10-21-2018, 06:02 PM
Otrera continues to peer behind the outcrop rock within the cavern. The minions that were chasing her earlier are still enjoying the sweets she had previously laid out to lure Jack. However, they stop suddenly, raising their heads to look towards the sky. She cannot see what they see. The minions are obviously bewildered by whatever they are looking at, so Otrera leaves the cave to get a better look.
Once outside of the cave, the filly looks at what they are seeing. All she can see from the sky are clouds rolling in a quick speed in front of the moon. The fog that remains from earlier catches her attention as it thickens. A ferocious wind sweeps through where she stands within Nerine, sweeping everything away. Her eyes widen at what is happening, along with a shock expression on her small child-like face.
Her sister-minions even begin to slowly back away from where they came from. She isn’t sure why they are shivering, or why they are afraid. All she knows she is afraid too if they are. A cold shudder runs down her spine, making her hair stand up. Carefully, she allows her gaze to scan the fogless terrain around her.
Suddenly the decoys come to life. Otrera jumps up with fright, squealing as loud as she can. All the decoys have angry expressions on their pumpkin faces. When the decoys move the earth around them changes. Some of them grab the kitchen knives from their heads and point them towards her.
“WHAT!” She shouts out in fright, shivering from her hooves to the very tip of her ears. The games are done!? The fun is done!? She must RUN now!? Where?! Otrera continues to shiver. Her gaze jumps from one place to another, trying to count how many decoys there are. There are too many of them. She’s not going to be able to run.
More of them begin to gather. Some are falling from the trees. Some of them are strolling towards her from all sides. She can hear them even in the cavern. Was there even a way out? She’s surrounded by all of them. All she knows is she needs to run.
Otrera lets out a loud gulp.
She has to think quick. What the hell could she possibly do!?
However, her thinking has gotten her into even more trouble. One of the decoys was right behind her, ready to stab that kitchen knife right into her! Otrera leaps forward, moving out of time to get out of the way. “Jack! Jack! No!” She shouts at him. Her voice is shaking as she speaks to him. How could he do this to her? She’s only a child!
The decoy of Jack again lunges at her. Otrera jumps out of the way again. Jack grumbles at her angrily. “I’m sorry! I’m sorry,” she cries out at him. She doesn’t know what to do. She doesn’t know how to fight or even come to sense of what is happening right now. First it was a game and now it was her death.
All she can remember right now is she needs to run. Run, yes! She needs to run.
Otrera quickly scrambles on her small hooves towards the forest, leaving the cavern behind her. If she runs fast enough (despite how stumpy her legs are right now) she might be able to make it away. Maybe she could get help. Her parents would know what to do. They would save her.
The decoy of Jack follows her without delay. Otrera can feel Jack just behind her. He is determined to get his hands on her. Yet, she would not let this monster get her that easily. She had some time to think as she continued to run deep into the forest. Nerine was her home, and she knew exactly how she might get rid of him. Well, at least off her back maybe for a time.
She begins turning and twisting around the trees that come into her path. She changes the direction of where she is coming several times. The filly is determined to find the item she is looking for. There was a lot of Halloween decorations around still, but once she saw those Halloween lights on the bush that was the item she needed. Otrera grabs the lights as she quickly passes by the bush.
Jack lunges forward, trying to grab her with his open hand while the other knife is in his other. He grabs her right foreleg successfully. “No, no!” She screams. Kicking and squirming as much as she can. She tries with all her strength to get away from him. Jack lets out a pitiful laugh at her. It only encourages her more. She puts all her weight in her front legs and bucks at him, hitting him right in the gut. Jack yells out in pain and lets go of her at the same time.
Quickly, she scrambles away from Jack. She has a good head start on him, which gives her enough time to set up her plan for escape. Otrera wraps one end of the Halloween lights around a tree trunk and then leads them to another tree trunk. Once finished she places herself right where Jack would see her. Hopefully, Jack would be too consumed with trying to get her and not notice the Halloween lights she has laid out to trip him.
