Emma, The Ultrons, and The Secret Door

Emma was heartbroken. She didn’t know what to do. The announcement was clear, she had to leave the city immediately. She took a last glance with her sad hazel eyes at her home as she dumped her bag in the boot of her car.

She was always a high-achieving, level-headed woman. She was not particularly attractive but she was tall and fit thanks to her cycling enthusiasm. She preferred short hair which showed beautifully her sharp cheekbones.

She had moved out of her parent’s house just after high school. She worked throughout her college. Having had a merit scholarship, she didn’t have to worry about paying college debts but being financially independent at this age was her goal. She kept working although her parents insisted on helping her financially.

She got an amazing job right after college. Even though she was only in her mid-20s, she was determined to buy a house. It was her dream.

Within two years, she had saved enough to buy her dream house. After months of search, she finally found a house that fit right in between her budget and her dreams.

She was overjoyed to be a new homeowner. She was just beginning to settle in when rumours of an impending Ultron attack surfaced.

“Eh, the problem of Americans.” Emma shrugged when her colleagues discussed the matter at the office.

She was never into all supervillain and superhero fights. She wanted to stay away from these, so she settled in the small country of Skovia.

And yet, here she was. Putting bags of essentials in her car, only to leave the country. She was overcome with sadness as she drove away from her new house. The lovely house that she had just started decorating after she finished painting.

As she travelled across the rural landscape, she came across a sight that gave her renewed optimism. The Skovians, she realised, were banding together to aid one another.

That’s the thing about disaster, it brings people together. She sighed as she entered the relief camp. People were shouting and she could notice a few superheroes flying in the sky.

Things were falling from the sky. It was a devastating scenario. Suddenly she felt a tremor as if the earth was moving. Seemingly, it was an earthquake.

“Oh my God! Look at the horror!” Someone shouted.

She looked in the direction, the earth was in the sky.

“Holy mother of Jesus! What is happening?” Emma screamed.

ATTENTION! EVERYONE, PLEASE ENTER THE BUNKER!

A loud announcement echoed throughout the whole area. Everyone rushed to the bunker. Emma tried to pull her bag and suddenly she felt another tremor and that was it.

She lost consciousness.

When she woke up, she found herself in a room. Her bags were near her head.

A middle-aged guy was looking at her with a smile.

“Hey there, welcome back. I brought you here. I reached very late to the camp. I saw you fall near your car. Don’t worry, you are safe now.”

“What’s the point? I lost everything. My house, my lovely dream house. It is gone.” Emma broke down.

“Don’t worry! You can build another one.” The guy tried to console her.

She didn’t say anything.

Soon it was all over. The war, Ultrons, and things started to settle. People began to leave the camp.

Emma decided to pay a visit to her house. She came back to the city. As she was walking through the wreckage, she could identify the remains of her house. It was almost destroyed.

As she walked over the shattered walls and broken wooden pieces she felt a wave of heartache all over again. She was standing on what used to be her bedroom. She tried to find her stuff. She started to move things a little, suddenly, she heard a cracking noise under her feet. She lifted her leg and found out it was a door.

“Where did this come from?” Emma wondered. According to her calculation, this should have been the bathroom attached to her room, and her tub was placed right there.

The wreckage destroyed the tub and revealed a door.

Emma tried to open it but it was stuck. She tried to move things so the door could open. She pushed the door again and it opened with a noise.

There were stone stairs under there.

Emma felt a wave of thrill.

She entered the door….

To be continued….

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