So, this was just a little idea I had wanted to write for a while now. I hope ya'll like it.
No, I don't own MBAV. No copyright intended. Just a fan.
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With some trouble, Ethan opened his eyes, blinking to clear what appeared to be dust out of his eyes. He coughed a bit as he rolled onto his side, attempting to sit up. As he struggled to sit up, he caught sight of Benny lying only about 10 feet from him, sprawled on his back, eyes closed. Ethan wanted to crawl over there and check on his friend, but he felt as if he had been hit by a bus; he wasn't going anywhere any time soon.
He couldn't even remember what happened. He looked around the room they were in… No, not a room. A hallway. Why were they in a hallway? He wondered this as he coughed up more dust. The walls had some cracks in them, and there seemed to be slight cracks in the floor beneath him.
"What the hell happened?" he murmured out loud, getting a groan from his friend. He scooted on the dust-covered floor and attempted to get closer. "Benny?" Another groan. "B can you hear me?"
"I'm not getting up," he groaned, making Ethan chuckle as he scooted closer.
"Come on Benny. Something's happened."
"Something always happens. I wanna sleep."
"Benny!" Benny's green eyes finally cracked open as he stared at Ethan, who was hovering over him.
"Please tell me you didn't kiss me to wake me up." Ethan rolled his eyes and heaved Benny up into a sitting position, making the taller teen cough up some dust of his own. "What happened?"
"That's what I was wondering. Where are we?"
"No idea," Benny said, cracking his neck as he turned to look at Ethan. "Looks like an earthquake hit."
"Yeah, it does… but we've never had an earthquake in Whitechapel before."
"True."
"We should get up and try to figure out what happened," Ethan said, already struggling to stand. Benny sighed but nodded.
"Fine."
Ethan grinned as they helped each other, leaning on the other; that's how it had always been for them, even when they faced the unknown.
"So, tell me, what do you think happened?" Benny asked as he stood up and stretched, glancing at Ethan as he did so.
"I don't know. The last thing I remember is…" Ethan trailed off as he tried to make sense of what was playing in his mind. He saw bright lights being directed at him, a bright purple flash… but none of it made sense. He thought harder and finally saw something he recognized. "Sarah."
"Sarah?"
"…I went out with Sarah. On a date!" Ethan's outburst made Benny chuckle.
"Dude, really? How would that even happen?"
"I don't know… but it did. I… I remember it. I think."
"You sure you didn't dream it?"
"I'm sure. There was a…" Ethan trailed off again as he tried to figure something else out. "A… ball thing?" Benny was about to scoff and laugh at that when he began to see something in his mind too.
"Wait. Yeah, a ball thing. I think… I found it. With… Rory? Yeah, with Rory… because you were out with Sarah."
"So I didn't imagine it."
"No. Because I think I remember it too." The two began to walk, looking at the building they were in. "So what are we doing here?"
"I have no idea. What happened after my date? I guess it didn't go very well."
"Probably not. The fact that she agreed speaks degrees."
"Yeah I- Hey!" Benny laughed as they continued on. "You think there'd be someone around here."
"You'd think so…where is here do you think?"
"I don't know… But somewhere. I think we're still in town."
"Yeah… What happened?" The two boys shared a look, both shaking their heads.
They were completely lost.
Finally, after what seemed like hours in the dusty building, they burst out into the night.
Everything was still; there were no sounds of cars in the streets, no birds in the trees, no wind; complete and utter silence.
"What happened here?"
"Better question: Why can't we remember?" They shared a worried look before turning and beginning the slow walk into the empty, dead town.
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So yeah, kind of open-ended. I could continue it. I could not…. We'll see
Thanks for reading!
-JustMe133