Chapter eight
Allison
I pulled my body out from the propped up Bug. "What!"
John sighed. "We have to move on, and quickly. Can you at least get this one working and with a tractor beam?"
I mumbled something under my breath.
"What was that?"
"Bugs don't have tractor beams. If these were cruiser-class ships…"
"So we have no hope of getting out of here?"
"Are you playing questions only, because the last few things you've said are questions?"
"I'm guessing no."
"Al could have rigged something up, but I just know basic Bug anatomy and how it works. Paying attention to my dad's stupid idiosyncrasy of fixing up old cars finally came in handy… I could get one out. And even then, I'd pilot it badly. The rest I could cloak, but no hope of getting the rest of you into some form of piloting shape. No offence."
"None taken."
"Why do we need to get out of here?"
"I've projected our course from take-off to landing. And, with some GPS hacking on Jeff and April's part, we found out where we are."
"Which is?"
"In the middle of Yellowstone National Park. In the buffalos' territory."
"Oh, grand…" I thought a moment. "I could possibly get a force field surrounding us."
"But that's not the point. People do come into this area."
"So sue me if I can't remember what the place is like, it's been, like, six years since I've been here."
"Which would make you, what, 9?"
"So the walking mouth has a brain…" I muttered.
"What was that?" John stared at me.
"If you want that force field and a cloak, you might want to let me be."
"Argh…"
Ooooh... Score one to Allison. Review Responces:
Janika: Well, I'm having severe writer's block on that one. The chapter is just way too corny. But thank you for the pudding! I've had a severe chocolate craving.
Elwing: I only have one chapter (I think...) left of this one, then the final one through the rest of the war. I've already got the final chapter of the entire series done, but I just need to fit it together... Argh...
Twilight Pearl: Thanks! And I see you've read my Star Wars fics. I'll work on updating those, too!