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journey to their planet.”
Glen gulped. He’d been eager to search for alien life, but he hadn’t been prepared for traveling to another planet!
“And how do you know all this?” he dared to ask.
Salerno was already walking back to the first engraving. Pointing at it, she said, “Look at this picture, Glen. This figure represents us, human beings. It’s standing on the outside of this circle.” She continued to the second engraving, Glen following close behind. “Then, we see the figure
inside
of the circle. Somewhere around here must be some vehicle or other means of transport, because look,” she said, now showing Glen the third image, “the figure has exited the circle, where he’s greeted by these others. They must be the aliens.”
“And what about the obelisk in the picture?” Glen asked. “What do you think that means?”
“Well,” she said, “we saw the ones they left here on the moon. I’ll bet their world is filled with them.”
“So, what do we do now?” Glen asked, not sure he really wanted to know the answer.
“We have to find out how to reach their planet. And I think I know where to look next. See?” Salerno said, pointing.
Glen saw what Salerno was seeing. The glowing orbs had floated on to a spot on the wall, where they formed the outline of a door.
“They’re leading us,” Salerno said. “Come on!”
Glen and Salerno walked to the orbs, one overjoyed with excitement, the other filled with doubt. Reaching the spot outlined by the balls of light, Salerno reached out her hand and was astounded to find that her hand went right through the wall, as though it wasn’t there at all.
Turning to Glen, she said, “Are you coming with me?”
Scared, but curious to find out what was on the other side, Glen said, “I’m right behind you.”
Passing through the portal, Glen and Salerno found themselves in an enormous domed chamber. Suspended along the walls were hundreds of glowing orbs, just like the ones they’d seen in the tunnel. And hovering above the floor in the middle of the room was another orb, this one different from the others. It was smaller, only about the size of a marble, but it glowed with an intensity that made Glen and Salerno squint. As they approached it, they both experienced a strange sensation. It seemed to be drawing them nearer, like a magnet.
“This doesn’t seem safe,” Glen said, backing away. He could see strands of Salerno’s hair floating toward the tiny orb. “Commander Salerno, I don’t feel good about this.”
“Glen,” she replied, “I don’t think there’s anything to fear. And besides, aren’t you curious to know what this is?”
Glen was curious, but he couldn’t bring himself to go any nearer. Noticing something odd on the far side of the room, Glen found a good reason to get away from the small ball of light.
“Hey,” he said, “I found something. I’m going to check it out.”
While Salerno stayed with the orb, transfixed, Glen crossed the room. There, against the wall, he found a button.
“Do you have any idea what this might be?” he asked, calling to Salerno.
“I think I do, Glen. You’d better push it.”
“But how can you be sure it’s safe?” he asked, nervous about what it might do.
“We can’t really be sure about anything, Glen, unless we’re sometimes willing to take a leap of faith. Please, just trust me.”
Reluctantly, Glen pushed the button.
Immediately, the orbs along the walls cast beams of light in the direction of the glowing ball in the middle of the room. The tiny orb expanded, growing so quickly that in a second it was a hundred times its original size.
“What’s going on?” Glen shouted, shielding his eyes from the bright lights. The orb was becoming enormous, filling the middle of the room and swallowing up Salerno like a speck of dust in a huge bubble.
“It’s okay, Glen,” she shouted from within the blinding sphere.
“No!” Glen called to her. “You’ve got to
Glen gulped. He’d been eager to search for alien life, but he hadn’t been prepared for traveling to another planet!
“And how do you know all this?” he dared to ask.
Salerno was already walking back to the first engraving. Pointing at it, she said, “Look at this picture, Glen. This figure represents us, human beings. It’s standing on the outside of this circle.” She continued to the second engraving, Glen following close behind. “Then, we see the figure
inside
of the circle. Somewhere around here must be some vehicle or other means of transport, because look,” she said, now showing Glen the third image, “the figure has exited the circle, where he’s greeted by these others. They must be the aliens.”
“And what about the obelisk in the picture?” Glen asked. “What do you think that means?”
“Well,” she said, “we saw the ones they left here on the moon. I’ll bet their world is filled with them.”
“So, what do we do now?” Glen asked, not sure he really wanted to know the answer.
“We have to find out how to reach their planet. And I think I know where to look next. See?” Salerno said, pointing.
Glen saw what Salerno was seeing. The glowing orbs had floated on to a spot on the wall, where they formed the outline of a door.
“They’re leading us,” Salerno said. “Come on!”
Glen and Salerno walked to the orbs, one overjoyed with excitement, the other filled with doubt. Reaching the spot outlined by the balls of light, Salerno reached out her hand and was astounded to find that her hand went right through the wall, as though it wasn’t there at all.
Turning to Glen, she said, “Are you coming with me?”
Scared, but curious to find out what was on the other side, Glen said, “I’m right behind you.”
Passing through the portal, Glen and Salerno found themselves in an enormous domed chamber. Suspended along the walls were hundreds of glowing orbs, just like the ones they’d seen in the tunnel. And hovering above the floor in the middle of the room was another orb, this one different from the others. It was smaller, only about the size of a marble, but it glowed with an intensity that made Glen and Salerno squint. As they approached it, they both experienced a strange sensation. It seemed to be drawing them nearer, like a magnet.
“This doesn’t seem safe,” Glen said, backing away. He could see strands of Salerno’s hair floating toward the tiny orb. “Commander Salerno, I don’t feel good about this.”
“Glen,” she replied, “I don’t think there’s anything to fear. And besides, aren’t you curious to know what this is?”
Glen was curious, but he couldn’t bring himself to go any nearer. Noticing something odd on the far side of the room, Glen found a good reason to get away from the small ball of light.
“Hey,” he said, “I found something. I’m going to check it out.”
While Salerno stayed with the orb, transfixed, Glen crossed the room. There, against the wall, he found a button.
“Do you have any idea what this might be?” he asked, calling to Salerno.
“I think I do, Glen. You’d better push it.”
“But how can you be sure it’s safe?” he asked, nervous about what it might do.
“We can’t really be sure about anything, Glen, unless we’re sometimes willing to take a leap of faith. Please, just trust me.”
Reluctantly, Glen pushed the button.
Immediately, the orbs along the walls cast beams of light in the direction of the glowing ball in the middle of the room. The tiny orb expanded, growing so quickly that in a second it was a hundred times its original size.
“What’s going on?” Glen shouted, shielding his eyes from the bright lights. The orb was becoming enormous, filling the middle of the room and swallowing up Salerno like a speck of dust in a huge bubble.
“It’s okay, Glen,” she shouted from within the blinding sphere.
“No!” Glen called to her. “You’ve got to
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