CH1 Apocalyptic Frame.
Life is strange, AU _
Disclaimer: I do not own Anything that has to do with the actual games franchise, however, I absolutely adore it oh so very much! :3
"Can't believe it's already been one month since I got enrolled here at Blackwell academy."
Max spoke to herself with her headphones in sitting on the bus awaiting her destination quietly.
"I wonder if today will be the day I actually gain the nerve to knock on her door. Instead of just looking at it as I always do..."
She pondered, rolling her blue eyes looking out the buses window.
Max, was caught in a daze in her own mind but quickly snapped out of her little daydream once she noted her quiet friend Kate Marsh, was being bullied at the front of the bus by Victoria, and Taylor.
"Ugh... They're so fucking mean I wish I could do something. But I would probably just become their next target if I did so."
Max, told herself while just observing her friend being treated like utter crap.
"Oh look Victoria, and her slave are finally leaving."
The quiet brunette said to herself very quietly.
As Victoria, was walking back to her seat in the back with Taylor, Nathan was already there waiting for them.
Max, accidentally made eye contact with Victoria. The snobby blonde took notice instantly and seen that as her opportunity to attack Max...
"Well, well, well if it isn't little miss Max, Catfield the little pussy who's is too afraid to speak up in class."
Victoria said getting up in Max's, grill.
"Listen I know you're new here and all so let me tell you this. I'm the Queen of Blackwell. I own this school you do anything out of the ordinary, I'll make your life a living hell in the dorms."
The preppy blonde said trying to scare Max.
Max, was looking out the front of the bus she noticed there was going to be an abrupt stop. She had one of two choices she could trip Victoria, by sliding her foot over a quarter inch in front of hers or just take the emotional batter that Victoria was giving her.
Max, was kind of fed up with the day. The class was just getting back from an art exhibit where she was just bored and kept having her phone blown up by Warren the entire day. The day was just total blah she thought… Normally she would be all over the art but this particular exhibit wasn't anything too special.
Having enough of today, she was going through with it regardless the consequences she would face later. She slid her foot out in front of Victoria's...
Kate, looked back with red puffy eyes as she spotted what Max was up too she was a little happy to see that Karma was finally coming Victoria's way.
The bus driver began slowing on the brakes pulling the bus to a slow stop to allow the strange looking man to cross the street.
Sending Victoria, tripping over Max's foot plummeting on towards the ground.
"Oh yeah don't mess with Mad Max bitches! Now move you bony ass out my way I wanna see what's happening up front."
Max explained making a hand motion to get Victoria to just go away.
"OMG Ewwww! I just bought these new clothes! Now they're completely ruined by this nasty ass buses floor! You are so dead once we get back to the dorms bitch!"
Victoria said growing into a loud uproar.
"I know where you sleep... Watch yourself slut."
Victoria said running off towards Nathan's rich preppy self in the back of the bus.
Pointing at Max, to set her up as the vortex clubs next enemy prior to Rachel Amber" that came before her.
Nathan looked at Max with a face that she swore held the very expression of death in it.
Kate pulled out her phone and began writing a text to Max to congratulate, her for standing up to Victoria.
Max opened her phone to read Kate's text.
"OMG! Max, you were totally awesome for letting Victoria have it! I thank you from the bottom of my heart you're my Hero! ^^"
But shortly after reading Kate's text the bus came to an abrupt stop.
Slamming on the brakes the bus driver began honking the horn to signal the person to get out of the road.
Everyone was a little curious so they all headed towards the front of the bus to see what all the commotion was.
But it was as if the person couldn't see but was only able to react to the buses loud horn.
The figure started walking/limping to the front of the bus.
"What's wrong with him?"
Max, said while looking at the ominous figure in front of their buss
"Hell if I know... I'm gonna go check it out."
Logan said walking out of the door to move the person from in front of the bus.
Max thought to herself. She wasn't really worried because Logan is the toughest bully at Blackwell, so she felt everything would be alright but oddly enough she couldn't shake the feeling that something was still off. The person clawing and roaring at the front of the bus had some weird presence and because of that she figured it would be best to stay on edge.
"Hey, ass hole you're blocking the path of the road move it now."
Logan said putting his hand on the shoulder of the weirdo In front the bus.
The mysterious figure turns his head towards the sound of his voice, looking at Logan with Silver Bloodshot eyes. This man had scratches, gashes everywhere on his face bleeding like crazy.
It was like some shit straight out of the TV, Logan thought.
He knew what needed to be done.
Instead of being an Everyday Hero, he bolted back to the bus without even hesitating in the slightest closing the door right behind him as fast as possible.
"Listen I don't want you all to be alarmed. I know what I'm about to say is going to sound crazy almost like make-believe even. I mean I don't even know if what I saw was real."
Logan spat while growing into a cold sweat.
All the other student even the bus driver was skeptical of what he was talking about.
"What do you mean Logan? You are beginning to worry some of us."
Dana said sitting in her chair on the bus still on the edge of her seat looking worried.
"Okay everyone you must all remain calm. I'm telling you that thing outside isn't of this world. It's no longer alive!"
Logan said clenching his fist while standing in front the bus's door.
"Well, what do you mean like a Zombie or something? You know stuff like that isn't real right Logan what are you still 11?"
Victoria muttered in a really Obnoxious tone that made max and kate almost wanna vomit.
"Look I KNOW WHAT I SAW OKAY!"
Logan yelled very loudly raising his voice.
