Countdown to Alien Slave, Quote 17

     "Protect Dani!" Gelan told Krijero.  It was the last thing he said before the Tragooms hove into view and all hell broke loose.
     Looking like bastard children of a pig and rhinoceros, four Tragooms fired percussion blasters in a tremendous volley, the shwack-shwack boom of their attack shaking the very air.  Wynhod and Gelan shot back as Krijero turned and fell on Dani, knocking her to the ground.  At first she cried out in horror, thinking he'd been hit, but as his body wrapped around hers, shielding her from the blasts, she realized he was protecting her.