Chapter 108: Elio sees all.
The Fortress four team was having a smooth sailing journey so far, no dangers had been encountered except for the occasional slipping of tires on acid-slick gravel. Every time it occurred, hearts palpitated in fear but once they overcame it smoothly, they would make jokes and laugh.
Siegfried was making only dirty jokes, and he was always the first to chime in after every slip. One such slip had just happened, and Nimo was preparing her ears to listen to something stupid.
"So did you guys hear about the rookie who..."
Major Elio groaned. "Siegfried, come on. We have ladies listening to this and we don’t want them listening to filth."
"Since when are you all about girl power?" Siegfried replied.
"Since his wife gave him a daughter." Corporal Jae Mitchell replied. "I was not there for the baby shower, but I heard he got dizzy as soon as he saw pink balloons."
"Will you all keep your eyes on the road. We are not safely hidden away behind the walls or inside the bubble. Anything can happen out here." Elio warned them through the channel. His eyes were fixed on the road ahead and he was tired of counting bones.
O’Toole let out a laugh filled with excitement. "Lighten up Major, think of this as an adventure."
Acid rain hissed against windshield and evaporated.
"Meteors ahead." Major Elio shared through the channel. "Everyone should follow carefully and Siegfried, no racetrack kind of maneuvers. This is not a need for speed movie."
O’Toole freed one hand and patted the Major’s shoulder. "Relax Elio, we have madam president and her badass guns."
Elio did not relax; in fact he just became even more tense. Sunshine was one single person; she could not be relied on to be everywhere and control everything at the same time.