//------------------------------// // Red Skies and Black Lights. // Story: Out of All The Worlds... // by gordobraveheart //------------------------------// Red Skies and Black Lights Detroit Michigan 8 days before Halloween. KRAKA-BOOM! There is was again. The noise was so loud, it sent a ringing noise through my ears. Nino was also on the ground, whimpering from the loud noise. The strangest thing though, all of the zombies stopped moving. I could still hear the buzzing of flies coming from rotten flesh and meat, and I could still hear all the zombies moaning. Their white, soulless eyes did not blink, did not even move, no they just stood there. Doing nothing. With my back still up against a cold, metal surface, and my axe above my head, I set the bucket filled with the change and the clever down on the ground. I still stood there, scared for my life to even move a single muscle. I moved my eyes down to Nino, who oddly enough, was calm even after the loud boom. I leaned my back further against the wall, until I feel something blunt poke my back. Turning around slowly, I noticed a large, metallic handle, with only amiture door locks. ‘Son of a bitch!’ I thought. Mentally facepalming, I slowly reached my free hand to unlock the top lock. Twisting it slowly, I realized I was only 1 door lock away from freedom. CLICK! “That’s one.” I muttered under my breath. Behind me, I could here some of the zombies moaning and their flesh dripping from their rotting bones. I could hear Nino growling, almost barking at any given moment. Bringing my hand down to the lower lock, I gripped the small handle tightly. I turned my wrist slowly, the lock doing the very same. ClICK! “Rrrraagghhhh.....” I could hear a zombie moaning, the others doing the very same. Ninos growling became louder, along with the sound of footsteps and dragging limbs. I turned my head around, seeing the crowd of flesh eaters walking towards me. Nino started to bark, and I thrashed opened the door, picking up the bucket in the process. “RRAAAAAAAGGGHHH!!!!!” “FUCK THIS SHIT!!” I said. Panicking, I run outside with the axe held up high. I closed the door just as soon as one zombie began running, smashing its face in the process. Luckily for me, there was also attacked locks on the outside, including a foldable gate. Locking the door and closing the gate, I find that the gate had a little lock as well, the one that you stick a key through. Locking the gate,I back away, staring at a little window through the door. The zombies were on top of each other, all growling and moaning. I could see guts flying out and blood on the window, behind it were their rotting faces. I shiver at the horrific sight, axe still above my head leaning on my shoulder. I look down at Nino, and I could notice he had his tail tucked between his legs and his entire body was also shivering. Worried, I kneeled down to pet him, still staring at the door blocking the zombies. “Nino? Are you OK?” I asked. Nino only whimpered and nuzzled my knelt down knee. I heard that animals could sense weather, or something like that, so I looked up at the sky. What I saw scared the shit outta me, making me believe that earth truly is a living hell. “Holy shit..” I said in a shaky voice. The sky was blood red, no longer its cloudy white, and blue sky. The clouds were a darker shade of red, as if they were filled with blood, ready to drop from the sky and stain the earthly ground. I know it’s a bad idea to stare at the sun, but I couldn’t resist. I took one quick look at the sun, my eyes widening with pain and shock. The once, pure white sun, was now a deeper shade of red, almost as deep as the clouds. Its shine was covered by some clouds, lighting them up in the background. “Out of all the times to start praying for my life, IT HAS TO BE NOW!!?!?’’ I shouted in anger. CRASH!!! I turn around to see that all of the zombies, with their combined force, knocked down the metallic door, along with the gate. Slowly, one of them stepped out, neck bone sticking out with his chest ripped open. His rib cage showed all of his broken, blood stained bones. Intestines were sitting in the hole were his belly should be, blood gushing out with every step. I only stood, frozen in shock and in horror. Nino was the same. The zombie stared at me with his eyes, and I could also noticed his nostrils flaring. It slowly walked towards me, the other zombies doing the same. Each time I took a step back, I could hear another footstep coming from the herd. To make matters worse, I just had to talk. “FUCKING KIDDINGING ME!?” The zombies all stared at me. I stood quiet, waiting for their response. “AAAHGGGHHGHGHH!!!” one zombie said. Then another. Then another. Then another... “SHIT!!!” I shouted. One zombie ran up to me, and I brought down the axe on to his head. The blade hacked through its already cracked skull, axe stuck in its hade. It fell on its knees, blood spraying from its gash. I pulled the axe back with strength, causing the head to detach from the spinal cord. The head rolled away from the kneeled body, landing right in front of the herd. One by one, I could see all the zombie heads turn towards me. “Oh shit..” “RRRAAAAAAAAAGGGGHHH!!!!” _______ Running with Nino beside me, I can still hear the moaning and screaming of the zombies behind us. I turn my head around to see how many were following Nino and I. “You gotta be fucking kidding me..” I muttered. At least 10 more showed up. I’m guessing it was because that zombie I killed howled, signaling back up. Either