Collide by West Melissa

Author:West, Melissa [West, Melissa]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Melissa Landers, Wendy Higgins, Aliens, Amie Kaufman, Science Fiction, Lux series, jennifer l. armentrout
Publisher: Entangled Publishing, LLC
Published: 2015-02-09T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

Naomi disappears to send messages to her two friends at the northeast base, while the rest of us instruct the workers on each of the weapons. Once we get through the first few, Jackson and I have to watch Myers and Dad explain the basics so we can help with training. There are bazooka-like weapons. Small things that shoot nukes as far as you can see.

“They’re for Ancient aircrafts,” Myers explains, noticing my puzzled expression.

“But don’t we have an airstrike planned?”

“Of course, but what if their flyers knock all ours out with a few blasts? We must have another means of taking them down, otherwise all of Earth could be destroyed before we’ve even started the ground fight.”

“Good point,” I say. “But let’s not practice using these. I’d hate for one of them to accidentally blow up the base.”

Myers grins. “Touché.”

Naomi appears at my side shortly after, her expression wary. “We’re all set.”

“Okay, then,” I say. “Let’s train, then we’ll head east first thing in the morning.”

Naomi leads us out back, and we separate the factory workers into groups, each of us handling five to ten, and suddenly I realize it’s a larger group than I’d thought. A large enough group to help in the war. I temper this thought for now, not wanting to scare them by pushing them to join the war efforts, and instead focus on teaching them how to work each gun.

The sky is gray now, the sun hidden behind clouds, and I shiver in the cold. If it was twenty degrees when we arrived, it’d have to be closer to ten now, the wind making it seem even colder.

I shake out my arms and reach for a gun from my pile. It’s a laser gun, the simplest of weapons to explain but also one of the deadliest if misused.

I hold out the silver weapon, making sure everyone in my group can see. There are six of them, four men, two women. Already the xylem in them works, improving their sight and reflexes. Their thoughts cloud my own, and while a few seem unsure, most are excited to test their new abilities.

“The laser gun has three safety points. You must hit all three in order to shoot. This may sound tedious, but safety is always the most important thing when handling any weapon.” I lift the gun again and motion to the grip, then the tiny button that has to be pushed in on the base, then the trigger. “You have to push the safety here first,” I say, referencing the button. “Then grip and pull the trigger.” We run through them again, and then a buzzing sound fills the air as I shoot into the open, showing the bright red stream of the laser. All attention falls on me.

“I didn’t think we would actually shoot them, Ari,” Naomi says.

“How are you going to train someone to shoot a gun without letting them pull the trigger? They need to shoot.”

Dad nods. “Agreed. They need to practice firing.

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