Old Logging Trail Road

(from here)

Jack swerved as he pulled the vehicle onto the long stretch of dirt road, pushing as much speed to put distance between them and that... thing! "What the hell was that thing?!" He called back to the woman, using his side mirrors to see if the thing was still chasing them in the darkness of the woods!

Jack Cavanaugh wrote:(from here)

Jack swerved as he pulled the vehicle onto the long stretch of dirt road, pushing as much speed to put distance between them and that... thing! "What the hell was that thing?!" He called back to the woman, using his side mirrors to see if the thing was still chasing them in the darkness of the woods!

(OOC Now I couldn't resist the similarities xD)

-CRASH!

From the trees, the hulking bipedal creature erupts, growling with its bellowing throat, and glaring at the driver through his mirror with one good eye!

It gives deft chase to the truck, swinging its massive body side to side, jaws distending, saliva rolling from the cracks of its teeth! It was enraged, hungry, injured and it wanted revenge!

"GROOOOOOWWWWLLLL!!!"

It roared! Picking up the pace, using muscles and ligaments it never knew it had!

The Bunyip wrote:

Jack Cavanaugh wrote:(from here)

Jack swerved as he pulled the vehicle onto the long stretch of dirt road, pushing as much speed to put distance between them and that... thing! "What the hell was that thing?!" He called back to the woman, using his side mirrors to see if the thing was still chasing them in the darkness of the woods!

(OOC Now I couldn't resist the similarities xD)

-CRASH!

From the trees, the hulking bipedal creature erupts, growling with its bellowing throat, and glaring at the driver through his mirror with one good eye!

It gives deft chase to the truck, swinging its massive body side to side, jaws distending, saliva rolling from the cracks of its teeth! It was enraged, hungry, injured and it wanted revenge!

"GROOOOOOWWWWLLLL!!!"

It roared! Picking up the pace, using muscles and ligaments it never knew it had!

Amanda caught her breath, watching the creature fade into the darkness of the back road... "Oh... oh Dear God... I... I thought..." She panted, wiping her brow when he asked what it was. She was about to explain she hadn't a clue, she heard the crunching of trees and saw the glowing eye, the large gaping jaws! "ITS BACK!!" She screamed, pressing her back against the rear window, grabbing hold of the sides as she screamed bloody murder at the approaching monster! "STEP ON IT, STEP ON ITTTTT!!" She shrieked, unable to keep her eyes off the terrifying creature!

Amanda Ryan wrote:

The Bunyip wrote:

Jack Cavanaugh wrote:(from here)

Jack swerved as he pulled the vehicle onto the long stretch of dirt road, pushing as much speed to put distance between them and that... thing! "What the hell was that thing?!" He called back to the woman, using his side mirrors to see if the thing was still chasing them in the darkness of the woods!

(OOC Now I couldn't resist the similarities xD)

-CRASH!

From the trees, the hulking bipedal creature erupts, growling with its bellowing throat, and glaring at the driver through his mirror with one good eye!

It gives deft chase to the truck, swinging its massive body side to side, jaws distending, saliva rolling from the cracks of its teeth! It was enraged, hungry, injured and it wanted revenge!

"GROOOOOOWWWWLLLL!!!"

It roared! Picking up the pace, using muscles and ligaments it never knew it had!

Amanda caught her breath, watching the creature fade into the darkness of the back road... "Oh... oh Dear God... I... I thought..." She panted, wiping her brow when he asked what it was. She was about to explain she hadn't a clue, she heard the crunching of trees and saw the glowing eye, the large gaping jaws! "ITS BACK!!" She screamed, pressing her back against the rear window, grabbing hold of the sides as she screamed bloody murder at the approaching monster! "STEP ON IT, STEP ON ITTTTT!!" She shrieked, unable to keep her eyes off the terrifying creature!

Still looking in the side mirror... a familiar feeling was washing over Jack...



Still, he surpassed the surreal feeling upon seeing something so similar from the silver screen happening to him in real life, that Jack felt oddly empowered by it. Not panicking, his brows furrowed, his lips tightened back into a snarl as he shifted the gear and pushed the truck customized for the Aussie Bush and put the pedal to the metal! Dirt and debris kicked up behind the bed, into the face of the approaching monster whose larges jaws gnashed and chomped at nothing but the dirt and gravel! "I said 'what is it' not 'WHERE'!" He shouted back, taking a sharp turn before speeding across a small wooden bridge that flowed over a creek! "Hold on!" He shouted again, turning another sharp corner, the right side of the vehicle hit a tree but the truck bounced off it, and continued down the road ahead. "Suspension bridge coming up," he warned. "After that, we're in the city!" He explained. He was hesitant to explain his next idea... but eventually got it off his chest: "I'm going to try and ram it off...!"

Amanda continued to scream as the monster gained on them! "Hurry up, HURRY UP!!" She screamed. "It's getting closer, its fucking closer!!" She screamed back at him, watching him drive through the window! She could see a rifle hanging behind his seat, hanging from the ceiling, one of those military type ones. She didn't question it for now and simply held on tight as the vehicle swerved and swung around the bends violently! "OOF!" She grunted, looking back at the monster with terrified eyes! "It's still gaining on us!!" She screamed back, when she heard him say:

Jack Cavanaugh wrote:"I'm going to try and ram it off...!"

"WHAT?!" snapping her head back, she looked at him through the window, with wide, terrified blue eyes... noticing his eyes in the rearview mirror, he was dead. Fucking. Serious. "Oh fuck me fuck me...." she closed her eyes and whimpered! I'm gonna die like this?! What the fuck, this succccks!

Amanda Ryan wrote:Amanda continued to scream as the monster gained on them! "Hurry up, HURRY UP!!" She screamed. "It's getting closer, its fucking closer!!" She screamed back at him, watching him drive through the window! She could see a rifle hanging behind his seat, hanging from the ceiling, one of those military type ones. She didn't question it for now and simply held on tight as the vehicle swerved and swung around the bends violently! "OOF!" She grunted, looking back at the monster with terrified eyes! "It's still gaining on us!!" She screamed back, when she heard him say:

Jack Cavanaugh wrote:"I'm going to try and ram it off...!"

