"Why is all of this happening now?! The nightmares have returned...The United States is in the process of recovering from the devastation caused by the earthquake along the New Madrid Fault...We thought we were ready . . . But who could guess how ravaged the States would be split down the middle by a mile wide Mississippi River?" Seth Archer mumbled to himself. At the same time, Professor Henry Baxter can't believe the blindness of his government or it's so-called experts. "It's as plain as the nose on your face! The mantle is . . ." was all he managed said before being cut off. The stern voice of the Secretary of the Interior was short and to the point, "The President is more concerned with what is happening today! Before I can take this into him, I need more proof, more than just computer printouts. Subject closed!" "What else can go WRONG? I have an Elder from the Hopi Nation wanting to help me awaken. I'm seeing GHOSTS. The animals are TALKING to me. I MUST BE LOSING MY MIND!" Seth shouted to the four winds. "I have your proof!" Prof. Baxter attempted to show his data, "The earthquakes in New York are being caused by . . ." "It's not enough," the Secretary of Interior bluntly stated. "The President said the boys over at US Geological Services don't agree." "I'm having visions of something bad. It's worse than the New Madrid fault . . . Even the reptile aliens know of it," Seth explained. And almost at the same time, in two different places in the United States, Seth Archer and Professor Baxter asked the same question - "IS ANYONE LISTENING?"