Disclaimer. And for those of you who don't know, I mean the idea for Final Destination. The cahahcters are all mine! And, I also don't own West Mountain. It is a real mountain in New York.
Yen took in a breath and waited for the train to hit her. She kept her eyes closed when all of a sudden she heard the woman above her yell, "NO! SHE'LL FALL!"
Then she heard a small response, and two sets of hand grabbed her legs. They hauled her up and came face to face with Shilo, Axel and Mint. Her mouth opened and she gasped, "Mint! You're okay!"
He nodded, "Sorry I was so incapable like that. I was just shocked. I'm fine now. It's-"
He stopped as the train rushed beneath them, and the wind almost knocked them off balance. Yen gasped, "I almost just died... But I'm too young to die..."
Mint gravely shook his head, "No... Death doesn't care how old you are. One seventy year old life is the same as a new born child."
Yen lightly nodded and Mint continued, "Shilo, where was Yen in your vision?"
Shilo opened his mouth but the lady interrupted him, "Excuse me, but how did you know you could haul her up? I tired but I couldn't even get a grip. You could have killed her!"
Axel shrugged, "So could the train."
Mint sighed, "Well, you wouldn't understand!"
The lady nodded, "Oh... well... Also, do you know how to find this address? I was trying to find my way to my father's house, but I got lost. I'm from Florida, and I'm not often in New York."
The four of them took one look at the address and froze. It was Edward's house. The smiled with her eyes closed, "He's sometimes crabby. He survived a huge crash some time ago, and I was just checking on him... What's wrong?"
Shilo gulped, "Ma'am, I don't want to seem like the bringer of bad news, but he's dead. We were just at his house. We were going to tell the police."
The woman opened her mouth but then narrowed her eyes, "Wait... Not many people liked him... How do I know you're just being obnoxious teenagers?"
Shilo sighed, "Ma'am... By the way, what could I call you...?"
She smiled, "Mrs. Lane."
Shilo nodded, "Well, we were going to give him the instruction manual to him for the weed whacker he had borrowed from Axel over there, the taller one, and when we arrived, the gate was ajar. So we went in, and he had fallen, trapped by his gutter, and he was... well..."
Yen butted in, "I'm sorry Mrs. Lane, but he was... decapitated."
She sunk into her car and buried her hands in her face. The other four didn't know what to do. Finally when she looked up, "How did you four know him?"
She sniffled and Shilo spoke up, "Well, I went to his church, Yen saw him every now and then at the theatre, Mint just sometimes watch the movies with Yen, and Axel lives near him."
Yen piped up, "He was also our teacher."
Mrs. Lane nodded, "Well, I guess, but why were you really over at his house? You don't all need to be there at once."
Shilo shifted uncomfortably and Mint spoke up, "All four of us also survived the accident he was in too."
Mrs. Lane nodded and sighed, immediately breaking down. Mint suddenly turned to Shilo, "WAIT! Shilo, when was Yen in your vision?"
Shilo closed his eyes and tried to remember.
The other maid, a nice lady of 20 or so, came out with the old man's drink and started to get his order. She had just started talking when there was a loud crash and explosion from down stairs. The floor around her and the old man was immediately swallowed up by a large inferno and the walls and door caught on fire. The path to the door was swallowed with flame and soon collapsed. The young boy with Yen jumped up and started crying. Yen stood up to comfort him when a large brick pillar collapsed on her and her neck snapped.
Shilo sighed, "She was the third..."
Mint solemnly nodded and Yen frowned, "What is this graveness about? I'm still alive."
Shilo nodded, "Well, Alexis isn't..."
Maria smiled at her kids, "Listen, I know you want to go onto the face, but it's the first snow! We'll have to wait until other pack it down!"
Jenny nodded and Connor sighed, "But I want to go onto the face...!"
Maria sighed too, "Listen. We are not going on the face until we have a practice run. Is that clear?"
Connor nodded and Jenny laughed. Maria went back to smiling, "Let's go up to the bunny hill!"
The four of them were at Shilo's house. Shilo turned to Mint, "So, since Alexis and Edward are dead, what do you propose we do?"
Mint sighed, "Well, you and Axel are going to try and save Maria, next on the list. Seeing as how Jenny is probably with her, Yen and I will be coming too."
Cookie, Shilo's little brother, walked in, "Hey! Do either of you want some snacks?"
Both of them nodded and Cookie smiled, "I'll be right back!"
Mint smiled, "Your brother is so nice!"
Shilo snorted, "Yeah, well wait until he gets mad!"
Axel walked in, "I don't see why you two are stressing so much over a few coincidences. Yes, two of the survivors are dead, but "Death" is not a being, and it can't come after us."
Shilo shrugged, "Do what you will, but just don't die."
Axel laughed, "Don't worry! I have no plans to die in the next few days!"
Shilo sighed as Axel walked out. Mint nodded, "You'll have to keep an eye on him. We don't know who dies first. Him, or Julie."
Cookie walked in carrying a platter of cheeses and crackers, "Here you go!"
He set them down and made his way out. Mint turned to Shilo, "Like I said. But how are we going to find Maria and Jenny...?"
Maria smiled, "This will be the last run for a little. It's getting cold out and we'll go into the lodge."
Connor nodded as he got of the lift. He looked down, "LET'S G... EEP!"
He was cut off as he fell forward, his ski lodging in the ground. Maria laughed and pulled him up, "You silly!"
And with that, they headed down the hill.
Shilo worriedly looked at Mint, "And you're sure this is legal?"
Mint laughed, "No! But it will work!"
Shilo sighed, "Sure, tracking someone's phone signal will work, but once again, it's not legal."
Yen shrugged, "Well, Mint does it all the time. He won't get caught."
Shilo nodded and Mint sighed, "Well, Maria's dead."
Shilo cocked his head, "Huh?"
Mint sighed and showed him the screen, "She's at West Mountain. We'll never get to her from here."
Maria smiled as she sipped her coffee and her children laughed and giggled, "Kids, we'll be going out soon, so finish your chicken!"
They nodded and she put down her cup. Immediately Connor jumped and the coffee fell over all over Maria's purse and phone. She shrieked and jumped back, "CONNOR! Be more CAREFUL next time!"
He nervously nodded and Maria sighed, "It's okay... It was just an accident. Let's go back to ski."
The kids nodded and left the table. She followed them and they stood in the life line to the face. Maria smiled, "I'll go first, don't worry."
She smiled and stood in front of the life. Suddenly she heard the man at the controls curse. She turned sharply and directed, "DON'T use curse words! THERE are children here!"
She gritted her teeth and turn back. Suddenly she heard a small buzz and she turned, got off balance, and fell. The chair came up behind her and caught on her ski. She screamed and it started to dig into her back. The man gasped and said, "DON'T WORRY!"
She nodded a little, and she felt the ski break into her skin.
Once again... A crappy chapter... Doh. ~ Shilo Burbans
