Prologue: The Beginning of the end
Steve and Carl were cruising down the highway, , radio blaring and neither one really paying attention to where they were going as they sped excessively down the road.
"Baby , baby , baby ohh!! . . " 'Dude change the station I hate this song ' Steve muttered as he swerved a pot hole in the road. "What man, you mean Beiber isn't your jam?" Carl said grinning as he took another sip of his beer.Irritated Steve said, "Whatever man just change the song."
"Ok, sheesh can't you take a joke?" Carl muttered as he fiddled with the stations. . . . Several recent reports coming in from all over the country of a possible new drug epidemic. Authorities are worried a new drug , with possibly hallucinatory and highly dangerous effects such as violence and rage ; may be making a rise in the country. Several incidents of uncontrolled violence and confusion are being reported from various locations around the country. Just this week 23 people have been hospitalized or sent to the Er due to strange and unwarranted attacks . Some of the victims have even reported actually being bitten during these altercations. Currently the authorities have no new leads as to what could be the culprit , but they do feel it is drug related.
However, they are as of yet not certain what drug is specifically inciting these violent episodes in people. With that being said , they assure us they will soon get to . . ."
"Dude , I said to change the song not turn on a boring news station." Steve said annoyed . "Ok, ok give me a second, you know the service through here is – Hey watch out!" Carl yelled suddenly as he grabbed the dashboard. Turning his attention back to the road Steve was able to stop in time to avoid what appeared to be a person hunched over in the middle of the road.
"What the heck? What is with this person, " Steve muttered mystified. "Dude. . Maybe we should check on them. I mean . . Maybe they're hurt. " Carl said slowly . "Yeah , you're right ." Steve said as he got out of the car and began to approach the person in the road. "Hey man are you ok? Do you need help? My buddy and I can call you an ambulance if you're hurt, or hey we can take you ourselves if you need to go. " Steve said as he approached what appeared to be a young man in his late teens hunched over something in the road. Slowly the young man turned to face Steve, revealing glazed eyes and what appeared to be blood dripping down his chin .
"Hey man are you ok? You must be hurt. . . " but Steve was cut short as the man slowly stood up revealing the dead carcass of the animal he had been hunched over. "What the- ahh! Get off of me get off! " Steve yelled as the man latched onto his hand with his teeth. "Hey man! What the heck ?! " Carl yelled as he ran out of the vehicle and began to pull the man off of Steve. Finally succeeding, Carl threw the man to the ground. "What , the heck was that ?" He panted. " I don't know man, he bit me! He actually bit me! " Steve yelled. As they were talking the man had begun to rise back to his feet and slowly walk towards them. " Hey man he's getting up let's get out of here ! Come on I'll drive! " Carl yelled. Running back to the car the two men made it and were able to shut their doors just as the man reached the car and began to bang on the class.
"Come on Carl ! Hurry up! " Steve urged as Carl shifted the car into drive and sped off leaving the growling stranger in the middle of the highway.