A loud squeaking sound fills the air. Jasper glances from his spot behind the tree to see a wooden box the size of a building opening. It doesn’t look like anything comes out, but the teen raises his gun to be cautious. Suddenly a loud shriek explodes in Jasper’s ears. He falls to the ground and slams his hands over his ears. “Stand, boy!!” A loud voice booms. Jasper finds himself being dragged to a standing position by… something. “I’m going to ask you a series of questions. You are going to answer. For every answer I dislike, you get an electric shock. Give me two answers I do like, and you pass. Now… You are in the middle of a field with no possible shelter. The Aegon starts attacking from above. What do you do?” “Die,” Jasper mutters sarcastically. He lets out a shout as a shock fills the air. …show more content…
I do not care about any other acrimonious answer your imbecilic mind comes up with.” Jasper rolls his eyes. “Scatter. There’s usually some type of metal on the ground from The Event. Use them as shields and shoot.” “Good answer. You’re almost to the fort of the Aegon, but there are landmines left from The Event scattered everywhere. They are so close together that it would be impossible to go through. Give me two things you could do?” “Give up, or try and die.” A more powerful shock vibrates Jasper’s whole body. He would have fallen if whatever is holding him up wasn’t. “Wrong answer, boy. This mindset won’t get you anywhere in the field. You won’t get second chances. You will die. There will be no time to assume the worst.” Jasper sighs. “Back up as far as you can but make sure you can still see the field. Shoot at it. One mine will blow up, and it’ll set a chain reaction. You could try to go around. I’d go with the first method, if you’re lucky, you’ll take out some of the Aegon