Hye got in the turret.
When we’d been attacked by the ATVs, we’d heard the projectiles, but it hadn’t really shaken the RV. The guns they were using now, had enough firepower that it felt like the RV was going to tip over.
Trent was dumping crystals into the compartment under the center console, where cores were fed to the vehicle to power it. The way he was dropping cores into it, they were using significant firepower.
“Get rid of those guns!” Trent looked up at Hye before turning back to his driving.
“If you would drive straight, maybe I could hit something!” Hye shifted as he tried to shoot the oncoming convoy.
Rix got out of her seat and slid in between Hye and the turret, then jumped onto the roof of the RV. "Try it now!”
We jerked to the right, which gave me a perfect view of one of the vehicles coming to a halt as the driver fell out.
The vehicles that were coming at us were convertibles, with no doors and a bar over the back seat where a large gun was mounted. I could see four more of them and one turned around. Once it was close enough, someone jumped out and climbed in the vehicle, adding it back to the chase.
The RV turned again and I lost my view of them.
“Where are the Enforcers?!” I was able to get up, but when I tried, Gesai grabbed my shirt and pulled on it.
“You should sit.”
I looked at the women in the booth. "I have to do something.” I shook my head. "I can’t just sit here and do nothing.”
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We got hit and the RV pivoted to the right sharply.
I walked over to Trent. "Give me the wheel! You can at least fight back!”
The older man looked at me and for a moment I thought he was going to argue, but instead, he pushed the chair back so that I could slide in front of him.
“Gesai!” He threw her a small bag. "Feed these in and keep our energy as close to full as you can!”
The redhead slipped into shotgun and started putting crystals into the hopper.
I saw headlights up ahead. "It’s the Enforcers!” I pointed as Hye and Rix jumped down into the RV.
“Just in time.” Hye shook his head. "You didn’t bring many bullets.”
“We grabbed what was there." Rix shook her head. "We got two of the Chasers and a few Bandits.”
Something hit our side and we tipped over, sliding on the driver's side up the road until our momentum ran out.
I was wearing the safety belt, not that I would have fallen far. Gesai wasn’t and wound up on top of me.
“What was that?!” I struggled to get the buckle undone as Gesai squirmed to get off me. I looked back at everyone. Trent and Rix had landed on their feet. Hye was huddled in a ball covering Justia and Oz in as much of a hug as he could. Jord had been in one of the bunks on the left and was dumped against the screen of the bunk across from him, which is where I assumed Sylph was asleep.
“Everyone okay?” Trent looked at everyone.
I felt Gesai’s hand on the left side of my head and a cool, refreshing wave rolled through me. I raised an eyebrow, so she showed me her hand smeared with blood. "You hit your head.”
I felt my head and there was blood, but no cuts that I could feel. “Thanks.”
She smiled at me and nodded.
“Stay here until they get here, then Hye will cover you while you get to them.” Trent glared at me. "Do not try to interfere.”
He jumped through the open RV door that was now our ceiling and stood on the doorframe as he cast Tier Six magic at our enemies. I really wanted to watch what he used, but I couldn’t see on that side of the RV, so I looked to see how close they were.
They were close enough for me to tell that it was mainly Chasers. And it was close enough for me to recognize the person in the closest Chaser.
It was a blonde man that I’d hoped I’d never see again.
Whisper Err.