The countdown continued to tick downward.
21:57:11
Jessica stared at the glowing timer on the monitor. Every second felt
heavier than the last.
Twenty-two hours had already dropped to twenty-one.
And the fate of humanity had just been placed on a mission that
sounded nearly impossible.
Convince the leaders of the world to change the course of civilization.
In less than a day.
Kessler leaned against the console, staring at the highlighted point on
the global map.
"Washington," he repeated quietly.
Jessica nodded.
"That's where it starts."
Her phone buzzed again.
Micah.
Jessica answered immediately.
"Micah, we need to get to Washington."
There was a pause before his response appeared.
I FIGURED
Jessica blinked.
"You figured?"
Another message followed.
THE ALIEN NETWORK
