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Theseareallherbats??? Eveque texted.
Yes, he quickly texted back, shoving his phone in his pocket as Felix spun around in a circle, making her cape wave again. The dark cloud of birds shot downward, drawing alarmed cries from everybody.
His men broke out in dumbfounded laughter, awed out of their fucking minds as the bats created a dark vortex around her, whirling at high speeds. “Fucking Dieu,” he muttered while wondering what they were supposed to do next.
The second he wondered, the cyclone of bats parted, and she walked right out of that bat tornado. She pointed to their dug out then smiled, calling them onto the field with her pointer finger.
“You’re up,” Nitro said, patting Fenwick on the back. “Remember to make it look like a real fight.”
“Uhhhh. Is my burial plan up to fuckin’ date?” he muttered, getting snickers from the rest of them.
“You got this man. We have your back,” Boomer said.
“With our eyes,” Jagger added, bringing loud laughter before they broke out in their chant again as Fenwick ventured onto the field.
The spectators rose to their feet in applause. When he made it halfway out, Felix threw her arms out toward poor Fenwick, sending that wall of bats at him. He put his forearms before his face and walked on till the bats formed a wall before him.
“Go around!” Jagger yelled.
He ran left and the birds followed. He ran right, and they mimicked him. He shot out then, running long and hard, back and forward, then zig-zagged, only to get those bats shadowing his every move. The crowd was ecstatic and fucking amazed. All while his Petite Rebel stood with her hands on hips, laughing and watching.
She made awhoopcalland moved her cape, causing the birds to push Fenwick in reverse. They did that until he was forced back into the dug-out where the rest of them cowered and laughed at the screaming hurricane force winds coming from thosebatwings. Fucking incredible.
“Holy shit!” Fenwick said, gasping and laughing.
“What was it like?” Nitro demanded, eager for exacts.
“Impenetrable! I tried pushing in, you saw me? It’s like pushing against a squirming wall full of sharp teeth!”
Nitro called Jagger and Boomer, ready to step up the offense. “I want you both to shoot out of this dugout in opposite directions. Divide the birds. Then you both try to push in. If we can’t do that, we go to our final move. Got it?”
They slammed their helmets together and yelled, “BOOM-BOOM-BABY”, then hurried to the opening.
“On my signal,” Nitro called, looking up at the now scattered swarm. “Go!”
They both ran as fast as they could in opposite directions and Felix threw both her arms out toward them with a whistle. Black cyclones shot down, blocking any sight of Felix as they met both his men who now ran chaotically around the field. They finally gave up and ran back to the dugout, howling in laughter from the rush.
“That is fucking insane!” Jagger yelled.
“They’re little propellers of fury!” Boomer said, out of breath.
“Alright,” Nitro said, getting a tad worried. What if he couldn’t break through that wall? “Here’s the deal,” he said to the last four. “Ihaveto get that flag. We’re going to form a single line of force and see if we can make any forward progress. If we can, we’ll get as close as possible then we’ll split off one at a time with me at the end, shooting in for her. Got it?”
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Felix grinned through the adrenalin rush. She’d never had so much fun with her birds. The exhilaration of the crowd and even Nitro’s men had her laughing from the thrill. She watched them, some yards away in a huddle, making plans. She already knew the bat math. They were not going to reach her. Each bird exerted around two pounds of resistance. Even if all his team tried for the flag at once, they would still fail. The average male could push twice his body weight and assuming his men averaged a couple hundred pounds—seven of them created fourteen hundred pounds of push. Half her bats formed two thousand pounds and judging by the density in the swarm, there were a lot more than hers there—another exhilarating discovery. And her generals were commanding them all!
She got ready as the men formed a long line and headed straight for her with one leading at the front. Smart. But it wasn’t enough. She again signaled the swarm with a wave of her arms and directed it at the now running line of men, eager to see what they’d manage. Nitro was a worthy opponent, and that had her prepared.
Her flock met the charge head on, forming a screaming barrier of shiny black. She released her breath at realizing her army wasnotmoving them back as before. Impressive! What were the men doing differently to manage that? She ventured closer, earning a standing applause from the crowd, and laughed in excitement. One of the men broke away from the line and raced right for her. She screamed in startled excitement, bringing the swarm immediately around her. Oh shit.Notaroundher.
She brought shaking fingers to her mouth and delivered the ear-piercing -go-homewhistle, sending them straight into the sky and heading back to the forests.
The shocked murmurs shot her gaze to the ground before her. The one who’d broken through crawled then collapsed, unmoving. People surged onto the field as she ran to the body, fighting to flip them over. “Nitro!” she screamed, hurrying to get his helmet off. “What’s wrong! Talk to me!”
She tore her gaze from his slit eyes, dread pummeling her as she pulled the jersey up. A sob burst out at finding blood coating his skin. “Help me!” she screamed, pressing her face on his, fighting the rising hysteria. “You’re okay, you’ll be okay. I’m so sorry,” she wailed as people dropped next to him.
“Holy fucking Christ,” one of them said. “Get my bag!”
