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CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN:
Isabel turned around to see if Alex was following them. She didn't see him. Panic filled her as she faced the possibility that Alex might have been hurt, or even...
"ISABEL!" yelled Liz. "Come on!"
"Alex was right behind us!" said Isabel. "Where is he?!"
"Isabel, its after you!" said Liz. "We HAVE to go!"
"But Alex..." began Isabel.
Just then, a Sheriff's patrol car pulled into the alley. Sheriff Valenti was behind the wheel. "GIRLS!" he yelled. "Get in! NOW!"
Liz jumped into the passenger door of the vehicle. Isabel was still waiting for Alex.
"COME ON, ISABEL!" yelled Sheriff Valenti.
Then, they saw the Lashallal come around the corner. He pulled out a gun, as Isabel stood frozen in place. But before the gunman could bring his weapon to bear on his target, multiple bullet impacts registered on his body. The Sheriff had been faster on the draw, and had fired six shots into the Lashallal's chest. It fell to the ground, stunned, but definitely not dead.
Sheriff Valenti physically grabbed Isabel by the arm, and dragged her into the vehicle. Liz took charge of the now crying Isabel as Sheriff Valenti back the car out of the alley. As they took off down the street, they saw the Lashallal come out of the alley and head towards a parked vehicle.
"Where are we going?" asked Liz.
"Outside of town," said the Sheriff. "I want to get that thing in an isolated area, away from the townsfolk. Most of my guys are responding to the shooting at the Crashdown now. Kyle, Michael, and the others are going to meet us at the reservoir."
"What about Alex?" asked Isabel. "We LEFT him there!"
"I know, I'm scared for him, too!" said Liz. "But if we had stayed, you would have been killed! Alex.....he wouldn't want that!"
They drove out of town and headed towards the reservoir. As they got there, a black car rammed into the back of the Sheriff's vehicle. The girls screamed as the Sheriff struggled to maintain control of the car.
Finally, the other car pushed them off of the road and into a ditch. It pulled up and stopped just beyond the patrol car.
"Get out of here, girls!" said Sheriff Valenti. "NOW!"
Liz and Isabel obeyed the Sheriff's order, and jumped out of the vehicle. Sheriff Valenti pulled out a shotgun from a rack in the front of the car, and confronted the Lashallal as it got out of the other car.
Valenti fired all six shots from his shotgun into the Lashallal, sending him reeling into the hood of his car. The Sheriff then dropped the empty shotgun and pulled out his pistol. But the Lashallal reacted quicker this time, and pulled out a shotgun from his long coat. Before the Sheriff could fire, the Lashallal fired first. The blast struck Jim Valenti with full force, and sent him to the ground.
The Sheriff now out of the way, the Lashallal then searched for his target. He saw Isabel and Liz running about fifty yards away from him. He started to pursue them, but another Sheriff's vehicle pulled up on the scene. Kyle and Michael jumped out of the vehicle, both of them carrying shotguns.
Kyle and Michael began firing their shotguns nearly simultaneously. The Lashallal was knocked to the ground. As soon as their shotguns were empty, Kyle and Michael pulled out two pistols each, and continued firing rounds into their target. The Lashallal tried to bring his gun to bear on Kyle and Michael, but the impacts from all of the rounds that had been put into him by Alex, Sheriff Valenti, Kyle, and Michael, were finally starting to take their toll. Kyle and Michael both emptied the magazines of their guns into the gunman, then reloaded, and kept firing. Long after the Lashallal stopped moving, the two young men kept firing. Finally, after they had both emptied four magazines of ammunition each into the Lashallal. Stopping their fire, they approached the body of the alien gunman closely. Its body was shot to pieces by the fire. Kyle and Michael stood over him for a several moments, judging that the thing was finally dead.
"We got him," said Michael.
In that moment, for the first time since arriving, Kyle saw his Father lying bleeding on the ground. The heat of the battle with the Lashallal had fazed out his perception of anything else but the threat, only now seeing his wounded Father on the ground.
"DAD!" screamed Kyle, running over to his Father's side. He bent down over Sheriff Valenti, trying to use his hands to stop the bleeding. Michael came over, and tried to use his powers to heal the fallen Sheriff, knowing he couldn't, but still trying out of sheer desperation.
Liz and Isabel ran up at that moment, and were both shocked and horrified at the sight before them.
"Where's Max?!" scream Kyle. "He has to heal him!"
"I'll dial his cell!" said Liz.
"He should be here any moment!" said Michael. "We called him and the others, remember!"
"Kyle," said a weak voice. The Sheriff lifted his head up slightly and looked at his son.
"Help's coming, Dad," said Kyle. "Just hang on!"
End of Chapter Thirty-seven. Chapter Thirty-eight coming soon.
Will Sheriff Valenti live or die? What happens next? Don't miss the next exciting installment to find out. In the meantime, please do keep those reviews coming. Feedback is always appreciated.
CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVEN:
Isabel turned around to see if Alex was following them. She didn't see him. Panic filled her as she faced the possibility that Alex might have been hurt, or even...
"ISABEL!" yelled Liz. "Come on!"
"Alex was right behind us!" said Isabel. "Where is he?!"
"Isabel, its after you!" said Liz. "We HAVE to go!"
"But Alex..." began Isabel.
Just then, a Sheriff's patrol car pulled into the alley. Sheriff Valenti was behind the wheel. "GIRLS!" he yelled. "Get in! NOW!"
Liz jumped into the passenger door of the vehicle. Isabel was still waiting for Alex.
"COME ON, ISABEL!" yelled Sheriff Valenti.
Then, they saw the Lashallal come around the corner. He pulled out a gun, as Isabel stood frozen in place. But before the gunman could bring his weapon to bear on his target, multiple bullet impacts registered on his body. The Sheriff had been faster on the draw, and had fired six shots into the Lashallal's chest. It fell to the ground, stunned, but definitely not dead.
Sheriff Valenti physically grabbed Isabel by the arm, and dragged her into the vehicle. Liz took charge of the now crying Isabel as Sheriff Valenti back the car out of the alley. As they took off down the street, they saw the Lashallal come out of the alley and head towards a parked vehicle.
"Where are we going?" asked Liz.
"Outside of town," said the Sheriff. "I want to get that thing in an isolated area, away from the townsfolk. Most of my guys are responding to the shooting at the Crashdown now. Kyle, Michael, and the others are going to meet us at the reservoir."
"What about Alex?" asked Isabel. "We LEFT him there!"
"I know, I'm scared for him, too!" said Liz. "But if we had stayed, you would have been killed! Alex.....he wouldn't want that!"
They drove out of town and headed towards the reservoir. As they got there, a black car rammed into the back of the Sheriff's vehicle. The girls screamed as the Sheriff struggled to maintain control of the car.
Finally, the other car pushed them off of the road and into a ditch. It pulled up and stopped just beyond the patrol car.
"Get out of here, girls!" said Sheriff Valenti. "NOW!"
Liz and Isabel obeyed the Sheriff's order, and jumped out of the vehicle. Sheriff Valenti pulled out a shotgun from a rack in the front of the car, and confronted the Lashallal as it got out of the other car.
Valenti fired all six shots from his shotgun into the Lashallal, sending him reeling into the hood of his car. The Sheriff then dropped the empty shotgun and pulled out his pistol. But the Lashallal reacted quicker this time, and pulled out a shotgun from his long coat. Before the Sheriff could fire, the Lashallal fired first. The blast struck Jim Valenti with full force, and sent him to the ground.
The Sheriff now out of the way, the Lashallal then searched for his target. He saw Isabel and Liz running about fifty yards away from him. He started to pursue them, but another Sheriff's vehicle pulled up on the scene. Kyle and Michael jumped out of the vehicle, both of them carrying shotguns.
Kyle and Michael began firing their shotguns nearly simultaneously. The Lashallal was knocked to the ground. As soon as their shotguns were empty, Kyle and Michael pulled out two pistols each, and continued firing rounds into their target. The Lashallal tried to bring his gun to bear on Kyle and Michael, but the impacts from all of the rounds that had been put into him by Alex, Sheriff Valenti, Kyle, and Michael, were finally starting to take their toll. Kyle and Michael both emptied the magazines of their guns into the gunman, then reloaded, and kept firing. Long after the Lashallal stopped moving, the two young men kept firing. Finally, after they had both emptied four magazines of ammunition each into the Lashallal. Stopping their fire, they approached the body of the alien gunman closely. Its body was shot to pieces by the fire. Kyle and Michael stood over him for a several moments, judging that the thing was finally dead.
"We got him," said Michael.
In that moment, for the first time since arriving, Kyle saw his Father lying bleeding on the ground. The heat of the battle with the Lashallal had fazed out his perception of anything else but the threat, only now seeing his wounded Father on the ground.
"DAD!" screamed Kyle, running over to his Father's side. He bent down over Sheriff Valenti, trying to use his hands to stop the bleeding. Michael came over, and tried to use his powers to heal the fallen Sheriff, knowing he couldn't, but still trying out of sheer desperation.
Liz and Isabel ran up at that moment, and were both shocked and horrified at the sight before them.
"Where's Max?!" scream Kyle. "He has to heal him!"
"I'll dial his cell!" said Liz.
"He should be here any moment!" said Michael. "We called him and the others, remember!"
"Kyle," said a weak voice. The Sheriff lifted his head up slightly and looked at his son.
"Help's coming, Dad," said Kyle. "Just hang on!"
End of Chapter Thirty-seven. Chapter Thirty-eight coming soon.
Will Sheriff Valenti live or die? What happens next? Don't miss the next exciting installment to find out. In the meantime, please do keep those reviews coming. Feedback is always appreciated.