Somehow the blackout only effected town areas and where David was he wasnt effected and he was fine and had picked up the bouncy castle and the man was helping him load it into his trunk
' Well my wife is hoping to keep it to Monday my daughters birthday is on the Saturday a week today and we're having a little get together again on Sunday kids and adults you know so we might be drinking and in no fit state to bring it back so by Monday around lunch time would that be okay ..? Asked David smiling
' Yeah sure but as long as you adults don't get on it iv had that before drunk adults getting on and bursting my castles ' The man said
' Oh no don't worry about that sir I'll make sure they don't and no doubt my wife will bring it back as I'll be working then ' David said smiling as he slammed his trunk closed before giving the man rest of the deposit
"okay young fellow when your wife returns the castle I'll refund you the deposit but you know the rules " The man said
' Yep any damage to the castle and you keep the deposit don't worry it will be fine ' David said smiling as he got into his car and pamper giving the man a wave not hearing a newsflash on the radio about reports of a blackout coming in as small areas were unefeccted
David got In his car and was in a happy mood and turned on the radio again getting some music and again he sang along and imagined the look on Hannah's face when she seen the big bounce house as she had no idea she was getting one let alone Elasa or Anna at the party
' Oh princess your gonna be so surprised next week you will love it ' David said looking at a photo of him his wife and kids he kept on his dashboard and though this party would cost a lot of money he felt it was worth it
Davids plans were to drive home so he and his wife could hide the bounce house in their basement as the kids never went down their so they'd stash th4 Christmas gifts their too knowing they were safe and other birthday presents got stashed their and later Jill would bring the kids back and she'd have tea with them and play with the kids for a bit before leaving and later he and Liz would get them ready for bed as the kids had a routine bed by 8pm so they knew mommy and daddy could watch a movie before going to bed themselves thr\e routine was like that every weekend for a long time gave Jill a chance to see her grandkids and David and Liz alone adult time
As David listened to the radio happily he heard a woman cut in to the broadcast
' Hi Alex have you heard any more about these blackouts what caused them and how long it will last for ' The woman said and at first David thought it was a huge powerdur or power surge
" Oh great that means no electricity what will we tell mom and the kids if we can't cook a meal ' David said to himself sighing
' No nothing new yet drone footage has revealed mass unconscious and also a large pile up of cars we believe many may be dead but the effected towns have been sealed off and no one is getting in or out ' A male reporter said making David raise an eyebrow and worry a bit as it sounded kind of familer as he remembers his mom telling him about the mass blackout before
David drove faster heading home but was soon greeted by a lot of men in zoot suits and gas masks and huge roadblocks and that confused David more so he got out his car and went over
" What the hell is going on what's happening ...? Yelled David running a hand through his hair
' Please sir you can't go their we think it's toxic gas maybe a terrorist attack you have to go back way you came ' The man said
' Like hell I will I live in that town my wife mom and kids are in ther I need to get to them what's going on ' David yelled getting mad trying to get past the roadblock but the man wouldn't let him
" Look sir if you don't move along we will have to shoot you I'm sorry we don't know what we're dealing with here and you know how much on edge the country is since 9/11 and that well this could be anything really
' Well my wife and children are in their I can't walk away I need to get to them now ' Yelled David as a van pulled up along side him and the man making them look over and a very well dressed man got out
' Dr Casey thank you for coming how are things have you heard anything ' The other man said as the dr shook his head
' World wise as far as we know so we doubt it's terrorists they couldn't do this on a large mass scale
' What the hell is going on I want to see my wife and kids and my mom ' Yelled David getting frustrated
' And who is this ' Dr Casey said looking at David
' I'm scott Hardgreeves my wife children and mother are in that town and I need to get to them so what the hell is going on if it's not damn terrorists who's doing this the government with their stupid little experiments ' David yelled
' Sir I have no idea what you are on about and no we have nothing to do with this ' The man said as David growled a little under his breath
' Mr hadgreeves you have to calm down loosing your temper won't get you anywhere ' A man said as David was about to loose it
