Samantha Jones At The Earth's Core (standard:adventure, 18452 words)
Author: Waldo Pepper	Added: Aug 05 2005	Views/Reads: 3686/2511	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Samantha Jones and Rebecca West help a friend search for a missing explorer that take the trio to the core of the Earth and a strange new world.

Samantha Jones At The Earth's Core 

By Waldo Pepper ronk@axion.net 

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Page 1 

As man enters the twenty first century and begins to probe deeper and
deeper into outer space we find that much is still unknown about his 
own planet. Many questions still remain unanswered regarding the exact 
depth of our oceans and what life form exist there. What lay directly b 
  elow our feet has puzzled man for centuries and until most recently 
he has only been able to speculate and scratch the surface with his 
mining and oil exploration. Volcanoes, earthquakes, and tidal waves 
have also plagued man for Eons and have formulated the bases for many 
religious beliefs. Many a witch doctor has sacrificed a fair maiden 
over the fickle behavior of some volcano or earthquake. But what will 
man find when he begins to probe the Earth's Core??? 

The university of Boston was the first to study such phenomenon  The
program was headed by professor Earnest Darkmore who had won countless 
awards in the study of physics, chemistry, and his own personal love 
geology and the Earth's crust. He had passed a great deal of his 
knowledge to his daughter Caroline an accomplished geologist herself 
and now together they began a new program that would enable them to 
study these occurrences more closely. 

"It will be nice to see Caroline once more," said Samantha Jones as she
and Rebecca West left a small an   tique store in the heart of the 
city of Boston and made their way to a lunch date. "I hope she likes 
the unusual piece of stone that we have found for her." 

"I am sure that she will," replied Rebecca. It will make an intriguing
attraction for her desk at the university. A little reward from a 
couple of old friends for landing such an awesome job. Imagine heading 
a department at Boston University." 

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"Yes, but you have to admit Charlotte is a smart girl," said Samantha.
"Universities all over the country have made offers for her to teach." 

The Blue Parrot was crowded with lunch patrons when the two young women
entered. Caroline Darkmore sat at a small table in the far corner 
sipping a glass of wine and making notes on a writing pad. Caroline was 
a tall attractive smartly dressed young women of twenty three with long 
natural blond hair and blue eyes. She was single recently ending an on 
again off again relationship with a chemistry professor in the Boston 
area. They finally split with him takin   g another position further 
north and she concentrating all her efforts on this new project at the 
university. 

"Samantha Jones, Rebecca West,  you two look better then ever," she said
getting to her feet and giving each women a hug. "It is so good to seed 
you once more. What bring you to Boston?" 

"We were passing through on our way to New York and we thought that we
would stop and pay our respects to your father," replied Samantha 
taking a seat. "We he told us you had just been appointed to work with 
him on a new project at the university we just had to say hello and 
have lunch with you. We were even able to pick you up something for 
your desk that you may find interesting." 

"Yes, the appointment came as a shock to me," she said. "My dad and I
will be studying how volcanoes are formed and in what way an earthquake 
originates. To an old rock hound like me the job is a dream come true." 


"That is way Sam and I thought this stone would be the perfect gift for
you," said Rebecca. "Do you know what it is   ?" 


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