[Uke]

Ender sat very still in his seat, his eyes on the goal and not the impending doom. Zero ducked and Near turned to hide his face in Mail's shoulder.

It went by in almost slow motion. The car inched forward as the gates inched down. There was the sound of metal crunching and glass cracking as the two met, the gate scraping the top of the car and causing the windows, wind shield, and back window to all crack and then shatter.