Chapter 5: Flight and Fight
Sally's POV
I turn abruptly at a corner. Sadly, I don't know where I am or where I need to go. I frantically look around from my hiding place in the bushes. I spot a sports store that has a sign in the window that says, "HUGE SALE! HOVERBOARDS AND HELMETS FOR $55.00 each." I dig into my pockets and punch the air in excitment. I had just enough. I run across the street and burst through the sliding doors. The occupants stare at me stunned. I look down at and mental facepalm myself. I am covered in my own blood and dirt. I'm a mess! I run to the aisle that has hoverboards and grab one that looks like my size. I slammed down the dollar bills in front of the still stunned cashier. He fumbles with the check out, and after a while I finally leave. Running down the street into a nearby alley, I open the instructions guide and begin to read. After an hour of careful reading and practice in the alley. I think I'm ready to fly. Sadly, the GEM passes by just as I leave the alley. Why do I always have the worst of luck. I think before I floor the accelerator and fly straight for the park. I'm sure I can find a place to hide there. Things aren't going the way I plan sadly. The GEM cut me off, and I'm forced to turn west instead of south. I continue to fly and am careful to not run into many people. I fly out of the city and above a busy highway. I see that the future took the word HIGHway seriously. There isn't an actual road. It's just a bunch or cars moving in a straight line. There are floating wall like things on each side of the road. I slide into the flow of hovercars, and then drop altitude until I'm skimming over the treetops. I turn to see that the GEM are still on my tail. Turning back to the front, I catch a glimse of the RR HQ in the trees. The coating device isn't on for some reason, but I didn't care. I'm going to do some fancy flying. There's no way I'm letting Zander get Cosmos.
Cosmos's POV
I am in the control room with Kelly, Arch, and some others from RR. Arch is teaching the newer members about how Steven Ranger founded this organization three years ago, and how he was killed in an important battle. Kelly slides her chair next to mine. "Are you still upset over that measly girl?" I didn't look at her and glance out the window. What I see makes me spit out the coffee I am drinking. Slamming the cup onto the nearby table, I run to the window. My actions scare Kelly causing her to fall out of her chair and spill coffee all over herself. Sure enough, in the distance I see four figures flying towards of us. Suddenly, one swerves away, and the others follow. I pull out my binoculars and look. Just as I suspected. Sally is leading the GEM away from us. I grab my hoverboard which is leaning against the wall next to me. Arch and the others are looking out hte window too. I toss him my binoculars and run out.
Once outside, I kick the hoverboard into overdrive and speed after them. Pulling out my laser gun, I blast the three GEM hoverscycles out of the sky, sending them spiraling down to earth. Sally turn to me. I wince at the sight of her up close. She is a mess. She's covered head to toe in cuts and bruises. We fly back to the ship just as Arch and Kelly fly out. "Cosmos wait...yikes!" Arch says once he sees Sally. She chuckles sheepishly.
"It's a long story." she says rubbing the back of her head. I can't help but notice the angry look that Kelly has on her face. We lead her back into the ship and get her into the infirmery. She rolls her eyes as we help her into a bed. "It seems like this is the only room I visit everytime I'm here." We laugh at her comment, well, Arch and I, not Kelly. She just continues scowling at Sally. We leave her be, but she calls out after me. "Thanks again, Cosmos!"
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