"I'm getting an incoming message from Jinmay." Gibson announced. "I certainly hope it's not trouble."
He opened the message.
"Well? Have you found him?" Jinmay asked.
"We're sorry, Jinmay. There's been no sign of Chiro." Antauri replied.
Jinmay hung her head. A tear slid down her cheek.
"Hold that thought!" Nova called. "I'm picking up a faint reading in a nearby solar system!"
"Is it Chiro?" Otto questioned.
"I'm not sure yet, but it very well could be." Nova responded.
"There is hope for our search yet." Antauri said. "Don't worry, Jinmay. We'll find him."
"I'm hoping for the best!" Jinmay said.
The call ended there.
"Nova, you didn't just make that up to please Jinmay, did you?" Otto asked.
"No! I really am picking up a reading from the planet…" Nova paused
"What is it, Nova?" Sprx questioned.
"Why didn't we see it before?" Nova gasped. "Chiro's uncle was from that planet. How could we not have considered he might have gone back there?"
"Gone back where?" Otto asked.
Gibson was the one who answered.
"To Earth."
Meanwhile…
Chiro had been at the orphanage for three months and had noticed a pattern of disappearances.
He worried one of his friends would be next.
Today, he and his friends had been playing in the woods all day. Just now, Scarlet had checked her watch and realized they were late to Supper, so they were now running back to the orphanage as fast as they could.
Even so, they were late, and the orphanage owner ordered them to come into her office.
Then, she did a very peculiar thing. She locked the door and pushed a dresser in front of it.
Then, she transformed into an alien.
Shawn, Scarlet, and Derek screamed. Chiro stepped in front of them.
"I knew there was something wrong here!" He yelled. For the first time since he was kidnapped, he changed into his hyper form. His friends gasped.
"I'll just eat you first, brave one." The alien hissed.
"Monkey boom!" Chiro screamed, beginning the fight.
The alien was shot back into the wall. "Brave indeed."
"Chiro Spearo!" Chiro shouted.
The fight went on, Chiro eventually winning.
The alien spit out all the children it had eaten.
As Chiro caught his breath, he could hear cheering behind him.
He had saved all the orphans.
Suddenly, a robot ship appeared and attacked Chiro.
Already exhausted, he was easily knocked out.
The robot ship disappeared, taking Chiro with it, as the alien that had exhausted Chiro withered up and died.
Minutes later…
"Chiro helped us, now it's our turn to help him!" Scarlet quickly took charge. "If you're with me, split up into groups and start searching! Let's go!"
"Yeah!" The orphans replied, taking off.
Soon, only Shawn, Scarlet, and Derek were left.
"Same place as before?" Derek asked.
"Same place as before." Shawn answered.