“Hey Jack! Over here!” She calls with obvious fear in her voice as soon as she sees him in the distance.
Once outside of the cave, the filly looks at what they are seeing. All she can see from the sky are clouds rolling in a quick speed in front of the moon. The fog that remains from earlier catches her attention as it thickens. A ferocious wind sweeps through where she stands within Nerine, sweeping everything away. Her eyes widen at what is happening, along with a shock expression on her small child-like face.
Her sister-minions even begin to slowly back away from where they came from. She isn’t sure why they are shivering, or why they are afraid. All she knows she is afraid too if they are. A cold shudder runs down her spine, making her hair stand up. Carefully, she allows her gaze to scan the fogless terrain around her.
Suddenly the decoys come to life. Otrera jumps up with fright, squealing as loud as she can. All the decoys have angry expressions on their pumpkin faces. When the decoys move the earth around them changes. Some of them grab the kitchen knives from their heads and point them towards her.
“WHAT!” She shouts out in fright, shivering from her hooves to the very tip of her ears. The games are done!? The fun is done!? She must RUN now!? Where?! Otrera continues to shiver. Her gaze jumps from one place to another, trying to count how many decoys there are. There are too many of them. She’s not going to be able to run.
More of them begin to gather. Some are falling from the trees. Some of them are strolling towards her from all sides. She can hear them even in the cavern. Was there even a way out? She’s surrounded by all of them. All she knows is she needs to run.
Otrera lets out a loud gulp.
She has to think quick. What the hell could she possibly do!?
However, her thinking has gotten her into even more trouble. One of the decoys was right behind her, ready to stab that kitchen knife right into her! Otrera leaps forward, moving out of time to get out of the way. “Jack! Jack! No!” She shouts at him. Her voice is shaking as she speaks to him. How could he do this to her? She’s only a child!
The decoy of Jack again lunges at her. Otrera jumps out of the way again. Jack grumbles at her angrily. “I’m sorry! I’m sorry,” she cries out at him. She doesn’t know what to do. She doesn’t know how to fight or even come to sense of what is happening right now. First it was a game and now it was her death.
All she can remember right now is she needs to run. Run, yes! She needs to run.
Otrera quickly scrambles on her small hooves towards the forest, leaving the cavern behind her. If she runs fast enough (despite how stumpy her legs are right now) she might be able to make it away. Maybe she could get help. Her parents would know what to do. They would save her.
The decoy of Jack follows her without delay. Otrera can feel Jack just behind her. He is determined to get his hands on her. Yet, she would not let this monster get her that easily. She had some time to think as she continued to run deep into the forest. Nerine was her home, and she knew exactly how she might get rid of him. Well, at least off her back maybe for a time.
She begins turning and twisting around the trees that come into her path. She changes the direction of where she is coming several times. The filly is determined to find the item she is looking for. There was a lot of Halloween decorations around still, but once she saw those Halloween lights on the bush that was the item she needed. Otrera grabs the lights as she quickly passes by the bush.
Jack lunges forward, trying to grab her with his open hand while the other knife is in his other. He grabs her right foreleg successfully. “No, no!” She screams. Kicking and squirming as much as she can. She tries with all her strength to get away from him. Jack lets out a pitiful laugh at her. It only encourages her more. She puts all her weight in her front legs and bucks at him, hitting him right in the gut. Jack yells out in pain and lets go of her at the same time.
Quickly, she scrambles away from Jack. She has a good head start on him, which gives her enough time to set up her plan for escape. Otrera wraps one end of the Halloween lights around a tree trunk and then leads them to another tree trunk. Once finished she places herself right where Jack would see her. Hopefully, Jack would be too consumed with trying to get her and not notice the Halloween lights she has laid out to trip him.
“Hey Jack! Over here!” She calls with obvious fear in her voice as soon as she sees him in the distance.