Original X-roads-2003

    “I think I’m going to take a dip in the stream.” I mentioned to Hal.
    “Go right ahead, I’lllll make sure your not disturbed.”
    “I want to see.” Jabetto joked as I walked past him.
    I walked over to a part of the stream covered in bushes, slowly I took off everything and set it on a rock, setting the jumper on top. I walked into the water and swam to the waterfall. Oh there’s nothing I love more that to be under a waterfall, well maybe a few things. But it feels sooooo good, I thought I heard a small beeping noise in the distance, but it didn’t last long enough to get a lock on it. Probably nothing, I stayed under the waterfall for a while. I dunked under the water, the water’s so clear you can see straight through it. I can even tell where I got in from. I swam underwater til I reached the rock then came up.
    I opened my eyes to see scuffed up boots.
    “You’re right, you can see straight through.”
    I glanced down and pressed myself against the rock, “What are you doing here, Sertoff?” I glanced up.
    “I think that should be the other way around.” he knelt down.
    “Yeah, well where’s my clothes?”
    “Over there.” he pointed off a bit to a tree. “What are you doing with a jumper with the capability to jump to Earth?” he dangled it in front of me.
    I reached for it just as he jerked it out of reach. “How did you find me?”
    “You don’t know much about the places you go to do you? Every jumper has it’s own tracking device built in.” he held up an identical jumper.
    “Jerk.” I muttered. “Go get me my clothes.”
    “You didn’t answer me.”
    “What?”
    “What are you doing here, with a jumper…”
    “Oh that…” I tried to pass it off as nothing.