Chapter Three
At once, white light washed over me, and the room where we’d all been standing disappeared. This time, I’d known more or less what to expect, but even some foreknowledge didn’t make the experience any less disconcerting. Or maybe I was on edge because I knew something of what waited for us at the end of this particular “energy jump.”
We materialized in a dark corridor. Since we were going straight into the base, and it seemed that the Reptilians breathed pretty much the same atmosphere we humans did, no one had mentioned needing any kind of breathing apparatus. Even so, I blinked, trying to get my eyes to adjust to the dimness, then took a single cautious breath. Everything felt more or less normal, although the air had an acrid tinge to it that burned the back of my throat
