Crash Landing by Zac Harrison

Author:Zac Harrison [Harrison, Zac]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Curious Fox
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

“There you are,” said Kaal, flapping his wings as the library door slid open. “Zepp said you’d be here. We’ve been waiting for ever.”

“Five minutes, at least,” Emmie Tarz added. She was sitting on a desk, swinging her legs and looking around the library with interest. “You know,” she said, “I didn’t realize Hyperspace High even had a library.”

“That’s no big surprise,” snorted Kaal.

Emmie turned to him with a glint in her eye. “Hey, what’s that supposed to mean?”

“Well, you’re not a library kind of girl are you, Tarz?” grinned Kaal.

“And when was the last time you were up here, Mister Brainbox?” Emmie shot back.

“Hi,” interrupted John, looking from the big Derrilian to Emmie. “Did you want something or did you just come up here to argue?”

“We wanted something,” answered Kaal. “You tell him, Emmie.”

Pushing a strand of hair behind her slightly pointed ears and giving John another dazzling smile, Emmie said, “I didn’t get to say thanks properly for helping me in Galactic Geography.”

“There’s no need to—”

“Shut up, I haven’t finished yet,” said Emmie, switching her smile to a stern look in an instant. “Also, you’ve been on your own up here all week, studying.” She made a face. “Yuck. So we’ve organized a treat for you.”

“That’s really kind of you, but I’ve got to finish—”

“No, you haven’t,” Zepp cut in. “There’s no history lesson tomorrow. It can wait.”

“You see,” said Kaal, “No excuses. You’ve been stuck up here being boring all week. We’d started to forget what you look like. So now it’s time for some fun. Emmie’s spoken to Sergeant Jegger and—”

“And he’s letting me take out a Star Racer for two hours,” finished Emmie proudly. “First years aren’t supposed to, but he said I’m an exceptional pilot.”

“What’s a Star Racer?” asked John, as he looked from Emmie’s bright, excited eyes to Kaal’s grin.

* * *

“This is a Star Racer,” announced Emmie, as they stepped out of a TravelTube and onto the hangar deck.

John felt his jaw sag open. In the middle of the deck a spaceship was waiting. A spaceship that looked as though it had been built for speed. Long and sleek and shining beneath the lights of the hangar, it was much larger than the t-darts that John was now getting used to. Behind the cockpit the ship looked like it was one big engine.

Noticing John’s stare, Emmie said, “It’s a small version of Hyperspace High’s engine. “Very, very fast,” she added.

“Come on, then,” said Kaal impatiently, ducking under one of the ship’s stubby wings. “I’ll drive.”

“You will NOT!” Emmie yelled, running for the boarding steps.

The engine was already thrumming by the time John sank into the seat next to Emmie’s and pulled a harness over his shoulders. The cockpit lid closed and locked above his head. “OK,” he heard her whisper, “Let’s see what you’ve got.” Flicking a switch on the control panel in front of her, she said loudly, “Pre-flight checks complete, sergeant. Ready to fly.”

Jegger’s voice rang through the cockpit. “You’re clear, Tarz.

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