some putting their hands in the air while others fell submissively to the floor. Pulled from his chair, Martin was thrust against a wall, handcuffed and marched from the room.
♦
Back in New York, James had come round to the front of the camera to give Jessica an uncharacteristic hug. The noise of the crowd increased and Jessica turned to see the barriers had opened up at the front of the building. The NYPD brutally held back the protestors as a team of GMRC operatives swarmed out of the entrance and headed straight towards the BBC news crew.
James swore and turned to run, but he was brought up short by the sight behind them; U.S. troops had cut off their escape.
‘Relax.’ Jessica laid a reassuring hand on his shoulder as the grim-faced men bore down on them. ‘This was inevitable. Just stay strong and we’ll get through this together.’
Before James could reply they were forced to the ground by angry, shouting, armed men. As Jessica’s face was held down hard against the freezing cold tarmac, all she could see were feet shod in heavy, black, military boots with the occasional glimpse of a terrified looking James, a few feet away, trying to maintain eye contact with her. Jessica gave him what she hoped was a reassuring smile and at the same time wondered if she’d ever see her children and husband again.
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APPENDIX A
GMRC CIVILIAN PERSONNEL
Professor Steiner – GMRC Subterranean Director General
Nationality: American
GMRC Clearance – Level 10 Alpha
Designation – Civilian
Deployment: GMRC Oversight / Transient
Skill set:
Subterranean structural engineering
Management and leadership
Planning, design and development
Mathematical modelling and forecasting
Computer code and software development
Malcolm Joiner – Director of U.S. and GMRC Intelligence
Nationality: American
GMRC Clearance – Level 10 Alpha
Designation – Civilian
Deployment: GMRC Oversight / Transient
Skill set:
Espionage and covert intervention
Intelligence gathering, restriction and dissemination
Information pathways
Management and leadership
Psychological warfare
Richard Goodwin – GMRC Subterranean Base Director
Nationality: American
GMRC Clearance – Level 9 Alpha
Designation – Civilian
Deployment: U.S.S.B. Steadfast
Skill set:
Management and leadership
Planning, design and development
Commander Hilt – Darklight Officer
Nationality: American
GMRC Clearance – Level 8 Delta
Designation – Civilian / Private Contractor
Deployment: Unavailable
Skill set:
Overt military action / Multi terrain warfare
Covert military intervention / Sniper techniques
Hostage retrieval and counter terrorism
Close quarters and unarmed combat
Leadership and management
Nathan Bryant – Subterranean Facility Coordinator
Nationality: American
Global Acquisitions and Intelligence Liaison
GMRC Clearance – Level 10 Beta
Designation – Civilian
Deployment: GMRC Oversight / Transient
Skill set:
Organisation and management
Negotiation, arbitration and presentation
Linguistics, communication and translation
Dr. Kara Vandervoort – Ecosystem Director
Nationality: South African
GMRC Clearance – Level 8 Alpha
Designation – Civilian
Deployment: U.S.S.B. Steadfast
Skill set:
Biomechanical engineering
Management
Data analysis
Special Agent Myers – CIA Agent
CIA Special Operations Group (SOG)
Nationality: American
GMRC Clearance – Level 9 Delta
Designation – Civilian
Deployment: Transient
Skill set:
Covert military intervention
Close quarters and unarmed combat
Leadership
Strategic planning
Mariana Lima – GMRC Public relations
Nationality: Brazilian
GMRC Clearance – Level 6 Beta
Designation – Civilian
Deployment: GMRC London Office
Skill set:
Public relations
Communication and presentation
Shen Zhǔ Rèn �
�� GMRC Subterranean Base Director
Nationality: Chinese
GMRC Clearance – Level 10 Delta
Designation – Civilian
Deployment: P.R.C.S.B. Oversight / Transient
Skill set:
Management and leadership
Planning, design and development
Structural engineering
Dr. Daniel Sidwell – GMRC Subterranean Base Director
Nationality: English
GMRC Clearance – Level 10 Delta
Designation – Civilian
Deployment: E.U.S.B. Oversight / Transient
Skill set:
Management and leadership
Planning, design and development
Physics and chemistry
Sophie Merchant – Primary aide for Professor Steiner
Nationality: American
GMRC Clearance – Level 7 beta
Designation – Civilian
Deployment: GMRC Oversight / Transient
Skill set:
Organisation and presentation
Linguistics, communication and translation
APPENDIX B
U.S. MILITARY PERSONNEL
Colonel Samson
SFSD, Special Forces Subterranean Detachment
(Codename: Terra Force)
Nationality: American
GMRC Clearance – Level 8 Alpha
Designation: Military – Special Forces
Deployment: U.S.S.B. Steadfast
Skill set:
Overt military action
Covert military intervention
Counter-insurgency
Close quarters and unarmed combat
Leadership
Brigadier General Ellwood
Nationality: American
GMRC Clearance – Level 10 Delta
Designation – Military
Deployment: U.S.S.B. Sanctuary
General Shultz
Nationality: American
GMRC Clearance – Level 9 Beta
Designation – Military
Deployment: U.S.S.B. Steadfast
General Redshaw
Nationality: American
GMRC Clearance – Level 10 Beta
Designation – Military
Joint Chief, retired in 2032
General Hampton (1955 – 2030)
Nationality: American
GMRC Clearance – Level 10 Delta
Designation – Military
APPENDIX C
ARCHAEOLOGISTS
Sarah Elizabeth Morgan
Nationality: English
Profession: Archaeologist, Anthropologist
Trish Brook
Nationality: English
Profession: Archaeologist
Jason Reece
Nationality: Welsh
Profession: Archaeologist
Carl Benson
Nationality: Scottish
Profession: Archaeologist
APPENDIX D
ALBUQUERQUE RESIDENTS
Rebecca
Nationality: American
Profession: Mental health worker
Joseph
Nationality: American
Mentally handicapped man
Julie
Nationality: American
Profession: Mental health worker
Maria
Nationality: American
Profession: Mental health worker
Edna
Nationality: American
Mentally handicapped woman
APPENDIX E
OTHER PERSONS
Selena Adams
Vice President of the United States of America, 2016 – 2020.
