New Alliances (Witch of the Federation Book 9) by Michael Anderle

Author:Michael Anderle [Anderle, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2022-01-31T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

“You have to be kidding me,” Stephanie grumbled and looked out the window.

She sighed as the flitter touched down in the forecourt of the Harborview Technology University.

Lars nudged her in the ribs. “Smile.”

“And wave,” Vishlog added.

Avery snickered. “Smile and wave, boys. Smile and wave.”

They all turned to stare at him and he returned it. “What? I have a niece and she loves that cartoon!”

“Which cartoon?” the Dreth asked, and Lars chuckled.

“Another time, Vishlog. Trust me. It’s a long story.”

“And there would be shenanigans,” Marcus added and cast a Frog a dark look.

“What?” Frog asked. He tried for innocence and failed. “So I like to move it, move it.”

The team leader glared at him. “And now is not the time.”

Stephanie smiled and waved, and the crowd of students and teachers gathered on the lawn beamed and waved in return. The chancellor leaned over and whispered to the woman standing next to him and she wondered what he had to say.

She’d have been relieved to discover it was only, “It’s good to see her team takes her security so seriously,” and not so relieved to hear, “But an armed flitter to visit Harborview?”

Bumblebee chose that moment to demand a head rub and she turned away to oblige.

Outside, Sandra Gierman, Harborview’s Head of Recruiting, replied. “There have been incidents, sir. I’m glad she’s taking precautions.”

Cotes looked alarmed. “Incidents? You don’t think—”

Sandra shook her head. “I wouldn’t have woken them up if I’d thought they’d be in any danger. Besides, the parents would have been livid if they’d missed this opportunity to see the team helping to save the Federation.”

“Hmmph,” the chancellor grumbled. “I hope that’s something you’ll remind them of when they start complaining about lost pod time.”

“Don’t worry, I sent out release permissions and every single one of them signed. They can’t complain.”

“They can always complain,” Dean Fischer murmured from the other side of her.

Sandra gave him a beaming smile. “Yes, they can and this time, it won’t do them an ounce of good.”

She sounded so pleased with herself, they found themselves smiling. The woman was rarely this content, so everything was running smoothly—and that was a good thing to know.

“Either way,” Chancellor Cotes added, “it would have been a travesty for any of our students to miss the chance to meet these people.”

“And that’s precisely how I worded the permission slip,” Sandra told him, still smiling as she studied the flitter.

It was very nice to see the team living up to expectations. The craft was the closest thing to a dropship that civilians could buy—top-of-the-line, twin cannons mounted on its stubby wings, and a small autocannon in the nose.

And it was pretty to look at. She sighed. It was the kind of luxury vehicle she could only dream about, but it was nice to be this close to one in the real world. The dean’s next words brought her abruptly back to Earth.

“Besides,” he whispered once he’d made sure that none of the students or teachers were standing close by. “We don’t know if they will make it out of the next battle.

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