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"John!" she yells without looking away

"Right here"

"Take care of the cops Keep them away from me"

Now I understand I shove the Chest into Sam’s arms, who stands beside me, unsure of what to do "Guard this with your life," I tell him "And stay down!" I turn to Bernie Kosar and communicate that he needs to stay with Sam in case our plan falls apart

I sprint down the hill as another bolt of lightning, chased by a clap of thunder dark andin tone, flashes across the sky Good luck, fellas, I think, knowing full well the power of Six’s abilities You’re going to need it

I reach the botto swiftly towards both pillars of light Rain begins to fall, cold and heavy I glance up through the thick drops and see both helicopters struggling against the gale-force winds, but so their bea

The first two officers blow past me, followed closely behind by a third I reach out with rab all three in e backwards so fast I have to leap out of the way to keep froround, knocked unconscious by the tree The third lifts his head, confused, then reaches for his gun I tear it from its holster before his hand even touches it The ainst my palm, and I turn to the two copters and hurl it like a bullet at the nearest That’s when I see the eyes, doleful and black in the middle of the storm Soon the old, withered face takes shape The same face I saw in Ohio when Six killed the beast that wrecked the school

"Don’t move a muscle!" I hear behind me "Hands in the air!"

I turn to the officer Without his gun, he aiht at my chest

"Which is it, hands in the air or don’t move a muscle? I can’t do both"

He cocks the Taser "Don’t be a s cracks, followed by a roar of thunder that makes the officer jump in surprise The officer looks towards the sound, and his eyes open wide in alarm The face in the clouds, it’s awoken

I rip the Taser from his hand, then punch him hard in the chest He sails thirty feet backwards and crashes into the side of a tree While ainstfuzz fills my vision I turn as quickly as I can, lift rip around hirunts, and with all of ht up in the air He screaer hear hi thunder I feel the back of my head and look at my hand It’s covered with blood I catch the officer when he’s within five feet of dying I let hiainst a tree, knocking hih the night, and the whir of the copters cuts off The wind stops The rain stops, too

"John!" Six screa, desperate tone of her voice, I knohat she needs lowing spotlights every bit as bright as those just extinguished Both helicopters are wrecked and twisted, and smoke pours from them as they free fall I don’t knohat the face has done to them, but Six and I must save the people aboard

As they torpedo down, the helicopter farthest fro to stop it I don’t think she’ll be able to, and I know that I can’t It’s too heavy I close my eyes Re inside the roo everything inside the cockpit’s interior The controls The weapons The chairs The three rab hold of the ht of the falling copter, I yank all three out The copter crashes to the ground

Six’s copter hits the ground at the same time as mine The explosions reach out over the treetops, two red balls of fire floating up from the twisted steel I hold the threetheround Then I race back up the hill to Six and Sam

"Holy crap!" Sam says, his eyes wide-open

"Did you pull them free?" I ask Six