I panic. Well, what else are you supposed to do when your city is being attacked? Mobs have never gotten this far, or at least that many of them. Dang, of all days to forget my sword. The teachers start to herd everyone out of the room, but for some reason I decide it would be best to hide under a chair. The teachers don't notice me, and I stay there. There is a banging on the door, and I assume it's the mobs. I start to get up, and then, suddenly, the wooden door collapses. The monsters parade through the room, growling. I hold my breath. The monsters pass through the other door, and I let out a sigh of relief. But, just as I start to get up, a skeleton turns around, and points at me. I scream, and start to run.

I run past the broken door of the chapel and outside. The alarm is still going off, and I feel an arrow whizz past my head. Crap! I feel another arrow fly towards me. I duck, but I'm too late, and it hits me in the shoulder. I want to curl up and die. But the first thing we learned in Mob Defense Basic was to never stop running. I tuned out most of the class, but I remembered that. Most monsters can't get you if you're fast enough. Sadly, that doesn't work for skeletons. On the bright side, I'm pretty fast.

I keep running, and skid down the stairs. My shoulder burns like hell, and I look worriedly at my heart bar, as it's dropped two hearts in already. I have a sinking feeling that the arrow was poisoned. The mobs hiss behind. I keep screaming. Of all the days to forget any kind of weapon (of course they're banned at school, but that's beside the point)! I run down a hallway and pass a room full of scared looking second graders and their teacher clutching a diamond sword (which apparently all authorities have to have). I guess they were locked out of the bunker. The teacher smiles weakly at me, and I smile back. I hope that door will hold. I pass another flight of stairs, and I can see the door.

I rush towards it. It's closed, but I run at it at full speed. There's a pressure plate, instead of a tile, and I step on that. The door opens. It quite windy outside, and as I run (panting and swearing by now), I see a picture blow towards me. Creepers just want to hug you. The caption says. I ignore it, and it hits one of the creepers in the face behind me. It stops, looking the drawing, until a spider hisses at it. A skeleton shoots another arrow at me and I duck. It tears through the picture.

Now, let's see. I'm out of the school with half the mobs chasing me, because apparently there's no one else to chase. I dodge between the buildings. But I can't keep this up forever. Because at the moment, out of fifteen hearts, I only have six left. I need to find somewhere to hide. I run faster than ever, putting on a last burst of speed. I round a corner, than another, and another, and finally I see a row of neat looking houses. Most are closed completely, windows and doors locked. Then I spot one house that isn't. It's dark inside, and kinds of run down. There are no flowers inside. But the window is open.

I start to climb it, my one arm dangling uselessly at my side. Five hearts left. I reach towards the next handhold, and almost slip. I hear the mobs coming closer and pull myself up. Balancing on a stone ledge, I jump up towards the window, and grab it with my other hand. With my last bit of strength I fall through the window.

I land on my unhurt arm and look around. Unfortunately, the house is not deserted. There are two girls here, and I recognize one, Maya or something, the kid who was always skipping school. I don't the other, who has backed Maya into a corner. She looks a bit scared of the other girl, who is holding an iron sword. Behind her is a baby cave spider. My eyes widen, and I gasp. All three of them turn towards me, and I stare. My heart bar has four hearts now, the lowest I've ever gone. They stare back. The other girl mouths something that sounds like "How did you get in here?"

"You left your window open." I say and pass out.