Star Force: Evacuation (SF50) by Aer-ki Jyr Read Free Book Online

middle of the hallway. So far
he’d been the only one to manifest that ability, try as the others had.
    “Where and when…be specific.”
    “In battle on Leonis . Popped up after a crash that I had to crawl out of. I
had to dismiss it at the time but was able to get it a day later when I got
back to the TF.”
    “Describe the crash…it’s important.”
    “My skeet took a warship level plasma hit, then the stupid wisps finished me off. IDF was functional so
I didn’t feel the hit, but what was left of my skeet went straight into a
lizard building and I landed upside down. Had to lift the thing off to get out,
and I’m really glad I had my striker armor on or I would have been in trouble. Fought my way back to our ground troops after that then stayed with
them until fatigue started to win out. I was almost in the shower when
the instability hit again, then I let myself pass out on the floor afterwards.
That whole body transformation thing is sick.”
    “I know,” Paul said thinking hard.
    “What?”
    “Just working on a theory. You got time to talk in detail later?”
    “Ha. I came here to find you so you could teach me the
ways of the Force. I’m your girl until you get tired of me.”
    “Never,” he said with a wink. “Give me four hours to
finish what I’m working on then we’ll get busy,” he said, raising up his hand palm out. “Show me what you’ve got.”
    Riona did likewise, forming her weak shield over her
hand and pressing it up against Paul’s. The two shields touched and…
    “That feels so weird,” he said, relishing in the new
sensation until hers popped. “Sorry.”
    “That was probably just me. I can’t hold it long.”
    “With time and training, you will.”
    “Four hours?”
    He nodded. “Meditation room. We’re going to tackle this through battlemeld.”
    “Do I have to be naked like Rikku?” she said with a
bit of disgust.
    “No,” he said with a laugh. “Though I’ll be honest in
saying I didn’t mind those sessions.”
    “Well if you feel like going it in the buff be my guest,” she offered, “but I tend to concentrate better
with at least a few clothes on.”
    “I wouldn’t be a distraction?” Paul said, mock shocked.
    Riona cracked a smile. “Ok, you have a point there.”
    The levity left Paul’s face. “Full
clothes and full effort. I’ve had time to get a lot of ideas and haven’t
had anyone to practice with until now. It’s going to be extensive, if you’re up
for it?”
    “Always.”
    “That’s my girl,” he said, lightly punching her in the
shoulder before heading off to finish up whatever crazy training he’d just been
doing, for Riona noticed his uniform was already soaked with sweat.
    She let him go and stood in the hallway for a moment,
trying to figure out exactly where she was for the Archon hadn’t been back here
for many years and she’d never gotten the complete layout of the massive
facility down. The residential area she was in now was newish, she thought, not
able to remember completely given the continuing construction on the command
deck and other places as Star Force added additional buildings inside the
pyramid as needed. As of now it held a population of more than half a million,
making it a busy city of its own, though still a secret to the public and most
of Star Force.
    Riona walked around a bit until she found a familiar
hallway and headed back out a different entrance than the one she’d come in
through, heading out for a bit of a sightseeing expedition and catching up on
the new developments and discoveries as well as to just enjoy the sights. The
pyramid was pretty much Disney Land for Archons and she liked being here just
for the ambiance…and the constant reminder of their true enemy and how
formidable they were. It both scared and impressed her to no end. To have
someone that powerful as an enemy was terrifying, but to have someone that
powerful was also an opportunity to learn and grow faster than you would