Exodus Eternal

g blown off houses. Those in the dark uniforms look

and realized the man from the end of her yard had come up behind her. Vesta stood in shock as s

rescuers were pulling all her neighbors to the black jet with great haste, sometimes even picking

avoid getting a mouthful of hot air and

he jet and she felt a hand on h

ady be there!"

's house, where Mr. Fraser was

re trying to help

ng. The female touched her helmet a

ing worse!" Vesta reasoned. "The

d walked down her driveway towards her husband. She st

. Fraser smiled at Ve

e people, Leanna? Who are they?

ult for even the rescuers to manage. Vesta let the hand on her back stead

lway. Before her eyes could adapt, Vesta was pushed farther into a space where several other neighbors were sitting on a bench-like structure on each side

ook a long look at Vesta and turned to the front of the jet. He touched the side of his helmet and the jet rumbled to life. Reaching up, the man

he cabin. Vesta noticed several people

ily? We can't le

his foot on Vesta's shoulder. With one push, she fell back into her seat. She asked about her family again and went to stand up one more time. The

d, "I saw there were more planes. I'm sure th

t, feeling it struggle against the extreme weather. The rescuer reached his open hand to another button on the ceiling, pressing it and adjusting his stance. Vesta careful

sta. "When are we going to stop cli

g and was starting to struggle with her breath. Once again, the gloved hand reached up and pushed a

began pulling straps from just above the passengers' heads, running the st

teen with shaking hands. Beside him sat

d the kick but backed into Vesta's leg. Merlot decided enough was enough and sprung dramatically f

luff disappeared down the hall of the jet. She turned to her rescuers to plead for

could be heard, but Vesta

rown eyes, a stylish bun, and gorgeous pink high

then moved side to side, causing the passengers to grab the straps holding them to their seats. With a quick roll, everyone fe

closed eyes and clenched fists asked

rving action stopped. Everyone caught their breath,

it was a map, as it had large and small dots, with what looked like stars between them all. The female traced the screen with her finger, leaving a vivid red line. The male used his fingers to cor

.." A gray-haired man asked from the fa

tered no's from up and down the benches o

the military. Perhaps we should

ich, eccentric people with their own fleet of planes. If they ask me for money,

s of agreement am

l who had kept her eyes closed until now. There

"I don't think we have a choice. They got us out of there. The mili

r, but slowly reached up and undid his helmet. With a hand on each side, the man lifted the helmet

iseled face. On his head, it looked to be stubble of hair the color of wet sand. The resc

" whispered a st