the cracks of the guns began to take on a rhythm , becoming throatya tremendous round of volleys began to go off , throwing a hush over the kids , throaty riffs and rat-a-tats whistling up , one answering on another , to hit the alien gunship repeatedly , enough to throw sparks off itwhen suddenly the ship exploded in a tremendous explosion amidst a fierce and raging roar of fire from the trees : it exploded like something electrical , a robot full of wires that gave off a perceptible smell across the valley , permeating the entire area , the explosion had sounded like someone banging a large pan , and all kinds of sparks , in all colors , blew off in the explosion like the colors of wires , color-coded in destruction .