Tunnel

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Men and women walked down the tunnel to see the stopped subway train, no lights on or anything.
"Hello?! Is anyone in there?" A man said as he grabbed his flashlight. He walked up to the door and pulled it open, startling a bunch of people.
"Is everyone alright?" He asked as he shined his flashlight around.
"Close the door!" Someone in the back yelled.
The other members of the crew began walking towards the train, three guys and two girls.
"Relax, everything will be alright, we'll get this thing fixed in no time" The man said with a smile on his face. The crew made it to the train with their flashlights out.
"I'm going to check the tires. Maybe one came off the track"  the woman said.
"But.....I don't think that's possible, but if you want, go ahead" the lead man said as the girl went to check the other side.
"What the hell!?" She yelled out.
"I'll go take a look" The tall worker said as he ran to her. He went to her and stood by her.
"It's melted!" She said as she shined her light on the train. Something melted the track and apart of the train. The metal still steaming from whatever caused it. The sound of pipes banging then started, echoing through the subway tunnel, putting everyone on the train, and the workers, on edge.
"I don't like this one bit." One of the workers said as he looked around with his flashlight. The other female worker went around to the other side, checking how many people need to come out only to step on something with a loud squish.
"Ew!" She yelled out, her black boots covered in a slimy, shiny substance. She lifted her foot up and pulled to get out, the slime traveling with her boot. She looked around as the sound of scraping was heard. She quickly moved more and more frantic, the scraping getting louder and louder until there was silence. The worker was breathing heavy as she noticed a reflection in the window of the train. Her eyes widened as she quickly turned around, only to see a large come up across her face and smash her head into the subway.
The head worker quickly got off the train and went to see what the loud thud was, only to see a dent in the side of the subway, and no body.
"Natalie you there?" He said, talking into his radio to try and get a response. As he walked closer something grabbed his shoulder, quickly making him turn around.
"You alright boss?" The man said as he looked down at his boss.
"I'm fine....have you seen Natalie?" The leader asked.
"She came over here, where did sh-" he said before quickly getting cut off, getting brought down to his back and dragged into darkness.
"What was that?!" The leader said backing into the train. The two workers on the other side of the train went to walk around, the male getting gagged by a massive hand and having his neck snapped before being pulled in the darkness. The female turned around to see he was gone.
"Jason? Don't play jokes at a time like this." She said, sweating and backing away until she hit something solid. She turned around only to see a row of white teeth come down on her, the blood splattered on the window of the subway train. A man went to go see where the others were, only to have something wrap around his neck and put his head into the ground, snapping his neck.
The only one left was the leader, he walked around and slowly began to guide people out.
"Let's hurry, it's not safe here" he said as he tried to get people to come along. Within seconds something sharp grabbed his leg, making him scream out in pain as he grabbed onto the open door to try and save himself. He was able to hold on for a second when the door came off the hinges and put the lead worker to the ground. The father held his daughter tightly as the screaming was abruptly stopped. A few blue flashes began to illuminate the tunnel, allowing for everyone in the train to see a massive silhouette come aboard.

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