Not Your Average Princesses by Erin Downing

Author:Erin Downing
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781250102300
Publisher: Imprint

PART THREE: BAND TOGETHER

CHAPTER 8

Juno put up her fists and prepared to fight. “Run!” she told the other girls. “Get to the bus—tell Chamberlin we need to hit the space road now!”

“We’re not leaving you,” Athena told her. “We’re in this together. We will all take responsibility for what we’ve done.”

The dark figure chuckled. “Well, well, that certainly is a noble statement,” he said. The man—who was green-skinned with multi-colored hair shaved into a Mohawk across the top of his head—stepped out of the shadows, smiling broadly at them. “I’m not here to punish you. I’m here with a proposition.”

Four of the princesses eyed him suspiciously. Luna, however, swooned. The young alien was incredibly cute, and she was obviously very distracted by his good looks. Like every good hero, this guy was wearing a beret, he was clearly very strong and muscular, and the stubble on his chin? Totally flirty. Luna was hooked. And judging by the way she was ogling him, the man probably could have told them he was taking them to a dark prison and she would have willingly joined him.

“Do you know who I am?” the man asked.

“No,” Juno said defiantly. “Are you one of Geela’s ugly henchmen?”

“Ugly?” Luna said, giggling nervously. “That’s so mean, Juno!”

The man chuckled again. “I … am Captain Hansome.” He said this with a flourish, as though his name should have inspired worship and cheers.

“What do you want from us?” Athena asked.

“Are we in some kind of trouble?” Hera said nervously.

“We cannot discuss it here,” Captain Hansome said, retreating into the shadows again. “I need you to come with me. There is much for us to discuss, but it is dangerous to be meeting like this out in the open. Walk with me.”

“You want us to walk with you?” Rhea scoffed. “You seriously want five girls to follow some guy they just met to some unknown location? Do you think we’re stupid?”

Hansome sighed. “I see your point.” He seemed to consider his options for a moment, then slipped under the drooping branches of a nearby willow tree. “Pssst,” he hissed. “In here!”

The five princesses exchanged wary looks. Rhea shook her head. “This guy is classic,” she said. “I have to admit, I’m a little curious.”

“What could he possibly want from us?” Athena wondered.

“Only one way to find out,” Juno said, then slipped between the tree’s hanging branches.

Once they were all gathered under the tree’s canopy, Captain Hansome smiled broadly. “Ah, yes, welcome. And thank you all for meeting with me tonight.”

Rhea snorted. “Can you just get to the point? Why did you stop us?”

“I have heard your music,” Hansome said solemnly.

“Oh!” Luna said brightly. “Are you a fan?”

“No,” Hansome said. “I am not.”

“Oh,” Luna said, sniffing. “Well, why not?”

Hansome took a deep, serious breath and said, “Let me ask you this: Have you heard … of the Resistance?”

“Is that a band or something?” Hera wondered.

“No, I am not speaking of a band,” Hansome said, obviously offended. “I am talking about … the Resistance!”

“Do you have to say it like that?” Rhea asked, giggling.

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