The thing outside started banging on the front of the bus really loud from the noise before coming to a very quick halt.
"What the fuck could be doing that outside anyways?"
Nathan cut in once the banging went silent
Right after he finished his sentence the loud banging and snarling came back but this time it was at the front door to the bus!
It wanted to make it's way inside but the bus door would not be opening unless the driver himself opened it the button on the dashboard.
But this allowed everyone to see that Logan was not bullshitting around about what he has seen.
The monsters gashed face rubbing against the glass door rubbing his face all across it making a total mess of the door. Bloodshot gray crazed eyes making contact with all students to whom were looking to it.
Daniel and Dana both screaming in unison because of the monster that appeared before them all
OMG! What the fuck is that thing! It's disgusting how unsightly!
Victoria yelled running to the back of the bus.
A loud car horn started blaring from the street ways down the road to signal the parked bus in the middle of the street to move
The monster took notice of the horns noise and began walking straight towards the sound of it before getting completely smashed under a giant white RV! It kept moving even after making contact not even stopping it just continued on honking it's horn as a brown down stuck its head out of one of the RV's windows looking back towards the bus sticking his doggie tongue out.
"Jesus that was pretty gnarly I wonder if it's still kicking after that."
Max said while shoving her way through everyone and past Logan to see what has become of the monstrous being after that.
Once she made her way outside the bus she saw entrails and blood that was splattered all over the street. As she came up to the monster's torso she seen his head was a quarter of the ways hanging off but noticed it was still alive. It was chattering its teeth and making low gargling noises even know it was missing almost every limb.
Max was wary of such a sighting she was baffled by what she was seeing this is something she would only read of in comic books or something this isn't supposed to be "real" she thought to herself.
She quickly ran back inside of the bus closing the door behind her running to a vacant bus chair with the image of what was just seen vividly running through her mind before letting loose she threw up not being able to hold it in any longer.
"Hey, are you okay Max? What just happened out there did something happen?"
Kate said running over to her friend rubbing her back gently.
"It is still alive! It was just as Logan said it most definitely isn't alive like we are anymore. It was missing almost all its limbs and his head was half way hanging off yet it was still alive with bloodlust in its eyes."
Max said while taking a seat in a different chair.
"Alright kids let's get you all back to the dorms I'll inform the authorities once you all are back safe."
The bus driver said while driving towards Blackwell.
As the bus was beginning to move all the student's pressed their faces up to the glass of the windows.
To see the monster still moving lively and writhing around on the pavement still.
"Wow, that looks so cool…"
Nathan said very quietly under his breath to himself to where no one could hear him.
Arriving at Blackwell the driver instructed for everyone to not be alarmed and to return to their respective dorm rooms and try not to worry about what was seen as he reassured them that he was going to go to the authorities right away.
As all the student's got off the bus and all of them immediately ran straight towards the dorms.
Victoria clenched Nathan's arm and helplessly dragged him along for she did not want to be alone after witnessing something so disgusting. As they both bolted passed Max they both her down to the ground with smirks on their faces.
"Payback is a bitch, Max!"
Victoria yelled running back towards the dorms leaving Max on the ground.
Warren helped her off the ground as he caught everything that just happened upon exiting the school building.
"Hey, Max you alright? That seemed like a pretty dank fall."
Warren said while brushing some grass off her shoulders noticing that Max seemed completely out of it.
"Oh hey, Warren… Thanks for helping me. It's been a really fucked up day today."
Max said while picking her bag up.
"I got the time if you wanna talk about it Max you know I'm always here for you right?"
"I know Warren sorry it's just been a really strange day. I'll text you when I start feeling better and thanks again. I'll catch you later dude."
Max said walking towards her dorm leaving a slightly saddened Warren behind.
"Feel better soon Max…"
He whispered to himself.
Upon entering her room she turned on her radio that played various folk tunes that she was so fond of but turned it down low and plopped down onto her bed.
Her mind began to wonder how the supernatural, could be coming to life. Everything she witnessed couldn't truly be real could it? She thought silently to herself.
Her phone started buzzing around in her pocket she fumbled around in her pocket to pull it out to see what it was.
"Hey, you fucking bitch don't think I forgot what you did to me on the bus today bitch. Watch your ass Max Crackfield."
Max knew who the text was from rolling her blue eyes she couldn't wait for this oddly strange day to be over already.
"Today really was all sorts of fucked… I need to stop being such a shy cliche geek and just get the nerve and go visit her."
She pondered wondering if her old friend whom she had not seen in years is alright.
"I mean Max and Chloe BFF's right? Aw, who am I kidding man she probably doesn't even remember who I am anymore…"
But those images of today on the bus started slowly creeping into her mind.
It scared her to a point where it had her wondering if more monsters like that were out there.
She decided she would go check on her old friend no matter what the next day she did not care one bit. The well being of her old friend was good enough reason for her even if there are life-threatening monsters out there.
"Please be okay Chloe…"
Max whispered to herself as she drifted off to dreamland.
End of Chapter 1: Apocalyptic Frame
A/N This was something I've been working on for some time I kinda already know where I wanna take this story already and have a means of an end in mind so depending on what feedback I get I will try to most definitely more if requested. ^^
A/N Update
I recently updated this slightly and fixed some grammar issues. It's not perfect but should be a lot better and easier to read now. It was originally posted without me even proofreading I'll be sure to do so with future uploads from now on! Also lastly it isn't perfect... So feedback is greatly appreciated Thank you all! ^^