Hello readers, today is August 12, unless you are reading this at a later date. 08-12-12 is the date when the story starts. The first meteors also hit today/ tomorrow (They hit in Japan, so for New Yorkers it is the 12th, but for people in Japan it is the 13th) This is part of my Chapter marathon, which goes through today, tomorrow and maybe Tuesday. So if this chapter is weaker or shorter than the others, it was because I was tired (I stayed up watching the Perseid meteor shower). Also sorry this only covers Matt and the gang; the chapter was going to be longer, but I got tired. Also thank you Skipperxtreme for the review and Sweety Kneul for following Catastrophe. You guys both get a space elevator made out of cheese. Anyway, sit back, relax and enjoy this new chapter of Catastrophe -– and then review.

3:27 PM EST Greenwich Village, New York (Day one of the war)

The blood leaking from his shoulder was warm. Matt pressed on his wound, trying to stop the blood from pouring out, but he immediately pulled his hand away because of the intense pain. He was whimpering like a puppy.

"Matt! You need to keep your hand on the wound, or you could bleed out!" Jenny yelled.

"But it hurts!" Matt yelled back.

"Matt, we will be at the hospital in a minute. They will patch you up and we will be okay. Maybe the aliens will be gone by then," Mohinder said while clutching on to the wheel. He knew that the invaders would not be gone by then, but he was just trying to make Matt feel better.

"Really?" Matt whined.

Mohinder just ignored him and kept driving; he hated lying even it was the right thing to do. They were driving past Washington Park, which was relatively undamaged; when there was a loud rumbling .A shadow covered the van.

Mohinder looked out the window. "What the hell is that?" he yelled.

"I have no idea!" Lizzy yelled back. "Matt look!"

Matt started to turn his head, but then he screamed in pain.

"I can't! I hurts when I move my neck!" Matt yelped.

"Just sit still Matt." Jenny said worriedly.

"So what the hell is that then!" Lizzy yelled.

"It looks like some sort of flying saucer. A huge one!" Mohinder said while speeding the van up.

Make this a new paragraph. Suddenly several fighter jets flew across the sky and shot at the ship. They were blown out of the sky and fell back to the ground.

"Watch out, Mohinder!" Jenny screamed as a chassis from one of the jets fell right in front of the van. Mohinder swerved just in time, but the chassis exploded, sending a shock wave that shook the van. Blasted by the same explosion, a car slammed into the van, sending it out of control. Speeding up, it went up onto the sidewalk and knocked over a light post. After a deep breath, Mohinder was able to regain the helm and get back on the road.

"Look!" Jenny yelled to Mohinder while pointing at the next intersection.

It was blocked off by military vehicles and soldiers trying to lead civilians to safety. Mohinder drove the van to the intersection and pulled up. One of the soldiers ran over to the driver's side and knocked on the window. Mohinder wound it down.

"I am sorry, sir, but you can't cross here," the soldier told Mohinder. "This is an evacuation point. You can cross at 6th street."

"I'm sorry, but our friend needs immediate medical attention. Please just let us through. The hospital is right down there," Mohinder begged to the soldier.

"We can't let you through. Besides, that hospital is full, and our medics are dealing with patients," the soldier told a worried Mohinder.

"Listen! You are going to let us through this fu—" Jenny was cut off by the large saucer firing missiles at the city beneath it.

One of the missiles landed less than 500 feet away from them. A seven-story condo collapsed on the street, sending dust everywhere. There was heavy gunfire, with soldiers and civilians yelling.

One of the tanks shot at the saucer, but it did close to nothing. As the dust cleared, a soldier at a jeep aimed its mounted laser guided missile system. Once he had the ship centered in his sights, he released the missiles. They arced across the sky, like half rainbows… of death.

When they hit the saucer, a boom echoed. It sounded as if the whole thing were destroyed. But when Jenny looked, only some small chunks were falling off the ship to the streets below the saucer was relatively still intact.

That was horrifying enough, but then the saucer shot something down toward the soldiers. There was a large explosion and then everything around the blast caught fire. There was a loud boom and heat filled the air, even inside the van it felt like it was 105 degrease.

. Chunks of burning metal hit the van, sending skidding backwards. "Mohinder, get us out of here!" Jenny screamed at him.

"I'm going! I'm going!" Mohinder yelled back while forcefully pushing on the gas pedal.

The van drove through the intersection, hitting several burning bodies and vehicles. The van gave a sharp turn at the next intersection, ramming into an abandoned taxi. Then they saw something else horrible.

Hundreds of emergency medical tents located outside of the hospital were ablaze, and the actual building wasn't doing much better. While flames shot out of many windows, doctors and soldiers tried to get the patents out of the building.

Make this a new paragraph. Suddenly an explosion erupted from the side of the hospital, setting the neighboring building on fire. Jenny, Mohinder, Lizzy, and Matt stared at the inferno.

"I don't think this is a good idea," Lizzy warned.

"And the last horse crosses the finish line," a frustrated Jenny said.

"This is not the time for jokes!" Mohinder said in a pissed off tone, and that meant something, because Mohinder is normally very calm. "We need to get Matt some help!"

"Where is the next nearest hospital?" Jenny asked in a panicked voice.

