"Shit! Ugh!" Emily backed away from the Stranger's decapitated corpse and also covered her mouth, both of you now panicking.

"What the FUCK do we do now!?" Josh's stare switched from one of adoration to one of horror - not knowing what these creatures were or where on Earth they came from.

Thinking fast, you snatched his wrist and started to run; heading in the direction of the Lodge. "Mike! Emily! Come on!" You screamed their names wildly, "Do you WANT to die!?"

"I said come ON! We need to go!" You shouted, tugging at Josh's wrist and looking at the others with worry as you all approached the Lodge door. "Oh thank God, Ashley's there! She can let us in!"

"Please, let us in Ash! Quick!" Emily shrieked, pounding her fists on the door whilst she freaked out continuously.

"Ashley!" Mike begged while shooting down a couple of the Wendigo. The Stranger said bullets wouldn't stop them - but it would apparently slow them down.

"Oh my God, what happened?!" She flung open the door and helped you all in, though she did eye Josh with severe dislike.

"There's no time to explain, just shut the door! NOW!" You demanded forcefully, sitting Josh down on one of the sofas.

"Jesus, that thing was like, right behind me—" Emily breathed a sigh of shaky relief and gave Ashley a hug, both girls grateful.

"Hold on...Where's Chris...?" You worriedly probed for an answer and she stiffened up.

"Ash! Ash, come on, this thing is RIGHT BEHIND ME! Please! Let me IN! Ash? Wha-what are you doing?"
"ASHLEY! ARGH!!!"

"...it was...too late..." Ashley hugged her arms before wiping her eyes, unable to talk properly as she quivered ever-so-slightly.

"Stay with us, Ash." Mike held her shoulders and brought her into a warm hug, wanting to calm her down and cheer her up. "C'mon, stay with us. We need to stay safe until dawn."

"Okay." Ashley shakily nodded, sitting on the opposite sofa while plainly having terrifying flashbacks of the past.

"So there's you, me, Ashley, (Y/n) and Josh." Emily counted - pointing at Mike first and then all of you from that point forth. "Matt and Chris are dead, but what about Sam? Do we know if Sam's safe? We need to make sure she is. Because if not—"

"Em, don't bring up Chris." You placed a finger to your lips at the feisty girl and shushed her, annoyed by how blunt she was being. "Ash is right there - now isn't the time."

"I'm not blind, (Y/n)." Emily huffed and crossed her arms, "But we've gotta face the facts here. We've gotta—"

"Em!" Mike snapped, obviously disliking the way she was treating Ashley.

"What's wrong, bro? You too afraid to take them back to the bone zone?" Josh jeered in an unstable state of mind - purposely angering all three of the other teenagers.

"What's your fucking problem!?" Mike retorted with gritted teeth - moving over towards the sofa you were both sitting on.

"Hey, hey! Easy now." You quickly stood up and stopped Mike from attacking Josh; holding your arms out as to shield him. "Let's all just calm down. We're scared, tired, stressed...Why don't we just wait for Sam to arrive and—"

"Well you won't have to wait too long. Nice to finally see you guys." Sam's voice drifted up from the top of the stairs and made you breathe out - sighing in relief.

"Sam! Oh my God, I'm SO happy to see you right now." You happily exclaimed, clapping your hands together before racing to the top of the Lodge's stairs and engulfing her into a warm embrace. "You're alive!"

"Yeah well, I fought off Josh earlier and only now found some fresh clothes." The blonde-haired girl explained with exhaustion, returning the hug as she filled you in. "Believe it or not, a towel isn't the best attire for fighting off certain Psychos, y'know?"

"We don't mean this lunatic." Mike shook his head irritably and started explaining the Wendigo to Sam - wanting to protect her as well as the others. "That's what we meant by "alive." Not the sick joke played by him."

"What are you looking for?" Sam curiously questioned, watching Mike look around the Lodge with impatience.

"Another way out." He replied with frustration - the other teen obviously annoyed.

"Mike...I really don't think that's a good idea. We should stay put, right here, until dawn. At least we're safe down here—"

"Oh? Yeah? All wrapped like a little present with a bow on top for that thing to tear us apart on Christmas morning?" Mike grew even more agitated and so you bit your lip - wondering how to calm him down.

"Sam's right." You sided with Sam and clasped your chest with one hand, "Trust us."

"People will come for us. In the morning." She spoke awkwardly, "That's what'll happen, right Em?"

"You don't sound so sure." Mike narrowed his eyes - his doubtful attitude annoying you.

"Hey, why don't you just lay off?" You clenched both your fists and took a step towards him, wanting this to be over. "We're all doing the best we can here, y'know!"

"Yeah, I mean (Y/n)'s right." Emily agreed wearily, Mike huffing and turning around.

"Well, you can wait, I'm leaving!" He coolly decided. "I don't want to die."

"Holy shit!" Emily exclaimed in horror, jumping out of her skin when a Wendigo smashed through the Lodge's front door.

"Everyone stay still." You whispered under your breath. "That's what the old guy said."

"I don't want to die...I don't want to die...!" Ashley whimpered, beginning to cry while she shook with fright. "Oh God! Please, no!"

"Ash, c'mon, don't do this!" Mike firmly ordered, "Stick with us."

You stiffened up as the Wendigo leapt around; growling whilst it swiped at bits-and-pieces of the room and eyed you all viciously, its venomous snarls piercing through the room maliciously. Suddenly Josh started to sob softly himself, and that made you slowly turn around - not understanding why he all of a sudden looked scared. He didn't look like he was paying any attention to the Wendigo, so why...? Oh shit...was he having a panic attack...? The dark-haired male didn't even look like he was in the real world - looking tremendously unstable as he freaked out. What were you meant to even do at this point? Not to mention there was a monster in the room too!

"No. No. No. No." Josh suddenly shouted, alerting the violent creature and causing the other teens to grow somewhat confused.

"What the fuck?" Mike leapt to the side and shot the Wendigo, buying you guys time as he spoke to you. "What's Josh on about, (Y/n)?"

"I have no idea!" You responded in panic, worrying while he stood up by himself.

"No. No. No." Josh repeated in a scared tone, clutching his head and shaking. "No. No. No. Not again! Not again!"

"Josh? What's wrong? What's going on?" You attempted to hold his shoulders but he shoved you back - clearly too disturbed.

"Get away! Get away! Get away from me!" He screamed, the Wendigo going to lunge at him and tear him apart.

Being brave, you pulled Josh to the side and brought him into a hug; trying to calm him down somehow.

Josh covered his ears and carried on crying, cuddling into you as the others simply watched. "What the Hell is happening here?" Sam wondered with wide eyes.

"He's insane." Emily insulted, shaking her head herself whilst Ashley held her arms tightly.

"Shut up!" You fiercely snapped, holding Josh closer and deciding to defend him. "He must be having a panic attack about his sisters."

"No! You're dead!" Josh wailed unhappily, "You're dead!!! Shut up! No! You're dead!"

"I don't take orders from you... you can't tell me what to do..."