Rise of the Resistance (War for Orion Trilogy Book Two) Read Free

down in the room,”
he jogged to keep up. “Cruisers and gliders for all types of
terrains and missions.”
    “What ones are we going to take?” Kanti
asked, looking around at all the different options. “We don't even
know what we'll need.”
    Anlon walked to a bulky black cruiser
covered in armor. “I think we'll take this cruiser and,” he looked
around with his hand on his chin. “That one over there,” he pointed
to a slimmer topless cruiser.
    “Combat and stealth,” Kanti nodded. “Guess
if one approach doesn't work, we'll use the other.”
    “Have to be prepared for anything. We don’t
know when the crodillians are going to show up or where we’ll end
up after Ovrea.”
    “What about glider bikes?” Kanti asked.
“They're small enough that we can fit at least four underneath the
ship.”
    “Wouldn't hurt to have them,” Anlon
shrugged. “I'm not sure how much we'll use them with the cruisers
though.”
    Anlon led Kanti over to several black
gliders lined up next to each other. He got on and pulled up the
holodisplay. Several weapon options pulled up and he scrolled
through them.
    “I think these will be perfect for us,”
Anlon looked to Kanti. “There's enough weapon options on here to
keep us safe from anyone who decided to attack, along with a lot of
other handy stuff.”
    “What do you mean, other handy stuff?”
    “Look,” Anlon motioned. “They can change
color and even have stealth mode. They’re sure to be faster than
the cruisers, so who knows, maybe we’ll end up using them
more.”
    “Impressive,” Kanti nodded her head. “They
do a lot more than a regular glider.”
    “Let's go see if the others have finished
getting their stuff. I don’t want to spend too much time here with
the crodillians out there.”
    Anlon and Kanti walked back to the front of
the room to see the others waiting for them. They had piles of
weapons and gadgets, making what Anlon and Kanti had look like
nothing.
    “You two need a little alone time?” Falcone
winked. “We’ve been waiting up here for quite some time.”
    “Wouldn't you like to know,” Kanti rolled
her eyes.
    “Does everyone have everything they need?”
Anlon looked around. “We don't know if we can come back here once
we leave, so you need to be sure.”
    “We're ready to go,” Camillus answered. “The
faster we get out of here, the faster we get Kanti back to
Nesoi.”
    “Whoa,” Kanti backed up. “I am not going back to Nesoi after this. I'm going wherever you guys go. Who
cares what the Council want of me, I’m their ruler, they’re not my
rulers.”
    “You're not coming with us. Period,” he
replied with a hint of anger in his voice. “You're going back to
Nesoi.”
    Anlon put his hand on her shoulder to calm
her down. “Let's load up our equipment and we'll worry about this
in a minute. I really don't want to stay here any longer than we
have to.”
    Kanti rushed up the stairs with her weapons,
leaving the others behind. Nimesha looked over to Camillus like she
was going to say something, but kept quiet. Camillus seemed bent on
taking her back and no one was ready to say anything to him yet,
not until they were airborne.
    “You guys all go load your stuff up and I'll
pull the first cruiser out,” Anlon picked up his equipment.
    “Cruiser?” Falcone looked at him. “Where’d
you hide those?”
    “ First cruiser?” Nimesha echoed.
    “Yeah,” he motioned towards the back of the
room. “There's a bunch of cruisers and gliders back there. I
thought it'd be best if we brought some along with us. It’ll be a
lot quicker than walking everywhere.”
    “Well, I'll go get the ship ready to load
them,” Falcone walked up the stairs.
    Anlon turned around and headed towards the
black combat cruiser. He touched the door and stepped back as it
opened straight up, revealing a spacious and button filled
interior. He set his equipment down inside and got in the driver
seat. The door automatically closed and displays