Mercy

Chapter 1 - The Backstory

It was a normal day in Chula Vista, California. The sun was out and the streets were extra packed with tourists who had come to to the architecture and the famous Third Avenue. Everything was set the same way it had been for the last decade. Or so we thought.

It was lunch time. Cassandra had decided to go to her favorite sandwich shop, Hungry Hank's. "Damn, it smells really good." she said as she walked own the street. As she walked down Third Avenue, completely unencumbered, there was a large explosion that came from the science lab on the next street. People screamed in fear, and then walked over to investigate the mysterious yellow smoke. Nothing happened in the first couple minutes, so everyone dismissed it, some taking photos.

"Hmm. Wonder what happened there." Cassandra, like many others, dismissed the smoke after a few minutes and continued to walk down the street.  She assumed it was just an accident. But my, was she wrong.

All of the sudden, strange, loud noises were emitted from the scene. Everyone turned over to look.  Deformed, mutated people sprinted out of the yellow smoke as police started to arrive. People started to scream and run. "Oh my god..." she thought and started to back up.  Suddenly, a hand grabbed her arm and she was pulled out of the scene.

In the back of the truck, she sat with three others.

"Someone explain to me where I'm going and why I'm here."

The driver in the front seat spoke.

"The name's Mason. Shy one is Caolán, the girl's name is Anya, and Zach is the blondie. We're on our way to a camp a few hundred miles ahead of us in Skyforest. I managed to pick you up as were running. I don't think you would wanna be there to

see what happened.

'heh....."