the only sounds the crackle of flames and the steady pop , pop , pop as bullets exploded inside the burning vehicles . ronnie keyed the hand held radio . '' two of them just blew up here . there 's a lot of people still on the ground though . keep a watch out . '' mike was watching the buildings . '' they 're hiding in the buildings . maybe they 're going to ground , '' he told
ronnie

the news showed how ridiculous people could get . it was so cool seeing the video of the alien and the research girl on steve 's ship . his brother would n't try to deceive everyone on earth -- he could n't understand why so many people said it was faked . she was definitely pretty , but why did that make it a
fake

three hours later , in the outskirts of avila , ellen and milo reached a small farmhouse . it was not yet dawn . '' we 'll leave her here , '' ellen whispered . milo made one last try . '' ellen , could n't we - ? '' '' do it ! '' she said fiercely . without another word he turned and carried the baby to the door of the
farmhouse