Cool chapter 4 is up.

Once again special thanks to American HOT Fender. OH I took events from maily the original 1953 version and of course the 2005 version. You can rent the 1953 version at Hollywood video or somewhere. I grew up on that movie then when I heard Spielbergwas making it, it was too cool. Well thanks again for reading and I hope your enjoying it.

Well anyway, there is a small spoiler, but I changed it so that hopefully it won't ruin too much. One part is mostly implied and notmentioned directly. I admit this chapter was hard, becuase I had ran out of ideas and it took awhile to come up with something, but once I did, it practicly wrote itself.I'm just going to shut upnow, Enjoy.

Hey Arnold "War of the Worlds"

Chapter 4

They now reached wells ridge, Gerald and Phoebe were in front of them as Helga and Arnold were behind since Helga tripped earlier hurting her ankle. Arnold had to help Helga along while the item now on his shoulder was a small bandolier of grenades he took from an abandoned jeep. He figured if the worst should happen maybe, just maybe he can take one out. Soon the bunker door was in sight, only three-hundred yards. Then out of no where a tripod cuts right in front of Arnold and Helga. Gerald and Phoebe stop and turn realizing they have not been spotted Arnold signals from them to keep going. Phoebe starts to cry looking at her friend Helga, fearing the worst. They kept going, knowing they couldn't possibly help them.

Arnold and Helga looked up at the tripod, why hasn't it fired? what is it waiting for? They both thought as questions raced through their minds. Then two tentacles sprung out and grabbed both of them. In moments they dumped into a small cage that rested below the head of the machine. There were other people in the cage as well. Arnold looked around franticly and saw another cage on the other side, also with people in it. More questions race in his mind again, what do they attend to do to us? He soon got his answer in a small opening in the cage on the top was what looked like some kind of organic opening.

This machine must be some kind of bio-mechanical ship. Just then a small tendril comes out of the opening and wraps around a person that was across from Arnold, soon everyone went into panic. The lady struggled against the strange tendril but could not get free of it. Everyone around just scooted away from what was happening. Arnold held on tight to Helga, they knew this was the end and there was nothing to stop it. Soon Arnold saw the machine spray out something from one of the tentacles, he could see from that ships onboard lights that it was a dark red liquid, almost blood red.

Then it hit him, they were using the human race to redecorate the landscape, which was putting it lightly. Arnold suddenly realized that if those ships came from under ground, then they have been here for centuries, right under our own feet. He remembered traveling frequently through that intersection where it emerged; it had been there all this time. But then who is driving these things? Arnold remembered there was large hole in the ground, and that couldn't have been caused by lightning alone, some thing must have been in those storms.

Arnold's thoughts were interrupted by a tendril wrapping around his waste, he looked at Helga who was now tearing up. He held on to her for dear life as he was sucked into the machine. As he was lifted the bandolier of grenades slipped from the shoulder to his hand, while his other hand was held on by Helga. She screamed for help so everyone teamed up to keep Arnold from being killed by the machine. Moments later he was submerged up to his head in the weird orifice. Only one arm was sticking out. After a few moments of struggle they manage to pull Arnold out.

His head emerged soon followed by the rest of him, to which Helga was relieved to see was still alive. A few seconds pass and some in the cage pulls a knife he had on his side in a holster. When Arnold was pulled out enough, he saw a section revealed and cut it quickly. The severed tendril went back into the ship and everyone fell backwards in the cage. Arnold spit out a couple pins from the grenades, Helga saw the pins and yelled for everyone to brace themselves. In a few seconds explosions came from the ship and rock both cages badly.

One more explosion took out the entire front section of the ship revealing the inside. The tripod fell against a building they were walking by at the time then both cages detached and fell off. The people crawled out of the cages onto the street. Some people suffered broken bones and were helped out while others received minor injuries. Both Arnold and Helga walked with the survivors to a somewhere safe. It was nearing dawn as they continued to walk, then they came upon a church and everyone proceeded to go in. They had survived one tripod, but there were more and it would be a matter of days before all life on earth is extinct. As they entered, there was a sermon in progress, and the priest went on praying for salvation and soon the others joined in.

Death and destruction could be heard from the outside. Yet everyone remained calm now fearing nothing as they prayed for various things here and there, mainly for salvation from these evil machines that rained doom upon this world, as well as for the lives already lost. Arnold suddenly remembered his grandparents and hoped and prayed for there safety. Arnold and Helga both hugged each other tightly not wanting to let go of each other. Arnold pulled away looking at Helga who was trying to hold back her tears. "Helga, I just want to know that before we die…I love you" He said softly. "I love you two football head." she said with a smirk, trying to show humor in an otherwise bleak situation, Arnold just smiled at his nickname. He was about to kiss her when the sound outside just stopped, he looked around, why did the noises stop. He and Helga started for the doors with everyone else. He opened the doors and everyone froze at what they saw.

Deus ex machina... (DAY-us ex MAK-in-a)

If you've seen either version or read the book you know whats happening. I will say what that means on the next/last chapter, or you can look it up, if you want.

Well, how was this chapter, sorry is was shorter then the previous chapters, but whatever life goes on. "Life will find a way" -Dr.Malcom "Jurassic Park" So Untill next chapter see you later.