Prologue
Eat
Sleep
Breathe
Survive
Those four words have been woven into my mind for weeks, months, years now.
At least that's how long it feels it's been.
I've somehow lost count of the days. Sometimes I can't even tell what season of the year it is anymore.
It's strange how summer, spring, fall, and winter call all feel as one when the world goes dark.
How long have we been trapped in this? I've been trying to find them for so long. Sometimes I wonder if I will ever find them.
No no no. I can't lose focus.
Not today.
Not tomorrow.
Next year.
I wonder what the weather is like up there?
Eat
Sleep
Breathe
Survive
Stay focused on the mission at hand. That's all that matters now.
I look into the bright orange flames that dance before my eyes. I lift my hand and hover it above them.
I feel the heat pierce through the cold exterior of the skin on my fingers. The heat seems to thaw my blood ,and I can feel it circulating back through my hand.
I let out a small sniffle and it seems to echo through the cold and dark forest around me.
The full moon above does a good job lighting up my surroundings. However ,it does often confuse me. I have to keep my eyes peeled for shadows lurking in the distance.
The tall trees around me dance with the breeze that howls softly. I chuckle softly as I look at the trees. The way they dance around reminds me of the school dances we used to have back in grade school. All the kids in the room dancing around with no talent.
It reminds me of a better time.
A simpler time.
SNAP
Something in the distance tickles my ear drum. The faint sound of a twig snapping in the distance.
Instinctively my hand goes for the butt of my knife, holstered on my hip. I twist around slowly to see if I can find the cause of the disturbance.
My eyes shoot back and forth between the trees. Trying to spot anything.
Snap
That sound again.
This time it seems closer.
Maybe it's a deer?
Maybe it's a dog?
Maybe it's a monster…
I quickly stand up and face the direction of the potential danger. My hand is still resting on the butt of my knife.
Snap
I can't wait any longer. I quickly reach in my pocket and pull out a small blue flashlight. Clicking the small button on the end, I check to make sure the batteries aren't dead.
Nothing.
I slap the side of the light, hoping for something to happen.
A faint light appears, lighting up the frigid ground about five feet from my boots. I sniffle again, and let out a sigh.
A large puff of steam warms up my face for a moment. I look back at the fire behind me and bid farewell to the dancing sensation of flames.
"I'll be back soon."
Hello everyone! This is just a test run of a story I'm wanting to do. This is the extremely short prologue and this is canon to the events that will occur.
This is a story about what if a zombie apocalypse started in the world of Hey Arnold!? I'm a fan of horror, suspense, and romance. I will have pairings in this fic and yes I am a Shortaki shipper!
But anyways I just put this out there just to get something started. Chapters will be posted as soon as I can get them out. I do stay busy so I can't promise a schedule of when they will be out. And yes they will be much longer than this.
But anyway, to anyone that sees this, thank you and I will have more posted soon!