It was still at least an hour before daybreak when Jumper was awakened by Kayla’s turning in the hammock. He decided to get up and check on Alan.
Alan was sleeping soundly. Jumper couldn’t tell if his skin had returned to normal color in the dark, but his breathing sounded okay. At least he was getting some bed rest.
When Jumper came out of Alan’s hut, he noticed the light from Cardinal-4 shining brightly in the southern sky. Uncle Brandon was still up there for some reason. Jumper wished he would return. Brandon would probably know how to help Alan more than these red Sheen did.
The space station suddenly surged with an intensified brightness. Jumper figured it for his imagination. He rubbed his eyes and looked again.
It wasn’t his imagination. Cardinal-4 had exploded in bright white
