Sarah's adventures: battle for the key

Chapter 18: home at last.

The landing was much rougher than they expected, but Jack and Tess managed to land the school safely back in its original spot. Jack got up from under the principal's desk, the room looked like a tornado had gone through it. Papers tossed everywhere, stationary scattered over the floor. He looked to see Tess peeking through one of the blinds. Outside groups or police, fire trucks, ambulances, parents or guardians, and news crews waited for someone to make a move.

Tess backed away and looked at Jack, a huge smile stretched across her face. "We did it!"

Jack walked over slowly and wrapped his arms around Tess "we sure did!"
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Little did they know there was a burning pile of scrap metal on the other end of the school. police aimed their weapons at the newly formed pile of flaming metal. Fire fighters sprayed it with water, in hopes to put it out. Smoke flew as water met fire.

Jess though, managed to free herself from the pial of metal that laid on the ground. Coughing, she pushed the last piece of metal aside before freeing herself. Her jumpsuit was torn and burnt, but it managed to leave her body mostly unscathed. She only had a few cuts on her arms and a small scrape on her forehead. Slowly she stood, her legs trembling from everything that had just happened.

"Freeze!" A cop yelled from behind. Jess raised her arms In compliance before turning. Now facing the group of worried parents, and emergency personnel. Bye one man caught her eye, an officer who was slowly lowering his gun. "Jess?" He asked.

Jessica's eyes wided, she never thought she would make it out alive to see him again. "Dad!" She called rushing over to him.

Mr sunflower dropped his weapon and dropped to a knee as his daughter rushed over. The two embraced each other "you're alive, you're alive!" Mr sunflower repeated in a soft caring tone. He held her for a Minute before looking her over. "You're hurt!" He started noticing the cuts and bruises on her arms.

"I'm fine." Jess replied with a small cough "just some small scratches and smoke-"

She was cut off by a woman yelling "Jess, Jessica!"

The two turned to see Miss Sunflower bickering with an officer about trying to cross the police tape.

"Sorry ma'am but you can't cross." The cop said as she blocked her.

"But she's my daughter!" Miss sunflower pointed towards the two.

"Mom!" Jess cried seeing miss sunflower. She immediately rushed over and landed in her mothers waiting arms. Tears rushed down their eyes as they couched onto one another, it had been days since they had seen each other. Her mother looked down and gasped at her daughters wounds.

"Mom, I'm fine." Jess said with a smile.

Her mother shook her head "and your sister?" She asked looking over her daughters wounds.

Jess turned her head to face the school "my guess, inside with everyone else. She and Jack landed the school wail me and Sarah-" she stopped herself in realization. She hadn't Seen Sarah get out of the metal pail. "Oh my god, Sarah!" She screamed looking at the pile of metal.  She began rushing over to the pial of burning metal when her father stopped her.

"Sweetheart you can't go over there, it's too dangerous!" Her father declared.

"Sarah!" She cried as fire fighters began pulling heavy metal from the pial.

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Jack and Tess hugged for a minute before looking at the mess in the principal's office.

"He's not going to be happy about this" Jack scratched the back of his head.