xxix. nothing ever lasts forever

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ACT FOUR
029 ━ nothing ever lasts forever

ACT FOUR029 ━ nothing ever lasts forever

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DUSTIN, OLIVIA AND EDDIE ALL stand back to back, weapons in hand and slowly circling around waiting for one of the bats to burst through. Thunder booms outside, crackling above head as the light from Eddie's trailer illuminates the trio, moving in circles. Olivia holds her makeshift shield and sword up high as the boys hold their spears and shields. The swarm screeches outside, the trailer shaking just a little. They slam against the wall, Olivia's eyes flick about as she searches for any weak spots. 

The screeching stops and it goes silent. "Hey dipshits!" Dustin yells, shaking his spear as they continue to slowly move in a circle. "Give up that easy, huh?"

"Shh!" Eddie hushes Dustin, trying to listen for the movement of the bats. "Is that really necessary?" Clattering from the roof echoes around the trailer, the three tilting their heads up too the roof. Olivia swallows thickly, she wants to reach and grab onto Eddie's hand but she can't, so she moves into him a little more, the smell of cheap cologne and weed entering her nostrils and overtaking the foul smelling upside down. "They're on the roof."

"No shit." Olivia comments, her eyes following the clatters of the bats footsteps that land on top of the roof. Dustin begins to mutter curse words as they slowly all move around, Olivia moves first out of the circle, walking with her sword pointed forward and her steps cautious as she is careful not to step on the vines. Her jaw drops a little when she sees the vent in the corner of the kitchen. 

"They can't get in there, can they?" Dustin asks. The vent breaks off and a bat sticks its head through screeching loudly. Olivia stabs her sword up into it, dropping her shield and jumping onto the table, it wobbles a little beneath her but she pulls the dead bat down, shaking it away and going back for the next. 

"Are you just gonna stand there! Or are you going to help me!" Olivia doesn't look back at Dustin and Eddie who are frozen in the spots. Eddie moves first, stabbing his spear into the vent hole. The Munson suddenly stops stabbing, looking for something to cover the whole with. He grabs Dustin's shield from the floor, grabbing a chair and pulling it up so he can reach the roof, letting out a battle cry as he slams it into the roof, the nails holding it up. 

The trio gasp for air, Olivia jumps off the table, high-fiving Dustin as she picks up her shield with a sigh. "Holy shit. Holy shit." Eddie gasps. 

"Nice." Dustin comments. 

"Thanks." Eddie nods. 

"Hot." Olivia smirks. Eddie winks at her and Dustin turns his nose up but his face falls as he realises something. 

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