I felt like I was lying flat on my back against a metal bed, which is annoyingly vibrating. I groaned as I felt the few pieces of my consciousness were stirring me back to wakefulness. Was this bed of mine moving? I shot my eyes open as I felt that I was falling, but before I could think of what to do, my back hit the ground... Ow...
I lifted my...hand, yeah, hand, and rubbed my head as I let out a wakeful yawn. I took a few breaths before I lifted myself up on...my two feet. Man, it feels kinda weird to be standing on two feet. I've been a pony for quite some time. I think I need a few moments to get used to being human once again.
I looked around, and the first thing that I've noticed was that I'm inside a large military camp of some sort. There were strange box-like machines on the edges of the tent. A metal table is on the center, probably the very same one I was lying on earlier. On one side were wooden tables that were full of folders, papers, and other office-related stuff...even a laptop on screensaver mode.
Man, things are pretty darn loud. Where am I anyway? Wait...gun shots... A lot of them! What the hell's going on!?
I turned around, and saw the huge tent-door was open, and it was a bit gloomy outside. A few people were passing by, and they seemed to be in a rush. What is going on? I slowly walked towards the opening, but I stopped for no reason at all. I decided to play it safe for a while. I looked around, and the tent had some small plastic windows. I approached one and took a peek outside. Military men were rushing towards the same direction, and were holding heavy firearms. I gulped.
What I saw were a few more military-like tents, lightposts, a few vehicles, and people running back and forth. I walked to the opposite wall and took a peek through the window, and I couldn't help myself from gasping at what I saw. There was a huge dimensional hole a few inches above the ground, which is meters away from where I am. What took my breath away was that thing that was standing in front of the hole.
It was a giant timberwolf, and damn that thing is huge! It growled viciously as it waved its paws to get rid of the military which were firing their weaponry at the beast.
“Sir!” I jumped in surprise after hearing a very powerful voice. I turned and saw a soldier rushing towards me. “What the hell are you still doing here!?” He then started dragging me out of the tent. “This place isn't safe! You have to leave, now!”
“No need to shout at my ear!” I rubbed my ear as soon as we got out from the tent.
The air was then filled with a mighty roar. The two of us turned our attention at the scene, and the timberwolf slammed both its paws on the ground, creating a shockwave of air and earth, throwing the soldiers away from the monstrosity.
“What the hell is going on!?” I shouted as he ran back and pulled me along.
“No clue!” he replied back as rocks and dust rained down on us.
More vehicles have arrived as soon as we reached the parked vehicles. There was a helicopter from far away, heading straight towards us. These vehicles looked familiar somehow... I turned, and I saw Mount Comet.
We stopped near a police car that just arrived. The police driver opened his door and walked outside.
“Take him away from here, now!” the soldier shouted.
The police immediately nodded his head and went back inside. If it were any other day, I'd laugh, but something is really making me worry. The soldier opened the passenger's seat and pushed me inside, but before he could close the door, I held it with a hand.
“Where's my brother!? And Claire!? And the rest of the people who were here!?” I shouted.
“They've already evacuated! Now go!” He removed my hand from the door and slammed the door close.
The siren of the police car roared as the police drove back towards town. I looked back and saw the timberwolf shaking its head viciously with a military car in between its jaws.
“What the hell were you doing back there, Jay?” the police officer asked as he stirred near the edge of the road to make room for the incoming military forces.
I turned to him and instantly recognized him. He was one of a few of my high school friends. He used to be skinny, but he gained some weight during college, and regularly went to the gym in the city. We used to see each other during our college days, but after we graduated, he was a police-in-training in our home town while I was working in the city.
I'd like to ask how he was doing, but from the current situation... “Mike! My bro, he—”
“He's safe in Sun Ford, but not for long...”
“What do you mean by that!?”
“We watched a lot of sci-fi films, right? So I'm sure you're familiar with the terms dimension holes and portals?” He asked me. We used to hang out a lot back in the day watching the latest movies while eating junk food if we had nothing better to do. I nodded in panic. “Well, hate to break this to you, but a lot of those portals have appeared around the island, summoning weird creatures in the process!”
“What?”
“The residents around the island are being evacuated by air. If we can get back to town in time, you may be able to catch up with your brother. And oh,” he glanced at me and smiled slyly, “you fished out a pretty hot chick.”
I glared annoyingly. “I can't believe you can still make a joke out of all of these!” I suppose he'll never change...
He chuckled, and concentrated on the road as the town appeared over the hill. Chinooks were taking off and landing from and on the center of the town.
“Oh, and Jay,” Mike spoke, catching my attention, “when things settle down, can we go and watch a movie some time?” He glanced at me and flashed me a small smile. “I really miss the old times, pal. And hey, I'm still a bit bitter 'cause you didn't show up at my wedding day.”
Oh...yeah... I nodded. “Sorry about that, and sure. At your place?”
“As usual.”
I smiled at him. I really miss hanging out with my friends. But anyway, I looked ahead. There are far more important matters for us to worry about. Like, what the hell is going on!?