Chapter Nineteen That’s right: We had landed directly in the middle of a trap. No matter where I looked, I only saw more soldiers and mechas, plus a ship hovering nearby that was aiming its cannons at us. Beyond the circle of soldiers, I saw a massive, spiral structure that appeared to be the energy center, with huge columns of smoke rising from its stacks and dozens of smaller ships carrying refined Core energy flying in and out of the thousands of holes built into it, no doubt delivering the energy to the rest of the army. But I didn’t care much about that right now, because at the moment we were completely and totally surrounded. Blizzard and I drew closer together, holding our bomb staffs defensively as the Pokacu’s weapons began to hum with charged energy. “Nick?” I said, speaking

