Star Trek: Starfleet Academy: The Edge by Rudy Josephs

Author:Rudy Josephs
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Star Trek, Science Fiction, Star Trek Young Adult, Fiction
ISBN: 9781442412408
Publisher: Pocket Books
Published: 2010-12-28T08:00:00+00:00

All of San Francisco was laid out at Jim Kirk’s feet. The view of the city from the top of Mount Davidson was spectacular. It was one thing to see the city as he flew over it in the confines of a shuttle, but that was nothing compared to the unobstructed view from the summit. He could see everything for three-hundred-sixty degrees of perfect vista stretching out around him.

Lynne had taken him to the highest point in the city. Half the trip there was in an old-fashioned cable car. The other half they took the mag-lev monorail. “A little old, and a little new,” she’d said. They’d stopped for some sushi midway through the trip, both for nourishment and—as Kirk suspected—to build his anticipation for the main event.

Kirk had enjoyed the cable car more than he’d expected. He didn’t have much appreciation for classic vehicles anymore. His stepfather had worn that interest out of him. But experiencing the ride with Lynne had given him a fresh perspective. Watching her excitement at the sound of the clackity-clack of the machinery and the shrill ding of the bells as they rode through the streets filled him with his own joy. And maybe a little something else.

Monica Lynne was a fascinating mixture between a jaded realist and a wishful dreamer. The latter side of her personality hadn’t come out much before tonight. And now, she had devised the perfect capper to their evening as they stood at the summit, looking out at the modern city that surrounded them.

The lights on the streets and from the buildings glowed and pulsed, sparkling in the night sky. From their vantage point, they could see all the way out to the darkness of the Pacific Ocean that lay beyond.

She’d picked a good night to take him there. The sky was clear. The breeze was light. They were entirely alone at the top of their world. Kirk draped his arm across her shoulders as they looked down the steep hill before them. “You will now officially be planning all future dates.”

She twirled herself out of his embrace. “What makes you think we’re going to have future dates? That’s something you have to earn.”

“By beating you to the bottom?”

“You know it.” Lynne took off toward the road, running full out.

Kirk was right behind her, the lightweight hoverboard she’d brought with them tucked carefully beneath his arm. She’d hidden a bag with the hostess at the restaurant. It was a rather large bag and the first big surprise of the night. She didn’t reveal the contents—two ultralight hoverboards for street luging, along with the proper pads—until they got to their destination.

Lynne and Kirk reached the crest of the hill at the same time. They slid their boards onto the street and hopped on, lying back only millimeters from the ground. Hoverluge was perfectly safe and legal—on a closed course in the daytime.

On open road at night was another matter.

Kirk didn’t care about the danger as the wind whipped past. He looked up at the stars.

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