The City On The Mountainside...
A Carny Encounter Is All But Fun
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Cold. That's what this night has been, just cold, not from the temperature, not of sickness but of fear from *Him*, from all the bodies he has left. That cursed fucker has caused nothing but death where ever he goes! We contained him, but what did they hope to accomplish in keeping him here. He wouldn't die, not by fire, not by firing squad, not drowning, not hanging, not by anything. We blow him up and his soul just comes back again. Containing him was the best option until Project-Xender was complete, and what did they do. They decided he was to valuable to lose, that him being sent to Project-Xender would be a mistake. What would we learn from him, this curse of his is supernatural, we can't hope to duplicate it, we can't use him as a soldier, now that idea was dead from the start but they refused to let him go. Ignorant, stupid, stupid.
In a lab, on a chair sat a woman wearing a lab coat, her I.D read Olivia Rowan.
She sat in front of a control console frantically activating Xender before that manic finds her. Gunshots could be heard in the distance of the compound followed by an echo of screams.
She locked herself in the lab waiting for him to enter and finally finish this. If they can't kill him then there is only one thing left to do. At the center of the lab, surrounded by control consoles and panels was a cylinder pod, wires extend from the ceiling, and the floor all from the pod. The sliding door was opened and inside were more wires, instruments with a single metal restraining chair meant for the subject. Meant for Jason Voorhees.
His escape was enivitable as he always finds a way out, a way to kill again. At this time Xender is not in the testing phase yet, but it should work, in theory. That's not much but she'd be dead anyway and no one will be left to continue the work.
--Activate Xender--
--Yes-- --No--
It would be a few minutes before it starts up, she needed to be ready. Olivia stood up and grabbed a shotgun that rested against her chair and cocked it.
--Yes-- --No--
The Pod whirred and hissed.
--Preparing Xender--
--All In The Vicinity Clear From Area--
The echo of doors being forced open grow closer. Olivia was scared, she heard the stories of Jason's power and seen it first hand but now she was about to confront him. Olivia hid behind the pod. Sweat streamed down her face, she waited.
The compound went silent, no gunfire, no doors, nothing but the sound of the machine wirring softly.
After eternity a sudden thump came from the door. A visible bump protude from it and every hit the door took caused a bump to form.
It finally gave way, falling forward and at the doorway stood Jason.
A 6ft tall monster, he wore the same clothes that they found him in. A tattered, water-damaged green jacket with a equally tattered and damaged shirt, dark grey pants, and black boots. On his face was that damn hockey mask of his, covering his deformed undead face, though only the face the rest you could see rotten. He gripped his machete, blood dripping from the blade, pitter patter went the crimson liquid against the hard floor. His wrists still had the broken chains as well. His neck has one chain wrapped around it with one broken rope of chain hanging down.
He breathed heavily, his chest visably rising and lowering. Jason scanned the room walking towards the control panels and consoles he continued to survey the room. Unknown to him Olivia was sneaking her way around Jason hiding behind the control consoles.
--Xender Ready--
--Scan Error: Subject Missing--
The voice came from the pod, Jason approached it. He tilt his head at the pod staring at the chair within.
"Jason!"
He quickly turned around only to be shot in the chest by Olivia. She continued firing rounds into Jason, with each hit pushing him back to the pod prompting him to drop his machete. With one last round she sent Jason falling into the pod.
--Subject Scan: Found--
--Activating Xender--
The machine closed it's door and whirred louder as crackling sounds joined in. Power surged though the wires and cables. The Pod lit up like a light show both brilliant and blinding making Olivia cover her face as electricity in archs sparked from the pod, zapping the control consoles with strong power causing them to explode and spark. In all this the computer's voice seemingly cried out.
--Warning! Door Malfunction--
--Warning! Door Malfunction--
The light show dim down and Rowan could see the problem. Jason was prying the door open. The computer was almost done she can't risk him getting out. She was far to close towards ridding the world of Jason, she grabbed his machete off the floor.
Jason pried the door open but before he could get out, the woman impaled Jason with His blade.
"Don't forget your parting gift!", she yelled in anger driving his machete deep in his chest, his blood gushed out. The electricity crackled more and zapped the exposed machete and Jason, he shook violently. Olivia was sent flying back hitting her back against the wall knocking her unconscious. Meanwhile the electricity striking Jason pulled him back into the pod.
--Initialize--
A white flash engulfed the room and subsided. The room was dead silent with only the gentle hum of the machine powering down.
On the control console screen was one prompt flashing.
--Subject Sent--
--Destination: UNAVAILABLE--
"What creature is this?", asked Celestia who walked around a magic blue hologram of a Winged creature that stood on all fours giving it a more dragon-like appearance, it would sometimes stand upright on it's hind hooved legs sniffing the air before resting back on all fours. The wings resembled that of a bats then a dragons, them being much smaller as well. The creature's head resembled a pony's head but unlike a pony this has horns protruding from it at the back of the head with the longest pair looking like a goats. The nose of the creature also didn't belong for it was a canine nose, the teeth it bared were canine in appearance too.
