The silence was deafening. My eyes opened with a jolt to find the sun was gone—both the one in the sky and the one that had been in front of us. Night had fallen, but it was… different. Lighter somehow, like there were a thousand lamps over our heads. I was on all fours, and green grass was under me.
No, not green. Green and red. I couldn't make sense of it, so I didn't try that hard. I focused on my body instead. Nothing hurt. It didn't feel like I'd been shot, though I was sure I'd heard gunshots before…before everything went semi-dark. I pushed myself onto my knees and took a look around.
