Chapter 17
I turn around in time to see the gate ripple closed. This point is just a receiving end as there is no console, and the water like surface dissolves floating up into the vacuum of space. Okay, guess I won’t be going back that way. I take a few deep breaths, taking in everything so I can tell Sark later. The surface of the moon is a muted grayish color. And just like the photos I’ve seen, the surface is riddled with holes. My feet float a bit as I walk, I take one little hopping step, and my heart rate spikes again as I flew off the ground about six feet. “Okay, whoa, let’s not do that again,” I say, bouncing back down onto the moon’s surface. Each time my boot comes down, I leave a distinct footprint on the soft surface.
I surrvey the surrounding area. I need to find a flag. I
