[ WP ] You 're a scientist working for the government . You encounter a secret spaceship that the government hid away . You 're informed that no one knows how to take it apart or even open it . You touch the door of the spaceship , and suddenly it opens .

I entered the isolated room, its size foreboding on me like I was a dwarf. All along the walls dotted several different computers, each one tasked with some different use, each one getting the humans no further to opening the spaceships hull. 
 
 I was just an average smart person, working for cancer research uk I had made several breakthroughs, none of which were the cure of course, but breakthroughs nonetheless. It was 3 in the morning when the call came through. `` Mr. Smith, we have a proposal for you, one of magnificent proportions and huge prospects.'' I squinted, my eyes still straining for the appropriate level of light as that darned street lamp from outside cast its wondrous glow in my eyes. 
 
 `` Who is this? how did you get my number? and its Doctor! not Mr!'' 
 
 `` Mr. Smith.'' The voice said, practically telling me it wont give in to my demands so easily. `` This is a top secret government agency, and you have been selected amongst millions to be part of our top secret investigation.'' 
 
 `` What top secret government agency? What top secret investigation?'' I had sat up now, the curiosity had been touched, although it sounded like one of those prank calls you would get from people attempting to collect your bank details. 
 
 `` All will become clear to you, all you have to say is *yes* and you will be contractually obliged to do as we say, that includes not confessing the truth of this phone call to anyone. You are being recorded, so do n't think you can back out on your word either... let's just say it involves... other life.'' I was so confused, if I said yes it could mean anything, but my life was so boring... nobody seemed to appreciate me at work and, wait... did she say *other life*? was she implying aliens? whats the worst that could happen? A lot of things really... but I did n't get this far without taking risks. 
 
 `` Er... ok.'' I said to them, hitting myself mentally that I did n't say yes, you're meant to sound confident and in control not submissive. 
 
 `` We need a yes, Mr. Smith.'' 
 
 `` Yes.'' I said almost instantly, god dammit. 
 
 `` Great Dr. Smith! be ready in 2 hours and we'll have a car waiting for you outside your house, the journey is quite a while so you'll be able to sleep in the car. The windows are blacked out anyway as our location is top secret.'' I was starting to regret this already. The phone went dead. Well that's charming, guess I may as well get up now and get ready lest I oversleep. 
 
 That was a few hours ago, it was now 3pm in... well I do n't know where that journey was indeed rather long. Still in the country though, did n't need a plane. Unless we embarked a ferry without my knowing. I took the room in, it was too massive to comprehend really. There was n't many staff here to say how big the room was, I guess it was as secret as they said. `` Doctor Smith.'' A womans voice next to me called out. I turned to see a woman in her mid 40's ( ish ) looking very stern and serious looking in a nice crease-less suit, if I were 30 years younger... 
 
 `` Ah, the woman on the phone I presume?'' I asked, not actually remembering what she sounded like. 
 
 `` Yes, of course. Now you must understand that you can not speak about this to anyone, not even your wife or your children. Not your closest friend or your neighbors dogs former owners maids uncle, got it?'' What? 
 
 `` er... sure, whats the secret anyway?'' She walked away from me as if she did n't hear my question. 
 
 `` Follow me, and mind where you're walking we have lots of... devices on the prowl.'' She did n't look back at me when she spoke, she seemed very sure of herself. I followed her, she was leading me to a big tent in the middle of the room, I wondered what it was obscuring. Eventually we made it inside, and what was inside was phenomenal. It was a huge spaceship, at least to the humans it was huge. It was dark purple in colour and had lots of random straight lines running around it which seemed like small rectangular crevices in the ships structure, did they serve a purpose or were they just decorative? either way they had white light zipping through them like electricity moving from one place to another, perhaps an element we do not know about. 
 
 `` Stop gawking, follow me.'' What was going on? this was too much. 
 
 `` Wait.'' I said sternly, it seemed to work as she stopped. `` What is this? is this a joke? what do you need me for?'' 
 
