Chapter 12 - Celebration
As the sun began to fall behind the mountain range to the west, it revealed one of the most spectacular sunsets they had ever seen. On their home planet any sunset that may occur was artificially reproduced. To see one occurring naturally was a joy and a wonder. JD had set a camera on a tripod to capture the spectacle. They noticed a remarkable change of temperature as the sun slowly disappeared. They felt a chill which made the hairs on their arms stand up, and cause them to brace against the cold. In reality the temperature had not dropped that dramatically, but compared to the heat of the day it was more than noticeable. They had been taking a break on the parapet of the cave when two separate things occurred at the same time. As they looked to the left of where they were standing they could see the solitary figure of Travis heading in their direction. At the speed he was travelling they estimated that he would arrive in approximately five to ten minutes. The thing that was tak...