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She looked at hirinned Without another word, the two of the for the roof Other flyers and es followed, prepared to attack the invaders from above

“And we’ll go out the front,” Xero said griaze on the door as it shook with another unholy boom

“Are you shittingthis the smart way Come on” Kai shook his head and marched toward the end of the school, which was pressed nearly all the way to the cave wall Jayce and I followed, barely looking back as a bu

nch of other people followed us I could hear Toland and Shen arguing, but the honest truth was, it wasn’t up to either of theer no ht, they couldn’t stop us

One unexpected benefit of all the peri we’d done was that we had all practically eways to random little side doors We hurried to a door on the far side of the school, which almost didn’t have room to open because it was so close to the cave wall Kai forced it as wide as he could get it, and we all followed hile-file around the side of the school We could already hear the sounds of battle from above, but I couldn’t yet see it

“We know you can shrink,” Jaycecan you get?”

“Guess we’re going to find out”

He clapped a hand on my ass and squeezed “Power boost”

I alhed, but it died in htning, and fire rained down fro ene their attacks I heard a student cry out, a piercing screaan to race

Big, I thought, picturing it in er than the salaantuan

We were snaking around behind the onslaught and with every step I took, I grew a little larger I knew I could get as small as a toddler, but I had never pressed the upward li down on Jayce, then Kai, and then I was taller than everyone around us I couldn’t tell if I was any stronger though, and I began to worry that I would stretch th would only ht

When ere all in position, gathered behind the last corner that concealed us from our eneers

Three Two One Attack!

We all surged forward, beating the hell out of whatever was in front of us with fireballs and fists and fangs, whatever weapons we had at our disposal A big, ugly cyclops stood over twenty feet high right in front of us, blocking our way Sos, but he didn’t even see quickly sinceability seeh to come eye level to his chin

Close enough