Chapters 7 & 8 Summary

Back at the truck, Ellie informs the crew that they will have to act immediately. She has just killed two guards and as soon as the other soldiers return, they'll figure out that enemy fighters have infiltrated their airbase. The team, aside from Kevin who is still in the throngs of an emotional meltdown, spring into action. They grab the weapons Ellie has stolen from the barracks for them and divide into two teams: Ellie, Fi, and Kevin in one truck, Homer and Lee in the other. The plan is to shoot down the planes while they are refueling, or directly after, while their tanks are still dripping with gasoline. In Ellie's truck, Kevin curls up in a ball, weeping, while Ellie drives and a panic-stricken Fi struggles to hold a massive rifle in her shaking hands. They roll forward and through the...