The Unknown Ending

Part One: Ethan

I watch as our maniacal Vice Principal Mr. Stern breaks from my words and begins his final phase of powering the Lucifractor. I turn my head to see Sarah and Jesse, weak from its power. I needed to do something or we could die. The last thing I will resort to is losing Sarah.

"Great second date, " she says sarcastically, bringing me back to the moment, "much more our speed."

"What did I miss?" asks Benny as he groggily picks himself up off the floor. We only have a few minutes before that object broadcasts its energy through the whole town. I can feel it. All we can do now is run, and hope for the best.

"You'll be just in time for the end if we don't leave now!" I yell. "Go! Run! Now!"

I turn and start to race out of the room. Sarah and Jesse follow.

"Come on, hurry up!" she yells to him. I turn back to see Benny not budging. Mesmerized by the purple glow of the Lucifractor. "Come on Benny, go!" I grab his arm and pull him along. Like hell I was losing my best friend too.

Our loud rushed breath and the clomping of our shoes were the only sounds we made while traveling down the corridors. There was no way we were going to make it out of town by just running, and Sarah and Jesse were both too weak to fly or use their super speed to help us. I grabbed Sarah's hand tight and she grabs back tighter. We reach an iron exit.

"Locked?" yells Benny, "Seriously?"

"This is no use! We're too late!" Screams Sarah. No, I thought. There has to be another way. Then I remembered. My research. I turned to the others. They all look scared. Sarah looks especially scared. I just wanted to hold her and tell her everything was going to be okay. Because maybe it will be after all.

"Jesse! Where is the nearest basement? We have to get underground." I instructed. Jesse doesn't answer but instead turns on his heels and starts running the other way.

With one of my hands holding on to Sarah, I grab Benny's wrist with my other and we follow.

"Totally feelin' like a third wheel right now," he says jokingly. But I don't have time to laugh. There had to be only a minute left.

End of part one.