Everything went still. Wright stood surprised like he was in a trans. He finally spoke in a quiet voice, "You found a plant?" "Yes," replied the geologist smiling with glee. Cornelius spoke up, "We must get it to safety before it dies."
The botanist walked in to the room in a brisk and important manner. "Dr. Wright," he addressed, " I have very devastating news: the plant has about three ours to live." Wright immediately looked down and shook his head. "May I see it?" He asked. "I have never seen a plant before." " Yes you may." He assured. The group follows the botanist to the plants nursery. The botanist reveals a test tube with a tiny plant with shriveled leaves. Wright steps forward to observe it. He makes a surprising move and drops it to the ground. " Dr. Wright!" The botanist said in shocked voice. "Leave it," Wright ordered, "it's going to die anyways."
To shocked to speak, Elizabeth runs out of the room. As she is running down the wide corridor with transparent walls, she notices something move outside. Elizabeth peers outside and notices something approaching. Something big.
She slowly and cautiously backs away from the wall. She hears an abrupt starting of an engine. The figure moves one of its arms back and burst the wall. Elizabeth dodged and looked about the massive machine. It had a half a sphere face that illuminated green from the inside. The entire body structure was made of platinum and had a diamond cut drill. The machine aimed its diamond cut drill at Elizabeth and charged forward.
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Science FictionFootsteps echoed throughout the wide chamber. A man walked in the shadows. He observed the conditions of the outside: a sandstorm was raging on. "The once vegetated Illinois, has now become arid and dry," the man thought to himself. "Grandfather had...
