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Can Anyone Find a Gas Station? – Page 4

The next morning we got up and prepared to search all day. We ate breakfast and were on our way. Katie and I explored farther down the path that we had traversed the night before. “Boy, this place looks a lot scarier during the day than it does at night!” Katie commented.

“Naw. It’s not scary as long as you know where you are going.”

“And just where are we going? I think that we’re going around in circles!”

“Impossible. I marked a tree every once in a while. Like this one.” I said, walking up to mark it.

“Oh, so that means that we’ve only been her five other times.” She said, looking at me in disbelief.

“So, we’ve just back-tracked a few times. Let’s see how Noah and Laura are doing.” I dug out the walkie talkie and contacted Noah. “Picard to Away Team. Picard to Away Team. Do you hear me Away Team?”

“Rikker hear, Captain.”

“Number one, what’s your situation?”

“Well Captain, Diana is not feeling to good, but she’s not sensing any life-forms. We are about to break for lunch. Should we return to the shuttle craft, or should we clear a space with our phasers?”

“I suggest option two. The Doctor and I are going to continue for a while and then we’ll break. Picard out.”

“What’s with Star Trek names?” Katie asked me.

“It’s Noah and I’s code.”

“How does it work?”

“Well, the person who makes the call starts it by referring to something that we were both familiar with. In this case, I started with Picard and said I wanted to contact the Away Team. Therefore, the proper response, since we are the lead group, was a member of an away team.” I said, starting to follow the trail once more.

“And how did you get the code names for us girls?”

“Well, Noah started it by referring to Laura as Diana, therefore I had to chose the remaining woman, the Doctor.”

“I see. What if I were to call Noah and say Laura Petrie wishing to talk to Milly? Would he understand that I meant Laura?”

“Yes, because you’re using The Dick Van Dyke Show.”

“Right! So this is how you keep from getting bored.” Katie said. I moved a bush which revealed a cliff to a deep chasm.

“Shall we go down, or around?”

“Well, let’s go down and see if there is a trail.”

“Okay, I’d better check in with Noah.”

“Could I do it?”

“Sure.” I said, handing Katie the walkie talkie.

“Emily Hartly to Jerry. Emily to Jerry.”

“Yes Emily. Where’s Bob?”

“He’s in group therapy.”

“Yeah, he needs it.”

“Jerry, we’re about to proceed into a cavity.”

“Oh, and you want my advice?”