"There is a large one in Midtown, but I don't think it is worth the risk going there, and I want to get out of this area fast."

"What about across the bridge?" Jenny asked.

"Which bridge?" Mohinder asked while turning so he could get to the main avenue that leads to the bridges.

"Williamsburg?" Jenny replied. "It is the closest."

"No, it is being blocked off by the army, so they can get troops into Manhattan," Mohinder replied.

"How could you know that?" Lizzy asked while trying to get the dirt out of her hair.

"There was a sign," Mohinder replied while keeping his eyes on the road.

"We could go north to the Queensboro Bridge," Jenny suggested.

"Not a chance. I am not going into midtown," Mohinder said angrily. "First off, there are a ton of attack ships there and second off, it is so crowded going through, it would take hours, if we didn't get killed!"

"Well we can't go south to the Manhattan Bridge or Brooklyn Bridge. That area is filled with enemy ground troops."

"It is our only option if we want to get Matt to safety," Mohinder yelled.

"Just get me to a hos-" Matt started to scream, but cut himself off when he saw the Manhattan Bridge, well, what was left of it: just the towers that once held up its span.

"Fuck!" Mohinder yelled while slowing the van down and looking at the wreckage of the bridge.

"This means we are going to have to cross at the Brooklyn Bridge!" Jenny said angrily. "This makes it more dangerous. Maybe we should just go north, Mohinder."

"Wait a second!" Lizzy said, finally joining the conversation. "There is a really good vet right next to the bridge; I always take my Yorkies there. Maybe the vets could patch Matt up!"

"Lizzy, Matt isn't much of an animal!" Jenny yelled. "I am not tak-"

"Jenny! I think Lizzy has a point! Vets are well trained at performing surgery, and I doubt it would be crowded. I think this will work. Mohinder told her. "Matt, what do you think?" Mohinder said. "Matt?"

"He passed out!" Lizzy yelled. "He has a lot of blood oozing out of him. Can that make you pass out?" Lizzy asked.

"Yes!" Mohinder and Jenny yelled at the same time.

"That explains why I can't remember that party," Lizzy said.

Jenny looked at her for a few seconds and then took a deep breath. "Let's get him to the vet."

Suddenly there was a ringing noise. Mohinder quickly grabbed his phone and saw who was calling him.

"Yes!" he yelled and put the phone to his ear.

"Mohinder, this is not the best time to be on the goddamn phone!" Jenny yelled.

"Yeah!" Lizzy said. "Wait, let me check Twitter!"

Jenny stared at her again. Lizzy was the second weirdest person she knew, after Matt.

"Crap! The network is down." Lizzy yelled while throwing her phone.

Make that the first Jenny thought.

"I'm sorry, but it is my wife calling. I have to answer, she is in India and I need to talk to her!" Mohinder yelled. "Hello?"

"Mohinder! I was worried about you!" Mohinder's wife Rosie said over the phone.

"Rosie Baby, I missed you. Are you okay?"

I'm fine! Are you alright?" Rosie asked worryingly.

"Good. I was really worried. I'm fine What about the kids?"

"They're fine. We are staying in my mom's place; they want to talk to you."

"Of course," Mohinder said while Rosie put them on the phone.

"Daddy!" one of the kids said. "Are you alright, did you kill any of the aliens?" He asked. Mohinder could hear Rosie scolding him in the background.

"I'm fine and no, I didn't, but if I do, I will let you know," Mohinder told his son, fresh tears started falling down his face. "I will come see you guys soon, can I talk to Aasha?

"Yeah daddy!" the boy said while putting his sister Aasha on the phone.

"Hi Aasha, its Daddy" Mohinder said choking back his tears.

"Daddy! When are we coming home? I don't like it here. There are loud noises and we have to hide.

"It's like that here, but I'll come and get you, and we can go home," Mohinder said, now he couldn't help but cry.

"Don't cry, Daddy," Aasha said. Hearing the crying, Rosie took the phone out of her daughter's hands. "Is it really as bad as the news is saying? We haven't seen many ships here, but there are massive fires," Rosie said.

"There are attack ships everywhere and invading soldiers are slowly seizing the island. There is fighting, fire, already one of the bridges collapsed along with many of the smaller buildings. The military is trying to evacuate the city. It is hell. We have to get my coworker Matt to a doctor. He is hurt, but then I will jump on one of the private jets MSNBC owns, and I'll fly to India and see you guys," Mohinder told her.

"Don't! It is too dangerous!" Rosie yelled.

"Listen, I don't think these things will go away. I think we lost. Don't tell the kids I said this, but I think it is over. And I want to spend my last days with you," Mohinder whispered.

"But!" Rosie protested.

"I have to go. I am in a dangerous area. Okay. I love you baby, bye." Mohinder said.

"But- ugh I love you too, Mohinder. Be very careful." She handed the phone to the kids.

"We love you daddy!" they said.

"I love you too!" He gave them a kiss through the phone and hung up.

"What did she say, Mohinder?" Jenny asked.

With that, Mohinder began to sob.

I hope you enjoyed this chapter, as you can tell Matt is badly injured and maybe we will take a road - er, air - trip to India. Stay tuned. I will focus on the soldiers and penguins in the next chapter. But please review for this chapter. You don't know how much a little review (or big one ;D) means to me. Bye.