around his feet rumbled on the ground and sprung out towards the hole in the ceiling. Larger chunks near the top lifted up and were carried off into the sky.
“We need to get out of here immediately,” Julie said staring at her Panavice.
The smaller pieces began to pelt off Joey’s body and he glanced back at Edith. She wrapped herself around Evelyn, protecting her from the debris. The sound of it all grew in volume and near the top, large chunks flew up into the sky as if a large vacuum had been turned on and was sucking out everything, yet the air felt still. A large portion of the roof tore off and revealed the object in the sky, not more than fifty feet above the mall. A black cube, maybe the size of a garbage truck, floated above and all the debris flew to it.
Edith screamed and Joey looked to her. Her arms were extended and Evelyn sat at the end of them. “Help me,” Edith pleaded, yet she could barely be heard over the cacophony of sounds. Joey rushed to her and pushed Evelyn back into her arms. He hugged them both, holding Evelyn to Edith’s chest as large bits pelted them. His foot began sliding on the tiled floor, pulling him closer to the rubble being lifted into the sky. Poly ran over and grabbed Joey’s hand.
“Do something,” Joey yelled struggling to keep hold of Edith and Evelyn. He felt the tug on his body growing with each second and the pieces or debris around them grew in size. Soon, they would be dead from contact of whatever that thing in the sky was.
Julie laid on the floor, pinning her Panavice to the ground. “I’ll send every nasty worm, virus, bot, and crusher I’ve got. It might buy us a few seconds.” She raised her finger and pushed the screen. The vacuum stopped and all the floating pieces crashed to the ground and around them. Joey held onto Evelyn and hoped to take the blow of any falling debris. One last piece of concrete tumbled down and then silence. His heavy breathing seemed loud and he let go of Edith and Evelyn.
“Get out of here,” Hector said, making a dash into the hall.
Joey pushed Edith and Poly after him. Julie and Lucas were already far ahead. At the end, they climbed over the rubble and straight out the hole in the roof. Outside the mall, they looked at the black cube floating just over them.
“What the hell is that?” Lucas asked.
“Come on, I know of another place,” Hector grimaced and ran down the backside of the rubble next to the mall.
Joey took Edith’s hand and helped her work her way down the rubble pile, not wasting a moment looking at the black object in the sky.
The humming sound reignited. Slow at first, but growing with each passing moment.
“ Ay dios mio ,” Hector said and ran down to the parking lot.
Joey trampled down the rubble, making sure Edith made it down safely.
Hector stood, staring at the ground, shaking his head. “Clear your thoughts. It’s our only chance.”
“If you knew how much explosive I have on these tips, you wouldn’t be saying that,” Lucas said, pulling three arrows out and pointing his bow at the cube.
“It’s powering up,” Julie called out.
“I’ll try and draw it away, you get up high enough so you can hit the freaking thing,” Joey said.
Lucas nodded and climbed up a pile of concrete, finding a solid place to stand.
The cube moved. It sent out a sound pulse and Joey felt it move through him. It sent painful waves into his ears and throughout his body.
Evelyn cried again.
“Over here!” Joey screamed as he ran away from the group, waving his gun in the air. He fired several shots at the cube but it didn’t react. It maintained its course to his friends, his wife and daughter.
The rubble below the cube moved, and soon pieces were flying into the air and landing on parts of the city behind it like a snow blower.
Joey gave up on keeping the thing distracted and ran back to the group, firing into the cube. Sparks trailed off when he made contact.
“I got this,” Lucas said,
“We need to get out of here immediately,” Julie said staring at her Panavice.
The smaller pieces began to pelt off Joey’s body and he glanced back at Edith. She wrapped herself around Evelyn, protecting her from the debris. The sound of it all grew in volume and near the top, large chunks flew up into the sky as if a large vacuum had been turned on and was sucking out everything, yet the air felt still. A large portion of the roof tore off and revealed the object in the sky, not more than fifty feet above the mall. A black cube, maybe the size of a garbage truck, floated above and all the debris flew to it.
Edith screamed and Joey looked to her. Her arms were extended and Evelyn sat at the end of them. “Help me,” Edith pleaded, yet she could barely be heard over the cacophony of sounds. Joey rushed to her and pushed Evelyn back into her arms. He hugged them both, holding Evelyn to Edith’s chest as large bits pelted them. His foot began sliding on the tiled floor, pulling him closer to the rubble being lifted into the sky. Poly ran over and grabbed Joey’s hand.
“Do something,” Joey yelled struggling to keep hold of Edith and Evelyn. He felt the tug on his body growing with each second and the pieces or debris around them grew in size. Soon, they would be dead from contact of whatever that thing in the sky was.
Julie laid on the floor, pinning her Panavice to the ground. “I’ll send every nasty worm, virus, bot, and crusher I’ve got. It might buy us a few seconds.” She raised her finger and pushed the screen. The vacuum stopped and all the floating pieces crashed to the ground and around them. Joey held onto Evelyn and hoped to take the blow of any falling debris. One last piece of concrete tumbled down and then silence. His heavy breathing seemed loud and he let go of Edith and Evelyn.
“Get out of here,” Hector said, making a dash into the hall.
Joey pushed Edith and Poly after him. Julie and Lucas were already far ahead. At the end, they climbed over the rubble and straight out the hole in the roof. Outside the mall, they looked at the black cube floating just over them.
“What the hell is that?” Lucas asked.
“Come on, I know of another place,” Hector grimaced and ran down the backside of the rubble next to the mall.
Joey took Edith’s hand and helped her work her way down the rubble pile, not wasting a moment looking at the black object in the sky.
The humming sound reignited. Slow at first, but growing with each passing moment.
“ Ay dios mio ,” Hector said and ran down to the parking lot.
Joey trampled down the rubble, making sure Edith made it down safely.
Hector stood, staring at the ground, shaking his head. “Clear your thoughts. It’s our only chance.”
“If you knew how much explosive I have on these tips, you wouldn’t be saying that,” Lucas said, pulling three arrows out and pointing his bow at the cube.
“It’s powering up,” Julie called out.
“I’ll try and draw it away, you get up high enough so you can hit the freaking thing,” Joey said.
Lucas nodded and climbed up a pile of concrete, finding a solid place to stand.
The cube moved. It sent out a sound pulse and Joey felt it move through him. It sent painful waves into his ears and throughout his body.
Evelyn cried again.
“Over here!” Joey screamed as he ran away from the group, waving his gun in the air. He fired several shots at the cube but it didn’t react. It maintained its course to his friends, his wife and daughter.
The rubble below the cube moved, and soon pieces were flying into the air and landing on parts of the city behind it like a snow blower.
Joey gave up on keeping the thing distracted and ran back to the group, firing into the cube. Sparks trailed off when he made contact.
“I got this,” Lucas said,
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