hops across satellites

"If I tried to fly my ship past that shield, I knew it'd be detected. Therefore, I'd have to travel the rest of the way on paws. [...] I leaped from the secret spy space shuttle and landed on the first satellite. My suction-cup feet gripped the smooth, round metallic surface. *That's one,* I thought, *only twelve more to go.* One by one, I leap-frogged (or should I say leap-geckoed?) from satellite to satellite. I knew that Rez's shields would detect something as large as a space shuttle, but I was hoping something as small as me could slip through while undetected. I was going to find out. I stood poised on the last satellite. It was a long jump from there to the space-station. Somewhere between the satellite and the station, I would pass through the defensive shield. 'Lock and load, little lizard,' I shouted, 'I am outta here!' Of course, in space no one can hear you scream. I passed through the defensive shield undetected. That's when I started to lose altitude. I never lose attitude, of course, but in this case I was drifting down, away from the space-station. [...] I reacted swiftly, firing my tongue at an outside railing on the station. Wrapping it around the railing, I pulled myself over to the station and caught my balance. Then I scurried along on my suction-cup feet until I came to a door."

- Pages 59-60