It was early in the morning the sun had recently risen over the
large metropolis, warming up the air from the chill of the night before.
Enormous glass monsters reflect the sun down onto the half covered street
below. The pedestrians mindlessly walk through the streets heading
to work giving it no thought at all, having done it so many times before
it that it has become routine. The bland sea moves as four wheeled
beasts stop to lets it pass. The mild air gently blows, causing dust
and tiny pieces of torn newspaper to scurry a long the sidewalk. Beyond
the curb stands a man, his suit was clean and freshly pressed. His
briefcase in hand he observes his surroundings the sea of pedestrians moves
slowly around him. Off in the distance a commotion can be heard,
the man’s attention was drawing to it like a moth to light. Piercing
screams of horror overwhelm the natural sounds of the morning. Crushing
blows of metal through metal and shattering glass follow closely.
The shear terror became closer, his and every other sight, was set on the
area that the sounds came from. The road was inclined upwards whatever
destruction was on its way would soon arrive. The thunderous rumble
grew louder, as an enormous bus came over the apex of the hill. The
front end ascended to the ground and the metal on the bumper screamed as
it grinded against the asphalt, the sparks danced beneath the bus as it
continued on its path. The front end of the bus collided with the
front corner of a perpendicular car. The car spun 180 degrees, smoke
and steam spewed from underneath the hood. The bus then unexpectedly
darted off to the right, the tires squealed in pain as a lair was stripped
off of them. The bus came to an abrupt stop as is smashed into the
side off one of the few brick buildings. The bricks crumbled on impact
a quarter of the bus rested inside the build as the hissing steam could
be hear from the man’s position on the street. People instinctively
swarmed over to the bus to help the passengers inside. The man stood
there in shock his whole body was frozen from the sight he just witnessed.
An odd musty smell came to his nose, a puzzled look came to his face.
In the corner of his right eye he saw a towering skinny figure dressed
in a tattered black cloak that was long enough to touch the ground.
A hood covered its entire head, and the sleeves draped over its hands.
The man instantly turned his head to the odd figure, when his eyes reached
it the figure was gone. The mans entire body moved to face the direction
where the mysterious figure stood, then he when in a full circle scanning
the scene. There was no sign of it to be seen, anywhere.
The day was young, a woman in her early twenties stood in her
usual spot waiting for the same bus that she had take everyday for the
past three months. Riding the bus always made her nervous so she
always brought her cd player with her to keep her mind occupied.
Bus 421 pulled up right on schedule, the breaks screamed to a halt and
the let out a sigh of relief. The door and she stepped inside, she
showed the driver her pass and gave him a smile and a nod as she walked
by. She noticed that the driver had beads of perspiration accumulating
on his for head, it was unusual for this time of morning but thought nothing
of it. The bus had the same strange aroma inside of it, it wasn’t
unpleasant but it was a noticeable change. The walked down the isle
and noticed the same expressionless faces. She sat down on the right
in her usual seat, and the bus continued on. A short time passed
when a sudden swerve awoke her from her daze grasping the seat. She
looked around the bus at the dull faces to see that she was the only one
to react. Minutes the bus went off coarse again this like striking
a parked car, the dull faces were now alive with fear. The young
woman looked out the window and pedestrians jumping out of the way, others
were screaming with fear. The bus then darted off onto the other
side of the road and clipped the back end of a passing vehicle. The
back end of the vehicle swung out onto the sidewalk smashing into one of
the running pedestrians. The young woman’s knuckles were white as
snow from gripping the seat to stay in place. The bus began to straighten
out, and continue up the street picking up speed. The young woman
was horrified at the sights she saw, she began to hyper ventilate and her
death grip on the seat loosened. She notices a new aroma over came
the bus, she felt odd that she noticed it at a time such as this.
The slightly became air born, on impact she flew out of her seat and on
to the floor. She immediately brought her head up to see if anyone
was going to fall on her. As she looked around quickly she saw that
everyone else had also been knocked over. As her eyes zipped around
she saw a blur of a tall figure wearing nothing but a large ripped black
cloak, no visible body parts appeared on the figure, beneath the hood was
a pitch-black space that seem endless. The figure was in the middle of
the isle not startled by the occurred events at all. One of the passengers
that was looking out the window let out a scream, the young woman turned
around to see that the were going to hit another vehicle. She grabbed
onto one of the poles above and held on for her life. A sudden jolt
overcame the bus, the young woman lost her grip as the bus tore off to
the right. She saw a brick wall speeding towards the bus, and was
sent flying to the front of the bus on impact.
It was another beautiful morning, the sky was an orangey blue
hue. The tip of the sun could be barely seen over the top of the
dreary bus station. The engine of bus 421 began to growl like an
angry dog defending its territory. The growl escalated into a vicious
roar, and the bus became alive. The driver sat in his seat breathing
heavily, a grim look of mild pain crossed his face. Fire burned in
his chest, causing him an irritating discomfort. He paid no attention
to it, thinking it was caused by his usual greasy breakfast. The bus rolled
out of the station and began its usual routine. The first few stops
were the same, the same dull people boarded and took the same seat that
they sat in everyday. The driver began to sweat unusually, and the
fire in his chest grew more irritating. The bus continued on its
usual stops, the bus came to the next stop with a young lady. The
driver liked the young lady, she stood out from the rest of the passengers
that he usually picked up, she actually seemed to have a personality.
She boarded the bus, she flashed her bus pass and gave him a smile.
The bus continued on its usual route, the perspiration became more intense
across his forehead. His vision suddenly became blurry and things
stared to blacken. The driver momentarily lost control of the bus
causing the bus to swerve. The sudden jerk of the bus awoke him like
an annoying alarm clock in the morning. He managed to regain control
of the bus, still feeling the unusual effects his surroundings blackened
again. When he awoke he found the bus driving towards the wrong side
of the road, the driver saw a car becoming closer and closer and immediately
began to turn the wheel. The bus hit the backside of the car, and
then arrived in the correct lane. The left side of the drives body
froze and the pain in his chest became too intense to bear. His heart
was like a jackhammer, the pain he experienced was expressed on his face.
His body went limb as his full weight laid across the wheel and the gas
pedal. The driver slightly regained conciseness when the bus collided
with the ground from its air born ascend. The bus continued, and gunned
towards a set of red streetlights. A car was on its was through the
intersection as the bus smashed through it like a brick through a window.
The drivers eyes were barely open as the car bounced off the bus. The driver
blinked when his eyes when opened there was a tall figure draped in a black,
standing a few meters ahead of the bus, directly in its path. The
tattered cloak blew in the wind, the large hood covered the mysterious
figures face. The driver used his remaining strength to swerve the
bus off to the right missing the figure. The bus struck the side
of a building, the steering wheel kept the driver from meeting the windshield.
Before the driver blacked out he saw the young woman that stood out on
the bus, fly through the windshield.