Page 46 (2/2)

He placed his hands on the rocking surface of the street and steadied hi as if he stood on an AirSurfer He reached for Sarah and helped her up, too--it al

"I’m not in the mood for this!" she yelled sarcastically over the thunderous noise But her face had paled with fear Michael wondered if she’d otten that they were in the Sleep

"Guys, look!" Bryson shouted, pointing down the street in the direction they’d been heading

Michael had to take a step to his right to see around Bryson, and the ht his balance and surveyed the scene, not sure what his friend had meant to point out There was a lot to see

The woblue planes of light, and soht in a wind that Michael didn’t feel He had no clue what had happened to her--there was still no sign of KillSims

Beyond the woman, farther down the street, weird streaks of odd colors were falling fro It looked as if the skyline wereit apart Green and blue and yellow light flashed so brightly that spots danced in Michael’s eyes even when he turned his head He tilanced back and saw that the tears in the skyline were growing, lengthening to touch the ground, spreading tohere he stood

He understood as going on At least on so the place from existence, and Michael wasn’t so sure ould happen to them if they waited around to witness its destruction

"Get back to the Portal!" he yelled "Now!" Visions of the three of them back in the VNS Coffins, brain-dead, haunted his mind "Go!"

He didn’t need to tell the back down the street in the direction they’d co else--a high-pitched, grating squeal Michael looked over his shoulder and saw a huge gap in the road arrowing toward theital static The world itself was co from the horrible noise of it all

The land jostled beneath their feet, gashes in the prograot impossibly louder Michael saw the silver column of the Portal up ahead, and even it seemed less substantial than normal