Episode 6

Alice Wonderland:

"Be strong. Just be strong. It'll all be over soon. . ."


As she trudged through the snow she couldn't help but let her mind wander, despite her attempts to banish thoughts of the others from her head, she was forced to wipe the tears from her face more than once.

"Stop it. Those thoughts make you weak."

She stopped and turned to look back at the path she had just walked. Her footsteps stretched back for miles. With this in mind she looked to the sky. The light was fading, soon it would be dark.

"Good," she thought, "There'll be more at night."

As the night went on she kept walking, until she came to a forest. The shrieks and calls which eminated from within warned her not to go on. She stopped and stared into the darkness, took a deep breath, and stepped through the trees.

She thought the screams on the outside were loud, but they were nothing compared to the noise that surrounded her now. Every scream pierced her heart, every twig that snapped was another one, stalking her, waiting for her to hesitate. Her skin burned from the feeling of a million beady eyes watching her from the darkness. Unseen, plotting her downfall. Planning each bite. Sinking their teeth into her skin. Ripping her apart in their heads.

There was a deafening roar ahead of her, followed by screaches and screams, getting closer and closer.

"This is it, be strong." She closed her eyes and repeated it in her head over and over. A tear flowed down her cheek and dripped onto the snow. She called out into the darkness.

"I'm ready to die!" Her scream met those coming from the trees.

There was an almighty crash as an army of the beasts burst from the trees, colliding with her knocking her to the ground.

"This is it." The fear was stronger than anything she'd ever felt.

She closed her eyes.

BANG!

The shot rang through the entire forest.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

Darkness.