![]() “Derek, carry Hulk as you come down next.” “Come on, Paige,” she said, gesturing with her hands to come down the ladder with her. “Says the fiction writer,” Mom said, climbing down the ladder inside the hatch. “Are you kidding me? This is something out of a sci-fi movie.” It was the cold breeze blowing into his face that alerted him to his jaw hanging open. The ground opened up next to her feet like a miniature nuclear silo. ![]() Doesn’t look like anyone’s actually gotten through.” She glanced over to the open panel in the tree trunk. That’s when she noticed them standing behind her. Too focused to notice, Mom continued down the path until she stopped at a tree, reached behind it, and made something click. “Wait, what?” Derek followed with Paige and Hulk in tow. “Find some cover nearby and stay out of sight until I come back.” ![]() “I need to check.” Gun ready and pointed, Mom made her way down the hill again. ![]() It served only to obscure that space more. A cool breeze rushed through the branches and the moon took shelter behind the clouds. Mom’s claim of an entrance to the safe house down there seemed completely ridiculous. “ARE YOU SURE?” Derek said, staring down to the clearing at the foot of the hill, a void between the surrounding trees in the middle of nowhere. ![]()
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