As he was saying this a Land Rover drove down the road and stopped where they were. A male guard in a jumpsuit got out of the vehicle. He looked around the odd couple. "Hey Pete, call the main office, I think we've found what they're looking for."
Another small blip appeared on the radar operator's radar machine. "Another small blip," he announced.
"I thought you said another small bleep then. I thought the Author had bleeped one of your swear words out," said the supervisor.
The radar operator just looked at his supervisor.
As Sid and Arthur careened over the Pacific Ocean Arthur started to fall asleep. He lost his grip on Sid's back and started to fall into the ocean. Seeing his friend fall downwards Sid also dived towards the water trying to save the sleepy king. Just as Arthur's feet hit the water Sid grabbed him and lifted him up. The shock awakened Arthur, "Wha!" he exclaimed.
"I think you tried to go for a paddle," commented Sid.
"My feet are wet now," he moaned.
"Maybe I should have just let you swim there."
"Are we there yet?"
"Are you asking me a question or saying the name of that film?"
"Are we there yet?"
"You've said it twice so you must mean the sequel 'Are We Done Yet?'"
"Are we there yet?"
"So dipping your toes in the ocean has made you regress to your childhood."
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Romancing the Drone
Science FictionArthur is now working for British Intelligence in the romance dimension. A foreign power has captured a cutting edge surveillance drone and he must recover it. Of course things would be easier if it didn't have a mind of its own.
