John’s grandfather hadn’t thought of the potential consequences of his actions, and neither had his partner, but they’d made a failsafe in case of a true emergency. Pulling down on the red book on the top shelf, John ran through the newly revealed passage. His grandfather had always enjoyed the cliches- he said they were the least likely possibilities.

John pulled the key from around his neck as he rushed down the hidden corridor. Arriving at his destination, he hesitated. It isn’t easy knowing you’re about to kill billions. But he knew their deaths would bring about the closest thing to salvation they had available.

He was standing in front of the very first power tap ever built. It was built to gather energy. John would reverse this. A release of the energy in the core would create a shockwave that would send the moon hurtling into space. It would also destroy every place tapping from this network. The charge in the core would level an entire country.

Holding his breath, John inserted the key.