way, I do not want to become one of them. Running pass abandoned cars and shattered glass, I manage to hide behind the church once more. I could still hear the zombies moaning and yelling, their voices filled with hunger stained my mind. No longer hearing them, I walk slowly away from the church, the red sky shining above the cement ground. I took one last look at the church before leaving towards my home, which was just down the road. The red glow covered most of the church, causing it to look like a silhouette. The shadows of the church stretched all over the ground, bloody marks covered up by the darkness. The broken cross still laid their, but do to the red sky, the brown wood was now a dark red, and the lettering was black. “Where is your god now?” I muttered. I look down at Nino, who was whimpering behind my leg. “Let’s go Nino,” I started walking away from the church, Nino following behind me. Each step I take, the red sky and its glowing red sun followed me, causing shadows to emerge and frighten me. “Padre Nuestro, Que estás en el cielo..” _______ I make it back to my house, which from the outside, does not look like it’s in great shape. The windows were all boarded up, some of them were colored with blood due to the zombies scratching and clawing at night. The porch door was wide open. I didn’t bother boarding that up because it was going to break off easily anyway. The main door wasn’t boarded up either, I had no idea why. I walked up to it, bucket in between my legs so I can open the door. It had two door knobs, so I had to use both of my hands. I don’t keep it locked because I know zombies are too stupid to figure out how to open things. They just know how to break through things. Entering the house, I set the bucket with the change and the cleaver on the table. I lay the axe on top of the leather couch. Nino still stood beside me, as Grabbed the chair to sit down. Removing the lid, I first take out the meat cleaver. The light reflected off of the steel, making it glisten. The wooden handle looked aged, but as I gripped it, it felt very new, like it has never been used before. I took a big swing, tering the air. I lift the clever above my head, and brought it down hard on the wooden table. The blade was thick, yet very sharp. I grinned. Dumping out all of the change, I noticed all of them were mostly nickels and quarters. One by one, I counted each penny, nickel, dime and quarter. “$52.74. Still not much, but it still usable. Even the pennies...” I muttered. My stomach started to growl and so did Ninos. I look down at my dog, my eyes meeting his. “I’m sorry Nino. We’ll find some food next time,” Nino lowered his head, laying on the ground. “I hope.” Putting all the change into the bucket, I notice a strange black light seeping through one of the boarded windows behind the T.V. Walking up to it, I peek through the little open space. “The hell?” I said. Not sure if it was a good idea to go outside unarmed, I grab my exe, opening the door. I can hear Nino growl and bark, but I told him to stay quiet. “Queta Nino. Be quiet. I’ll be right back.” I shut the door before he could say anything else. I walk outside onto the porch, looking around for anything suspicious. Still gripping the axe tightly, All I could see was the red sky shine above the ground. “Nothing.” I whispered. “It’s always noth-” KRAKA-BOOM! The loud boom cracked over my my house. The noise was so loud I dropped my axe in shock, falling onto my knees and covering my ears with my hands. “AAAAUUUUGGGHHH!!!” I screamed. I leaned forward and tumbled down the stairs. It hurt like a bitch, but the only thing I could focus on was the constant high pitch noise going on. Getting up slowly, I looked up at the sky, and my eyes widened in horror. Clouds were forming into a giant circle, black streaks of lightning coming out of the hole. In the center of the whole, dark purple like wispy clouds were inside of it, whipping viciously like flames ignited with oil. If I was a religious fool, I’d say it was the rapture. But no, this was not the rapture. It looked like it was the portal to hell...And I was standing right in the middle of it. I tried to run inside, but I couldn’t find the strength to move anywhere. I couldn’t even scream. I just stared at the giant cloud mass in the sky. I took a closer look at the hellish portal, and ,my eyes widen. A glowing, black sphere was in the middle of it, heading straight for me. It was too fast for me to dodge, All I could do, was put my hands over my head and pray that it could be over quick. KRAKA-BOOM! I opened my eyes slowly, breathing heavily. I lowered my hands from my face, looking at the scenery around me. The sky was no longer blood red, nor were the clouds and sun. They turned back to their original state: White, cyan blue and pure white, from earth’s view of course. Along with a streak of rainbow. “What the fuck!?” I said in total shock. One minute ago, I came face to face to what seemed like a portal to hell, and then the next thing I know, it’s all sunshine and rainbows. “WHAT THE FUCK!?” I look down at my feet, and only 5 feet away, were six glowing lights: Purple, White, Cyan, Orange, Yellow, and Pink. The colors were so bright, but I still stared at them. I walked closer to them, not knowing why. Each step I took, I felt like I was taking one step into an eternity peace. I felt Harmony through my veins, washing away all of the wrongs I have done. Then the lights faded, revealing 6, colorful lumps. Curious, I take a few steps closer, covering my face with the hoodies hood. What I saw only baffled my mind. “Are these...Plushies?” I walked towards one of them, which was Twilight Sparkle. I ran by hand down her mane. It felt so real, like, real hair. I proceeded to rub the belly area, and to my surprise, it did not feel like that usual cheap fabric. It felt life like. As if it was, alive. I looked up at the sky, my arms raised. “I want food, and you bring me plushies!?” I look back down at the plushies. “Well, they do look cute. Thanks anyway big man.” I look back down at the ponies, and I try to grab the Applejack plush. “...Twilight...help.” I stop dead in my tracks. ‘Did that plushie just talk?’ I thought. I shake my head. “No, it couldn’t have-” “Twilight...stop, the portal’s to strong..” I turn to the left, and noticed the Rarity Plushie talking as well. I thought I was loosing it, but I couldn’t have, THAT PONY JUST TALKED. “UUUGGGHHHH....” I turn around to the source of the noise, and on my far right....was a zombie. “UUUGGGHHHH....” No...It can’t be. I turn to my far left, and sure enough, there was another zombie. “UUUGGGHHHH....” All around me, I could hear moaning and groaning. I remembered that my axe was still on the porch, and the door was unlocked. Looking down at the plushies, or what seemed like plushies, more of them began to breath. I looked back at my house, I decided to take them with me. Real or not, there is no way I am going to leave the mane six here on the street. I pick them all up at once.What surprise me the most was that they were all easy to carry, even though they were about the size of an average 4 year old. Walking with them in my arms and shoulder, I rushed back onto the front porch. I had to drop one of them if I wanted to open the door. “Sorry, Rarity.” I said. I heard a moaning coming from that plushie, and my heartbeat began to rise. Maybe they were real, maybe they weren't. I gripped my hands on the both door knobs, twisting them both open. I ran into the house and settled all six of the ponies on the fabric couch. I turned back around, only to see that 3 zombies made it their way towards the steps. I grabbed the axe that was still on the floor, raised it above my head, and swung it down on to the zombies head. It dropped down to it’s side, blood splattering all over my porch. The next one came a little quicker, but I brought up my axe from my left side and sliced its neck. The head rolled off of its body and onto the stairs, making its way to the cement ground. The final one was crawling on the ground, its lower body was missing. I walked closer to it, my face saddened. “Why...why the hell did this had to happen to you?” I said. The zombie hissed at me, reaching one hand towards me but failed to grab me. It made me sick, why would the government to this to innocent people. My eyes began to tear up, and I could feel the tears running down my cheeks. The zombie still hissed at me. I walked towards it, covering my eyes with the white hood on my back. I raised the axe above my head, tears falling on top of the zombies hand. I took one last look at it before bringing down the blade. “I’m sorry..” SHING! SPLAT! I closed my eyes and turned away from the zombie, axe clenched tightly in my left hand. I knew there was more zombies, especially because of the loud thunder clap heard, but I ignored that fact and walked inside. I close the door, and leaned my back against it. I could still hear the zombies groaning, but I didn’t care. This was my first day killing the undead. I thought I could handle it. I thought watching those movies would train me and prepare me. I was dead wrong. I slid down onto the ground, my hood covering my eyes as I cried. Nino walked up to me and rested his head on my lap. I through the bloody axe on the ground, not caring if it make a bigger sound causing more zombies. I was petting Nino’s head, soothing me slowly. I looked up at the ceiling, my eyes closed. “I just hope ma and the rest are OK.” I said through sobs. I started remembering all of the good times I had with them. Nostalgia...I love it. I decided to recite my prayers, hoping god could hear me... “Santa Maria, madre de Dios, Ruega por nos-” “WHAT IS THAT TWILIGHT!?” My eyes shot open, still staring at the ceiling. “I don’t know Rainbow Dash, stay away from it!” I heard another voice. ‘No...It can’t be..’ I thought. It couldn’t be Twilight's voice...was it? “Ah don’t know what it is either sugarcube, but if it that thing comes near us, me and Dash will take care of it.” ‘That was Applejacks voice.’ I thought. “I-I think it talks..” I hear a quiet, timid voice. ‘Fluttershy?’ I thought. No, I must be losing my mind. Slowly, I bring my eyesight away from the ceiling, my neck lowering to face forward. At the far end, all six of what what I thought to be plushies, were on all fours, living and breathing. My eyes widened in shock. Both Rainbow Dash and Applejack had a defensive stance going on, ready to attack when needing to. Rarity and Pinkie Pie were behind the two, trying to stay away from me. Fluttershy was hiding behind her mane, doing her best to not even look at me. Twilight Sparkle had a look of curiosity and fear mixed together. My eyes widened behind my lens, eyes still stained red. Nino did nothing, all he did was lay on my lap and stare at the ponies. At the moment, he was calm. Twilight opened her mouth,but could not say anything. She must have been scared out of her fur, the poor thing. Deciding to break the tension, I had to speak. “Hi...”