The pulse of a wave erupted from the UFO and raced outward, a mist of air preceding the wave as the atmosphere compressed to the intensity of the alien attack.

Casey knew what was passing over them before the helicopter arrived. The fools had not remembered the loss of electrical control in cars, easily considered a danger to any vehicle.

The helicopter passed overhead, so close he thought the rotors would hit them where they lay. A large object detached from the helicopter and bounced on the edge of the ravine directly above Casey, then fell past them to crash into the brush below.

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He turned to look at the destroyed helicopter when the rush of wind drew his attention back to the top of the ravine.

The blast of the wave from the alien ship was more intense than the previous assaults Casey had witnessed since the first ship had arrived. He could see the bubble formed by the wave as it rose above the house and loomed closer. A pressure wave of air clouded in front of the pulse until it looked like a fog was forming incredibly fast.

It hit the house, blasting tiles from the roof and making the wood groan like a sinking ship.

It was too intense and would crush them. Placing a hand on the back of both the actors, he kicked loose from the slope and closed his eyes as they all fell in a sickening rush to the bottom of the ravine and the wreckage.