said Alex under his breath as he watched them close in on the ship.“Incoming,” said Professor Baltadonis. “I’m even seeing these puppies on radar.”Alex looked at Mary. She saw them too but her eyes were on Alex.“It’s them, isn’t it?” she asked.Alex nodded and slumped back in his seat as they approached.Five large white clicker men with golden heads were nearing Diver, moving at high speed. Alex guessed they were easily three times the size of the other clicker men, but other than size and color, they were physically the same and moved through the air in the same squid-like manner.The white clicker men moved smoothly between the bubbles that filled the spherical cavern. In less than a minute they joined the three black sentries, unfurled their great white fins, and floated before the ship.“This is new,” said Tony.Alex felt they were looking directly at him but he just bit his lip and watched them, wondering what they would do next.“I have to see this in person,”
