LOGINThe bone-ship did not make a noise like the machines from the Moon. It sounded like it was breathing.As the eyed man carried June across the deck she felt the floor move under his feet. The ship was made of a material. It felt like stone and smooth sea-coral. The air around the ship was thick with the smell of salt and very old rain."Put her down now!" the soldier yelled. He splashed through the water toward the ship. His boots hit the ramp of the bone-vessel with a sound. He was. His shoulder was bleeding, but he held his knife ready to fight.The eyed man stopped. He did not look angry. He looked at the soldier with pity."Your knife is Little Soldier " the man said. He placed June gently on a bench made of glowing moss. ". Your heart is very tired. Sit down. The world is about to become very loud and dangerous.""June!" Patience ran onto the deck. Her face was wet with tears and lake water. She pushed past the man. Knelt by June. "Are you okay? Can you hear me?"June coughed. A s
The blue dome was not a shield for them anymore. It was like a lid on a coffin. June slowly backed away. Her boots made splashing sounds in the water of the lake. The man she had just saved. The one who looked so human a few seconds ago. Stepped toward her. He moved in an stiff way. It was like he was a puppet being controlled by strings. His silver eyes did not blink. They seemed to soak up the light."Target found " the man said in a voice. It sounded like a machine talking through a mouth."Stay back " the soldier yelled. He stepped in front of June. Raised his sharp metal knife. His hands were shaking. He was not just afraid. He was shocked by the number of people moving toward them.There were thousands of them. They came from every corner of the neon forest. The "newborn" people were walking toward June and the soldier. They did not. Run. They just marched in a rhythm. The sound of their feet hitting the moss was like a slow heartbeat."June we have to run " Patience said. She g
The sky was not blue anymore it was an angry white. The giant metal thing from the moon was coming down from the sky fast it was tearing through the air. The air around it was on fire. It had a long tail of flame behind it like a finger pointing straight at the city of Uyo. The sound was really loud. It hurt Junes teeth and made her skin feel weird. "Ten minutes " the soldier said quietly. He was looking up at the thing falling from the sky. "But it is moving fast we probably only have five minutes left." June turned to the picture of her grandmother it was like a picture on a screen. The picture was moving like a candle in the wind. The blue light from the lake was making the picture work. Her grandmothers face was full of pain. Her eyes moved from June to the sky and then to Patience, who was standing still on the shore. "Grandmother, use the shield!" June yelled, her voice was sore. "You are in charge of the power of the sea if you move the shield over the forest we can survive
The basement did not just shake; it tilted like a sinking ship. June grabbed the edge of the metal computer desk as the floor made a groaning sound. A terrible noise echoed through the walls. It sounded like a thousand giant whales screaming at once. Suddenly water began to spray through the cracks in the ceiling. It was water and smelled like old salt from the ocean."The ocean is coming here?" Patience cried out. She tried to climb up the floor but her hands slipped on the wet tiles. "June we are miles away from the beach. How can the sea be here in the middle of the land?""It is not a flood, Mom " June yelled over the roar of the water. She pointed at the computer screen. The "Atlantis Protocol" signal was flashing. "They are using the gravity machines. They are pulling the ocean across the land like a carpet. They are moving the sea to us!"The soldier crawled toward the exit. His face was tight with pain. "The Investors... They do not just want the land. They had a city hidden u
The green grass beneath Junes fingers started to turn grey.It happened fast. A dark shadow covered the world. The bright light in the trees. Died. The fresh smell of the forest was gone. Now the air smelled like burning plastic and chemicals. June got to her feet. Her legs felt heavy. She was pale. Her body was still weak from losing her blood but she didn't have time to be sick."The timer, June! We have to run " Patience screamed.Her mom grabbed the phone from the dirt. The numbers on the screen were pulsing with a angry red color.00:45... 00:44..."It is not the ships " June gasped. She held her bandaged arm close. She looked at the hole where the hospital used to be. "The self-destruct bomb is not in the sky. It is in the ground. When the hospital fell it didn't just crash. It became a bomb.""The Benson-program said he was holding the fire back " Patience said. Her voice was shaking with fear. She looked at the smoke coming from the hole. "If the timer is running it means he i
The wind on the surface did not feel like a win. It felt like a warning. June stood in the middle of a field of grass. This grass did not exist five minutes ago. It was a green color. It smelled like dirt and old forests. Around her people were falling to their knees. Some were laughing. Others were crying as they touched the ground.. June could not move. Her eyes were locked on the sky. The gold ships were not like the ones. They did not make a noise. They did not shake the earth. Instead they made a sound. This sound made Junes blood vibrate. The ships looked like jewels coming down through the clouds."June we have to move " the soldier shouted. He grabbed her arm. He pulled her away from the edge of the hole where the hospital used to be. His scars were almost gone now. He had skin again.. His eyes were still full of fear. "The vault is gone June. There is left to hide." June whispered, "They called me the Heiress." She did not look at him. She looked at her phone screen. The mess
The wind up here howled like something wounded. Snow spun everywhere, stinging June’s eyes. Above her, the helicopter blades slammed the air—thwack, thwack, thwack—making everything colder, louder, meaner.June stood at the open elevator, boots slipping on frosted metal. One hand gripped the buzzin
The wind on the mountain top stopped suddenly. It felt like someone had turned off a giant machine. The silence was heavy and scary. June stood very still. Her boots dug into the cold snow. She kept her body in front of the elevator door. She had to protect her son, Leo, who was waiting inside.The
The darkness wasn’t black. It pulsed red—hot, furious, alive.June’s eyes shot open. She tried to scream, but nothing came out. Her throat burned, like she’d swallowed fire. She tried to move her arms, but they wouldn’t budge. Heavy metal cuffs bit into her wrists. She lay on a cold, slanted table
The SUV’s tires shrieked as June raced up the narrow mountain road, pushing the car as fast as she dared. Rain had turned to icy snow, painting everything outside in quick flashes—dark trees, white ice, and nothing else. Behind them, the FBI’s blue and red lights danced in the storm, angry and rele







