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you.”
    Obededom had already driven his heels into the sides of the animal he rode as he said this. The creature cantered forward, sweeping past Might. The others quickly followed and seconds later Might was alone again.
    He sighed, strapping the cooler to the side of the hover cycle as he took hold of the handlebars. Revving the engine, he sped off into the distance; the onboard computer counting down the miles he still had to cover.
     
     
    He traveled for several hundred miles before he realized that he was being followed. Nothing around him suggested that what he thought was true, but it was something he sensed deep within himself.
    The fact that the earth began to shake a few seconds later also lent credence to the theory that something was indeed following him. Something or several something’s were racing towards him at high speeds. He amped up the speed of the hover cycle hurtling over the land so fast that he became a blur.
    The thundering behind grew louder. He whipped his head back to catch a glimpse of what was chasing him but saw nothing. The scans on the onboard computer also revealed nothing.
    Then he saw it. It was a giant of a thing, smoky grey in color with horns on its head and flashing red eyes. He had his gun out in a flash and fired long bursts of red flame, which created massive explosions behind.
    The creature gave a loud shriek. He could not decide whether it shrieked in pain or anger. Only then did he notice the others. Their numbers seemed to be in the thousands but something told him they were not more than a few hundreds at most.
    They came out of the cloudy haze in droves racing after the hover cycle, slurring and growling as they did so. He squeezed more bursts from his guns, decapitating tens of them, but more still came.
    He increased speed, frowning when he noticed a grating clang coming from the hover cycle’s twin engines. He was pushing the poor thing too hard. Glancing back, he was shocked to discover that the giant grey creature had drawn much closer.
    There were barely four paces between him and it now. Roaring, it crossed the intervening distance in seconds sweeping him off the hover cycle with a deft flick of its wrist.
    The cycle fell on its side, slid for about twelve feet and became still. Might hit the ground hard and came up swinging as the creature bore down on him. The force of the blow lifted the giant creature high in the air and deposited it almost five miles behind. Its heavy body dug a deep furrow into the desert sand as it slid to a grating halt. Groaning loudly for a bit, it shivered and became still.
    The rabid mob following it slid to a screeching halt and screamed when they saw their leader go down. With more screams, they raced back the way they had come leaving their leader lying prone on the ground.
     

Chapter Six
     
    Might stood alert watching to see if the creature would rise and try to attack him again. It remained motionless. He looked at his fist in wonder. Had he really hit it that hard?
    Shrugging he started for the hover cycle. It was probably best to get out of here while he still could before the damn thing came to. Reaching the hover cycle, he pulled it up and pushed the start button. It made a clunking sound and became silent.
    Dread surged on his insides. No this was not happening. He tried the button again but there was no response. How was he going to get to the biosphere without the hover cycle? He did not even have a Digi-map or something he could use to plot the coordinates so he could walk to it.
    Sighing deeply, he started to strip the hover cycles of his weapons and the cooler he had gotten from Neamo. It seemed he was on foot from here on out. Eleyon spoke as he started to walk away.
    “Carry it__”
    He paused startled.
    “Why should I carry it?”
    Eleyon did not answer. Might waited a bit and tried again.
    “Eleyon, why do you want me to carry the hover cycle? I have very little food and water, so I have to conserve my energy. Why