Until Dawn: A Sudden Change

Prologue of my new Until Dawn story, enjoy.

Due to how I planned things out, apart from the final couple of paragraphs, this is mostly the same as the end of my novelization, since it is basically the same scene :)

Disclaimer: I don't own Until Dawn or its characters.


Prologue

Sam inhaled shakily as the Wendigos resumed their fight until Hannah threw the Wendigo she had been attacking away. The Wendigo that had disappeared from sight returned, leaping at her as she responded in kind. Both of them collided in mid air, fell to the ground and soon Hannah recovered.

Seizing the other Wendigo by the head she smashed him repeatedly into the ground before simply pulling his head off. Throughout this, Mike had been slowly edging his way towards the light bulb. Meanwhile, Sam stepped back, shocked and awed by the raw display of power, and terrified by it.

She knew, if Hannah, or any of the other Wendigos got a hold of her, or any of the others, it was over for them. There would be no wriggling free, no last minute reprieve, just a quick, messy and extremely painful death.

*CREAK*

Sam froze as she stepped on the floorboard. 'Crap.'

She immediately went still as Hannah turned to her and screeched. Sam remained as still as possible, no easy task due to her recent cold swim, her muscles were aching to shiver, but she couldn't afford to.

She resisted and resisted while Hannah stalked towards her, snarling. Mike took advantage of this moment to reach the light bulb and, grunting with effort, squeezed it until it broke. The sound made Hannah screech again and spin around. Sam looked over desperately to where the others were.

They were too spaced out, they couldn't all escape at once; the lodge was still filling with gas; the explosion would be dangerous enough without the rest of the group being in danger. Chris was nearest the door and, at the moment, had the best chance.

Catching his eye she nodded and, taking the hint, he quickly darted for the door, making it out of the lodge and to safety she hoped.

'Just gotta, find a way to keep Hannah distracted...so Emily and Ashley can escape, then it's just me and Mike...and our plan.' She told herself.

Mike cringed as he looked back from where he had broken the light bulb, thus readying it. Hannah was approaching him, she had turned her attention to him. Sam thought frantically, she had to act, before it was too late. With the light bulb broken they only needed to flick the switch and the building would explode.

But she couldn't do that yet, not with three of her friends still inside, they'd be incinerated in the blast. She wasn't even sure she had a chance to survive it; much less anyone else.

She saw Hannah closing in on Mike. 'Got to do something, now...distract her, anything.'

She knew it was risky, it would allow more gas to fill the room, the explosion would be larger possibly; but that was a risk she had to take.

She could only see one option, she had to get the Wendigo's attention back on herself.

"HEY!" She cried out, as loud as she could.

With another screech Hannah turned and stalked towards Sam, she did her utmost to stay still, despite the chill that seeped through her skin. She also prayed the gas interfered with the Wendigo's sense of smell; it would be a bonus if it did.

Out the corner of her eye she saw Emily making her escape, now she just had to get Ashley and Mike to safety. Unfortunately, at that moment, Ashley's foot made contact with another creaking floorboard. Hannah turned and began to walk in Ashley's direction.

Acting purely on instinct, Sam reacted, running to nearby pillar and pressing herself against it, making as much noise as possible.

'C'mon, c'mon, leave Ash and look for me, c'mon.' She found herself desperately thinking.

The things she did for her friends truly surprised her time to time. She heard the footsteps and felt the Wendigo's breath as it drew up alongside her. As it turned away, Sam glanced out from behind the pillar and just saw Ashley exiting. She was almost there now.

She darted to another section of the wall and hid, Hannah turned again and drew closer, closer than ever before, her face mere inches from the side of Sam's. Sam screwed her eyes shut tight, staying as rigid as she could despite the overwhelming desire to shiver; despite the rancid breath of the Wendigo as it screamed right in her ear.

Unfortunately Sam felt her muscles give way, the chill and fear too much, she moved.

She cried out as suddenly Hannah seized her by the throat and turned, now facing into the main room. Sam struggled but it was no use, she was too strong.

'No...No...' She thought in dismay.

This was it, this was how she was going to die, so close too. She prayed Mike would be able to flip the switch, before it was too late.

"SAM!" She heard him shout.

At the same moment there was a loud screech and one of the other Wendigos leapt out of nowhere, grappling onto Hannah who also screeched and began to try and fight back. Sam cried out, muffled by Hannah's grip on her throat.

'Fuck, this is worse...' Sam found herself thinking rapidly. 'Bad enough Hannah kills me, now I'm a play toy?'

That was when it happened, during the struggle between the Wendigos, Hannah lost her grip. This time, Sam did scream and could be heard. She flew threw the air, shock and disbelief making everything seem like it was in slow motion.

Then came the pain as she heard glass break, she had gone through a window. She hit something hard with her back, the wooden railing of the deck around the lodge. Then it was too much for her mind and body to take, everything went black.


End of chapter, hope you enjoyed it, read and review please.