Chapter 23: The Storm has arrived!
Ben and Gwen turned off the stereo with haste as the two ran inside closing the Rustbucket's door and shutting off the radio as their footsteps were soon heard in the house as Grandpa Max and Nate soon turned to the young duo as they both notice not only heavy breathing but Max noticed just by looking into their eyes, he knew that whatever they encountered it scared them both seeing them paler which wasn't normal for either of them.
"Kids, are you two alright? You two look as if both of you saw something that frightened both of you." Max asked still unaware that it wasn't what they saw, but it was more of what they had heard to that he didn't know yet.
"Us..Yeah, everyone else I don't know.." Gwen says failing to hide the obvious frightened tone in her voice as Ben looked at her and saw a rattled look in her eyes even though she tried her best to remain as composed as she could be.
Ben rubbed her shoulder as he tried his best to comfort her without giving away what they had heard as he looked at their grandfather and his friend, "Yeah..We're fine." and with that Ben quietly walked Gwen to the living room away from everyone and sat her down, he had never seen her like this and to him it seemed she kind of tensed up and spaced out since she heard the tornado was on it's way.
Soon everyone heard the wind pick up from the outside as the screen doors moved and slammed on the wooden door as Gwen gasped as she tensed up grabbing Ben's arm seeking some sort of protection hoping the prevailing winds wouldn't carry her out of there.
"Is that it?" Nate asked eying the two earning a slow nod from Gwen as she slowly came on out from Ben's protection as he looked at her. "W-what's it? It's wind alright."
"Yes from a tornado that'll be here within the hour."
"Well the town has been preparing for it in the last day or so thanks to a tornado warning, should have mentioned that earlier." Nate said after a slight chuckle as he looked at Gwen who walked out of Ben's arm as he looked at them. "Well we should get going and find a place to stay safe, I'll grab what I can." And with that he started grabbing his possessions as everyone helped him to speed along the process as most of his work, pictures and possessions were in the Rustbucket.
"Is that everything?"Max asked his best friend as he nodded as he looked at him. "Yeah, now let's get to a safe place before the winds pick up!" and with Max at the wheels as he heads off driving looking for a safe zone as Ben turned on the radio to hear the news on the tornado. "Alright people of Kansas, we started to get a bit of a gust in the wind. The wind has reached up to 40 miles per hour, repeat; the wind is now blowing at 40 miles per hour from the southeast. We only have 20 minutes until the tornado hits!" the radio had just finished broadcasting as Gwen sat more in worry as suddenly the Rustbucket came to a sudden stop as she looked up hastily.
"W-what's going on?" Gwen asked nervously as she looked around and saw a tree in the way.
"A tree trunk." Ben said as he put a hand on her shoulder as he went in the bedroom they shared as she went out with Nate and her Grandpa to assist the two people who were trying to move it off the road even though they had no success to begin with as Gwen turned and saw the flash of green light as she saw Four-Arms appear from behind the curtain as she smiled feeling better so anyone who was stuck got a helping hand.
"Go on and help." Gwen said keeping it short as Ben walked out and ran to help as Gwen struggled to close the door due to the prevailing winds as she watched Ben delivering the help to a awestruck Nate.
"Who is this?" Nate asked Max in awe as the fallen tree trunk was moved out of their way effortlessly as Max smiled at him.
"Just someone who wanted to help." Max says covering for Ben even though he known of his transformations as Ben went inside and deactivated as he looked at Gwen with a big smile on her face.
"What?" Ben asked making a shrug at her as she simply was smiling as she simply placed a kiss on his cheek as he chuckled out of embarrassment as he pinched her side in response making her squeak as she blushed from it while she blushed she also pinched him back for doing her side in the first place.
"Okay now since the road is no longer unblocked, any other advice?" Ben asked Gwen as their Grandpa and Nate soon got in the Rustbucket and drove along as Ben looked out the window surveying