Zero 'g'
small little family hadn’t made it.
    She stayed focused on David’s face , willing herself not to cry. She felt a panic
building up inside of her. She was sickened with worry about the
safety of both her mother and child. She needed more than anything
to help reestablish Earth’s gravity in the hopes that her family
wasn’t lost forever. If they were still alive, she needed to do
everything in her power to make sure that they stayed that way.
These boys’ lives weren’t the only ones she needed to protect, and
the only way she could protect her family was to get the world back
in order and then return home. She just hoped that she had
something to return home to.
    Tears welled up in her eyes , and her jaw clenched. She would not cry in front of these
boys. She was the only adult in the room, and she had to remain
strong for everyone. It was the only way. The only way that any of
them would survive is by solving Earth ' problems. If she fell
apart, they could also start to lose faith, and then where would
they all be? But what about Rose? Her sweet, little Rose. Lost in a
world gone crazy. She didn’t deserve this; she deserved a better
world. One that wasn’t falling apart. God, how had they come to
this? This crazy world that couldn’t even protect its own
anymore.
    She smiled softly at David. She pretended that she was also
smiling at Rose , assuring her
that everything was going to be OK. Rose had nothing to fear,
because she, her mother, was going to find her and keep her safe
always. Carly had to believe that. She needed to quell the panic
for now, keep it hidden under the surface. It would do her no good
now; she had to ignore the panic and get down to business.
Reestablishing Earth’s gravity had to be their top priority, or all
would be lost. She turned from David and looked to see what Linus
was working on.

Chapter Ten
     
    Linus had backed up all the videos that had been taken from different cameras all over
the world. Because the network and the cameras were all lost due to
having no gravity, backing things up was the best that they could
do. Linus made a type of software that would take all the videos
and show them all what would happen if there was no gravity present
at the time the videos were recorded. It was brilliant software,
and the more Carly spent time with the boys, the more proud of them
she became. She wasn’t sure she would have been able to pull any of
that off without them. By using that software, they would be able
to find out what kind of destruction was occurring in different
places all over the world.
    Carly looked at the computer screen in amazement. These
kids were certainly impressive , and their parents would be so proud if they knew they
were taking initiative in helping Earth. They were bright kids and
eager to be part of something great. She just hoped that in the end
they wouldn’t be disappointed. She had no idea if they would be
able to save the planet. There were so many missing pieces that she
wasn’t sure if they would even be able to discover what had gone
wrong, never mind try to put it all back together.
    Linus had in fact hacked into the system and was giving them all a bird’s-eye view
of what was going on around the world. It was a frightening sight
to behold. She had never seen anything like what he was pulling up
on the screen. The images sent chills up her spine. Linus had
linked into various networks around the world and tapped into the
surveillance cameras. They could view anything they wanted to.
Carly was in awe of the boy’s skills. How could someone so young
learn how to do these things? He could get into a lot of trouble
for hacking into the government mainframe, though she doubted
anyone would complain at this point. At least he was using his
powers for good and not evil. He was helping to save the world, and
if he had to use some illegal methods to do so, then so be
it.
    She looked back up at the ceiling to check on
David , who had not moved.

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