"Cheer up, Roger," said Tom. "We can spend the four days in Atom City. Maybe Liddy Tamal is here. We can follow Captain Strong's suggestion."
"Even she doesn't make four days delay sound exciting," interrupted Roger. "Come on. We might as well go back to town or we won't even get a room."
He picked up his gear and walked back to the jet cab-stand. Astro and Tom followed the blond-haired cadet glumly.
The stand was empty, but a jet cab was just pulling up to the platform with a passenger. As the boys walked over to wait at the door, it opened and a familiar figure in a black-and-gold uniform stepped out.
"Captain Strong!"
"Corbett!" exclaimed Strong. "What are you doing here? I thought you were aboard the Venus Lark."
"We were bumped out of our reservation by an S.D. priority," said Astro.
"And we can't get out of here for another four days," added Roger glumly.