George Brown and the Protector by Duane L. Ostler
Author:Duane L. Ostler
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: adventure, mystery, fantasy, inventions, good versus evil, deception and intrigue
CHAPTER 18: Escape
In a croaked whisper that he could hardly hear himself, George sang, “Joy to the world, the Lord is come, let earth receive her king.”
He didn’t know why he had chosen that song. It was just the first one that came into his head. However, the effect was immediate. The creature hovering over George jerked back in distaste as if stung, and the whips binding George seemed to loosen a bit.
With renewed strength, George kept singing. “Let every heart prepare him room, and saints and angels sing, and saints and angels sing, and saints, and saints and angels sing.”
George could hear Emberly singing next to him, and could tell her voice was getting stronger as well. Although their songs were very different, they seemed to intertwine in the air like twisting vines climbing up a wall. The Grak stepped back, uncomfortably. Several were holding their hands over their ears. The whips were loose enough now that George could wriggle free of their grasp.
Without stopping his song, George struggled free of the whips and stood up. Emberly was standing also, still singing her haunting, peaceful melody. Several of the Grak took a menacing step forward, waving their paws in the air as if to fight off the songs that filled the clearing.
Suddenly there was a loud crack and a brilliant flash of light seared the air from George’s left. The Grak all jumped and turned, and found themselves facing the protector who stood at the edge of the clearing. Although still short and bald, he had a terrible look on his face of determination and strength that George had never seen before. He held a small, round object in his hand that seemed to pulse and glow.
The protector held up the round object and commanded, “Leave this place! Now!”
The Grak didn’t respond or move. In the instant of their hesitation, there was another ear splitting crack from the device in the protector’s hand, and the clearing was again filled with a brilliant, overpowering light.
The Grak scattered. In seconds there were none to be seen. George heard a humming noise from the nearby bushes where they had disappeared. Then he saw what looked like a small spacecraft shoot into the sky and disappear.
Quickly the protector strode over to George and Emberly. “Are you all right?” he asked urgently. “Did they hurt you in any way?”
“I’m fine,” George said in a shaky voice. Emberly said nothing, but stood shivering in the warm sunshine. It looked like there were tears in her eyes. Suddenly she collapsed.
“Quick!” said the protector to George, “help me carry her back to the car!”
The protector lifted her up and George grabbed her legs. Together, they struggled toward the car, fighting their way through the thick bushes. When they reached the car, George saw that the protector had packed away the gauzy transporter and its frame, and had cleared away most of the bushes that had surrounded the Volkswagen, although it was still scratched and scarred.
The protector opened
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