The Adventures of Diana
The Underworld
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All around her the entire city was exploding apart with ear piercing thunder. Yet through all of this the little group manages to stay one step ahead of the flying chunks of debris and fire.
They run down the street to escape the ManDwarfs but as they round a corner they run right smack into a band of very angry Dwarfs and another skirmish begins.
Colorful bright laser flashes zip back and forth until the last ManDwarf hit’s the ground. Once again good triumphs over evil and the little troupe resumes running down the burning streets of the doomed city.
Diana shouts to David as they run,
“What else could go wrong today”? When sure enough they spot several monstrous size shocker cannons coming their way.
“Quick! Get into that building!” Shouts Dave, figuring that they can hide there while the large tanks pass by. But true to life, the giant tanks stop right next to the building that they are hiding in and swing their long turrets back and forth.
Luckily the building that they take refuge in is empty, since all of it’s occupants answered the call to war! They all huddle tightly behind an inside wall next to the fearless robot when Diana blurts out,
“What’s a nice robot like you doing in a place like this?”
“I was disguised as a black robot and given a black captured scout ship in order to infiltrate Black City. The military leaders of Ancient City are expecting an attack from Black City so I was assigned to find out when they plan to attack. However on my way there I had a cloaking malfunction and a weapons malfunction and was intercepted by the ManDwarf. They easily shot me down, so I fled the craft and as I tried to escape a lucky shot hit my auto recharge system so I hid in the thick brush until I ran out of power. Then your friend’s found me and pulled me into the light. And a short time latter my photon charger had enough power to give my main power drive a start. As I reached full power a ManDwarf shocker cannon rumbled past me and I followed it to a large attack force. From the messages that I was receiving they were about to attack Ancient City. So I notified military command of what I had discovered and they immediately launched an offensive force, Then using my sniffers I set out to find you three.
“Well I am sure glad that you did because my whole life flashed before my eyes as I watched that saw blade come towards me. I thought for sure that it was over.” Says Diana.
“Yeah, thanks a lot robot! You saved the day.” Says Mike while rubbing his sore nose.
David says nothing. He just stares out the window at the tanks while thinking to himself,
“These suckers are huge! Really huge! If the saucers hit one the entire block will be gone.”
Diana’s golden straw colored hair takes on a red glow as laser flashes from outside the building illuminate the air around her. Her blue eyes filled with questions as she smiles at the black robot and asks him,
“Do you have a name? It just doesn’t seem right calling you robot after all that you have done for us.”
“I am known as S.D.U. 007.” Answers the robot.
“I know what 007 stands for, I learned that from the movies! But what does S.D.U. stand for? Queries Diana.
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About the Book
Diana will change your life forever! Diana is the story of an average girl who’s life gets turned upside-down when she enters the underworld, where boredom will never be hers again. To set the stage for her adventures many strange things happen around the country starting with------
The U.S. military tries to get back an underground alien base that they lent to the aliens by fighting them for it.
George Thompson looses his eighteen wheeler to a U.F.O. crew.
Sue and Rocko get abducted while making out in the New Mexico desert on a dark starry night.
Dennis and Jim are abducted from a small town in Wisconsin while watching a meteor shower late one night in the middle of August.
Barbara Minsky is abducted by aliens and used for sex experiments.
Vicki Kay is given a tour of a giant space cruiser.
George Ellis is a secret agent for Naval Intelligence. He steals a video tape of aliens working side-by-side with scientists and military personal who are experimenting on humans.
Joe Summer has a vision of Mary Mother of God, who tells him about the coming war.
Diana’s story starts with her loosing her job. On her hunt for a new job she meets the love of her life, David. Life for them is happily blissful until the day of the earthquake. After that day she is faced with flying saucers, alien abductions, fire breathing dragons, pixies, flying horses, giant spiders, alien robots, leprechauns, giant space battle cruisers, shocker cannons, underground cities, alien bases on the moon, many wars, and the end of the world!
Things happen fast when Diana gets Pete Marshall, the geologist and Bob Carter to go to the site of the cave-in to clear away the rubble so that they can enter the tunnel system that Dave’s crew discovered.
After a short time of work in clearing away the debris, the wall melts reveling a flying saucer who’s occupants, the Ro, believe that the three workers are escaped slaves of the empire and take them prisoner. In route to the vast underground empire called Ancient City, the saucer is shot down by the evil ManDwarf who kill everyone and take Diana prisoner.
A recon craft and several attack saucers are sent to rescue Diana and bring her to Ancient City. Once there she meets up with David and Mike who are about to be sold as slaves, just like her!
Diana saves Caesar’s life and is given her freedom as well as her companions. Being free they decide to explore the underworld and get hopelessly lost so search for a way back to the surface.
They soon get captured by the warring ManDwarf but are rescued by the S.D.U. robot that they came across earlier.
They save a pixie named Crissie from the clutches of a giant man sized spider. Crissie becomes a valued friend.
Soon they find the Temple of Light where the great Oracle dwells. The light tells them that he is all knowing and all powerful. He also talks of the many wonders of the universe.
While looking into a black crystal Diana is suddenly zapped away by an old wizard and taken prisoner in his cold damp castle. She is saved by the Oracle.
World war 111 begins both on the surface and in the underworld. During the war the Earth tilts on it’s axes destroying most of what is left of the human race. Few survive.
Diana meets Michael, the ruler of the universe, for the second time, and is made a princess by him. All of Diana’s friends are returned to her, including Jake, Dave’s dog who Diana is very fond of. Diana and David get married.
About the Author
James W. Balister, who was influenced by his father Alex, who had written hundreds of poems and published several songs, started out writing poetry and received several awards for his efforts. With that accomplished it was time for him to move on to the story that lurks in the back of the mind of every writer. For James it was the Adventures of DIANA, The Underworld.
James served with the U.S. Army 82 Airborne Division, Honest John Rocket Battery in 1961, then moved on to Special Forces.
James retired from Pabst Brewing Co. Milwaukee Wisconsin, and plans to write several more books of DIANA’s adventures in his free time.
He married his wife Christine in 1964 and has two children and three grandchildren.
James is interested in model railroading and stamp collecting. He also collects meteorites.
He enjoys barbecuing in the back yard and long walks with his Alaskan Malamute, Little Bear.