Inside the Hive
It was mid-day so most of the slaves were in the large room that served as the industrial complex, busy working.
Until something went Whump, whump, whump, whump.
There was a creeeeaaaaking groooooooaaaaaning sound as the roof was torn off. People screamed and took cover, Magog screeched, and dust and rubble rained down. There was a tremendous BANG! as the roof was dropped off to the side of the building and then strange clanking, and as the plaster dust cleared away, anyone looking up would see grey sky, open grey sky--who cared that it was grey, anyway, it was sky--and they could breathe in air fresher than what they had. There was a strange balloon high above them, hovering over the complex, and then a basket started dropping rapidly from it down towards them.
There was chaos. There was confusion.
There was a young girl's voice crying out in the din: "It's time to FIGHT!"
The signal had been given.
Until something went Whump, whump, whump, whump.
There was a creeeeaaaaking groooooooaaaaaning sound as the roof was torn off. People screamed and took cover, Magog screeched, and dust and rubble rained down. There was a tremendous BANG! as the roof was dropped off to the side of the building and then strange clanking, and as the plaster dust cleared away, anyone looking up would see grey sky, open grey sky--who cared that it was grey, anyway, it was sky--and they could breathe in air fresher than what they had. There was a strange balloon high above them, hovering over the complex, and then a basket started dropping rapidly from it down towards them.
There was chaos. There was confusion.
There was a young girl's voice crying out in the din: "It's time to FIGHT!"
The signal had been given.