One by one, the two eye stalks are hit and burst like water balloons. The monster ceases to move and drops on its belly.Karina sees the fallen sword h...lt on the ground near her downed knee. She picks it up and dashes to her captain, who lays on his stomach, his face in the dusty ground. Once Karina gets to her captain, she rolls him on his back and tries to get him to wake up. His eyes open slowly, but quickly Karina drags his dying body onto the dropship platform where the soldier there are. "In your car last Saturday. You guys were at the mall." That wasn't me," I told him. "And if you tell anyone lies like that, you'll be in a lot of trouble and..." I took some pictures," he said. "With my mom's phone. It's got a camera." What?" I blinked and my heart did stop as I assumed the worst. "Your mom saw..." No." Jamie shook his blonde head. "She wasn't there, just me. I got the pictures though." Okay." I licked my lips and could hardly breathe. "What do you want?" I want you to like me. ”When I said that, heads all around the table started nodding in agreement.Anna looked at all the nodding heads and gave me a smoldering look.“We shall see about that, my amazing young vaquero, we shall definitely see about that.”After more thanks, handshakes and hugs, I finally got around to asking Anna if she wanted to go with me while I practiced with my pistol and rifle. She agreed and Maria asked if she could go with us. I said that was fine. Anna told me that she needed ten minutes or so. “I am waiting!”Sharn ignored the roaring voice, having learned over the last year that soldiers did a lot of yelling and that none of it was aimed at him unless he did something wrong. Which he never did. His tongue sticking out between his teeth and his jaw thrust forward stubbornly, he wrestled with the saddle until he got the buckles and straps all hooked together just like Corporal Kaykyssa showed him. When he was satisfied it was right, he turned around and looked for the approving face.