Taming Fire by Sandra Sherrod

“Kystra, that’s where my brother is!” Tears gathered in Primcella’s eyes. “Wack-O-Jack can’t burn that planet. My brother is at Helena’s Research Station. So are the Extraordinaires. They’re working on a special project. We have to warn them. There’s no communication system.” Mericolt fingered his space-cutting tool. “I’d have to build tunnels from constellation to constellation across the Greater Universe. I don’t have any maps. How will I know where the tunnels will open? What if a tunnel unravels? That happened to Mother and she’s an expert. “I can’t do it. I don’t know…” A slight breeze brushed his cheek. He heard a whisper. His Mother’s voice. “It’s an emergency.”