Line of fire

"The army has been deployed", a voice came over the broadcast unit of the global news feed device in the bunker. Citizens are urged to remain calm while the authorities take measures to restore peace. Tutoress Magnema listened attentively along with the other tutors and pupils huddled together in the bunker to the reports of the action taking place above ground. Desperately clutching on to an elusive hope that the fighting would somehow. . end. But with each report that hope seemed to distance itself further from the reality.

The situation seemed to be getting worse with reports of the shifting theatre of battle having expanding from the air war over the ocean to cover more territory. A smaller alien shuttle had been seen had been departing from the main vessel. It was heading in the direction of the learning centre. There was the frightening possibility it was might land ground forces, making the listeners to tremble with fear.