Chapter Eight
I ran up to the window of the escape pod's door and looked out. I expected to see the artificial rain generated by Tornadess, but instead I saw nothing but dark water passing us by as our pod zoomed through the deep, dark ocean to who knows where.
I turned around to face Mom, who was now sitting on one of the seats built into the wall of the pod. “Mom, why did you do that? We were supposed to stay on the Spinner.”
“I know,” said Mom. She rubbed her forehead and looked quite troubled. “I was just … well, I panicked. I thought that ugly witch was going to get us before Ted could save us. I didn't want them to take you away or kill me, so I thought I could save us both by ejecting our pod out into the ocean.”
I sighed in frustration. “But now Dad and Mimic are all alone agai
