ANTIOCH

Chapter 5

"Awww!", Irona whined. "Why can't I go with you?!"

The friends back at home got their things together to board the Acid Rain. The aircraft was big and advanced. It had an extra room, a garage at the bottom of the ship, and the main command area. It was black with emerald green stripes on the body.

"It's too dangerous.", David said. "I wouldn't want you hurt."

"But I like danger.", she argued. "Aw, c'mon just this once."

She began to grab for David's luggage.

"Hey...no, let go of that.", he squirmed.

Annie came with a large, red suitcase.

"Are you sure you'll need that?", Gage asked. "The trip is not all that long."

"Of course.", she answered, sitting her bag down. "You never know what might happen. Always need to be prepared."

Her smile showed evidence of excitement.

"Oh, I almost forgot something.", she said. "Be right back."

"Hmph, fine.", Irona pouted. "But you better watch your back out there!"

"I'll be fine.", David said. "Nobody can take me down!"

She smiled in relief.

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"I'm back!", Annie announced.

"Then what the heck are we waiting for?!", Cody said "Let's get into this bad boy."

Everyone was boarding on. Annie went to grab her luggage.

"Oh man...", she said trying to pull her suitcase up the ramp.

"This thing is a little heavier than I remember."

"C'mon.", Devin called out.

"I'm coming!", she yelled.

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The Acid Rain began its flight out of the Antioch Capital. Gage and Cody commanded the ship. Everyone else roamed the body.

"I had no clue that the Robotics Department had something like this in their garage.", Shantell commented.

"This is so cool!", David praised. He was all over the place, too hyper to stand still.

"Calm down.", Devin said. "We don't want you tossing and turning the thing."

Annie was taking her heavy bag to the room in the ship. It was a decent sized room. There was a bed in the corner of the room with a small window by the bed, and a small closet by the door.

Annie walked over to her bed with a heavy sigh.

"What the heck did I put in here?!", she said. She threw her luggage on the bed.

"OW!", a random voice blurted.

Annie paused at the sudden noise she just heard.

"What the-", she said, confused. Annie looked around to find what made that noise. After a minute of looking around the room, she scratched her head and headed for the door.

Suddenly, she stopped and looked behind her staring at the luggage sitting on her bed. She turned around and walk towards the bed. Annie grabbed the zipper, her eyes squinted. She unzipped the suitcase and couldn't believe what she saw.