"Gone"

Chapter 5

"Cousins"


STANDARD DISCLAIMER: See: Chapter 1


The two boys crept up to the forbidden oak wardrobe standing in the unoccupied living room. They exchanged a glance, opened the door, and darted inside.

In the kitchen, conversation stopped.

"What was that sound?" Nikki's aunt asked.

"Oh no!" Nikki exclaimed, horrified. "I told them – " Zeta produced a small device from his pocket, pressing a button.

The wardrobe reappeared in the kitchen. The two children staggered out, eyes wide.

"Stattenheim remote control," Zeta said tranquilly. "Now, children, what did we learn today?"

"Leave Raelzyn's time capsule alone," they chorused, subdued.

"Very good."


CONTINUED IN CHAPTER 6, "Other Survivors Part II"