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Chapter 10: Lies?
He was right, I never really investigated it. I had only listened to the government reports, but wasn't that enough? They wouldn't lie about such things . . . would they?
I shook my head, he had to be lying, it wasn't the Lunans who did things like that, only the Martians. I smiled knowing I caught him at his game. He thought he could trick me into believing that the Martians were the victims in this.
But then what did he mean by saying that I would blame them for starting the war? They did start the war.
Didn't they?
After an hour of being in the cave alone Abby finally returned, and true to the Martian's word she had been out looking for berries. They were large RED berries. No surprise there.
"Here, try one." Abby handed me one of the berries. I looked down at it, it was shaped like a heart, and it had little seeds sticking out of the skin.
"They're called strawberries," HIS voice again, "They were imported here from Earth before the ecosystem fell. Someone got the bright idea to spread their seeds all over this area."
I glanced at him as I took a bite of the 'strawberry,' any indication the he had been angry earlier was gone, replaced by a rather pleasant look. He sat down beside Abby and gave me that half smile of his again.
I just narrowed my eyes at him, and popped the rest of the strawberry into my mouth.
His smile widened to the other half of his face and he plucked up one of the strawberries before standing and leaving again.
I waited till I was sure that he was out of hearing distance then turned to Abby, "We have to get out of here."
She looked up puzzled, "Why?"
I leaned closer, "Because as long as were in the hands of that Martian were in danger, there's no telling when he'll turn on us." I whispered.
"But Miss Rem, he's not that kind of person." Abby pleaded with me.
"That's what he want's you to think, he's probably looking for a chance to get information out of us." I waited for her response, hoping I was getting through to her.
"I trust your judgement Miss Rem, what do you need to do?"
I smiled, good, "You said earlier that we came here in a hovercraft. Tonight when he's asleep, we'll escape then."
Abby shook me awake later that night, "Miss Rem? Are you ready?"
I nodded and let Abby help me to my feet. I kept an eye on the snoring Martian as we slowly made our way to the front of the cavern. Then we were out. The hover craft wasn't more than a few feet away, parked to the left of the cave opening.
Abby opened the door just behind the driver side door and helped me in, then she got into the driver's seat.
Nothing happened.
I leaned forward, "What's wrong?"
Abby shook her head, "I don't know, it won't start. The indicator is saying that the engine needs to be checked."
Abby got out, then we heard the sound of someone clearing their throat.
There was the Martian standing near the entrance of the cave holding up some sort of part that had a bunch of wires hanging off, "Looking for this?"
Bow to the almighty foo.
And review. Don't forget that.
Chapter 10: Lies?
He was right, I never really investigated it. I had only listened to the government reports, but wasn't that enough? They wouldn't lie about such things . . . would they?
I shook my head, he had to be lying, it wasn't the Lunans who did things like that, only the Martians. I smiled knowing I caught him at his game. He thought he could trick me into believing that the Martians were the victims in this.
But then what did he mean by saying that I would blame them for starting the war? They did start the war.
Didn't they?
After an hour of being in the cave alone Abby finally returned, and true to the Martian's word she had been out looking for berries. They were large RED berries. No surprise there.
"Here, try one." Abby handed me one of the berries. I looked down at it, it was shaped like a heart, and it had little seeds sticking out of the skin.
"They're called strawberries," HIS voice again, "They were imported here from Earth before the ecosystem fell. Someone got the bright idea to spread their seeds all over this area."
I glanced at him as I took a bite of the 'strawberry,' any indication the he had been angry earlier was gone, replaced by a rather pleasant look. He sat down beside Abby and gave me that half smile of his again.
I just narrowed my eyes at him, and popped the rest of the strawberry into my mouth.
His smile widened to the other half of his face and he plucked up one of the strawberries before standing and leaving again.
I waited till I was sure that he was out of hearing distance then turned to Abby, "We have to get out of here."
She looked up puzzled, "Why?"
I leaned closer, "Because as long as were in the hands of that Martian were in danger, there's no telling when he'll turn on us." I whispered.
"But Miss Rem, he's not that kind of person." Abby pleaded with me.
"That's what he want's you to think, he's probably looking for a chance to get information out of us." I waited for her response, hoping I was getting through to her.
"I trust your judgement Miss Rem, what do you need to do?"
I smiled, good, "You said earlier that we came here in a hovercraft. Tonight when he's asleep, we'll escape then."
Abby shook me awake later that night, "Miss Rem? Are you ready?"
I nodded and let Abby help me to my feet. I kept an eye on the snoring Martian as we slowly made our way to the front of the cavern. Then we were out. The hover craft wasn't more than a few feet away, parked to the left of the cave opening.
Abby opened the door just behind the driver side door and helped me in, then she got into the driver's seat.
Nothing happened.
I leaned forward, "What's wrong?"
Abby shook her head, "I don't know, it won't start. The indicator is saying that the engine needs to be checked."
Abby got out, then we heard the sound of someone clearing their throat.
There was the Martian standing near the entrance of the cave holding up some sort of part that had a bunch of wires hanging off, "Looking for this?"
Bow to the almighty foo.
And review. Don't forget that.