Author's Note: Helloooo! I suppose you're wondering why I'm doing a story from a Horror Franchise, well to be honest, my reasoning is rather simple. I turned 27 on March 23rd this year (2020), and I never realized, since I never watched the Purge Series, that it starts at 7pm on March 21st and ends at 7am on March 22nd. Not only that, I recently watched a Film Theory by MatPat titled "Film Theory: How to WIN The Purge" which helped me realize that there is something you could not only do on Purge Night that not only nets you tons of cash, but also saves lives in the process! If you're lost, go watch that Film Theory I mentioned, it will clear everything up! Regardless, that entire theory is going to be the basis on which I build this One-Shot, or series if you guys Like, Favorite, and Review it enough! But anyway, I'm just rambling on so how about we get to the story, and get to my first real One-Shot, The Purge: Happy Birthday! Remember to Like, Favorite, and Review, and be sure to keep your reviews civil! If you have a gripe on how I did this story, either PM me to let loose all your bundled up rage, or give me a civil review displaying your disappointment. Catch you guys on the Flipside…! May God be with you All.
When I was a little boy… Only one hospital was ever available during the Purge… It was known as Sanctuary… It was an illegally run hospital that was run by medical professionals and former war doctors who were willing to fight, die, and kill to save their patients during the Purge… My stepfather was one such patient, however, he wasn't dying of a stab wound or a shotgun burst… He was dying of Leukemia, a cancer that ravaged his blood cells and bone marrow… He was scheduled for his surgery to take place at the worst possible time… It was to take place during the Purge… And things went immediately from bad to worse… The surgeon who was assigned to do the transplant had left early, only to later be revealed to have targeted my stepfather for his Purge Victim…
If it weren't for the actions of one Doctor, a Surgeon from Sanctuary… I would have lost my father that night, as well as my entire family… To this day… I follow his example… I have spent the last several years focusing on becoming a Transplant Surgeon myself, and donning the mask of a Plague Doctor to save my patients… This is a story about the most important night of my life, one that takes place every year… The Purge…
March 21st...
Exiting an operating room, a surgeon smiles as he pulls the strings on his mask and removes his surgeon cap from his head, taking a long and deep breath of fresh air as he looks to the couple who are sitting on the chairs outside the operating room. The Doctor they see stands at 5ft 7in tall, weighs 135lbs, has dark brown, nealy black, hair, dark tan skin, and chocolate brown eyes. On the right side of his face are black freckles that, if you were to hazard a guess, would look like the star formation of the astrological sign of Aries, only upside down, flowing along his right eye. "H-How is she, Doctor?"
"Your daughter will pull through, sir! She's a fighter, and I assure you that tonight the entire hospital will be put on lock down…! So you can rest assured your daughter will be safe with us!" Doctor Traves Medina says, smiling to the couple who cry with relief and joy at their daughter's successful bone marrow transplant. "Here at Sanctuary Hospital, all the staff here are ready to fight and die for our patients at any time, so rest assured, your child will be safe in our hands!"
"Thank you, Doctor! We can't thank you enough!"
"Of course, now please, meet with our receptionist at the front desk and we will forward the bill to you tomorrow morning, after the purge, and…" He hesitates, "Should we fail to protect your daughter tonight, the hospital will compensate your family tomorrow morning, as the law dictates!"
"Thank you, sir, please keep her safe!" The mother says, to which the Doctor nods and makes his way to get himself cleaned up and changed back into his scrubs and coat. It takes him several minutes to get clean, but once he is dressed and ready to work again, he sees the Dean coming down.
"Doctor Medina…!" The Dean says, "Are you ready for tonight?"
"Yes sir, I was just going to make my final preparations…" He looks to the clock and sees it is moving onto 6:45pm… "I still need to sharpen my blades and arm my guns…"
"Well tonight, we won't need you to worry about protecting the patients… We need you for something far more important…"
"Sir?" Dr. Medina asks.
"Follow me…" He leads Dr. Traves Medina to the Organ Storage Unit, and the Doctor can only look in shock, seeing how their supplies have run low. "Now you see what we need you to do…?"
