Chapter 3
The Intervention
Bryan Lane, Nick Hunter, Mark Barceló and Delilah Stacey had come out of the gym doors, sweaty and tired. Something was wrong- they could feel it.
Then, they saw a fiery explosion from the classroom in front of them.
Bryan stepped back away. "Lets go guys." He ran to the front doors of the school.
"Wait no!" Mark grabbed him by the shoulder."I think there are people in there!" He stepped forward.
Delilah let loose a piercing scream. "I...I see like people in there!"
Nick, who was further back, squinted to see what she saw.
"Oh, shit. She's right. We have to help them." Bryan stayed put. "Fuck no, I'm calling 911. That could be a bomb or something."
Nick turned on him.
"Yeah right man! Those people could die in there and you're just gonna walk away?!"
Mark ran up to the door and peered in. His dark puppy eyes widened in terror.
"Colyne? Vanessa!"
The teenagers came running to the door. Before anyone could say anything else, Mark rushed in.
Colyne, Aleyna, Lauren, and Vanessa stood in place frozen, watching the Ring spinning like a travel time machine. Delilah looked only semi-concerned.
She asked casually, "Why aren't they screaming? And what is with that screeching noise?" She pouted and tapped her foot when no one answered her, too perplexed to listen.
Nick waved his hand in front of Vanessa's glazed eyes.
"They can't see us…"
"This is really scary. Like crazy shit scary." Bryan commented.
"I know," Was Mark's answer.
Then it hit them. The sudden warmth and tiredness. Lightheadedness. The One Ring exploded like a nova star. Intense light filled the room, and went so far it reached the block next to the school.