"WHAT?!" snapping her head back, she looked at him through the window, with wide, terrified blue eyes... noticing his eyes in the rearview mirror, he was dead. Fucking. Serious. "Oh fuck me fuck me...." she closed her eyes and whimpered! I'm gonna die like this?! What the fuck, this succccks!

The creature didn't stop even when the truck sped up! It bellowed and roared, pushing itself through the rocks and dirt pelted at it, swinging out its massive tongue to try and snag the vehicle! It followed them over a wooden bridge, which broke apart from its mass as it tripped, and collected itself, losing only a slight amount of speed! It turned to follow them as they began to head into a clearing, then a massive suspension bridge that crossed the Circular River at least 50 or so feet below!

"HOLD ON TO SOMETHING!" Jack only had about a football field of bridge to work with and he was losing a yard every second given the speed at which he was driving; so he timed himself, slowing his speed just as the Bunyip came in with another lunge! Both man and creature were side by side, Jack glaring at the ugly fuck as he began turning the wheel towards the beast! "SUCK ON THIS!!!" He screams, ramming the vehicle into the back of the creature's right leg! The front bumper was still equipped for the Australian Bush, for unexpected encounters with water buffalo and the like! "RAAAHHHHH!!" Jack roared pushing down on the gas, grinding against the beast whilst turning back towards the road in order to keep them from flying off the bridge with it!

Jack Cavanaugh wrote:"HOLD ON TO SOMETHING!" Jack only had about a football field of bridge to work with and he was losing a yard every second given the speed at which he was driving; so he timed himself, slowing his speed just as the Bunyip came in with another lunge! Both man and creature were side by side, Jack glaring at the ugly fuck as he began turning the wheel towards the beast! "SUCK ON THIS!!!" He screams, ramming the vehicle into the back of the creature's right leg! The front bumper was still equipped for the Australian Bush, for unexpected encounters with water buffalo and the like! "RAAAHHHHH!!" Jack roared pushing down on the gas, grinding against the beast whilst turning back towards the road in order to keep them from flying off the bridge with it!

The creature bellowed as it swung its head forwards, and the vehicle swiftly evaded it! The tables seemed to have been turned as the beast let out a growl when it felt the truck slam into its leg, nudging it off the side of the suspension bridge, rending guide rails as it was forced sideways off the structure!

"GROWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWLLLL!!!" The monster groaned in pain and surprise, not before launching its tongue out, however, and gripping one of the bars hanging above the truck's bed! The vehicle suddenly stopped! Before being pulled backwards! Hanging by its tongue off the side of the bridge, the heavy beast opted to pull the truck and its occupants down into the valley below with it!!

Amanda screams as they slam into the monster, holding onto one of the truck bed's support bars as the vehicle rocked! She watched with elation however, as the massive creature was forced off the side of the bridge! "YES!! YOU DID IT! HAHA, FUCK YOU BITCH!!" She taunted as it growled... and then its tongue swung out! It wrapped its pinkish form around one of the bars, and caused the vehicle to stop completely! Amanda screamed again, falling onto her chest in the bed of the truck! "Oh shit, its got the truck!! THE FUCKER'S STILL TRYING TO PULL US DOWN!!" She screamed back to the driver, trying to scramble her way back to the cab, holding on the opposite support bar as she looked over and... down into the misty valley below! "OH FUCK!" She screamed.

She didn't know what to do, she had no weapons to try and help! The vehicle continued to be dragged back, the tires burning rubber, the smell thick in the air! Fuck...gotta do... wait! Amanda beamed, pulling out the flip lighter from her jeans, and lit it with a sizzle!

"Okay, how do you like this bitch!?" She screamed applying the flame to the creature's tongue! "What, too spicy for you!?" she snickered, holding onto one of the bars for support as the truck neared the 'ledge' created by the beast's impact!

Amanda Ryan wrote:Amanda screams as they slam into the monster, holding onto one of the truck bed's support bars as the vehicle rocked! She watched with elation however, as the massive creature was forced off the side of the bridge! "YES!! YOU DID IT! HAHA, FUCK YOU BITCH!!" She taunted as it growled... and then its tongue swung out! It wrapped its pinkish form around one of the bars, and caused the vehicle to stop completely! Amanda screamed again, falling onto her chest in the bed of the truck! "Oh shit, its got the truck!! THE FUCKER'S STILL TRYING TO PULL US DOWN!!" She screamed back to the driver, trying to scramble her way back to the cab, holding on the opposite support bar as she looked over and... down into the misty valley below! "OH FUCK!" She screamed.

She didn't know what to do, she had no weapons to try and help! The vehicle continued to be dragged back, the tires burning rubber, the smell thick in the air! Fuck...gotta do... wait! Amanda beamed, pulling out the flip lighter from her jeans, and lit it with a sizzle!

"Okay, how do you like this bitch!?" She screamed applying the flame to the creature's tongue! "What, too spicy for you!?" she snickered, holding onto one of the bars for support as the truck neared the 'ledge' created by the beast's impact!

The sizzling flame applied to its tongue did it in. The Bunyip let out a high pitched, eerie shriek as it's tongue unfurled, the tongue smacking the woman across her cheek as a final form of revenge, which caused the woman to lose her balance, falling forwards as the truck sped ahead without her! She fell, hitting the bridge, falling off it with the monster! The creature letting out a roar as it fell into the mists below, ahead of Amanda!

"GROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWLLL!!!...."

The Bunyip wrote:

Amanda Ryan wrote:Amanda screams as they slam into the monster, holding onto one of the truck bed's support bars as the vehicle rocked! She watched with elation however, as the massive creature was forced off the side of the bridge! "YES!! YOU DID IT! HAHA, FUCK YOU BITCH!!" She taunted as it growled... and then its tongue swung out! It wrapped its pinkish form around one of the bars, and caused the vehicle to stop completely! Amanda screamed again, falling onto her chest in the bed of the truck! "Oh shit, its got the truck!! THE FUCKER'S STILL TRYING TO PULL US DOWN!!" She screamed back to the driver, trying to scramble her way back to the cab, holding on the opposite support bar as she looked over and... down into the misty valley below! "OH FUCK!" She screamed.