"Yes sir…"
"You are the best of us, and you know how to kill a man with little mercy or remorse, and you are the one who collects the most organs during this night every year… We need you to take your Reapers and do what you do best on Purge Night… We will be having an influx of people tomorrow morning requiring surgery, and they will need your help…!"
"I'll do my best, just let me gather my team and we will move out as soon as Commencement begins…" Traves says, looking to the Dean, "I won't fail you… Master…" He quickly leaves and goes to a special room that is normally sealed off every other day of the year, but places his Staff ID against a scanner, and it unseals, the surgeon slipping through and shutting the door behind him. He turns on the lights and sees a group of people dressed entirely in black waiting for him… Black Trench Coats, black gloves, black body armor vests, black leather pants and boots, and wearing metal masks have have been painted obsidian black, each of them with a unique theme and choice of weapon.
One of these men wears a mask shaped like that of snarling tiger, and strapped to his arms are two pairs of metal claws, retracted to rest against his arms. He is entire ensemble is strapped close to his body, and his snarling mask gives the appearance of a glaring and ferocious animal. This man is Tiger the Dark, as he is known by many Purgers, and he is the muscle of the team.
Another is a woman dressed in a skin-tight leather bodysuit, with a long black trench coat that shows off her considerable bust and her curves. She has twin pistols on her waist along with a hunting rifle on her back. She wears a completely solid black mask without any details to it, save for a slit wide enough for the eyes. She is the Huntress and she is the guns expert…
Following her is a new member to the crew, a young woman who joined this team under recommendations from the Huntress. She wears a lower face mask that does nothing to hide the upper part of her face, all the while carrying a lever action shotgun, and an assortments of knives, as well as a pistol. She has been monikered as the Crow
Finally, there is one more to the crew, a dog who has been outfitted with bullet resistant armor on his lower body, and a mask on his head to provide some protection. This dog is a large black labrador but on this night, she is the most ferocious animal to wander the streets of the purge. This is Doctor Medina's Dog, Sasha, but one this night, she is known as Scout.
Finally, Traves goes to his locker and changes out of his scrubs and puts on his black leather ensemble, black leather pants, a black shirt, with black vest and overcoat, gloves, and finally a black mask shaped like that of a Plague Doctor's only this is much more menacing. While the original style of Plague Doctor masks were terrifying in their neutral gaze, this one was sculpted to be menacing and terrifying with an ever present glare. He then puts on his wide brimmed hat and walks to the group, he is the Doctor… "Alright everyone… Be ready…" He looks at the clock, it's 6:55pm… "We're harvesting tonight… Search and destroy, but leave the bodies relatively intact so we can harvest the organs here at Sanctuary… The Harvesters have already been informed and they will be ready soon…"
"Right…!" Everyone says. They get their weapons honed and loaded, stock up on ammo, and finally bring out their transport, an armored ambulance truck in which it has been officially remodeled for Purge Night. The group enters it and sits down, waiting for the announcement to go off. The Doctor refills the tank and when he enters the driver's seat, he looks to see something upon the dashboard, a picture of his stepfather right after his Bone Marrow Transplant, years ago to today.
"Reaper… Reaper… Do you copy?" Their radio goes off…
"This is the Reaper, making final preparations…!"
"We've got an emergency situation, Doctor… It's your Niece…!"
"Kaylee…?" The Doctor says, shocked.
"Yes… She just arrived, ready for surgery, but we're all out of Bone Marrow for transplantation... " The Dean says, to which the Doctor drops his radio… "Your niece will need a new set of marrow to transplant by morning… Do you think you can do that?"
"I…" The Doctor says, "Where is my sister?"
"She's with her, comforting her…"
"I have a minute left before the commencement begins… Can you bring her to the radio?"
"I'm here, Traves!" His younger sister, Nakita says. "Please, tell me you can fix this…"
"I'm going to, sis, or I will die trying…" The Doctor says, "Now you two just stay put, and keep calm… I'll be back by morning, and the Doctors of Sanctuary will keep you all safe…!"
"Yeah…" Nakita says, "Thanks, Seesta…"
"No problem, Bruhta…" The Doctor says, sharing in the inside joke with his sister.
"Remember, Doctor, while you are harvesting for the Hospital, you will be compensated with Hazard Pay for this year, but considering your Niece's life is on the line, I think that is the last thing on your mind right now…" The Dean says.
