The Rain Had Been Pouring Down All Night.
The Sound Of Thunder Echoing Through The Night Air Was Both Comforting And Ominous. The Rain Drops On The Windshield Caused The Lights From Oncoming Cars To Look Like Flickering Stars. Michael Was Driving Slowly, Careful Not To Go Off The Road.
As Michael Drove, I Felt A Sense Of Both Peace And Tranquility, As The Rain And Thunder Outside Sounded Like The Perfect Background Soundtrack For His Thoughts.
His Eyes Had Been Heavy From The Lack Of Sleep But Mainly From His Drinking Problem And Could Barely Focus On The Road. "Ugh... How Many More Minutes Till I Reach Doug's Bar?" He Moaned In A Groggy Tone. He Then Checked His GPS And Noticed It Was 10 More Minutes Away.
"I Can't Wait To Get There And Get Another Round Of Drinks Since That's All I Can Afford" He Chuckled, Due To His Drinking Problem He Was Able To Down 20 Drinks Without A Problem However The After Effects Were The Main Issue.
After Another Few Minutes Of Driving, He Finally Arrived At Doug's Bar He Could Already Hear The Old Music Echoing Inside And People Talking, Some While Drunk. He Parked Up Beside The Front And Got Out Rubbing His Eyes Hoping That Would Improve His Vision Somehow.
"Finally Now I Can Grab A Few Shots" He Nodded Breathing In The Air Of Whisky And Greasy Food To Him It Was A Nostalgic Smell. As He Sat Down On A Stool A Bartender Walked Up To Him Behind The Counter.
"What Could I Get You, Michael? Will It Be The Silver Pint?" He Asked In A Posh Tone He Already Knew What Michael Would Order As He Was Ordered The Silver Pint As It Was One Of The More "Heavier" Drinks.
"Oh Yeah Sure, I'd Love That" Michael Nodded As He Spoke In Quite Tired Tone As He Looked Around The Place Noticing The A Doug's Burger Barn Poster. "Huh... I Remember That Place A Couple Of Murders Happened There A While Back" He Stated In An Interested Tone.
The Bartender Was Cleaning A Wine Glass As Michael Stated This So He Decided To Join In With The Conversation. "Well Some Say One Of The Victims Survived As A Ghost Of Course And Controlled The Animatronics" The Bartender Spoke With Diligent Tone.
"Well That's What One Of The Security Guards Said" The Bartender Added As Michael Looked At Him In Utter Confusion. "Ghosts, Spirits?" He Smirked A Little, "I Don't Know What You've Been Reading Or Listening To But Ghosts Don't Exist There Just Fabrications Made By The Media To Scare People" Michael Argued In A Matter Of Fact Tone.
The Bartender Set Down His Drink In Front Of Him "Well I'm Just Echoing What The Guard Said Of Course You Don't Have To Believe It But It Is An Interesting Concept" Bartender Added With A Shrug. Michael Instantly Picked Up The Wine Glass And Started Downing It, Drinking It Like He Was Thirsty Animal Who Didn't Drink For Days.
"Mmm I Definitely Was Parched But Now I'm All Fuelled Up" He Chuckled To Himself The Whiskey Dripping Out His Lips However He Wiped It Off Relatively Quick. He Then Overheard People Talking Above Him Upstairs In The VIP Lounge.
"So Have You Found The Car Yet?" The Man On The Phone Said In A Quite Disinterested Tone Like He Was Bored With Whatever Situation He Was Talking About. "Yeah Yeah Yes!" The Person He Spoke To On The Phone Stuttered Repeating Each Word As If The Person Behind The Phone Was An Introvert.
"Well Where Is It?" The Old Man On The Phone Spoke With An Annoyed Tone Rubbing His Head, "Well It's In That Abandoned Town... But There's Something Here Guarding It" The Latter Responded, Causing The Old Man To Slam Down His Palm. "Dammit I Need That Car Now!" He Yelled.
