Nell shouts and we bolt back to them. Nell holds a rock. He turns with wide eyes, "He just-" He spaces out, "Imploded." On a closer look, the rock's a rough looking skull. He screams as his hands catch fire. I back up and shake. He shouts and pats his palms out. "Do that again." "What?" He shrugs and a flame burns from his hand. I shake again. Sunny rubs my arm, "You're afraid of it?" "I think so." It's like my body knows- I reach out my hand, it catches fire like dry straw. It spreads fast and won't go out.

A gust pushes against my body and the flames go out. Sunny looks to her hands, then smiles up at me, "This is insane!" "You know what he told me?" We turn to Nell, "To go kill those bastards." I smile, "How did the soldiers get here?" "They must have a car, right?" He sets down what's left of Jimmy, "So, let's go. They came from that way."

We follow him and she takes my hand. She whispers, "Couldn't we just run and hide?" I frown, "They killed my sister." She opens her mouth, then lowers her head, "I'm with you." The engine starts and Nell yells, "Ha ha! Let's go!" We hop in, Nell holds a flame under the water tank and Sunny pushes air in the furnace with her powers.

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They bump fists as something falls in the distance. I squint, "Guys!" "What?" A mushroom cloud sprouts to our left. We keep driving and the explosive winds slam against the car. That was Martus' capital, Enola. Over two hundred million people lived there. It's one of few places on Martus with fertile land.

Our heads hang low, the city must've been overrun. I can smell it. Charred corpses, concrete dust and fresh meat. The car coasts to a standstill. Nell slides down the furnace, "They blew it up." I shake my head, "Must be like this everywhere." Nell shakes his head with a wild smile, "Oh no. We live on this wasteland of a planet." He jerks his hands around, "The other worlds would just dump all their trash, right here. Sky would be falling, everyday." Sunny frowns, "They wouldn't-"

"That's where you're wrong. UGAA's gonna bomb us to hell. Survivors be damned! The other worlds probably got it easy!" I shout, "Shut up or I'll make you." He smirks, "Yeah? How about a little fire, scarecrow?" I snarl, "How original." Sunny yells, "Save it for the army!"