Mr. Lott aims the gun as three strangers wearing masks jump into the attic.

"We know your in here!!! Come out where we can see you!!" The tallest yells. It's a miracle none of them see Mr. Lott.

A very quiet shuffle is heard in Kat's hiding place. One of the men, the bulkiest, aims his gun and fired at the box, and a hole goes strait though and out into the wall on the other side.

Mr. Lott takes this chances and closes his eyes and fires at the man who shot at Kat. The man falls over, blood covering the floor.

The other two men turn and face Mr. Lott. "Your going to pay for that old man!!" The tallest yells, aiming his gun at Mr. Lott. Dan jumps out from behind his hiding places at fires at the two men.

The tallest falls, while the last one standing, a female, holds her shoulder, where blood has leaked out.

Izzy comes up behind her and smacks her with a old, broken down frying pan. "Nobody messes with my friends." Izzy says, a fire burning in her blue eyes.

Mrs. Lott quickly opens up Kat's hiding spot. Kat is laying at the bottom, pale white with fear.

"Kat!!" Squeaks Izzy, dropping the frying pan and tipping the box over slowly to get her out. More noise is heard just outside the house. "We need to move. Rodger, go get the first aid kit. Come on kids." Mrs. Lott orders, going down the ladder. Dan and Izzy help Kat out of the box as she recovers from her shock. Mr. Lott runs towards the kitchen.

Mrs. Lott starts opening up a window. When Mr. Lott comes back, he helps her pry it open. "Avoid being seen at all costs." Says Mr. Lott as everyone jumps out of the window onto the wet grass.

"Come on, over this way. We're going to Izzy's house." Says Mrs. Lott, leading the way.

It's not far off, Izzy's house, and soon they come inside. "Mr. Arcand? Mrs. Arcand?" Calls Dan quietly. "Daniel? Is that you?" A voice calls from under the floorboards.

"Yes, it's me! We are here to rescue you!"

"Rescue us, and then go where?" Questions Mr. Arcand.

"Washington DC. We have family there." Says Mr. Lott.

A floor board is lifted, and it come the two figures of Mr. and Mrs. Arcand.

"Well then there's no time to lose. We have to go now!" Says Mrs. Arcand.

Everyone rushes back out of the house, sneaking across the streets towards the subways.

"Hold on," says Mr. Arcand, pausing.

The air is filled with silence.

"It's too quiet-" Mr. Arcand is suddenly cut off by the sound of a high pitched scream. "Go! Move!!" He yells, pushing everyone along.

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9 Hours Till Current Day

It took forever to finally get to the subway station. Everyone is exhausted.

But there is no train.

No people.

No noise.

"We came all this way for nothing?!" Yells Kat.

Dan looks around, a confused expression across his face. "Kat, I'm sure there's-"

"No, Dan. There's nothing. We can't get out of this death hole."

"Maybe we can get to the airport?" Suggests Izzy, trying to calm the tension.

"The closest one is almost a mile away!! We can't walk that far!" Argues Kat.

"Do you want to get shot? Do you want to see your friends get shot?" Mr. Lott calmly asks.

"N-No sir! I didn't say that-"

"Well then stop arguing like a bunch of 5 year olds and do what it takes to survive."

Everyone pauses and looks at Mr. Lott before he turns his back and walks away. Nobody argues as they start to follow him.

(Sorry again! Short chapters just happen to like me!!)