 `` This is not a joke, this spacecraft was found here 12 years ago and we built this building around it to obscure it from satellites, locals and tourists. We picked you because you are smart, unbelievably smart. Nobody has ever done so much for the battle against cancer as you have.'' Well I was n't expecting answers that easily. `` I see you seemed quite surprised at my response, we exercise full disclosure in this work environment. Full transparency to avoid any conspiracy theories against the staff and for a full diagnostic on whatever this thing is, no data goes unmissed as far as I'm aware of. It's important to let the staff feel comfortable and safe, that way moral is higher and work is quicker and more efficient.'' She talked too much, at my age it was hard to keep track of what she was saying. 
 
 `` Ok.'' I responded. 
 
 `` That's it?'' She asked, surprised. 
 
 `` Yes.'' I said, `` Actually no, why exactly do you need me again?'' 
 
 `` We are trying to open it, we ca n't. So we're bringing in all the smartest brains from around the world to figure it out, so far no luck.'' She seemed disappointed. 
 
 `` Well thats a bummer.'' I said uncaring, yes it was interesting but I just wanted to see inside, I did n't want to actually have to *work* with this thing. She raised an eyebrow at me. 
 
 `` Perhaps your insight into anatomy and biology may be useful, we're not sure how it operates and microbes, bacteria and all that stuff may be the answer. It's a long shot, but we're trying all angles.'' Jeez does she ever shut up? 
 
 `` You talk too much.'' There were audible gasps from around the room, clearly nobody was brave enough to stand up to this woman. 
 
 `` Mr. Smith! we operate a tight leash here and we will not accept insubordination of any degree! do you understand?!'' Was she still talking? 
 
 `` Yes yes.'' I said now concentrating on the ship. I went to touch it when she spoke again. 
 
 `` We've already tried that, we tried everything. Sheer force and pressure dont seem to budge it, we ca n't even chip it to get a sample of the element it uses.'' She finally stopped talking and I went back to touch it. My hand light pressed down on the hull of the ship and the white zipping light vanished along with a powering down sound, everyone gasped again. Nothing works huh? I thought to myself. 
 
 There was a momentary pause, then a slight hissing sound like some hydraulics. *Heh, highly technologically advanced aliens and they use hydraulics. * An outline of a door appeared where I touched the ship and a set of stairs came down with it. There was suddenly lots of shouting and my ears struggled to comprehend all the noises, some men with big guns grabbed me and shoved me to the ground telling me to not move and keep my hands where they can see them. I'm 75 years old! What am I gon na do hit them with my walking stick? perhaps my zimmer frame is a secret nuclear warhead. 3 men surrounded me, making sure I did n't move when all of a sudden they all flew back and harmlessly landed on the floor. In the door of the ship appeared a being, a human being. Ok it was n't a human being but I ca n't be bothered to describe it, it was n't anything like we've ever imagined, not that martian crap anyway. 
 
 `` Hello.'' It said, it spoke english? `` We have been monitoring your kind for some time now, we have learnt your ways and your language and we have been waiting dormant for your kind to simply calm down. We have used this spaceship as a teleporter of sorts, where we would check up on you every 6 months. Your kind only seems to degrade itself the more time you are given, because of this we decided we would only take one of you with us. Someone worthy enough to be considered'nice' as you humans like to put it.'' He/she whatever gender it was if it was a gender looked at me and my gawking face. `` Would you like to come with us? Doctor Smith?'' I was glad it used the word Doctor. `` We will take you on many journeys, many adventures, many places where you can experience wonderful and amazing sights, exquisite tastes and other... *desires*.'' That sounded wonderful, but why me? 
 
 `` But im an old man! I'll be dead soon perhaps you should pick one of these younger doctors?'' Not that I deemed any of them worthy enough myself. 
 
 `` No, we will make you young again, for as long as you desire. We'll even give you the cure to cancer before you leave, does that sound good to you?'' Hell yeah. 
 
 `` Hell yeah.'' I said exactly what I was thinking, it was time to say bye. `` Bye guys!'' I shouted to everyone before I walked on the ship. There was a bright glow and before I knew it I was being shot through the stars and space while my skin got more youthful by the second. I was going on an adventure, and I'll never be back. 
 
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