Suddenly，the numbers stopped changing．Kiah looked at Rilla．‘Over Europe，’he said．‘It's happening．The AOL is breaking up．There are big holes in the AOL and they're getting bigger．’
‘You're right！Shall we see Captain Seru now，before dinner？’
Kiah stood up．He was nearly two metres tall，with dark eyes and hair．‘Yes，come on，’he said．
Quickly，they went to Captain Seru's room．They waited at the door．
‘Come in！’captain Seru called．She was a little woman with a fat face．‘Come in！Would you like a drink？’
‘No，thank you，’Kiah answered．‘I'd like you to look at these numbers．’Kiah gave Captain Seru his book．
Captain Seru looked at the numbers．Suddenly，her face changed．‘No，no， ’she said．‘I don't want to talk．It's late and I'm tired．Sit down and have a drink．’
Kiah and Rilla sat down．There was a big window in Captain Seru's room．Kiah looked out of the window at the dark sky．He saw the Moon．It was cold and white in the dark sky．
‘Captain Seru，’he began．‘It's important．Look at those numbers carefully．The AOL is beginning to—’
‘Stop！’captain Seru stood up and put her hands in her pockets．She went to the window and looked at the sky．
‘Three hundred years ago，Earth nearly died，’Rilla said．‘Earth stopped dying because of the AOL．But now，over Europe，the AOL is breaking up．We would like you to talk to Earth Commander．’