Snippet #2269077

Maxine looked up at the sky for a moment. While a great deal of it was obscured with smoke, she could still spot Polaris in the night sky. "That way." she answered pointing south. She didn't know whether or not the phoenix had been Alex, though apparently the question had been rhetorical. While Max didn't dislike Alex, he was Matt's friend, not her's.

Max was startled by the appearance of the other two, particularly by the fact that one of them was glowing. That was bound to attract attention. As if in direct response to this thought, there was an explosion nearby and a number of people headed their way. Max was then grabbed by the hand and dragged along behind her brother. Not because she was unwilling to run, but because she had gotten thrown off balance by the suddenness of this action. Nevertheless, she quickly regained her balance and began running as well.

Afraid that these people might catch up to them as they ran, Maxine attempted to slide a car into the path of their pursuers. This worked out better than she had intended, as the car instead seemed to lurch toward them, even leaving the ground for a moment. The resulting surprise and efforts at not being hit slowed them down significantly.