Note: This happens before my story "Bump In The Night". They're not really related to each other much. But anyhow, I got this idea whilst writing a novel I'm working on called "Ultra Raptor". I'll tell you more in the next chapter.
Snow fell heavily on to the already white ground. It was midday but the gray clouds denied the earth any warmth from the sun. The trees lightened their loads of snow on people as they passed underneath them. It was silent, so peacefully silent.
The flickering anomaly blended in with the snow covered background. The men in black stood out against the natural landscape. They had the anomaly covered; nothing was going to go in or out. Too bad something already came out before they got there and now they had to go find it.
"Connor, Abby, I want you guys to head north," Nick Cutter directed. "Stephen, you're going south with me."
"How many of my men do you want to come with you?" Captain Ryan asked.
"None," Nick replied flatly. "The more people there are the more likely it is that the creature will run."
"The more people you have the more likely it is that you'll stay alive," Ryan argued.
"Look, this creature comes from a normally warm climate," Abby Maitland nodded to the anomaly. "Its reflexes will be slow if it's not dead already."
"She's right," Stephen Hart agreed.
"Alright, but keep a radio on you at all times," Ryan ordered.
The group of four split up in the different directions, leaving Claudia Brown with Ryan and his men.
The creature must've come through the anomaly earlier because its footprints were already covered with fresh snow. They know for sure that it came through because people who'd been walking around on the many trails in the woods kept babbling on about seeing a monster. Whether or not it had gone back through, they didn't know.
Connor Temple and Abby walked through a very quiet part of the woods. They'd neither seen nor heard anything that could be the creature. The snow seemed to obliterate their footsteps as it came down in big fluffy flakes, making just so quiet and peaceful. It was hard to believe that a monster might be on the loose.
"So, Abby, what movie are we going to watch tonight?" Connor asked, making small talk.
"Your pick, remember?" Abby answered as she kicked some snow.
"Oh, yeah," Connor stuffed his gloved hands into his pockets. "What do you think of 'Jurassic Park'?"
"Didn't we watch that one last time you picked?" Abby asked.
"Okay, what about the third one, then?" Connor suggested.
"Sure, I haven't seen that one in a while," Abby looked out ahead at the seemingly never ending landscape of white trees. "Seems kind of fitting with all the dinosaurs as of late."
"At least we haven't come face to face with a Spinosaurus," Connor just imagined that now he said it, they'd come face to face with Spinosaurus in the next few days.
"Be thankful for that," Abby looked above at the tree limbs weighed down with snow. "I think we should stop for a rest."
"Good idea," Connor brushed a fine layer of snow off of a boulder and sat down.
"Isn't it amazing how much weight these branches can hold?" Abby reached up and gently touched the limb holding so much snow.
"Truly a work of art, yeah?" Connor switched his gaze from the snow loaded branch to Abby.
"Yeah," Abby yanked hard on the branch.
The limb unloaded all of its snow on top of Connor. Luckily his hat shielded his head and face. He sat there, staring at the blonde.
"I hope you dressed warm," Connor scooped up a bunch of snow in one hand and formed it into a ball.
"Connor, don't you dare!" Abby backed up, ready to dodge the snowball.
Note: You like so far? Yeah, not much action except for Connor becoming a living snowman... Please R&R!