shooting patterns.
“Dylan wasn’t able to finish that,” Johanna murmured. “He’s been a little preoccupied what with Tyler gallivanting all over the galaxy....” Swerving, they narrowly missed colliding with an oncoming car.
“Freaking wonderful. Remind me to smack him upside the head the next time I see him.
If we live through this that is.” Samantha slammed against her door and was then hurled forward when another blast connected with Aggie .
“They aren’t trying to blow us up. They are simply trying to get me to land. And I’m not landing until we reach The Excalibur . Then we can get off of this godforsaken planet!” Johanna made a sharp turn and headed for the entranceway to a land formed tunnel. Swerving low, Johanna barely missed scraping the top of the car. She struggled to control Aggie , as they flew into the shallow tunnel.
“ Oh, shit! I really don’t think this is a good idea, Jo,” Samantha warned, pressing back against her seat, and briefly closing her eyes.
They entered the tight passageway and her belly flip-flopped. It was eerily dark inside of the tunnel and Johanna lit it up as she turned the new specially designed headlight on that Dylan had installed only days before. The blinding light blasted through the tunnel. It took a moment for Samantha’s eyes to adjust. She looked back and swallowed the lump in her throat when she saw what their enemies had just shot at them.
“You know your theory about how they weren’t going to blow us up? Well, Dearest Jo, I think that’s just been shot to hell. I don’t think Clayton has as many friends as we originally thought. Either that or we have more enemies than we thought. That’s a mat grenade. And it’s RECKLESS BOUNTY Marly Mathews 8
stuck to our roof!”
“ Oh, God! Just what we need,” Johanna gasped lifting them out of the tunnel. “What do you plan to do?” And then Johanna’s eyes widened to grand proportions. She looked out of the corner of her eye and caught the determined expression that had crossed her sister’s features.
“Oh, no, no, no! You can’t be serious, Sam. Even I think what you have in mind is too big of a risk. Samantha, don’t you dare! Oh, Lord, how do we get ourselves into these horrendous situations? There must be another way.” She whistled. “I’ve got it! We could always bail out.”
“ Bail out? On our one and only Aggie? I don’t think so. If we do, we’ll be without Aggie , and we’ll be sitting ducks,” Samantha answered. “I don’t fancy being sold to the highest bidder, how about you?” When her sister remained silent, she gritted her teeth and opened her window. “Keep the communication channel open. I might need your help. Get ready to do some fancy flying!”
“Aren’t I always ready? Just get your butt back in here in one piece!” Johanna screamed, the frustration seeping through her soft voice.
“Love you, too,” Samantha whispered. “Don’t worry about me, I’m charmed…I’ll just tap into the power inside of me.” She winked at her sister and climbed cautiously out the window.
Pulling herself up onto the roof she thought about her sister’s touching concern. On a whim, she fastened herself to the top of the car.
Samantha edged her way over to the grenade and fought her way through the strong current of air. She fell onto her ass when a particularly strong gust assaulted her. Reacting instantly, she rolled onto her stomach when she heard Johanna’s half-screamed warning.
A long thin line of green laser bolts flashed past her and the car shook as it hit the side of Johanna’s door.
“Jo!” she whispered frantically. Fear leapt through her.
“I’m fine,” her sister automatically replied. Then Samantha heard her mutter under her breath, “But there goes another few years of my life!”
She crawled over to the grenade and rolled her eyes when she saw the time display.
“This night just keeps getting better and better,”
“Dylan wasn’t able to finish that,” Johanna murmured. “He’s been a little preoccupied what with Tyler gallivanting all over the galaxy....” Swerving, they narrowly missed colliding with an oncoming car.
“Freaking wonderful. Remind me to smack him upside the head the next time I see him.
If we live through this that is.” Samantha slammed against her door and was then hurled forward when another blast connected with Aggie .
“They aren’t trying to blow us up. They are simply trying to get me to land. And I’m not landing until we reach The Excalibur . Then we can get off of this godforsaken planet!” Johanna made a sharp turn and headed for the entranceway to a land formed tunnel. Swerving low, Johanna barely missed scraping the top of the car. She struggled to control Aggie , as they flew into the shallow tunnel.
“ Oh, shit! I really don’t think this is a good idea, Jo,” Samantha warned, pressing back against her seat, and briefly closing her eyes.
They entered the tight passageway and her belly flip-flopped. It was eerily dark inside of the tunnel and Johanna lit it up as she turned the new specially designed headlight on that Dylan had installed only days before. The blinding light blasted through the tunnel. It took a moment for Samantha’s eyes to adjust. She looked back and swallowed the lump in her throat when she saw what their enemies had just shot at them.
“You know your theory about how they weren’t going to blow us up? Well, Dearest Jo, I think that’s just been shot to hell. I don’t think Clayton has as many friends as we originally thought. Either that or we have more enemies than we thought. That’s a mat grenade. And it’s RECKLESS BOUNTY Marly Mathews 8
stuck to our roof!”
“ Oh, God! Just what we need,” Johanna gasped lifting them out of the tunnel. “What do you plan to do?” And then Johanna’s eyes widened to grand proportions. She looked out of the corner of her eye and caught the determined expression that had crossed her sister’s features.
“Oh, no, no, no! You can’t be serious, Sam. Even I think what you have in mind is too big of a risk. Samantha, don’t you dare! Oh, Lord, how do we get ourselves into these horrendous situations? There must be another way.” She whistled. “I’ve got it! We could always bail out.”
“ Bail out? On our one and only Aggie? I don’t think so. If we do, we’ll be without Aggie , and we’ll be sitting ducks,” Samantha answered. “I don’t fancy being sold to the highest bidder, how about you?” When her sister remained silent, she gritted her teeth and opened her window. “Keep the communication channel open. I might need your help. Get ready to do some fancy flying!”
“Aren’t I always ready? Just get your butt back in here in one piece!” Johanna screamed, the frustration seeping through her soft voice.
“Love you, too,” Samantha whispered. “Don’t worry about me, I’m charmed…I’ll just tap into the power inside of me.” She winked at her sister and climbed cautiously out the window.
Pulling herself up onto the roof she thought about her sister’s touching concern. On a whim, she fastened herself to the top of the car.
Samantha edged her way over to the grenade and fought her way through the strong current of air. She fell onto her ass when a particularly strong gust assaulted her. Reacting instantly, she rolled onto her stomach when she heard Johanna’s half-screamed warning.
A long thin line of green laser bolts flashed past her and the car shook as it hit the side of Johanna’s door.
“Jo!” she whispered frantically. Fear leapt through her.
“I’m fine,” her sister automatically replied. Then Samantha heard her mutter under her breath, “But there goes another few years of my life!”
She crawled over to the grenade and rolled her eyes when she saw the time display.
“This night just keeps getting better and better,”
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