Author's Note: Well, here is the last chapter. Hope you'll enjoy it.
Nobody's POV
(Time – Unknown)
The sun rises over a dark, god-forsaken forest. But the trees were so thick that not even a single patch of sunlight could penetrate through the tree-tops. Somewhere in the middle of the forest, a wolf's howl can be heard. The only place the sunlight could go through is in a clearing. In the clearing is a use-to-be abandoned camp site. The bonfire that was going has long since been put out.
Ryan's POV
I awoke as the sun hit me in my eyes. I looked around the tent and nothing has changed. Rosa was still unconscious (Her heartbeat was the same as it was last night). Then, I exited the tent. And I saw Travis propped up against a nearby tree, he was asleep, his Benelli on his lap. At least, I knew Joseph hasn't forgotten about me.
Things were pretty calm and peaceful. Not a thing stirred in my field of vision. Things were pretty quiet until I heard growling and bushes stirring. I turned and aimed my gun towards the bushes. The bushes started shaking more violently as I slowly walked towards it.
The growling grew louder and suddenly, a Hunter comes flying out of the bushes. It screamed and I screamed, surprised, and I felt it's weight on top of me as I collapsed onto the ground. I struggled and tried to get him off. I screamed, "Get it off of me!". My vision got blurry as I heard someone coming towards where I was and a struggle can be heard.
All I saw was two silhouettes fighting it out. Clawing at each other and biting each other (Rosa? Was she back up?). I then felt someone take me by the shoulders and dragging me towards what I think is the tent. Then, I heard Travis's voice. "Ryan! Don't go dying on me now!"
"Don't worry bro, I'll take care of you. Patch you up and all."
I felt myself say, "Rosa...Go check on her."
"What? No, you're bleeding all over the place!"
I was struggling to breathe. "Don't care...Rosa...Girl Hunter."
He paused. Then said, "Alright. Try to stay awake."
I tried my best to keep my eyes from closing. They felt like a weighed a ton. I heard Travis shouting out there. Then, I heard a few shots and the sounds of a struggle can also be heard. The sounds of their fight ended with Travis's dread-filled scream filling the air. Then, silence...what happened? There was nothing but silence and I must ask again, What happened?
The silent atmosphere was killing me. I have to know what happened. I tried to move my body, but I felt deep needles of pain. At this point, my vision returned to me. My body was all covered in scratches and blood.
Then, I remembered I still had my first-aid kit that was still strapped to my back. I took it off my back and pretty much ripped it open. I used everything that I knew how to use that was in the kit. Gauze, band-aids, ointment, painkillers, etc. My legs were still working, but it hurts to walk.
I managed to get out of the tent and saw a dreadful scene. Travis was lying on the floor covered up in blood and scratches, his shotgun wasn't in sight, and the left lenses of his sunglasses were cracked. Next to him was the hunter that attacked me. He had several scratches and several bullet holes on his chest, back, and legs. He also had a knife through his back, he was obviously dead. And I saw Rosa, just lying there. She had the same injuries as I did a few minutes ago except there was also bite marks and her injuries looked more fatal.
Then, I heard someone's voice, it had static surrounding it. I realized it was coming from Travis's pockets. I dug through them and found a portable two-way radio. The voice came though again. It slowly became crystal-clear. It was Trujillo's voice.
"Travis? You there? Answer me!". Trujillo knows Travis's real name?
I answered, "Trujillo? Is that you?"
"Ryan? What happened to Travis? Is he okay?"
"He doesn't look to good. Send some paramedics and stretchers!"
"Medics? Alright, Stay where you are."
"Wait, Trujillo, follow the blood markings on the trees and you'll find my location."
"Alright got it, I'll be there ASAP."
I looked over the scene. I put my ear to Travis's chest and didn't hear his heartbeat and checked his pulse...he was dead. My brother was dead. I lamented his death for a few minutes. My mind went though all the things me and my brother went though, recently and before.
I went over to where Rosa was. I picked her up and shook her softly. "Rosa? Wake up!" I felt her pulse and heard her heartbeat. She was still alive. I heard her mumble something. But I didn't hear what she was trying to say.
Then, I heard Trujillo's voice, this time it wasn't coming from the radio. "Ryan? Are you around here?"
I called, "I'm here."
Trujillo and a few other people (The medics, probably) appears though the same trees I might have gone through the previous night. "Oh crap...what happened here?"
"I don't know. Rosa here might know. But she is not in good condition."
Nobody's POV
Over the next few minutes, Ryan went with Trujillo and the medics back to Fort Red Night. The medics carried Rosa and the bodies. Ryan didn't realized it until later but he still held the Silver Bull in his hand. Along the way, Trujillo questioned Ryan a little on what happened from his point of view. But of course, He didn't get much from Ryan.
