Chapter 9
All of a sudden there was a loud rumbling sound and the ground started to shake. The lights in the building flickered on and off. The rumbling went on for what seems like ages but it only lasted for 15 seconds. The skylight cracked and showered everyone with shards of glass. They all covered their heads to protect themselves from the flying glass but some glass hit the guard. As soon as the shaking stopped everyone looked at each other in total shock. Alarm bells were ringing and they could hear the sound of fire trucks or ambulances in the distance.
"We better get outta here," Cade said.
"Wait just a minute," replied Fox raising the gun again. He looked the Guard who had been struck by some glass and who was now lying bleeding profusely on the ground.
"The Guard had been hurt. We have to get him to a hospital," Paul said his compassion taking over from his fear of what had just happened.
"Foster, Scott, get some bandages and try and stop the bleeding. We are not going anywhere for the time being," replied Fox taking out a Kleenex tissue to wipe the sweat on his face. He thought it had become warm all of a sudden.
"We have to get him to a hospital," repeated Paul.
"The only thing that we are going to do is wait here for the police. Put these on," he instructed Paul as he threw him some handcuffs. Paul looked at him angrily. All of a sudden the guard groaned. Cade went over to him and kneeled down beside him. The guard opened his eyes all of a sudden and his face flashed Gua. Cade jumped up but the guard grabbed a hold of his throat. Scott ran over and grabbed the gun on the ground beside the Gua. He knew the guard was Gua. He stood over the guard and slowly aimed the trigger.
"Scott. No," shouted Paul as Scott fired the gun. The Gua flinched as the bullet entered his chest and he loosened his grip on Cade. Cade fell back on the floor gasping for breath. They watched as the Gua disintegrated before them and then disappeared.
No one spoke for a couple of minutes. Fox wiped his eyes a couple of time as if he could not believe his eyes. He loosened the tie he was wearing.
"What the hell was that?" he demanded.
"That is what is trying to invade the planet. The Gua," replied Cade getting to his feet.
"Is that what happens when the alien here dies?" Fox said pointing the gun at Paul. Paul looked at Cade in desperation.
"Paul is not one of them. Put the gun away," Cade said reaching out for the gun in Fox's hand.
"Move it. I am going to have the three of you quarantined till I get to the bottom of this," he said as he released the safety on the gun with a loud click.
"You are making a mistake," Paul said.
Suddenly Fox looked like he was about to pass out. He dropped the gun as he clutched his chest gasping for breath and fell to the ground. The three looked at each other.
"George?" asked Paul kneeling down beside him. He placed his hand on Fox's chest and realised that he recognised the pain from the last time. Fox had suffered a heart attack. Once again Paul was in the position in which he could just walk away to his freedom. He could let Fox die and he would not have to run any more.
"Dad?" Scott said in a quiet voice. He knew what his father's dilemma was and he knew that Paul wouldn't let Fox die. Cade watched as Paul took out the sphere and as it glowed Fox's colour and breathing returned to normal. When Paul was finished he stood up and looked at his son. He put his arm around Scott but said nothing. They walked out the door followed by Cade.
To be Continued
All of a sudden there was a loud rumbling sound and the ground started to shake. The lights in the building flickered on and off. The rumbling went on for what seems like ages but it only lasted for 15 seconds. The skylight cracked and showered everyone with shards of glass. They all covered their heads to protect themselves from the flying glass but some glass hit the guard. As soon as the shaking stopped everyone looked at each other in total shock. Alarm bells were ringing and they could hear the sound of fire trucks or ambulances in the distance.
"We better get outta here," Cade said.
"Wait just a minute," replied Fox raising the gun again. He looked the Guard who had been struck by some glass and who was now lying bleeding profusely on the ground.
"The Guard had been hurt. We have to get him to a hospital," Paul said his compassion taking over from his fear of what had just happened.
"Foster, Scott, get some bandages and try and stop the bleeding. We are not going anywhere for the time being," replied Fox taking out a Kleenex tissue to wipe the sweat on his face. He thought it had become warm all of a sudden.
"We have to get him to a hospital," repeated Paul.
"The only thing that we are going to do is wait here for the police. Put these on," he instructed Paul as he threw him some handcuffs. Paul looked at him angrily. All of a sudden the guard groaned. Cade went over to him and kneeled down beside him. The guard opened his eyes all of a sudden and his face flashed Gua. Cade jumped up but the guard grabbed a hold of his throat. Scott ran over and grabbed the gun on the ground beside the Gua. He knew the guard was Gua. He stood over the guard and slowly aimed the trigger.
"Scott. No," shouted Paul as Scott fired the gun. The Gua flinched as the bullet entered his chest and he loosened his grip on Cade. Cade fell back on the floor gasping for breath. They watched as the Gua disintegrated before them and then disappeared.
No one spoke for a couple of minutes. Fox wiped his eyes a couple of time as if he could not believe his eyes. He loosened the tie he was wearing.
"What the hell was that?" he demanded.
"That is what is trying to invade the planet. The Gua," replied Cade getting to his feet.
"Is that what happens when the alien here dies?" Fox said pointing the gun at Paul. Paul looked at Cade in desperation.
"Paul is not one of them. Put the gun away," Cade said reaching out for the gun in Fox's hand.
"Move it. I am going to have the three of you quarantined till I get to the bottom of this," he said as he released the safety on the gun with a loud click.
"You are making a mistake," Paul said.
Suddenly Fox looked like he was about to pass out. He dropped the gun as he clutched his chest gasping for breath and fell to the ground. The three looked at each other.
"George?" asked Paul kneeling down beside him. He placed his hand on Fox's chest and realised that he recognised the pain from the last time. Fox had suffered a heart attack. Once again Paul was in the position in which he could just walk away to his freedom. He could let Fox die and he would not have to run any more.
"Dad?" Scott said in a quiet voice. He knew what his father's dilemma was and he knew that Paul wouldn't let Fox die. Cade watched as Paul took out the sphere and as it glowed Fox's colour and breathing returned to normal. When Paul was finished he stood up and looked at his son. He put his arm around Scott but said nothing. They walked out the door followed by Cade.
To be Continued