The Near Future VI. Rescue - I Fight Dragons

They boy and the girl get in the car

And the girl directs them to a large

Secure complex on the edge of town

The boy had always assumed it was a

Military facility, but the girl insists that

This is where they’re holding her grandfather

So they sneak in, using their powers to leap

The fortified walls and to disable the dark-suited

Guards they encounter.

By moving quickly and

Striking without warning, they are able to keep

Things quiet as they penetrate further and further

In the facility

They boy begins to wonder what exactly this place is

From the outside it seemed like a normal building, but

As they go deeper, the walls seem to be lined with

Alien technology, more advanced than anything he

Has ever seen.

He tries to ask the girl about it, but

She gestures him to silence and they continue onward

The girl leads they way as they descend several floors

Underground.

The boy cannot believe how far down

The structure goes, yet level after level they keep

Descending until eventually they reach a floor that is

Clearly a high-tech prison of some kind

With increasing speed, the girl moves from cell to cell until

At last, she discovers the on that contains her grandfather

The old man looks haggard, beaten and near-death, but at

The sight of his granddaughter his eyes light up, and the two

Of them have a quiet, joyous reunion

Then, his face darkens as he notices the boy.

In a tense voice

He informs the girl that there will be strong consequences for

Her actions, and that she can’t even begin to comprehend the

Depth of what she has done

Of course, first, they have to escape

Together the boy and the girl are able to use their powers

To force the cell door open.

But the instant the door swings

Wide, red lights begin to flash all around and sirens blare

From every direction