The next few hours felt like eternity to Ryan. He stayed by Rosa's side the whole time she was in the hospital tent. Travis was also pronounced dead. The doctors also found out who the hunter is or rather was. It was Jerry. On his body, they found an audio diary labeled, "Jerry: Sorry..." Here is what it said:
"Things aren't looking to good. I'm hallucinating. I'm losing my mind. My vision is going green and my nails are turning into claws. I think I'm starting to turn into one of those...Well, it's better if I turn if I'm in the forest. None of my peers will be harmed if I transform there. If anybody is listening to this and I've harmed anybody. I'm sorry for all damage I've might have caused. And Ryan, I'm sorry for all the bad things I have said about you behind your back...I have no regrets."
Ryan's POV
A few days have pasted since the incident. Rosa still wasn't waking up, but she was still alive. Her heart was still beating and she still had a pulse. My friends come by and checked on me and Rosa from time to time. The one that visited the most was Jason and Tracy. They started getting to know each other as the days pasted.
After about five days since the incident, Rosa's eyes finally opened. At first, her eyes glowed red and she growls but I said her name. After she heard me, her eye stopped glowing and she stopped growling. She couldn't have been happier.
She says something that I couldn't hear and she reaches to me but stops, feeling her pain. "Rosa, just lay down." I said calmly
"Ryan, what happened?"
"Well, I'm not really sure. I was hoping you would know. What happened in that forest?"
"Ah, the forest. Wait, que l'homme, what happened to him?"
"Travis...my brother, he died..."
"Oh. Well, Mon amour, here's what happened.". She then went into a long explanation into what happened from her point of view.
Author's Note: What happened in the forest will be told from "Nobody's POV" despite what the previous line said. And also, just to make things easier, Jerry's name will be shown in place of the hunter and stuff like that.
Several days ago...
Nobody's POV
Ryan was struggling to be freed from the grasp of a hunter. The sounds of the struggle has awaken Ryan's brother, Travis, who was napping at a nearby tree. Ryan's call for help also awaken Rosa. She soon figured out what was going on and quickly got up to help her love. Travis also figured out what was going on.
Rosa jumped to her feet and pounced on top of Ryan and Jerry. She knocked Jerry off of Ryan. Then, they started to fight each other. They were clawing, biting, scratching, punching, and head-bonking each other. At first, Jerry was taken by surprise, he wasn't expecting another one of his kind to start attacking him.
While Rosa and Jerry were duking it out, Travis did not remain idle. At first, he was bewildered and confused by the hunters fighting. But he snapped out of it and took his younger brother by the shoulders and dragged him towards the tent that Ryan and Rosa were previously in. In the tent, he was told by Ryan to help Rosa. He hesitated at first but he soon did as his brother requested.
Upon leaving the tent, he found that the two hunters were still fighting. He took a moment to identify which hunter was Rosa. He soon figured out which one was which. He ran towards them and knocked Jerry off of Rosa (He was on top). By that time, Rosa was all beaten up. She was covered in scratches, bite-marks, and blood. She lost consciousness after Jerry was pushed off of her.
Travis had his shotgun and he also brought one of his throwing knives with him. He cut him a few times and shot him a few times. Jerry wasn't dead yet. Unknown to him, Jerry had some armor on him. Then before Travis could do anything else, Jerry started his counter-attack.
He jumped on Travis, pinning him to the ground. He started clawing at him like as if there was no tomorrow. Travis screams in pain. His vision was starting to get blurry. But he didn't want to die yet.
Soon, the clawing stopped. Jerry thought Travis was dead, he wasn't moving anymore. He got up and proceeded towards the tent. He knew that Ryan was there. Then with the last of his strength, Travis takes his throwing knife and throws it at Jerry.
Bulls-eye, He managed to get his target. If he was going down, he was going to take someone down with him. Jerry felt the sharp knife piece through him. And Jerry falls down to the ground. He was dead. Before Travis died, One can hear him (just barely) say, "Take care, little brother..."
Epilogue
Present Day
After hearing what happened, Rosa looked even weaker than she was before she was telling her side of the story. I decided to just leave her alone to rest; She needed it. Things were pretty quiet now at the fort. The excitement over the incident had died down.
Over the next few days, it was pretty peaceful. The sun was shining over the fort and things couldn't have been more peaceful. I asked myself..."How the hell did I get here?". It all started when my curiosity got the best of me...
Author's Note: Well, that's Unsecured. Hope you enjoyed reading it. I had fun writing it :D
And with this chapter update also comes a profile update for a few characters.
And also, I couldn't think of a good name for this chapter D: oh well.
I don't know what to write for my next major story. But now that Unsecured is finished, I might be able to work on "Unexpected Scenarios". I haven't worked on that for awhile now. And I do still have some back-stories I have yet to release (Jason's, Trujillo's, Miles's, Jerry's, and John's).
So, the back-stories are next. They will be released as the next "chapter" of this story. They will come out whenever I'm done with them. They will be published as one document.
Well, See ya next time. And this is Briianz, signing off...for now.
