Chapter VIII: The disaster rampage

"That can't be good, no, no, no." Ducky said to herself.

The clouds above them were getting darker by the second. And now the wind was beginning to pick up. Leaves from nearby trees were flying off like crazy, and after a few seconds, loud claps of thunder could be heard.

*The Tie Fighter Attack music is now playing*

Littlefoot was concerned. "Quick! We need to get to somewhere safe!" he said.

Quickly, they all looked around to find anywhere that could potentially provide shelter. Although there were two story houses nearby, they still didn't know what they even were, let alone get in them.

Then suddenly, without warning, they saw an F-5 tornado crawl from the clouds, with lightning now beginning to crackle in the sky.

Eventually, they had no choice. "Littlefoot! What about over there?" Cera asked him, looking towards the town.

Without a reply, Littlefoot ran and led the others to there. Not two seconds after they started to run, a giant, loud lightning bolt hit directly where they were, and started a small surrounding fire.

It only took about a minute to reach the town's outskirts. When they got in, Littlefoot shouted,

"Quick, split up!"

If they split up, there would be a better chance that they all wouldn't get killed at once.

By then, the disasters here had only begun. Lightning was making contact with the ground, and running up the streets and through buildings. And by now, there were a total of seven tornadoes on the ground around them, all moving in different directions.

Littlefoot ran with Ali and tried to hide beneath a wooden bench. But unfortunately, one of the F-5s was unlucky enough to be coming straight at them. As it got closer, the winds got stronger, and made it harder for them to bear. Eventually, the bench they were hiding beneath snapped off from the ground it was bolted to, and was lifted into the swirling, black vortex. Eventually, it happened. The tornado was less than 20 feet away from them. And as a result, both of them could feel their bodies being lifted off the ground. Time seemed to move in slow motion. It was terrifying, as they were slowly lifted into the twister, with flying debris, choking winds, and almost no feeling in their bodies as they seemed to go numb. They were separated from each other as they were carried around the inside, being virtually suffocated from what the tornado had sucked up. They screamed in terror, but couldn't hear themselves at all.

Meanwhile, Cera, who had ran in between two apartment buildings, was going to be faced with a much different fate. The lightning was getting stronger now, and shredding through solid pavement in places. After hearing an enormous "boom" sound from above, she looked up, only to see a giant bolt of lightning move not far in front of her. She followed the bolt with her eye, and watched it come roaring towards her. She was absolutely terrified as she ran in the opposite direction. Soon, she was back in the street, where the lightning moved passed her and then retracted back into the sky. But when the lightning moved into the street, the two apartment buildings virtually disintegrated from the heat. Their rubble fell to the ground, some of it onto Cera. But right after that, she saw- to her horror- another bolt of lightning moving straight towards her. She had almost no time to react. The strong bolt struck her, head on. It flowed through her, heating her body to 20,000 degrees for a brief second. It seemed to go in slow motion for her. The bolt was frying her alive, as she felt her brain and heart burn from the inside. It seemed to roast her bones as well. The experience was so brief, it was all over before she could feel anything.

Meanwhile, with Chomper, Ducky, and Petrie, things were not going well. A tornado came dangerously close to them, and debris from destroyed buildings was starting to become a problem. Trees routed off the ground could strike them at any moment. They had managed to find their way into a three- story house, with a concrete exterior. They didn't know where to go at first, and then Chomper thought of hiding in a corner, blocked together in solid, two-feet thick brick and stone.

"Quick! Duck in the corner!" he shouted.

They then ran towards it, knocking over a glass table while doing so. They crouched down in the corner, hoping it would provide any protection from the tornado. However, just a few seconds after, a 2x4 piece of wood came flying through a nearby window, shattering it. It hit a nearby plaster wall, and went clean through it. After a few seconds, they began to feel the whole house shake radically. Then the winds through the shattered windows began to pick up. They all closed their eyes as the tornado ripped the entire house apart, piece by piece. The plaster walls began to disintegrate, and the floor tiles seemed to get picked up. Winds topping 300 miles per hour ripped through the house, as glass, stone, and wood flew everywhere. Chomper held onto Petrie and Ducky as tight as he could. He held onto the ground as tight a possible, digging a hole in the ground with his claws. The lightning was getting intense now. One bolt even shot down from the center of the twister, and hit right near them. Sparks flew everywhere, a few even struck Chomper head on. They all held on for dear life as the twister roared over them. It sounded and felt like nothing they'd ever experienced before. They had no idea if they were going to make it...