8

 “These people may be our only way off the island,” you think as you stand up from your hiding spot.

“Um, hello!” you shout over the noise of the wind and sea.

They all freeze and look in your direction. Bright moonlight penetrates through the clouds, making the tense scene even more dramatic. The men unsling their rifles and aim them at you. The woman shines her torchlight in your eyes.

“Don’t even move a finger! Who are you?” she demands.

“I am a pilot. I crash-landed on this island from one of the oil rigs and am stranded. Is there any way you can help me?”

“I am Kate, these two are Mike and Jack.” The men lower their rifles and raise a hand in greeting.

“Did you say you came from an oil rig? There is only one oil rig that is still active in this area and that is also the research facility of a professor Schumann. You don’t happen to know him, do you? We believe he might be in danger and we were on our way there when the storm hit and we were forced to dock here,” she points to the boat. “We are about to set off again.”

“Why do you think the professor is in danger?”

“Well, almost everyone who is concerned about global warming knows that he is working on a massively important project. It may be more harmful in the wrong hands, or may be used by corporations for profit rather than to help humanity.”

“And where do you fit in?”

“I am the leader of Climate Peace. We want the professor’s files to put it on the internet so that everyone can have access to the technology,” Kate says. You recall that Emily has mentioned she has a friend in Climate Peace. Maybe Kate is Emily’s friend.

“But what is someone turns it into a weapon?”

“Not if everyone has access to the same technology. Once people know that there is a solution and that it is freely available, they will demand action from their government. Every nation will contribute to the solution.”

“Well, stranded pilot, what now?” Kate looks at you expectantly.

“I was with the professor today. And I do know what happened to the files.”

“What! Are you serious?” exclaims Kate.

“Yes, but how do I know that you are who you say you?”

“Well, I am good friends with Emily, the professor’s granddaughter. She is a big supporter of our movement.”

“I know Emily quite well,” you say.

An awkward silence descends. Mike and Jack busy themselves with their preparations to depart.

“Well?” asks Kate.

If you:

Tell them that the professor and Emily is on the island, go to chapter 17

 

Lie to Emily, tell her the files are in the hands of the foreign agents, go to chapter 9