8 THE EVACUATION

CHAPTER 8 THE EVACUATION The flock of geese fanned out across the island and alerted everyone that the poison tide was coming. Otters raced through the waves, telling their neighbors the news. Crabs scuttled down into the depths of the ocean. Fish who'd spent their whole lives in those reefs abandoned their homes and swam out to open water. Many animals came down to the coast to help with the evacuation. But as the hours passed, the animals needed to rest. The robot, however, did not. Night fell and the stars came out and there was Roz, wading through the shallows, her headlights turning from side to side as she warned the coastal creatures to leave.