Unknown Female: C'mon we have to leave right now
Unknown Male: There's no running from these people you have to get out of here
Unknown Female: Babe, please we have to try I won't let them catch you
Unknown Male: No just go they want me, not you
Unknown female: Please don't do this come with me we can hide out somewhere you said you have friends who can help us up in Canada right
Unknown male: Look I have to buy you some time just go baby go live
Unknown female: Please no... don't do this
Unknown Male: I love you... NOW GO
Thursday 6 am
Zain awakes from his nightmare a slight sigh sounds from his dry mouth as he emerges from his bed and sits up, he looks over to his nightstand finding his water bottle to be completely devoid of the H20 that resided in it, Getting up he makes his way out into the kitchen and fixing himself some water.
Zain in his mind: God every damn night, Well I'm awake might as well make use of it
He goes to his bedroom and grabs his boxing gloves and his headphones and goes into the backyard and starts to attack the punching bag throwing blow after blow at the sand-filled bag he looks out into the early morning sunrise, a somber look spreads across his face, unexpectedly the back door opens.
Zach: You know some of us are trying to get some sleep right
Zain: you wanna come over and replace this bag with your face then
Zach: you know I can kick your ass right
Zain: Nuh uh
Zach: uhh Yuh huh
Zain: yeah well why are you up at this hour
Zach: I got work this morning remember
Zain: Oh shit yeah I forgot
Zach: Why are you up this morning
Zain: Got work in an hour big fella
Zach: Hey so I was thinking that I would pick up some guns on my way home anything I need to know your kinda the expert on that
Zain: If you have your license and bank oh and no felonies then you should be good
Zach: I already got Jacs and Zacs I still need to get yours
Zain: Don't worry about me I already have some
Zach: You already have some?
Zain: Yeah I told you remember I bought one last year
Zach: oh yeah lol
Zain: Dumbass
Zach: Unnecessary
Zain: Fully Necessary
Zach: Alright well I'm going to get ready for work ill see you later tonight
Zain: Alright later
As Zach leaves Zain goes back to punching the bag for a couple more minutes before he ultimately goes to get ready for work, But when Zain enters his closet he gets flashes of memories that are all too familiar to him and stumbles onto a locked safe hidden away in the corner of the closet.
Zain in his mind: *Sigh* Never again
He changes grabs his things hops on his bike and rides off into the distance, When Zain reaches his job site his boss calls him into his office.
Boss: Hey man someone came by and was asking for you
Zain: Who?
Boss: He didn't give a name he just said "Is Zain around" in a heavy Mexican accent
Zain: Ok thanks for letting me know I'll keep an eye out
He leaves the office and continues about his day cutting down trees and processing the wood from them as a suspicious Black SUV observes from a distance.
8 Hours Later
The Black SUV was long gone and so was Zains Energy, he swiftly clocked out and headed toward his bike, when he pulled out his phone and called his friends
Zach: Hawlow
Zain: Hawloww
Zach: hey whad up
Zain: Yall can go ahead and start dinner without me I'm going to be home late
Zach: OK is everything ok
Zain: Yeah yeah just have to go visit someone real quick I'll be home soon
Zach: OK see you soon
Zain Hangs up the call but starts another one
Gabby: Hello
Zain: Hey Gabs how you doing
Gabby: I'm doing fine just catching up on some work
Zain: Sweet what kinda work
Gabby: Oh you know police work you know how it is
Zain: Unfortunately I do,need any help with it
Gabby: Actually i do i know you know history so I need to pick your head about something
Zain: Sure ill be over soon
Gabby: Okie dokie
Zain rides over to Gabby's house located in a dense forest just 20 minutes away from the lumber yard.
Zain: So what's up
Gabby: OK so you know how in the 1950s the miners who went up on Madahee were trapped in a cave in right
Zain: Yeah a couple days with no food or water right
Gabby: Yeah well I was looking over some case files and something caught my eye, they spent a couple days with no food or water so when they got rescued there were only 12 of them left over the 30 that went in that day, So what happened to the other 18.
Zain: Well from what I remember they found an emergency food supply that was down in the mines right?
Gabby: Right but that doesn't explain what happened to the other 18 miners, from some accounts people have speculated that they either ventured further into the mines and didn't return or and bare with me now, they WERE the emergency food supply.
Zain: So what your trying to say is that the miners that got rescued ATE the other 18 that actually kinda makes sense considering that they were found not malnourished and high on energy
Gabby: I won't know for sure unless I get a closer look but I can't go up there alone
Zain: Wait what are you planning to find it was in the 50s Gabs its 2000 now
Gabby: Yeah but the sanatorium that was up there the police could never get a warrant for it so maybe there'll be some surviving documents there on what actually happened i just need a way to get up there.
Zain: Well actually me and the gang were planning on going up there this weekend for gits and shiggles
Gabby: Gits and Shiggles?
Zain: Yeah why don't you come with us, you can come with us and maybe supervise it'll help to have a Detective with us
Gabby: Fine I can give us access for 3 days
Zain: Perfect you're the best I'll text you the details and come get you once we leave
Gabby: Alright I'll see you then
Zain leaves Gabby's house with a sense of gratitude towards her and returns to his residence, as he arrives a Black SUV pulls off in the distance
?: Hasta pronto hermano (See you soon brother ).
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Echoes of Terror
Horror7 friends trapped on a mountain with a suspicious evil lurking around with not everyone as innocent as they seem Based on the 2015 Horror Game Until Dawn
