Chapter 52

Nessa was caught in Laze’s hug. She patted Laze’s back.

“You don’t know how much this means,” Laze said.

“Well, I hope two hundred fifty is enough to tide you over,” Nessa replied. “My friends have a way to help us.”

Maz tapped a beat with his foot. Nessa winked at him, and he asked her again: “Has the Great Dome been opened?”

“I think so,” she said.

“How do we get in?” Elektra questioned.

These questions would require a holospace call.

“I’ll have to call Kommer,” she said, and gagged.

“Don’t like him?” Skyla asked.

“I went to Earth--of all the better planets--because he asked. He’s my contact to save Akron. He annoys me to no end.”

“I heard that!”

Nessa and the younglings traced the exclamation to Kommer, who plodded down the staircase.

“Here we are,” Nessa diverted the conversation, moving Maz forward. “This is Maz, my friend from Earth. Those are his friends. Scion is on the left. Then Eklun. That’s Skyla, and that’s Elektra.”