Chapter 6
Mina
Three days later . . .
Zooooo.
Shhhh.
Beep!
I blinked. Blinked more. Looked around, and jumped when the door of my Egg opened up.
The mist stopped coming. I yawned and stepped out of the Egg.
The other Eggs had opened at the same time. I was the first one out, but they were soon beside me.
Hardrive yawned. "I guess we should call Mr. Larson."
Hardrive pulled the radio to his face and spoke. "Mr. Larson? We're up."
"I was expecting you," Mr. Larson said. "Okay, head over to the controls."
We all walked over to them, and sat down.
"Now what?" Blaze asked.
"Push 'Landing Mode.' The shuttle will jerk, but just a little part will come alive and you must head over there." Mr. Larson said.
Hardrive pushed the button. The shuttle did make a loud noise. Mr. Larson heard it.
"Now, stand up and turn around. Walk forward, past the hall of your rooms. There's a door on the right that says 'Landing Shuttle.' Go in it."
We followed Mr. Larson's orders and went in.
"Now, there are suits in a closet. They have a few pairs of each size. Pick your size in get changed in the small room," Mr. Larson said.
We did that, and soon we were finished changing.
"Okay, now what?" Halen asked.
"Somewhere around you, you should see a little machine. Well, it's not really little, but it has a dome-like shape over it and leg type things. It has stairs coming out from the front."
Of course, we found it. Walked over to it and waited for orders.
"Go in it."
That was easy.
One by one, we walked in the Dome thing and waited.
"This is called the Landing Bug. Everyone take a seat, Hardrive at the main controls," Mr. Larson ordered.
We took our seats. On my right was Halen, on my left was Blaze.
Mr. Larson told Hardrive to push all these buttons, turn knobs, push levers, whatever.
Soon the Landing Bug hovered over the part we were resting on. The big hole opened, and Hardrive controlled it to go through.
We saw the moon.
I never knew it was so beautiful.
Even though it was full of holes, it gave the moon character. You'd have to understand to see.
Hardrive took Mr. Larson's orders and followed the course we had to take to get there. He started to sweat, he was extremely nervous.
Erik was more nervous than he was, though.
"We're all gonna die . . ." he complained quietly.
"ERIK SHUT UP!" Blaze yelled at him.
"Sorry . . ." Erik said more quietly.
We got closer to the moon. It jerked more, and I held onto my chair tightly. Hardrive almost crash landed, but he didn't. The Landing Bug jerked and moved around many times, but we survived.
"You call that a landing?" Turv asked.
Hardrive said nothing.
"Put your helmets on," Mr. Larson said.
Now we talked through our helmets.
"In a drawer, there are green glow sticks. Hardrive gets blue. They are medium sized, and there are many. Take one. When you separate, Hardrive will tell you through your helmet radio to show your position. You will wave your glow stick in the air. Hardrive will wave his also. If Hardrive doesn't count six glow sticks, one person is lost. He will gather the other people and search for the missing one.
"Your helmet radio only works a certain distance. If you go too far, wave your glow stick wildly in the air. The others will come to you," Mr. Larson explained. "Hardrive will once and a while check to see if you're there, also."
We all nodded. I think we got it.
"Go ahead outside," Mr. Larson said.
I took a deep breath.
"Remember we can hear you. Push the red flashing button on your belt to shut us off from communication. We will always be listening," Mr. Larson said.
Hardrive opened the door. Hopped down the stairs, and landed. Blaze followed. Then Erik, Turv, me, Halen, and Slash.
"What are your famous words?" Mr. Larson asked.
"This is one step for man, and one giant leap for mankind!" Erik shouted.
"Erik . . . Neil Armstrong said that . . ." Blaze muttered.
"Oh. I thought someone said that . . ."
"The Raiders have gone many places. Far places, very far places. But this is the farthest." Hardrive said.
"Good job." Mr. Larson said.
I clutched my green glow stick tightly.
"Okay, you will now spread out and try to find the Kagor's hideout. It's probably really hard to find. Oh, and watch out for aliens."
