2052...this was the date that all hope was lost for the human race...As well as my sanity...
My name is Natalie Woods; I'm one of the few remaining humans on earth, although I would prefer to have been killed along with my family. Since they came and destroyed everything I came to know and love, my will to live was slowly leaving me, maybe it would have been easier to have joined my family in heaven if there was such a place. But no, I wouldn't give up like that, not without a fight at least , because even with as little hope as there was for our species and planet there was still a little which gave me my strength, if I had any left...
The weight of the gun had become almost unbearable; of course it was only luck I found it on a dead soldier, who must have put up a fight but a pointless one at that. Travelling the streets of California was horrible, almost sickening, even though I was from Texas and coming here was only to escape my impending doom I still don't know which place I would have rather been. In Texas there had been screaming and moaning from the dying but here was neither just an eerie silence that was never ending, the type only happens in a horror movie where some idiot just plays into the hands of death.
But I was no idiot...then again this was no corny horror.
It became pretty clear to me that this place was as empty and desolate as the rest of the continent. With a sigh of defeat I walked back to my jeep, wasn't finding survivors anytime soon and I defiantly wasn't going to stand here like prey for the decepticons to come and kill or enslave me.
It would be pretty hard to drive any further through the streets, since the roads where practically covered in rubble and fallen part of buildings lay across some of them, so I decided to travel by foot. Making sure my gun strap was tight enough and picking up my radar to check for any, let's say...incoming company. But nothing and hopefully it would stay that way as long as I was here.
As much as I wanted to find survivors this device wasn't for humans just for them. If anything came within a certain range of this radar a red dot would appear on the screen .Connecting it to my belt I dwelled my way deeper into the forsaken city. The first of many building to catch my eye was a supermarket, which equalled food.
Entering the building brought back memories of shopping with my mother, memories that I pushed to the back of mind knew they would only cause me pain. There would be no use for frozen food my only hope would be to find a vending machine or something. I headed to the back of the building feeling a cooler breeze and to my astonishing luck there stood two vending machines.
Luckily, most of the glass had already been broken through so all I had to do was reach in and take what I needed. Reaching in I manage to get a coke and quavers ,pulling back only to get a small scratch from the glass ,not enough to draw blood thankfully. Placing them both in a small bag around my waist I
headed for the exit. Just as I turn the door handle though I felt something come loose and heard a thud on the floor.
I looked round to find my radar on the floor...damn thing mustn't have been hooked properly. Leaning down to pick it up I froze, my hand only inches away from the device. My eyes were glued to the red spot on its glowing screen. It was getting close; the sudden sound of the approaching monster confirmed my dreaded thought. The thumping of its footstep only works to increase my already throbbing heart as fear clawed at me causing my whole body to shake uncontrollably.
I had to think of a way to calm myself; I knew they could smell fear which really didn't help. Finding the courage to look I peaked my head over the counter to look out the window only wishing I hadn't. A large mechanical robot was searching the area. Properly had picked up my body heat or something. Since he wasn't looking my way yet so I used this time to evaluate what I might be running from soon.
His eyes were blood red like the rest of them, police doors made up his arms and legs, his fingers were long and sharp like knives, all in all he was terrifying. I made out the inscription on his arm as to be Punish and enslave. Well that just made me feel a whole lot better.
I had to think of something, I could run but I doubt that would get me far before he caught up to me and crushed me with only a flick of his hand, I shuddered at the thought...a mistake on my part.
His head shot up from where he was looking and directly faced the shop.
Crap how could I be so stupid to forget about them smelling human emotions, a mistake that could cost me my life. He seemed content with just staring at the shop, giving me a moment to calm down, I truly believed he had lost interest that was until he started heading towards the shop. Slowly backing away from the window on my hands and knees to the safety of the small corner in which the vending machines hid behind.
I use what little protection the wall gave me to slouch up against it, squeezing my eyes shut in another bad attempt of calming myself. I hoped he would get bored, maybe think that his sensors had failed him and that there was no human left here, and surprisingly it must have worked as I heard his heavy footsteps become more distant.
Relief washed over me and I bathed in it with satisfaction, there was no dying today I thought proudly.
Making sure I had everything I needed I headed for the backdoor of the shop and opened it carefully and slowly just encase he was there. The cost seemed clear and I could see my jeep intact from here which would be my best means for escape if he was still in the area. The nasty feeling of being watched spread down my spine...he was still here.
I knew that I would never make it to my jeep, but I had to try.
Swinging the door open with as much power as I could, I went into a full sprint, running faster than I had ever run my whole life, but my jeep that had seemed so close now seemed so far away, my legs were tiring and the thud of the guns constant banging against my waist really didn't help either.
Then I heard what I really didn't want to hear, large metal feet hitting the ground with such force you could hear it a mile away, I didn't dare turn around my main focus was to reach the jeep, but that task alone was now becoming less possible.
I could hear him catching up with me at such speed I didn't know whether it was worth getting the jeep. My mind was spinning, even if I reached my car what the hell was the point? He could still catch me, maybe I could lead him through the city in it and only pray to god that hed lose track, but I doubt that he would.
But my choices were limited and at that time it seemed like the best one.