Steven Faramelli

Alfred and Hazel

The wind raced down from the icy mountains and across the foothills. It streamed through canyons of broken land. It howled over the rubble and uncovered two human-like forms buried in the sand. The clouded sky broke wide with a brilliant blue, and sunlight streamed on the desert. A black panel on the back of the closest form slowly charged with the sun. After several hours, the form awoke and rose. Sand cascaded from it.