Nationality: American
Retired from GMRC in 2034
Mark Sanders
Sarah Morgan’s boyfriend
Nationality: English
Profession: Office worker
Frank
Nationality: South African
Profession: Retired pilot
Javier
Nationality: Honduran
Profession: Bus driver
Yochi Cayut
Expert in ancient Mayan civilisation
Nationality: Guatemalan
Profession: Lecturer at Mayan University, San Benito.
Victor Fernandez
Expert in ancient Mesoamerican languages
Nationality: Mexican
Profession: Philologist at National Museum of Anthropology,
Mexico City, Mexico.
Jessica Klein
BBC Newsreader and TV Presenter
Nationality: English
Profession: Journalist
Professor Guraj Singh
Academic from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics
Nationality: Indian
Profession: Astrophysicist
Michael Bailey
Works for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Nationality: American
Profession: Civil Servant
Dr. Mowberry
The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, 2029 –
Nationality: English
Tyler Magnusson
Nationality: American
Profession: NASA Astronaut
Ivan Sikorsky
Nationality: American
Profession: NASA Astronaut
Captain Takahashi
Captain of Darklight aircraft carrier Phoenix
Nationality: Japanese
Enitan Owusu
United Nations Secretary General, 2038 –
Nationality: Nigerian
Keira Jones
Nationality: English
Profession: BBC News correspondent
Clare Andrews
Nationality: English
Profession: BBC News correspondent
Martin Johansson
Nationality: Scottish / Swedish
Profession: BBC News correspondent
Simon MacDonald
Nationality: Scottish
Profession: BBC News correspondent
Andrew Stapleton
Nationality: English
Profession: BBC News correspondent
Dr. Middleton
Sarah Morgan’s mentor when she was at university.
Nationality: English
Profession: Archaeologist, Anthropologist, Lecturer
David Broad
Chief of Staff to Vice President Selena Adams, 2016 – 2020.
Nationality: American
Profession: Civil Servant
Retired from GMRC in 2025
APPENDIX F
ORGANISATIONS
BBC – British Broadcasting Corporation. Television, radio and multimedia network broadcaster operating in the United Kingdom and globally / www.bbc.co.uk
GMRC – Global Meteor Response Council. International organisation set up by the world's nations for the protection and preservation of humanity, civilisation and all life on Earth.
MNA – Museo Nacional de Antropología / National Museum of Anthropology (Mexico) / www.mna.inah.gob.mx
NASA – The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (civilian space agency of the United States government) / www.nasa.gov
United Nations (UN) – International organisation for law, security, human civil rights, political freedom and world peace / www.un.org
APPENDIX G
FACILITIES, UNITS DESIGNATIONS
U.S.S.B. – United States Subterranean Base
China Lake Facility – C Class subterranean base
Footprint: circa 2.2 sq. miles (5.7 sq. km)
Height: 800 ft (0.24 km)
Depth from surface: 2,000 ft (0.6 km)
Cubic capacity: 0.34 cubic miles (1.4km³)
Year of build: 1990 – 2007
Population: circa 2,300
U.S.S.B. Steadfast – A Class subterranean base.
Footprint: circa 20 sq. miles (52 sq. km)
Height: 7,500 ft (2.3 km)
Dep
th from surface: 3,000 ft (0.91 km)
Cubic capacity: 28.7 cubic miles (119.6 km³)
Year of build: 1996 – 2035
Population: circa 500,000
U.S.S.B. Sanctuary – A Class subterranean base
U.S.S.B. Haven – B Class subterranean base
U.S.S.B. Washington – B Class subterranean base
P.R.C.S.B. – People’s Republic of China Subterranean Base
E.U.S.B. – European Union Subterranean Base
P.R.C.S.B. Shanxi – A Class subterranean base
Darklight – Private security firm
SFSD – Special Forces Subterranean Detachment
(Codename: Terra Force)
COG – CIA’s Special Operations Group
DOD – U.S. Department of Defense
Territorial Army – British volunteer reserve force
Fort Bliss – U.S. Army post, New Mexico / Texas
1AD – U.S. Army’s 1st Armored Division
Phoenix – Darklight aircraft carrier
APPENDIX H