| DEMIGODS AND APOCALYPSES... IN D MINOR
Chapter 8: Operation: Attack!
He sat alone in his vessel, reading his book. He didn't see anything come in.
"That 'pure blood' line you fed her was a classic, Drax. Though, I could come with one better."
Drax jumped in his seat. He dropped his book.
"Mercy, AIAN! Make yourself known before you give me a heart attack!"
The navigator floated above his head.
"So, why didn't you tell her the truth, Drax Tricor?"
"It's too dangerous. I couldn't risk it."
"It's more dangerous not to risk it. What if Zxen finds out before she does. He'll stop at nothing to find her. I like her, Drax. She's nice."
He stood.
"I have to go prepare the girls."
They walked down the back roads. Drax led them to an isolated, open field, far from the city.
"How much farther do we have to walk? My feet are getting sore.", Lindsay whined.
AIAN floated close by her head.
"Here, Lindsay. Lift your foot."
"Huh? Oh, okay."
Lindsay lifted her foot and AIAN positioned 'herself' under it. Two slot raised and held her foot in place.
"Now put your other foot on me. Don't worry. You won't fall off."
Lindsay raised her other foot. She started to stumble, but managed to regain her balance.
She glided on AIAN.
"Fun, huh?"
"Can you go faster?"
"Ha! I can do better than that! Watch this!"
AIAN, with Lindsay, did a loop in the air. They soared sideways.
"Woo-hoo!"
"If the two of you would stop horsing around, I'd like to show all of you what I brought you here for.", Drax said.
They ceased the aerial tricks. The rest of them followed him.
He moved some tree branches out of the way. There was an odd looking silver dome coming out of the ground.
"What...is that thing?", Lindsay said.
Drax ran his hand over it. It started to light up. There was a loud, beeping noise, and the ground began to shake. Drax backed up, and the dome began to rise. It looked like a giant tube.
"Below are a few things you will need. The way this works is that one person at a time goes down this tube. It's incredibly fast, but don't let that frighten you."
Drax stepped inside. He shot down the tube as if he was being sucked in.
They gasped. Then Edele stepped in. Woosh!
Keavy saluted, and vanished as well.
"Are you coming, Lindsay?", Sinead said.
"After you."
Sinead stepped inside. Then Lindsay.
"Wow."
The inside of the vessel looked like something out of a sci-fi movie. There were lights and buttons everywhere. The inside had a glowing, bluish tint.
Three small air-crafts were mounted in a hanger, they looked like souped-up jet fighters. Beside two were tubes with what looked like leather suits in them. One was yellow with red accents. One was black. Both had helmets that looked like motorcycle helmets.
"The Horrids that you saw were only the foot soldiers. More will come. Some in air-crafts such as these. Each of you has one. Lindsay, if you want to come along, you'll have to hitch a ride with someone else. But I'm warning you, it's dangerous."
"You can ride with me, Lindsay.", Edele said.
"Wait. We don't know how to fly jets. Don't we need a license?"
"Not in this case you don't. I'll be here at the Control Panel, guiding you along. The helmets have an ear-peice, and a microphone in them, so we can communicate back and forth. As well as you with eachother."
"Which one is mine?", Sinead said.
"The one with the black suit. The suits will provide you with oxygen and protection."
"Well, looks like you get a suit after all, Socky.", Keavy said.
"There's a helmet for you, Keavy, inside your craft."
"Well, could I at least get a long coat or something? That 'suit' isn't very modest."
They suited up and got into their air-crafts, respectively. Edele wore the yellow suit. Sinead wore the black. Keavy wore a long, leather coat. Lindsay was given an extra helmet.
Everything was set.
"Are you ready, girls?", Drax said from the control panel.
"I'm suited up. I'm going.", Edele said.
"Let's do it.", Keavy said.
"Okay, each of you push the lever in front of you forward."
The crafts shot up the tube one by one.
Drax was right. There were more, coming by air.
"The green button is your laser. It's your most efficient. The yellow button is your rocket launchers. You only have two each, so don't use them unless you absolutely have to.
The enemy crafts began to attack. One shot right at Sinead. She maneuvered out of the way and fired. The craft blew up.
"Nice hit, Socky.", Edele said.
"Thankyouverymuch.", Sinead said in a mock Elvis voice.
The aerial battle waged on. The sky darkened, and the city far below was in ruins. Previous Chapter | Next Chapter |
