Chapter Fifty-Three
August 31, 2230, Neo Southern California Metroplex, En Route to Apartment of Erik Blackwell
Erik drummed his hands on the control yoke of the MX 60, smiling.
He no longer had any problems with his new arm, and Adeyemi had delivered a new laser rifle, which was hidden in his MX 60, ready to take out if any new Elites arrived.
Jia smiled from beside him. “We really should go to that place I went with my sister.”
Erik made a face. “Yeah, that’s still a hard pass for me.”
“It might be fun,” she pressed.
“Probably won’t be,” he countered.
“Fine.” Jia followed a cargo flitter out the side window, always vigilant. “It still feels kind of strange to have gone all the way to Alpha Centauri and back in such a short time. Sometimes I think we’re so focused on how we can us
