She didn’t like the size of this thing. Frank was punching it as hard as he could and barely making a dent. If she didn’t do something fast, that tornado was going to kill them all. She pushed her awareness below the street to all the plant roots slowly growing their way into cracks. She felt as many as she could. Her brain buzzed with the strain. She ignored it.

She channeled every bit of energy in her core into the plants, asking them to grow big and strong and help protect her friends.

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They listened. All around her, plants erupted from the ground. The cement cracked and burst in places as trees rose from under it. The force of the tornado decreased with the added cover.

She started pushing the plants towards the monster itself. Her goal was to slow it down as well, giving them a chance to plan a new attack. It was too late. The beast had seen her. She saw it whip several uprooted trees at her. Her body wasn’t what it used to be, and she had no chance to escape.

“Damned alien monster.” She uttered as her body crumpled to the ground, no longer moving.