Short Story - 870 Words

We’re going to head East towards Europe from here. We will be crossing the Atlantic Ocean via underground tunnels. We are going to need lots of water for this trip. The next safe house is at least 200 miles away. That means we will be sleeping in the underground tunnels. There will be lots of people at these safe houses though, it will be easy to get lost. â€Å"Marvin, what are we going to do for the 200 mile stretch.† â€Å"What is it you’re concerned about McNicks?† â€Å"All of the radiation that seeps into them. We will be dealing with the radioactive mutants. What happens if we find something that we can’t kill or if we’re attacked overnight?† â€Å"We are going to hope for the best. At night if we need to we can do shifts. Split in 2 hour†¦show more content†¦I want to save the world from evident demise.† â€Å"Well then follow me, let’s trek through this tunnel and get to where we need fast.† This tunnel is quite old, still braced with wood rather than metal, might be easier to collapse if needed. Interestingly even as little travel as this tunnel get’s there are no cobwebs present. This used to be a mine shaft due to the wood planks. It seems some being has eaten the webs, both old a new. Look at these bite marks on the wall. About 2 inches wide, it might have been a dog. â€Å"Marvin, do you hear those noises? Something like a chain being dragged.† â€Å"I do, grab your machete McNicks.† â€Å"Ooh! It’s a soft and cute looking German Shepherd. Wait a minute it’s got---† â€Å"Get back! That howl is for it’s pack, it wants us.† Suddenly at least 20 more dogs come out from the darkness, all of which were drooling a green glowing saliva. Suddenly one leaped at Marvin. â€Å"Marvin I’m scared!† â€Å"Get behind me and you’ll be safe!† As the dogs grew closer, Marvin grew faster. He beat the dogs down with the hard plastic metal alloy sheath then killed them with his sword. One after the other he Knocked them down until they grew smarter. Silently 2 of the dogs backed off into the shadows when Marvin wasn’t looking. He was fighting one last dog who was dodging the knife. 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