Chapter Fifteen
The forest on the planet was thick—thicker than any on earth. Unlike earth, there was no one here to create pathways in the forest. There weren’t any trails where humans or animals had walked. Everything was overgrown. Daniel slashed his machete from left to right to clear the way, but the others behind him also had to cut the brush he left behind. They would have a trail back to their shuttle.
He was too paranoid to land next to the pyramid. If there was intelligent life, he didn’t want to scare them away with the landing of the shuttle. Besides, it was protocol of the Space Explorers for first contact.
The forest opened into a clearing and as Daniel stepped into it, he froze. His eyes widened as he took in the beautiful sight before him. The sun hid behind a layer of t
