Five minutes later her computer showedthey were over the missile site, but she saw only flat land. Carmenswung her jet around. Eric followed.
“This is the place. This is where themissile was fired,” Eric told her. “It has to be some type ofunderground facility. Fully automated. Ground opens up, missilebattery rises, fires, and then is lowered back into the opening. Isay we put a few missiles into it. Blow it up.”
“Fine with me,” Carmen said. “Ifwe’re right and it has been waiting for action for a long time,maybe one missile is all it could fire.”
“Maybe.”
Carmen gunned her jet until it was twomiles away from ground zero. She and Eric fired two missiles. Theyzoomed their way toward the target and the ground erupted.
“OK, let’s go back,” Eric said.
“No, not yet. I want to investigate.L
