The train came nearer. And then the train stopped, very near the taxi, and some guards jumped off. Kiah opened the door and got out of the taxi.
'Put up your hands!' the guards shouted.
Two of the guards began to hit kiah.
'Stop that!' someone shouted. 'Bring him over here!' It was Commander Zadak.
Kiah stood in front of the Commander. Just then, Rilla arrived.
'Oh, it's you!' Commander Zadak said. He did not smile. 'Rilla, your father's going to be angry.'
'We want to talk to you, Commander,' Rilla said. 'It's very important.'
'Very well. I'm listening.'
Kiah began to talk. 'Two years ago, Adai told you about the holes in the AOL. Now they're worse. The AOL is breaking up over Europe. Please look at these numbers and this satellite picture.'
He gave his book to Commander Zadak and the Commander looked at the numbers.
'It's important,Commander,' Kiah said. 'In ten years Earth is going to die.'
'You stopped my train because of thisM' Commander Zadak asked. 'Two years ago aDai talked to me about the AOL. Then he talked to Earth Commander, and what happenedM Where is Adai noe? Is the Moon colony helping the AOL?'
'We know about Adai, Commander,' Rilla said. 'But someone needs to talk to Earth Commander again.'
'I'm going to talk to Gog about rain, I can tell you that. Earth needs rais: there was no rain last winter. Half of Australia has no water and my trees here are dying. Wihput rain, many people are going to die. Is Gog going to understand that? I don't know!'
Commander Zadak began to walk back to his train. 'Move that taxi!' he called to his guards.
Some guards moved the taxi back to the road and then they jumped on to the train again. The train began to move.
'OK,' the taxi driver shouted. 'What are you going to do next? Drive my taxi into the river?'
Kiah smiled. He took some mome money from his pocket and gave it to the taxi driver.
The taxi driver looked at the money. 'OK, OK ' he Kisangani. We can phone Adai again tomorrow.'