"Applegate, Katherine A - Animorphs - 17 - The Underground" - читать интересную книгу автора (Applegate Katherine A)

I said. Building, fast!>

Marco asked, like that was the only possible reason I
could demand his attention.

But Cassie had spotted the crash of the window, too. <0h, man! That guy
is going to jump!>

Ax observed. he would - Ahh!>

The man had backed up and was running straight for the shattered window.

I yelled.

Tobias said.

12 I raced for the window. The others came flapping up from below, or
plunging from above, or wheeling around from the same altitude.

The man ran. He stuck his hands out to push away the last shards of
glass. Then he launched himself, feet first, into space.

13 The wind ripped across my face. I used every last ounce of the

eagle's flying instincts to gain speed. Was it enough?

I was practically face-to-face with the man as he cleared the building.
There was a frozen sort of Road Runner-Wile E. Coyote moment when he
seemed to hang suspended in air. Then, he plummeted.

I opened my talons, stretched them forward, and caught a shred of collar
as he dropped. Instantly his speed dragged me down and I sank a second
talon in. Right around his collarbone. I think I managed to nick him
pretty good, but that was the least of this guy's problems.

I opened my wings, but I might as well have

14 been opening an umbrella. Maybe I shaved one mile an hour off his
speed. Not much.

Then Tobias swept in like a guided missile. He grabbed the man's left
arm. Jake was next, in his insanely fast peregrine falcon morph. He
snagged the back of the man's collar.

He was slowing. But not nearly enough.

Tobias yelled. glide!>