Leena announced as she walked onto the bridge of Elsie number two. “I think in this case, Adam, your gut feeling that something is off is, well, off.” “He made it up,” Craig stated, swiveling in his chair to face her. “Pardon me?” “We needed you occupied in another area of the ship for a couple of hours.” “Why?” she asked, utterly confused. Before they answered, she glanced out the front view window and realized that the planet they were fast approaching was not of the Aaron system. “Wait, where in the heavens are we?” “It’s a surprise, angel.” “But I thought we were just making another test flight?” “A little bit of innocent deception is usually necessary where surprises are concerned,” Adam replied. “Strap in, your timing is perfect. We’ll be entering the outer atmosphere in three minutes.” She quickly followed his direction and excitedly wondered what new adventure they were embarking on. During their eight months together, they had built E-two, travelled most of Mesta and visited two of their neighboring worlds.
