Sharfghotten
14-01-2008, 18:45
The village was unusually quiet. Normally, the small village square was a mass of bodies, people hustling and bustling every which way to carry out their daily business, be it at the market, or in one of the numerous small shops on the village high street. All around the village lay a dark and impenetrable jungle, the only access out of the village a thin concrete road, winding through the jungle like a snake.
But today, nobody moved in the village. A few stray newspaper pages drifted along the high street, but nothing alive was visible.
A bus was making its way along the road, oblivious to the eerie silence over the village. It was full of school children returning from a school trip. As the bus crossed where the bridge over a wild river should have been, it instead tumbled through the air, the bridge smashed through the middle as if by the fist of an angry god. The occupants of the bus screamed as one as the bus splashed into the waist deep river.
The children crawled out, one by one, until all but one was standing at the edge of the river. The final child was on the side of the bus, talking to the driver.
"Come on, get out quick!"
"My leg's trapped, but i think i can move it..."
Then the man disappeared into a pool of frothing water. As the child recoiled, about 2 or 3 small fish with wicked teeth snapped through thin air where his hand had been.
Piranahs.
As the water slowly got redder and redder, the boys made his way to the bank, tears dripping down his cheeks. The whole group were about 15/16 years of age, but standing there on the river bank they looked much younger.
"I think we should get to the village." Mumbled one of the group, and the others nodded their heads in unison.
***the village***
The group stood in the town square, all having made their way there after finding their homes empty, and not being able to contact their families. Unsure what to do, they shuffled on the spot, finding comfort in each others presence.
"THERE!"
a man had staggered out of the jungle, his clothes ragged and blood on his face. He seemed to be heading for the group, crying.
As they looked, a dark shape bounded out of the trees. It stood on two legs, and looked vaguely human. But something was... wrong.
The man saw the creature, and screamed. the creature grabbed the man, not looking at the kids, and disappeared into the jungle.
This is a group RP, with most players as the children, and as the RP moves along more roles will be introduced. If anyone joins i will create an OOC thread where people will request roles.
But today, nobody moved in the village. A few stray newspaper pages drifted along the high street, but nothing alive was visible.
A bus was making its way along the road, oblivious to the eerie silence over the village. It was full of school children returning from a school trip. As the bus crossed where the bridge over a wild river should have been, it instead tumbled through the air, the bridge smashed through the middle as if by the fist of an angry god. The occupants of the bus screamed as one as the bus splashed into the waist deep river.
The children crawled out, one by one, until all but one was standing at the edge of the river. The final child was on the side of the bus, talking to the driver.
"Come on, get out quick!"
"My leg's trapped, but i think i can move it..."
Then the man disappeared into a pool of frothing water. As the child recoiled, about 2 or 3 small fish with wicked teeth snapped through thin air where his hand had been.
Piranahs.
As the water slowly got redder and redder, the boys made his way to the bank, tears dripping down his cheeks. The whole group were about 15/16 years of age, but standing there on the river bank they looked much younger.
"I think we should get to the village." Mumbled one of the group, and the others nodded their heads in unison.
***the village***
The group stood in the town square, all having made their way there after finding their homes empty, and not being able to contact their families. Unsure what to do, they shuffled on the spot, finding comfort in each others presence.
"THERE!"
a man had staggered out of the jungle, his clothes ragged and blood on his face. He seemed to be heading for the group, crying.
As they looked, a dark shape bounded out of the trees. It stood on two legs, and looked vaguely human. But something was... wrong.
The man saw the creature, and screamed. the creature grabbed the man, not looking at the kids, and disappeared into the jungle.
This is a group RP, with most players as the children, and as the RP moves along more roles will be introduced. If anyone joins i will create an OOC thread where people will request roles.