Chapter 1

The Meeting

Mike Washburn a very young boy of only sixteen, was riding his bike with his best friend Ariel, it was ten o clock at night. Both of there parents were expecting them home, but they decided to go to the park instead.

"Mike are you sure this is a good idea", Ariel said with a panicked look on her face.

"What? Are you afraid of the boogeyman?"

"No, I'm just worried that my mom's going to kill me if I don't get home on time."

"Don't worry; I just want to check something out."

Ariel shuttered

The park was pitch black when they showed up. No one comes to the park anymore, ever since those children disappeared into the woods. There is a story that Elmira Wilson a twelve year old little girl went into the wood to get her ball that Thomas Wilson her brother threw. Her brother waited but Elmira never came out, her mother Mary Wilson and her Father Charles Wilson called the police for a missing child alert. There was a search party but they never found anything there was nothing in the woods except her little pink ball.

Mike wanted to check the park out, he though he could tell everyone he knew that he found that little girl so that they know that none of it was real.

Mike stopped his bike, set it down lightly and started walking slowly towards the woods. Where Elmira Wilson disappeared.

"Mike don't go back there", Ariel whispered loudly.

"Shhh… I'll be right back."

Mike disappeared into the woods.

Ariel stood panicking watching and waiting for Mike to come back out.

Mike was very far back in to the woods, till he stepped on something hard. He bent down and picked it up. It was a bone. Mike guessed it was a deer bone, so he set it back down on the ground. He walked further, a tree branch hit him in the face and he fell down. He hit his head on something. He rubbed the back of his head and looked to see what it was. His eyes widened it was a skull not a deer skull a human skull, it was very small, like a child's skull.

There was a deep roar in the deep dark forest, a huge figure popped out from the darkness. Mike couldn't move a muscle.

The creature was the size of an elephant, its fur a deep shade of grayish brown, its teeth hung out of its mouth; its lips were curled over its gums. It's eyes a blazing red, all four of it's legs long and bony, it's claws long an jagged, drool was dripping from it's mouth, it's tail daggered at the end ready to kill.

Mike still didn't move.

This was the creature that killed Elmira Wilson, and it was about to kill Mike.

"Perfect my next meal", the beast growled.

Mike shuttered.

Something moved in the distance that caught the creature's attention. Mike took the chance and ran back to where Ariel was waiting for him. Mike could hear the creature running after him. He could see Ariel he knew he had to warn her.

"Ariel run get on your bike and run!!"

She saw that shocked look on his face so she did what he said.

Mike reached his bike and pedaled as fast as he could. He caught up to Ariel and told her what happened.

"We have to call the police and tell them what you saw"

"There not going to believe me"

"We should at least try"

"I'll call in the morning"

They were in front of Mike's house.

"Mike …. Never mind I have to go I'll talk to you tomorrow"

He waved good bye.

Mike had to deal with a huge creature that almost killed him now he has to deal with his parents.

Mpov

My mom and dad were really mad at me when I walked in the house, I tried to sneak up the stairs to my room but Elvis my German Sheppard gave me away. My mom walked over with her hands on her hips she look really mad.

"Michael Avery Washburn, where have you been it almost eleven o clock", she growled out.

"I was with Ariel we were umm…watching a movie you know The Mist, you know that scary movie, the Stephan King novel…"

"I know what movie it is but I told you to be home at ten, you're an hour late"

"The movie was long, I should of called I'm sorry mom"

"I know you're sorry but that's not going to cut it this time your grounded mister, for two weeks."

"But."

"No buts mister, march your butt up to your room…NOW!"

I ran up the stairs as fast as I possibly could, I almost tripped in the process. I slammed my door, turned my radio up as loud as I could go. I had to listen to something my style… a band my mom hates… she thinks they scream too much… this band was Escape the Fate. I garbed my sketch pad and started to draw. I had to get the proportions right for the creature; I had to have something to show the police what I saw. My mom started to bang on my door, but I locked it so I wouldn't be bothered with her stupid whining 'turn your music down… that's not even real music' blah blah.' Tonight was really weird, I don't even know if it really happened. Just in case I am going to report it tomorrow. Hopefully Ariel will be with me.