We touched down at a clearing in the forest. Ben must've flipped a switch right then because himself, Jane and I all became visible again. Then the tank thing.

Another vehicle landed nearby. Grace and Lora.

Jane led me out of the tank and Ben followed. We regrouped between the two vehicles. Ben pulled out from his pocket a little remote, hit a button, and both tanks became invisible again.

"Well, be prepared for anything," Ben said.

We set off the the direction of the dust cloud. We could see it on the horizon.

I was starting to get scared. What if we underestimated the HSP? Could this be my last day alive?

We trekked on for a bit. The dust cloud was getting closer... and bigger. It didn't seem like much from the sky, but on the ground, it was huge.

Jane pulled out this sensor thingy and held it up. "Strong signals of gamma rays."

"Why do the HSP use the gamma ray technology?" I asked.

"Well, they're stupid, for one thing, and I believe it can be quite strong and efficient," Ben replied.

"Can their vehicles be invisible?"

"I dunno. Possibly, but it will probably be useless. At least with the gamma scanner,".

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