We Rule the Night by Claire Eliza Bartlett

Author:Claire Eliza Bartlett
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Published: 2019-04-02T04:00:00+00:00

Magdalena was the first to greet them as they landed back at the base. She ran toward the plane and hopped up on the wing to squeeze Revna’s shoulder, laughing with a joy that soothed Revna and the Strekoza both. Her grin split her face. “Full-on panic. The Elda are scrambling. Tamara wants you to hit the supply next. Any food stores or ammunition.”

Linné cut the power. “We’ll strand them.”

Magdalena’s smile dimmed as she remembered that Linné was there. “Yeah,” she said. “Strand them. I’m loading explosives. Answer Olya’s questions.” She turned and nearly skipped off.

An army was scrambling because of them. Panicking because of eleven tiny planes on their very first mission.

We really can do anything, Revna thought. The secret bloomed in her. Let Hesovec rant at them now.

Olya popped up next to the cockpit, not nearly as happy as Magdalena. Her short hair stuck out of a knitted hat and grease smudged her forehead. She wore her irritated smile, a little one with a strained upturn to the mouth, and tapped her wrench against her palm. “What did you do to the engine?”

“It froze,” Revna explained.

Olya flared her nostrils, as if Revna had frozen the engine on purpose. “That was stupid, wasn’t it? The propeller’s warped but maybe I can do something. Don’t spark while I’m up there,” she called to Linné.

“It felt off,” Linné said. Revna twisted around to look at her. She was shockingly pale, and deep bags had already formed under her eyes. She massaged her bare forearm. A red welt had begun to rise at the edge of her rolled-up sleeve.

“Are you all right?” Revna said.

Linné turned on her signature glower. “I’m fine.”

“It’s just—you used a lot of extra spark, and—”

“I’m fine. I’m ready to go.” Linné grabbed the throttle. “Point us in the right direction.”

“What’s this?” came Olya’s outraged voice from the port wing.

“We got shot,” Revna called back.

“Remember, if I get grounded, you get grounded,” Linné said.

“I only—” Revna gave up. Linné would never understand her concern, and that wasn’t Revna’s problem. Her problem was the Elda, and she would utterly obliterate them. Because she could do anything.

Magdalena hooked more bombs underneath the Strekoza while Olya took a hammer to the propeller and got a patch kit for the wing. They didn’t dawdle, but Revna and Linné were alone on the field by the time they’d finished.

“Come back safe,” Magdalena finally said.

Linné fired up before Magdalena backed away.

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