The A.I. Protoforms

Chapter Two: Gunshots

         Ivan and Jensi looked at each other in confusion.

         "We need to get out of here before this turns into us getting in trouble because we aren't supposed to be here." Jensi said quietly, while motioning for Ivan to follow him.

         "NO!" Ivan replied in a slightly louder whisper. "Nothing ever happens around here. This could be our chance to discover something new that no one has seen before."

        Jensi shook his head, "Things do happen around here-"

        Ivan interrupted him, "What do you mean things happen around here?!" Jensi looked away. "I meant nothing... But back to what we were talking about, what if this person is a teacher? Then we could get in trouble for being here when we're not supposed to be."

        Ivan stared at him in disbelief. "She is not a teacher. Have you ever seen a teacher holding one of those?" His pale finger pointed to the gadget the lady was holding.

        Suddenly he slipped on a sheet of notebook paper. This had probably fallen out of someone's notebook after the earthquake the day before. He fell and hit his head on the ground. "UGH!" He yelled in pain. Suddenly the lady got up and looked at them. "We're sor-" Jensi began before realizing she had pulled out a gun.

        "Ivan... Ivan GET UP!" Jensi yelled as he backed away. "Why?" Ivan looked around after he opened his eyes. He then saw the gun. He quickly leaped up, holding his head, and ran away. He grabbed Jensi rist, breaking him of his shocked trance. They ran for their life not knowing what would happen next.

        All of a sudden they heard a loud noise, making their ears ring.

        They quickly both realized that the woman was shooting at them. Jensi didn't dare turn around, he just kept sprinting with Ivan not far ahead. They ran outside the door they came in, half expecting to see the car they saw coming in. But it wasn't there.

          But the car belonged to that woman Jensi thought. Immediately that car came swerving in the opposite direction that they were looking and slammed into the curve.

          "What are you waiting for!" A woman inside screamed at them. "Get in the car!"

          Desperate to find a quick escape from the situation, Jensi climbed in the back seat with Ivan right beside him. The driver slammed the gas and they pulled straight out of the school parking lot.

          The woman in the black suit ran outside of the school and started shooting at the car. Jensi and Ivan yelled to go faster, while bullets flew into the windows, making tiny cracks.

           Finally they got out of range and the woman drove them all the way to her house. Hitting stop signs and running over curbs all the way there. At least Jensi thought it was her house. He certainly didn't recognize the house.

           "Climb out!" She ordered them. "We don't have much time to talk."

           Jensi wasn't even gonna ask what that meant. She unlocked the front door quickly and they all ran inside. The first thing Jensi noticed in the house was how messy it was. Glass was shattered all over the floor, lamps were broken, and paper was scattered everywhere with weird runes written all over it. It looked like she hadn't slept in weeks.

            "The name's Rose." She said motioning for them to sit down. She sat at the head with Jensi and Ivan on either side of her. She pulled out note cards from inside a black bag thrown on the floor, like everything else was. Has she done this before? Jensi thought.

            He lost the thought as soon as she started talking. "Ok here's the thing. I'm gonna give you something. You're not gonna have enough time for me to explain this to you, so here it is." Jensi realized that the 'note cards' were not note cards at all. It was another gadget. It was shaped like a note card but it definitely wasn't as thin.

           He noticed that Rose kept looking around and shifting her eyes at the windows. She closed some curtains. Suddenly the door started shaking. Not a gentle shake, but one that looked as if  someone was kicking the door. Ivan and Jensi shared a look, then a loud bang shook the house and the door came crashing to the ground.

           The lady pushed a button on the device she had given them. Jensi and Ivan placed their hands on top of it and suddenly a white light blinded their eyes. Right before it did, Jensi watched as Rose was shot.

           Ivan and Jensi shared one last look of fear before teleporting out of reality.