Hunted

Part 3: The Horse

A black horse stood over Mackey, looming above the hay. Then she realized where she was: an abandoned farm. "Maybe one of the phantoms creates you?" She asked. The beast leaned in and nodded as if it could understand everything Mackey spoke. Even though the equestrian animal was black all over and had devilish eyes like the phantoms, it seemed awfully kind. Mackey giggled and looked around. She saw a saddle, dirty hedge clippers and a bloody knife. Unfortunately, the only thing she was interested in was the beaten up saddle first. The leathery material was laid gently on the horse, and there animal didn't move. "Giddy UP!" Mackey shouted. She always wanted to say that. The black creature started to trot, then gallop, then run. The  two blew the doors of the barn down for escape, but Mackey saw the table again. The bloody knife was just used. Tobias. He could only be here. Mackey's theory was soon proven with a loud "HELP ME!". She bolted out of the barn and took a glance around. It didn't take long for her to find a dirty elderly shed that looked almost like a house.

Mackey creeped open he door to peek. The same phantom they saw was torturing Tobias, pulling his legs and arms, and cutting him on his fragile skin. Mackey gathered her courage and darted towards the ghost. It was startled by the rouse, and shot his flailing arms into the gassy air. A vortex appeared and Mackey was swiftly and painfully slammed in, followed by Tobias, wounds getting worse from an invisible impact.

It was an empty place of matter. Elements were floating without a care, and so were the two friends. They saw the phantom trying to escape them, and it almost seemed like it entered a galaxy were it looked exactly like it was outside of the vortex, where gravity worked. Tobias and Mackey followed, but Tobias stopped. The pain and blood was too much for the boy. His eyes were turning black, his skin formed a pale color, and suddenly, drifted off. Poor Mackey saw the whole thing, and began to cry heavily. But, a whisper came from down below, in the image of the real world. It spoke, "Go... GO! If the phantom is killed your friend will be saved!" She did what she was told, and floated towards the dimension.

Once inside, Mackey found the phantom immediately, and darted towards him. She came to a halt when the ghost turned to face her. Guns in his hands, he held his fire for last words and prayers. The girl began to scatter in other directions, if it weren't for the black beast to swoop in and cause a distraction,lifted Mackey high up. The horse she once new wasn't just a horse, she was a freaking Pegasus! "Oh my stars, you can FLY!" She joyfully hollered, until they dropped from the sky, hurtling towards the dazed spirit of war. Dodging gunfire, the horse plastered the ghost to the ground. Out of shear terror, he vanished, a different whisper than before, " Curses!" The horse and Mackey have just saved Tobias. She went to embrace the majestic figure, only to hug a horrible smell of deodorant. Mackey looked up. Tobias said, "Hi!". Tobias loved her, and never felt happier to have been hugged by his crush.

Another whisper came. One that wasn't familiar, yet so stereotypical. "Miss.. Miss!"
A jolt woke them. The uncomfortable feeling of an airliner seat came back. "Would you like another iced tea?" An attendant questioned. "No, thank you!" Mackey replied. "Let's vow never to lucid dream again!" Tobias declared.

THE END
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