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"Where do we get spacesuits?" asked Annie. She looked around then trotted back down the hall. "Maybe there…?"

"The fourth M thing must be out there," said Annie.

"Yuck," she said.

He pulled the book out of his pack. He flipped through it until he found a page that showed the surface of the moon. He read aloud: It takes fourteen Earth days to equal one day on the moon. No air protects the moon from the sun's rays, so daytime heat reaches 260 degrees.

Beside the door was a button with the word OPEN on it. Annie reached for the button.

Jack looked at Annie. "I told you our blood would boil if we went out there," he said.

"Let's see what the book says," said Jack.

"Oh. Right. But we have to go out to find the M thing."

Jack read from the book again: Moon scientists wear spacesuits, which have controls to keep them from getting too hot or too cold. They have tanks, which provide air for two hours.

"Wait!" Jack grabbed her hand. "There's no air on the moon. Remember?"

Jack was studying his map. "Let's try the spacesuit storeroom."

"Helmets?" said Jack. He reached for a helmet.

Annie found the smallest white suit. And Jack found the next smallest. They stepped into them.

Jack went to look.

"Boots?" said Annie. They each pulled on a pair of huge white boots.

"Gloves?" said Jack. He and Annie pulled on white gloves.

"Thanks," she said.

"Thanks," he said. And he did the same for her.

Then Annie locked Jack's air tank into place.

"Don't look at the map," said Annie. "Look at the real room!"

Bulky white suits hung from hangers. Air tanks, helmets, gloves, and boots sat in neat rows on shelves.

"Let's pick out the smallest stuff," said Jack. "The suits can go over our clothes."

Jack glanced up. Annie was peering through a doorway off the hall.

"Yeah, with huge armor," said Annie.

"Wow, it's like the armor room in a castle," said Jack.

"There's a ton of space stuff in here!" she said.

"Wow, they're pretty light," he said. "I thought they'd be like knights' helmets."

Jack put the moon book back in his pack. Then he slung the pack over his shoulder.

Jack and Annie moved clumsily around the room. Jack felt like a fat snowman.

"Close your visor," said Annie.

"Just go -- go!" said Annie. She pushed him out of the room. They walked back to the airlock.

"Let's go," said Annie. She gave Jack a little push.

"Okay!" he said. "Remember, we only have two hours of air in our tanks. So we need to find the fourth M thing really fast."

"Ow! Talk quietly," Jack said. "We have two-way radios inside our helmets."

They both closed their see-through visors. Cool air filled Jack's helmet.

"Me too," said Jack. He knew they could not go home until they did.

And Jack and Annie stepped out onto the moon.

"Sorry," whispered Annie.

"I can't move my head right or left," said Annie.

"Ready?" said Annie. "Open sesame!" She pressed the OPEN button. A door slowly slid closed behind them. A door opened in front of them.

"I hope we can find it," said Annie.

"I CAN BREATHE!" Annie yelled. Her voice boomed in Jack's ears.

Jack and Annie put the helmets on. They locked each other's into place.

"Watch it. No goofing off," he said. "We don't want to fall over in these suits."

"Me neither," said Jack. "Let's try walking."