Arthur and the Fenris Wolf by Alan Early

Author:Alan Early
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Mercier Press

As soon as the second alarm started, a number of things happened very quickly. The sentry behind Ellie turned and immediately pointed his bow at her. The cowering couple threw themselves to the floor, hands over their heads. The sentry guarding Ash and the others turned to see what was happening. Meanwhile, Ex looked up to see his little sister standing by a broken fire-alarm panel, a mobile phone in her hand and a sentry with his crossbow advancing on her. Ellie was motionless with fear. Ex looked up at the man guarding them. The raider’s attention was also – momentarily – focused on Ellie. Taking his chance, Ex sprang into action and threw himself at the man, hitting him with his full body weight in the chest. The raider fell backwards with Ex on top of him, knocking his head against the parapet, while his crossbow flew out of his hand and skittered across the floor and over the edge of the balcony. Before the stunned raider could recover, Ex was on his feet and racing towards Ellie. As his feet pounded the wooden floor, he barely slowed to pick up a folding metal chair that a security guard would usually sit on.

‘Get down!’ Ex shouted to Ellie, sprinting as fast as his legs could carry him – which was, much to Ash’s surprise as she watched from their corner, quite fast indeed.

The sentry had heard the commotion with Ex and turned towards him. He aimed the crossbow and let a bolt loose. Ex threw up the chair like a shield just as quickly and the bolt bounced off it with a clang. By now, all of Ex’s attention was focused on getting to Ellie.

‘Get down!’ he shouted again. This time she listened, snapping out of her trance, and slid back behind the relative safety of the glass cabinets.

The sentry kept Ex in his sight as he dashed along the balcony, cranking another bolt into the crossbow. Judging that he wouldn’t be able to break through Ex’s makeshift armour, he aimed a few feet above the boy and loosed his arrow. The glass in a painting smashed overhead and rained down on top of Ex, but the boy kept on going.

He turned the corner, his feet pounding as he passed Ellie and the couple crouched behind the exhibits. The sentry was busily cranking another bolt when Ex lunged forward with the metal chair, whacking the raider straight on the side of the head. The raider’s head snapped to the side and he toppled to the ground, unconscious.

‘Come on!’ Ex urged the three hiding behind the display units. The four of them ran back across the balcony towards Cousin Maggie, Ash, Max and the other raider, who was still lying stunned on the floor.

By now they could hear footsteps clattering up the stairs: more raiders with more crossbows. Ash, Maggie and Max were all standing by the doorway as the first new raider rounded the corner.

‘Go, go, go!’ Ellie shouted, urgently waving everyone out.

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