CHAPTER 8: A NEW OUTBREAK
The line had been going smoothly until the ground began shaking, and the lights began to flicker.
"Is it an earthquake?" Dwight asked as things started falling from their original positions.
"We got a runner" One of the doctors yelled as a girl burst out of the screening room and ran towards Alyssa.
She fell as Alyssa caught her.
"Help me". She pleaded as the soldiers charged forward towards them, Alyssa looked at the exit and saw that the exit was blocked. She looked back at the students who looked back at her with tears in her eyes.
Everything went in slow motion, just then electricity from nowhere hit the two soldiers at the exit and blew the door open.
Just then everything went back to normal as the girl ran towards the exit and escaped as the soldiers chased after her in public.
Then as sudden the earthquake started, it stopped. Only Alyssa was the one remaining standing through it all. Their classmates stood up, as Alyssa helped hazel and Dwight up together with Sian.
"Are you hurt? Did she hurt you?" Dwight asked checking her body for any injuries.
"Ahem, we are fine too, thanks" Sian said with a fake cough.
"I am okay, just confused"
"Yeah me too, how did you remain standing in an earthquake and where the hell did that electricity come from?" Hazel asked peering in her face.
"Why are you looking at me like that? I have no idea, she said I should help her and then the doors were wide open for her to escape, that's all" Alyssa said.
"So, she got earth quaky powers then, damn, no wonder she was good in bed". Dwight said.
"You slept with her?" Sian asked.
"Yeah, you know, once" Dwight said rolling his eyes.
"Still, it's not possible to have two powers at once, hers was definitely the first one because she was able to run amidst the shaking, but the second one was from a different source. Hazel said tapping her lips.
"Let it go, hazel. You never let anything go" Alyssa said as the doctor walked out and pointed at them
"We are ready for you guys"
Sian looked at them and said "Well I am going first. I pray I turn out to be an Inner".
"I hope so too, I can't wait to see your killer power" Dwight said as she entered leaving the three of them behind.
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The girl kept on running entering alleys after alleys trying to lose the soldiers but they still managed to track her down. One of the policemen shot something at her like a blast which knocked her off her feet as she rolled down the stairs and stopped at the bottom.
"Come with us quietly and we won't have to kill you" The soldier said as his partner was slowly advancing towards the girl.
"Get away from me, you freak". The girl said struggling to get up.
"Look who is calling us freaks, wow the table are turned" His partner said laughing.
"HEY! DOUCHEBAGS! you heard her, get away from her". A little girl screamed from where she stood.
The soldiers looked at the direction of where the voice came from, so did the girl and they saw that it was a girl not up to 12 years who had spoken boldly.
"Who do you think you are little kid? better run away before we list you as collateral damage" One of the soldiers threatened.
"Boohoo, you hurt my feelings, am not a little girl". She said as she zapped to where the soldier was and touched him, immediately the soldier fell down, dead.
His partner freaked out as he pointed the gun at the girl, his hands shaking.
"You know, you are going to miss with the way your hand is shaking, but I am feeling generous a bit, I will give you a five minutes head start, run before I change my mind" The girl said as the soldier took off, running leaving the gun behind.
"Who the hell are you?" The girl on the floor asked.
"Oh, I almost forgot about you, oh don't worry, we are on the same side, I wont kill you….yet. name is Toni and you are?"
"Iris. The girl replied as she stood up.
"Nice to meet you Iris, I haven't seen you back at home so you must be new, just broke out huh?"
"Yeah, in school. During the test." Iris said dusting her jeans.
"Lucky you. How did you escape? That place is usually fortified.
"A girl I guess, with black hair and blue strands, I think she helped me escape. See, thanks for everything and saving me, but I have to get going now, my mum and dad will be worried sick." Iris said
"That's probably a bad idea, by now the soldiers will be scooping out your house, waiting in case you show up. I do not know why people always run home thinking it is the safest place when it is actually the most dangerous." Toni said shaking her head.
"So if I can't go home, where else should I go?" Iris asked.
"I would say, come with me but considering the fact that I am 10 years old, nobody ever takes me seriously, so tough luck out there, sis." Toni said as she turned to leave.
"Wait, don't go. I will take you seriously, you just saved me. Where is there exactly?"
"You mean my home? Follow me, I will take you to see everyone, they are all sweet and kind, just stay clear of my mum...she's a bit overprotective of everyone." Toni said as they left together.