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Jay 'Blah' Beatson

Jay chuckled at Caroline's little comment, imagining the state that it would be in now. Come to think of it, would it even be standing now? Such an expensive building, reduced to rubble in a matter of seconds...Would that be considered as a waste of money? These useless thoughts buzzed around in Jay's head, who was currently fighting the temptation to let out another word. Wiping the dust, that had found itself on his face, with his sleeve, Jay decided that it would be wise to also step over the border. Yet why did it seem so much more than the seperation of two cities? As his trainer stepped over the invisible line his heart rate increased, as if he was facing death right into it's pictureless eyes.

Shuddering, Jay convinced himself to walk a little further until he was a few feet away from the group. The scent of destruction and flames hung in the air, with no sign of any life anywhere, there was no surprise to the fact that the only thing that could be heard, were the voices of the others and a distant car engine. "I don't like this feeling.. Whispering to himself, Jay looked down at his hands once more, which still possessed a faint tint of green, and gritted his teeth. His body was trying to tell him something, like he was missing something...But what? Looking back at the others and waving slightly to gain their attention, Jay found his words once more and started to project them with little effort.

"Well are we going to stand here all day? I want to..." He trailed off, and sighed deeply noticing that there was no home to return to, or no family. Yet he wasn't crying.

The city was never this quiet. It was never this empty. It seemed as if he had stepped right into abormality and there was no way out, no signs of anything going back to normal and so, Jay was forced into surrendering to the harsh reality that was now. There was no point of moping about his losses, or the fact that he'd probably have no one else other than his group of friends, the thought of them strangely made him feel warm inside. A feeling that he liked. "Okay positives, think positives...Well i guess there will be no more babysitting...No more worrying about what others think of me? Nah..Everyone will have their opinions...But wait, everyone is dead? Okay. That isn't a positive...But still- Wait, what's that?"

A glow pulsed in the distance, from where it seemed to be around the area that Danielle lived. It wasn't the sun, because that was still rising, it was something else...And his body felt attracted to it. No, going to it will only be something even weirder..Like an ailen or something...Aha! Imagine that. An alien, roaming around the city...'We come in peace' 'Take us to your leader'...Now that would make my day. Just as much as his mouth loved to babble, his mind loved creating weird scenarios, which only helped his spirits. Jay knew that going to the light would probably be dangerous, but...He could never know until he found out.

Ensured that the others would probably follow, Jay's casual steps had now turned into a rushed dash towards the pulsing light, jumping over collapsed structures and vehicles, only showing no signs of slowing down. He needed to find out what that light was.