Aliens in the Sky by Christopher Pike Read Free Book Online

trust a runt with such a fat head?”
    Cindy reached over and patted the little alien on the head. The guy seemed to enjoy the attention. He moved a step closer to her, and touched her leg with his funny four-fingered hand.
    â€œI don’t know, I think he’s kind of cute,” Cindy said. “In a strange way, he reminds me of Adam.”
    Sally snorted. “If we get out of this, I’m going to tell Adam you said that.”
    The alien looked at both of them.
    â€œI think Adam would be happy to be compared to me.”
    The situation was desperate. They were lost in space with aliens from another planet, and their friends were being held captive. But both Sally and Cindy suddenly burst out laughing. They could just imagine what Adam would say to that.

8
    F or Adam and Watch the jump through hyper-space proved unremarkable. They were racing into deep space—with the sun now a bright star far behind them—when the aliens pushed a few buttons and there was a low hum. It lasted for only an instant. Adam felt as if everything went momentarily black. He felt a slight jerk; he might have twitched. Then he blinked and everything was exactly as it was before, only now the bright star was in front of them instead of behind them.
    â€œI thought the scenery might have changed more,” Adam muttered.
    â€œSo did I,” Watch said, puzzled.
    â€œAre we sure we made the jump through hyper-space?”
    â€œIt seems so. Something did happen.” Watch studied the stars through the wide ceiling panel. “Maybe their solar system is not so far from our solar system, after all. Many of the constellations still look the same.”
    â€œAre they the same?” Adam persisted.
    â€œNo. There are definite changes. For example, the Big Dipper is bent out of shape. We must be seeing it from another angle. We have definitely traveled several light-years in the last few seconds. But . . .” Watch trailed off.
    â€œBut what?”
    Watch shook his head. “I don’t know what it is. Something is off here. I wish we still had our little friend to ask questions. I wonder where he went.”
    â€œI get the impression he was teleported to the other ship. Notice how he stood real still in the exact center of the floor. It was like he sent a mental signal to the girls to pick him up. Remember how he said his telepathic abilities had greater range than the adult aliens?”
    â€œDo you think he’s working for us?” Watch asked.
    â€œI hope so. Hey, that was pretty cool the way Sally just opened fire.”
    â€œYeah, it must have been her. She sure has guts. But she almost got us killed. I hope they follow us through hyperspace.”
    â€œSo do I,” Adam agreed. “I think the little alien is our only ally in this part of the universe.”
    Time crept by slowly. Adam and Watch began to feel hungry and thirsty. They complained to their captors but were completely ignored. Adam talked again about trying to jump the aliens, but he was now too tired to make the effort. Plus the more time that went by, the more he began to believe that the little alien was definitely in the other ship, and following them. Unfortunately they could see no sign of the other vessel. Perhaps that wasn’t important. It was a big universe. The ship would have to be extremely close to be visible.
    The sun up ahead continued to grow in brilliance. When it was about the same size as the sun as seen from Earth, they saw a blue-white planet, around which a silver moon circled. At first glance Adam thought he was seeing the Earth, but a closer look showed him that the continents and oceans were nothing like those at home. He felt a stab of despair. Even in the Haunted Cave, when everythinghad looked hopeless, he had still been able to make decisions that had at least affected their destiny. Here he was completely helpless. He had only a kid alien to depend on. Beside him, Watch pointed