The closer the range of her shot, the smaller the effect of her potions. From this distance, her shot caused a moderate eruption that blasted the knight back. Blue grabbed a rock the size of a cereal bowl and waved us into the capsule. When we were inside, she heaved the rock at the crank, hit it square-on, and the capsule sealed.
“How do you make these things go?” SJ asked, looking around the pod desperately.
“I’ve got it.” I hastily yanked on the handle in the ceiling, revealing the red button and black dial. “Everybody hang on.” I punched the red button. The capsule had barely started to move when I turned the black dial to its highest setting—number ten—with a swift twist. The capsule took off furiously down its track beneath the mountain and I was slammed into the seat between Jason
