Title: Strange Days
Author: ImhotepsGoddess
Summary: Micah and Danny awake one morning to find that all of the adults have died of a mysterious plague (not from the corn). Now that children are in charge of the world, what are the children of the corn's purpose? Add to that He Who's "daughter" and you have one very strange story!
Disclaimer: Well, we all know Stephen King owns the original story. Micah, Danny, etc. and COTC 2 are owned by Paramount, and Delilah is owned by me. Now that y'all know that, get to reading!
Part 1
Micah and Danny awoke to a strangely quiet house. Danny peered out of the door to the bedroom he shared with his father and met Micah's cold, black eyes.
"Micah, something is wrong. I just know it."
"Yes, there is. It feels like death." Micah replied in an odd voice.
Danny walked slowly toward the room that he had heard his father "sinning most vigorously" in the night before, his heart pounding and his palms sweating. He slowly turned the doorknob and what he saw made him scream out loud. It was the rapidly decaying bodies of his father and Angela, still locked in the embrace of slumber. Micah came up behind Danny and silently surveyed the scene. "Not by our hands.," he whispered to the air.
"Micah, this isn't natural," Danny suddenly choked out, "they're becoming dust before our eyes."
"No, it is not. Not the work of He Who Walks Behind The Rows."
"What?"
"He has not brought this upon us. He has not released us."
"Then I don't think we can be the only ones."
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Danny shakily got dressed and paced in the foyer, waiting for Micah to be ready. Suddenly Danny heard the phone ringing in the kitchen. It was Lacey.
"Danny what's happening?"
"I don't know. Me and Micah were about to try to find out if anyone else is alive."
"Micah? You're not going to bring him here are you?"
"Well, why not?," Danny asked, confused, "Why shouldn't I?"
"He's.......not right. You should be careful."
"Okay, Lacey, I'm hanging up now. We'll be over in a little while."
He hung up before she could say another word and turned to Micah who was now standing in the doorway.
"She doesn't trust you.," Danny said carefully.
"No, she doesn't."
"Well?"
"Try to convince her, Danny. I know you don't want to see her dead."
With that the two boys walked out of the inn and onto the dusty street. They were soon met by Mordechai, whose wide grin faded when he saw the blank expression on Micah's face.
"It is not He, then? Not a reward?"
"What have we done to merit such a reward, Mordechai? There was still much work to be done."
"A punishment, then? Was our work not good enough?"
"No, once again the adults have poisoned the earth. This time they have suffered the ultimate punishment for their sins."
Mordechai nodded his head silently and then turned to Danny, "And you?"
"And me, what?"
"Are you now one of us?"
"Where else have I got to go?"
With that Danny started to walk in the direction of Lacey's house. Micah watched him walk away for a moment. He then turned to Mordechai and said, "Come, we follow.," and headed in Danny's direction.
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Danny knocked on Lacey's door. He jumped slightly when Mordechai and Micah came up behind him. A few seconds later Lacey opened the door. Her eyes were red and puffy and she appeared very distraught.
"Oh Danny!," she cried, flinging herself into his arms, sobbing loudly.
Danny shifted uncomfortably and let Lacey sob into his shoulder for a few minutes. Slowly the sobs subsided and she looked up at Danny and gave him a shaky smile. Her smile faded when she saw who was behind him.
"Why did you bring *them* here?!" she asked, her tone accusatory.
"I brought them here because they're my friends and we are trying to figure out just what the hell happened here, Lacey!"
"Ask them! I bet they don't care! I bet they're even glad!"
"Lacey, please, this is a hard enough time for all of us. Please calm down." Danny pleaded with Lacey, casting fearful glances at Micah and Mordechai, who were both watching the exchange with only a slight amount of interest.
Micah was growing tired of the girl's rantings and decided to tell her as much. "Lacey, we are all *unnerved* by this recent turn of events. That is no excuse, however, to accuse Mordechai and I of something that we could never do. Other children do not have the support of He Who Walks Behind The Rows, nor are they organized as we are. You should be thankful that we do not turn our backs on you for all of your past blaspheming."
Lacey stared open-mouthed as the leader and his most trusted follower walked calmly away from the house. Danny looked back and forth between them for a moment before grabbing Lacey's hand and running after the boys.
They stopped in from of the cornfield and Micah turned to Lacey and said, "So, are you one of us?"
Lacey looked at Danny, then Mordechai, then finally at Micah. "Yes, I guess I am."
Micah nodded and gestured for them to follow him into the clearing. As they were walking Mordechai dropped back slightly to walk next to Danny. "You know we'll be keeping an eye on her.," he said in a low voice, gesturing slightly towards Lacey.
