She motioned for Jack to follow her, then ran north along the sidewalk until she reached the narrow road that entered the plaza. Anna dove for the ground, somersaulting across the pavement, bullets flying past above her. The Ragnosians were watching.
She came up on the northeast corner, taking cover behind a building that housed a flower shop. Jack was directly across from her, huddling against the wall of a bakery and waiting for her to give the order. “Ready?” she asked.
“Ready.”
“Let’s do it.”
Together, they aimed around the corners of their buildings and sent a tsunami of glowing ammo into the plaza. They left their weapons set to EMP rounds for a dazzling visual display. Their job was to distract, not to do any real damage.
As expected, the Ragnosians returned fire. Bullets hurtl
