The Academy Defenders by Robinson T. J

Author:Robinson, T. J. [Robinson, T. J.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9781936850471
Publisher: Rhemalda Publishing
Published: 2012-05-31T04:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 16

THE ATLAS HUNT

“WAIT UP,” SEAN CRIED OUT AS HE BENT over to tie his shoe.

“I swear you’re even worse than Milo!” Kennedy groaned. “You’re going to make us late.”

“Relax,” Sean replied. He stood up. “Why do you care anyway? I thought you couldn’t wait for the Hunt to end.”

Lincoln and Skylar shared a grin. It was Saturday morning and they were on their way to the arena. The Hunt Commencement Ceremony was scheduled to begin in a matter of minutes. The path was full of recruits jostling to get ahead of one another.

“Oh, shut up,” muttered Kennedy. “Watch where you’re going!” she shouted at a recruit who bumped into her. The recruit gave her a terrified look and hurried away.

“So, did Milo seem nervous?” Guga asked. Lincoln and Skylar had snuck into Milo’s room last night just before curfew to wish him good luck.

“Nah,” said Lincoln, “he was the same old Milo, cracking jokes and telling stories.”

“But he will be now, after the meeting,” said Skylar. The squads were supposed to meet at the Barrier an hour ago. Mr. Rockwell was going to show them a picture of the creature and give them a brief report on its strengths and weaknesses. After that they were supposed to use the rest of the time before the Hunt strategizing with their squad.

“What do you think it’s going to be?” asked Sean. “The creature, I mean.”

No one answered him. They all were wondering the same thing.

They rounded a corner, and the arena came into view. It looked completely different from the last time they had been there just two weeks ago. Gone were the wooden shacks and dirt roads used for their paintball games. In their place were two round stages full of chairs positioned in the middle of the grass field. Hovering magically in the air high above them was an enormous, square jumbotron with four screens.

“Whoa, that’s huge!” Skylar stopped and pointed to the jumbotron. “What’s holding it up?”

“Those Flyers,” answered Guga. He pointed to two women and two men sitting on the top row of the bleachers. Even from this far away, their glowing eyes glistened beneath the morning sunlight.

“But that thing must weigh thousands of pounds,” Skylar said.

“No big deal for Flyers,” Guga shrugged. “Plus, every few hours a new group will take over.”

They entered the arena. The bleachers had been divided into seven sections, one for each dorm and one for the aides. They found an open spot in the middle of their section big enough for the five of them and sat down.

Sean pointed to two men and a woman that had just climbed onto one of the two stages. Their white clothing seemed to almost glow.

“Transluzers,” Sean told the first-years. Transluzers were Specialists in the light rite, Lincoln remembered. “Get ready,” continued Sean, his face full of excitement, “they’re about to put on a show, and it’ll be awesome!”

The recruits stopped talking and an excited silence filled the arena. The three Transluzers lifted their arms. Their long hair rose high above their heads, filled with static electricity.

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