Bruce Coville - 6th Grade Alien 07 by Too Many Aliens

Author:Too Many Aliens [Aliens, Too Many]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2011-11-21T22:25:33+00:00

CHAPTER

12

[PLESKIT]

Brainstorm!

I wanted desperately to speak to the Fatherly One, but he was locked away in conferences with Ellico vec Bur for the rest of the weekend, and it was late Sunday night before I finally had a chance to see him alone. He looked weary and distressed—and even more so after I told him what had happened to Tim.

“We have more enemies than I suspected, Pleskit,” he said, his voice heavy. “Which may mean the opportunities here on Earth are greater than I realized. But right now I am lost as to what is going on.”

This did not make me rest any easier.

*

“Are you sure this school visit is a good idea?” asked Maktel at breakfast on Monday.

I glanced up from my febril gnurxis. “Don’t you want to meet my class?”

I was surprised to realize that even though I had not always been entirely happy in this class, I had indeed come to think of it as mine, and I wanted Maktel to meet my friends and to like them, too.

Of course, given what had happened with Tim, I had no guarantee that that would be the case. But I felt we had to try. I was even hoping that once we were in school, I might find some way to ease the tension between my two best friends.

A light snow was falling as we drove up the tunnel from the garage beneath the embassy, making the world look white and fresh. I thought Earth was especially pretty whenever this happened.

At school we had to go through the security clearances. “Yep, you’re still you, Pleskit,” said the guard, once I’d been scanned. “And your friend here matches the profile the embassy sent for him.”

Even McNally had to go through the check, to make sure he was truly himself.

“This is horrifying,” said Maktel as we walked down the hall. “What a violent planet this must be, that you require so much protection at your own school!”

“Actually, most of this equipment was installed because of problems we had with renegade off-worlders,” I said, feeling oddly defensive of both the school and Earth.

“If you say so,” said Maktel. But he didn’t sound convinced, and I suspected he must be thinking of other news stories he had seen while preparing for his journey.

Everyone in class seemed happy to see Maktel come through the door. Well, everyone except Jordan and Tim. It was probably the first time I had seen the two of them agree on anything.

Ms. Weintraub had placed an extra desk near mine on Friday so that Maktel would have a place to sit. Now everyone gathered around to meet him before class actually started. I realized with pleasure how different this was than my first day—how much more relaxed the kids were.

I could see Linnsy glancing back and forth from Maktel to Tim, who was standing at the edge of the group. I figured she must have heard from Tim how their first meeting had gone.

McNally stood a little way from us, but not leaning against the wall as he often does.

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