Ch. 1
'Pilot Ep. Pt. One'
"How far?" An older dark skinned man in a white suit asked.
"How far what?" The newly eighteen year old asked clearly confused.
The man walked by her towards a brilliant light. "All will be clear in time." The man said with a smile continuing towards the light the man stopped walking abruptly and turned to face her with a look of sadness now gracing his features.
"I don't understand.. What you mean.. How far?" The girl asked again.
"I am sorry for what will come." The man said with all honesty. "Now wake up." The man said with a small smile before turning and walking into the light.
'Idaho Falls, ID 2012'
'BZZT BZZT BZZT' a digital clock's alarm sounded off.
Groaning and pulling the blanket over her head. "Whyyyy..." the girl whined quietly before turning to the alarm clock that read eight o'clock.
The girl swung her feet down to the carpeted floor she looked at her calendar and surely enough today was the day Graduation day she stood quickly now fully awake at the prospect she walked to her dresser which held up a mirror with many pictures taped along the edges she kissed two fingers and placed them on a particular picture showing a young man and herself at a rodeo.
"Today's the big day man.." The girl said to the picture. "Wish I knew where you were.. Wish I'd get to see you today." The girl said before she started brushing her naturally red colored hair once done she got up and stepped away from the dresser towards her closet grabbing out a white button up shirt with short sleeves and a pair of black jeans slipping into the clothes she stepped out the door immediately a flash of light blinds the girl.
"That ones a keeper" a middle-aged man said with a chuckle looking at the picture on his phone.
"Dad? I thought you had to leave early today?" The girl said exasperated.
"We did, but we wanted to see you before we left. We'll still make it to your graduation." A woman said with a smile.
"Right.." the girl said wishing her brother could be here. "Gotta go to the bath--" the girl started.
"Hold on." Her father interrupted looking a little tired. "Someone here to see you.." her father finished sounding like he didn't want this as he motioned to the living room.
The young woman walked through the hallway as soon as she was in the living room she saw the man from the picture her brother.
"Blake!" The girl screamed as he stood up from the couch.
"What's up lil sister?" Blake said with his arms open the siblings met halfway he enveloped her in a hug.
"It's so good to see you!" The girl said ecstatic.
Releasing her from the hug Blake mimed having a microphone. "We're here with Summer Christiansen asking her how it feels to be graduating!" Blake said in a bad impersonation of a news anchor.
"I can't wait to graduate." Summer said looking up at him still trying to believe he was there in front of her. "I didn't think I'd see you today. Summer said beaming.
Blake put away his invisible microphone. "The world would have to end for me to miss this day." Blake said with a smile.
Summer scoffed. "I'd miss it if I could get away with it." Summer said looking at her parents who were giving her a stern look.
"What? Why would you do that? This is a big day!" Blake said with enthusiasm.
"You literally grabbed your diploma and left." Summer said thinking her brother was crazy.
"Fair." Blake said dropping the façade. "Let's catch up while the old folks go check on their hotel staff guess people are getting sick."
Two hours had passed of Blake telling Summer the adventures he had while backpacking and mountain climbing any chance he had.
"And that is how I became the most interesting man in the world!" Blake said matter of factly.
Summer just sat back resting her back on the couch with her phone in hand. "Man.. Must be nice..." Summer said wondering if she would like his lifestyle.
Not knowing what to say next Blake stood up from the couch. "Well time to go... Ready?" Blake asked.
Summer let out a sigh. "Ya.. But I wanna see if mom and dad are about done first." Summer told her older brother.
"We'll take dad's car." Blake announced picking up keys belonging to a Mercedes-Benz.
"Hold on! Why aren't we taking your car?" Summer asked fearful of her father's wrath.
"My car's alternator doesn't recharge my battery. Haven't had time to fix it. Or the money." Blake informed her. "Besides by the time he figures out. It'll be too late." Blake added with a devilish smile.
"You're gonna be in so much trouble." Summer said wondering why her brother had to do these things.
The siblings walked out of the white painted one-story brick house.
"Let's see if I remember my way." Blake backing out of the drive way.
"Your gonna get us lost aren't you." Summer said in a joking manner.
"Nah lost is something I don't do well." Blake answered proudly.
"Bull." Summer said with a chuckle.
"No. I know my directions." Blake announced gesturing in all directions with no hands on the wheel for a second.
"We're gonna die then since you're taking your hands off the wheel." Summer said in a snarky manner.
"Nah no way I'm drivin'." Blake said with confidence.
The siblings bantered throughout the car ride.
After a few minutes they were stopped behind a traffic jam.
"Traffic jam before rush hour.." Blake said unamused.
"Must be families traveling to see their loved ones graduate." Summer assumed.
"The school doesn't have that many graduates." Blake said putting the car in reverse and proceeding down a different road.
"What's with the cops?.." Summer asked seeing police in riot gear at the front entrance to the hotel.
"Um..." Blake pulled up to the door. "They're on to me?" Blake attempted to joke before rolling the passenger window down prompting an officer to approach the vehicle.
"Are either of you sick?" The officer asked getting straight to the point.
The siblings exchanged looks of confusion. "No.. We're not.." Blake answered honestly.
"Get out of your vehicle we'll have to search you." The officer said opening the door to the vehicle as the other police officers converged on the vehicle.
"Wait! What?!" Summer yelled immediately overwhelmed by the police that had now pulled her out of the vehicle.
"What the fuck!?!" Blake exclaimed being pulled out of the vehicle as well.
