Strike 3: The Returning Sunrise by Charlie Wood

Author:Charlie Wood [Wood, Charlie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2013-12-25T17:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FIFTEEN

Orion stood in the forest outside of the Fairfield navy base with his hands in the air. Keplar, Scatterbolt, Jennifer, and Chad stood on either side of him, with their arms the same way.

“Remember when we said we would come with you guys?” Chad whispered. “I think that was a gigantic mistake.”

The leader of the Rytonian soldiers stepped away from her squadron and stood in front of Chad.

“Stop moving,” she said. “Stop talking. Do not take your eyes off of me.”

The leader walked up and down the line, inspecting each person in the group. Finally, when she reached Orion, she stopped in front of him and looked him in the eye.

“You,” she said. “You’re the leader of this group. Why are you here?”

“For the scenery, mostly,” Orion replied. “Rhode Island is beautiful this time of year.”

With his hands still in the air, Keplar looked down at Scatterbolt, shocked.

“This guy, with the jokes!” the dog whispered. “He chooses now to start making jokes?”

The leader of the army was not amused. “Oh, really? Sightseeing with these high-tech binoculars?” She flicked at them around Orion’s neck. “Which were pointed right at that navy base?”

“You know why we’re here,” the old man said angrily. “You know exactly why we’re here.”

“Maybe she doesn’t,” Scatterbolt suggested. “Let’s just assume she doesn’t and treat the situation that way.”

The grey-haired woman pointed at Chad and Jennifer. “Who are they? Why are they with you?”

“They’re friends of mine.”

“No, they aren’t. These two, I know.” She pointed to Keplar and Scatterbolt. “But who are these two teenagers? I’ve never heard of these two before.”

Orion stared at her a moment. “Do you know who the Daybreaker is?”

“Is that a joke?” she replied.

“They are friends of the Daybreaker,” Orion said. “And if you do so much as breathe on them, he is not going to be happy.”

The woman spun toward Chad and Jennifer. “What do you mean, they are friends of the Daybreaker? You mean they were his friends, before...before all this?”

“Yes,” Orion replied. “They are his friends from Earth. Before he found out who he really is.”

The woman brought a hand to her mouth, her eyebrows raised. “My god,” she whispered. “You—this could—this could change everything.” She stepped in front of Jennifer and Chad. “You two could save the universe.”

Jennifer and Chad looked at each other, very confused. In fact, the only people more confused were Keplar, Scatterbolt, and Orion.

“Everyone, put your weapons down,” the leader of the army said.

Her soldiers listened and lowered their laser rifles. The woman turned to Orion and held out her hand.

“Looks like we just found ourselves some new allies.”

***

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