Aliens in the Sky by Christopher Pike

Author:Christopher Pike
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Aladdin

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For 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.

“I thought the scenery might have changed more,” Adam muttered.

“So did I,” Watch said, puzzled.

“Are we sure we made the jump through hyper-space?”

“It 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.”

“Are they the same?” Adam persisted.

“No. 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.

“But 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.”

“I 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?”

“Do you think he’s working for us?” Watch asked.

“I hope so. Hey, that was pretty cool the way Sally just opened fire.”

“Yeah, it must have been her. She sure has guts. But she almost got us killed. I hope they follow us through hyperspace.”

“So 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

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