Twentyfifth

Ever notice how in a story, when a charactor realizes their surroundings are "too quiet" it is probably already too late? Whether the charactor is able to avoid the danger or not often depends on whether or not they are in the group of main charactors. If they are not, they most often die or whatever the consequence. If they are, they most likely have to be the lead charactor, or second place, to avoid danger. Sometimes the author will throw the lead charactor into harms way at first, giving the secondary charactor a chance to save the day but ultimately doesn't and thus the lead charactor has their chance again to pull through and save the day.

Now it seems to me that whenever a charactor, whether in movie, book, or comic, realizes that their suroundings are too quiet they either blame their arch nemesis or they have no idea as to what is to come. All the charactors know is that danger is near and they've got to prepare for the worst.

Of course, since everyone has come to expect danger after the phrase "it's a little too quiet" there have been writers that have come up with the idea for something harmless to come into the scene. When this happens, the imending danger either comes right after or doesn't happen at all, or rather eventually happens but not as soon as you think. I kinda like that idea, that you're expecting certain doom but really a bunny comes on the scene and you think it's much too adorable, until it starts to slaughter you and your men! Quick, use the Holy Handgranade!