Michael Then Appeared In His View, "What Do You Want Buster?" He Sighed Lighting A Cigar Before Taking A Puff Expelling A Grey Cloud Of Smoke. "Well I Heard That You Are Need Of Grabbing A Car? Hmm?" He Spoke In Interest With A Finger On His Chin In Deep Thought.
"Well Yes... I'm Giving Away One Hundred Thousand Yen To The Person Who Grabs It For Me" He Replied Explaining In Boredom Like He Was Fed Up That He Didn't Have The Car Yet. "Hmm Interesting" He Then Plummeted Down Into The Opposite Couch In Front Of The Old Man.
"I Volunteer To Grab You That Car, I'll Do It With No Sweat Shed" He Nodded Speaking In An Arrogant Tone The Old Man Responding With A Shocked Look, "Well Then" He Then Threw Him A Map "Here's The Location Of The Car, It's Corvette Stingray" The Old Man Added.
"Seems Easy Enough" He Inspected The Map Scratching His Chin While Nodding However The Old Man Moved Closer In A Whisper "However There's Some Creature That Lurks That Town Apparently That Same Creature Wiped Out Town Killing Every Man, Woman And Child There" He Explained On Detail With A Serious Look.
"Whatever This Monster Is Or If It Is Real... I'll Gun It Down" He Smirked Pulling A Pistol Out, Cocking It In Doing So. The Old Man Crossing His Arms "Then It Should Be Smooth Sailing For You Buster, Meet Me Here When You Got The Car" The Old Man Explained.
"Sure I'll Be Here, I'll Have This Car Back Here In Pristine Condition Before You Can Say The Word Back Itself" He Nodded Before Getting Up And Walking Out The VIP Floor.
The Old Man Looked At Him From The VIP Floor Shaking His Head "What An Idiot" He Smirked Before Taking Another Puff On His Cigar.
Michael Sat Down And Layed Out The Map On The Dashboard, "Hmm It's In A Forest Near Kyoto, So That's Only 10 Miles From Here" He Nodded. "And Whatever This Monster Is We'll Be Able To Gun It Down" He Placed His Gun In His Glovebox.
As He Revved The Engine He Turned Into The Main Road And Began His Journey, However He Couldn't Shake The Feeling That This Would Be A Night To Remember Or A Night That'd Probably Haunt Him.
It Was The Dead Of Night, And The Clock Showed That It Was Past Midnight. He Took A Moment To Look At The Moonlit Sky, And It Filled Him With A Sense Of Awe And Wonder. A Sudden Breeze Blew Through The Air, Sending Shivers Down His Spine.
As I Continued My Journey, He Couldn't Help But Think About How Far Away I Was From Home.
He Looked Around And, To His Surprise, He Saw That He Was Completely Alone On This Dark Road.
"Hmm" He Checked The GPS, "Nearly There... I Just Hope I Don't Run Into A Deer Since Those Cunts Have Been Springing Up Out Of Nowhere These Days" He Chuckled.
Later On He Arrived At The Location Of The Forest However It Was Now Filled With A Bunch Of Buildings Just Like The Old Man Stated Meaning The Map Seemed Out Of Date.
"Huh... It's Seems Pretty Dead Here" He Looked From Right To Left The Chill Of Night Tickled His Nose Causing Him To See. "A-choo! I'm Gonna Have To Hurry This Up".
The Town Looked Eerily Silent.
The Buildings Were Old And Crumbling, Many Of Them With Broken Windows And Dilapidated Facades. There Were No People In Sight, And The Only Sound He Could Hear Was The Soft Rustling Of The Wind In The Trees.
The Atmosphere Felt Desolate And Foreboding. It Was Like A Ghost Town, Where Everyone Had Simply Disappeared. He Slowly Drove Down The Road To Not Run Into Anything Since It Was So Dark And The Road Wasn't Maintained Well.
