What day was it? Tuesday? No, that was the day he found that broken CD player. He still hadn't fixed it yet, sadly. Jack just didn't have the tools, nor the mechanical schools to do so. The old tech had way too many wires and shit like that.
The day. Stay focused….ah! It's Thursday! He glanced over at his alarm clock and frowned at the time. 6:30? His alarm wouldn't go off for another hour. Why was he woken up?
The ground shaking beneath him told him why. It was so violent that he was tossed from his bed like a ragdoll that was set on top of a running dryer. His head smacked against the ground and left him dazed for a few moments. When he finally recovered, he threw the blankets off of his body and pulled on a pair of pants before running outside.
A burning wreckage had burrowed itself about half a mile away from his base, digging a crater so deep all he could see was the light coming from a fire of some sort and smoke trailing into the sky like a beacon.
Without bothering to put on more clothes, he jumped into his vehicle and shut the door, starting the engine and speeding towards the crater. Fucking hell, are the aliens shooting each other, now? He reached up and took the shock rifle that was hanging from the ceiling, checking the power cell with one hand as he simultaneously kept the ATV from swerving out of control. Half powered. Not optimal, but it would have to do.