So I couldn't sleep and I'm like thinking, "Well I need something slightly productive to do..." and then I thought, "I should write." Then I flung the covers off myself and yelled in my head, "I SHOULD WRITE" grabbed my kindle and started typing and THIS happened :D Really, really short. But it's just an intro :)

Zoey felt the boom before she heard it. It was strange thing, actually, to have an earthquake, and that's why she immediately knew it was not.

Then she heard it- a deafening roar rippling through the land. Zoey mumbled to herself, "Blackrock..." She knew it was undoubtedly the unattended nuke under Blackrock. If only she'd deactivated it like she'd promised she would!

But it wasn't like Blackrock meant anything anymore. She didn't live there anymore. So she shouldn't care, right?

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Growing up it has been dream of Kyle's to fly. It fascinated him when the teachers talked about the human world, and birds. Birds had always interested Kyle.

But this was not the flying Kyle had meant. He was flying backwards due to a blast, and he wasn't flying very far or very high. He knew he'd heard the crunch and snap of bones, but whether or not they were his or Rythian's, he didn't know. His body felt overwhelming numb. He landed with a definite crunch and the numbness decided to wear off just a moment before he did so. He almost screamed out in pain, but he was determined to be stronger than a few broken bones. Besides, did Rythian survive? Sure, he knew about as much as Kyle did about there surroundings, but Kyle needed him there.

He crawled, since the crunching had been his leg, over to the mangle

d body he assumed was Rythian. A large portion of his face had been blown off, exposing the open flesh. Much of the scar tissue across his bare chest had tore open again, and the large gash was pouring blood. Rythian pretty much broke everything, or at least Kyle thought so. He was probably exaggerating, but still, it was bad. Kyle knew that even if he tried, he could not carry Rythian to help. He was just an Enderboy, and even if he could lift him up, his left leg was bent in a full 180. It was a gruesome sight, especially when Kyle noticed a bit of bone peeking out.

Kyle felt helpless. He couldn't bring Rythian to safety and couldn't bring the safety to Rythian. He felt useless again.