No one knows what it is, why it's here or who the HECK created it. They just know they're trapped, like fish. Life in the FAYZ is better for some, worst than others. Violence is everywhere. The triplets, who rarely seperate, just might be torn apart by this epidimic. And then what? Death?
The triplets decieded today would be the day they would skip school and go to the beach. Their parents didn't mind, they were usually well behaved. In public. So, the three of them got they're auntie to drive them. Being only 13, they couldn't exactly drive themselves.
Sonia Nic, the smallest of the triplets, bounces up and down in the back seat, singing along to the radio, her pigtails bouncing in beat with the bumps on the road.
Krissy Nic covers her ears, pretending to die as Sonia sung her little heart out off-key and just plain badly.
Violet Nic, the biggest and most mature one, had long since learned to block out the singing.
"Sonic!" Their auntie roars, then realizes her mistake.
"Do. Not. Call. Me. Sonic." Sonia suddenly growls.
Their auntie didn't say a word after that, still surprised at the reaction. They drive on through Perdido Beach, taking in the beautiful sights. The family had just moved into town.
"I hate traffic," Krissy grumps, staring out the window as cars are seen on all sides. "We could be at the beach by now."
"The traffics not even that bad." Violet rolls her eyes.
Their Auntie, Berneise stares out at the road confused. There were no cars what-so-ever, let alone a beach.
"Kids, I think we're lost." Berneise announces.
"...That would've been nice to know two hours ago." Krissy's eye twitches, but still manages to be respectful to the older woman.
"Hey, I thought the beach was in the mountains like at your old house!"
"I can't believe you got us lost."
"Shut up, Kri-"
Everything happens insanely fast then. The car swerves, the girls shriek, there driver was gone. Poof. There one minute, gone the next. The car swerves. Sonia grips the seat cushions, terrified of what just happened. Krissy leans over from the passenger seat and grips the wheel, trying to turn away from the big cliff.
Suddenly from behind, another trunks hits them, hard. Krissy jerks forward, the seat belt holding her still, but snapping her head forward sharply. A stream of cursewords erupts from the girls mouth, surprising both of the other girls.
Violet looks up in time to see a big mine shaft in the cars path. "OH SHI-"
She's cut off as the car descends into the mouth of the mine shaft, hitting her head on the roof of the car. She screams again, unsure of what the heck they did to deserve this.
Krissy slams on what she thought was the brakes, and the engine roars, speeding up the car. She curses and pushes the other pedal, the car skidding to the stop. The three sit in the sudden silence, stunned that they just survived that. The smell of burned rubber fills the air.
Sonia opens and closes her mouth in silent pain as her head throbs and her insides felt torn up due to the seat belt.
"I-Is everyone okay?" Violet asks in a shaky, but calm voice.
"No," Sonia groans. "I think the seat belt cut out my stomach. Aren't these things s'pose to save lifes?"
Krissy tries to re-start the car again, not getting much results. The three girls just stare at each other as green light fills the back windows.
"U-Uh, so who wants to get out first?" Krissy gives Sonia and Violet hopeful looks. "...Rock Paper Siccors?"
They do a quick round of the game.
"Best out of three?" Sonia tries. Violet shakes her head.
"Wait! It might be an alien spaceship!" Krissy rummages through the picnic basket and pulls out some aluminum foil.
"You can't be serious," Violet sighs as Sonia wraps a thick layer of foil around everyones head.
After all that is taken care of, Sonia leads the way deeper into the mine, towards the green light.
"Woah... What is this stuff?" Krissy stares up at the glowing green... thing.
"Is it alive?" Violet pauses, the farthest away out of the 3.
"Dosen't look like it."
"Guys, let's get outta here. We can... we can walk back to Perdido Beach, yeah." Sonia backs away from the intimidating thing.
"You know where to go?" Violet follows suit.
"No, but I know how to follow a road."
"Ok sure, just don't get us more lost."
The thing confusing the girls most is what happened to their auntie. Without any warning, she disapeared mid-sentence. They didn't want to think about it to much, not wanting to scare themselves more. They were just thankful they made it out the mine shaft with their life.
"Look! A car!" Sonia points at the single pick-up truck slowing to a stop. "I don't think there's a driver though..."
"What the hell?" Krissy runs up and peeks inside. "No one! Not a single soul!"
"This is isn't right, you guys." Violet mutters.
"Violet, our auntie just disapeared into thin air, we survived a car crash and saw a possible alien. Nothing is right." Sonia hops into the drivers seat.
"I'm just saying."
"Do you even know how to drive?" Krissy straps on her seat belt.
"Nope." Sonia starts the engine and slowly drives down the road. "But I'll go slow, ok?"
They were an hour away from Perdido Beach, give or take. And they had come up on an abandoned Gas Station.
"Who knows how to work a gas pump?" Violet stares at the foreign objects.
"Stop. Who are you?" A skinny kid with a mallet steps in between them and the pump. "What're you doing here?"
"I'm Violet, that's Sonia and Krissy. We just need some gas so we can get to Perdido Beach." Violet stands her ground. "Is there a problem?"
"Where're all your parents." Sonia puts her hands on her hips.
"Oh look, its the triplets!" A different male chuckles. "Don't worry man, they're cool. Right Sonic?"
Sonia glowers at the taller boy, "Sonia. Not Sonic."
The nickname "Sonic" came around for two reasons. The first reason is how fast Sonia could move if provoked. Not to mention her singing was worse than a sonic boom(sure isn't allowed near the mirror shop anymore). And the second reason is that if you took the "nia" out of Sonia and added her last name, you got "Sonic".
"Haha, sure." Howard laughs. "And to answer your question, there are no adults."
"What?" Krissy tries to see if he's lying. "How are there no adults?"
"They just poofed. Everyone over 15 is gone."
"That's insane." Violet stares, only now realizing there were nothing but kids in the gas station.
"Welcome to the FAYZ," Howard smirks.