<P>There was a beeping noise and an explosion thundered through the air. Another explosion, impossibly large, followed soon afterwards, tearing the room asunder as the bomb-throwing freak exploded in a fiery nova. The console that hid Jerrod was ripped off its moorings, flying into the air as Jerrod's vision turned blisteringly white. The hurtling console slammed into Jerrod, carrying him across the room and stopping with a sudden crash as it hit another console, crushing Jerrod like a hammer hitting a nail. 
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<P>There was a sickening crunch as his body was smashed between the two consoles. The wind blew out of Jerrod's lungs with a whoosh. His body was wracked with pain as he desperately tried to breathe. Hot, ashen air washed into him as his lungs started to work again. Everything hurt, but he was alive. Alive! Gloriously alive.