*Apocalypse Now* (Criss Angel & Klayton Scott Story)

*1* (Criss's P.O.V.)

I am Criss Angel...Master of Magic, The Lord of Illusion, and a single dad to two 4-year-old boys I proudly named Johnny Crisstopher, and Kiefer Nicolas...their mother died giving birth to them...and I've been busy with the two balls of energy ever since, Up until very recently...I have been distracted by terrible visions/premonitions of something very bad that was going to happen...I didn't know what was going to cause this disaster, but I knew it was coming...and to be honest...it scared the hell out of me.

I tried explaining it to my friends and family about my visions and horrible nightmares I've been having, but they just said it was fatigue and stress from the holidays. But I knew differently...so I packed a survival pack with emergency food, and plenty of water for me and my boys...then took it and them to a secret bomb shelter I had put under Serenity, just as an extra security. Then I ran back up the stairs and brought blankets and a few toys for my boys to play with...at the last minute I ran up and started my Hummer and drove it down into the bomb shelter as well.

After doing all that, I felt a little better knowing that I was doing all I could to keep my two sons safe...I tried contacting my mom and brother's that were still in New York, but they never answered my calls...I called all my friends once more and begged them to find a safe place to get...for something really bad was coming...they just ignored me though...so I just told Felix Rappaport and Rose...that I wouldn't be coming into work for a while, that I needed to spend some alone time with my kids. They very willingly gave me the vacation I well deserved...and me and my kids stayed in the shelter.

I then grabbed my cell and tried to get a hold of Klayton, for I knew he would believe me...he was currently in Los Angeles, but my son Kiefer would never forgive me if I didn't try to save his Uncle Klayton...sometimes I wondered if he didn't love his and Johnny's certified Godfather more than me...but when I called, it went straight to his voicemail...but wouldn't ya know it...his damn voicemail was full so I couldn't leave him a message. I checked my watch and realized how late it was...I pulled out a little something already cooked for my kids and me to eat on, then I kissed them both and told them it was time to go to sleep...they both jumped on the king-sized mattress and curled up in the middle of it together and waited for me to get in with them...beens I didn't have anything else better to do, I crawled in and pulled the covers over us all, and closed my eyes and tried to rest.

That was until Kiefer decided he wanted to play 20 questions...I kept my eyes closed and answered all of them until he got to question # 13 which was the famous question that all kids love to throw at their parents...How are babies born...I just gave him an insecure chuckle and told him that I would answer that one in 14 years. Then I playfully ruffled his hair and told him to be a good boy like Johnny and go to sleep. Kiefer gave a sigh that turned into a yawn, then he finally said night daddy love you...then he rolled over and snuggled up to his brother and fell asleep.

I lightly closed my eyes and just when I thought I was drifting off to sleep...I felt a long lasting vibration...a few moments later I heard what sounded like a dozen freight trains all around Serenity. Johnny and Kiefer both were now wide awake and crying...I grabbed both of them and held them close to my heart and told them I was there for them, and that I wouldn't let anything happen to them...3 hours later everything went disturbingly silent. I kissed my boys and told them it was over, and that it was safe for them to go back to sleep.

I laid back down and covered up again, then with a gut feeling I had I reached for my cell phone and tried dialing Klayton's cell...and there wasn't even a dial tone. I looked at the signal on my phone, and it didn't even show the signal tower at all...complete signal loss, so I tossed the phone in the chair and closed my eyes and went to sleep.

Johnny and Kiefer were up with the chickens the next morning wanting to go outside and play...but I sleepily told them no, and that I needed to make some breakfast for them first. I jumped up and grabbed two bowls and put dry cereal in them...I had a half-gallon of 2% milk in a tiny dorm fridge. I realized there wasn't enough for me, so I just munched on a nutrition bar instead...after they ate, they both asked me if they could go upstairs and play in their bedroom...I thought for a while, then said to be on the safe side, we were all going to stay down in the shelter for a couple more days.

I did have a portable Dvd player in the Hummer, so I grabbed it and plugged it into the gas generator I had...so Johnny and Kiefer could at least watch some cartoons. As they were watching Ice Age: Continental Drift...I decided on going toward the exit door which led to the basement of Serenity.

I slowly pushed on the doors trying to get them to open...but something was barricading the door...so I pushed harder, and the door gave a little bit...I stopped and shockingly saw the sunshine...I stepped back for a moment and asked myself why would I be seeing the sun shining in my basement...my basement didn't have any external windows...I slowly went towards the door again and peeked around the door and looked out, and dropped to my knees in utter disbelief at what I had just witnessed.