Shimlara spoke so fast and breathlessly, she could barely get the words out. “Our teacher showed us pictures.That’s why it looks familiar. Arth is at the top of the Galaxy’s Ten Most Dangerous Planets list. Arth-Creatures eat ALL other species—Globagaskarians, Earthlings, whatever!” “I mustn’t have pressed the E key hard enough.”Tyler sounded devastated. “I should have been more careful.” “You were rushing,” said Katie. “It could have happened to anyone.” “So are you just going to sit around and have a good long chat about it?” asked Princess Petronella. “May I suggest we get out of here, fast?” “SEAN!” yelled Nicola. “COME BACK RIGHT NOW!” Sean didn’t seem to hear. He kept wading through the mud toward the creature, waving his arm to get its attention. Either he was too far away to hear Nicola, or he was just pretending not to hear her, which was something he often did when it suited him. “Nic-o-la.” It was such a croaky, quivery voice and it sounded so unlike Greta that it took Nicola a confused moment to identify the voice.
