*AN* I've been thinking the plot for this story for a while, I couldnt get it to 'work' so to speak. this is a fantasy/sci-fi story, which I have written before but not that often. This one might take a while to finish although I dont think it will be all that long. I may start/finish other stories while I am in the process of this one.
the character "Katie Knight- does not exist in any of my stories (at least for the time being.) Any mention of "Katie" is an OC based off me.
Summary: A mysterious beast works it's way into LA. Although it isnt causing any damage, it certainly raises interest among the group of friends. As they try to piece together the whole story, they eventually stumble upon new evidence that entices them to start their own investigation and solve the mystery as to what this strange animal is, where it came from and why it's here.*
It was early in the morning, around 5am, when James woke up. Although it was his day off, he still woke up early due to his internal clock being set to heading to the studio everyday. He grabbed himself a bowl and poured some cereal and headed to the living room. He turned the TV on, which was on a high volume from last night, and quickly turned it down to a near whisper before tuning into some local news.
Not much was going on today in the busy city, it was an odd day to say the least, traffic was clear, it was raining and there wasn't much crime in recent days. For the past few months at least there had been a noticeable difference in their surroundings, questions had arisen about it but no answers could be found. James didn't pay it any mind and just zoned out a little as he ate his breakfast.
"In other news today, a lone Los Angeles resident caught a glimpse of something that he described as odd. The man noticed a large dark shadow but couldn't see anything that would cast a shadow that big. When he looked at it again, it was gone. He investigated the scene to see something move and managed to get this photo of what many people describe as fur. With no distinguishable head, legs or tail, one can only guess as to what the image details. The man assured officials that the item had moved; skeptical, the officers had the man screened for drugs but none were found. Experts say that this could be just an animal or even a hoax by big foot fans." the news caster said. James listened to the story a little bit as it did catch his attention but he quickly brushed it off as a hoax when he heard the latter part of the story. He picked up his dishes and laid them in the sink to soak and went to take a shower.
The next day he went back to work at the studio and the day progressed as normal. He did his work along side his buddies and castmates and ordered in for lunch due to time restraints. They gathered around a large table and talked about different things and had their laughs. One of the Camille brought up a news story she heard, the same one James heard yesterday in fact. Not too many people were up at that hour so none of the others had heard about it, so they listened as she told the story. James listened in as well, since he wasn't paying attention to it that much.
"This morning the story continued because someone came forward and described a similar tale in Connecticut." she added
"Connecticut? I wonder if Katie Pryszweic knows anything about it?" Logan suggested.
"We should ask her then. Where is she anyway?" Kendall asked"I'm not sure, I havent see her all day." Lucy replied"She's not here today, she's home sick." a staff member said, over hearing their conversation
"Really? That's so unlike her, she never gets sick. I hope she's alright." Logan said
"She said she just had a sinus issue and she'd be back tomorrow." the staff member replied
"Hey guys, check it out. I was searching online and I found a legend called The Black Dog of High Park. Hikers reported seeing a black dog and when reported, it was never found. Depending on the number of times the dog was seen by one person determined the purpose. Once for luck, twice for prosperity and three times for death." Carlos told them
"That's creepy." Camille said.
"So much for man's best friend." Kendall said.
Soon enough lunch time was over and it was back to work. The rest of the day was filled with the craziness as was per usual on set until it was time to call it a day. Early the next morning they all returned for another day. Katie arrived a bit later than usual but she was greeted by anxious co-stars.
"Katie! Glad to see you're feeling better and on your feet!" Logan said first.
"Thanks. I am feeling much better. Hope I didn't miss too much or slow anyone down."
"Nonsense. These things happen, we've all taken our personal days. Besides you're rarely out so you're excused." James assured.
"Oh, we wanted to ask you something." Kendall said
"About?" she replied
"A legend we read about online in CT. About a black dog?" Kendall continued
"Oh, yeah I heard about that one. I don't know the details but I've heard it. Something about seeing a black dog 3 times means death." she informed
"Yeah that's the one." Logan said.
"Why a sudden interest in my home state legends?" she asked
"Havent you watched the news lately?" Camille asked
"No. Why?" Katie responded
"Some guy caught a weird looking animal on camera and upon further investigation, they found a similar sighting in CT." James explained
"Oh, I think I know what you're talking about. It has nothing to do with the black dog legend, its just some unknown or fake animal like the whole big foot thing." Katie said.
"Really? That's kind of a let down…" Lucy said"I know I was looking for this cool back story and everything." Camille added
"Sorry to be the bearer of bad news." Katie said. They headed to their dressing rooms as they discussed some other points before dropping the story completely. Katie looked up the story real quick on her laptop when she was alone. The pictures really didn't give away much at all except that whatever it was, had dark fur. She stared at the photo and processed the story as a whole but still she couldn't help but wonder…