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Authors: Kevin Rau
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right. I grinned and began flying great curves in the sky. Psystar smiled as she flew along with me.
I yelled, "I think I'm getting this!"
"Now for the biggest part! Head toward an open area on the ground and land - but make sure to slow down first!"
I aimed down toward the ground. I'm sure my dress would make for an eye-catcher if anyone were watching me fly at them. I grinned as I thought about onlookers.
I 'shifted' down as we approached the ground until I bumped down onto the balls of my feet and stepped a few times. It was a bit bouncy of a landing, but I didn't care. The feeling of energy faded away.
Psystar landed next to me and grinned. I moved to hug her, but she seemed to anticipate my move and dodged back a few steps.
She said, "Hey, no crushing me!"
"Sorry, sorry! That was awesome!"
"Yeah, flying rocks."
"Think you've got how to speed up, slow down and turn working fairly well?"
"Yup, it seems to, well, just work."
"I know, mine did too. Now to get down how to take off."
I thought about starting up my car and the energy began flowing again. I grinned.
I imagined shifting up in gear, but nothing happened.
Psystar said, "Perhaps you have to be in the air first?"
I shrugged. I jogged a few steps forward and leapt into the air, and as I went up I shifted gear. I shot up into the air cheering as I went.
I moved down to the ground, slowing as I got close. I landed, jogged a few steps, leapt back up and shifted up again. It seemed pretty easy to do.
Psystar followed me and caught up with me again. When even with me she said, "You know, your dress is really, really short...."
I grinned, "Yeah, I know! Great, isn't it?"
She stared at me for a moment, shook her head, smiled and said, "Yep, I ... guess it is. As long as you like it...."
We spent a good hour flying around above the city, testing my flight going in different directions, landing and taking off. We tried changing directions quickly - that didn't work quite as well. I seemed to have a longer slow-down distance than Psystar had, and I ended up kind of gliding backward for dozens of feet before I began moving in the other direction. My landings weren't overly good either - it seemed I had a habit of coming down too fast. Not that it hurt me, but there was an impact against my feet every time I did it. Several times I landed hard enough on the heel to notice my ankle strength again. I grinned at my fashion choice.
She mentioned that it's not a big deal - being able to fly was the important thing, and that I'd learn how to move around even better the more I did it.
I asked, "So do you fly often?"
She answered, "Every day. I don't take a car back and forth to school any more, and occasionally I bring someone along."
"Like you did with me?"
"No, I usually hold them tight up against my side with my arm around their back. I guess more like I would if I were going to kiss them, but slightly sideways."
"Awesome, I'll try that."
"You'll want to be careful of your strength. Any idea how much you can lift?"
"No idea. Why would that matter?"
"If it's dozens of tons, then you could crush someone with just a hug or a tight squeeze."
"Oh. Yeah. Like with shaking hands. That Nick guy at the hospital talked with me for a while about that."
"Nick? The construction guy? But, yeah, exactly. You're gorgeous, but you have a ton of power in those arms and hands of yours."
I grinned; she must have been checking me out. My phone beeped - a crime was in progress!
Psystar pulled hers out as well and said, "Hey, major auto accident on the highway - want to do this together?"
"Yeah! You know where it is?"
She pushed a button on her phone and said, "Yep, a minute at our speed. Follow me!"
She curved off to the right and led the way. Momentarily, I spotted the bright red and orange of a fire on the highway.
Chapter 7 - Fire on the Highway
Diva's Standpoint
We flew
I yelled, "I think I'm getting this!"
"Now for the biggest part! Head toward an open area on the ground and land - but make sure to slow down first!"
I aimed down toward the ground. I'm sure my dress would make for an eye-catcher if anyone were watching me fly at them. I grinned as I thought about onlookers.
I 'shifted' down as we approached the ground until I bumped down onto the balls of my feet and stepped a few times. It was a bit bouncy of a landing, but I didn't care. The feeling of energy faded away.
Psystar landed next to me and grinned. I moved to hug her, but she seemed to anticipate my move and dodged back a few steps.
She said, "Hey, no crushing me!"
"Sorry, sorry! That was awesome!"
"Yeah, flying rocks."
"Think you've got how to speed up, slow down and turn working fairly well?"
"Yup, it seems to, well, just work."
"I know, mine did too. Now to get down how to take off."
I thought about starting up my car and the energy began flowing again. I grinned.
I imagined shifting up in gear, but nothing happened.
Psystar said, "Perhaps you have to be in the air first?"
I shrugged. I jogged a few steps forward and leapt into the air, and as I went up I shifted gear. I shot up into the air cheering as I went.
I moved down to the ground, slowing as I got close. I landed, jogged a few steps, leapt back up and shifted up again. It seemed pretty easy to do.
Psystar followed me and caught up with me again. When even with me she said, "You know, your dress is really, really short...."
I grinned, "Yeah, I know! Great, isn't it?"
She stared at me for a moment, shook her head, smiled and said, "Yep, I ... guess it is. As long as you like it...."
We spent a good hour flying around above the city, testing my flight going in different directions, landing and taking off. We tried changing directions quickly - that didn't work quite as well. I seemed to have a longer slow-down distance than Psystar had, and I ended up kind of gliding backward for dozens of feet before I began moving in the other direction. My landings weren't overly good either - it seemed I had a habit of coming down too fast. Not that it hurt me, but there was an impact against my feet every time I did it. Several times I landed hard enough on the heel to notice my ankle strength again. I grinned at my fashion choice.
She mentioned that it's not a big deal - being able to fly was the important thing, and that I'd learn how to move around even better the more I did it.
I asked, "So do you fly often?"
She answered, "Every day. I don't take a car back and forth to school any more, and occasionally I bring someone along."
"Like you did with me?"
"No, I usually hold them tight up against my side with my arm around their back. I guess more like I would if I were going to kiss them, but slightly sideways."
"Awesome, I'll try that."
"You'll want to be careful of your strength. Any idea how much you can lift?"
"No idea. Why would that matter?"
"If it's dozens of tons, then you could crush someone with just a hug or a tight squeeze."
"Oh. Yeah. Like with shaking hands. That Nick guy at the hospital talked with me for a while about that."
"Nick? The construction guy? But, yeah, exactly. You're gorgeous, but you have a ton of power in those arms and hands of yours."
I grinned; she must have been checking me out. My phone beeped - a crime was in progress!
Psystar pulled hers out as well and said, "Hey, major auto accident on the highway - want to do this together?"
"Yeah! You know where it is?"
She pushed a button on her phone and said, "Yep, a minute at our speed. Follow me!"
She curved off to the right and led the way. Momentarily, I spotted the bright red and orange of a fire on the highway.
Chapter 7 - Fire on the Highway
Diva's Standpoint
We flew
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