' Calm down how can I I don't know what state my family is in you won't let me through and now you want me to remain calm Sweet Jesus man what are you on ' David yelled as more yelling interrupted him and David and the others turned to see a man in a spot suit collapse as soon as he went over a line and that sent chills down everyone's spine
' Pull him back is he alive ..? The doctor yelled as everyone all knelt over him but got no response
' He's got a pulse he's unconscious ' Another man yelled as someone then called for an ambulance
" See what's why you can't go in their mate look let me drive you to an outta town motel I'm sure they can fix you up till this passes and everything will be okay ' The man said patting David on the shoulder but David shrugged it off
' Sir we just had reports this happened before way back in the early 1990s that was worldwide and before in the 1960s that was mainly in the U.K. no one was. harmed unless they were doing something dangerous like driving or that ' A man said
' You think their linked as that was before 9/11 ' Another man said
" Look I don't think this is a terrorists attack even they couldn't do such a thing on a huge scale were having reports world wide of this blackout so I don't know what is going on ' The man yelled making David sigh yet he had a rough idea of what might be going on as he remembered his mom saying about this but he said nothing to the men
David then pulled out his phone and dialled his house and got no response and it was the same with his moms house
' It's. a wast of time it's if their phones are dead landlines and cell phones ' The man said as David sighed shoving the phone back into his pocket and standing around waiting for any news but none came really well not for a further 4 hours
David hung around not wanting to go anywhere when a couple of ment came over with laptops linked to drones and had news
' Sir it seems the towns people are coming round and are acting if they woke up from a long sleep ' The man said as everyone gatherd round the laptop and it was true
Elsewhere Liz who was talking to her friend found them self's sitting on the sidewalk unaware what just happened and also other people were waking up too and luckily everyone was okay just dazed and confused but elsewhere Jill who'd been in the park with her grandkids began to panic as she remembered the last time it happened
After checking the kids were okay she hugged them close muttering oh dear God not again don't let this be like the last time and memories of the last black out when she was with the town minister in the school getting finger paints during the last black out came flooding back and though Jill was way to old to have children now she feared she might be affected again and if the worse did happen well the next child might not turn out like David she got lucky with him
' Can I go home I need to check on my wife and children and mother ' Yelled David who was still at the roadblock and really loosing it now
' I'd advise you not to maybe not for a day or two at least I'm sure we can put you up and we will let you know how things are we need to quarantine the town and " Begun the man as David stepped over the white line and was fine
" Look I'm almost in the town and I'm fine now and so is your friend ' David said now heading near his car as he had a plan and as the men looked at th3ir friend who was now sitting up asking what the hell just happen David jumped in his car and drove through the roadblock heading hom as fast as he could with the men all yelling and shouting at him to come back
' Not a chance Im going home ' David yelled giving them the finger through an open window as he sped away departs to see everyoje was okay
When David did make it home he ran inside fast as he could and found Liz with Jilll on the sofa and to his relief Hannah and Jason playing on the floor with their toys and both looked fine and happy
' Scotty thank god your okay omg I was so worried " Said liz kissing David as he held her
' I'm fine their saying it was a mass blackout it didn't effect where I was we'll just that these well you know nasty men wouldn't let me into town wanted to quarantine it for a few days I won't say what I think in front of the kids trying to keep it PG here you know ' David said as Liz nodded
' So what happened I was talking to a neighbour about her daughters party in 3 weeks and Hannah's next thing I knew I was waking up and I was missing several hours at first I thought it was a terrorist attack but turned on tv and it's world wide what's going on ...? Asked Liz
' I really don't know maybe government who knows and they lie to us anyway hell with all their coverups who knows what's going on of a UFO was to land on the White House lawn they'd deny it so sorry babes I don't know ' David said glancing at Jill who shrugged not wanting to scare anyone with the truth as she so hoped history would not repeat itself
well thats that chappy done more more to come