She didn't know what to do, she had no weapons to try and help! The vehicle continued to be dragged back, the tires burning rubber, the smell thick in the air! Fuck...gotta do... wait! Amanda beamed, pulling out the flip lighter from her jeans, and lit it with a sizzle!

"Okay, how do you like this bitch!?" She screamed applying the flame to the creature's tongue! "What, too spicy for you!?" she snickered, holding onto one of the bars for support as the truck neared the 'ledge' created by the beast's impact!

The sizzling flame applied to its tongue did it in. The Bunyip let out a high pitched, eerie shriek as it's tongue unfurled, the tongue smacking the woman across her cheek as a final form of revenge, which caused the woman to lose her balance, falling forwards as the truck sped ahead without her! She fell, hitting the bridge, falling off it with the monster! The creature letting out a roar as it fell into the mists below, ahead of Amanda!

"GROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWLLL!!!...."

"AHHH!!!!!" Amanda screamed, dropping her lighter, falling forwards, hitting the pedestrian path, tumbling forwards and busting through the weakened rail, plunging towards the misty valley below! Somehow, by pure luck, however, she managed to turn herself around, grabbing hold of the rail the monster warped, the piece swinging out and hanging off the side of the bridge now, like a fucked up ladder! She held on tightly with one hand, breathing heavily sweat rolling down her body. She held on for dear life, a good foot off the bridge! Oh fuck fuck fuck!!

"HELP! PLEASE!!!" She screamed into the darkness above! Hearing the railing begin to break... she began to make peace with her situation, but still regretful that she would die in such a lame, yet fucked up way... hoping it wouldn't hurt when she hit the bottom...

Amanda Ryan wrote:

The Bunyip wrote:

Amanda Ryan wrote:Amanda screams as they slam into the monster, holding onto one of the truck bed's support bars as the vehicle rocked! She watched with elation however, as the massive creature was forced off the side of the bridge! "YES!! YOU DID IT! HAHA, FUCK YOU BITCH!!" She taunted as it growled... and then its tongue swung out! It wrapped its pinkish form around one of the bars, and caused the vehicle to stop completely! Amanda screamed again, falling onto her chest in the bed of the truck! "Oh shit, its got the truck!! THE FUCKER'S STILL TRYING TO PULL US DOWN!!" She screamed back to the driver, trying to scramble her way back to the cab, holding on the opposite support bar as she looked over and... down into the misty valley below! "OH FUCK!" She screamed.

She didn't know what to do, she had no weapons to try and help! The vehicle continued to be dragged back, the tires burning rubber, the smell thick in the air! Fuck...gotta do... wait! Amanda beamed, pulling out the flip lighter from her jeans, and lit it with a sizzle!

"Okay, how do you like this bitch!?" She screamed applying the flame to the creature's tongue! "What, too spicy for you!?" she snickered, holding onto one of the bars for support as the truck neared the 'ledge' created by the beast's impact!

The sizzling flame applied to its tongue did it in. The Bunyip let out a high pitched, eerie shriek as it's tongue unfurled, the tongue smacking the woman across her cheek as a final form of revenge, which caused the woman to lose her balance, falling forwards as the truck sped ahead without her! She fell, hitting the bridge, falling off it with the monster! The creature letting out a roar as it fell into the mists below, ahead of Amanda!

"GROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWLLL!!!...."

"AHHH!!!!!" Amanda screamed, dropping her lighter, falling forwards, hitting the pedestrian path, tumbling forwards and busting through the weakened rail, plunging towards the misty valley below! Somehow, by pure luck, however, she managed to turn herself around, grabbing hold of the rail the monster warped, the piece swinging out and hanging off the side of the bridge now, like a fucked up ladder! She held on tightly with one hand, breathing heavily sweat rolling down her body. She held on for dear life, a good foot off the bridge! Oh fuck fuck fuck!!

"C'mon... c'mon...!!" Jack belted, foot hard on the gas! He glanced into the rear mirror, watching the woman do something with its tongue, making it let go! "YES! HAHA-!" he laughed, only to then see the girl fall! "-NO!" He screamed, applying the breaks and making them squeal! He heard the woman scream as she fell... He closed his eyes, biting his lower lip.

"JACK! JACK--EYuuuGHk*gurgle*!"

The memory of his father being torn apart, of being dragged away in the summer... it was all too familiar. I... I can't save anyone...! He shivered with sorrow, fear, anger... slamming his hand on the horn!

BEEEEEEP!

"FUCK!" Jack cursed. He sat there in the cab for a few moments... when he suddenly heard!:

Amanda Ryan wrote:"HELP! PLEASE!!!" She screamed into the darkness above! Hearing the railing begin to break... she began to make peace with her situation, but still regretful that she would die in such a lame, yet fucked up way... hoping it wouldn't hurt when she hit the bottom...

Quickly, Jack undoes his belt, flying out the door, pulling out the flashlight on his belt and shined it down the side of the bridge, catching a flash of reddish hair and blue jeans! "Holy fuck!"

She was somehow alive- but not for long! The railing was acting like a ladder of sorts, but was failing fast! "J-Just hold on!" he quickly said as he ran back to the rear of his truck. He grabbed the towing cables, pulling it out and swiftly made his way back to the railing. He gulped, never a fan of heights, but the adrenaline helped as he leaned over the bridge on his stomach, wrapping the reinforced cable around the 'rung' of the rail just beneath the one that was whining and failing! "Don't you dare let go, you're not allowed to fucking die, got it?!" he spat her angrily, swinging the cord around twice, before hooking the end to the wire and creating a latched, firm knot! "Okay, now, reach up, and grab the rung! You need to have both hands on it, please, just try!" He exclaimed, watching her sway in the glow of his flashlight!

