untitled by In Too Deep (pdf)

Author:In Too Deep (pdf) [Deep, In Too]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Published: 2012-04-13T19:54:11+00:00

bulkhead and crossed his arms."Okay, something doesn't smell right," he said. "Did you know the person in that Hummer? Because it doesn't seem like a coincidence that it

showed up like that."Dan put on a look of innocence. "No?""Is there something you want to tell me? About what you're really doing in Australia?""Okay," Dan said. "I guess it's time we told you the truth."Amy gave him a no way look."Back in Massachusetts, Amy and I broke into our school one night. No biggie, right? Except that our assistant

principal, Mortimer C. Murchinson, is an alien. At night he takes off his face and turns

into this eleven-foot-tall thing with eight arms ...""... who plays for the Boston Celtics,"

Shep said with a sigh. "I get it." His gaze was searching as it rested on them. Then he turned and started back to the cockpit. "If you see any stealth bombers coming our

way, just give a yell, okay?""You got it, Captain," Dan answered.109Nellie flew the plane for the next hour, then Shep took over for the approach to Coober Pedy."Where

is it?" Dan asked, craning his neck. All he could see for miles and miles was red dirt.

The horizon was curved, as though he could see the edge of the earth."See those

pyramids?" Shep's voice came over the loudspeaker."They look like little hills of salt,"

Dan said to Amy."Those are the slag heaps from opal mining," Shep explained. "We're going to fly right over the opal fields. I reached my mate Jeff this morning. He'll pick us up."The plane eased down on the runway and rolled to a stop. The airfield was even

smaller than the one outside Sydney. There were a few outbuildings and a couple of

bush planes. They tumbled out and were hit by a wall of heat. Dan's throat felt as dry

as the dusty hills. Shep jumped down, looking as fresh as when he'd begun."Is it always this hot?" Dan asked Shep."Oh, it's cool today. Only a hundred or so. Let me deal with a bit of paperwork and then I'm guessing Jeff will show up."Shep ambled into the

office, emerging just as a dirt-caked four-wheel-drive truck roared down the road to the

airfield. A tall, slim man wearing the usual khaki shorts jumped out.110"They let you

land in that shonky orange crate?" he shouted in an Australian accent."Next time, I'll land it on your head," Shep answered. "It's big enough."They clapped each other on the shoulders. Shep turned to them."Let me introduce you to my long-lost cousins," he said. "Amy, Dan, and their au pair, Nellie Gomez. This is Jeff Chandler, best tour guide in the Red Centre.""Mates of Shep's are mates of mine," Jeff said. "What brings you to Coober Pedy? A little noodling?""We just had lunch," Amy said politely. She fanned away an enormous black fly. "But thank you."He laughed. "No, noodling's what we call searching for opals in the slag heaps. Lots of tourists love it. Odds aren't good you'll

come up with a valuable stone, but there's always a chance, isn't there?""Actually, my rellies are here looking for some information," Shep said.

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