Monday, December 3, 2012

Critter Volume 2 Chapter 12 (Finale)


“WE’RE ALMOST THERE KYLE! HANG IN THERE!” screamed Clayton from the front seat as he was driving Kyle to the hospital. Rachel sat in the passenger seat as Ashley has Kyle’s head in her lap in the back. Ashley rubbed Kyles face and smiled as a tear hit his forehead. “Come on Kyle! Don’t go anywhere on us!” she pleaded.

After Lauren heard the gunshot she went running into Mitchell’s office. She saw Dayna still holding the gun and shaking with a terrified look on her face. Lauren lit her up and she became unconscious. Lauren took this opportunity to take her home and put her in bed, Dayna didn’t need to see what had happened outside. Lauren got in the truck and perched Dayna in the passenger seat with a seatbelt. She drove her to her home and put her in bed. “Worth a shot” said Lauren as she left her house hoping she would wake up and assume it was a dream. She had to get back to the bar to help take the bodies down to the Siren cave.

When the car pulled up to the hospital Ashley jumped out and came to the driver seat window “I’ll go get supplies, you pull around back to the ambulance doors, I’ll come out there”. Ashley told the group that she could treat the wound herself. If they got doctors and police involved it would be too messy. She grabbed what she needed from the supply closet and used her access card to swipe in and out of the hospital. She hopped back in the car and they drove off.

Mitchell was beginning to feel disoriented from the hunger. “How have you lived down here for so long?” he asked Megan “I’ll show you” Megan stood up and motioned Mitch to follow her around the corner of the dark dirty dungeon. Megan pulled back a curtain and there was a beautiful garden of assorted vegetables. There was a trickling stream of fresh water that lead into a small bin dug into the ground to keep the water from going anywhere.

Mitchell immediately fell to his knees and grabbed himself a carrot from the ground. The carrot was very under developed, he wasted no time. He lunged at it as if he hadn’t eaten in weeks. Megan knelt down beside him and grabbed his hand before he ate it “how is this possible?” Mitchell asked, “there’s no sunlight down here, no soil anywhere but here…how?” Megan grasped Mitchell’s wrist and a light began to travel through her big green eyes. The carrot then grew to full size. It was the most beautiful thing Mitchell had ever seen. “What are you?” Mitchell asked “I go by many names, but most call me an elemental” Mitchell sat there and demanded more information “I don’t understand” he said “when I was a little girl, around 5 years old, my three sisters and I were taken from our parents during the night. The man that took us told us we were special and that we had bigger and better futures to obtain too. He kept us for 3 years until he gave us up for adoption. During that time he found something in us. This is what he found In me, I have since learned to embody nature in myself, Traci knew that, she knew I would survive down here” Megan stared blankly at the garden “why did she put you down here?” asked Mitchell “because I’m a threat, well not alone I’m not, but if me and my sisters ever reunited, we could beat Traci, and that’s why I’m down here” “Why wouldn’t she just kill you?” asked Mitchell “I think one day she plans to take my abilities, and until she figures that out, here I will stay”.

“I also have something special about me” Mitchell explained “watch this” he placed his hand over a pile of rocks placed around the garden, he closed his eyes and to Megan’s amaze they were floating in the air. “WHY HAVE YOU KEPT THIS FROM ME!?” she yelled “HEY YOU KEPT YOUR ABILITIES FROM ME!” he yelled back “We can get out of here” said Megan “how?” he replied “I need you to give it all you got, use every last ounce you have left in your body and do exactly what you did to those rocks, to the ceiling, and leave the rest to me” explained Megan as they walked over to the area where the mystery boy was still sleeping. Mitchell looked over at Megan “do it” she said as he closed his eyes and raised his hands. He screamed as loud as he could and the sheer force of his abilities was shaking the whole place. Megan placed her hands upon the cave walls and closed her eyes, when she opened them again they were bright green. Vines came through the floor and punctured through the top of the cave. Light shone threw as Mitchell fell to the ground exhausted from the amount of energy he put forth. The mystery boy woke up and covered his squinting eyes. Megan stood up “we’re free, it worked MITCHELL WE’RE FREE!” Mitchell picked himself up and followed Megan as she climbed out from under the ground. “OH THE SUN! IT FEELS SO GOOD!” yelled Megan “where are we” the boy asked as he came up from under the ground. The three looked around, it was like nothing they had ever seen before. A waterfall flew through mountains. Birds were chirping and fluttering around, the sun was glowing and the grass was perfectly green “I’ve never seen anything like this” said Mitchell “is this heaven?” asked the boy. The three continued to gaze upon this lands infinite beauty when a woman wearing a long white dress interrupted them, her hair was beautiful and it flowed through the light breeze as she spoke “how did you get here? What have you done!” she yelled “who are you?” said Mitchell “YOU ARE NOT WELCOME HERE! YOU ARE NOT ONE OF US!” the woman screamed and lifted her hands and light poured out, sending Megan and the boy flying across the grassy meadow. “WE DON’T WANT TO HURT ANYONE! PROMISE!” yelled Mitch “I can’t take that chance” she said as she hit Mitchell with another beam.

4 months later


The car was flipped upside down in a ditch when a fire started in the engine. The tires still spinning, no one in sight. The back door was kicked open as a man crawled out.

