Kian and Blake scrambled through the garden. They raced for the garage, kicking their way through flower beds and small shrubs without notice or care.
Behind them, shadows vanished as security forces lit up the area, taking names and rendering aid as they saw fit. Agents in suits led away other agents in suits one by one.
Every door to the garage had been left wide open where quick-thinking guests had managed to flee before the lockdown had taken full effect, but plenty of vehicles remained.
Pale and shivering, the two boys rushed into the garage, and ran to an empty space that, until recently, had been the home of Blake's expensive cruiser.
Blake stopped in front of the vacant space, still searching his pockets for a keycard he no longer had.
Kian frantically tapped Blake on the shoulder. When he looked up, Kian pointed him to the main entrance, then raised his hands.
A lone agent raised his weapon, and said 'Freeze!'
Blake raised his own hands after Kian kicked him, but he still didn't understand what had happened.
'You're under arrest,' said the agent.
'But where's my car?' said Blake.
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