Chapter 10. Panic.

We heard some sounds by the door, so I thought that maybe it was Tabby; she does sometimes leave stuff behind because she forgets about them and comes back to get them. The door was locked, I remember hearing Lance lock it after he came back with Wanda, but that shouldnt be a problem for Tabby since she does have a key... though she might have left it here. Before I could go check, there was an explosion and we heard the door being thrown back, crashing into the staircase.
"Tabby?" I stared.
But Tabby wouldnt do that...

"EVERYBODY GET DOWN!"

I heard Lances shout, but my body didnt react. Instead I just stood there, watching as something flew at us, landing in the middle of the room. Instantly there was an explosion, and I was thrown back into the wall.

I closed my eyes at the impact and the pain, but from what I could hear, everyone else was hurt too. I heard Lance coughing and opened my eyes to see him getting up, helping Pietro, who had been thrown back into him. Looking around I saw Fred on the other side of the room, and Wanda by the table... Wanda was bleeding! She mustve hit the side of the table; I have to go help-

I couldnt do anything because before I could get up on my feet, the ground shook, as a ripple of earth headed towards the front door.

"GET OUTSIDE!"

Lance shouted over the noise, the crackling of electricity, the rumbles of the earth, the explosion, and things crashing down around us.

I tried to get up, but realized I couldnt when my leg felt like it was shattering, like it was being torn to a thousand pieces.

I saw Wanda grabbing a hold of the table and pulling herself up, blue hex energy gathering up around her.
Lance mustve seen her too, because he turned to her, shouting for her to run.

I tried to get up again, but ended up screaming in pain after moving my leg.

Fred must have seen me, because he pushed his way through to me, amidst the rubble and chaos, and picked me up. My head felt light, and I was close to throwing up. He asked me something, but I couldnt tell what he was saying.

Then something else landed near us.

And gas streaked out.

Fred tried to get out of the way, but didnt make it, and stumbling, fell. He dropped me a few feet ahead of him, but as he tried to get up again, another gas bomb was thrown in between us. And another. And then something exploded behind him. After that, I saw Fred collapse.

Fred, the unmovable Blob, collapsed.

I felt sick; the gas was getting to me too. I tried to get up, but I couldnt.

Looking around, my vision blurred, I saw Lance fighting off some of the attackers, sending the floor rolling at them, making the ceiling crash down. Wanda was hexing some, and just as I looked over, she threw the table at three of the guys.

My eyes fell on Pietro.

Pietro was standing behind Lance, staring at the scene with wide eyes, but not moving.

Pietro was frozen stiff.

I tried to call out to him, to get him to hear me, but my voice couldnt be heard over the violent battle around us. I yelled again, trying to get his attention.
It worked this time, and he seemed to snap out of the daze. He looked around, barely moving but realizing what was happening now.

Dont just stand there!

Do something man!

Eyes wide, Pietro trembled, drawing back.

In front of him I saw Wanda knocked down, and Lance lashing out at one of the black-clothed guys when they tried to get to her. As I watched Wanda hexing the guy behind Lance, I felt my head getting heavier, and my entire body felt like something was crushing me. Trying to keep my eyes open, I looked back at Pietro.

Pietro?

He took a step back, backing away from the fight.

Away from us.

Pietro!