MCYT RANDOMNESS 2

Mercury

Tw: description of injury

PoV: Scar

The earth shakes.

I drop the blocks I'm crafting, backing from the workbench as the world rumbles around me. My breathing quickens, heart racing. Only a hand gripping tight to the wall stops me falling. The objects carefully placed on my shelves crash to the floor. Bottles shatter, the smell and smoke of potions cloud the air. The ceiling shudders, threatening to cave in. I take another step towards the door. My mind scrambles for logical answers and finds none. What's happening? Why is this happening? Is this everywhere? Am I even near the epicenter or is it worse elsewhere? Can I fly and avoid it? My hand burns against the shaking wood, splintering into my palm until blood slicks it.

I lose my grip. Unbalanced, screaming, I stumble backwards. The world disappears and I crash to the tracks below the train. The word keeps shaking beneath me as I lie there, unable to stand. One of the hanging plants strikes the ground next to my head and I curl up tight, hands covering my face. Fear burns through my chest. I struggle to breathe. Behind, I hear creaking growing louder, something splintering.

Something snapping.

I glance through my fingers to see the sun gone, the world shrouded in shadow.

The giant redwood tree falling in my direction.

I can't move.

I can't escape.

All I can do is scream as it slams to the ground.

'...no this isn't good...'

'...kind of earthquake, I felt it from...'

'...only cause we can find...'

'...ck there's blood over here...'

'...someone under it scar's stuck...'

'...car? Scar? X, dude, help he's trapped...'

'Is he breathing? Is he alive?'

'...loody hell I'm gonna vomit.'

'Then go elsewhere! Observe the tower!'

'Scar? Scar, wake up, man. Please...'

A hand in mine. Pain. Blinding light,

'Cub...? Why am...'

'...ove the FUCKING TREE that's ON TOP OF...'

'...take too long he'd bleed or glitch out before we get it off...'

'...A TERRIBLE PLAN, X!'

'Cub I can't...' Everything hurts. I can't move. There's something heavy on top of me. Someone's holding my hand.

'It's ok, Scar. I'm here. I'm right here.'

'...die anyway if we do nothing! Xisuma please we can't...'

My clothes are stiff and sticky with something. There's a reek of blood everywhere. Cub sits next to me tears in his eyes. There's something on top of me I can't move.

'Ow... Ow... C-Cub what happened I...'

'...stay right where you are, Scar. It's ok. Xisuma's finally...' 'that tree, and you'll be free.'