Save Yourself, I'll Hold Them Back

The Killjoys

"So he's a newbie, eh?" Dr. Death chuckled as he watched my horrified reaction. It's not like I could help it! It was a goddamn human head. 

"You people are insane," I muttered, stumbling backwards. But this just caused more laughs from everyone.

"You think we don't know that?" Ghoul giggled. "Look, it's a Drac head - no big deal."

What on earth is a Drac? I thought. But then I realised it must've been one of those things that were trying to kill Jimmy. 

"Come on," Zacky said, grabbing my arm, "I'll mail it for you, Death. But Synyster is coming with."

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I was beginning to get sick of the sight of this desert. There was just sand and sand and sand. But then we came to a road. The road looked strangely familliar, but I don't know why. Uggggh I thought I can't walk anymore. I'll probably die. 

"No!" Zacky said as I was about to sit down on the edge of the road, "We can't stop here, this is Bat Country!" He winked, which was followed by a giggle.

What the fuck is Bat Country? I thought. Confused, I stood up again and we continued on walking. 

A few hours later, we came to a ghost town. It seriously looked like something from one of those old western movies.

"Where are we?" it came out as a whisper.

"This, my friend," Zacky began, "Is what's left of Huntington beach"

Shocked, I went to respond but was interuppted as I was knocked to the ground. I tried to see who did it, but someone was sitting on top of me, so all I could see were the bright purple Doc Martins

"Holy fucking hell," a girl's voice swore, "Synyster fucking Gates. I've heard a lot about you."

"Please get off me," I said, and with that she jumped up and ran over to hug Zacky. 

"Rawr!" She grinned and spun round. She had long, purple hair which had a white streak running half way down it, her eyes were the colour of a lapis lazuli and her face was dotted with freckles. She was wearing bright yellow fingerless gloves and a black leather jacket, her jeans were similar to those of Zacky's - plain gray, and she had a t-shirt which said 'Avenged Sevenfold' along the bottom. 

Poking the t-shirt, I said "That sounds familiar, what's Avenged Sevenfold."

She gasped, which was normally a bad sign, "ARE YOU ALL RIGHT IN THE HEAD?! WHAT'S AVENGED SEVENFOLD?!"

Zacky grabbed her shoulders and shook her gently, whispering something in her ear, she calmed down and turned back to me. 'Sorry' she mumbled, but then started laughing. "Oh my god, Zee you have to see this!" Grabbing his hand, she dragged him off to the half-fallen building which I recognised to be my home. 

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Just before opening the door, the strange girl spun around on her heel, took my left hand and shook it. "I'm Methane, by the way. Methane Moonlight." Grinning, she bowed, losing her balance and crashing into the door. 

"Who goes there?" A deep, ominous voice asked from inside the house, opening a small slot in the door so they could see who was outside.

"Fuck off," Methane laughed, turning the knob of the door and forcing it open. High-fiving the strange man, she walked past him, going deep into the house.

He was incredibly tall, about Jimmy's height - he had caramel-coloured skin and black hair that reached half way down his neck. But he wasn't wearing colourful clothes like all the other people I'd seen today, he was dressed in complete black.