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“Run!”
Dynamite sped off, the word almost prompting an instinctive reaction from her at this point. And it was a good thing too.
“Get back here!”
“Patch come on!”
She quickly shoved her friend around a corner where Dipper was already waiting on the runway right next to the academy’s exit.
“Go, go, go!”
She couldn’t keep the laugh out of her voice as Dipper fired up her engine and sped down the runway while she and Patch hurried to get to the gate.
“Get back here, I swear, I’ll take back your certifications!”
“You’ll have to get them from us first!”
Patch’s shout was nearly incomprehensible through her giggling as they sped through the gate. Dynamite couldn’t help it and risked one last glance over her shoulder where their joint supervisor was racing after them, expression beyond furious even though it was hard to tell through all the glue and the feathers.
“YOUR NEW CHIEF WILL HEAR ABOUT THIS!”
All three burst out laughing at that. It was graduation day, the one day where they knew with dead certainty that even the strictest chief wouldn’t be able to punish them for a little prank. After all, they had just escaped a year of grueling academy life and unlike personal training on a base with a team, that kind of training wasn’t nearly as much fun.
“FREEDOM!”
Dipper’s voice boomed through the air above them and Dynamite and Patch joined her in her cheering.
“Finally!”
“So, you guys ready to finally be out there?”
“Heck yeah! I can’t wait to finally get out in the field. And to meet the team! Did you guys hear what was in the news lately?”
“You mean that their second in command got transferred over to be part of the new Elite Fire Guard? The one that you and every other air tanker were gushing over nonstop?”
Dynamite grinned.
“No, I think I never heard the tale…”
“Alright, so I’m making a big deal out of this but still! We’re going to the team that trained an Elite! Maybe we’ll even be Elites ourselves one day! It’s-”
“Awesome, yes we get it! You’re head over heels for the place.”
“Hey! I just think it’s a great opportunity.”
Patch threw a mischievous grin at Dynamite, the car returning a smirk as both of them readied their engines.
“If you’re so hot on getting there then maybe you should hurry. Because we’re currently on our best way to being late.”
And on cue, the girls sped off, Dipper’s squeal echoing through the air above them as the plane thundered over their heads in a hurry.
“Chrysler, it’s really fun to tease her.”
“Should we tell her they don’t expect us until tomorrow?”
“Nah. Just imagine their faces when we burst in there a day early. Not to mention Dipper’s!”
“You’re right. That one’s too good to throw away.”
And so the two did their best to keep up with the over-eager plane above them, twin smirks quickly turning into excited smiles. They were certified and had managed to get stationed together. And Dipper was right, the station was famous. So all in all, they had every reason to be excited, elated even.
I can’t wait to get there.