"Any bites?" An officer asked one of his comrades as they were starting a strip search.
"Bites? What are you-- hey!" Summer exclaimed as the officers pulled up on her shirt checking her over.
Blake reached over and grabbed the closest officer to himself and attempted to pull the officer away from his sister. "Watch it shit head!" Blake yelled with warning in his voice until one of the officers slammed his head into the roof of the car. "Do not resist sir!" One of the officers ordered.
After the frisk the duo were forced into the hotel and into a room.
"This is bullshit." Blake fumed confused with this predicament.
Summer sat on the bed trying to gather her thoughts. "We just need to tell them our parents run this hotel. Right?" Summer half asked her older brother.
"I don't know." Blake said stepping away from the door and sitting on the bed next to his sister.
As soon as Blake sat down the door opened up again they saw an assault rifle pointing in and a bag being handed into the room Blake stood up in front of his sister.
"What the hell is going on." Blake demanded.
"It's under control. The officer dismissed the question tossing the bag to Blake. "Here are some supplies. Food. Meds. If me or one of my own come to the door we will identify ourselves. If no one identifies themself take that board and bar the door." The officer ordered the duo pointing at the board laid in the corner.
"Our parents run the hotel!" Summer yelled.
The officer looked at her with a look of indifference. "Good for you." The officer answered before shutting the door.
Blake sat down on the bed again. "Stupid!..." Blake shouted before falling back in the bed.
Summer got up from the bed and walked over to the bag finding exactly what was advertised. "Hey.." Summer called to her brother who popped his head up in response.
"Hm?" Blake half answered looking at Summer.
Pulling something out of the bag. "Let me look at that." Summer said gesturing to the now dried blood on her brother's head.
"Oh. Ya right sure." Blake said sitting up and scooting to the edge of the bed again.
She checked his head over and dabbed a wet cloth on the wound.
"Ah! What's on that?!" Blake hissed but not recoiling.
"Alcohol.." Summer informed her older brother.
"Well it burns." Blake complained.
"Don't be a baby." Summer said.
Blake sat there while she cleaned him up. "What do you think they meant? Blake asked looking up at Summer.
"What do you mean?" Summer asked not understanding this out of the blue question.
"They asked if we were sick.. Why?" Blake elaborated.
"I mean.. This is a quarantine." Summer answered.
"I don't know. That's seemed to mean something else to me." Blake said doubt evident in his voice.
"Ya... maybe.." Summer said setting the rag down and picking up a sewing needle. "Hold still." Summer said readying herself.
"Whoa what the fuck ya think your doing?!" Blake almost screamed when he saw her get close to his head with the needle.
"Blake stop." Summer said in an authoritative voice.
"Just gimme a band-aid!" Blake yelled crawling away from his sister. "Jeez!" Blake said when she gave up chasing him with a needle.
"You won't like it." Summer informed Blake over her shoulder.
"A hell of a lot more than you stabbing me in the head... have you even sewed something before?!" Blake asked laying back on the bed holding his head wound
"Uh..." Summer hesitated. "I was just trying to help." Summer justified.
"Uh ya good intentions don't make ya a pro." Blake said.
"Ya..." Summer said sounding defeated.
"Chin up sis." Blake said not very encouragingly.
"Here." Summer said handing a Band-aid to Blake.
"A unicorn." Blake said not amused.
"Well!" Summer said throwing her hands in the air.
"Ya ya. Fine.." Blake said putting the Band-aid on his wound.
"Gonna put your sister on the floor?" Summer asked.
"No..." Blake said rolling on to the floor
The hours passed by Summer was woke up by Blake who seemed very tense.
"There was shooting.. Alot of shooting." Blake whispered.
Summer immediately looked at the door and listened trying to focus on what was behind the door.
"They aren't identifying themselves.." Blake told her as they tried to figure out who was on the other side of the door.
"Hey... who's there?" Blake called out through the door hearing nothing but moans and groans that sounding like an injured person might.
"Hello?" Blake called again this time met with the sounds turning into growls almost inhuman growls monstrous growls.
Then the door started rumbling as someone hit it then another then many people were now hitting the doors.
"G-go away!" Blake yelled yielding no results.
"What do they want?!" Summer asked fear in her voice.
"I don't know." Blake said trying to figure out what to do.
"GO AWAY!" Summer screamed as the pounding became more intense.
The door was rattling in place barely able to stand the stress it was under.
"Shit that ain't gonna hold!" Blake said stepping over to the door putting his body against the door.
Summer could see the door starting to give way.
"Ffuucckk" Blake strained against the assailants on the opposite side of the door looking for something to bar it with. "The board!" Blake exclaimed remembering the board the officer told them to use if needed.
Blake let off the door for a moment before immediately slamming himself back into the door as it had given way.
Summer was now crying in fear. "Summer get the board!" Blake ordered.
Summer ran to the 44 board and handed it to Blake who quickly slammed it into place. "Just... hang in there... just hold on!.." Blake tried to soothe Summer in between grunts of effort and heavy breathing. "Go get in the bathroom lock your ass up!" Blake told Summer.
"Blake no!" Summer said sobbing.
"I ain't goin' anywhere I'll get you when it's safe don't come out until then alright!? Now go!" Blake yelled.
Sobbing Summer did what she was told running to the bathroom locking the door and hiding in the bathtub silently sobbing as minutes turned into hours she couldn't remember when she stopped hearing any noise from outside the bathroom did they get in? Did they go away? She didn't know. She hoped Blake would come soon Summer was more afraid for her brother then for herself.
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