Altaira and Commander Adams watched on the C-57D view plate as Altair 4 was vaporized by the self-destruction initiated by Altaira’s father, Dr. Morbius.
“My home, my father, and all the secrets of the Krell are gone,” lamented Altaira.
A clicking noise emanated from the starship’s navigation room.
“Altaira, I must correct you,” said Robby, the robot that had been loaded aboard the vessel before takeoff. “Morbius kept copies of his diary, notes, and research in my onboard storage system. From the four hundred years of historical records that Morbius was able to translate, it started with Peter and Natalia Carter, the Duke and Duchess of the Principality of Orel on Altair 3, or Krell Domus. The Carters had a baby krellar, Katerina, with a destiny involving Altair 4 as foreseen by Grand Matron Hathaway and Governess Madeleine. I will download the transcriptions to your reader.”
Downton Abbey meets Forbidden Planet with a touch of 17th century American colonial history in book 1 of the Krell Domus Trilogy.
Carl began his aerospace career on his seventh birthday when Uncle Harold took him to the cinema to see the 1956 movie Forbidden Planet. He is now retired with his wife and muse, Cindy.