Fairytale (Hiatus)

The Mist

All around the town people gathered to watch the strange phenomenon, Z's father approached the Sheriff "WHEN ARE YOU PLANNING ON GOING IN? OUR SON IS IN THERE" he shouted as he put his hands on his hips.

The Sheriff turned to face him "Sir, I'm going to ask you to calm down, we've already contacted the proper authorities and no one is to go near the mist until we know what we are dealing with"

George takes a deep breath, he tries to compose himself but the anger and frustration take the best of him "NONE OF THIS WOULD BE HAPPENING IF IT WEREN'T FOR YOUR KID" he points at the sheriff's chest

Sheriff Fortecillie pushes his hand away from her chest and takes a step forward "Excuse me?" She stares him down "Are you accusing Andy of something George McNtall, because a couple of witnesses have already come forward saying they saw Z running away from you with blood dripping down their face as you honked at them"

George scuffs and stabs her on her shoulder with his key "YOU DO NOT"

Sheriff Fortecillie grabs him by his hand, turns him over, and slams his face against the patrol's hood "NO, YOU'RE THE ONE THAT DOESN'T GET TO COME HERE AND ACT LIKE THE HERO, WE'VE ALL HEARD THE SCREAMS, FOR YEARS, AND JUST BECAUSE YOUR WIFE HASN'T PRESSED ANY CHARGES DOES NOT MEAN I WILL NOT CUFF YOU UP FOR INTERFERING WITH JUSTICE" she pulls his hand tighter against his back "SO UNLESS YOU WANT TO SPEND A COUPLE OF NIGHTS IN A COLD CELL, I ADVISE YOU TO CALM DOWN AND LET US DO OUR JOBS"

She lets go of him, and the father fixes himself and walks back towards his wife, the rest of the townies kept murmuring within each other, staring and pointing to where the mist had settled.

On the other hand, Z's mom was worried about what might happen to her child and continued pacing around going through everything that happened that led to all of this.

...

From the other side of the street a bunch of high school kids come walking with flashlights, Andy the sheriff's son, is leading the charge, he spots his mom, and as she looks at him and he goes to ask "What can we do to help?"

Sheriff Fortecillie gives him a graceful smile "Stay out of the way and let us handle this"

Andy turns his flashlight off "Mom, please, we want to help" he takes a deep breath "I need to help"

Sheriff Fortecillie puts a gentle hand on her son's cheek "Andrea, I know you're worried and I also know what Z means to you, but right now, the best you all can do is go home, and let us do our job, so please, go home"

Andy looks at his mom, who rubs him on the shoulder and kisses him goodbye.

...

Meanwhile, there, inside the mist, deep into the woods, Z remained unconscious on the ground. Slowly, they begin to open their eyes, foggy, confused, and mostly covered in mud, they manage to free their foot.

They look around, everything is dark, and nothing can be seen in their surroundings. Suddenly an owl flies by, deers gallop towards them, and bright colorful lights reflect on the leaves of trees, Z looks to the sky, they see the northern lights, flowing in the sky right above their spot, the grass then comes to life, the trees are now covered by a bioluminescence, fireflies swarm in the air, inside the mist, the woods had come to life.

A deep sound triggers a ripple effect, everything went back to the dark, Z stood up, and began to walk. Further down the path, they bring their hands to their mouth in the form of a cone "Hello, is anybody out there? Hello, can anybody hear me?"

The emptiness, the void, and the darkness overwhelm them, they continue walking around, without much to lead the way, they focus on how they first walked in. After what seemed like a better part of half an hour, they spot some dazzling stones of black and green come to sight, as they walk in that direction it all vanishes once more.