Science Fiction Story PART 9.

---Jason pushed me through the opening. "Maybe you can start exploring this end of it and ill do the other" he said smiling as he gave me a torch and then disappeared into the gloomy darkness. I turned on the torch and looked around me. I was in some type of cabin. It looked pretty ordinary except that there was a gaping hole, which was probably 30 feet deep. I shone my torch into the hole. …

…the other end was suddenly cut off. "Damnit! All the energy's gone!" muttered Smith looking at the radio and fiddling with the gadgets. "Whoooooohoooo!" I shouted happily, "Guys, we're going home!" They all cheered and jumped about. "Get your things ready in 24 hours!" I warned them, "Or you'll be staying here!" They all grinned back at me and ran off....... Five hours before the rescue ship comes.... Five more hours before we are all saved....