Zero 'g' by Srujanjoshi4 Read Free Book Online

As she
turned around, a pencil almost took out her eye. “Oh, my God, be
careful, guys. It’s dangerous in here.”
    Henry tried to avoid a chair that
smashed into his shoulder. He cried out in pain.
    “ So , does anyone have
any idea what all this is?” Linus asked.
    Carly nodded. “If I had to guess , I would think that Earth has somehow lost its
gravity. It only will get worse if we aren’t able to do something
to stop it. I have an idea, but I first need to find something to
allow me some mobility. I’ll be right back.”
    The boys watched as she floated away from them and down a
hallway. They heard some commotion that sounded like Carly was in a
utility closet. It wasn’t long before she
returned , dragging a suit
behind her.
    “ What happened?”
    “ It was floating on the ceiling. I don’t think it
works ,” Carly
answered.
    “ How did you know it was
there?” Henry asked.
    Carly blushed unconsciously . “I work as a janitor here in the building. It was in one
of the closets I used for storage. I’ve seen the suit many times. I
never thought I would have the opportunity to wear it. I thought
that one of us would be able to move around easily,
though.”
    All of them were depressed as the plan to walk with the
suit had failed. Carly was at a loss as to what to do
next . She had thought the plan
would work for sure, and now they were back where they had
started…well, at least she was.
    Linus looked like he was deep in
thought.
    “ What’s up , Linus? Do
you have an idea? I’m willing to hear anything at this point,”
Carly said.
    “ Yeah, I think I do have an
idea. We should still be able to use the suit.”
    “ How?” she
asked.
    “ The se suits can be
used only if there is some gravity present, right? Well, I may know
of a place where there is some gravity.”
    “ What are you talking
about?”
    “ I think I have an idea.
But I’m going to need to get to my house. I know how I can get the
suit to work; I know where to find gravity.”
    “ Seriously?” Carly said , looking in surprise at Linus. She’d thought she would
have to figure out things all on her own. She was relieved to know
that she wasn’t alone. Together, they should be able to come up
with a solution to get the gravity back before any more people had
to die.
    “ I may be young , but
I’m no less of a genius then everyone else in this room. I actually
made a moonlike environment in my room; it mimics the moon, so it
has gravity in it.”
    “ You’re kidding
me.”
    “ No, I’m not,” Linus said
with a laugh.
    “ That’s great news,” said Henry, “because I think I know how
to get the gravity back. I think I can do this , but I’m going to need help from the both of
you. You know aerodynamics, Carly, and Linus, well, you’re one of
the most skilled hackers I know.”
    Carly smiled . “Well,
let’s get going then. I’m up for saving the world.”
    Linus looked around the room where he was floating.
“So , why do you think this all
has happened? What could have caused the gravity to
disappear?”
    Henry thought about the conversation he had overheard
between his father and Bill once again. He hoped that his father
wasn’t responsible for what was happening. He didn’t even want to
think about the consequences of that. He had heard enough to know
that his father wasn’t up to any good , but he hadn’t heard the whole story, so he couldn’t be
sure if it was linked. He knew his father had been working on the
antigravity rocket, so that could have been where the problems
began. He knew he had to get to his father’s office to determine
more about what was going on. There could be a solution to all of
it, but he wouldn’t know for sure until he got to the office. If he
was lucky, his father would be there, and they could work together
on a solution. That was the best possible scenario; he just hoped
his father was still alive.
    “ I have no idea what could have happened. I know NASA is
currently working on