Sunday, March 30, 2014

A vaguely exciting journey

     There she was, panting behind the building. Silently praying that no one had spotted her when she was running away. Doomsday had finally arrived, there was not a single place that was not infested by zombies. The survivors were few. The smart ones even fewer. Ezmeralda had found her zombie squad in an unlikely team. There was the swashbuckler, Ptcharko Sanssini, the drunkard Ivan Pickupdropofi, and the scientist Aieglez. It was by pure happenstance that these three met up at an island in the vague north. While none of them remember the exact details of how they got there, they quickly banded together against the zombies. Even though they were practically strangers, the imminent threat of a full blown zombie apocalypse helped solidify their friendship. In the few months that they knew each other their friendship morphed drastically. They went from just tolerating each other to eating each meal together and telling each other all of their darkest secrets.

      The group quickly learned that Ezmeralda was a descendant to the throne. However a slight accident had caused her to abdicate her rights to the thrown. She was forever burdened with the knowledge that she would never be able to fulfill her destiny as Queen of a kingdom in the vague East. This thought plagued her heart and before she knew it she was filled with hatred; the thoughts of revenge constantly swirled around her head. However she was able to use her emotions to her advantage. Every shot she ever fired was filled with her resentment towards her situation. She wanted to come out of the apocalypse as the queen. It was the only thing driving her to survive.

     Ptcharko Sanssini was a strange lad. He was son of Pudge Inc's trade prince Snarko. He considered himself to be a vaguely savvy swashbuckler, however his intelligence didn't quiet seem to match his "reputation." Ptcharko was constantly made fun of by his crewmembers and even some members of his family. However he knew he was in the vague north in order to secure a trade deal for his father. The though of being here excited him because it was the first real assignment his father had tasked him with and it seemed to be easy enough. However for the impeding zombie apocalypse he was more of an enemy than an ally. His apparent stupidity caused him to get into sticky situations, the only reason the group was willing to deal with him was despite him being an idiot, he was a great friend who had a heart of gold.

     Ivan Pickupdropofi was a vaguely Russian drunkard. He wasn't the brightest crayon in the box, but he wasn't completely incompetent either. He wasn't the nicest person around either, the only thing he truly cared about was his appetite, regardless of the time he was always in the mood for a swig of beer and maybe some nice fish. Despite being a drunkard, Ivan was a lucky fisherman and was always able to come home with a giant load. His luck was perfect for the group because they never had to worry about food with Ivan around.

     Aieglez, the scientist, was the smartest of the group. He happened to be from Randar, which was vaguely a different planet entirely, yet he could not remember much of his life. He remembered the name of the planet but that was pretty much it, he couldn't remember what he was studying or why he had departed his planet. However this curiosity caused him to be an expert scientist on Earth. He was always asking questions and he was very cautious about what was going on around him. This behavior saved the group from certain doom many a times. There were instances that the zombies would have attacked the squad if it weren't for Aieglez's quick thinking.

     So here we have it four unlikely people brought together under unlikely circumstances. While the conditions aren't the most ideal and there have been moments when they turned their backs on each other, they make a great team. While they'll deny to anyone, each of them cares about each other and they have developed a strong bond within the group. However will this newfound friendship be tested now that the zombies have been able to infiltrate the vaguely north island?


TO BE CONTINUED.....

Yasha the Magnificent


*Special thanks to Mark, Paul, Eddie, and Josh for the D&D that this story is vaguely based off of

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