Mina
Three days later . . .
Zooooo.
Shhhh.
Beep!
I blinked. Blinked more. Looked around, and jumped when the door of my Egg opened up.
The mist stopped coming. I yawned and stepped out of the Egg.
The other Eggs had opened at the same time. I was the first one out, but they were soon beside me.
Hardrive yawned. "I guess we should call Mr. Larson."
Hardrive pulled the radio to his face and spoke. "Mr. Larson? We're up."
"I was expecting you," Mr. Larson said. "Okay, head over to the controls."
We all walked over to them, and sat down.
"Now what?" Blaze asked.
"Push 'Landing Mode.' The shuttle will jerk, but just a little part will come alive and you must head over there." Mr. Larson said.
Hardrive pushed the button. The shuttle did make a loud noise. Mr. Larson heard it.
"Now, stand up and turn around. Walk forward, past the hall of your rooms. There's a door on the right that says 'Landing Shuttle.' Go in it."
We followed Mr. Larson's orders and went in.
"Now, there are suits in a closet. They have a few pairs of each size. Pick your size in get changed in the small room," Mr. Larson said.
We did that, and soon we were finished changing.
"Okay, now what?" Halen asked.
"Somewhere around you, you should see a little machine. Well, it's not really little, but it has a dome-like shape over it and leg type things. It has stairs coming out from the front."
Of course, we found it. Walked over to it and waited for orders.
"Go in it."
That was easy.
One by one, we walked in the Dome thing and waited.
"This is called the Landing Bug. Everyone take a seat, Hardrive at the main controls," Mr. Larson ordered.
We took our seats. On my right was Halen, on my left was Blaze.
Mr. Larson told Hardrive to push all these buttons, turn knobs, push levers, whatever.
Soon the Landing Bug hovered over the part we were resting on. The big hole opened, and Hardrive controlled it to go through.
We saw the moon.
I never knew it was so beautiful.
Even though it was full of holes, it gave the moon character. You'd have to understand to see.
Hardrive took Mr. Larson's orders and followed the course we had to take to get there. He started to sweat, he was extremely nervous.
Erik was more nervous than he was, though.
"We're all gonna die . . ." he complained quietly.
"ERIK SHUT UP!" Blaze yelled at him.
"Sorry . . ." Erik said more quietly.
We got closer to the moon. It jerked more, and I held onto my chair tightly. Hardrive almost crash landed, but he didn't. The Landing Bug jerked and moved around many times, but we survived.
"You call that a landing?" Turv asked.
Hardrive said nothing.
"Put your helmets on," Mr. Larson said.
Now we talked through our helmets.
"In a drawer, there are green glow sticks. Hardrive gets blue. They are medium sized, and there are many. Take one. When you separate, Hardrive will tell you through your helmet radio to show your position. You will wave your glow stick in the air. Hardrive will wave his also. If Hardrive doesn't count six glow sticks, one person is lost. He will gather the other people and search for the missing one.
"Your helmet radio only works a certain distance. If you go too far, wave your glow stick wildly in the air. The others will come to you," Mr. Larson explained. "Hardrive will once and a while check to see if you're there, also."
We all nodded. I think we got it.
"Go ahead outside," Mr. Larson said.
I took a deep breath.
"Remember we can hear you. Push the red flashing button on your belt to shut us off from communication. We will always be listening," Mr. Larson said.
Hardrive opened the door. Hopped down the stairs, and landed. Blaze followed. Then Erik, Turv, me, Halen, and Slash.
"What are your famous words?" Mr. Larson asked.
"This is one step for man, and one giant leap for mankind!" Erik shouted.
"Erik . . . Neil Armstrong said that . . ." Blaze muttered.
"Oh. I thought someone said that . . ."
"The Raiders have gone many places. Far places, very far places. But this is the farthest." Hardrive said.
"Good job." Mr. Larson said.
I clutched my green glow stick tightly.
"Okay, you will now spread out and try to find the Kagor's hideout. It's probably really hard to find. Oh, and watch out for aliens."