Chapter Five: Nightmare Vision
"It's a rat, Shaggy," said Velma flatly. The terrified expression on Shaggy's face quickly turned to puzzlement.
"Uh, yeah, like I totally knew that!" he said, helping himself back to his feet as Scooby chuckled at him.
"Yeah, sure you did," Velma giggled. But then, his expression changed again as he saw something so terrifying and incomprehensible happening behind Velma.
The rat had stopped still, stood on its hind legs, and was now going through an extraordinary transformation, growing at an alarming rate. The vile thing slowly metamorphosed into something vaguely human right before Shaggy's eyes.
"V-V-Velma!!!" he stuttered, his knees knocking together. Scooby had stiffened up as well. Velma had a look on her face as if to say, 'oh, what now?'. "B-b-behind you!!!!" Shaggy stammered, pointing a shaky finger.
Velma's screams pierced the darkness, as she spun around to find herself staring face to face with a nightmare vision. A dark figure stood before her, arms crossed, its eyes gleaming red beneath its hood, as its rat-like features stretched into a sharp-toothed grin. It has to be noted that if, on a rare occasion, Velma screams, then it must be for something worth screaming about. The hooded fiend suddenly extended a clawed hand towards her, and with lightning reflexes she swept her foot hard against his leg, causing him to fall forwards as she made a quick getaway.
As she turned to run, she caught a glimpse of Shaggy and Scooby, both frozen to the spot, eyes wide, and shivering violently. Shaggy's hair was standing on end as if he had been electrocuted. Without a moments hesitation, Velma ran between them, grabbing them both by the arm and forcing them to run alongside her.
Now it was Shaggy and Scooby's turn to scream as they ran, Scooby on all fours, and Shaggy with his arms flailing wildly in the air. The hooded fiend was now back on his feet, and hot on their heels.
None of them knew where they were running to, as it was too dark to tell if there were any doorways. As they approached a wall, they could just make out a dumpster filled with rubbish that had to be at least five years old. Shaggy and Velma glanced at each other and nodded, as if sharing the same plan. All three of them dove behind the dumpster, and tipped it up on the fiend chasing them, before running away again.
"Like, it's every chicken for themselves!" yelled Shaggy, and they each started to run in different directions, as the hooded fiend struggled with the capsized dumpster, his anger obvious by his muffled roaring.
In one clean move he hurled the dumpster into the wall, his roar now amplified by the echoes within the cavernous room. By now, Shaggy, Scooby and Velma were each hiding in different corners of the room.
Shaggy shivered fearfully, watching through a hole in the cloth he was hiding behind as the horrific creature made his way across the room. The petrified boy tried to keep his heavy breathing as silent as possible, his shaking hand clapped over his mouth, as the shadow drew nearer. He watched as it turned this way and that, now running forward, now stooping. Then, its glowing red eyes seemed to look directly at him, and it marched forward, locked on its target. Shaggy was just about to run, when it lurched to the side and pulled Velma out of her hiding place, before dragging her away, kicking and screaming.
"Velma!" Shaggy had meant to shout it, but it sounded barely above a whisper, as in those frightful dreams where the worst is befallen, and all hope is lost.
*shivers, eyes wide* eeep! I actually scared myself! Ok, Ok, it's not just a fluff anymore! Seriously, if this is too scary to be rated G let me know and I'll change it, but just to warn you... it's gonna get a lot scarier.
"It's a rat, Shaggy," said Velma flatly. The terrified expression on Shaggy's face quickly turned to puzzlement.
"Uh, yeah, like I totally knew that!" he said, helping himself back to his feet as Scooby chuckled at him.
"Yeah, sure you did," Velma giggled. But then, his expression changed again as he saw something so terrifying and incomprehensible happening behind Velma.
The rat had stopped still, stood on its hind legs, and was now going through an extraordinary transformation, growing at an alarming rate. The vile thing slowly metamorphosed into something vaguely human right before Shaggy's eyes.
"V-V-Velma!!!" he stuttered, his knees knocking together. Scooby had stiffened up as well. Velma had a look on her face as if to say, 'oh, what now?'. "B-b-behind you!!!!" Shaggy stammered, pointing a shaky finger.
Velma's screams pierced the darkness, as she spun around to find herself staring face to face with a nightmare vision. A dark figure stood before her, arms crossed, its eyes gleaming red beneath its hood, as its rat-like features stretched into a sharp-toothed grin. It has to be noted that if, on a rare occasion, Velma screams, then it must be for something worth screaming about. The hooded fiend suddenly extended a clawed hand towards her, and with lightning reflexes she swept her foot hard against his leg, causing him to fall forwards as she made a quick getaway.
As she turned to run, she caught a glimpse of Shaggy and Scooby, both frozen to the spot, eyes wide, and shivering violently. Shaggy's hair was standing on end as if he had been electrocuted. Without a moments hesitation, Velma ran between them, grabbing them both by the arm and forcing them to run alongside her.
Now it was Shaggy and Scooby's turn to scream as they ran, Scooby on all fours, and Shaggy with his arms flailing wildly in the air. The hooded fiend was now back on his feet, and hot on their heels.
None of them knew where they were running to, as it was too dark to tell if there were any doorways. As they approached a wall, they could just make out a dumpster filled with rubbish that had to be at least five years old. Shaggy and Velma glanced at each other and nodded, as if sharing the same plan. All three of them dove behind the dumpster, and tipped it up on the fiend chasing them, before running away again.
"Like, it's every chicken for themselves!" yelled Shaggy, and they each started to run in different directions, as the hooded fiend struggled with the capsized dumpster, his anger obvious by his muffled roaring.
In one clean move he hurled the dumpster into the wall, his roar now amplified by the echoes within the cavernous room. By now, Shaggy, Scooby and Velma were each hiding in different corners of the room.
Shaggy shivered fearfully, watching through a hole in the cloth he was hiding behind as the horrific creature made his way across the room. The petrified boy tried to keep his heavy breathing as silent as possible, his shaking hand clapped over his mouth, as the shadow drew nearer. He watched as it turned this way and that, now running forward, now stooping. Then, its glowing red eyes seemed to look directly at him, and it marched forward, locked on its target. Shaggy was just about to run, when it lurched to the side and pulled Velma out of her hiding place, before dragging her away, kicking and screaming.
"Velma!" Shaggy had meant to shout it, but it sounded barely above a whisper, as in those frightful dreams where the worst is befallen, and all hope is lost.
*shivers, eyes wide* eeep! I actually scared myself! Ok, Ok, it's not just a fluff anymore! Seriously, if this is too scary to be rated G let me know and I'll change it, but just to warn you... it's gonna get a lot scarier.