Daisy shut her eyes even tighter if possible as the sound of the ship sliding continued to issue from behind them
There was a loud sizzling noise as she smelt something burning, accompanied by all sorts of sizzling and sparking sounds. It was followed by the sound of something heavy being dragged through grass. As she heard that last sounds, she froze, not daring to think of what that could mean.
She turned around so fast that her neck made a cracking sounds. In front of here was a scene that she had never even imagined she'd be able to witness. A long pointy nose. It was the ship. Caught on its nose like a leaf on a rake was the door, blackened and burnt. There were rips and tears all across its surface as if someone had slashed it repeatedly with a knife. The ship hadn't been going fast enough to go all the way through the wall but a good chunk of its burnt and deformed body was sticking through the frame where the door had once been.
The wall itself seemed to be free of structural damage but the frame surrounding the door was a jagged mess of blackened and half melted metal. Even though the ship was plugging most of the current hole in the wall, between the jagged edges of the doorframe and the burnt hull of the spaceship, Daisy could make out light.
She lay there staring at the carnage. Her mouth was open in shock, her brain barely keeping up with the information that it was receiving.
Harry put an arm on her shoulder. She turned and wrapped her arms around him, pulling him in tight. He returned the hug, whispering in her ear.
“What’s this for?”
“Didn’t I promise you a hug if you got it right,” said Daisy, trying to sound like she was just reminding him casually. The slight crack in her voice betrayed her.
“Hey we’re fine. No one got hurt,” said Harry, stroking her back gently.
She smiled into his shoulder, hugging him tighter. She didn't know how he wasn't just as shocked as she currently was, but she didn't care at the moment.
After a few seconds, she pulled away, giving him a smile. Behind him, she could see Aria, her face currently unreadable.
Then the alarms began to sound. Daisy heard the sound of running feet from the corridor that led inside. The PA system began to blare. That got Daisy somewhat out of her current shock. They'd taken longer than she'd anticipated but even if they were late, the message was clear. They had to get moving.
"Come on you two, we've all been ordered to report back to The Hub," said Aria, voice much quieter than usual. She began to walk.
Daisy looked at Harry. Somehow, he looked to be the most composed of the three of them. He gestured towards Aria's recceeding form and nodded in that direction.
"Shall we?" he said.
"The...door," Daisy said. "It's..."
"I know, but we can't stay here any longer," he said.
Daisy nodded and the two of them turned to walk after Aria. Aria didn't seem to have waited for them to catch up because she was almost out of sight.
"What's going to happen now?" said Daisy once they'd started to walk.
"I don't...I don't know...," said Harry, trailing off.
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