It began with the sudden disappearance of the world's political and religious leaders.
Then strange objects were seen floating in the sky, followed by a terrifying scream of sound that filled the air all around the world.
The people were told that the world's leaders were attending a summit at the North Pole; that the objects were just high cloud formations, or spots before the eyes. And the scream? Just a scientific device that had gone astray.
The truth, however, was very different.
The Big Sound signalled the beginning of the total extinction of Earth.
And the world's leaders had found a way to escape to another planet while the rest of humanity perished.