Chapter 7Five minutes later we were onthebridge. The planet was moving slowly, but the admiral had put up ascreen with the projected course. The planet had left its orbit andwas moving toward the huge blue-white. The admiral tracked thetrajectory with blue lines on the screen. The regular orbit of theplanet was mapped in yellow. He tapped his finger on the yellowline.
“This is where it should be. As youcan see, it’s not here. It’s out here.”
His finger tapped the end of the blueline, which was almost at a right angle from the yellow.
“Well, I didn’t expect that,” Isaid. “But why…”
“I have no idea,” Kayli said.
“Neither do I. Er… wait, I takethat back. I think I do know why.”
Kayli shot me an amazed look. “Careto enlighten me?”
“OK, let’s say this alien artifactknows we’re here and i
