Threat To Survival

Chapter 1. It Begins

~Brendons POV~

I walk through the forest, gun in my hand. The pine needles below my feet keep my soft footsteps quieter.

I continue walking through the forest, looking for any sign of life. It's to dangerous to even go near the city.

I stop walking a view my surroundings. Besides it being the end of the world, the forest is peaceful.

Soon, the peace breaks. I hear a twig snap. I quickly turn toward the noise and point my gun at a head.

~a week before~

"There has been a nationwide attack. The main area affected is the New York area. Please stay p-"

Then, the power goes out.

Great, just great. The world is ending and the power goes out! It's not like we might need that!

I decide to go and check the breaker. I might as well check what I already know at least. I know it's not the breaker but oh well.

I walk outside and around the house to the breaker.

Ah, what I thought. It's not the breaker. And it smells funny...

I walk back inside. Inside of my parents room, theres a flashlight. I decide to run in there and grab it. I run in my parents room, grab the flashlight, and run out.

I head toward my room. It's on the second floor, so I'm assuming it's the safest place. I dont know what's happening entirely. All I know is that it's nation wide.

I sit down on my bed and grab my phone. With my luck, it's dead. So now I cant check in with Mom or Dad.

Because of their occupation, they ate gone often. They said they cant tell me what they do for a living, but they can tell me where they are. And they are currently in Washington D.C.

I'm assuming they work for the president. They are always gone, and they make a fortune. It's nice but it's not. I dont have a normal family.

Since there is nothing else to do, I decide to lay down and take a nap.

~Lazy Week Time Skip~

I walk through the forest, gun in my hand. The pine needles below my feet keep my soft footsteps quieter.

I continue walking through the forest, looking for any sign of life. It's to dangerous to even go near the city.

I stop walking a view my surroundings. Besides it being the end of the world, the forest is peaceful.

Soon, the peace breaks. I hear a twig snap. I quickly turn toward the noise and point my gun at a head, shaking.

~??? POV~

I'm walking through the woods. I figure its best to look for any living beings. As I'm walking a see a..man? From the looks of it, it's a boy, no older than 20.

I start following the boy. I want to ask for help, but he has a gun. I dont want him to freak out and shoot me.

As I continue following the boy, I dont pay attention and I accidentally step on a stick, cracking it.

The boy must have heard. He quickly turns around and points the gun at my head, as if on reflex.

I slowly put my hands up, showing peace. I'm to scared to speak. I dont wanna die today.

"W-who are you?" The boy shudders out. Hes shaking a little, trying to keep the gun steady.

"I..I'm..M-memory.." I manage to spit out. I've always had a problem talking when scared.

I quickly show him my wrist. If your infected, your veins wont be visible.

He seems to notice my veins and he slowly lowers his gun. I sigh a small sigh of relief.

"I'm Brendon." He says, showing a little more confidence.

I'm only 16, so this is a little weird. But if we all are going to die, acwardness is better than death.

Brendon starts looking at me. Hes probaly guessing my age. I can tell when he gets curious and a little cautious because he stares me in the eyes.

"What up with your eyes? I mean not to be rude Memory." He says, trying to show trust.

I know why hes asking. One of my eyes are a navy blue, and the other is a soft yellow, while my pupils are small, white, stars.

To show him about my eyes, I slowly lift my hand, which is starting to glow a soft yellow.

"Wait, your one if those magic people?" He asks. I slowly nod and stop my hand from glowing, putting it at my side.

"Hey Memory, how about we start to head to my house. It's kind of dangerous out here and my house isnt very far."

I slightly nod. I'm really shy, so I step out of the way. I let him go ahead, while I follow. He motions me to stand next to him. He must see my age.

I quicken my speed to catch up to him. When I catch him, I slow down.

"So Memory, how old are you? I'm 19 and  I was presuming 17 or 18, but I wanna make sure." He says.

"Im..actually 16.." I say, shaking a bit. I dont know this boy, but I'm going with him. I am beginning to trust him. He seems nice and even though I know magic, I'm still weak.

"Oh!" He says. "I couldnt tell to be honest. And from the looks of it, your shy."

I nod slightly. I take a step and I wince. Brendon seems to notice cause he looks at me concerned.

"Are you ok?" He asks. I nod and take a step again, limping.

Then Brendon picks me up. I start panicking and hyperventilating. He gives me a concerned look. I try and say "Put Me Down" but I cant speak.

I starts having a full blown panic attack and I teleport away from him, but not very far. I look over at him, trying to calm down. He runs over to me.

Because I'm on the ground, he kneels down. "Are you ok!?" He asks, concerned. Then, he hits him. "Your Haphephobic..." he nodding. I look up at him.

"Tell...me where your....house is..." I get out. He looks at me confused.

"Its a bit of a ways from here, a little bit off the main road?" He says. I slowly take a deep breath and look at him. Then I close my eyes, start concentrating, and teleport us to his house.

Cause it was a really far distance, I'm weak, and I'm currently hurt, I start to black out. I look over at Brendon who looks a little green. He shakes it off.

The last thing I see is Brendon running over to me, then black.

Ayee! This is the first chapter of this book! I really am enjoying writing it. And yes, Memory is one of  OuterChick OCs. Thank you for reading this! Byeeee!

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