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water.”
    â€œThey’ve taken Adam and Watch,” Cindy cried.
    â€œOh, my head hurts.” Sally rubbed her forehead. “What are you talking about?”
    â€œThe aliens! Their ship left with Adam and Watch on it!”
    Sally was instantly alert. She glanced around. “Why didn’t they take me?”
    Cindy held up one of her weapons. “I ambushed a couple of aliens and took their guns. They’re lying over there in the ravine, unconscious.” Cindypaused and gestured to the remaining flying saucer. “Why don’t we drag them back to their ship, wake them up, put a gun to their heads, and demand that they go after Adam and Watch?”
    Sally thought for a moment then smiled wickedly.
    â€œSounds like my kind of plan,” she said.

6
    W hen Adam came to, he was lying on his back. The first thing he felt—besides the floor beneath him—was his headache. He could hear his pulse in his head. It pounded like thunder. Every time his heart beat, it was as if the nerves in his brain squeezed together. He felt so awful he saw no point in even opening his eyes. But he did anyway.
    â€œHow are you doing?” Watch asked, sitting beside him. “Got a headache?”
    Adam groaned. “Yeah. How did you know?”
    â€œI had the same thing when I woke up. I felt likemy skull was about to explode. I think I got zapped by the same gun as you.”
    Right then Adam remembered the alien and his nasty weapon. He pulled himself into an upright position. It took a moment before his vision cleared enough for him to see straight. Then he immediately thought he was imagining things.
    He was inside an alien craft flying through space. The ship was not large. From where he and Watch sat to the opposite side, where the two aliens stood at an exotic control panel, was only about twenty feet. Except for the controls, the interior was relatively featureless and rather dim. Adam had to squint to see clearly. The floor was covered with a simple tan carpet. The walls were off-white in color. The aliens had obviously not hired an interior decorator when they built their ship. At four spots around the walls was a small circular viewing screen.
    Overhead there was a glorious sight. The ceiling appeared to be one huge viewing portal. Adam thought he had seen a lot of stars at the reservoir after the sun had gone down. There had to be a hundred times as many stars visible now. The Milky Way seemed to shimmer with a magical radiance. The unblinking stars seemed to be closeenough to touch. He wondered if they had already left the solar system, and asked Watch. Watch shook his head.
    â€œThe ship changes orientation every few minutes,” he said. “Not long ago I saw the sun through the ceiling. It’s a lot smaller than we see it from Earth, but it’s still there.”
    â€œDo you know where we’re headed?”
    â€œYour guess is as good as mine. But I’d assume we’re returning to the aliens’ home world.”
    â€œDo you think it’s in our solar system?” Adam asked.
    â€œNo. There isn’t another planet in our solar system that can support life. It has to be around another star. It may not even be in our galaxy.”
    â€œGreat. What will we do there?” Adam said.
    Watch shrugged. “I’m trying not to think about it.”
    Adam nodded to the two aliens, who appeared to be ignoring them. “Have they spoken to you?”
    â€œNo. They act like I’m not even here. But I’m convinced they’re telepathic. They communicate strictly in silence.”
    â€œDo you think they can read our minds?” Adam asked.
    â€œI’m not sure. If they can, I think they have to concentrate on picking up our thoughts. That’s just an impression I get.”
    â€œHow come they haven’t tied us up?” Adam asked.
    â€œWe don’t exactly have a lot of places to run away to.”
    â€œYou have a point