Amber Waves (Pt 10 Finale for David's Story) (441 hits)
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Submitted by <ksj3888> (View user info) at 2007-12-20 00:42:16 EST
The duo stumbled up the Metro's escalator, the adrenaline of the previous moment wearing off. David's eyes flitted between the world and sleep. Amil could barely walk. Gunfire smacked and cracked above, the rumble of explosions shook dust from the roof into their eyes.
Amil spoke almost absentmindedly, "They fighting..."
"How are we going to go around it?" David looked at his friend.
"I don't know if we will..."
As they approached the stair's peak, the staccato stamp of gunfire marked the air with gradual prominence to their every step. Yells and war-cries could now be heard.
"We're going to die..."
"You prolly right."
They reached the top, cool air whipping around them. The night sky was lit by flares and live ammunition. A dead boy lay by the escalator's entrance, a large hole in his chest. Bullets pockmarked the wall outside the entrance, the old arena defaced by the war. David looked dazedly at the bleak cityscape. This was no welcome, nor was it any better than the hell of the subway. Soldiers and Locals fought viciously in the street; tooth and nail, fist and foot. One young local, body ripped and cut by gunfire, charged towards a soldier hiding behind the cover of an abandoned car. Struck repeatedly by bullets, he did not stop his progress, until finally meeting the soldier with a crushing swing to the jaw. His head sprung up like toast, the disconnected and twisted vertebrae holding on like taffy. Sledgehammer lost in death, the Local toppled over from his wounds, landing atop the downed soldier.
"You know...I left my best friend down there..." David turned to look at Amil, who was sitting on the ground, his eyes gray with mist. "I left him...ain't even think about it..." Amil's eyes closed, his chest stopped rising.
"Damnit..." David's eyes lingered on Amil's corpse for a second, then he turned away. Amil's blood ran through the layer of grain spread over the ground. Movement sluggish, David stumbled down the sidewalk, the battle around him flowing back and forth like a wave against the shore. Bullets whizzed by, as did people, rushing soldiers pushed back by the bullets of Locals-who rushed only to be repelled themselves. David walked inside of old restaurant-a Fuddruckers- dilapidated and splattered with gunfire. He could hear a machine gun rattle away on the second floor. A young man ran from outside, bullets kicking behind him and slid into the restaurant. He was carrying a rifle and a rocket launcher. Down the street, the familiar sound of a tank could be heard. A helicopter was approaching from somewhere to their left. Through an old window he could see a fire raging to the west. Cries and gunfire were all around.
Slumping to the floor, David let out an exhausted breath, gold dust kicking up around his collapse. He looked up at the kid, struggling with the LAW.
"It's not worth it...the giant always wins in the real world..."
The young man turned and looked at David, his clothes cut and torn, his body caked in blood and grime. He looked and sounded feverish. Picking up the rocket launcher, the boy ignored David's protests and walked out the doorway. He fired...
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Short I know, but this was supposed to be one short intro story to a bigger tale. Anyway there is more to come after this, from the other side of the country.
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Submitted by Lib (user info) at 2007-12-31 13:02:45 EST (#)
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Submitted by Spacegrass (user info) at 2007-12-21 14:25:50 EST (#)
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Submitted by monkeyswithguns (user info) at 2007-12-20 19:42:12 EST (#)
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Submitted by TheUniter (user info) at 2007-12-20 11:10:29 EST (#)
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Submitted by TheUniter (user info) at 2007-12-20 11:10:19 EST (#)
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Submitted by Brdn_Nkd (user info) at 2007-12-20 10:29:09 EST (#)
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no rad's just a douche bag sometimes. I enjoyed it but the ending was a bit of a let down.
Submitted by ksj3888 (user info) at 2007-12-20 10:15:11 EST (#)
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ouch rad. lol. Anyway, was it too short? Otherwise bad?
Submitted by EatMeCompletely (user info) at 2007-12-20 09:54:30 EST (#)
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Submitted by CaptainThorns (user info) at 2007-12-20 09:34:52 EST (#)
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More please.
Submitted by rad1101 (user info) at 2007-12-20 03:54:05 EST (#)
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FUCK YOU IT SUCKED
Submitted by woolfe (user info) at 2007-12-20 03:48:57 EST (#)
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