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Thunder rumbles in the distance, followed by huge bolts of lightning which act as bright flashes...revealing a huge jungle drenched by torrential rain. A small muddy path runs through the centre...and the scene zooms on a stagecoach pulled by 6 puffing, wet horses...which winds its way through the arduous terrain...

The driver, wearing a long, dark grey cloak, whips the horses in a furious frenzy...muttering under his breath and looking up and around. The cloak falls back a bit...and the face is revealed to be that of alkytrio666's...


alkytrio666: Blast this rain! If only I knew about this sooner, we wouldn't have left Drongo Pass for Synthelvania!!


Inside the stagecoach, 3 people sit huddled in their corners...covering themselves tightly. 2 of them got blankets...while the remaining one tightens his jacket around him...his face partially hidden by his huge cowboy hat tipped to one side. He is apparently taking a nap, unmindful of all the shaking and bobbing.


Stranger 1 (annoyed): The weather was fine when we left Drongo Pass. Where did this hellish rain come from?!

Stranger 2 (anxiously): Damned if I know! The sky was clear as crystal too...I feel very afraid...

Stranger 1: Lets hope our driver is a skillful one and reaches our destination safely.


Stranger 2 nods, shaking and quivering, slightly drenched. A wisp of long hair on one side hints that she is a woman...and a very nervous one.

Stranger 1 looks outside wistfully at the sky, revealing a pair of big, grey eyes...and long, drawn out looks. It is VampiricClown.


VampiricClown (shaking his head): This doesn't look good...not good at all!


Stranger 2 looks up and shakes her head, and a sudden flash of lightning reveals her face. It is Hammerfan.


Hammerfan: Do you think this rain will stop soon?

VampiricClown: I don't think so. At least, not yet.


alkytrio666 whips the horses again. The whole countryside is lit up by sudden flashes of lightning, and the thunder becomes deafening. Suddenly the coach lurches as if it will tip to one side, but it straightens with speed.


alkytrio666: I hope we don't lose a wheel. I can't see a damn thing in this rain!


The huge shake causes the 3rd stranger to stir...and he opens his eyes slowly with a slightly annoyed look. His eyes are a bright green...and a small hint of sharp teeth and a snarl quickly disappear from his face with the flash of lightning outside. This is ___V___.


___V___ (in a deep, echoing voice): You both chose the wrong night to travel...

VampiricClown (surprised but slightly annoyed): We certainly didnt know things would get worse so quickly.

___V___ (looking outside with a gleam in his eyes): You have no idea how worse it can get...

Hammerfan (nervously): What do you mean?


___V___ points at the distance, and both VampiricClown and Hammerfan peer out of the window. The lightning bolts blaze the sky in a brilliant hue, and the rocky terrain is revealed in full glory for a few seconds. In the distance, many faint lights are revealed between the rocks and trees.


Hammerfan (sitting back slowly, wide-eyed): Wh-What are th-th-those?

___V___ (staring at Hammerfan directly without blinking): Wolves.

VampiricClown (stammering): Y-You got-tta be kiddd-dding me-eee...in this-ss hea-vvvyyy rain-nnn?

___V___ (turning his glance back outside): Yes.


The stagecoach passes through a clump of trees, and everything goes dark for a few minutes...a loud rumble causes it to shake real bad. VampiricClown peers out and yells.


VampiricClown: HEY ALKY! WATCH OUT WHERE YOU ARE GOING!


A bolt of lightning cracks through the sky, followed by a loud rumble of thunder...and the scene before him makes VampiricClown's hairs stand.

Because the driver's seat is empty...