Noah Zarc: Mammoth Trouble (Science Fiction Time Travel Adventure Series for Kids - Book 1) by D. Robert Pease

Author:D. Robert Pease [Pease, D. Robert]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: kids science fiction books, middle grade adventure, science fiction for middle school, preteen science fiction series, teen science fiction series, childrens science fiction dystopian, religious christian science fiction
Publisher: Evolved Publishing LLC
Published: 2013-12-17T05:00:00+00:00

I moved down the circular stair, Adina and Obadiah just behind. The outer airlock opened, and air rich with the smell of rocket fuel and humanity flooded my senses.

“We need to find some kind of gathering place,” I said. “Somewhere Haon might go on a regular basis—a parts depot, maybe a pub or a restaurant.”

We moved down between the ships. Obadiah padded along behind us. I tried not to draw attention, but everywhere I looked people stared at us. At first, I couldn’t figure out why. Then I realized their attention was on Obadiah.

“Of course,” I whispered to Adina. “Most of these people have never seen an animal, except in pictures and holoscans. Maybe bringing him wasn’t a good idea.”

“How much for your cat?”

I turned toward a teenage boy leaning against the hull of a ship. “He’s not for sale, and he’s a dog.”

The boy pushed off the ship, walked toward us, and fell into step beside me. “I thought dogs were much bigger and you could ride ’em.”

“You’re probably thinking of horses.”

“Yeah, that’s right.” The boy looked sideways at Adina. “You don’t look like you’re from around here.”

She looked at her feet and kept walking.

“We’re not from around here,” I said. “We just came in from a trip to the Rigel Kentaurus system. She’s never been to Mars before.”

“A spacer, huh?” He nodded his head toward her. “Let me be the first to welcome you to Mars. The name’s Draben.”

She looked at him a moment and nodded. “I’m Adina.”

I stuck out my hand. “And I’m Noah.”

Draben shook my hand. “Where’d you get the dog? I’ve seen a lot of things in New Cairo before, but never anything like him.”

“My dad gave him to me when I was a kid. I honestly can’t tell you where he got him.”

“Well, you’re one lucky kid. Keep your eyes on him. There are probably a lot of people around who’d love nothing better than to take him off your hands.” He rubbed his thumb and fingers together. “He’d be worth a boatload of chips.”

I didn’t like the look Draben gave Obadiah.

“I will. Obadiah’s my best friend. Besides, if anyone tried to take him, he’d bite their hands off.”

As if to prove it, Obadiah bared his teeth when Draben reached out to pet him.

Better change the subject. “Can you tell us a good place to eat—maybe somewhere we can get information?”

He looked up and down the row of ships and nodded to our right. “Down that away. Mo’s. He makes the best synthburgers in New Cairo, and he knows everything that goes on in the port. If it passes through here, he knows about it.”

“Thanks. Maybe we’ll see you around.” We hurried off to the right, Obadiah close behind.

Draben called after us. “Don’t worry, I’ll keep an eye on your ship while you’re gone.”

“There’s something about that boy that makes me uneasy,” Adina said.

“You and me both.” I looked over my shoulder, but Draben had disappeared in the throng of people. “The sooner we find out where Haon’s compound is, the sooner we can get out of here.

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