Chapter 17

Hunter was putting cheese on some shredded hash browns when the phone rang.

"Hunter Williams, Road Rover." Hunter answered.

"I know who you are." said a woman's voice. "I know what you took and I want that back."

Hunter looked up at Blitz, who was still playing the game while the others continued to laugh. No one was holding phones or voice changers.

"Who the fuck is this?" asked Hunter.

"You may find out soon enough." said the woman's voice. "You bring Scout to me and I won't have to kill you or your team."

"Listen lady, if you touch Muzzle, I'll do worse than kill you!" Hunter threatened.

"I'm afraid since you've decided to protect him, you'll be the one dying." said the woman's voice.

"If he's safe after I die, it doesn't much matter." said Hunter and hung up the phone. "Shag, Exile."

"Yes, comrade?" asked Exile.

"You guys need to guard Muzzle." said Hunter. "Someone's out to get him."

"Muzzle?" asked Shag. "Who?"

"I don't know." said Hunter. "But I think I got a good idea."

Carried Away by Passion Pit started playing on the radio.

"Ooh!" Colleen said. "I love this song! Hunter, do you remember when we danced to this?"

"Yes I do." said Hunter. "And may I have this dance, my dear?"

"Yes, you may!" Colleen said. Blitz stopped playing the Xbox as Hunter and Colleen made their way onto the entertainment room and start dancing. They laughed and smiled at each other as they did so. Blitz and Shania then joined in and began having a good time too.

Exile and Shag both smiled as they watched. Damn, how they needed girls.

Hunter tangoed Colleen within the dance.

May 4, 2013. Morning.

News Reporter on TV in a shop, seen from outside: Edna Jayne, a woman convicted of murder cases and monumental disaster, has declared yet another disaster. She has yet to reveal what it is or where she is, but authority all across the globe are trying to to find her before it happens.

Later, Colleen was screaming as she was falling from great heights in the city.

Colleen woke up in bed. It was actually a nightmare. She started crying.

"Colleen?" asked Hunter as he sat up. "What's wrong? What was your dream?"

"I was falling." Colleen said. "I was in the city and I was falling from the sky."

Later.

"Falling from the sky in the city..." said Professor Shepherd.

"What does it mean?" asked Hunter.

"Well, it could be nothing..." began Professor Shepherd.

"Could be?" asked Hunter. "So, that's not for sure then. What's the other side of that?"

"It could be a premonition." said Professor Shepherd.

"A premonition?" asked Hunter.

"A premonition is a strong feeling that something's going to happen." said Professor Shepherd. "Very bad things are normally associated with them. The Mothman Prophecies portrayed premonitions about multiple disasters. The Final Destination franchise shows premonitions at the beginning of every movie and sometimes at the end. They portray disasters that kill everyone wound up in it. If Colleen was falling from the sky, in the city, it had to have been either an exploding aircraft or a collapsing skyscraper. However, there's not enough information for me to know."