My friends welcome you back. They can't wait to tell you what happens next!
They left the cellar the next day. Outside they found destruction. The entire house fell down. "Oh my God," Joseph whispered.
They went around the house seeing if anything was of worth keeping that wasn't destroyed. They found nothing. They went to the cellar and found some backpacks and water. "We need to find food," Jordan suggested.
"He's right," Byce aggreed. "And somewhere safe."
"Where are we going to find somewhere safe?" asked Joseph.
"In the mountains. They have caves that run for miles. There is no way they can get in them,'' he replied.
"What if they cave in the entrance?" Joseph asked.
"They have more than one entrance/exit."
"When should we go?" asked Eric.
"As soon as possible," Jordan cut in. They got ready to go but before they left, they found a map and discussed the fastest way to get to the Rocky Mountains. The fastest way was to get there was to walk to a town a few hundred miles that they thought they (the aliens) wouldn't care about because it was a small town where they would get bikes and then head to a river to get on a ferry and then go the rest of the way on land. They then started there long walk.
They reached the edge of their city at sunset and took a break. They weren't even a tenth of the way there. Then entered a wrecked building to rest for the night. The next morning they continued.
The terrain become rocky so they rested more and drank some water. Eric set down his water on a flat rock and just stared at it thinking. Where's Jean and Alan? And are they okay? he thought. And are we going to make it through this era of the Martians? Then he saw his water move. The ripples on top moved out to the edges as more were formed. "Get a the tree," he said. No one seemed to here him. "Guys. Get in a tree!" They noticed his severity and climbed in the tree. A tripod walked by when the last person made it in. They saw the shining of the unearthy metal. The tripod kept walking. For saftey, they waited for any more and then walked on.
A few days went on with no interuption from the Matians. They finally achieved there destination. The small town. They were wrong with the preparation. The town was attacked. They found where the bike shop was but there was no undestroyed bikes. They were tired so they took a break. "I can't believe we came here for nothing," Jordan said depressed.
"We can still go to the mountains," Joseph said. "If we keep going but a bit faster, we could still get to the ferry before it leaves."
"But lets stay here for the day for a break," Bryce said. "We're not use to walking so much."
"Lets start tomorrow at noon," Jordan said.
"How do we know when we leave?" asked Joseph.
"When the sun is directly overhead," Eric told him. They chatted a bit until everyone fell asleep except for Joseph, who stayed look out for the tripods. He didn't find any.
I'm still trying to finish as much as I can before March 15, 2006. I may finish another chapter but don't be counting on it.