Victor Keller's brow furrowed deeply. His throat worked a few times, but in the end, he didn't utter another word, only sternly ordering, "Everyone, buckle your seatbelts! We're returning to the air-raid shelter immediately!"
At his command, the people who had just boarded the sleds scrambled to find their seatbelts. Pamela Sutton, filled with resentment, could only sit down sullenly.
Once all the seatbelt indicator lights turned on in unison, an automated robot began to tow the large sled, setting it smoothly into motion.
The sled sped across the vast expanse of snow. While not as fast as Sue Lawrence's snowmobile, it was by no means slow. What was even more astonishing was that on such soft, deep snow, the massive sled barely sank as it charged steadily forward.