"It appears to be a dragon of sorts but all chaotic", Celestia examined the creature before looking back at Luna who was emitting the hologram via her horn. "Is this Discord doing? He knows better then to-
"It's not Discord who created this creature", Luna interjected. "I've detected no magic at all around this creature, whatever altered it did it from its beginning. This is what it is meant to look like", Luna stated.
"If what you said is true, then this beast is not of Equestria. We would have encountered it beforehand if it was, and the Everfree isn't known for altering creature to this length", Celestia added.
"I think it was sent here", said Luna.
"By who, this is a dangerous creature who mauled an innocent pony for sport!", Celestia said angrily.
"That's what I'm trying to figure out. Who or whatever let loose this creature has only begun. In the vision I sensed an objective from the creature, it knew what it was doing and did so under a command, I could only read a little of it but what it implied suggests that more is yet to come, that they have obtained something, and it's only a matter of time", Luna explained having a bad feeling about all of this.
"A matter of time for what?", Celestia asked worry started to sink in. As if Equestria didn't already suffer from villains who seek to rule. This new threat didn't seem to much but this shouldn't make her disregard it though. Twilight and her friends would help take care of this new threat with no problem. Hopefully anyways.
"I don't know but this needs our attention, last time we took no mind to a mild threat it didn't end to well", Luna stated ending her projection of the creature. "For the time being we should warn Twilight about this creature before it strikes again", Celestia agreed with Luna. She levitated a quill and scroll.
A lone timber wolf sniffed the night air, something foul was near. It walked through the Everfree following the scent, he placed his wood nose against the ground. He was right on top of it he looked up and saw what made the foul stench, but the wolf didn't know what it was. Laying before him was a tall masked creature who had a object sticking out of its chest. a Crow was perched on the object glaring at the wolf.
*Squawk* *squawk*, The Crow began to communicate with the timberwolf. The wolf barked at the crow then he growled.
*Squawk* *squawk*, these few "words" convinced the wolf. He stopped growling before gently approaching the creature and the bird. The Crow pulled at the object which wouldn't budge despite it efforts. He flew off the object and perched itself on the wolf, squawk again.
The wolf stared at the object, he then locked his jaw vertically on the black part of the object then he pulled upwards, a squishing sound was heard as the object was sliding off the creatures chest, the blade was stained with its blood as more of it came out until finally the Timber Wolf pulled the whole thing out then he chucked it to the side.
A thumping sound filled the air, the Wolf looked around for the source but found nothing as the thumping grew faster and then ceased. He backed away from the creature realizing where it was coming from.
The masked creature's eyes shot open, his chest rose and fell. The creature sat upright with speed the timber wolf thought it possibly could not have. He pushed himself up from the dirt not taking his eyes off the animals. The wolf held his head down, looked back up and ran away into the woods. The crow stayed flapping it wings to stay airborne.
Jason tilted his head at the crow who did the same.
*Squawk*
The Crow flew over to his machete promoting Jason to walk over and pick it off the ground. He inspects his machete, twising it around with his head bobbing around. He relaxed his arm still holding the machete.
The Crow flew up landing on Jason's broad shoulder pecking at him much to Jason's annoyance he rolled his shoulder getting the crow airborne. He chirped and flew away with Jason staring at him as he flew.
In a small cottage in the edge of the Everfree forest, a yellow mare sat in front of her home, eyes tired from waiting in the late night she looked concerned. She would be asleep with her animals but one of her animal friends hasn't returned from what was suppose to be a quick guide through the Everfree to Zecora's. Maybe she shouldn't have sent her, what if they got lost or something bad happened to them. These thoughts troubled her tears began to from.
"Sitting here and crying won't solve anything, I have to go find them"
Fluttershy took a deep breath in and relaxed. She wasn't ready but two of her friends could be in trouble or hurt and it was her fault for send her. She is responsible for her blue friend. Fluttershy stood up and entered her home.
Jason has been walking for hours though this forest, with no sign of it ending. Jason has to go back home, to Crystal Lake and punish the ones who caused him so much pain and suffering. This forest was not his own he knew that he was in a different place and had to get out.
Leaves crunched under his feet a very familiar sound to him that he hasn't heard for a time. The night sky was also pleasing to see again. Those who he punishes locked him, chained him but they could not escape thier punishment for long, he broke loose and finished them but one sent him away.
Jason couldn't feel his home anymore, how far was he, where did they sent him.
*Crack*
A branch was stepped on, not to far from Jason who moved his head in the direction of the noise.
*Whoosh*
A dark figure flew overhead causing the trees to sway and leaves to fall. It hid back into the forest again on the other side of Jason. The creature was toying with Jason, hunting him.
