Sudden waves of bullets struck the tree that they were hiding behind. Kris' hand was still covering Jessica's mouth. "Shhh," he consoled her. "You have nothing to fear, Jessica. They can't hurt you. Have you," he paused and smiled maliciously. "Have you forgotten that the ISC virus has contaminated the air here? I can bet that they're all going to die by my count to three," he said, his eyes glowing with evil humor.

"One"

              "Two"

                            "Three"

Kris snapped his fingers and miraculously, the sounds of firing guns disappeared. He took his hand off of and walked o