"It isn't… If I die tonight, I die saving my niece…" The Doctor says, "Right now she is the more important matter…"
"I understand… Good Hunting…" The Dean says, and not a second later, the radio begins the Broadcast...
This is not a test.
This is your emergency broadcast system announcing the commencement of the Annual Purge, sanctioned by the U.S government.
Weapons of class 4 and lower have been authorized for use during the Purge. All other weapons are restricted.
Government officials of ranking 10 have been granted immunity from the Purge and shall not be harmed.
Commencing at the siren, any and all crime, including murder, will be legal for 12 continuous hours.
Police, fire, and emergency medical services will be unavailable until tomorrow morning at 7 A.M, when the Purge concludes.
Blessed be our New Founding Fathers and America, a nation reborn.
May God be with you all.
That is when the Siren Sounds, and the Doctor looks up, and then looks at his stepfather's photo… 'Dad, please protect Kaylee until I get back…' He prays to his father, 'And God, please forgive me for the wrongs that I have done… And for those… That I'm about to do…' He then starts the ambulance and everyone inside finishes preparing, driving out, "Alright you guys, the wheat has grown large and thick this year… It's time for the annual Harvest Festival!" He drives out, going through the streets of Seattle, the Ambulance quickly coming on several bodies of dead purgers right off the bat. "Alright everyone, let the dog out!"
Sasha barks as she exits a trap door and sniffs the air, looking around for any sign of other purgers in the area, in the dog quickly moves to the door and scratches it. "Alright, it's clear for right now, let's harvest!" Traves gets out and opens the back with the group quickly coming out with their guns and blades at the ready, moving as a unit. "Huntress, help me with this one!" He says, picking up the body of a middle-aged black woman, and carefully placing the cadaver in the ambulance, before looking around and turning on the refrigeration to help slow down decay. Things go smoothly until Scout start growling and barking towards a shadow in the distance. Everyone gets their weapons ready, and begin to see a group of purgers making their way towards them.
"Shit!" Huntress says, "We're surrounded…!"
"Good…" Tiger the Dark says, activating his claws, "More money to harvest!" Sasha growls and barks loudly, to which the Doctor, pulls out his revolver along with his knife. "What should we do, Doctor?"
"I have no idea…" The Doctor simply says, "Down as many as we can while I get the ambulance ready for a retreat?"
"I think that would be a wise idea!" Crow says, in which the Doctor moves to get the Vehicle ready, and the purgers, waving their bats, pipes, and knives, charge in as everyone opens fire, Tiger the Dark charging in, blades swinging. However, instead of starting the truck, Doctor does something he never thought he'd do, he turns on one of his favorite songs, and let's it blare as he fires his revolver, and instead of drawing his knife, he actually picks up something from inside the truck, an authentic katana from japan, his last birthday present from his stepfather. Drawing the sword, the Doctor sees a Purger get past the bullet storm of his crew and glares at the man, performing a swing that cuts the man's head off, sending it flying a ways away as he charges in.
"For Kaylee…" The Doctor says, light reflecting off his blade…
March 22nd 6:29am…
The Last body has been brought in to the Sanctuary Hospital, and the Surgeons are speeding through their work, and the Doctor smiles as he stands out front of the hospital, cleaning his sword, and smiling as someone walks out of the hospital, a woman who is shorter than him, but has a sing black freckle on her left cheek and a smile on her face, her long hair flowing down her back. "Kita…"
"Trav…" Nakita says, to which she smiles and hugs her blood covered brother, smiling, "You saved her!"
"It's not over yet… I just got the marrow in… Soon comes the hard part… Getting it in her bones…"
"Still, Kaylee's going to be alright thanks to you…" Nakita says, smiling as she looks at her big brother. "Purge Night might be one of the most terrifying nights out there, but thanks to you and Sanctuary's Reapers, many more people survive later on thanks to your actions…!"
