Johnny stood, shocked and silent. Out that gate went the last valuable thing the colony owned!
"I don't understand," Baba clicked. "I thought Rick was the colony's friend."
"I did, too," Johnny said sadly.
[CHAPTER EIGHT]
One Secret is Revealed
It was now early evening and the Venus skies were a deep clear green. It was over an hour since the last rhinosaur had been killed or driven out. The gates had been temporarily repaired. Here and there a small building had been trodden into rubble.
Johnny and Baba were still locked inside the tank which had been dragged away from the dangerous fighting. From the turret they were watching a group of men gathered outside the administration building. Johnny wished someone would come and let them out.
Finally the crowd broke up. One group of men hopped on to the back of a tank and headed toward Johnny and Baba. The rest of the crowd followed on foot.
"I wonder what's up," Johnny said.
Baba shook his head.