Ace nodded and looked around for an appropriate tree for them to target. It needed to be a really big tree if they wanted to test the full power of the newest version of nitro9. Some wimpy sapling just wouldn’t do. She wanted to see splinters flying everywhere. This was going to be so wicked.
She took the explosive from Harley. Queen Harley, that is. She should show the proper respect, even in her thoughts. At least that was what the Professor said. That was usually when he was trying to get her to call him Doctor instead of Professor. Like that would ever happen. But Harley was a real queen and might be able to throw someone into a dungeon if they pissed her off. Dungeons sucked.
The young British girl checked her canister one last time and decided there really wasn’t anything left to do but to test fire the thing. She was a little nervous about letting Harley do the actual firing, but it was her popgun and her friend really wanted to do it. Ace was almost positive that it would not explode in the gun, so it was probably pretty safe.
“Right then,” she said, loading the gun. “I think that tree right over there would be the best target. It’s big enough to give us a right proper explosion. Aim a bit high, the weight of the canister will make it fall some. I think.”