Jack Cavanaugh wrote:

Amanda Ryan wrote:

The Bunyip wrote:

Amanda Ryan wrote:Amanda screams as they slam into the monster, holding onto one of the truck bed's support bars as the vehicle rocked! She watched with elation however, as the massive creature was forced off the side of the bridge! "YES!! YOU DID IT! HAHA, FUCK YOU BITCH!!" She taunted as it growled... and then its tongue swung out! It wrapped its pinkish form around one of the bars, and caused the vehicle to stop completely! Amanda screamed again, falling onto her chest in the bed of the truck! "Oh shit, its got the truck!! THE FUCKER'S STILL TRYING TO PULL US DOWN!!" She screamed back to the driver, trying to scramble her way back to the cab, holding on the opposite support bar as she looked over and... down into the misty valley below! "OH FUCK!" She screamed.

She didn't know what to do, she had no weapons to try and help! The vehicle continued to be dragged back, the tires burning rubber, the smell thick in the air! Fuck...gotta do... wait! Amanda beamed, pulling out the flip lighter from her jeans, and lit it with a sizzle!

"Okay, how do you like this bitch!?" She screamed applying the flame to the creature's tongue! "What, too spicy for you!?" she snickered, holding onto one of the bars for support as the truck neared the 'ledge' created by the beast's impact!

The sizzling flame applied to its tongue did it in. The Bunyip let out a high pitched, eerie shriek as it's tongue unfurled, the tongue smacking the woman across her cheek as a final form of revenge, which caused the woman to lose her balance, falling forwards as the truck sped ahead without her! She fell, hitting the bridge, falling off it with the monster! The creature letting out a roar as it fell into the mists below, ahead of Amanda!

"GROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWLLL!!!...."

"AHHH!!!!!" Amanda screamed, dropping her lighter, falling forwards, hitting the pedestrian path, tumbling forwards and busting through the weakened rail, plunging towards the misty valley below! Somehow, by pure luck, however, she managed to turn herself around, grabbing hold of the rail the monster warped, the piece swinging out and hanging off the side of the bridge now, like a fucked up ladder! She held on tightly with one hand, breathing heavily sweat rolling down her body. She held on for dear life, a good foot off the bridge! Oh fuck fuck fuck!!

"C'mon... c'mon...!!" Jack belted, foot hard on the gas! He glanced into the rear mirror, watching the woman do something with its tongue, making it let go! "YES! HAHA-!" he laughed, only to then see the girl fall! "-NO!" He screamed, applying the breaks and making them squeal! He heard the woman scream as she fell... He closed his eyes, biting his lower lip.

"JACK! JACK--EYuuuGHk*gurgle*!"

The memory of his father being torn apart, of being dragged away in the summer... it was all too familiar. I... I can't save anyone...! He shivered with sorrow, fear, anger... slamming his hand on the horn!

BEEEEEEP!

"FUCK!" Jack cursed. He sat there in the cab for a few moments... when he suddenly heard!:

Amanda Ryan wrote:"HELP! PLEASE!!!" She screamed into the darkness above! Hearing the railing begin to break... she began to make peace with her situation, but still regretful that she would die in such a lame, yet fucked up way... hoping it wouldn't hurt when she hit the bottom...

Quickly, Jack undoes his belt, flying out the door, pulling out the flashlight on his belt and shined it down the side of the bridge, catching a flash of reddish hair and blue jeans! "Holy fuck!"

She was somehow alive- but not for long! The railing was acting like a ladder of sorts, but was failing fast! "J-Just hold on!" he quickly said as he ran back to the rear of his truck. He grabbed the towing cables, pulling it out and swiftly made his way back to the railing. He gulped, never a fan of heights, but the adrenaline helped as he leaned over the bridge on his stomach, wrapping the reinforced cable around the 'rung' of the rail just beneath the one that was whining and failing! "Don't you dare let go, you're not allowed to fucking die, got it?!" he spat her angrily, swinging the cord around twice, before hooking the end to the wire and creating a latched, firm knot! "Okay, now, reach up, and grab the rung! You need to have both hands on it, please, just try!" He exclaimed, watching her sway in the glow of his flashlight!

Fearing he left her for dead, she was surprised to see the guy return! "Tell me to hold on... one more, fucking time....!!" She spat back, but was grateful for his aid, just... not right now! "Get me up there! HELP ME UP DAMN IT!!" She screamed, feeling her knuckles turning white! "Where you going?!?! DONT LEAVE ME!!" She begged, only to see him again with a wire. "Oh thank fucking God, please, help me up!!" She screamed, panicking which felt alien to her but given todays circumstances she was allowed to be fucking needy- SHE WAS HANGING OFF A LEDGE!!

"Please, please... I don't wanna die..." she cried. Only to hear him tell her to grab the rung with her other hand. "What?! I can't do that!!" She screamed back.

Amanda Ryan wrote:

Jack Cavanaugh wrote:

Amanda Ryan wrote:

The Bunyip wrote:

Amanda Ryan wrote:Amanda screams as they slam into the monster, holding onto one of the truck bed's support bars as the vehicle rocked! She watched with elation however, as the massive creature was forced off the side of the bridge! "YES!! YOU DID IT! HAHA, FUCK YOU BITCH!!" She taunted as it growled... and then its tongue swung out! It wrapped its pinkish form around one of the bars, and caused the vehicle to stop completely! Amanda screamed again, falling onto her chest in the bed of the truck! "Oh shit, its got the truck!! THE FUCKER'S STILL TRYING TO PULL US DOWN!!" She screamed back to the driver, trying to scramble her way back to the cab, holding on the opposite support bar as she looked over and... down into the misty valley below! "OH FUCK!" She screamed.

She didn't know what to do, she had no weapons to try and help! The vehicle continued to be dragged back, the tires burning rubber, the smell thick in the air! Fuck...gotta do... wait! Amanda beamed, pulling out the flip lighter from her jeans, and lit it with a sizzle!

"Okay, how do you like this bitch!?" She screamed applying the flame to the creature's tongue! "What, too spicy for you!?" she snickered, holding onto one of the bars for support as the truck neared the 'ledge' created by the beast's impact!

The sizzling flame applied to its tongue did it in. The Bunyip let out a high pitched, eerie shriek as it's tongue unfurled, the tongue smacking the woman across her cheek as a final form of revenge, which caused the woman to lose her balance, falling forwards as the truck sped ahead without her! She fell, hitting the bridge, falling off it with the monster! The creature letting out a roar as it fell into the mists below, ahead of Amanda!

"GROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOWWWWLLL!!!...."

"AHHH!!!!!" Amanda screamed, dropping her lighter, falling forwards, hitting the pedestrian path, tumbling forwards and busting through the weakened rail, plunging towards the misty valley below! Somehow, by pure luck, however, she managed to turn herself around, grabbing hold of the rail the monster warped, the piece swinging out and hanging off the side of the bridge now, like a fucked up ladder! She held on tightly with one hand, breathing heavily sweat rolling down her body. She held on for dear life, a good foot off the bridge! Oh fuck fuck fuck!!

"C'mon... c'mon...!!" Jack belted, foot hard on the gas! He glanced into the rear mirror, watching the woman do something with its tongue, making it let go! "YES! HAHA-!" he laughed, only to then see the girl fall! "-NO!" He screamed, applying the breaks and making them squeal! He heard the woman scream as she fell... He closed his eyes, biting his lower lip.

"JACK! JACK--EYuuuGHk*gurgle*!"

The memory of his father being torn apart, of being dragged away in the summer... it was all too familiar. I... I can't save anyone...! He shivered with sorrow, fear, anger... slamming his hand on the horn!

BEEEEEEP!

"FUCK!" Jack cursed. He sat there in the cab for a few moments... when he suddenly heard!:

Amanda Ryan wrote:"HELP! PLEASE!!!" She screamed into the darkness above! Hearing the railing begin to break... she began to make peace with her situation, but still regretful that she would die in such a lame, yet fucked up way... hoping it wouldn't hurt when she hit the bottom...

Quickly, Jack undoes his belt, flying out the door, pulling out the flashlight on his belt and shined it down the side of the bridge, catching a flash of reddish hair and blue jeans! "Holy fuck!"

She was somehow alive- but not for long! The railing was acting like a ladder of sorts, but was failing fast! "J-Just hold on!" he quickly said as he ran back to the rear of his truck. He grabbed the towing cables, pulling it out and swiftly made his way back to the railing. He gulped, never a fan of heights, but the adrenaline helped as he leaned over the bridge on his stomach, wrapping the reinforced cable around the 'rung' of the rail just beneath the one that was whining and failing! "Don't you dare let go, you're not allowed to fucking die, got it?!" he spat her angrily, swinging the cord around twice, before hooking the end to the wire and creating a latched, firm knot! "Okay, now, reach up, and grab the rung! You need to have both hands on it, please, just try!" He exclaimed, watching her sway in the glow of his flashlight!

Fearing he left her for dead, she was surprised to see the guy return! "Tell me to hold on... one more, fucking time....!!" She spat back, but was grateful for his aid, just... not right now! "Get me up there! HELP ME UP DAMN IT!!" She screamed, feeling her knuckles turning white! "Where you going?!?! DONT LEAVE ME!!" She begged, only to see him again with a wire. "Oh thank fucking God, please, help me up!!" She screamed, panicking which felt alien to her but given todays circumstances she was allowed to be fucking needy- SHE WAS HANGING OFF A LEDGE!!

"Please, please... I don't wanna die..." she cried. Only to hear him tell her to grab the rung with her other hand. "What?! I can't do that!!" She screamed back.

Jack was trying not to panic himself, and at the same time wanted to throttle the woman below him! "Jesus fuck, shut- Ok. Alright... I can't help you if you cant reach up and grab that ladder! I have to pull you up with the winch, you gotta calm yourself... think of something other than falling! Okay? You can do this! Just... reach... up! You can do it...!" he encouraged her, despite his growing anxiety and impatience.

Amanda didn't say anything... shivering with adrenaline heavy in her veins, she slowly reached up with her left hand... "I... If I survive this, I'm fucking hitting you!" She screamed up, trying to catch the rung-

GRRRRRRRRRROooooooooooooAN! SNAP!!

"AHHHHHHH!!!" cried the woman the railing breaking off with a hard metallic snap! She grabbed the rung with her other hand, now that it seemed pointless- before the wire went taut and Amanda now swung on the worlds worst hanging swing ever made! "AAHHH! FUCCCCK!" She screamed, glaring down, her free floating legs kicking at nothing below her... nothing but mist and the sound of a coursing river! "HELP!!!!" She screamed, wide eyed, her heart beating out of her throat!!

Amanda Ryan wrote:Amanda didn't say anything... shivering with adrenaline heavy in her veins, she slowly reached up with her left hand... "I... If I survive this, I'm fucking hitting you!" She screamed up, trying to catch the rung-

GRRRRRRRRRROooooooooooooAN! SNAP!!

"AHHHHHHH!!!" cried the woman the railing breaking off with a hard metallic snap! She grabbed the rung with her other hand, now that it seemed pointless- before the wire went taut and Amanda now swung on the worlds worst hanging swing ever made! "AAHHH! FUCCCCK!" She screamed, glaring down, her free floating legs kicking at nothing below her... nothing but mist and the sound of a coursing river! "HELP!!!!" She screamed, wide eyed, her heart beating out of her throat!!

"SHIT!" He screamed as the railing snapped, watching her plunge but... she was at least holding on with both hands now! He ran back to the truck, driverside still open, sliding in and putting the vehicle from park to drive once more. "Slowly... easy..." he breathed, applying the gas as he slowly pulled the woman and the railing upwards! He got to a point where he could see the top bars of the railing jutting out from the side of the bridge when he put the truck in park again and made his way to the winch. He activated it, the spool slowly winding the cordage back, reeling the railing and woman back to firm ground. He ran over to the ledge, kneeling, reaching out with his right hand. "Grab my hand!"

Jack Cavanaugh wrote:

Amanda Ryan wrote:Amanda didn't say anything... shivering with adrenaline heavy in her veins, she slowly reached up with her left hand... "I... If I survive this, I'm fucking hitting you!" She screamed up, trying to catch the rung-

GRRRRRRRRRROooooooooooooAN! SNAP!!

"AHHHHHHH!!!" cried the woman the railing breaking off with a hard metallic snap! She grabbed the rung with her other hand, now that it seemed pointless- before the wire went taut and Amanda now swung on the worlds worst hanging swing ever made! "AAHHH! FUCCCCK!" She screamed, glaring down, her free floating legs kicking at nothing below her... nothing but mist and the sound of a coursing river! "HELP!!!!" She screamed, wide eyed, her heart beating out of her throat!!

"SHIT!" He screamed as the railing snapped, watching her plunge but... she was at least holding on with both hands now! He ran back to the truck, driverside still open, sliding in and putting the vehicle from park to drive once more. "Slowly... easy..." he breathed, applying the gas as he slowly pulled the woman and the railing upwards! He got to a point where he could see the top bars of the railing jutting out from the side of the bridge when he put the truck in park again and made his way to the winch. He activated it, the spool slowly winding the cordage back, reeling the railing and woman back to firm ground. He ran over to the ledge, kneeling, reaching out with his right hand. "Grab my hand!"

She felt herself ascending, looking up at the bridge above as she was reeled back to safety-hopefully. "Yes-yes! Its working!!" She screamed, and as she was getting to the point where the rail prevented her from ascending any further, being wedged under the lip of the bridge, did the man return to offer his hand! She hesitated for a moment, her fingers hurting, but with one, solid lunge with her right hand she grabbed a hold of his wrist while still holding onto the makeshift ladder with her left! "Pull me up... pull me up...!" She whimpered.

Jack felt her hand wrap around his wrist, and he interlocked hers with his fingers. "Igotya-Igotya...!" he strained. Gripping her tightly, he pulled her arm up, reaching out with his other hand to grab ahold of her right armpit and shoulder for a better purchase. "Easy does it...!" He says, manipulating her slender figure onto the bridge by her stomach, reaching over and grabbing her waistband of her pants above her butt, gripping the denim tightly before yanking the rest of her up, dragging her onto the bridge at long last! "Hah..., phew..." he sighed, slowly falling to his own butt beside the woman, leaning his back against a firmer part of the railing that didn't break free, legs bent, boot arms draped over his knees. "Hah....heh... Welcome to Raccoon City!" he said in a playful manner, glancing over to the left at her, smirking as his long bangs draped over his pale, sweaty face, smiling.


He rolled onto his left knee, hand outstretched again to help her up. "Jack... Jack Cavanaugh..." he introduced himself shakily.

She lay there for a few moments on her stomach, just glad to be on firm support again! "Oh my god... oh my god..." she repeated, only to then hear him say:

Jack Cavanaugh wrote:"Hah....heh... Welcome to Raccoon City!" he said in a playful manner, glancing over to the left at her, smirking as his long bangs draped over his pale, sweaty face, smiling.


He rolled onto his left knee, hand outstretched again to help her up. "Jack... Jack Cavanaugh..." he introduced himself shakily.

She blinked for a moment, and rolled onto her left side as he just... said that to her after all of this! "Heh..heh!" she chuckled, shaking her own, sweaty head. "Yeah? Well... your city sucks." she replied, before acknowledging his outstretched hand. She grabbed it, and together, both stood back up on their feet. "Amanda Ryan..." she introduced back. He was slightly taller than her, decked out... in like paramilitary clothes or like he just raided an Army Navy Surplus. "You... You're kinda a jerk, Jack." she says, slamming her fist into his shoulder. "That- that was my promise I'd hit you." She says, pointing at him before glancing back to the ledge and made her way over to his truck. "Yeah, what the hell was that thing?" She asked.

Amanda Ryan wrote:She lay there for a few moments on her stomach, just glad to be on firm support again! "Oh my god... oh my god..." she repeated, only to then hear him say:

Jack Cavanaugh wrote:"Hah....heh... Welcome to Raccoon City!" he said in a playful manner, glancing over to the left at her, smirking as his long bangs draped over his pale, sweaty face, smiling.


He rolled onto his left knee, hand outstretched again to help her up. "Jack... Jack Cavanaugh..." he introduced himself shakily.

She blinked for a moment, and rolled onto her left side as he just... said that to her after all of this! "Heh..heh!" she chuckled, shaking her own, sweaty head. "Yeah? Well... your city sucks." she replied, before acknowledging his outstretched hand. She grabbed it, and together, both stood back up on their feet. "Amanda Ryan..." she introduced back. He was slightly taller than her, decked out... in like paramilitary clothes or like he just raided an Army Navy Surplus. "You... You're kinda a jerk, Jack." she says, slamming her fist into his shoulder. "That- that was my promise I'd hit you." She says, pointing at him before glancing back to the ledge and made her way over to his truck. "Yeah, what the hell was that thing?" She asked.

Jack's shoulder recoiled after Amanda hit him, and he raised a brow. He wanted to say something silly, like 'You never seen a dog before?' but... couldn't. So instead: "I...I dunno. We both saw it, lived it. It was real." He says, and then down into the mist below, using his light to look for a body but it was impossible to see. "And I'd rather not find out if its still kicking." He says, as he turns the light off and heads back to the truck. "I would guess you would like a ride? Back to wherever you were before you got chased by that thing? Because my boss says the city is full of things, and... people going crazy. Like, trying to eat you alive, crazy. The special kind." he continued. "So I can either take you to Stoneville Road or you can tag along." he says, turning away from her, taking out his handgun, ejecting the mag, shaking his head when he realized it was the ten round mag, tossing it onto the driver's seat before sliding in a fresh magazine from his sidepack. He faced her again, sliding his handgun into the holster. "Because I have places to be... a friend of mine is at the University and I need to get them to the R.P.D. I can't let my Boss down."

Jack Cavanaugh wrote:

Amanda Ryan wrote:She lay there for a few moments on her stomach, just glad to be on firm support again! "Oh my god... oh my god..." she repeated, only to then hear him say:

Jack Cavanaugh wrote:"Hah....heh... Welcome to Raccoon City!" he said in a playful manner, glancing over to the left at her, smirking as his long bangs draped over his pale, sweaty face, smiling.


He rolled onto his left knee, hand outstretched again to help her up. "Jack... Jack Cavanaugh..." he introduced himself shakily.

She blinked for a moment, and rolled onto her left side as he just... said that to her after all of this! "Heh..heh!" she chuckled, shaking her own, sweaty head. "Yeah? Well... your city sucks." she replied, before acknowledging his outstretched hand. She grabbed it, and together, both stood back up on their feet. "Amanda Ryan..." she introduced back. He was slightly taller than her, decked out... in like paramilitary clothes or like he just raided an Army Navy Surplus. "You... You're kinda a jerk, Jack." she says, slamming her fist into his shoulder. "That- that was my promise I'd hit you." She says, pointing at him before glancing back to the ledge and made her way over to his truck. "Yeah, what the hell was that thing?" She asked.

Jack's shoulder recoiled after Amanda hit him, and he raised a brow. He wanted to say something silly, like 'You never seen a dog before?' but... couldn't. So instead: "I...I dunno. We both saw it, lived it. It was real." He says, and then down into the mist below, using his light to look for a body but it was impossible to see. "And I'd rather not find out if its still kicking." He says, as he turns the light off and heads back to the truck. "I would guess you would like a ride? Back to wherever you were before you got chased by that thing? Because my boss says the city is full of things, and... people going crazy. Like, trying to eat you alive, crazy. The special kind." he continued. "So I can either take you to Stoneville Road or you can tag along." he says, turning away from her, taking out his handgun, ejecting the mag, shaking his head when he realized it was the ten round mag, tossing it onto the driver's seat before sliding in a fresh magazine from his sidepack. He faced her again, sliding his handgun into the holster. "Because I have places to be... a friend of mine is at the University and I need to get them to the R.P.D. I can't let my Boss down."

She shook her head. "I was near some dock, and... what you said about people going crazy? I believe it, there was a guy back there trapped inside some information booth of sorts. He scared the shit out of me, and thats when that... THING appeared and totaled my car..." she explained. "Next thing, I'm running into the woods and I bump into you. And its kinda fucking prophetic, considering my original goal was to head to the University to meet with a friend of mine. So, if you're heading there? I'm coming with you. I need to make sure she's fine. Besides, I'm not walking back to Stone-Ville with monsters and cannibals running about." She declared with her hands on her hips.

Amanda Ryan wrote:

Jack Cavanaugh wrote:

Amanda Ryan wrote:She lay there for a few moments on her stomach, just glad to be on firm support again! "Oh my god... oh my god..." she repeated, only to then hear him say:

Jack Cavanaugh wrote:"Hah....heh... Welcome to Raccoon City!" he said in a playful manner, glancing over to the left at her, smirking as his long bangs draped over his pale, sweaty face, smiling.


He rolled onto his left knee, hand outstretched again to help her up. "Jack... Jack Cavanaugh..." he introduced himself shakily.

She blinked for a moment, and rolled onto her left side as he just... said that to her after all of this! "Heh..heh!" she chuckled, shaking her own, sweaty head. "Yeah? Well... your city sucks." she replied, before acknowledging his outstretched hand. She grabbed it, and together, both stood back up on their feet. "Amanda Ryan..." she introduced back. He was slightly taller than her, decked out... in like paramilitary clothes or like he just raided an Army Navy Surplus. "You... You're kinda a jerk, Jack." she says, slamming her fist into his shoulder. "That- that was my promise I'd hit you." She says, pointing at him before glancing back to the ledge and made her way over to his truck. "Yeah, what the hell was that thing?" She asked.

Jack's shoulder recoiled after Amanda hit him, and he raised a brow. He wanted to say something silly, like 'You never seen a dog before?' but... couldn't. So instead: "I...I dunno. We both saw it, lived it. It was real." He says, and then down into the mist below, using his light to look for a body but it was impossible to see. "And I'd rather not find out if its still kicking." He says, as he turns the light off and heads back to the truck. "I would guess you would like a ride? Back to wherever you were before you got chased by that thing? Because my boss says the city is full of things, and... people going crazy. Like, trying to eat you alive, crazy. The special kind." he continued. "So I can either take you to Stoneville Road or you can tag along." he says, turning away from her, taking out his handgun, ejecting the mag, shaking his head when he realized it was the ten round mag, tossing it onto the driver's seat before sliding in a fresh magazine from his sidepack. He faced her again, sliding his handgun into the holster. "Because I have places to be... a friend of mine is at the University and I need to get them to the R.P.D. I can't let my Boss down."

She shook her head. "I was near some dock, and... what you said about people going crazy? I believe it, there was a guy back there trapped inside some information booth of sorts. He scared the shit out of me, and thats when that... THING appeared and totaled my car..." she explained. "Next thing, I'm running into the woods and I bump into you. And its kinda fucking prophetic, considering my original goal was to head to the University to meet with a friend of mine. So, if you're heading there? I'm coming with you. I need to make sure she's fine. Besides, I'm not walking back to Stone-Ville with monsters and cannibals running about." She declared with her hands on her hips.

Jack smiled at that. "Good." He replied, taking the magazine he threw onto the seat, and tossed it to her. "Make yourself useful then, load that while I'm driving. Needs seven more bullets, I got a box in the car." he explained, nodding to the passenger seat. He then returned to the driver's seat and pulled his seatbelt across. "Time's awaistin'!" He called back.

Jack Cavanaugh wrote:

Amanda Ryan wrote:

Jack Cavanaugh wrote:

Amanda Ryan wrote:She lay there for a few moments on her stomach, just glad to be on firm support again! "Oh my god... oh my god..." she repeated, only to then hear him say:

Jack Cavanaugh wrote:"Hah....heh... Welcome to Raccoon City!" he said in a playful manner, glancing over to the left at her, smirking as his long bangs draped over his pale, sweaty face, smiling.


He rolled onto his left knee, hand outstretched again to help her up. "Jack... Jack Cavanaugh..." he introduced himself shakily.

She blinked for a moment, and rolled onto her left side as he just... said that to her after all of this! "Heh..heh!" she chuckled, shaking her own, sweaty head. "Yeah? Well... your city sucks." she replied, before acknowledging his outstretched hand. She grabbed it, and together, both stood back up on their feet. "Amanda Ryan..." she introduced back. He was slightly taller than her, decked out... in like paramilitary clothes or like he just raided an Army Navy Surplus. "You... You're kinda a jerk, Jack." she says, slamming her fist into his shoulder. "That- that was my promise I'd hit you." She says, pointing at him before glancing back to the ledge and made her way over to his truck. "Yeah, what the hell was that thing?" She asked.

Jack's shoulder recoiled after Amanda hit him, and he raised a brow. He wanted to say something silly, like 'You never seen a dog before?' but... couldn't. So instead: "I...I dunno. We both saw it, lived it. It was real." He says, and then down into the mist below, using his light to look for a body but it was impossible to see. "And I'd rather not find out if its still kicking." He says, as he turns the light off and heads back to the truck. "I would guess you would like a ride? Back to wherever you were before you got chased by that thing? Because my boss says the city is full of things, and... people going crazy. Like, trying to eat you alive, crazy. The special kind." he continued. "So I can either take you to Stoneville Road or you can tag along." he says, turning away from her, taking out his handgun, ejecting the mag, shaking his head when he realized it was the ten round mag, tossing it onto the driver's seat before sliding in a fresh magazine from his sidepack. He faced her again, sliding his handgun into the holster. "Because I have places to be... a friend of mine is at the University and I need to get them to the R.P.D. I can't let my Boss down."

She shook her head. "I was near some dock, and... what you said about people going crazy? I believe it, there was a guy back there trapped inside some information booth of sorts. He scared the shit out of me, and thats when that... THING appeared and totaled my car..." she explained. "Next thing, I'm running into the woods and I bump into you. And its kinda fucking prophetic, considering my original goal was to head to the University to meet with a friend of mine. So, if you're heading there? I'm coming with you. I need to make sure she's fine. Besides, I'm not walking back to Stone-Ville with monsters and cannibals running about." She declared with her hands on her hips.

Jack smiled at that. "Good." He replied, taking the magazine he threw onto the seat, and tossed it to her. "Make yourself useful then, load that while I'm driving. Needs seven more bullets, I got a box in the car." he explained, nodding to the passenger seat. He then returned to the driver's seat and pulled his seatbelt across. "Time's awaistin'!" He called back.

Amanda caught the small black object, fumbling with it before finally holding onto it. "W-woah, wait, what?" She asked.

---

They were down the road, and she was loading the small brass bullets into the magazine. Easy peasy.



"So how do you think this all started?" She asked, looking over to Jack.

Amanda Ryan wrote:

Jack Cavanaugh wrote:

Amanda Ryan wrote:

Jack Cavanaugh wrote:

Amanda Ryan wrote:She lay there for a few moments on her stomach, just glad to be on firm support again! "Oh my god... oh my god..." she repeated, only to then hear him say:

Jack Cavanaugh wrote:"Hah....heh... Welcome to Raccoon City!" he said in a playful manner, glancing over to the left at her, smirking as his long bangs draped over his pale, sweaty face, smiling.


He rolled onto his left knee, hand outstretched again to help her up. "Jack... Jack Cavanaugh..." he introduced himself shakily.

She blinked for a moment, and rolled onto her left side as he just... said that to her after all of this! "Heh..heh!" she chuckled, shaking her own, sweaty head. "Yeah? Well... your city sucks." she replied, before acknowledging his outstretched hand. She grabbed it, and together, both stood back up on their feet. "Amanda Ryan..." she introduced back. He was slightly taller than her, decked out... in like paramilitary clothes or like he just raided an Army Navy Surplus. "You... You're kinda a jerk, Jack." she says, slamming her fist into his shoulder. "That- that was my promise I'd hit you." She says, pointing at him before glancing back to the ledge and made her way over to his truck. "Yeah, what the hell was that thing?" She asked.

Jack's shoulder recoiled after Amanda hit him, and he raised a brow. He wanted to say something silly, like 'You never seen a dog before?' but... couldn't. So instead: "I...I dunno. We both saw it, lived it. It was real." He says, and then down into the mist below, using his light to look for a body but it was impossible to see. "And I'd rather not find out if its still kicking." He says, as he turns the light off and heads back to the truck. "I would guess you would like a ride? Back to wherever you were before you got chased by that thing? Because my boss says the city is full of things, and... people going crazy. Like, trying to eat you alive, crazy. The special kind." he continued. "So I can either take you to Stoneville Road or you can tag along." he says, turning away from her, taking out his handgun, ejecting the mag, shaking his head when he realized it was the ten round mag, tossing it onto the driver's seat before sliding in a fresh magazine from his sidepack. He faced her again, sliding his handgun into the holster. "Because I have places to be... a friend of mine is at the University and I need to get them to the R.P.D. I can't let my Boss down."

She shook her head. "I was near some dock, and... what you said about people going crazy? I believe it, there was a guy back there trapped inside some information booth of sorts. He scared the shit out of me, and thats when that... THING appeared and totaled my car..." she explained. "Next thing, I'm running into the woods and I bump into you. And its kinda fucking prophetic, considering my original goal was to head to the University to meet with a friend of mine. So, if you're heading there? I'm coming with you. I need to make sure she's fine. Besides, I'm not walking back to Stone-Ville with monsters and cannibals running about." She declared with her hands on her hips.

Jack smiled at that. "Good." He replied, taking the magazine he threw onto the seat, and tossed it to her. "Make yourself useful then, load that while I'm driving. Needs seven more bullets, I got a box in the car." he explained, nodding to the passenger seat. He then returned to the driver's seat and pulled his seatbelt across. "Time's awaistin'!" He called back.

Amanda caught the small black object, fumbling with it before finally holding onto it. "W-woah, wait, what?" She asked.

---

They were down the road, and she was loading the small brass bullets into the magazine. Easy peasy.



"So how do you think this all started?" She asked, looking over to Jack.

While Amanda was loading his magazine, one hand was on the wheel, the other on the handset. "Kendo, do you read me...? Kendo? Fuck... radio's out. Nothing but static." He sighed, then looked over to Amanda.

"I don't have a clue..." he admitted, glancing back to the road ahead. "I've been out of town most of the day... I only got the message from my boss a few minutes before I nearly ran into you." He explained. Glancing back. "As soon as we find your friend and I find Rin, I'll take you back to the outskirts of town. I doubt you'd wanna stick around after that. Hell, if its safer, I'll might just drive us out of here."

(To Lynn Valley)