Kei! Kei! screams Ken. What is happening? asks Phenos. Sorry, sorry. I just felt weak suddenly. I don’t know what is happening, says Kei. It’s the eclipse, says Mary. Look, the satellites seem to cover in darkness more and more the stone, she continued. So, it really is an eclipse, says Wasa. Kei tries to stand up but his knees feel weak. I can’t. Just leave me down here. I can’t even look up, I feel bad, real bad, says Kei. No, please, Kei, says Ken. Well, if you don’t want me to fucking die, how about… You… Do… The, says Kei as he hangs his head down and gesticulates with his left hand weirdly as he collapses to the floor. Kei! Kei! Ken shouts. Kei gives him a thumbs up as he turns around on his back. Go get the first aid kit, call an ambulance, do something, Wasa tells Ken. Ken rushes out the door with the phone in his hand. Pincer, Ram, Phenos, go find call everyone. Mary, take care of him. I have to setup the weapon, says Wasa. Ken rushes back out of breath he looks at the room. What? asks Mary. Everyone is down, their sick. There’s no help coming, says Ken. What? asks Wasa. Everyone is down, says Ken as he falls on his knees. You okay? asks Mary. No, I feel weird, says Ken. Not you too, says Mary. No, no, I am fine, says Ken with hardly breathing trying to get back up. Don’t force yourself, says Mary. I’m not going to die before I bring to justice those that killed a billion and killed my partner, says Ken frustrated as he stands up with his claw piercing through the wall behind him.

Wasa’s phone starts ringing. It’s Niles, says Wasa as he answers with a sigh and puts it on speaker. What do you want? asks Wasa. Do you what is happening outside? The sky is purple, it rains. People are fallen down on the streets. Planes have fallen all from the skies. Thousands of accidents and no one to help them. We’re stuck in basements looking at what is happening outside. And it seems to be affecting everyone this time, not just a billion. It seems that everything the light touches, it kills,, says Niles. It doesn’t. Or at least I’m not dead yet, says Ken. I see you are optimist even on death’s door, says Niles. Is that why you called? asks Wasa annoyed. I just wanted to thank you for what you did. It was noble. You could’ve not cared for my safety or anyone’s, and I couldn’t’ve blamed you. So, I just want to thank you on behalf of myself, my family, and all of the UN, says Niles. You are too much of a worrywart, says Wasa. What do you mean? asks Niles. We’re going to put an end to this, now, says Wasa. How? asks Niles all giddy. We’re gonna blow it all up, says Wasa. Blow what up? asks Niles. That eclipse that is killing us all, says Wasa. How? asks Niles. Do you know what an EMP is? asks Wasa. No, says Niles. For the sake of keeping it brief, we’re going to do a hard reset to everything, says Wasa. But will it work? asks Niles. I don’t know, but we don’t have any other ideas, says Wasa. Well, it was a pleasure. Good luck and hope to hear from you, says Niles before hanging up.

How can I help? What can I do? asks Ken. Stay by your friend’s side. If this doesn’t work, we have failed everyone and everything. And they’ll really win this time. Whatever sacrifices were made, whatever death came ten years ago, it will all a disappointment, a tragedy. A story no one will hear about. We will be forgotten and whatever we build, said, did, lost forever to time, says Wasa. Did Niles rub off on you so quickly? Can you not be so melodramatic? asks Mary. Well, the death of a species should be something to be melodramatic about, says Ken. Okay, everyone is in place, says Phenos. Are they ready to deploy more satellites? asks Wasa. As ready as they can be, the satellites are from a safe distance and they’ve prepared the spare parts to repair whatever damage the EMP will do, says Phenos. Good. Thank you all, says Wasa. Shall we call the conference? asks Phenos. Yes, we don’t have time to waste, says Wasa. You’re good to go, says Phenos. Hello everyone. It is nice to see you all still fine. Niles was right to keep away from the light, says Wasa as a bunch of people in hazmat and astronaut suits appear on the screen in front of him. Are we ready? asks Wasa as they all say yes. Then let’s blow up this eclipse and bring an end to this! Wasa screams.

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