It was the dead of night; Jordan was feeding on a deer in the forest when he heard a crack. He immediately travelled to the noise. He peered past a tree branch and he saw a teenage couple making love in the back of an old pick up truck. This fascinated Jordan, he missed the regular life he had before. He had sacrificed so much when he turned. He listened in, but he stepped on a branch and the sound carried through the forest “Dalton stop, did you hear that?” the woman said “Alex stop you’re hearing things!” he replied, “Wait stop! I think I see someone?” Alex sat up and looked in Jordan’s direction “HOLY SHIT I DO SEE SOMEONE!” she yelled and Jordan stepped forward with his fangs out “please don’t be afraid!” he said as Dalton jumped out of the back of his truck and accidently kneed Alex in the face “OW YOU ASSHOLE!” the sight of the blood took over Jordan’s ability to think properly. He rushed over to Alex and grabbed her pushing her against a tree, seeing this Dalton sped off in the distance. Alex screamed as Jordan dug further into her neck. He sucked until she was completely drained. He pulled away and saw what he had done, he began to cry. Jordan was not a killer. He looked at the young girl; she had so much ahead of her. A full life to live. Jordan wanted to give that to her. He decided to do what Dave did for him not 6 months ago; he decided to turn the girl into a vampire.

Kelly stood in the forest where she and Clayton had been working for months to build a new meeting ground for the Mer people. “I don’t know the first thing about being a queen” Kelly said. Clayton placed his hand on her shoulder “We’re gunna do this together, we owe it to Warren” Rachel came running down the hill “their here!” she yelled as two woman and a man followed her “Hello, I’m Kelly and this is my brother Clayton and I see you’ve already met Rachel. I appreciate you coming all this way, my Mer father Warren taught me the value of family and I hope you will give me the same opportunity. The group smiled. They were sent over from another Mer clan to join Kelly in her area.

Lena woke up after the baby kicked; she shot out of bed and held her belly. “LAUREN! LAUREN! I FELT A KICK! MY BABY’S FIRST KICK!” she yelled as she ran downstairs. Since Warren past away Lena had moved into Laurens house for support. They were best friends, and together they would raise this baby, and protect her.  “I can’t believe how fast this is happening! It feels like yesterday you called me to tell me you were pregnant!” she said, “Okay now go shower! You’re gunna be late for your spa appointment!” Lauren motioned at her to head upstairs. Lauren, Ashley, Kelly and Rachel planned a surprise baby shower at the house tonight and Rachel was going to take her for a massage so that Ashley, Kelly and Lauren could get ready. After Mitchell’s disappearance and Warren and Jason’s death, they needed to get their minds off things.

Clayton arrived home and hung up his jacket on the staircase. While the girls were at the baby shower he was going to use this time to donate all of Tyson’s old stuff in the attic. The doorbell rang and Kyle walked in with a couple beers in his hand “what’s the point in ringing if you’re just gunna come in anyway?” he asked “hey I agreed to help you lug boxes all day! I can to whatever I damn well please!” they laughed and headed up to the attic. “Hold shit! This is a lot of junk, I wonder if there’s anything worth something up here” Kyle asked “if you find anything you want, just keep it” Clayton replied. Kyle picked up a box that was full to the rim, the bottom then ripped and everything fell to the floor. “Way to go” teased Clayton as a glimmering sparkle caught his eye. A locket on a gold chain lay on the floor. Clayton picked it up and Kyle began flipping through an old book that also resided in the dusty box. “What is this? Listen to this Clay” Kyle began to read as Clayton Grasped the locket “We agree upon the terms of the black group, place your hand on the blood and tell it to shine through you” Kyle dropped the book because his finger was somehow pricked, a drop of blood hit the floor. The locket around Clayton’s neck popped open and a whisper past through the room “WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?” yelled Clay.

Kelly, Lauren and Ashley set up for the baby shower. “We have a few hours till they get here! Let’s start by hanging up these cute baby themed streamers I found” said Kelly “oh so cute! I hope the cake arrives soon!” replied Lauren “do you mind if I have a quick shower?” Ashley asked politely “I just got off work at the hospital and I still have the smell of puke on me” she giggled “of coarse! Towels are in the closet outside the bathroom” Ashley ran upstairs and cranked the shower nozzle.

“Who do you think the baby is gunna look more like, Warren or Lena?” asked Lauren as they continued to decorate the living room. “I hope it’s the perfect amount of both! I hope she gets Warrens eyes!” Kelly explained hold on I’m just gunna go and get the folding chairs from the basement” said Kelly, Lauren heard a knock on the door. “Oh the cake it here!” Lauren runs to the front door and swings it open. It wasn’t the cake. Chris lunged at her as soon as she opened the door. He held his hand around her mouth and swung her around holding her tightly to his body. A gun was placed firmly on her back “I always knew you were too good to be true honey!” said Chris as he peered inside and threw her against a wall “is anyone else here?” he asked. Lauren shook her head, no. “You really thought that I would just go to prison and never forget about this? I thought you loved me Lauren! We were supposed to be together! But you left out an important piece of information didn’t you….YOU’RE A FREAK LIKE THE REST OF THEM!” Lauren cried as she slipped her palm against his chest “you know what I have to do right?” he asked as Lauren lit up her palm throwing him against the wall, but not before the gun was fired. Chris opened his eyes and saw Lauren clenching onto her chest and sliding down to the floor. Blood was splattered across the wall. Chris stood up and looked for his gun, he ran into the living room and saw that Kelly was standing a few feet away with the gun pointed at  his head “Kelly, let’s not do anything-BANG” Kelly fired a bullet into his skull sending blood spewing in every direction. She ran over to Laurens side “LAUREN!” she yelled as she lay face down in a pool of her own blood “i….can’t….breathe” she said as she began choking “OH MY GOD!” she ran to the phone t dial 911. When a burst of light filled the entire house. As the light dimmed, a woman with a long white dress stood over her “WHAT HAVE YOU DONE! YOU HAVE KILLED HER!” Kelly stood in awe as the woman grabbed her hand and disappeared. Lauren and the woman were gone. Kelly stood in the blood of Chris and Lauren; she fell to her knees and screamed.



 CRITT3R COMING SOON

No comments:

Post a Comment