Music Forever

*Does the Music Play Forever ?* "I found it all quite fascinating... interesting story, with believable science and scenarios that give one pause for thought" Leslie Tramposch ParaNormal Romance Reviews

Many predictions have been made about life at the beginning of the twenty first century and the impending end of the world. According to the Mayan Indians, the end of the world is supposed to come on the day of the winter solstice, December 22, 2012, when the sun changes it's rotation and the Earth turns on it's axis. A theoretical physicist, Austin Green, and his spiritually enlightened son, Zeo, barely escape from Los Angeles before a third massive earthquake cracks the North American plate, and the entire west coast sinks into the ocean. Now, in the year 2011, they're struggling to re-build a society with others who've survived the precursors to the pole shift--a long string of natural disasters that had been plaguing the Earth since 2009. But Austin and Zeo want to know what will happen after the pole shift occurs in 2012. Does the music play forever? Will all life on Earth end before the middle of the twenty first century, thus destroying everything mankind has ever discovered since the beginning of time as we know it? Or have we learned from our past mistakes? Combining Austin's expertise in hyperspace manipulation, and Zeo's deep seeded, new age intuition, they devise an elaborate plan utilizing a home made proton accelerator, the energy vortexes in Sedona Arizona, a quartz crystal, and the energy generated on the day of the winter solstice, when the sun changes it's rotation, to construct a worm hole two hundred years into the future and escape just seconds before the Earth turns on it's axis. "Does the Music Play Forever?" is a story of one man's discovery of, not only his true nature, but also the true nature of the universe and mankind's innate connection to it. It is the ultimate example of the law of cause and effect.

The Mayan Indians of the Yucatan Peninsula, through a very complicated process, were able to study the sun by monitoring the planet Venus. This formed the basis for their complex calendarical system, which stretches over thousands of years. They discovered the way the sun rotates creates sunspots. After twenty sunspot cycles, which occurred approximately every thirty seven hundred years, the sun´s rotational orbit would change, causing the Earth to turn on it´s axis. This is due to occur again on December 22, 2012. On this day, the world as we know it will end. Austin Green, a forty year old theoretical physicist, and his nineteen year old son, Zeo, barely escape from Los Angeles before a third massive earthquake cracks the North American plate, and the entire west coast sinks into the ocean in a matter of minutes. Now in the year is 2011, they´re struggling to re-build a society in the coastal city of Phoenix, Arizona, with others who´ve survived the precursors to the pole shift--a long string of natural disasters that had been plaguing the Earth since 2009. The United States economy has fallen, making money worth nothing. The barter system is used for everything, and horses and bicycles are again common modes of transportation. Austin, once a well recognized physics professor and researcher at the California Institute of Technology, still harbors the slight hope that there will again come a time when our scientific technology will be applied to real life. Now, while everyone awaits the outcome of the final pole shift, he teaches cutting edge physics to a small class of students of various ages--the future parents of the root race of humans that will hopefully re-build society. But, Austin is restless. He can´t believe what has become of the planet, and the humans who once ruled it. He has to know what the future holds. Does the music play forever? Will all life on Earth end before the middle of the twenty first century, thus destroying everything mankind has ever discovered since the beginning of time as we know it? Or have we learned from our past mistakes? Will we build a future society more in tune with nature? Or will greed cause us to make the same mistakes over again? Combining Austin´s expertise in hyperspace manipulation, and Zeo´s deep seeded, new age intuition, they devise an elaborate plan utilizing a home made proton accelerator, the energy vortexes in Sedona Arizona, a quartz crystal, and the energy generated on the day of the winter solstice, when the sun changes it´s rotation, to construct a worm hole two hundred years into the future and escape just seconds before the Earth turns on it´s axis. "Does the Music Play Forever?" is a story of one man´s discovery of, not only his true nature, but also the true nature of the universe and mankind´s innate connection to it. It is the ultimate example of the law of cause and effect, and the interconnectedness of everything in the universe..

Professor Austin Green hurried across the dilapidated cam-pus of the Native American High School. The morning sun sizzled through the haze, beating down on his head and causing perspiration to ooze into his eyes. It was unusually hot for early May, even in Phoenix, Arizona.

Austin stopped and spun around, anxiously glancing at his watch. "Hey, Sky, what's up?"

Sky smiled and ran toward Austin, her long, shiny black hair swinging back and forth, falling over her shoulders and framing her little mischievous face. She stopped right in front of him. "I've got a question about Friday's lecture."

Austin brushed his dark chestnut curls out of his eyes. They were soggy and stuck to his forehead. "It's kinda late now, Sky. Class should have started," he glanced at his watch, while wiping the sweat from his eyebrows, "about five minutes ago. I hate to start late, especially on Mondays. How about you and I go to the lunch area after. We can review whatever you need to then. Okay?"

"But, I'm afraid if you don't clarify something from Friday's notes, I won't understand today's lecture. It shouldn't take long."

Austin smiled, letting the tension drain from his face. "Not a problem, Sky. Let me see your notes."

Sky took off her backpack and reached in, just as the ground began to shakegently at first, but then suddenly harder. "No, not again," she said. She dropped her pack and instinctively wrapped her arms around a nearby tree trunk. It vibrated her petite frame strongly, making her dark eyes look as if they were about to jiggle right out of their sockets.

Austin spun around, glancing nervously at the buildings, and noticed the shaking appeared to decrease some. "Maybe it'll stop."

Austin stood with his feet planted firmly in place, studying the campus. "Yeah, I think it . . ."

Suddenly, the shaking increased to such a proportion that the ground started to ripple under their feet.

Austin fell backwards, twisting in the air and landing sharply on his side, while Sky wrapped her arms around the tree even tighter.

Austin tried to stand up, but the ground lunged violently, knocking him down again, flat on his back. "Damn." He rolled to his side and propped himself up on his elbow, his eyes searching for Sky. The ground looked like the Pacific Ocean on a six-foot day, as waves of the Earth's crust swelled up and down. In between the peaks, he saw Sky clinging helplessly to the tree, while it lurched and shook.

Before Austin could get to his knees, a deafening rumble flooded his ears, and a huge fissure about four meters across cracked open in the ground next to Sky. He choked on his breath, and his heart seemed to jump into his throat and stop as he watched.

The tree was now hanging loosely by its roots over the fissure, shaking violently, while Sky clung helplessly to the trunk, her body swinging back and forth.

"Hang on, Sky," Austin said, trying unsuccessfully to pull himself to his feet. The ground thrashed up and down without mercy. Finally, he began to crawl toward the fissure. But the tree roots had already started to work their way out, causing the tree to hang almost upside down over the crevice.

Rocks and dirt shook from the roots, covering Sky and causing her hands to slip; she started to fall, her screams echoing through Austin's head. As she fell by the top of the tree, she was able to grab hold of a hanging branch. "Help me, please!"

Austin continued crawling as best he could toward the fissure. He felt like a kid trying to crawl around the fun house at the fair, over the walkways that went up and down and back and forth. Finally, the shaking started to slow down, so he was able to pull himself up to his feet and at least attempt to run. "Hang on, Sky!"

Just as Austin got to the edge of the crevice, his eyes met Sky's, and with a horrid ripping sound, the roots pulled completely out of the ground. The tree plunged into the bottomless crack in the Earth, followed by a gentle cascade of small rocks and dirt balls. He stood at the edge, listening to Sky's screams fading into the black void of nothingness, as the shaking ceased and everything was still once again.