The Arks: Over Heaven

Chapter 23.5: Time Paradox

Part 7/11

“Those two look like they’re having fun,” Emma told Andrew as they held hands while watching, “Who do you have your bets on?”

“I definitely think the nerdy one is winning,” Andrew replied with a grin.

Suddenly, the manor doors burst open, and Ben and Sunny rushed through the ballroom in a panic.

“WATCH OUTTTT!” Ben screamed as he dived into the crowd. Everyone let out gasps as the two weaved their way through the crowd, trying to get lost by the peacekeepers who were chasing them.

A few peacekeepers entered the ballroom with their rifles out and pointed at the crowd. Everyone screamed and began to disperse.

“Darn it! We need to find a hiding place!” Sunny yelled.

“You think we can follow the crowd?”

“We can’t, they’ll notice me easily. We need to find a hiding place,” Sunny said. She sighed as she continued to run for her life, “Perhaps we shouldn’t have messed with the mayor.”

“Whatever. Doesn’t matter. We both know this place better than the mayors themselves, right?”

“Right,” Sunny replied as they made a bolt for an emergency exit.

But as soon as they approached the door, it burst open and a giant man wielding an axe walked in.

“Tsk tsk, look who we have here,” the Executioner laughed as he stomped their way toward the two. The two heard rifles being readied, and a woman shouted out to the two of them.

“Freeze! Hands in the air, both of you!”

The two stopped right in their tracks, and slowly raised their hands in the air.

“Welp,” Ben said, “We’re screwed.”

“Well, well, well,” the voice of the creepazoid slithered into their ears. Michael walked in front of the two writers with his hands clasped behind his back and a pleased smile on his face.

“Looks like I finally caught you two. You must be crazy if you think you can just humiliate me like that and be let go with no punishment,” Michael sneered, “You will be EXECUTED! Guards, have them arrested and taken to the town square!”

Michael turned to the woman peacekeeper, Helen, the one who had originally escorted Ben and Sunny to the manor.

“You, round up all the citizens and have them watch this execution. That will send a message. A message that all who dare rebel or oppose me shall face the same fate as these dimwits. I’ll be waiting in the town square…”

Michael let out an evil laugh, and he walked away, the authors’ fates sealed.