WARNING: THIS STORY CONTAINS DARK THEMES, BAD LANGUAGE AND GRAPHIC VIOLENCE. IF YOU ARE UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THESE THEMES, PLEASE LEAVE NOW, WHILST YOU STILL CAN.
California, Everfree Forest, 1855.
The girl sprinted as best she could through the trees, keeping her speed up as best she could in spite of her long skirts slowing her down. Gunfire echoed through the trees and voices called out in the blackness.
"There's another load of them closing in!"
"FIRE!"
The roar of muskets echoed through the treeline, scattering wreckage and rubble all around. A tree exploded next to the girl as a musket ball flew through it, scattering wood and dust everywhere. The sounds of battle thundered all around, and the girl was desperately trying to escape from it all.
This forest had once been a place of relative peace. A wonderful place to settle, away from the hardships of the East Coast, it seemed as if they had found the new Eden. The forest was full of wonders and life, plentiful resources such as food and berries, as well as wood with which to build homes.
But now, horror had found them all. There were waves of these things all around, and nobody knew what in the world they even were. She had been out in the forest foraging for food and bark when the attacks had started, and now she had to get back to the village. Last she had heard, that was where most of the musket fire was coming from. Yet her trip home was not to end well at all, as this day was to end in tragedy.
Just as she passed over some tree stumps and ran for a neighbouring creek, a hand burst up from the ground and knocked her to the ground. She landed with a loud thud that could be heard all around, and the ground was wet and sticky. Her clothes stuck to it, mud and leaves covering her jacket and dress, currently piled up in a heap behind her. She out her hands to the ground, only to find that she struggled to get up. This damned frame she was wearing made it hard to move or even get up. Just as she got back to her feet, she looked around. Those monsters were standing all around her, their eyes red, their flesh sloughing from their bones, their skin the colour of the blackest night, and all looked hungry.
The girl did the last thing she could do, and that was scream. "MAMA! PAPA! HELP ME, PLEASE!"
It was to no avail. The creatures closed in, their bodies mangled and rotten. It was frankly bizarre that these monsters were capable of even walking anymore, and nobody had any clue what they had even once been. Their hands touched her, and she fell. All started to go white as her ears were filled with chanting.
"Don't go... don't go... you can stay... you can stay..."
"Forever..."
When she regained consciousness, all was dark and black all around. The sun had clearly set, and the forest was quiet once more. Brushing the worst of the dust off herself, the damage was not as severe as she had once thought. Straightening her skirts out, as one had to keep up appearences even in the middle of a woodland as hellish as this, she suddenly heard more voices nearby. She was nearer the village than she had thought. Excitement filled her heart. She was nearly home! She was nearly safe!
She set off and began to sprint toward the village, her skirts lifting as she ran along. At the edge of the village a rampart had been built, which was being manned night and day by soldiers from the US Army and the men of the village. Some of them were talking to one another.
"I think that's the last of them," said one.
"I hope so too," another added his piece to his thoughts. "They got another three today; Harris, Peterson, and Jones. Poor souls."
"May the Lord protect them and keep them," said Father Wakefield, the local Pastor. "Truly have they gone to the everlasting rest."
"Yeah, but what about us?" asked another villager. "They get to rest whilst we suffer in Hell? What sins have we committed to suffer here in this way, with these things all around us?"
"Quiet!" shouted another. "I hear something!"
The girl continued to sprint as best she could toward the lines, when suddenly one of the soldiers popped out and saw her. "It's another of them! Closing in on the rampart!"
The Captain of the unit looked as well. "ALL UNITS, FIRE!" he shouted. A hail of musketry responded to his order, bullets whizzing through the air and striking the girl multiple times. She fell over the ramparts and into a muddy pit below, landing next to one of the soldiers. It was only then she realised what had happened. She could see clearly now, due to a puddle from last night's rainfall. Her eyes were red. Her skin was black. She was one of them, her face evermore in a blank expression.
The soldier looked over in shock. "In the name of God, it's one of them!" he exclaimed.
"Calm down," the Captain replied. "It's Ruby. That's Chalmers' daughter. He'll be grieving tonight, I'll be sure."
The priest spoke quietly. "Dear Lord, please protect the soul of this dearly departed daughter of yours. Keep her in your love, so that she may awake in Paradise one day, when all are raised from the Earth and become one in Christ Jesus, Amen." He raised his head. "We need to burn the body. That's the only way to stop them from coming back."
Two of the soliders picked up the girl's body, and carried it over to a waiting fire pit, which had already been lit. They swung hard, and threw her body onto it. As the flames consumed her, dancing in her eyes, all she felt was the end of all things, the end of her life, the end of time itself.
And then...
Nothing...
Fimfiction proudly presents...
A story by The Blue EM2...
STORY OF THE BLANKS
Based on the Creepypasta by Aoshi Stark, and the video game by Donitz
Starring
Michelle Creber
Ashleigh Ball
Felicia Day
Tevor Devall
Peter Cushing
Brian Drummond
and Tabitha St. Germain
Coding and text programming by Knighty
My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic created by Lauren Faust
My Little Pony: Equestria Girls created by Finn Arnesen
Characters created by Lauren Faust, Donitz, and The Blue EM2
Voice recording by Ocean Productions
Animated by DHX Media and Boulder Animations PLC
Distributed by Hasbro Communications
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