INVADERS.TXT - Horror - 11/13/01 A strangely vivid dream by SwampRat (cl) 1995, 2001 GFA I woke up in bed, and shook myself. What a crazy dream... It didn't fade for some time, as I showered and got ready to go to work. This short piece is my attempt to write down what I remember... * * * * I don't know Why I am writing this down.. I doubt anyone will be around to read it. Earth had been invaded by 'Demons'. That is what we called them, for that is what they looked like. [ Missing pages ] I stopped at a school. I Had to.. I had to know if there was something left to live for, or if all I was going to see was destruction, and death. Getting down from my rig, I looked the area over, and saw what I had hoped to see.. a Human. A living, breathing human. Just a boy, but he was so much like an angel I almost wept. He was standing.. Standing and staring into what was once a gym, or an auditorium. I already knew what was inside, having seen it countless times already - The dead being rendered apart by the vile creatures. The teeth grinding at the bones and flesh.. I eased up behind him, and covered his eyes with a hand. [ Partial page ] "They never eat anything living.. Only the dead." He shivered.. Then turned and grabbed my legs, letting go silently. No tears, no sobs, no noises.. Only the trembling and the too thin arms gripping me, holding me as I held him - an anchor of life in the midst of all the carnage. I gently got his arms off my legs and guided him back out into the wan light, noticing... [ Missing pages ] I covered his eyes, and led him down the stairs, out the door and as we moved along the corridor, a creature appeared.. It watched us, dragging the corpse of a student - skin gray and belly sliced open - over to be eaten, as we walked out and into the hallway. [ Missing pages ] I watched as the last of the refugees were put on a bus.. Patches of sky were lit-up by the burning forest.. The government still bombed areas where the Demons were seen, a vain hope of fighting. There always seemed to be More of them. I climbed into the truck, Listening to the radio. I Hit the mike, adding the place that once was a city to the list of places to be avoided. Repeated it in case Someone might have a clue as to how to fight them, and with what.. The road was winding, twisting, but I am careful with my driving.. Until the road vanishes around a sharp hair-pin curve.. Just a big gap where road used to be. My last thoughts as the truck slides off the road and into into the gulf are what will it be like on the other side. One last moment to toss this out the window... [ The text ends here ] =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Here is what the admittedly short story is based upon - I woke up in bed, and shook myself. What a crazy dream... It didn't fade for some time, as I showered and got ready to go to work. Earth invaded by Doom-Like Demons Walking into a school where monsters are feeding to rescue a child.. "They never eat anything living.. Only the dead." I covered his eyes, and lead him down the stairs, out the door and as a creature looked at me, dragging the corpse of a student - skin gray and belly sliced open - over to be eaten, out into the hallway. I watched as the last of the refugees were put on a bus.. Patches of sky were lit-up by the forest.. I climbed into the truck, Listening to the radio. I Hit the mike, adding the place that once was a city to the list. Repeated it in case Someone might have a clue as to how to fight them, and with what.. The road was winding, twisting, but I was careful.. Until it vanished around a sharp hair-pin.. My last thought as the truck went into the gulf was what it would be like on the other side. I woke just before hitting the bottom..