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All Across The Island
It begins at sunset, and the first one sounds like the warning alarm of the fences make just before they turn on.
You might even think that is what it is at first, until you remember that the fences are already on. And then the alarm sounds again, and this is now clearly the start of something new.
Again the alarm sounds, but doesn't it seem just a little bit louder?
The sound comes again, and again, and again, the warning sound set off into a full blown alarm, and each metallic raking BEEP noise that comes grows a little bit louder each time. Before long, the sound becomes so loud you can hear nothing else, and the jungle starts to go wild. Animals of every possible sort have been awakened; irritated animals with nowhere far to run with the fences on. They're just as trapped as you are.
Still, the alarm grows louder. Louder. Louder to the point where the sound starts to become painful. So loud you want to fall to your knees and bury your ears with your hands. In the sand. Beneath a dozen pillows. Then, it grows louder still. So loud that your teeth hurt and the ringing in your head is so bad that you can feel your own bones vibrate.
And just like that... everything stops. The forest goes still. For one perfect moment there is complete and total silence.
Everything goes back to normal. All the fences turn off, on schedule.
And if you get deep enough or think to look, you will notice the force field around the compound has turned off as well.
Who knows for how long....
You might even think that is what it is at first, until you remember that the fences are already on. And then the alarm sounds again, and this is now clearly the start of something new.
Again the alarm sounds, but doesn't it seem just a little bit louder?
The sound comes again, and again, and again, the warning sound set off into a full blown alarm, and each metallic raking BEEP noise that comes grows a little bit louder each time. Before long, the sound becomes so loud you can hear nothing else, and the jungle starts to go wild. Animals of every possible sort have been awakened; irritated animals with nowhere far to run with the fences on. They're just as trapped as you are.
Still, the alarm grows louder. Louder. Louder to the point where the sound starts to become painful. So loud you want to fall to your knees and bury your ears with your hands. In the sand. Beneath a dozen pillows. Then, it grows louder still. So loud that your teeth hurt and the ringing in your head is so bad that you can feel your own bones vibrate.
And just like that... everything stops. The forest goes still. For one perfect moment there is complete and total silence.
Everything goes back to normal. All the fences turn off, on schedule.
And if you get deep enough or think to look, you will notice the force field around the compound has turned off as well.
Who knows for how long....
Will you push the button?
Re: Will you push the button?
Re: Will you push the button?
"Thank you" a computer generated voice from nowhere says.
In the distance, you may think you see something, a shadow of movement. But it is only your the refection in one of the the windows of a house.
Probably.
After pushing the button.
Rubbing her arm curiously Harley cast a glance at the button again.
"Don't you betray me button." She threatened shaking her finger at it like a naughty child. "I'm your biggest fan after all."
Turning to face the rest of the compound Harley considered paying some of her neighbors a visit. Things were awfully quiet for having so many tributes in the same area.
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Afterward, all he could do was kneel there, frozen with fear.
The end was coming. Just like a far off rumble of the ground had once made him realize something terrible had started, that horrible noise made it abundantly clear that something bad was coming, possibly for everyone trapped in this place.
Most new things were good or at least interesting but once upon a time he'd realized he needed a word or phrase for the things that weren't.
What he'd come up with was "bad news." Deep in his bones he knew that was what that sound was.
Not in the compound
But they got louder, so loud it hurt. Her face already hurt all the time and now it felt like it was going to explode, she gritted her teeth and tried to cover her ears, then there was another sound.
Animals. Angry animals and no one could run far because of the fences, she took one hand off her ear in order to draw her dagger.
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"What the hell?!"
Then she became aware of what Pruna had already figured out and drew her bow and an arrow, knowing she wasn't likely to hit anything unless it was holding still.
" crap."
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They were fast given their small size. But would they be fast enough?
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Just because she couldn't see though didn't mean she couldn't hear, and when she heard the roar she pushed Sandy into the side, not sure what kind of monster was coming but wanting to get into shelter as best as they could. She gripped her knife tightly, once Sandy was hidden she would try and fight this monster whatever it was.
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Sandy had to clap a hand over her own mouth to keep from crying out in fear.
Unfortunately the scent of prey caught their attention and a couple of raptors split off from the pack and circled around.
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"Can you be seeing anywhere to be running?" Because if she couldn't then they would have to fight as best they could.
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"Maybe the tree?" She offered and sprang onto it, trying to clamber up it in a clumsy fashion. But it was rough and she was desperate enough it was working.
One of the raptors took an experimental snap at Pruna with it's powerful jaws.
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Sandy's efforts seemed to be going well as she reached the first big branch and tried to pull up on it...only to hear a sickening "CRUNCH!" as the branch came away and she toppled from the trunk of the tree.
She let out a yelp and felt something hard underneath her as scrambling desperate hands wrapped around a muscular, scaly neck.
"Oh no..." She moaned as realization dawned upon her.
Meanwhile the branch fell from the tree and landed on the other Lizard's head with a THUD! Knocking it silly for a moment. It was shaking it's head and growling as it tried to clear it's vision from the impact.
If Purna glanced to the side she would see Sandy, looking horrified as she straddled the back of the other Raptor who was now tossing it's head wildly back and forth trying to see what was clinging to it.
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Fade to black?
Yup!
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"You alright?" He called not even sure if Blaine could hear him over all the noise, not knowing who else was around or if they meant them harm.
omg so late sorry
"Huh?" he asked, hoping there wasn't any real damage done to his ears.
no worries!
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Then he had them back on and looked over at Ian, telling him to lead the way.
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Then finally it stopped. He kept his hands over his ears a bit longer, as they were still ringing, but slowly opened his eyes.
"What... was that."
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End here too?
sounds good!