“The hill is steeper than it looks. It’s going to be a rough climb, but don’t stop. Don’t give up. I’m going to stay here with McCready, but Loch is going up the hill with you. He’ll let you into the ship. We’ll be right behind you. If you need help, ask someone around you. We can’t stop for stragglers.”
The people were exhausted and it showed on their faces, but they also had fire in their eyes. These people had gone through hell to get this far and Jayde refused to let them down. They were so close to safety.
“Let’s give them a minute to start up the hill, then we get up there and never look back.”
“I couldn’t agree more,” McCready said.
They turned to face the horde of sleepers and started blasting the nearest ones. Jayde tossed a couple of plasma grenades into their midst and laugh
