Jake and the others have to finish kidnapping their own families and prepare to face off against a new challenge by Cassandra! If they fail, their families would be vulnerable targets. Jake must do whatever it takes to protect them.
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Chapter 12 Battle of Fire Station #3Jake spotted a huge disturbance in the far distance. From his height he could make out dim shapes battling on the ground below.
As he drew closer, he could see badly frightened people, men and women, fighting the terrible jaws and webs of the spiders. Their strength proved futile, however, and most were already down and captured. A bare handful, maybe twelve or thirteen rangers and six campers, were holding their own against the most ardent efforts of their foes. Shotgun blasts mixed with the thunder of pistols and the occasional crack of a rifle. Spiders shrieked in agony as bullets cracked armor, turned eyes to jelly or punched holes in legs.
Before Jake could aid the warriors, Cassandra appeared from out of the forest, covering the distance quickly on her new legs.
Jake watched in interest as the bullets fired by the frightened humans ricochet off with sparks, indicating the toughness of her hide versus that of her children.
She bowled over the remaining defenders and the rest of he
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Chapter 11 Part I A Desperate CourseJake flew over the sea of green, gazing intently at the splotches of brown beneath the canopy. The search for Cassandra had taken two weeks already and everyone had been feeling the pressure.
Jake flew all-day patrols and had covered the entire national forest and a good deal of the state lands and farmland with his friend, the sparrow.
The fine fellow used his small size to dart down amongst the treetops, or flit to nearby windows to listen in to conversations, or twittered madly by the police station to eavesdrop on official reports.
Jake couldn’t speak to him fluently yet, but his sister could, She claimed he was extremely grateful to be rescued and wanted to help any way he could. Jake didn’t mind the companion, and had been trying to grasp all the subtle intricacies of sparrow-talk. However, his time to lessons was sadly minimal, and he’d made little headway, despite his natural gifts with languages blessed by his new body.
Today they were the farthest they