"Every year nearly 113,000 people are waiting for organ transplants, I just cut the red tape every year in order to give more people a chance at getting those organs…" He sheaths his sword, with a smile, "And I wouldn't trade this job for the world, even if I must resign my soul to Hell for all eternity…"
"You're giving up your place in Heaven to ensure other people can live…" Nakita says, "That is a just cause with a heavy price to pay…"
"I'll gladly pay it… The Dean saved Dad all those years ago… As well as many other patients that day, simply by exploiting the Purge… I'm just doing the same thing…" Traves says, taking off his mask as he sees a group of people walking to the hospital, their masks still on. "Damn… Remnants…" He puts his mask back on, "Kita, get inside, warn the staff!"
"But what about you!?"
"Just do it!" Traves shouts, drawing his blade, his sister rushes inside, gritting her teeth, whilst Traves takes his stance, whispering something as the sun begins to rise, charging forward
In Night and Day… In Death and Wight…
He slashes through several of the Purgers surrounding him, feeling pipes and bats beat against his body, blocking blows to the head as he cuts down more and more Purgers.
Steel thy Heart, and thy Soul Ignite… When Darkness Falls, Embrace the Night...
He gets hit in the leg as his team comes out to join him in battle as people begin to beat and stab the Doctor, who curls up into a ball, attempting to protect his head and neck, the pain becoming unbearable.
And when the new dawn comes… Let there be Light…
Minutes later, the Doctor is rushed inside, and they bring him into surgery, where they begin to do their best to clean his wounds, set his broken bones… However… All Traves can do is smile as he feels his life slipping away, and sees his Niece, Kaylee May Blair, being rolled into another Operating Room for her surgery. The Darkness takes him, and to him, there is nothing else but satisfaction…
Attention All Purgers, the Annual Purge will Conclude in 1 Minute.
Just to remind all of you who participated, you have made America a Better Place.
Your New Founding Fathers is Proud of your support of the Purge.
Release the Beasts and Purge, for our American Streets.
Your new Founding Fathers and your Courage of your Participation, God Bless the United States.
Thank you for your participation and well being for this year.
March 23rd…
"Happy Birthday to you…!" A group of people chant as the Doctor wakes up, "Happy Birthday to you…!" He sees the staff around him smiling as he lies there in a bed as they bring in a cake and presents. "Happy Birthday, dear Traves! Happy Birthday to you…!" Everyone cheers as Traves smiles as he wakes up, looking at everyone around him. In a wheelchair, he sees his niece, Kaylee May being rolled over to him, and he smiles at the young woman, and gently takes her hand, the young woman smiling with tears in her eyes as her hair is now gone, but she smiles. A few hours later, Traves stands on the roof of the hospital as the organs that were harvested from this year's purge are being sent out via helicopters and transport vehicles throughout the city with a smile. It is his birthday today, but he can't help but feel he has given a gift back to society… And so… He gives away a Birthday Present to those in need… Life...
When I was a little boy… I nearly lost my stepfather to Leukemia on Purge Night… However one doctor braved the Purge to find someone in the medical records with matching bone marrow to save him… My Stepfather had saved me and my family from a life of abuse… And this Doctor saved the same man who saved me… And now… Every year, I break my Hippocratic Oath to give back to those who truly need the help… I strived long and hard to become a Transplant Surgeon to give back to the Hospital and to the Doctor who saved my father, and ever since I got assigned to Sanctuary Hospital, I have given everything I am to repay that debt… And once a year… I forsake my Hippocratic Oath to give back to my community, harvesting organs from those who no longer need it, and giving back the community a chance at life… And every year I celebrate this accomplishment, in which the organs are transported out by singing to the people, as my birthday gift to the people of this city…
"Happy Birthday to you…
Happy Birthday to You…!
Happy Birthday…! Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you!
Happy Birthday dear America! Happy Birthday to~ You~!"
Author's Note: If I had known about the Purge's set date being closer to my birthday, I would've been up all night preparing this One-Shot, but I'm glad that I managed to get this done now! Anyway I hope you guys enjoy this fanfiction of mine… I'm not much of a horror writer, and i suck to high heaven when it comes to fight scenes, but I think I did something pretty good! Quick Shout out to MatPat on the Game Theorists and the Film Theorists on Youtube for inspiring this story of mine, and thanks to everyone here on ! This is my late birthday present to all of you, and I want to thank you all for the years of support you have given me! Thank you so much everyone! Don't forget to Follow, Favorite, and Review, and I'll catch you all on the flipside! May God be with you All.