Author: Borna Kufner, II. gimnazija Osijek
,, Of course I’m late,’’ I say to myself as I exit my car.
The bus is still waiting at the parking lot. I rush to the back seat to pick up my bags and as soon as I’ve done that, I run to the bus. Entering, I take a glance over the passengers and it looks like I’m the one they were waiting for
,,You must be Dan,’’ said the driver.
,,Yeah, that’s me,’’ I confirmed.
He pointed his finger to the back of the bus, so I sat down on the only available seat.
,,You all know why I’ve gathered you here today,’’ said a man with a military uniform ,, I am general Hank and I am proud to be in your presence. In the presence of the best men…’’
,,And women!’’ yelled a lady from the back of the bus, interrupting Hank.
,, …and women,’’ finished Hank ,,this country has to offer. I hope you are all prepared for the incoming mission which awaits us in London. Now get some sleep. Trust me, you’ll need it. Thank you.’’
An applause followed and excitement filled the air.
Our trip to London was a two day drive and now we’re getting out of the bus in northern France, on the coast of the North Sea.
,,Let’s get over our mission again,’’ started Hank ,,As you all know we got a message from an extraterrestrial species who call themselves Breecaloids. They threatened to take all of Earth’s resources and leave us in the dark age. Everybody believed it was a hoax. But now, they took London, and it’s on you to win it back. The only information we have is that they have the ability to shapeshift. We also know that they have a couple of headquarters spread across London. The first one we are going to invade is the National History Museum. Now, everybody get to the trunk and grab a gun. It’s time to strike!’’
,,Umm… How are we going to get to England?’’ I asked.
Hank just smirked.
Next thing we knew we were flying over the sea with jetpacks! They were on autopilot because nobody had any experience with these gadgets. After a short flight we were on a rooftop of a building near the centre of London. The streets were empty. Abandoned. With all of it’s eight million people evacuated it just feels… sad.
But people weren’t the only things that weren’t there…
,,Maybe they left,’’ proposed a woman closest to the edge.
,,Don’t be mistakened,’’ said Hank.
We haven’t come in contact with any of the Breecaloids on our way to the museum. We entered on the main door and slowly entered the grand hall. Nobody, or should I say nothing, was there. We were standing alone with nothing else but a giant Diplodocus skeleton in the middle.
,,This is a waste of time!’’ yelled a guy, right before getting hit with the dinosaurs tail and flying ten meters in the air. We were all shook. The skeleton started moving and roaring. Hank took his handgun and shot the Diplodocus. He turned into a blue cloud of smoke which disappeared quickly. The gunshot was loud and it was like a dinner bell for the extraterrestrial. Soon we were surrounded by every kind of living and extinct animals.
,,Fire!’’ shouted Hank.
We opened fire and with every bullet one of the animals turned to blue smoke. Shortly after, we were the only ones standing in the room, shallowly breathing. We exited the colossal castle-like building mourning the fallen.
Next destination is the Madame Tussauds Museum. We were welcomed in a similar way. Only this time we weren’t fighting animals. We were fighting the Kardashians and other celebrities. Knowing what would await us, we all made it through this one.
The next building we needed to exterminate was placed next to the Thames. It was the London Eye. A hundred meter Ferris wheel was standing static right in front of us. There were no signs of Breecaloids anywhere, nor their possible shapeshifts.
,,Dan, check it out!’’ ordered Hank.
I went to the entrance of the bottom capsule. The glass was blurry. I pulled up my gun, fired a bullet and shattered the glass. Unnatural screams echoed through the air. I ran back to my crew. Slender dark creatures surrounded by blue smoke came rushing at us. We successfully took down every last one. But as we looked up we could see more of them in every capsule and we knew we couldn’t take them all on.
,,Stand back!’’ said Hank, as he approached the base of the Eye. He crouched and put some kind of an object. He stood up and started sprinting towards us.
,,Run!’’ he yelled.
We took shelter behind some of the left behind cars and waited.
The base exploded.
The ground started to shake and the support beams of the London Eye snapped, collapsing it, and all of the Breecaloids inside, into the Thames.
Last base was inside, none other than, the Buckingham palace. We were all exhausted but determined to finish what we have started. When we got there, we were expecting a massive battle. But inside of the big black fences of the palace the only one standing was the Queen herself. I opened the door and started walking towards her. She had a big smile on her face.
,,Thank you,’’ said Elizabeth with a soft and gentle voice.
She reached out her arm wanting to shake mine. Not a very appropriate gesture coming from royalty, but I went along with it. So I shook her hand. Her grip started to get very strong and, in front of my eyes, she started turning into a black creature, a Breecaloid, and jumped on me.
,,GAME OVER’’ appeared on the screen,
,,Oh man!’’ screamed a little boy, as he had just lost.
,,You said you wanted to go to London, well I hope you enjoyed,’’ shouted his mother from the kitchen.