Jason is not to be played with as he approached the direction the creatue landed at.
*Whoosh*
It sped past Jason again, more leaves fell followed by a low growl and the creature pounced at Jason.
The creature wouldn't finish its attack as Jason grabbed him in midair throttling him. Jason slammed the creature against the nearest tree who yelped in pain. It struggled with Jason's strong grip around its neck. Jason bobbed his head ending in a tilt as he was puzzled by the creatures appearance. In the end he didn't care it attack and must be punished. Jason lifted his left arm up that held his machete ready to deliver a fatal blow but before he could the creature escaped causing him to back away.
The creature roared and lunged at Jason who side stepped the attack. The creature skid against the ground and before it could recover Jason grabbed one of its wings and tossed him back against a tree another yelp escaped it. It stood back up on it's hind legs and roared again in rage. He spread it wings and flew up into the trees seemingly disappearing in the dark leaves and branches.
Jason scanned the forest for any signs of the beast. A flapping noise were heard here in there but he couldn't pinpoint where it was coming from. Undaunted by all this he strolled for a bit before being attack by the beast as it swooped down and clawed at Jason's torso before flying back up and disappearing again. After a brief moment it flew back down for another attack but Jason clotheslined it and landed face first in the dirt. As it got up Jason placed his foot on the creature pushing it back down, he used one arm to grasp a hold of its wing. While pushing it down, he pulled up his wing.
It roared in agony as the wing began to tear away from its back blood seeped through. It squirmed as Jason tore the monsters wing off, blood gushed out staining the beasts fur more. Jason stepped back and threw the wing away.
Blood still gushed from the wound, the beast roared in pain at Jason who was unfazed by the beasts attempt to scare him. It clenched It's teeth before sniffing the air and looking behind itself then it roared again before it dashed away from Jason disappearing back into the woods.
Jason wouldn't let it go unpunished as he followed it.
Fluttershy had entered the forest not to long ago and was already regretting it. With the moon being her only light source she was basically walking blind as she couldn't see more then four feet in front of her. What scared her the most was the lack of animal sounds or any sounds at all. Temptation to turn around and head home filled Fluttershy who was starting to think this was to much for her. She was bailing out, she felt so ashamed in being this cowardly but the lack of animals meant that they cleared away from something amd Fluttershy didn't want to know what. She turned around carefully and made her way back but she stopped in her tracks when she heard a low growl come from behind her
Run
She ran faster then ever before, the growl she heard was not a pleasant saying as she continued to run dodging trees left and right. The sound of her hooves were joined by the another pair of running steps that seemed to slash against the ground. Her tears blurred her vison more but before was completely blinded she saw her cottage at the end of the forest, just a few more feet away.
She was running out of breath as she jumped over her backyard fence, she pushed herself more before slamming into her back door opening it and slammed it shut, taking a moment to catch her breath, her lungs burning. She rested against the door panting. She felt safe but that was short lived as the monster that followed her banged against the door scaring Fluttershy to death who pushed herself back against her wall while the beast barraged the door. The wood door will not hold much longer as shards of wood chipped off and bent at the middle causing jagged edges. It continued to assault the door until a chunk blasted off. Fluttershy yelped in fear as the horned creature forced it head though the jagged hole it made, roaring and breaking more of the door. Fluttershy closed her eyes still crying waiting for her fate.
Fluttershy opens her crying eyes to the sound of the beast yelping in pain. She looked at the door and saw that it was gone from the hole. The door then gave way as the creature was thrown against it another yelp escaped it.
She heard chains rattle outside.
Fluttershy's fur stood on end for stepping inside her house was a tall bipedal creature who had to duck under her door to enter. It wore an old hockey mask, It's eyes looked as if they were pitch black behind the mask. It held a long blade in its right hand. Breathing heavily it walked up to the other creature that laid on the broken door. The masked creature lifted the arm that held the blade up, turning it vertically down before it impaled the creatures abdomen, it screeched in anguish. It lifted the blade out and impaled it again and again. Blood spewed from the deep cuts. It's screeches were grugled by its own blood that spurt out from the mouth. One last stab striaght to the chest silenced the beast a pool of blood formed underneath the body.
Fluttershy panted, holding her dinner in. She never seen so much blood before or of what caused it all. The cause, Fluttershy gazed up at the masked creature as it examined the kill before looking right a Fluttershy who jumped at the rapid motion. It approached her leaving the blade inside the dead beast.
Fluttershy closed her eyes waiting again and again it didn't come instead she felt the creatures hand pet her mane. She opened her eyes to see the creature looking down at her still petting.
A small flapping noise came from behind the masked being soon to reveal itself as a crow who perched on the beings shoulders
Fluttershy felt the fatigue of her running kicking in and with all this She just witnessed she couldn't help but feel her eyelids grow heavy as she passed out.
*Squawk*
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