Chapter Two - Part 3

Everything was in place, Ed and Vernile was checking all of their power sources to make sure everything was shut off. Savanah walked to just outside the tent to make sure the techs were set, "You three have all the power sources off?"

Derek answered in a shaky but loud voice "Yes!"

"You know what to do if us three don't make it?"

Rose answered "We take the money we have, hide on the other side of the crater for about a year then sneak our way back and try to buy passage off the planet."

"Good, hopefully this experiment will be a success and none of that will be needed. No matter what, stay in the tent and measure the readings and make sure of your recordings we will need it in writing if the event doesn't supply enough power to the collectors." She waited for affirmation then ran back to the collectors and with the other two, crowded as close as possible to the tubes and the crag they were mounted on.

Soon they could feel the faintest hint of vibrations.