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“But there’s only one seat,” Raven protested

“It can carry us both” According to Max, it was rated for up to five hundred pounds, but they’d only tested it with one rider so far

She sat on the seat amid the propellers, which were shielded by safety covers She cinched the seat belt and wrapped her arms around Juan’s waist

“Wait a minute,” she said, “where are the controls?”

“There aren’t any,” Juan said “Saves weight Max, tell Gomez were ready” Go the Hoverbike remotely as he did all of their other drones

“Roger that He says, hold on”

Then three things happened siuards who had been locked inside the prison facility—led by a large ed from the darkness of the shed eapons ready, but a series of round below them before they could fire

“Get us up!” Juan yelled into his comm mic

The Hoverbike shot up Raven gripped Juan even tighter and pressed herself against hi off

As the HOB cleared the trees, the guards below theet away from the blast zone, but it was too late The shed blew apart, sending shards of shrapnel hurtling into the air The HOB wobbled froe chunk of the shed that ht have reached the HOB was blocked by the trunk of the nearest pal enough to hurt them

At the saround rose several feet as the blast heaved it up Then it collapsed back down as the shed caved in and what remained of the structure tu lost in the cloud of dust Trees surrounding the clearing started to fall into the gapingbeneath them

“You okay?” Juan shouted to Raven

She was still clutching Juan with a death grip “Yes, but I’ll be happier e’re off this thing”

“But doesn’t this give us a chance to get to know each other a little better, don’t you think?”

“I’ this!” she yelled in his ear “You better not be, either”