The Dark Side

Chapter 8

~~~~~Joe's POV~~~~~

*BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!* *BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!*

My alarm went off, it was eight in the mornin' on earth. I left the alarm on because James and Mell was still snoozin'. I got up and headed to the bathroom to get ready.

"Joe turrn off the alarm." yawned James.

"Nah, you or Mell has to get it." I said walkin' over him.

I heard James cursing aloud as I closed the door behind me.

I turned on the faucet and washed my hair, and brushed my teeth. I could still hear the alarm going off though. By the time I was finished giving myself a sponge bath I heard James desperately bangin' loudly on the door.

"If you have to go to the bathroom you should have been the first one up!" I announced

"Mellon is gone!" James hollared from the other side.

I froze in my place. "What do you mean?" I asked.

"She's not inside the base! She is missing!" James yelled louder cracking his voice.

My eyes widened and my heart sank. She's not supposed to be goin' out by her self. Especially at night. It's dangerous. I thought to my self. I quickly slipped on some clothes and shot out of the bathroom.

"You better be messin'!" I told James.

But he was speechless. I walked over to Mell's sleeping bag and examined it. It was empty. I got up and dug through the cases. Mell's suit, flashlight and a few water bottles were missin'.

"Naw! Naw! Naw! Naw!' I cried. "We need to go look for her!" I ordered.

"What ever you say captain" Said James saluting me.

We both slipped on our suits and set out. It was still a little dark but the sun was coming up quick. Me and James searched the area looking for Mell. But we couldn't find her. I was gettin' so worried that I was starting to cry.

"Did you try calling her on the radio?" James asked.

I shook my head. "If we can't find her around this area the signal won't reach her, and I think her radio is still broken. If she tried to contact us we wouldn't hear." I mentioned.

"What if she's in danger and tried to contact us?" James gasped.

He made me worry even more.

"She might have gone to the shuttle." I hoped.

"If Mell even set foot in that shuttle it would take off." He reminded me.

Now I was scared. What if she accidently took off on us. Then we would be trapped on the moon. Me and James hurried to the shuttle landing pad.

~~~~~Mellon's POV~~~~~

I followed what seemed like a black monkey with pale eyes and leather-like skin, deep into a crater. It seemed to have caught my attention and lead me down to a deep dark cave. I looked above me and saw the roots of those plants that Me and the guys were collecting hanging from the ceiling. More were on the floor were I walked. They glowed brightly when I got close but produced no light. I wondered how that was possible.

I was keeping a close eye on the alien. I wasn't able to get a clear view of what it was because It kept running away from the light, but I had a pretty good idea of what it looked like. Suddenly I lost track of it. I was surrounded by the darkness, and the plants seemed father way from me. they looked like stars in the distance.

I looked down and noticed that I was falling slowly. I had walked off a cliff. Fear rushed through my veins as I tried to grab at nearby rocks. Then I heard the alien make a chirping sound at the bottom. I guess I was supposed to go down. But I was afraid that I wasn't gonna be able to get back up.