The Power

Ch. 1

The Thing

            “What was that?” Chris yelled as the huge boom settled. “Chris, stay here while your father goes outside to see where that noise came from,” Mrs. Lawrence said. “But I want to see!” Chris replies. “Fine,” Mrs. Lawrence said. “You may go with your father, but be extremely careful.” “Come on Chris,” his father called. As they walked outside, the ground was still vibrating from the big crash. “Do you think it was an earthquake?” Chris asked his father. “I’m not really sure; it didn’t really feel like an earthquake,” he replied. As they got closer, the air seemed to buzz with energy. “Ouch! I tripped!” Chris exclaimed. “What is that?” his father said. There it was. The thing.