Author's Note: Hello everyone. ^_^ I finally decided to start publishing. Anyway, here it goes!

Disclaimer: Obviously I don't own any of the cast and characters or I sure wouldn't be sitting here right now. T.T

Run, run, run, run. The flames will reach you...

He ran because there was nothing else. His mind was blank, assaulted by the sounds and the flashes. He felt his pulse racing in his head. His legs worked without the consent of his mind.

Run, run, run, run. The screams are getting closer.

It was a haze. Flames and destruction melded into a single picture around him, and he continued to run like the devil was at his heels. He couldn't have been closer to the truth.

Run, run, run, run. You've only one instant to escape.

He kept running even when his legs wanted to give out. His eyes were locked on the prize. His one chance at salvation. There was no other option. No other escape.

Run, run, run, run.

He ran even when he felt the flames lick at the back of his legs.

Run, run, run, run.

He was almost there.

Run, run, run, run.

He ran even when he felt the superheated air entering his lungs.

Run, run, run, run...

For a moment, he nearly faltered. The fields had long since turned black and gray with ash and soot. A chill shot down his spine. Was there a point in running? Survival: plain, simple, and primal. It was a need that surpassed everything else. A need that surpassed the torturous cries that surrounded him. An entire planet was screaming in agony.

And he heard it.

One two three four.

He ran with a renewed vigor. His feet pounded against the ash-covered ground. He dashed as best he could around the orange and red blaze, his eyes locked on the white form only feet away.

Run, run, run, run!

One two three four!

The last few feet were torturous. The flames caught his feet, but he didn't stop. He couldn't stop.

Oneruntworunthreerunfourrun!

He dashed through the white halls, never stopping. There was just one moment. It had to be perfect. The noise in his head rose to an almost unbearable level. Almost.

He dashed into the white room and slammed his hand into the controls. Just a single moment. Only one. There was no room for error. He held in a breath of air and pulled the lever. And everything turned white.

So, there you have it. Hopefully that wasn't too painful. ^_^