Amy waited back at her base, resting one hand on her head, and the other firmly clenching the sides of the control panel. She looked down at the orbs that acted as buttons for the control panel. The missing ones made her reminiscence about the previous time when she had all of those in check and no missing parts.

Just then, a portal appeared from behind her. Amy turned around as Tommy, Maggie, and Antonio popped out of the portal and landed on the floor. The three got up and brushed themselves off as Amy rushed over to them.

“You’re back!” Amy greeted exuberantly. “What took you so long?”

“What do you mean by that?” Maggie retorted. “We were stuck down there, not knowing what to do!” She glared and crossed her arms. “You pushed us in there in the first place!”

“Yeah, we could’ve died, you know?” Tommy added, placing his hands on his hips. “I don’t see why you’re complaining.”

“Man, you humans are so ungrateful, and also annoying...” Amy turned her head and scoffed. She muttered the last part to herself so that others wouldn’t hear her. She cleared her throat and turned back to the others with a big smile on her face. “You’re lucky that I am kind and smart enough to help you guys out in your life-changing endeavor.”

“Okay?” Tommy’s eyebrows furrowed at the statement.

“Now, did you guys at least get me the gem?”

“Sure, did.” Antonio proudly presented her with the yellow jewel, which she gladly took from his hands and placed into one of the holes of the circuit board.

Antonio glanced back over his shoulder as the portal disappeared altogether. Amy claimed that they’re on the right track and would locate the next pylon from there. Antonio, however, couldn’t help but remember the words his uncle told him while they were still back in the pyramid.

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Get away from that girl, huh?

Antonio wondered if he should interrupt the girls’ research and ask her some questions that bothered him. Would she even answer honestly or not? That was another issue entirely.

He decided it was worth a shot. He decided it was worth a shot, and asked about her planet and nationality, but got the same response in return: That it was classified information.

“I want to ask you a question too,” Maggie brought up.

“You do?” Amy leaned closer, resting her chin. “What was it you wanted to ask?”

“Well, it’s about the crystals. There are all kinds of colors and powers that they represent, right?”

“Right.”

“So, I was wondering, the only ones I haven’t seen or noticed are green crystals. Do those exist here?”

“The short answer: yes. However, green crystals are difficult to find.”

“Okay then, that’s all I wanted to know...” Maggie sighed in relief.

Tommy picked up on Maggie’s strange obsession with green crystals and figured he’d ask her what was up with that. But just as he opened his mouth, Amy announced how she found the next pylon. They would get there through the portal she had just spawned.

“Hey, could you not push us?” Tommy raised his hand and requested.

“Fine.” Amy sighed in defeat. She crossed her arms and rested on her seat.

“But how can we trust you if you keep us out in the dark like that?” Maggie questioned, squinting her eyes.

“Do you have any better ideas?” Amy asked, narrowing her eyes.

“Well...”

“I guess you could wait for help to come by, but we don’t know how long it’ll take for other means of contribution to arrive. How long has it been since you got stranded here?”

Tommy and Maggie clenched their fists. They didn’t like this attitude she spewed on them right now. Antonio solemnly walked away from them.

She’s right about it being the only quick and efficient way to get back home.

“Let’s go, you guys.” He murmured.

The other two looked at him, confused, but followed along with this game a little longer. Neither Tommy nor Maggie forgot about the supposed ‘alien chicks’ behavior and made a mental note to come back to give that Amy a peace of mind later.