by Zachariah Langley

Created on: July 19, 2010   Last Updated: July 22, 2010

All of a sudden, everything just stopped. It was one of those uneasy moments you feel shortly before a horrible event takes place. The breeze that was just lightly blowing in your face up and quits abruptly. It seems the sound on everything gets turned down but is left just enough for you to know that it was there, and even though there are things happening all around you like traffic, people, birds, and children.. they all seem to slow down or stop all together. This time though it wouldn't be something as normal as that.. this time, it would be chaos.

"Let me get two," the man says to the ice cream man while smiling at his pretty girlfriend. The duck under the man's canopy while avoiding some of the heat of the day when a low rumbling began taking place. Then it got harder and louder. People desperately looked around for the sourc, but in terror found none. Cars stoped in the middle of the street, and then everyone, in their highest moment of fear and terror as the shaking became almost too much, fell asleep. Across the entire city everyone took a little nap. How little no one will ever know, but when they woke up the rumbling was just slowing down. In a panic people start trying to figure out what the hell just happened.

"My phone isn't working," one socialite girl says holding her head trying to walk down the sidewalk past him.

"Hey man," a guy says walking up to him. He notices none of the vehicles are working as people try starting their cars with no luck. "You got any service. I know I paid my damn bill," he says trying everything he can with his phone.

"No," the man says blankly. Reaching into his pocket he checks his phone.. no service. A small tone begins in everyone's ears which turns into the most piercing high pitched ring they've ever had. Everyone drops. Some writhe in pain while others hold their hands to their ears trying to stop the horrible sound. It backs off just enough to let everyone to their feet.

"There now.. that's better," the voice in their head says, "oh, and don't think you're going crazy.. everyone can hear me." They look at each other with shock and awe. "Bet you're wondering what just happened, well, I'll tell you, but not everything," he says in a teasing manner. "My name was Richard Knowell, was I say because I am now a God. Anyway, I'm going to restore all the things you hold dear for 24 hours, and for you to see what I've done," he says as people listen intently. "Now, don't

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