Several hours later, Josh lifted a scanner to his eyes. He lay on the hot sand and searched the horizon. In the distance, he could see several large space ships. They were twice the size of Hutu’s ship.
“There are at least four of them,” Hutu snorted. “It looks like search teams have already departed the ship. There are only a few soldiers guarding them.”
“The signal I’ve got is coming from the east,” Josh noted, glancing down at the tracking device Hutu had programmed in his hand.
“That area is filled with deep canyons,” Hutu replied, sliding back down the sand dune. “I need to meet with some of the resistance stationed here. It will be too dangerous for the three of you to come with me. We won’t have much time. Pack has been here before. Jemar allowed him to travel with me one summer.
