Chapter 19Because I didn’t want any moresurprises I asked Mr. Tyson if he would return to the future andthencome back to our present. The last thing I needed was a few bugs inthe time machine. Tyson disappeared and reappeared about, in ourtime, three minutes later. He said he had a pleasant chat with hiscolleagues in the future and everything looked OK. It was extremelygood news.
An hour later, when the flames dieddown and the castle cooled, eight Raiders plus their commanderslipped on jetpacks. We zoomed straight up and then headed for ourdestination. The jetpacks are a wonderful way to travel. No onegetsair sickness. You breezily fly over land and trees. We usuallytravelat about thirty miles per hour, although our jets can make fifty ifwe’re in a hurry. As we circled the castle, nothing
