A Future Legend

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thank you to yeats for the headlines.

NUCLEAR BLAST LEVELS D.C.

- as near as we're allowed to go, ladies and gentlemen. For those of you just tuning in, we have confirmed that the nation's capital has been completely decimated by a ground-level nuclear explosion, and there appear to be no survivors. It's... excuse me. Ted, Jesus, just give me a second. -

Millions dead, U.S. Government in chaos

CIA suspects suitcase nuke; Evidence thin

Reports still arriving
A Nation Grieves: Vigils Across America

MARTIAL LAW DECLARED

- expect to have the new President sworn into office shortly, though who exactly will be taking that oath is yet to be determined -

Wide-reaching police crackdown

FOUR DEAD, HUNDREDS INJURED AT PROTEST IN BOSTON

Riots breaking out across the nation

- reporting live from Dallas where a huge group of civilians have overtaken the National Guard -

MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE ARSON AT HANDS OF MILITIA, THOUSANDS FLEE STATE

Independent unauthorized border patrols forming nationwide

Citizens advised to stay at home, prepare for worst

NEW YORK TIMES CORP. OUT OF BUSINESS?

News giant cites economic problems; Bloggers claim censorship by military

POWER PLANT EXPLOSION IN NJ

THOUSANDS OF RIOTERS KILLED IN KANSAS MELTDOWN


Media outlets shutting down across country

Lights Out, America

- repeat, please stay inside, wash your hands and limit contact with anyone outside your family. This is the emergency broadcast system. This is not a test. The W.H.O. and C.D.C. have declared a pandemic in progress -

- Hello? Hello. I'm trying every channel, here. If anybody can hear me... if anyone's alive out there, please. Please answer me. -
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“I can’t stay in here any longer.”

Janice pounded her fist down onto the makeshift pillow William had made for her - hay wrapped inside his jacket. William merely sighed as he stood up and started pacing, just like he had been for the past three hours they had been stuck inside the barn. Down below, a horse whinnied, her nose sniffing the air for any sign of food. Alas, the barn had been ransacked the night before, angry protesters stealing the food for themselves.

“We have to find other people,” William looked at Janice sternly. “But it has to be at the right time.”

“Now is the right time,” Janice whined. “Nighttime, when no one cares who’s roaming the streets.”

William just shook his head and sat back down, exhausted. The pair had barely eaten anything since they fled their bombed city. He could still hear the whining of the war planes as they flew dangerously close overhead, bombs dropping like Tic-Tacs out of their box. But instead of light chatter, there were mass explosions as the bombs hit buildings, roads, people. The masked pilots, terrorists, and bombers that had taken over the United States were an unknown country, unknown personnel. All that the remaining survivors knew was that if there was someone running at you with a mask on - you needed to hide.

“Check the radio,” Janice said with a loud yawn. “Maybe there’s some news.”

“Everyone’s either in hiding or dead, Janice,” William said painfully, choking back tears. “We’ll check the radio tomorrow morning.”

There was a long pause before Janice asked, “What if we’re not alive tomorrow morning?”




comments/corrections are much appreciated.
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I have to say, you know how to catch one's attention! I like how you used captions to show the passage of time and development of things, much more interesting than a "prologue." :)
 
But I hope you'll give more clarification about why Americans were rioting against their own authorities. Was it because they blamed their own government for not preventing the attack? Or was it that they were just plundering generally, and authorities simply got in their way?

A request: please DON'T make the attackers turn out to be South African white supremacists. Those have been used more than enough.
 
Copperfox said:
But I hope you'll give more clarification about why Americans were rioting against their own authorities. Was it because they blamed their own government for not preventing the attack? Or was it that they were just plundering generally, and authorities simply got in their way?

A request: please DON'T make the attackers turn out to be South African white supremacists. Those have been used more than enough.
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All in due time, Copperfox!

Becca_Mickah said:
Wow that was really grabbing. Please have more soon I like this it sounds interesting. I hope to see more.
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Thank you! I'll post a little more tonight (:
 
xxjessmorixx said:
well, i had no plan on continuing untill i read the first line.... but you got me. *.*
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Oh, well, thank you, I guess.





William’s eyes fluttered open to the sound of footsteps down below. He peered through the cracks in the wooden floor to see three masked men, armed with guns standing directly below the deck he and Janice had been sleeping on. It was pitch black outside, and the only light was a dim lantern one of the men must have brought with them. Janice didn’t stir as William silently walked over towards her hay bed and stood against the wall, hoping to get as far away from the masked men as possible.

“We don’t need any damned horses,” one of the men huffed in thickly accented English. “We need the last of that city’s population, otherwise they’ll go tell the rest of the world-”

“If you haven’t noticed yet,” came a low, sultry female voice. “I’ve got men to decimate most of the world.”

“We’ve only hit America, ma’am,” came the accented voice.

“For now, we’ve only hit America. I’ve still got to kill off most of Europe, and maybe some of China.”

“But, ma’am, if there’s no one on the planet, who are you going to rule?”

There was a long pause before the woman responded, “We’re repopulating this Earth, don’t you remember? We’re not ruling it quite yet. Our generation of humans has started global warming and all of this -”

“This what?” another male asked after a long silence.

“Shush!” the female snapped, then whispered something so quickly William barely noticed she had said anything. He held his breath as he realized the woman sensed their presence. After nearly a minute, William’s lungs felt like they were going to burst, the burning call for air making his eyes sting.

“Let’s go,” the female quietly said, and he heard them exit rapidly from the barn. He exhaled slowly, deeply, and then inhaled quickly. He could feel his heart pounding loudly through his chest. William stepped back from the wall he had been pressed against, his hands clammy and his forehead a sweaty mess.

Out of nowhere, three bullet shots rang out into the night. Janice sat up, startled. Two more followed suit, and instinctively, William ducked down and pulled Janice down too - just as two bullets pierced the barn’s walls just above their heads. Outside, he heard the female and two males yelling at each other over the gunfire.

“Let’s go,” Janice grabbed William’s hand, about to stand up.

“Are you crazy?” William pulled her back. “There are people outside armed with guns, and you want to run out there and expect to live?”

Janice’s face flushed as she realized her error. “I just want to go home.”

“To what?” William looked back at her with a frown, his eyes welling up with tears. A car started in the distance, the silence now even more frightening than it was before.
 
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Thanks for the comments, dears! <3 Sorry I didn't update recently, we went on a family trip to Florida and I had no time to write anything...let me know if you're still interested and I'll update tomorrow afternoon(:

 
Sorry I didn't update recently, we went on a family trip to Florida and I had no time to write anything...let me know if you're still interested and I'll update tomorrow afternoon(:
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Do it! ^.^

I envy you being in Florida, lol.
 
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