The Red Rover by C.E. Whitaker III

Author:C.E. Whitaker III [Whitaker III, C.E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Clash Of The Celestials, The Red Rover, The Rover Series Universe
Publisher: Darn Pretty Books
Published: 2019-07-02T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

A PUPIL ENLIGHTENS

The StarForger soared high above the oasis jungle valley below. The view from this height was an immeasurable sight for Jovan. The landscape was like a beautiful mosaic. The dimensions of the valley were vast in every direction he looked. The crash of the Red Rover was barely a speck within it.

He sat up front wearing a helmet, specifically designed for the StarForger. Dee-Dee piloted the jet fighter from the seat behind him. His hands were nervous, not from fear—but excitement. It was only a matter of time until the android would hand him the reins to see what he was capable of.

The most difficult part—besides getting Marius to agree to this in the first place—was already behind him. He was in the air now with the opportunity of a lifetime. For him to finally be in this moment—considering the series of ups and downs that he had endured since that day they all left the Rover Base for the last time—was an unbelievable sensation.

It would have been very easy for him to lose sight of the bigger picture after his injury. There were countless nights during their space travels where he had hoped that Dee-Dee or Ozone would help him into his pod and that somehow the end would come.

He would peacefully go to sleep and never wake up again. The pain and anger that he lived with would no longer punish him like it had been doing for so long. The other cadets, they never understood. But, how could they? They were able-bodied.

None of them had ever saw a disabled person in their lives before Jovan. Not even on the Rover Base. This was new for him and them. For Marius and the androids. And to think if they had returned to the Rover Base upon their training’s completion and Jovan couldn’t be surgically rehabilitated, what might his fate have been then? That was a question he was grateful to having never received an answer.

There was a strong possibility that their journey was the only thing keeping him alive. With that in mind, the others leaving him behind might have been a blessing in disguise. Who knows if Marius would have offered him this chance if they were still around? But they weren’t around and he was in the StarForger flying just below the glimmering haze.

“All right. We’ve leveled off. I’m handing it over to you, are you ready?” Dee-Dee said.

“Yup.”

Jovan grabbed the StarForger controls with both hands while slightly turning back.

“Take over.”

Dee-Dee released the reins as the StarForger immediately dipped before jostling the cabin as Jovan clenched tightly to his. His eyes enlarging a moment. The jet fighter was heavier than he had anticipated. He had been working out pretty regularly but this was just another example of how strong the androids really were.

He aggressively pulled back on the reins, causing the StarForger to rise. It rose at a forty-five-degree angle, nearing the haze. Jovan had spent so much energy trying to steady the jet that he hadn’t noticed they were approaching it.

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