"Yeah, I know. But I won't let anything happen to her. Right now she's just scared is all."
"We all are, Danny. We all are."
Mordechai then walked quickly up to Micah, whispering something in his ear. Micah turned and looked at Danny, an unreadable expression passing briefly on his face.
Soon they were at the clearing, which was already occupied by many of the others, including Jedediah and Ruth.
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The look on Jedediah's face was one of relief when he saw that Micah had entered the clearing. He had had no idea how to answer the children's questions and was getting tired of hearing Ruth ask "Where's Micah?" every five seconds.
"Micah, I'm so glad you're all right!" Ruth said, stepping forward as if to hug the leader.
Micah quickly stepped away and turned to talk to Jedediah, effectively ignoring the annoying blonde. "Is this all?" he asked, sweeping his arm at the small circle that had gathered around him.
"Well, yes, but others are probably coming.," Jedediah replied, somewhat timidly.
"No 'probablies', Jedediah. They should be here now! I want a party sent out to gather all of the remaining children in this town."
"Sure, okay, we'll leave right now.," replied Jedediah, grabbing a few kids and shoving them out of the clearing .
"What are we going to do, Micah?," Ruth asked, looking down at the ground.
"We shall wait for a sign. We will stay together and wait for He Who Walks Behind The Rows to tell us what to do. Until then we will do what we have always done."
The crowd of children sighed in relief, almost in unison. They had been afraid before, but Micah had given them a purpose.
"Micah, shouldn't we have the kids live together? Younger with older, so that no one will live alone and everyone should be close to one another?" Danny asked, breaking the short silence.
"Yes, our newest brother Danny has a very good idea. Once the rest of the children arrive we will make arrangements for living quarters." Micah smiled at Danny, glad that he had decided to make him part of the flock.
The rest of the children soon gathered and Micah, Danny, Mordechai, and Jedediah put together groups of children and Micah decided in which homes they would live.
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It was about three days later when a thunderstorm hit the small town. Lightening crashed, wind whipped, and thunder rumbled. The rain came down in torrents. The small children cowered in their beds, while the older ones stood at the windows to watch. And while all this was going on, He Who Walks Behind The Rows was creating a human daughter.
Lightening struck the middle of the cornfield, and when the smoke cleared a young girl, clad in a lilac colored dress, was huddled on the ground, soaked and frightened.
Author: ImhotepsGoddess
Summary: Micah and Danny awake one morning to find that all of the adults have died of a mysterious plague (not from the corn). Now that children are in charge of the world, what are the children of the corn's purpose? Add to that He Who's "daughter" and you have one very strange story!
Disclaimer: Well, we all know Stephen King owns the original story. Micah, Danny, etc. and COTC 2 are owned by Paramount, and Delilah is owned by me. Now that y'all know that, get to reading!
Part 1
Micah and Danny awoke to a strangely quiet house. Danny peered out of the door to the bedroom he shared with his father and met Micah's cold, black eyes.
"Micah, something is wrong. I just know it."
"Yes, there is. It feels like death." Micah replied in an odd voice.
Danny walked slowly toward the room that he had heard his father "sinning most vigorously" in the night before, his heart pounding and his palms sweating. He slowly turned the doorknob and what he saw made him scream out loud. It was the rapidly decaying bodies of his father and Angela, still locked in the embrace of slumber. Micah came up behind Danny and silently surveyed the scene. "Not by our hands.," he whispered to the air.
"Micah, this isn't natural," Danny suddenly choked out, "they're becoming dust before our eyes."
"No, it is not. Not the work of He Who Walks Behind The Rows."
"What?"
"He has not brought this upon us. He has not released us."
"Then I don't think we can be the only ones."
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Danny shakily got dressed and paced in the foyer, waiting for Micah to be ready. Suddenly Danny heard the phone ringing in the kitchen. It was Lacey.
"Danny what's happening?"
"I don't know. Me and Micah were about to try to find out if anyone else is alive."
"Micah? You're not going to bring him here are you?"
"Well, why not?," Danny asked, confused, "Why shouldn't I?"
"He's.......not right. You should be careful."
"Okay, Lacey, I'm hanging up now. We'll be over in a little while."
He hung up before she could say another word and turned to Micah who was now standing in the doorway.
"She doesn't trust you.," Danny said carefully.
"No, she doesn't."
"Well?"
"Try to convince her, Danny. I know you don't want to see her dead."
With that the two boys walked out of the inn and onto the dusty street. They were soon met by Mordechai, whose wide grin faded when he saw the blank expression on Micah's face.
"It is not He, then? Not a reward?"
"What have we done to merit such a reward, Mordechai? There was still much work to be done."
