Night Of The Monster Raptor

Hey, everybody! Here's yours truly making a Halloween fanfic to get in the season and join in with numerous authors of Halloween stories. So now, sit back relax, and perhaps have some popcorn as you read this baby!

Disclaimer: I do not own PoM. It belongs to Nickelodeon and Dreamworks. I don't own Alexander either. He belongs to 13thsense. Thank you, 13thsense for letting me use him!

The Monster Strikes

Blood red eyes scanned New York City from the night sky. Their owner soared silently high above the city's skyscrapers and office towers, looking for something to satisfy its predatory hunger. The eyes shifted here and there until their gaze rested upon two human teens walking in a dark, abandoned alley. The predator stared at the unsuspecting kids hungrily before it swooped in for the kill.

The teens, both boys, strolled on leisurely while they talked about the party they went to earlier. They were laughing about a joke they heard when one of them suddenly jerked forward as talons stuck out of his body. His companion could only watch in fear when he was slowly lifted off the ground by the predator. It slashed at the boy's throat with its sharp beak and let go of him. The watching teen immediately ran off for dear life. Seeing that its other prey escaped, the predator went after him.

No matter how fast he ran, the predator flew faster. It suddenly closed in as its razor-like talons thrust into the boy's skull. The boy fell to the ground, dead and blood gushing out of his head. The predator squawked in triumph as it settled itself on the corpse's back and began ripping off and feeding on the fresh meat.

Next morning…

Skipper sipped his fish coffee slowly. It's been three weeks since Kowalski went missing. He and his team searched everywhere from early morning to late into the night, way past their bedtime. But there was still no sign of him. Everyone's worried, especially himself. His lieutenant could be anywhere and could possibly get hurt or experimented on by curious humans. Plus, without Kowalski by his side, they had no carefully-formulated plans and options to use on missions. That's why they skipped recon and exercises to spend the time looking for him, but all in vain.

"Skippah, you should come and see this!" Private called out.

The leader penguin went in front of the TV where his soldier was. He sat down and watched the morning news.

"Two dead bodies of teenaged boys were found in an alley earlier this morning. Their backs were basically ripped open and most of their organs are missing. Residents believe that this is yet again the doing of a mysterious bird they call the 'Monster Raptor'."

Private quickly ran to the bathroom and threw up. Rico became intrigued with the news and also settled down to watch it.

"The Monster Raptor has been around for a week now, terrorizing people with the kills it leaves behind. According to some witnesses, the Monster Raptor is about the size of a six-year-old child, armed with a sharp beak and talons and preys on people walking alone in the streets at night. Investigators say that it is impossible for any bird of prey to reach that size, let alone feed on humans. But what really caused the killings is still unknown."

Skipper could imagine carcasses of humans with their bellies ripped open and their internal organs gone. He shuddered at the thought. What kind of a sick and cruel mind would do this?

"Whatever the reason behind the multiple slaughtering, government officials remind the residents to stay at home and not go outside alone, especially when nighttime comes. It is believed that the slaughterer only strikes at night."

Private finally came out of the bathroom, looking a bit better.

"Skippah, what if the Monster Raptor attacks someone in our zoo?" he asked, wiping his beak with a tissue.

"Private, there is no such thing as a Monster Raptor," Alexander suddenly said, exiting the lab.

"But what killed those humans and ate their insides?"

"Maybe it's just some crazy guy who's got nothing to do and wants some attention."

"Really? It's too brutal and uncivilized to be some other human's doing."

"That's why they call it 'crazy'."

All of a sudden, a scream rang out. The penguins and the monitor went out of the HQ and to where the scream came from. They saw a crowd of animals not far away and immediately came to the middle of it. What they saw shocked them.

Marlene was on her knees, supporting an unconscious and bleeding Fred. His back had a long gash and there was blood everywhere. Private fainted instantly at the first sight of the red fluid.

"Rico, bring Private back to the HQ," Skipper ordered the weapons carrier then turned to Marlene. "What happened here?"

"I-I don't know," Marlene answered, her voice trembling, "I was just walking along when Fred came and… he was bleeding and… I don't know…"

She covered her face with her paws and began to cry. Skipper knelt on one knee (if he had one) and patted her shoulder.

"There, there, Marlene. He will be alright," he assured her. "Alexander, take Fred into the HQ and run a full medical check on him. I want to know what happened and who did this."

The monitor nodded, carefully took the squirrel into his arms and went off. Skipper called off the animal crowd, saying that he and his team all got it covered, and brought still sobbing Marlene into her habitat.

"Skipper, I think there's something you need to know," the otter stated, just as the penguin was about to return to his habitat.

"What is it?" Skipper inquired, turning back to her.

"Right before he passed out, Fred mentioned that he got attacked."

"Attacked? By who?"

"By… the Monster Raptor."