Jaws of Salvation

The armored vehicle behind her sped up, engine roaring. A voice blasted through a loudspeaker. "Hey! Get down now! Or we open fire!"

"Did you hear that? Get off!"

Thalia ignored them. She urged the tortoise to move faster.

A second later, bullets started flying. Some slammed into the tortoise's shell. Others hit its hind legs and tail, sparks bursting off its scales. Several shots came straight at