"A punishment, then? Was our work not good enough?"
"No, once again the adults have poisoned the earth. This time they have suffered the ultimate punishment for their sins."
Mordechai nodded his head silently and then turned to Danny, "And you?"
"And me, what?"
"Are you now one of us?"
"Where else have I got to go?"
With that Danny started to walk in the direction of Lacey's house. Micah watched him walk away for a moment. He then turned to Mordechai and said, "Come, we follow.," and headed in Danny's direction.
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Danny knocked on Lacey's door. He jumped slightly when Mordechai and Micah came up behind him. A few seconds later Lacey opened the door. Her eyes were red and puffy and she appeared very distraught.
"Oh Danny!," she cried, flinging herself into his arms, sobbing loudly.
Danny shifted uncomfortably and let Lacey sob into his shoulder for a few minutes. Slowly the sobs subsided and she looked up at Danny and gave him a shaky smile. Her smile faded when she saw who was behind him.
"Why did you bring *them* here?!" she asked, her tone accusatory.
"I brought them here because they're my friends and we are trying to figure out just what the hell happened here, Lacey!"
"Ask them! I bet they don't care! I bet they're even glad!"
"Lacey, please, this is a hard enough time for all of us. Please calm down." Danny pleaded with Lacey, casting fearful glances at Micah and Mordechai, who were both watching the exchange with only a slight amount of interest.
Micah was growing tired of the girl's rantings and decided to tell her as much. "Lacey, we are all *unnerved* by this recent turn of events. That is no excuse, however, to accuse Mordechai and I of something that we could never do. Other children do not have the support of He Who Walks Behind The Rows, nor are they organized as we are. You should be thankful that we do not turn our backs on you for all of your past blaspheming."
Lacey stared open-mouthed as the leader and his most trusted follower walked calmly away from the house. Danny looked back and forth between them for a moment before grabbing Lacey's hand and running after the boys.
They stopped in from of the cornfield and Micah turned to Lacey and said, "So, are you one of us?"
Lacey looked at Danny, then Mordechai, then finally at Micah. "Yes, I guess I am."
Micah nodded and gestured for them to follow him into the clearing. As they were walking Mordechai dropped back slightly to walk next to Danny. "You know we'll be keeping an eye on her.," he said in a low voice, gesturing slightly towards Lacey.
"Yeah, I know. But I won't let anything happen to her. Right now she's just scared is all."
"We all are, Danny. We all are."
Mordechai then walked quickly up to Micah, whispering something in his ear. Micah turned and looked at Danny, an unreadable expression passing briefly on his face.
Soon they were at the clearing, which was already occupied by many of the others, including Jedediah and Ruth.
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The look on Jedediah's face was one of relief when he saw that Micah had entered the clearing. He had had no idea how to answer the children's questions and was getting tired of hearing Ruth ask "Where's Micah?" every five seconds.
"Micah, I'm so glad you're all right!" Ruth said, stepping forward as if to hug the leader.
Micah quickly stepped away and turned to talk to Jedediah, effectively ignoring the annoying blonde. "Is this all?" he asked, sweeping his arm at the small circle that had gathered around him.
"Well, yes, but others are probably coming.," Jedediah replied, somewhat timidly.
"No 'probablies', Jedediah. They should be here now! I want a party sent out to gather all of the remaining children in this town."
"Sure, okay, we'll leave right now.," replied Jedediah, grabbing a few kids and shoving them out of the clearing .
"What are we going to do, Micah?," Ruth asked, looking down at the ground.
"We shall wait for a sign. We will stay together and wait for He Who Walks Behind The Rows to tell us what to do. Until then we will do what we have always done."
The crowd of children sighed in relief, almost in unison. They had been afraid before, but Micah had given them a purpose.
"Micah, shouldn't we have the kids live together? Younger with older, so that no one will live alone and everyone should be close to one another?" Danny asked, breaking the short silence.
"Yes, our newest brother Danny has a very good idea. Once the rest of the children arrive we will make arrangements for living quarters." Micah smiled at Danny, glad that he had decided to make him part of the flock.
The rest of the children soon gathered and Micah, Danny, Mordechai, and Jedediah put together groups of children and Micah decided in which homes they would live.
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It was about three days later when a thunderstorm hit the small town. Lightening crashed, wind whipped, and thunder rumbled. The rain came down in torrents. The small children cowered in their beds, while the older ones stood at the windows to watch. And while all this was going on, He Who Walks Behind The Rows was creating a human daughter.
Lightening struck the middle of the cornfield, and when the smoke cleared a young girl, clad in a lilac colored dress, was huddled on the ground, soaked and frightened.