Sorry for the long wait. I've been busy. Anyway, here's Chapter 10.
Chapter 10: Countdown to Extinction.
Back at San Salvacion, the couple that were sleeping gets waken up by their dog, who was chewing a shoe.
"Hey, hey, hey. Come on." the man said.
"He's just trying to impress you." the man's wife said.
"Well he needs to stop slobbering all over my shoe." the man said.
Afterwards, the man heads for the kitchen to get something to drink and he noticed that his neighbors are packing up like crazy.
"I don't believe this. Amber. Neighbors are moving out. It's just a little shake and they're running." the man said.
The man then turns on the TV to hear a breaking news report. The man just don't believe the report. His son turn appears through a dog door.
"What's up, buddy?"
"Hi, daddy." the little boy said.
"What you been doing out there?"
"Shooting the aliens."
"Oh, you shooting aliens, right. You think you're tough, huh? What you got." the man said making his son laugh.
"Okay, son, let's get you some breakfast." Amber said.
"I'll go grab the paper." the man said.
"Okay, Jason." Amber said.
Jason heads outside. He reads it before noticing all his neighbors looking at a certain direction. A helicopter passing by managed to get him to look at that direction. He then couldn't believe it. There was a massive alien spaceship hovering over the city. Amber came to him to ask him something before she noticed the spaceship and stares in disbelief.
Meanwhile, back at Gracemeria, Guy just went back to the break room where a television was showing a news report regarding the alien spaceships.
"Military officials are reporting more ships have just arrived over the capitals of Erusea, Ustio, Estovakia, and Belka, bringing estimates up to anywhere from 10 to 15 of these city-sized spacecraft." the news anchor reported as camera footages shows the alien ships hovering over Ustio's captial city, Directus, Yuktobania's capital city, Cinigrad, Erusea's capital city, Farbanti, Estovakia's capital city, Zaurek, and Belka's capital city, Dinsmark.
Guy then hears Jackson talking to his mother on the phone, trying to calm her down.
"Tell her to pack up and leave down." Guy said.
"Why? What happened?" Jackson asked.
"Just do it!" Guy yelled.
"Mom, listen. Get your stuff together and head for Aunt Linda's. Don't argue with me. Just go!" Jackson said before hanging up. "Stewart, why did I just send my mother to San Loma?"
"Did you hear me tell you that the signal hidden in the satellite feed is slowly recycling down to extinction?" Guy asked.
"No, sir." Jackson replied.
"It's a countdown." Guy said.
"A countdown? A countdown to what, Stewart?!"
"Uh, it's like in chess: First you strategically position your pieces, then, when the timing's right, you strike." Guy said before pointing at the TV showing that the alien crafts as postion in cities around the world like Gracemeria, Cinigrad, Oured, Dinsmark, Directus, San Salvacion, Farbanti, Dimitir, Cinisk, and Tyumen. "See? They're positioning themselves all over the world using this one signal to synchronize their efforts in approximately 9 hours, the signal's going to disappear, and the countdown's going to be over."
"And then what?" Jackson asked.
"Checkmate." Guy replied.
Jackson went wide-eyed.
"Oh my God. Oh my God! I've gotta call a few people." Jackson said.
Suddenly, the broadcast coming from Osea shows President Wilford and the other leaders that are in Osea.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the president of the Osean Federation." the announcer said as President Wilford is on the podium.
"Good afternnon. My fellow Oseans, and nations from around the world. A historic and unprecedented event has occurred. The question of whether or not we're alone in the universe has been answered." Wilford said as he start his speech.
While watching the speech, Guy picks up a phone to call his wife Claudia, who is at Bright Hill. At Bright Hill, Claudia, the Emmeria ambassador to Osea, was listening to Wilford speech until someone told her that her husband is on the phone.
"Hi, honey. What do you want?" Claudia answered the phone.
"Uh, you got to leave Bright Hill." Guy said.
"Honey, this is hardly the time nor the place to be having that same old discussion!" Claudia whispered.
"You don't understand. You got to leave Oured."
"Well, in case you haven't noticed, we are having a little crisis here."
"Honey, they're communicating with a hidden signal. They're going to attack."
"You are just being paranoid!"
"It's not paranoia. The embedding very subtle. It's probably been overlooked. If-." Guy said before Claudia hangs up the phone.
Guy eventually sets the phone down before turning his attention back to Jackson.
"Jackson, what are you doing? Get out of town as soon as you can. Please?" Guy said.
"Okay, okay." Jackson said.
"I gotta see my brother." Guy said before leaving the break room.
Meanwhile, the television is still showing the speech.
"I have spoke with the leaders of their respective countries and we all agree that we will all, along with my staff, will remain at Bright Hill as we attempt to establish communication. If you feel compelled to leave these cities, please do so in an orderly fashion." Wilford said on the TV.
Meanwhile, th base and the city is in total chaos as Guy runs through the flight line to head for a certain aircraft hanger.
That's the end of this chapter. Please review.