Long convoy of trucks and cars slowly went towards the shelter. In first car sat Maria with Nicky that was fuming furiously.
"What are you angry about?"
"But they..."
"They will stay in place that was inhabitable. Their ideas are deep. I guess few if their people will come with us, but I guess Zero already knows who they are."
Zero's voice could be heard. "Yes. But they are my least problem. Many shelters are not useful and are in even worse state than the one we are now. What about attaching myself to phones that are still on?"
Maria suddenly had an idea. "Humans have many languages. Can you send message in the country language? But noiseless?"
Zero groaned. "I can send messages. But can't control their phones. If they are smart, the phones are without sound."
Maria understood him. "Sorry. In my eyes you are cutest Zero that is powerful. I forgot that you need to grow you powers as well. What about nuclear power plants?"
"In our country the first will explode in seventeen days. But in other countries some will explode faster as they didn't expect such thing to happen. Want me to send them warning?"
"Yes. Send warning with countdown. Background should be sigh of nuclear power so everyone will understand." Maria already chose the background for the warning.
Suddenly in several countries a countdown could be seen on different phones with the yellow sigh for nuclear explosion.
They didn't know where it came from, but were happy to have it so they could prepare.
While Zero was busy getting into different country phone nets, Maria and convoy behind her arrived near shelter.
There stood few of her friends, bound like criminals. The man from before passed Chen and smirked with glee, but strangely didn't get reaction he expected.
Chen completely ignored her.
As he neared Maria's car, she opened window and pointed at the few people pointing at them with weapons. "What is this about?"
"We don't want to play by your rules. If you want to stay, you need to listen to us." He looked at her with big smile.
Maria pointed at shelter. "Can we get our stuff?"
He shook his head. "No. Everything inside that shelter is ours."
"Fine. Let my people go. We will leave." She rubbed her temples as she had headache for a while now.
"This won't do. They can leave, but you can't." He pointed with gun towards her and she chuckled.
" Wanna shoot me? Sure. Then cause war as my people are heavily armored as well. Shelter, you. an keep,but don't you dare point gun at me again."
Nicky was pointing gun at his groin, making him queezy. She smiled wickedly. "Don't move, or I might just get nervous and shoot."
Maria tapped with her hand on the driving wheel and pointed at the few guards they left. "Release them. Your life for their."
"Fine!" He was furious. "Let them go! Don't let in any old people and children. Take women..."
"Women?" Maria now took out gun and pointed at his head. "Only if they want to stay..."
He shook in fear as he saw her expression.
Of course, she could use her powers to kill him, but why wasting precious energy on such scum?
She slowly came out and took speaker. "Those that want to stay here with them go to shelter. Those that want to leave with me, stay in cars. But if you stay here, I can't protect you anymore and I will not."
It was enough to warn them. If they do not wish to comply, she can't handle them anymore.
Seeing that only few women chose to stay, even they got scared. Around hundred men chose to enter the shelter and in the end, not even one woman wanted to join.
One man dragged his crying wife towards shelter and almost got shot. "She is my wife."
"Then from today on,you two are divorced. Bye." Chen pushed the woman towards the bus. "Go inside. If he wants he can come. Of he doesn't, they can live here happily ever after."
She swung her husband's arm away and yelled. "Are you out of your damn mind. I ain't gonna be breeding idiot. You like them, stay with them. From today on, we are no more married."
She just turned around and entered bus.
Most of the trucks with food were left there, but they had two trucks they chose taking with them and left.
The man patted his friends shoulder. "Nearest shelter is hundred fifty miles away. It's nest filled with zombies. Trust me, they will come back soon. It's impossible that they will get there. And another thing. No one knows about that shelter."
" What if they find it?" The man had strange creepy feeling as he glanced at the shelter.
"Impossible. Only Minister of Defense, General and President knew about it. I found out about it before President died." He was current vice president and as the President is dead, he automatically became one. "Let's start working."
Few of the people on computer suddenly had problem. "Sir, we lost contact with the satellite. What should we do now?"
"Did you find map of the surrounding?" He was calm as he looked at him.
"Yes, sir." While they had own ideas, Maria and her people chose side roads to travel towards the destination.