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sobs.
    Jack yelled at the general, “Why did you do that?”
    “To test you,” the general said with a smug grin. “As it turns out, my initial assessment of you three was right. You are a threat.”
    Jack took an aggressive step forward but he stopped when the general pulled his sidearm and fired a warning shot in front of Jack’s feet. The boom of the gun brought the other guards now.
    The general beckoned the doctor over to him. The doctor seemed torn, like he didn’t know which side he was on, until the general said, “Get over here now or you’ll be shot too.”
    The doctor ran over to him like his life depended on it, which it did.
    Jack and Melanie panicked. How could a simple test lead to three deaths? Killing the military man was an accident and it was self defense anyway. If anything, the general was at fault for what happened.
    Scott seemed calm though, like he had a trick up his sleeve. Jack could only hope he did.

    Escape
     
    A half dozen soldiers opened fire on them in close quarters. Jack’s life flashed before his eyes. Melanie screamed. But Scott’s face went ashen and a blood vessel popped in his eye as he concentrated with all of his might.
    All of the bullets hit and ricocheted off of an invisible barrier, erected by Scott’s mind. One of the ricochets hit a soldier in the arm and he yelled in surprise before taking cover behind a support beam.
    Scott said, “I can’t keep this up forever. Someone’s going to have to do something.”
    Scott’s face was white as a ghost and a blood vessel burst in his other eye now. He was holding his breath and his knees were shaking.
    The general said to his men, “Wait until he can’t hold it any longer and then fire.”
    Melanie said, “We need to get out of here. We’re all going to die.”
    Scott’s entire body started to quiver as he lost control over the barrier. He slumped to the floor as he lost consciousness.
    The doctor ran to him instinctively and jostled his shoulder.
    General Parsons yelled, “Get back here doctor.”
    “Screw you general. This wasn’t the plan.”
    “It’s been the plan all along. If you don’t come over here, my men will be ordered to open fire .”
    Jack felt something alien well up inside of him. At first he felt a rush of adrenaline that quickly turned into uncontrollable euphoria. He felt a power rise up that was elusive. But when he understood its nature and concentrated on bringing it forth, the euphoria turned to dread mixed with a dose of determination.
    If he concentrated hard enough, he could move them all away from the quarantined building in an instant.
    He saw the walls start to breathe in and out, like he was hallucinating. They shimmered as though they weren’t quite real. He felt the air gather around him. It was thick and oppressive. Reality blinked on and off.
    The general didn’t understand what was happening. He pulled his radio out and said into it, “The situation is out of control. Light it up.”
    The teenagers had all seen enough combat movies to know what that meant. The building was about to be reduced to rubble by air support. The general was so afraid of them that he was willing to sacrifice his and his men’s lives just to kill them.
    Jack’s determination redoubled. He put everything he had into concentrating. He had to move them to a safer place right now or they’d all die.
    The scene blinked in and out rapidly. Matter shimmered like it didn’t know if it had a right to be there.
    Just as Jack’s vision started to turn black, he heard the general say in a far off voice, “Belay that order. They’re gone.”

    Teleport
     
    Doctor Henshaw said, “Where the heck are we?”
    There was an entire section of the cafeteria floor still under their feet, but they were outdoors now.
    Jack and Melanie helped Scott to his feet. Melanie looked around and then laughed. “We’re in Ault, by a root silo.”
    Jack’s vision came back to him. “I couldn’t think of anywhere else to