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reminded of a hungry mouth, ready to swallow them. The saucer moved toward it. He shook his head sadly.
    â€œEven if the little alien is helping us,” he said. “I don’t see how he can get us out of here.”
    â€œIt does look hopeless,” Watch agreed. “But it usually does when you live in Spooksville.”
    â€œWe’re a long way from Spooksville,” Adam grumbled.
    The saucer flew inside. For a moment all was dark. Then they exited into a massive chamber lit with soft yellow light. The wide space was a parking lot for saucers just like the one they werein. Literally hundreds of them floated nearby. Smoothly, their pilot maneuvered past the others. They seemed to be headed toward a dock of some kind. Adam knew they would be leaving the ship in a minute. The fact deepened his depression. At least, inside the spaceship, they had always had the chance of turning around and going home. Now that didn’t seem possible.
    There was a soft bump and then the ship went completely still.
    A door materialized off to their left.
    It led into a seemingly endless hallway.
    The two aliens turned and drew their weapons.
    The message was clear—get up and get going.
    Adam and Watch stood slowly.
    â€œAre we having fun yet?” Adam asked.
    â€œSure,” Watch said. “So much fun we might die laughing.”
    The aliens escorted them from the flying saucer.

9
    S ally and Cindy had indeed followed Adam and Watch through hyperspace. With the little alien’s help, they stayed far enough away to remain invisible. Yet Cindy believed the aliens on Adam’s ship thought the control of her ship had been returned to the aliens—the two cowards Sally had finally locked belowdecks. Their pal had given them that impression. He was acting the part of the hero in the fight between aliens and humans. Yet, as much as Cindy trusted him, she worried that Sally might be right. Maybe he was simply leading them into a trap.
    Yet he seemed so sincere. As they plowed toward his home world, he asked so many questions. It seemed he had been studying them since he was old enough to read.
    â€œWhy were you up in the hills by the water?”
    â€œWe were trying to cool off,” Cindy said. “It’s been hot in our hometown lately. We rode our bikes up to the reservoir. Did you see them?”
    â€œNo. Just before landing, my teachers made me go below.”
    â€œThey just didn’t want you to see how cruel they are,” Sally muttered.
    â€œThat may be true, and if it is, I am disturbed. A report to our government must be made. The people must know what is happening.”
    Sally snorted. “On our world, if you make a report to the government, it takes forever to hear about it. It’s much quicker to get on TV.”
    â€œI know your TV. I have studied it. You watch different shows. Some of them involve space travel, although your race is not yet advanced to travel much farther than Earth orbit.”
    â€œWe’ve been to the moon,” Cindy said. “We might go to Mars soon.”
    â€œIf you know about our TV,” Sally said, “you must have seen programs on you guys. We knowabout aliens. We know you float down in the middle of the night and mutilate our cattle and steal our children. You can’t underestimate us. If you try to invade, we won’t be taken by surprise.”
    The little alien paused and stared at her.
    â€œI am not an alien. Do you not know that?”
    Cindy spoke quickly. “What Sally means is that you appear alien to us. I’m sure on your home world you look just fine. There, we would be the aliens.”
    â€œYou would not be alien to us. That is not possible.”
    â€œThen your people must be more accepting than ours,” Cindy said.
    â€œThey sure aren’t any less violent,” Sally grumbled.
    The alien lowered his head.
    â€œMy people are not perfect. We have our problems.”
    Time went by. Up