The End || SIO

- Fear -

Maxx Danziger

Never in my life have I felt this much pain. It was horrible; and it had to be at this time too. My leg, without even knowing it, was apparently twisted out of place. I know it's broken for sure, but Tatiana had snapped it back in place. But here we are now. At the edge of a new death. Not only do we have to deal with the apocalypse, but the end of the world.

“Nobody. Move.” Zach said sternly. I held Tia close, her doing the same. The van began tipping towards the edge, all of us releasing crys and yells. I could hear Cody grunt as he unbuckled himself, landing on the car ceiling. The van slowly going up again. He still held onto Loki closely, who whimpered softly. He layed on his back, slamming his foot into the back window. It broke open, so he let Loki run out first. I was thankful that there wasn't any known Stalkers around, but they ARE good at hiding and being quiet.

I watched as Cody climbed out, breathing heavily. “Where the hell are you going!? Cody! Cody!!” Tia hissed. Did he leave us? No, he would never. But what if he did? Suddenly the van jerked up, remaining like that. Something had hit the end of the car. “Come on!” Cody yelled from outside. He grunted as he struggled to keep the car down. “Ready?” Tia spoke softly to me. I nodded. She unbuckled herself, the both of us dropping. I let out a cry as my leg slammed onto the ceiling. Tia began crawling towards the broken window, me following after her. Once she was out first she reached in and pulled me out.

“Zach! Dan! Come on!” She yelled. “Fucking bitch!!” Cody yelled. I turned around noticing a fucking DEB right there. This bitch was huge too!! Nearly as tall as a Semi truck! Eyes we're all over it's body, looking in every direction. It's fingers were more like tendrils with a needle at the end, and it's head was just a large circled mouth with Razer blade teeth everywhere and around inside the mouth. “HURRY!!!” Tia cried, holding out her hand to help them. Zach grunted at he unbuckled. The car began tipping towards the edge, scaring me even more. I struggled to stand up, letting out hisses of pain and small crys. I stood up on my better leg, using my arms to help hold down the van with Cody. Looking up, we noticed the same clouds Cody had described forming. Tia pulled Zach out. He turned around towards the DEB, who was slowly walking towards us in a limping motion and began shooting at it. Dan struggled to take off his seatbelt. “I-it's stuck!!” He cried.

“Just try harder Dan! Please!” Tia yelled, tears streaming down her face. Dan let out a loud yell as he struggled even more to get it off. Then Tia began crawling back inside, putting more weight in the van. “Shit!” I yelled as the Van began tipping forward.

“ZACH!!”

Cody and I yelled for help. He turned around, giving up on the DEB. He began helping us keep this van down. We could hear the thud of Dan falling from his seat. That's when we all lost grip of the Van. It began tipping forward, the van sliding down the crack.

“NO!!!!!!” Cody screamed, falling on his knees and reaching down towards them. I fell back down, yelling in pain from my leg. “N-no... Sh-shit...! Shit, shit, shit man!! Oh FUCK!!” Zach yelled in fear and horror. Cody went on his back, tears streaming down his face. I stared down in despair as the van crashed down and into the magma below. “G-guys, we have to–” I was stopped when Cody screamed. He was picked up from his legs by the DEB, who threw him back and slamming him into a broken down vehicle. He was immediately knocked out from impact.

“CODY!!!” Zach and I screamed. Zach yelled out in anger as he took out his gun, shooting at the DEB. It didn't do much, but only anger it. We were dead, and there was no doubt about it.

That's when we all heard a loud and vicious snarl. Loki ran up to the DEB from behind, attacking it. The DEB roared in pain and agony, struggling to get the dog off of him. “L-loki..” I muttered. Zach grabbed my arm and wrapped it around the back of his neck, dragging me towards Cody. He began waking up, groaning in pain. “Cody, hurry! Get in that truck!” He pointed towards a truck that looked good enough to drive in. Cody slowly got up and began limping towards it. Breaking the window open, he unlocked the doors and went inside. Zach climbed in the back of the truck with me so he could continue to shoot the DEB from outside. Plus I had more room.

“Loki!” I whistled. “Come on boy! Hurry!” I yelled out to him. The DEB suddenly used his tendril like fingers to grab Loki, throwing him over the cracked road. That's when I noticed about thousands of Runners, Stalkers, Seers, and even about two or three DEBS there. Loki let out whimpers and loud Howl's of pain and fear.

The sound of snapping, cracking, and Loki being ripped apart could be heard even down the road. Loki let out his final whimpers of death before they finished him off. Cody slammed his hand on the truck door as it started, letting us know we're about to go. I felt tears run down my cheeks. We had lost three members in less than an hour.

I couldn't lose hope now, but all I feel is despair and agony. I couldn't help but to cry. As Cody was about to drive off, I saw a hand. I thought it was just the hand of a Stalker or something falling down the crack, but when I looked closely I gasped. “Stop the truck!!” I screamed, Cody stopping. I could hear the screams of help that belonged to someone.

“Tatiana!! Dan!! They're alive!” I cheered. Zach smiled brightly, but that DEB also seemed to take notice. It began stomping towards the crack to see where they were. “You stay the fuck back,” I took out a grenade I've been keeping for emergencies. Taking off the pin, I take out my pistol and shoot a bullet into the air. The DEB turned fully, though the eyes on it's back continued to look for Tia and Dan. It let out a loud roar, making me smirk. I threw the grenade, the explosive weapon landing in it's mouth.

Then it exploded, pieces flying into the large crack in the road. Guts and blood flew our way, hitting us. I gagged at the smell. Zach jumped out, running over to Dan and Tia. I watched as he pulled Tia out, who was holding Dan by his arm. Once they were both pulled out they all began running towards the Truck. “Get in! Hurry!” Cody looked over at the horde of Creatures who struggled to get to the other side, most of them just falling right off. Once everyone got in, Zach sitting in the passenger and in the truck with Cody, he began driving as fast as he could go. Dan and Jessi sat in the back with me. “How did you–”

“Before we fell, I was already halfway out. But as the van tipped over, my leg got caught in a belt, so that got ripped off as we were pulled down. We held each other close, but then the belt got caught on some strong root on the side of the crack. Tia held onto it for her dear life while we both held each other close. I lost grip and almost fell down, but she grabbed my arm just in time. We began screaming and shouting, hoping you guys were still here.”

Dan explained to me before I could even finish. I looked at them in shock, Tia just nodding. “Loki...” She whispered. I tensed up. “He... Didn't make it... I'm so sorry Tatiana.” I told her. She nodded slowly, holding her own hand. Then she opened her palm revealing his collar. She put it around her wrist and tightened it as if it was a bracelet. “He was always a hero to me... He was so positive too. I know it sounds weird but... Fuck!!” She slammed her fists against the truck roof, the truck swerving just a bit, but driving back to normal quickly. Dan hugged Tatiana closely. I sat there, feeling horrible for her. She must be in so much pain. She cried into his shoulder, finally able to mourn over the death of her loved ones. I still need to do that myself I just... Haven't had time.

But just by looking at Tia, I realized that I had already developed feelings for her. Looking over at Cody and the others, I notice I'm not the only one.