Jon made a noise, and grabbed the side of the table the machine was on and pulled, overturning it. The machine fell to the ground with a thump, and turned itself on. However, the power regulator had been damaged by the fall, with the net result that the machine began to flash.
"It's overloading..." Wallace said.
"Quick, unhook the power source..." Jay said.
Both boys began to rush toward it when suddenly it went off at full blast. Instead of a directed beam, it was a glowing field that enveloped...
