Into the Nostalgic

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="Prologue 3 - Twin Brothers"=
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==Scene 1: Into the Nostalgic==
The two fell hard onto the surface of an unknown place. 
“Ouch!” Exclaimed Allen as he landed on his butt. “What happened?” “I have no idea at all, but I can confirm that it is all your fault.” “Stop! It is not my fault that the truck driver was drunk- Wait. Why are we still alive? More importantly, why are we here?”
Around them, is a seemingly endless expense of concrete pillars and walls, arranged at a uniform distance. Crates made from wood and metal can be seen not far away while puddles of water are present everywhere. The light tubing attached to the ceiling emitted a buzzing sound as electric energy flowed through them.
The twin brothers looked around curiously, as they had never been to such a place before. “This looks like the warehouse we went to when dad brought us to pick up some goods when he was driving us home.” Stated Eden, “ But it looks like this is an underground one.” The air is filled with the foul smell of dead water along with rusty metal and concrete. “Wait really? I don’t remember… Whatever. This place stinks bad, we need to get out of here.”
“I dislike this place too, maybe if we walk in one direction, we will somehow find an exit to this place and put an end to this.” The two chit-chatted while they were walking along the way, with occasional complaints of the terrible scent from Allen. “Eden, you’ve got anything to drink? I am suddenly very thirsty.” “No, I do not, but I can guarantee you that I am too. I could not make out anything in my mind about what happened to us when the truck struck us. Did you feel any pain when it happened?” “No.” “Me neither. This is very weird. Also, how did we end up here?” Ask the smart one, who was fantasizing about thousands of scenarios that may happen to them in this unknown environment. “At least my glasses aren't broken.”, said Allen.
“This does not make sense, maybe we should stop thinking. I can’t talk anymore as my throat is drying up. I will be dead very soon if we can’t find anything to drink.” The two remained silent for a moment. “I have an idea! Let’s check the crates over there. It does not seem that anyone is here anyways. I hope we aren’t accused of theft for whatever we took inside.” Suggested Allen, who was already smashing one of the crates onto the ground when he was talking. “Oops. This crate felt very- metal- I think I broke something.” The wooden crate could not withstand the great force applied by Allen and finally fell apart. 
“What is this?” Asked Eden as he looked at the contents of the box. In front of him, is a very huge package of canned beverages in yellow. “Is this some kind of sweet drink?” Eden took a can of it and shook it carefully. “Looks like it is. Let me see the details of it. ‘Almond water’... Haven’t tried that before. And also, it says it expires next year, I guess it is safe to drink.” “Yes! Finally!” Allen grabbed another one from the box, and with a click, the lid of the can was removed. “Let me try it…” Allen sipped a little into his mouth, and for the next few seconds, large gulping sounds could be heard. “Oh my god! This tastes so good!” Concluded Allen as he wolfed down another can.
“Really? Let me give it a try too…” Eden picked up a can and drank a little. It felt like heaven. Soon the twins found themselves drinking nine cans of almond water in total, and yet they did not feel resistance to drink more at all. “Allen, I think we need to stop. Too much sugar is bad for you.” “Yes… I think we should carry these things with us—— I mean, it tastes so good, plus what will be our chances to find them again?”
“This is a large box! How do we carry that around?” “No idea. Maybe if we smash open more crates there would be an answer…” As soon as he finished, another crate was opened with violence. “Oh hey… What is this… A chainsaw! Wow!” Exclaimed Allen as he picked it up. He backed down a little and pulled the activation string on the bottom. “Out of battery… Wait, I think there is some in the box too…” “Allen, I think you should stop, this isn’t safe.” “Nah Eden, I’ve seen people in advertisements operating one of these before. It is very easy!” 
“Woah man. Did you learn how to use a chainsaw in advertisements? That does not sound reliab-” Too late, with a loud vroom sound, the chainsaw started operating, producing a loud metal sound and breaking the mold in the whole area. “You got it working?” Eden was surprised, as his brother, who always stayed in his room and played video games, could operate a heavy-duty machine like this. “Yeah, nothing is hard for me!” 
