Location: Dustbowl - District South - mining camp
Jeremiah drank from his trusty canteen, he'd been working the long shift with the rest of his crew - it was a Thursday. He looked out from the mine entrance, moon light shone down, making the dirt appear a grey-brown hue, suddenly he heard a siren, the others ran outside, among them was a stretcher. Jeremiah gasped, layed atop was his brother Matthew, he could by the shock of silvery hair that ran down his mullet, though what he saw was making him puke, he was all torn up, there were an insane ammount of gashes running across his torso
"What the hell happened?" he managed to ask, one of his co-workers, David, the local engineer, looked at him
"Something big, he was all trashed when we found him, and no one's seen mcleod ." the engineer replied "I called the medics soon as I could, none of us is trained to fix ought like this!" They both heard a mix of roar and howl coming from the mies, and they could see a pick up coming they're way, they couldn't see the driver, they didn't need to, it was white and had a big red cross on the doors
"The medic! Medic's comin'!" yelled Roary, Jeremiah looked at the young lad from boston, looked like he was going to faint. Another howl and the white truck was getting nearer
"What attacked him? Bear?" Jeremiah asked, David just shrugged
"Wouldn't know if it hit me, all we do know is that Mcleod's gone." was the answer, the australian roared in anger as the medic arrived
"And that's supposed to matter now!" he bellowed "All that matters now is we make sure Matthew lives!" he sudenly hunched over, and let out another cry, this one of anguish "He's all I got left, parents were killed, we came over here for work, now look at him!" he clambered aboard the truck as the medic helped load his brother aboard, a second man in a black suit stepped out of the truck
"Gentlemen," he began "Due to zis accident, zis outlet of ze Jenkin Coal Company, will be closed until ze problem can be resolved. Payment will continue at half rate. Zat will be all." he clambered back into the truck as the medic managed to get Matthew aboard properly. Jerehmiah merely sat next to his brother as the truck headed to the city clinic
"I'll get you, whatever you are, I'll make you pay if it's the last thing I do..." he muttered The rest of the mining crew set about a new task, making sure what was in the mine, stayed in the mine.