Felix walked with Kip and Nova; they were five hundred feet away from the mountains. Fluffy clouds floated in the blue sky.
Nova said, "I need to take a break."
Nova took out her water bottle from her backpack.
Felix said, "I've applied for a job position at the local grocery store. Maybe we can find an apartment that we can rent together."
Nova smiled. "That sounds like a good idea."
A fighter jet flew over the mountaintop and dropped a missile on top of a boulder. A red beam of light sliced into the boulder, causing an avalanche of rocks to roar down from the mountainside. Boom! The explosion caused a ringing sound in Felix's ears. A rock crashed into a car driving on the dirt road, causing it to roll down the hill and smash into a tree. Another rock smashed onto the roof of a van, causing it to burst into flames. Black smoke filled the air. Felix raced towards the mountain.
Kip yelled at Felix, "Where are you going?"
Felix looked back at Kip, "I'm going to help people who're trapped in their car."
Kip and Nova chased after Felix. Floating debris penetrated Felix's eyes. With the sleeve of his red jacket, he rubbed at his eyes. Beads of sweat trail down his forehead from the scorching fire nearby.
Felix ran to the black sports car with the rock on its hood. The driver was dead, from not wearing a seat belt. His body had been ejected from the car, and his head was crushed into a rock. The smell of rotting flesh caused Felix to gag.
In the passenger seat, the man's bloodied face pressed into the airbag. Felix yanked the car's passenger door and placed his hand on the man's chest, feeling his heartbeat.
"You need to wake up," Felix demanded.
His bruised eyes fluttered open. He asked. "Where am I?"
"You've been in a car accident," Felix responded.
His chest was slowly moving as he took shallow breaths.
Felix said to Nova, "Give him some water." Nova took her water bottle and poured some water into the man's mouth. Felix unbuckled his seatbelt. The man wrapped his arm around Felix's shoulder, and Felix lifted him out of his seat. Kip came to assist Felix by wrapping his arm around the man's shoulder.
"You've saved my life," he exclaimed. Tears of joy streamed down his red face.
Felix said, "Let's take you to safety."
Kip and Felix stumbled their way down the rocky path, trying to help themselves and the man upright. Nova followed behind them. They set the man down on the grass. He sat cross-legged, with his head resting in his hand. Felix knew the man's head throbbed from the pain. The ambulance had arrived at the scene.
The man said, "What's your name?"
"Felix Ford."
A paramedic approached the man and said, "You need to go to the hospital with us."
The paramedic picked up the man and placed him on the stretcher. The ambulance drove with him. Felix's cheeks felt warm; it felt good to have saved the man's life.