Excerpt: The Generation War

“Hurry!!! Into the bomb shelter!” She cried, pushing the two boys ahead of her. They got to the backyard and wrenched open the steel door and tumbled inside. Once there, Timmy’s mother locked the door and the three of them huddled in a corner, waiting for the worst to be over. A muffled boom sounded overhead, and all three cried out in fear. The ground began to shake, and the door rattled above them. Bobby and Timmy screamed and screamed, while Timmy’s mother cried, “This is the end!”
All of a sudden, it stopped. Slowly, the three stood up, and Timmy’s mother walked up to the door. She unlocked it, and threw it open. Timmy and Bobby walked behind her as she ascended the steps leading out to the world. A green mist enveloped everything; they could barely see the house in front of them. Suddenly, a human-like figure appeared before them. It moved towards them, closer and closer until they could make out the features. Timmy’s mother held Timmy and Bobby close and asked in a shaky voice, “Who are you?”
The creature, sensing their fear, replied, “I have not come to harm you. I am only here as part of an experiment. My name is Specimen 1, but you can call me Diana.”