Here we go, a nice bit of tension...
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"I'm gonna try reaching the station, lemme just.... " Tino started while tinkering with his walkie-talkie. Suddenly, an unfamiliar voice came up on the speaker.
"Soaring Eagle to Ground Control, Soaring Eagle to Ground Control, we are ready to dispatch the payload on your orders." the voice said.
"Ground control? Soaring Eagle?" James asked.
"Sounds like Air Force jargin... " Colin said. He'd watched a few war movies in his time.
"What do they mean by payload?" Emily asked.
"It means they're dropping something." Colin replied.
"Soaring Eagle, you have clearance to drop the payload." another voice said.
"Roger Ground Control, deploying carpet bombs now." the first voice replied.
Mona grabbed the walkie-talkie and began jotting down numbers.
"I'm asuming that what they just said isn't good on our end." Emily fearfully said.
"It is. Means they're gonna fly overhead and blow up everything in their path." Colin said, "How much time do we have?"
"By my calculations.... less than four hours." Mona replied.
Emily screamed and hugged Rachel sobbing as the blonde comforted her.
"I can't reach the station!" Tino panted out.
"Forget the station! We need to do something!" Colin yelled out.
"Okay, what?!" Tino shouted.
Colin could only think of one thing: