Viva La Revolution
~ Episode 1
By : Jeremy Toh
Exclusive fan-fiction written for punkingthingsup.blogspot.com. All rights reserved. The siren wailed over the mummurs of fright and utter confusion. The raindrops gathered speed and hit the surface of the earth like comets hitting a planet. The dark and looming sky, swirls of clouds that many saw in awe hung in the air- as if a premonition of the things to come.
There was still fire everywhere. The ruins- what was left of it- were countless. Chunks of bricks were scattered everywhere. Pieces of glass were all over the ground.
The boy lifted his heavy head to take a peek. He breathed slowly- trying to make sure he was calm. His brown, short, hair was styled to the left side of his head- a punkish style. He wore a school uniform- there were patches of blood all over it. He wore a long pants- but the sides were ragged and torn. With much effort, the boy got up to his feet. A bruise and open wound on his arm, he winced in pain before kneeling down again.
Flashes of his memory came back to him. An explosion- a big one- and screams. Loud and terrifying screams. He saw himself jump onto the rocky surface of the ground beneath him and next thing he kenw, everything was in ruin.
The boy had lost his memory. He found it hard to speak and to look around. There were traces of evidence that this ruin used to be a school facility of somesort. A small piece of paper- charred by the raging fires it came across, flew infront of him and tugged his knee. The boy picked it up and read it. His dry, hoarse voice was the only thing that could be heard in the ruin.
'Name...' He read. 'Lucifer.'
he lowered his face to continue.
'The opposition party has gathered the following subsequent information. The project will be terminated on Thursday. All experiments are to sie-'
The paper ended there, with a long and perfect tear.
Lucifer...The boy thought to himself.
That's a good name.He threw a quick glance around him. He heard mummurs...but he couldn't see where they were coming from. A scream- followed by a loud crash and the sounds of an engine exploding. The boy got down just in time to see a piece of debris fall from the sky right in front of him. It was burning. Letters printed on it read, '-lice' and it was a blue hunk of metal.
Perhaps it was a door? The boy thought. Then suddenly, he heard screams again...mummerings getting louder.
'
this is happening...''the end is coming...''what about him? who will save him?'Stone silence...and then the ground burst up right before his eyes. Like a tendril of a vicious eating plant or an octopus, a gigantic mechanical claw surged into the air from below. It shook the earth. The claw then seeped back down again at a regular pace.
'What the hell was that?' Lucifer breathed.
'That was a monster. One of the many things that corrupted the earth.' A voice came from behind.
Lucifer turned to look behind him. It was a man- perhaps in his forties- who seemed familiar but he couldn't just place it.
'A...A monster?' Lucifer asked cautiously, getting up from the fall.
'I'm afraid so... these mindless creatures... they've torn the earth apart.' The man said again.
A loud chain dragging sound and a thunk and a mechanical like wail filled the air that very second.
'Hurry...' The man said quickly, picking the boy up. '...There is no time to lose.'
'We've got to make it to the others before it's too late. You understand this right?' He continued.
Lucifer shook his head. ' I'm afraid I don't understand anything at all...'
'You will, in time.' The man replied quickly, throwing glances at the cracks created by the creature as it soared into mid air.
The skidded along the sides of the facility. It was a huge place. Perhaps it was an laboratory, as hinted in the piece of note Lucifer found not long ago. They ran past several long columms and headed for a gib, metal door which read -'BOMB SHELTER'.
'It won't hold us for long, but this is all we have.' The man said.
He opened the door, showing the shadows that lay ahead.
'Go on in.' The man smiled.
Lucifer gulped.
'Go in.' The man said again.
He lifted his hand, as if showing a mark of respect.
Lucifer nodded and placed himslef inside. Just as the man shut the door, a stream of dim lights lit themsleves in two neat rows downward into the deeper sections of the bomb-shelter.
'What's your name, boy?' The man said.
'Me?' Lucifer asked. 'Oh...I'm lucifer.'
The man raised an eyebrow.
'Lucifer? That name rings a bell...' He whispered to himself. 'But nonetheless, we have to hurry. The others are trying to find a way out of this huge dome and we're running out of time.'
'Why are we running out of time?' Lucifer asked.
'PATIENCE!' The man roared. 'Right now, we've got to escape from-'
The whole ground shook, and the loud mechanical wail sounded again. The man threw his arm around lucifer and pressed him against the wall. The man turned his head away and told Lucifer to keep silent.
Lucifer felt the ground beneath him wobble gently, and loud piercing sounds echoed in the hall.
The two characters breathed heavily- trying to grasp calmness.
'That's the monster...' Lucifer whispered.
The man lifted his head and there was a sense of amusement in his eyes.
'If you'd like to call it that, then yes...that was the monster.' He said.
Lucifer could see the wrinkles on the mans face. The beard- short and neat- and the loss of hair. Once the ground remained still for what seemed forever, the two of them got back up.
'What is that thing anyway?' Lucifer asked. 'it was...huge...'
'I can't tell you right now...' The man said. 'My name's Benard, by the way.'
The old man gave a hand for the teenager to shake.
'Hello Benard. What the hell is going on here?' Lucifer demanded.
Benard shushed him and grabbed him by the neck.
'Have you forgotten about that thing?' Benard whispered. 'There are a group of...people here... they've been watching you from the moment you were born. I will not let them take you away...It's a duty entrusted to me.'
Lucifer frowned. 'Well...that's just great. I ask questions and all I get is more questions.'
'Which part of QUIET don't you understand? the Q or the U.I.E.T?' Benard whispered angrily.
'Sorry...' Lucifer mumbled as he followed the man into a large chamber.
What lay before him cause him to gasp. Benard stood by proudly.
'Magnificent isn't it?' Benard said and gave a devilish smirk.
TO be Continued
