Chapter Four: Realisation

“What happened?” Viktor asked, worriedly.

“Apparently, I got poisoned by those trouble-makers back at the station!” Xavier retorted. “Sorry, I- I snapped…”

“I don’t blame you. You have every right to be mad right now.” Viktor consoled.

“We need to find these people, they could cause problems in the future,” the doctor stated. “My name’s Ezra, by the way. Call me Dr. Morris. So that you don’t have to call me ‘doctor’ all the time.”

“Yes, I agree, Dr. Morris. These scoundrels need to be caught-”

A ball of flames erupted in the distance, glowing like a rising second sun, the trio’s shadows elongating and the hospital gleaming gold. A pressure wave followed and sailed across the ground, blasting anything not rooted to the ground away from it.

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More bright, star-like orbs shimmered upon the horizon, wind roaring in their ears.

“Oh, great. More trouble,” Xavier pointed out in a way that made his speech sound like he had just pulled three all-nighters.

“Get in the truck! Our survival is imperative!” instructed Dr. Morris. They raced over to Dr. Morris’ blood-red SUV.

“Why red? It stands out!” Viktor criticised.

“It looks cool, I guess,” Dr. Morris said, in a way that made it seem like they were not in an exploding town, but more like they were in a calming meditation practice.

Dr. Morris pressed the ‘unlock’ button on his car keys.

Viktor dove through the open window next to the passenger seat.

“Show-off,” Xavier muttered, under his breath.

The engine roared to life and they sped off in the SUV.

“So, what’re we actually going to do when we get to the explosions and stuff?” Viktor asked hesitantly.

“We’ll probably– WOAH!”

The car swerved out of the way of a lamp-post. Xavier’s head was flung out of the window from the force, he felt the cool metal just barely brush past his cheek.

“Maybe be a bit more careful! You almost just knocked me out!” Xavier shouted angrily.

“Sorry… “ Dr. Morris apologised half-heartedly.