Chapter 2
Howard was at home, watching a movie he bought at the video store. The 1987 action flick, Predator.
Howard: This movie's pretty good.
When he reached the part of the movie where Mac sees the predator, his eyes widened. In the movie, the predator looked at Mac, and flashed its eyes in a yellow glow.
Howard: Wait a minute.
He remembered seeing the same thing outside his school that morning. He then began to contemplate if the movie was fiction or not.
Howard: Eh. It's probably just my imagination.
Howard's mom: Howard! You've been cooped up inside all day! Go outside and get some sunlight.
Howard: Alright, mom!
Howard threw on a pair of shoes and went for a walk around his block. During his walk, he noticed bright green droplets going into an alleyway. He followed them, going through the alley, finding the droplets leading into a nearby forest. He walked through until he reached the end of the trail. He saw the alien creature from his movie. He quickly hid behind a tree, watching its movement. It was sitting, treating a wound to its arm. It slathered a bright blue gelatin on its cut, which made it burn and cauterize. It howled in pain as the cut began to seal. Once it was healed, it began projecting a hologram of the creatures it was hunting. One was jet-black and dinosaur like with elongated skulls. The other one was human, which Howard instantly recognized.
Howard: Randy?!
The predator heard him, and looked over where he was. He quickly hid behind the tree as the predator slowly approached. When it rounded the tree, Howard was gone. It walked back to where it was. Howard had climbed the tree to evade the creature. He slowly climbed down.
Howard: I got to warn Cunningham.