He Then Spotted A Gas Station And Decided To Pull In And Refuel, As The Car Parked Up The Brittle Leaves Crunching Beneath The Tires He Stepped Out The Hard Breeze Pushing Against His Cheeks.
"Damn I Could Swear That This Place Is Like The Arctic, The Temperature Is Freezing Me Alive Currently" He Coughed Rubbing His Hands Together To Create Warmth.
He Grabbed The Fuel Nozzle And Plunged Inside His Car Waiting For To Be Full, He Whistled To Himself Looking Around And Taking In The Dead Town Around Him. The Fuel Dispenser Made A Little Bell Chime Sound When It Finished.
"Huh... 5,000 Yen? What A Bargain, Definitely Cheaper Then The Ones In The America" He Then Removed The Fuel Nozzle And Placed Back On The Fuel Dispenser. He Then Walked To The Shop To Pay.
However He Found That The Doors Were Frozen Shut, "Are You Kidding Me?" He Grumbled Before Kicking The Door Creating A Large Bang. As He Walked Through The Air Smelled Horrible Like A Dead Corpse.
"It Smells Like Shit In Here" He Sighed Before Walking Up To The Counter, "Here's You're Money By The Way" He Layed On Five Thousand Yen On The Counter. "Uh Hello? Anybody Home? Huh I Guess This Town Really Is Dead" He Chuckled Before Walking Outside Again.
Unbeknownst To Him The Counter He Was Just At Had A Decaying Corpse Rotting Away Behind It Covered In Scratches And Bite Marks. Explaining The Smell That Clouded The Store.
As He Carried On Darting Along The Street He Noticed Multiple Abandoned Cars Piling Up The Street. Some Were More Damaged Than Others Causing The Uneasy Atmosphere To Increase Drastically.
"This Is Really Becoming More Stranger Every Minute" However His Radio Suddenly Started Glitching Causing A Loud Speaker Sound Which Caused His Ears To Hurt With A Burning Sensation.
"Damn Radio!" He Yelled Before Hitting It Chasing It To Mute As He Shook His Head In Annoyance.
However As He Did Suddenly There Was A Pile Of Cars Blocking The Way. "Awww This Is Just Great... Could My Day Get Anymore Shit?" He Said Sarcastically Before Stepping Out Onto The Rocky Street.
He Then Heard The Faint Sound Of Metal Clattering Causing Him To Pick Up His Pistol Out His Glovebox. "Who Goes There? Show Yourself!" He Cocked His Gun Turning Left And Then Right In Quick Speeds.
He Then Heard A Low Growl And Large Footsteps Approaching Him And Then From Behind The Piled Up Cars Emerged Bulky Dog Animatronic Covered In Tears With Long Sharp Metallic Claws, Aswell As A Red Collar Round It's Neck, On One Of It's Legs It Exposes A Metallic Leg Joint. It Was Quite The Nightmarish Sight.
"Damn Someone's Dogs Broke It's Leash" He Smirked Before Cocking His Gun Before Pressing The Trigger As Loud Bangs Echoed Through Town As He Kept Repeatedly Shooting It's Face.
However The Bullets Kept Being Ricocheted. And Later On He Ran Off Ammo As He Stood In Fear For The First Time Moving Backwards Slowly As The Mechanical Monster Tilted It's Head To This Side.
Without Warning The Nightmarish Animatronic Grabbed A Car By It's Bumper And Lifted It With Ease Before Throwing It In Michaels Direction, However He Swiftly Dodged As The Incoming Car Sandwiched His Own Car Leaving It Unusable As Windows Shattered Into Tiny Little Fragments.
"Son Of A Bitch, I Guess This Guy Really Is A Massive Threat" He Stared At The Beast In Anger And Rage However A Hand To Hand Fight With It Would Lead To Death Indefinitely.
The Monster Stared For Moment As It Flashed It's Metallic Claws Almost Like It Was Purposely Inciting Fear Into Michael As Michael Slowly Got Up And Decided To Run Full Pace, The Monster Took Notice And Gave Chase.
