“Military
personnel will be stationed on every block within Terredome. If you have any
information regarding the whereabouts of these persons of interest, please
report it to one of the military personnel. If you have information regarding
the whereabouts of Soleil Arch, please report it to one of my advisors
directly. If any of these aforementioned people are watching, please turn
yourselves in. You will be treated fairly and given the opportunity to vouch
for your actions.”
The screens
went blank. The only sound in the room was the running motor of the generator.
Rider ran over to a hologram and began typing rapidly. Suddenly, an alarm rang
out.
“I activated
the emergency alarm system. I believe Sato has found our location and shut off
the power supply. We must head to the lobby immediately.”
Luke and I
ran behind Rider into the main lobby, followed by all of the angels who were in
the room. The lobby was in a state of panic. Angels flew everywhere, yelling to
each other from afar, knocking into things. Angels spilled out of the elevators
looking for others they knew. We ran over to the welcome desk where Ace was
typing onto a hologram screen.
“I’m activating
our lockdown system,” he said without looking away from the screen.
“Quickly,”
replied Rider. “If his minions shut off our power supply, he’ll be here within
two hours. And please pass me the overhead speaker microphone.”
Ace reached
down and pulled out a headset. Rider placed it over his head and flicked it on.
“Attention
everyone!” he bellowed. The lobby came to complete silence as everyone turned
to face him. “We are officially in lockdown. Please do not panic. Follow my
directions and we will all be safe. We’ve had these drills before, however
today is not a test. Everyone please line up with those who reside on your
floor.”
Angels
began flying across the room to stand in groups according to the floor they
lived on. I scanned the crowd trying to spot my mother. Amongst the loud
talking and quick movements, it was hard to make out exactly who was coming or
going.
“Floors one
through thirty, please exit through the emergency tunnels.”
Ace pressed
a button on the screen and all of the elevators whisked up and stopped at the
ceiling. The floor directly below them opened up into seven holes. Each group
of angels then began diving down into the shafts. I found my mother and waved
her over to the welcome desk.
“Finally,
floors thirty through fifty, please exit through the emergency tunnels.”
The
remaining groups of angels dove through the shafts. Alex came over with Glinda,
Sacra, and Div. The remaining angels from the defense department ran and flew back
into the defense room. Suddenly, one hundred angels mysteriously appeared surrounding
us, dressed in dark green uniforms. All were enormous; over seven feet tall and
muscular. Their wings were larger than any I had seen until that point. All of
them possessed swords, and shields were resting on their backs.
“Soldiers,
welcome. General Matthews, please debrief.”
An angel
with expansive gray wings and an extensively decorated uniform stepped toward
the desk. He was larger than all of the others.
“Four
demons were caught tampering with our power supply in the grotto. They were
questioned and exterminated.” He spoke with a deep gravelly voice that gave me
chills.
“What
information did the demons provide?” asked Rider.
“Sato’s
robotic army is complete and ready to launch. They are scheduled to begin the
destruction of cities in two days at 18:00. A select group of special demon
operatives from his military are tasked with breaching the ARC at the same time
with specific orders to kill all, except Soleil Arch.”
“Alright.
Establish an airborne perimeter. We will blast the grotto, blocking
personnel will be stationed on every block within Terredome. If you have any
information regarding the whereabouts of these persons of interest, please
report it to one of the military personnel. If you have information regarding
the whereabouts of Soleil Arch, please report it to one of my advisors
directly. If any of these aforementioned people are watching, please turn
yourselves in. You will be treated fairly and given the opportunity to vouch
for your actions.”
The screens
went blank. The only sound in the room was the running motor of the generator.
Rider ran over to a hologram and began typing rapidly. Suddenly, an alarm rang
out.
“I activated
the emergency alarm system. I believe Sato has found our location and shut off
the power supply. We must head to the lobby immediately.”
Luke and I
ran behind Rider into the main lobby, followed by all of the angels who were in
the room. The lobby was in a state of panic. Angels flew everywhere, yelling to
each other from afar, knocking into things. Angels spilled out of the elevators
looking for others they knew. We ran over to the welcome desk where Ace was
typing onto a hologram screen.
“I’m activating
our lockdown system,” he said without looking away from the screen.
“Quickly,”
replied Rider. “If his minions shut off our power supply, he’ll be here within
two hours. And please pass me the overhead speaker microphone.”
Ace reached
down and pulled out a headset. Rider placed it over his head and flicked it on.
“Attention
everyone!” he bellowed. The lobby came to complete silence as everyone turned
to face him. “We are officially in lockdown. Please do not panic. Follow my
directions and we will all be safe. We’ve had these drills before, however
today is not a test. Everyone please line up with those who reside on your
floor.”
Angels
began flying across the room to stand in groups according to the floor they
lived on. I scanned the crowd trying to spot my mother. Amongst the loud
talking and quick movements, it was hard to make out exactly who was coming or
going.
“Floors one
through thirty, please exit through the emergency tunnels.”
Ace pressed
a button on the screen and all of the elevators whisked up and stopped at the
ceiling. The floor directly below them opened up into seven holes. Each group
of angels then began diving down into the shafts. I found my mother and waved
her over to the welcome desk.
“Finally,
floors thirty through fifty, please exit through the emergency tunnels.”
The
remaining groups of angels dove through the shafts. Alex came over with Glinda,
Sacra, and Div. The remaining angels from the defense department ran and flew back
into the defense room. Suddenly, one hundred angels mysteriously appeared surrounding
us, dressed in dark green uniforms. All were enormous; over seven feet tall and
muscular. Their wings were larger than any I had seen until that point. All of
them possessed swords, and shields were resting on their backs.
“Soldiers,
welcome. General Matthews, please debrief.”
An angel
with expansive gray wings and an extensively decorated uniform stepped toward
the desk. He was larger than all of the others.
“Four
demons were caught tampering with our power supply in the grotto. They were
questioned and exterminated.” He spoke with a deep gravelly voice that gave me
chills.
“What
information did the demons provide?” asked Rider.
“Sato’s
robotic army is complete and ready to launch. They are scheduled to begin the
destruction of cities in two days at 18:00. A select group of special demon
operatives from his military are tasked with breaching the ARC at the same time
with specific orders to kill all, except Soleil Arch.”
“Alright.
Establish an airborne perimeter. We will blast the grotto, blocking
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