Nightfall

We now had a fox and a raccoon on our side. Perhaps they weren't my first of choices, but if there were a chance that we'd be stuck in the middle of a war, we needed all the help we could get. We walked the cracked and broken streets of the abandoned city all day. Our legs were tired, and everything looked the same, but we knew we couldn't stop. If we stopped, that could be the end. "How long have we been walking?" Norm complains. "I don't know. I never checked my watch." I reply. "It feels like forever." He groans. Freddy shushes him. Norm is offended, but he shuts up. "Thank you. He was getting out of hand." Olivia says. "No, listen." Freddy instructs. A cold wind blows past us. It takes out all the lights, leaving us in utter darkness. "What the hell just happened?" I ask, not being able to see my own hand. "Nightfall." Freddy responds. Olivia sighs. A second later she throws up a huge bubble that wraps around the four of us. It lets off a little bit of light. Olivia turns to us. "We walk in darkness now."

Storytime

We sat in eager anticipation and waited for Freddy to tell us his story. Instead of talking, he just sat there eating jelly beans. Finally, Olivia broke the weird silence. "Freddy, aren't you gonna tell us what happened?" "Hmm?" "How'd you get here?" Freddy opens his eyes wide and eats another jelly bean. "I don't think he wants to talk now." Norm says. "He doesn't have to, but I am curious what happened." I reply. "Who cares? He's here now and that's all we need to know." Norm says, patting Freddy on the back. I sigh. "I guess. It just is all very odd. I mean what was going on with Sgt. Rogers back there?" Freddy rolls his eyes. Olivia notices right away. "Something we should know about her?" She asks. Freddy shakes his head. "She's not bad, not bad." "But?" Olivia says, trying to get him to talk more. "There is a war going on. A war for power." Olivia stands up. "We gotta get out of here." She announces. "Where?" I ask. "I don't know,but you heard him. There's a war going on, and I'm not about to get stuck in the middle of it."

Look whose Back

Norm was running so fast that I nearly lost him a few times amidst the tall grass. I started to get horrible cramps in my side. I wanted to stop, but I wouldn't allow myself no matter how bad it hurt. I pressed on. Eventually our raccoon friend stopped , and there we saw it. Freddy the Fox was standing on his hind legs. He had his usual goofy smile and yellow vest, but he was holding a brown, paper bag. " what you got there?" Norm asks, pointing to the bag. "That's the first thing you're gonna ask him?" I say. "Of course it is." "Jelly beans." Freddy responds simply, offering us his candy. "Don't mind if I do." Norm replies, reaching his paw in the bag. Norm throws jelly bean in his mouth only to recoil in disgust a second later. "What is it?" Olivia asks worridly. "It's black liquorice. I hate black liquorice. Why do they even make that?" Norm grabs another jelly bean. This time he is pleased. "Candy is great and all, but I have to ask where were you and how did you get here?" I wonder. Freddy sits down slowly and then ushers us to do the same.

Meadow

"Well here we are again. " Olivia sighs. "It's not so bad, and I promise this time I won't dive in the stream." Norm assures. " You better not. I don't want to end up in the sewer again." I reply. " I won't . I -" Norm froze before he could finish his thought. "What is it?" Olivia asks. Norm doesn't rrspond. Instead he runs off. "Where is he going?" I shout . " Who knows?" Olivia shouts back, chasing after him. I shrug and decide to run with olivia, hoping that it's a better surprise this time.

Ladder

"So we're back to the start?" Norm says forlorn. "Not exactly." Olivia replied. "What are you talking about?" Olivia points to a ladder a short distance away. The three of us exit the scene of the crash and climb the ladder. The manhole cover at the top was surprisingly easy to push open. We were greeted by a warm ray of light as we entered a lush, green meadow.  "Weren't we here before?" Norm asks. "Maybe." I say. Norm excitedly points to the gushing stream. "Yeah, we were!" Olivia sighs. "At least we are above ground."

Cracked Windshield

"Was that the end of the line?" Norm asks in a pain filled Voice. "It was something." Olivia responds, grasping her neck. I get up slowly and notice the windshield is cracked. "Hey guys, I think we have a way out." I say , pointing to the cracked windshield."Yeah, but where does it lead?" Norm asks. "Who cares?" Olivia replies. Norm shakes his head. He then helps me smash the windshield. Bits of debris fall in the car , but nothing too destructive. Before we knew it, the windshield was gone and we were out of the car, on foot in the abandoned tunnels.

Stop This Train

Faster and faster we went through the underground tunnel. We twisted and turned with maximum speed. The three of us were hurled against the wall of the train. There was no way of telling where we were going. I crawled on the filthy floor, then with all my might I pulled a rusty lever. The train squeeled as it attempted to brake. It looked as if we were going to stop, but we hit a wall, hard. The three of us got tossed liked ragdolls. It was painful,but we did stop and for that I was thankful.