The Cosmic Caper
Inside the Base
Deciding to be brave, you choose to sneak into the base alone. It's cold, so cold your alien skin shivers, but you push on. You slip through the bushes and creep closer to the base. It looks scary, with bright lights beaming into the icy night sky and the large statues of fierce Xion guards standing at the gate. But you, a smart alien detective from Zorb, has faced scarier things. This ain't going to stop you.
Stealthily, you jump against a wall just as a huge Xion smuggler passes by. Whoa, that was close! Once clear, your heart thumping big, you climb the wall using the suction cups hidden in your alien gloves. At the other side of the wall, you hide behind a strange shaped container. The container is warm, humming with alien energy. Around you, Xion creatures are busy, moving and shouting. Phew! That was close, but now you are inside the base.
You watch secretly, trying to figure out where all the Earth's missing coffee cups are being kept. Just when you spot a huge pile of cups, darn! A loud beep tears through the silence. The space cell phone in your pocket is making noise. 'Oh no,' you think. You hope the Xion didn't hear it. If they did, you are trapped with no place to go. Your friends on Zorb are light years away, so you can't call them.
The only exit you can see is far away, covered with lots of Xion guards. You feel a bit jumpy, your sweet alien heart race. 'What if they catch me?' you worry. You shake your head quickly. No! You can't let it happen. You need to find out what's going on here.
You take a deep, brave breath and whisper to yourself, 'You are a good Zorb detective. You can do this.' Tucking the space cell phone neatly back into your pocket, you look around preparing for your next sneaky move. You have to find a way out of here without getting caught.
Just like a real-life detective!