CHAPTER 11
" NO!" Luanda cries in dismay.
" They have sent flying Gaimeleths after us!"
Riana stops in her tracks and turns round, taking a good look at their flying pursuers.
" We can't out run them, our Gaimelons are too slow!" Riana calls to Luanda. Knowing that she was right, Luanda open's his Gaimeleth's head.
" First of all Riana, its Gaimeleth not Gaimelons. Secondly, I fear we may have to surrender; Flying Gaimeleths like those have more advantage in the air."
"NO!" Riana screams at her friend.
" We can't just give up! Do these things have weapons?"
Luanda gasps in shock.
" You're planning to fight? You have just learnt how to operate one!"
" Luanda, stop being a coward! I REFUSE TO GIVE MYSELF UP!"
Taken back by Riana's bravery, Luanda tells her that a sword is attached to her Gaimeleths back. Stepping back into his Meleth's cockpit, he commands the Gaimeleth to take his sword from its back. Riana does the same and turns towards their ever-closing attackers.
" Ok Luanda, there is only three of them. You said they have the advantage if they're in the air? That means we're going to have to take that advantage away from them!"
" Riana!" Luanda calls to her.
" Aren't you scared?"
" I'm petrified!!"
Luanda grips his Gaimeleth's sword and readies himself. Thanking the days he had spent training in Gaimeleths, before the time he was adopted by the Head Elder, Luanda turns to Riana.
" How do you plan to rid them of their advantage?"
Riana tells him to copy her and throws down her sword. Unsure of her actions he does what he is told and does the same. Seeing this, the flying Trian Gaimeleths hover in the air in front of them.
" By orders of King Tristen, you will be taken back with us. Step out of the Gaimeleths and you will not be killed."
" I thought we were not giving up?" Luanda asks Riana, worried.
Smiling, adrenalin pumping through her body, Riana suddenly races at the Flying Gaimeleth's, jumping into the air.
" I'M NOT!!"
Screaming a vicious war cry, Riana grabs two of the Gaimeleths with each hand and pulls them down onto the floor. With a crash of grass and mud, the two Gaimeleths lie there on the ground, their pilots in total shock.
" Luanda! THE OTHER ONE!"
Barley dodging the liquid metal bullet, Luanda attempts to grab the remaining Gaimeleth. Missing it by inches, Riana suddenly jumps onto Luanda's Gaimeleth, launching herself into the air. Her Gaimeleth imitates her movements perfectly, placing a flying kick into the side of the Trian Gaimeleth, sending it crashing to the ground. Landing awkwardly, Riana pulls herself onto her feet and races to Luanda, grabbing both of their swords and handing him his. Thanking her, they both charge at the grounded Meleths, smashing their Energists, liquid splurting out of the Trian Gaimeleth's arms, as they are rendered useless. Panting, with extortion, the two friends watch as the Flying Meleth pilots flee from their defeated machines, and as they run out of view, Riana opens her Gaimeleth's head, letting needed fresh air into the cockpit.
" I can't believe we just did that." She breathes.
" I'm shaking all over!"
Luanda opens up his own cockpit and leans over the side.
" I think I may be sick."
Laughing, Riana climbs out of her Gaimeleth and jumps to the ground.
" I think it'll be better if we travel on foot from now on. It's easier to hide from them this way."
Luanda nods and clambers out of his own Meleth, sitting on the grass below to rest. Suddenly, Riana walks over to her tired beast-friend and pulls him up from the ground.
" I'm tired too, but we have to keep moving!"
" Yes, you are right." Luanda smiles and starts to walk away from their stolen Gaimeleths, into the forest beyond.
" NO!" Luanda cries in dismay.
" They have sent flying Gaimeleths after us!"
Riana stops in her tracks and turns round, taking a good look at their flying pursuers.
" We can't out run them, our Gaimelons are too slow!" Riana calls to Luanda. Knowing that she was right, Luanda open's his Gaimeleth's head.
" First of all Riana, its Gaimeleth not Gaimelons. Secondly, I fear we may have to surrender; Flying Gaimeleths like those have more advantage in the air."
"NO!" Riana screams at her friend.
" We can't just give up! Do these things have weapons?"
Luanda gasps in shock.
" You're planning to fight? You have just learnt how to operate one!"
" Luanda, stop being a coward! I REFUSE TO GIVE MYSELF UP!"
Taken back by Riana's bravery, Luanda tells her that a sword is attached to her Gaimeleths back. Stepping back into his Meleth's cockpit, he commands the Gaimeleth to take his sword from its back. Riana does the same and turns towards their ever-closing attackers.
" Ok Luanda, there is only three of them. You said they have the advantage if they're in the air? That means we're going to have to take that advantage away from them!"
" Riana!" Luanda calls to her.
" Aren't you scared?"
" I'm petrified!!"
Luanda grips his Gaimeleth's sword and readies himself. Thanking the days he had spent training in Gaimeleths, before the time he was adopted by the Head Elder, Luanda turns to Riana.
" How do you plan to rid them of their advantage?"
Riana tells him to copy her and throws down her sword. Unsure of her actions he does what he is told and does the same. Seeing this, the flying Trian Gaimeleths hover in the air in front of them.
" By orders of King Tristen, you will be taken back with us. Step out of the Gaimeleths and you will not be killed."
" I thought we were not giving up?" Luanda asks Riana, worried.
Smiling, adrenalin pumping through her body, Riana suddenly races at the Flying Gaimeleth's, jumping into the air.
" I'M NOT!!"
Screaming a vicious war cry, Riana grabs two of the Gaimeleths with each hand and pulls them down onto the floor. With a crash of grass and mud, the two Gaimeleths lie there on the ground, their pilots in total shock.
" Luanda! THE OTHER ONE!"
Barley dodging the liquid metal bullet, Luanda attempts to grab the remaining Gaimeleth. Missing it by inches, Riana suddenly jumps onto Luanda's Gaimeleth, launching herself into the air. Her Gaimeleth imitates her movements perfectly, placing a flying kick into the side of the Trian Gaimeleth, sending it crashing to the ground. Landing awkwardly, Riana pulls herself onto her feet and races to Luanda, grabbing both of their swords and handing him his. Thanking her, they both charge at the grounded Meleths, smashing their Energists, liquid splurting out of the Trian Gaimeleth's arms, as they are rendered useless. Panting, with extortion, the two friends watch as the Flying Meleth pilots flee from their defeated machines, and as they run out of view, Riana opens her Gaimeleth's head, letting needed fresh air into the cockpit.
" I can't believe we just did that." She breathes.
" I'm shaking all over!"
Luanda opens up his own cockpit and leans over the side.
" I think I may be sick."
Laughing, Riana climbs out of her Gaimeleth and jumps to the ground.
" I think it'll be better if we travel on foot from now on. It's easier to hide from them this way."
Luanda nods and clambers out of his own Meleth, sitting on the grass below to rest. Suddenly, Riana walks over to her tired beast-friend and pulls him up from the ground.
" I'm tired too, but we have to keep moving!"
" Yes, you are right." Luanda smiles and starts to walk away from their stolen Gaimeleths, into the forest beyond.
