The Chase Begins

There had, surprisingly and fortunately, been no casualties among the extraterrestrials gathered in the security hall. It seemed that the commander's soldiers had been good enough shots to avoid collateral damage, and the weapons the Pearls had used only incapacitated. The converter had been completely unharmed, and a quick check revealed that it had slept through the whole ordeal. Within a few moments, Eliza and General Okto-Bar were back in the control room. Both of them placed their hands on the ID screen.

"Status on Major Jasper. Level Five. Emergency," Eliza stated, keeping her voice calm and cool.

"Accepted," answered Okto-Bar.

Eliza called up a map of the space station on the screen and typed in the code. A red light appeared on the map. It looked like Jasper was deep in the heart of the technological section of the station. He was right in the middle of a major intersection.

"Jasper? I've got you on visual," she said.

"Okay, but I've lost track of them. Try to locate the comma