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Royal Woods Mall

01 07 2018

0629 Hours

Royal Woods, Michigan

Invasion Clock: 0005 Hours

With what seemed to be hours of looking and wandering, was only really half an hour. The two were loading up the van with all the beach and swimming gear. Lori was starting the van when Lincoln finally finished putting the last item in the back. He closed the back of the van and walked back to the passenger side door.

As he got in, Lori was checking her phone when something strange happened. "Huh?" She said, with a confused look on her face. Lincoln, who was still buckling his seatbelt, looked over. "What's wrong?" He asked noticing her facial expression.

"No signal."

"Tried data?"

"Yeah… nothing."

"Wonder what's wrong."

Lori then keeps shrugs he shoulders and says out of confidence, "I'm sure it's nothing." She then takes the van out of park and slowly applies the gas, to not hit other vehicles of course.

Upon reaching the avenue that ran through town, Lincoln noticed people pointing into the sky for some reason. Royal Woods was very fond for having low flying planes go by, due to the airport not too far away, so people would often watch the planes as they pass overhead. Knowing this, Lincoln didn't think much of it and got comfortable in his passenger seat.

Lori was more focussed on the road than looking at other things. She had to keep her attention on driving or risk wrecking the van. As she crept closer to the intersection that lead home, cars began to slow and even stop. Wanting to get home and relax, the frustration began to build. She knew she was only a block away from home and yet people were blocking the road.

Lori's blood was boiling, she already had a hellish week, and now she had to deal with this. Thoughts were going through her mind. Should she wait it out and see if traffic clears itself out or should she start pushing her way through. All this was then interrupted by a massive bang. One of which she'll never forget. The shockwave caused car alarms to go off nearby as Lori rolled down the window to get a better view.

When she turned around, she saw a massive fire further down the road. Lori and Lincoln looked at each other in a typical fashion, seeing if the other knew what was happening. The lack of signal, stopped traffic, people acting strange, and a plane crash. But this was short lived, for it all became clear when the silhouette of a man with a parachute landed in front of them.