CHAPTER TEN
Shell gulped. His hands felt sweaty. His knees weren’t quite shaking, but he could already feel sweat starting to appear on his temple. He scrambled to his feet, but he knew that even on his feet, there was no way that he could beat Shade. He didn’t have as much experience with her as Bolt did, but he had seen Shade defeat a giant Pokacu robot once before as if it had been nothing. He still wanted to stand, however, if only because it would be easier to run away on his feet than on his back.
Not that Shell was going to be running away anytime soon. The door was locked and closed and the window was too high for him to climb out of. Besides, Zanni stood between him and the door and Zanni did not look like he was going to be running anytime soon. Neither did Eli or Sarah, for th
