Chapter 17

Indiana Jones had just made the discovery of his career. Nobody else can say they've discovered ruins on another planet. Well, maybe the astronauts who discovered the first bits of ruin. But he had discovered an entire village hidden underneath the sand. Nothing could steal his glory-

"Indiana, is there a quick way out of there?" Marcus asked.

"What? Why?"

"There's something strange going on. I can't tell what it is on the radar. O, rather, I don't want it to be what I think it is."

"Um, I think I can only go back the way I came."

"Hurry, Indy. This isn't going to be good" Sallah said.

Indiana hurried to the surface. He was slightly annoyed by the interruption, but whatever it was that they were seeing, it must have been serious.

Indiana finally made it to the surface and looked at in every direction.

"Ok, so what am I looking at?"

"Not at the ground, Junior, the sky. Use the zoom on your helmets camera. Aim towards the sun" Dad said.

Indiana did as he was told. Looking closely, he noticed something. It was very small, but it couldn't be…

"Oh, shit."

A rocket was headed towards the surface.

"Who the hell is that? My rescue mission isn't supposed to be for a LONG time, if I remember."

"I'm looking at the rocket through the satellites now, Indiana" Marcus said."I'm looking for a name… ah there it its. The fliegenden Sterne."

"Oh, no. No, no, no, no, NO!"

"What, what does that mean?" Marcus and Sallah asked.

"It's German. It means flying star."

Marcus and Sallah looked at each other in shock.

"Oh, dear."

"Great, just great! I guess I'm not alone anymore! These damn Germans have done it again!"

"How did they even get past international security?" Dad asked. "Did no one notice them take off?"

"Must have been in a remote location" Sallah said. "And it appears they have a way of messing with satellites. Indy can you hear us?"

"You're fading, Sallah, speak up!"

"Junior, whatever you do be very careful. These Germans - equipped- ready-no-prize-themselves-"

"Dad? Dad?!"

Indiana had just lost signal. He knew that unless he reached the rocket and stopped the jam at its source, he wouldn't be able to talk again with Earth, no matter how hard he tried.

"Just my luck."