As Michael Dashed Through The Street, His Heart Racing A Mile He Noticed A Forest And Decided To Head Straight For It As Maybe He Could Lose This Mechanical Beast Somehow. The Beast However Was Right On His Tail As It Leaped From Roof To Roof And Car To Car.
As He Entered Into The Forest In A Quick Motion Running At A Steady Pace He Had To Watch Out For Trees As It Was Dark He Could Barely See And Being Unequipped Without A Flashlight Slowed Him Down A Little Which Would Prove A Problem As The Mechanical Monsters Footsteps Got Louder As It's Mechanical Feet Crushed The Leaves Beneath It.
"I Guess That Old Man Was Right... I'm So Finished" He Panted As Sweat Trickled Down Him Face However He Knew Full Well Stopping For A Breather Would Get Him Killed.
However In The Distance He Noticed A Large Red Barn Which Seemed To Be Unoccupied And It Could Be A Perfect Hiding Spot So He Decided To Rush Through The Forest And Headed Straight For The Barn The Mechanical Beast Was Hot On His Tail Tearing Apart Trees Which Were In His Way Slashing At Them As They Broke Apart Like Nothing But Paper.
He Kicked Open The Barn Door Before Quickly Pushing Back The Doors And Sliding The Large Lock Through Hoping It Would At Least Hold Off The Monster For A Little Awhile.
He Did Some Stretches Since All That Running Made Him Extremely Exhausted As He Sighed He Seemed To Forget About The Car All Together And Instead Wanted A Way Out.
However As He Turned Around He Saw Car With A Large Blue Cloth Covering It, In An Instant He Threw It Away And Realized This Was The Car He Was Looking For His Eyes Widened In Amazement As Now He Had The A Way To Get Out And A Way To Make Money.
As He Started The Engine It Roared Like Lion, This Vehicle Seemed To Be Very Fast From It's Engine Sound Alone He Then Revered As The Monster Burst Out The Barn Door, Wood Being Flung Into The Air, Then Michael Grabbed The Gear Stick. Then He Pushed It Forward As He Floored It Hitting The Mechanical Monster With Full Force.
The Monster Latched Onto The Front Clawing At The Bonnet As It's Claws Screeched As It Dug Into The Mental Sounding Like Chalk Being Dragged Along A Blackboard.
"Get Off You Mutt!" He Yelled Before Accelerating Faster However The Beast Only Made It's Way Closer To The Windshield. It Seemed It's Claws Were Perfect For Latching Onto Stuff Other Than Tearing Flesh From People.
The Monster Only Got More Closer As It Started Slashing At The Windshield Causing Michaels Fear To Only Increase, He Was Sweating Extremely Hard Right Now As Sweat Trickled Down His Face However He Noticed A Railroad In The Distance And Figured Out A Plan.
He Stepped Down Onto The Pedal As He Raced To The Railroad And The Monster Grunted In Anger As It Only Wanted Michaels Flesh As The Car Screeched Across The Road, He Reached The Railroad And Then Pressed The Brakes In Quick Fashion.
As He Did This, The Metallic Beast Was Flung Onto The Railroad. Of Course This Wasn't Enough To Stop It As The Metal Monster Got Right Back Up Bearing It's Teeth And Claws.
As The Monster Got Closer, A Sudden Train Horn Was Heard And Before It Could React A Large Freighter Train Slammed Into The Metallic Monster Tearing It In Half As Oil Spilled Onto The Ground And Multiple Parts Flung Into The Air.
Michael Sighed In Relief As He Layed Back On The Car Seat. "Phew That Was A Close One Now I Should Really Be Getting Back And Give This Beauty Back To The Old Man" He Examined The Material Of Steering Wheel In Admiration.
As The Train Passed, Michael Resumed His Journey Back To The Bar Ready To Make His Money Back From This Perilous Journey That Could've Very Well Ended His Life....