“How is that supposed to help us though?” Asked Eden. “Don’t know. All I can think of is that it could help us open more crates.” Answered the brother. For the next hour, the twins opened at least 20 crates but there was only garbage in them. “How did we get so lucky in the first two tries, and so unlucky now?” Complained Allen, “My hands are sore holding this thing.”
“I guess we should just get goin- Wait, there is a large crate over there. That is the largest we have ever seen here. It’s almost half as tall as you, and two times broader than you too.’ Eden stopped as he indicated the direction of the large crate. “Woah, how could I ignore that? Let’s check it out!” The two quickly move closer to the crate. “Eden, step back, there will be a lot of dust coming out on this one.” “How’d you know?” “Science. Now retreat a few steps before a piece of wood flies into your eyes.”
Eden was afraid of the wood dust going to his eyes, so he turned his back instead. “Tell me when you're done.” “Yeah.” A loud vibration and sawing sound can be heard as the saw penetrates the surface of the large crate. “Let me cut one of the sides of the box so that we can get whatever’s inside the box easily.” It took Allen some effort to use the chainsaw with all the sore muscles he was having, but after about 20 minutes, it was all done. Finally, one side of the box fell onto the ground, creating a small crashing sound, raising the wood dust on the floor.
“Now, let’s see, what do we have in here… A shopping cart? Maybe that was exactly what we needed! Eden, check this out!” Allen patted Eden’s back and said, “Look! Now we have something to carry our stuff around!” “How convenient. I was thinking of the same too when speaking of a transportation tool. Cool, let’s move the box of almond water and the chainsaw inside and keep going.” The two proceed to the infinite warehouse.
Another 10 minutes have passed. “Wait... Did you hear that growling sound? What was that from?” Eden looked around anxiously but nothing out of ordinary can be observed. “I hear that too. Maybe there is someone or something else around here. We don’t know if they are hostile or not, let’s be careful. I need the chainsaw for this. I don’t wanna risk my life.” Said Allen, who carefully grabbed the chainsaw to arm himself. “We need something to protect ourselves. I have a bad feeling about this. WAIT- LOOK AT YOUR BACK!” Eden quickly turned. What they are facing is a dog-like creature, with a distorted spine and human face. “What is that? It looks horrifying!” Eden was scared. “Allen, what do we do?” 
The dog figure quickly attempted to pounce on Eden but missed, it hit its head on one of the pillars and seemed to lose its direction for a bit. “Allen! Now!” Allen quickly stabbed the operating chainsaw into its back. The creature let out an appalling high pitch screech, and blood splattered onto the clothes of the twins. Allen endured the terrible smell of whatever was in that blood and pressed the saw onto the dying dog figure even harder until the dog eventually stopped moving.
For a few seconds, the twins could not make any words out of their mouths as their minds went blank after the ambush of the unknown entity. Finally, Allen screamed, “Bleh! Some of that disgusting liquid went into my mouth! Hopefully, it did not carry any bacteria…” “Allen, we stink! Look at all the blood on our clothes— Or whatever it was… I feel so sick after watching you kill that monster, I need to take a shower—” “Stop making useless comments on whatever happened. We need to find a place out now. Who knows if there are any other monsters similar to that in here?”
The two were quiet for the rest of the journey. The odor of dog blood mingled with sweat and the original smell of this horrendous place, and it was surely not a pleasant smell… The two pushed their shopping cart across the repeating structure of the warehouse steadily. “I am so bored. Are we stuck here forever?” Asked Eden, who was now slowly losing hope, “We’ve been here walking for 10 hours straight…” “Do I look like I know more than you?” Replied Allen, who was not any less anxious than Eden, “Wait… Look there, it’s an opened door! Looks like it leads to some pipe rooms. Should we go there?” “Sure I guess… What could be worse?” The two walked into the door, what they never known is, they would encounter something much more brutal in the piped dreams…
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Category:Antagonverse Canon
Category:Tales