Chapter 8

Setting: Back on Vi-ackle, in the lab of Vaux and Hal’s family home.

Narrative: After a couple of hours of hard work...

Hal (drinking from cup): Looks like it’s nearly done!

Mondi (working at the back of the new teleport machine, with instructions in one hand): Yep, almost finished!

Mondi’s Vi-Poodle sniffing around beside her.

Granddad (enters with mug in hand): That is wonderful me dear!

Mondi (stands up with a sigh of relief): There all done!

Hal: Cool!

Granddad: Come on then, let’s go!

Hal and Granddad puts mug and cup on a tool box and sits down on seats of teleport machine.

Granddad switches machine on.

Mondi (picks up her Vi-Poodle): Can I come too?

Granddad (presses yellow button and types destination on keyboard): You must be tired, my dear, so I suggest you go home and have a rest. (Looks up at Mondi) You have done what you had to do, and I am very grateful. You deserve a good rest.

Mondi: What are you talking about, Mr. Astro Sr.! I’m a Swift Doer, not a Slow Worker or a Guzzler!

Hal (Angry): Hey!

Mondi: Sorry, all I’m saying, is that I don’t need a rest, I’ll fine!

Granddad (sighs): Ok.

Mondi happily sits down in the middle. Vi-Poodle on lap.

Hal (mumbles to Mondi): You really had the guts to say that didn’t you. Swift Doers never ‘think’ about other Vi-acklings, or what they say!

Mondi: Hal, I’m sorry ok? Besides you’re brought me here to help your granddad.

Granddad: Actually Mondi, it was my idea.

Hal (sighs, shaking head): I warned you though.

Granddad (Smiles): No harm done.

Granddad presses yellow button, keyboard goes back in. Granddad presses green button. Teleport Machine disappears.