Its 9:13pm, I'm sitting at a burger joint near my apartment. In my hand, i hold the most delicious double meat, double cheese, bacon and jalapenos burger ever created. In my mouth I feel it, taste it, and live it. As I'm eating my French fries and sipping on sierra mist this trashy, hobo, scrubby looking guy walks in to the lobby area.. He didn't even push the door with his hands; he literally opened it by walking into it. He stands at the counter just staring at the menu, not moving, not blinking, not speaking just standing there. All of the sudden he drops his jaw but no sound comes out, he's just standing there mouth agape motionless. There's about 5 other people in the joint including myself, and we're all just staring at this guy. Two younger girls got spooked and made their way towards the door, soon as the door opens the creeper also makes his way for the door sort of gliding. He brushed past the two teens who let out a loud scream but the creep ignored it and walked out
After finishing my meal I made my way to work. Same as usual, clock in, count drawer, run some reports and browse the internet. It started off like any other night, a few late check-ins, a few late night calls for reservations your typical night audit crap. I had a few hours to kill before I delivered the receipts, so I opened up YouTube and started browsing. I'd always been fascinated by MMA so I typed up "How to leg kick" "how to inside leg kick" "how to head movement" were some of my searches. Of course I'd never practiced or researched before but I wanted to maybe join a gym and start some lessons.
It was getting close to 2am and I was bored from watching the how to videos. I made myself some coffee and leaned against the front desk counter watching late night tv. Out of the corner of my eye I saw the first set of sliding doors open and a silhouette walk in. The 2nd set of doors opened and he was now in the hotel. It was the same guy from the burger joint. He reeked of crap; no it was worse than crap. A stench so disgusting that my eyes watered. I moved back to behind the counter.
I gave him my welcome spiel but he just stood there. He shifted his body to be facing me.. but he wasn't looking at me. He just stared through me as if I wasn't even there.
"Haey meestur ere yuu ohkaeyy" it spoke in a raspy squeaky voice. Like how you'd expect a cat to sound if it tried talking.
"I am doing excellent! Thank you for asking. Is there anything I can help you with?" I said cheerfully.
"Hey mistur are yuu ohkay?" it said in just a raspy voice.
"are you feeling okay sir? Do you need medical assistance?" I said worriedly
"Hey mister, are you okay?" it said flawlessly.
Its empty eyes were now focused on me. Slowly the man made his way towards me.
"Sir you can't step behind the desk. It's for employees only" I said, a million scenarios were running through my mind.
The man ignored my warning so like any rational human being; I backpedaled and made my way to the other side of the desk. He followed through, as I kept walking back I tripped over myself and came crashing down to the floor. I hit my left elbow pretty hard but had no time to cry because the crazed hobo fell on top of me. I griped his shirt with my right hand and locked my wrist by latching my left hand on it, I kept trying to push him up but I couldn't get him off me. He wasn't attacking me... his hands were just there he wasn't trying to eat my face either. I didn't notice at first but the skin around his neck looked wrinkly and saggy I passed it off as him being a long time smoker but it just looked so odd.
Without a warning he dropped his jaw just like he had done at the burger joint. From the back of his throat something was emerging. It looked like intestines but I don't think intestines have rows of sharp teeth inside of them. The helltestine made its way out of the guys mouth and got closer to me. It was a good foot out of the guy's mouth it had purple and red veins running down the side of its body, and rows of sharp teeth along its inside.
"What the hell!" I thought to myself. It can't end here. This can't be the end of me.. not at the Shady Heavens. What'll my mom say, what'll my dad say, what'll my girlfriend think, she won't live without me. Oh yeah.. I'm using her to hold this fucking thing off me.
The helltestine got closer and closer to my face. It reeked of blood and a coppery smell I nearly threw up on myself. My arms grew tired it wouldn't be long before it got me. All my 3 friends came to mind, my mother and father, my little brother, all of my progress on runescape, all the things I'd miss. I'd never get to watch the end of Naruto, Arrow, Community, Would the kids ever really find out how Ted met their mother. I'm too young for it to end like this.
"Get the hell off UnchosenSavior you shit bag!" yelled a voice.
The next thing I know a steel bat smashes into the side of helltestine's head/body. The mindless hobo shrieks in agony. The bat smashes into the hobo's head and he falls to the ground next to me. A hand was extended to me. I quickly grabbed it and pull myself up. Ben and Tom stood there with bats at the ready. Helltestine laid on the floor hands on his head groaning in pain.
"Did it latch onto you?" asked Ben demandingly.
"No it didn't. what's wrong with this guy? What the hell is the thing inside of him?" I replied
"Listen, just go into the office we will take care of things here. Whatever you do, do not come out until we tell you to." said Tom.
I obliged and went into the back office. Quickly I opened the control room and switched the cameras to the front desk ones. On the black and white screen were Tom, Ben, and Helltestine who was now standing facing the brothers. Like out of a disgusting horror movie Helltestine retreated into the hobo's throat then the hobo closed his mouth. I glued my eyes to the screen focusing on what was about to happen.
"Yhouu ageein" said the raspy voice.
"We can do this one of two ways you overgrown earthworm." said Tom, The metal bat resting on his shoulder.
"You can come peacefully and save us a workout" said Ben, the wooden bat resting besides his body.
"Or we can beat the ever loving crap out of you, and still send you back to where you belong." added Tom, bringing his bat down towards the ground from his shoulder.
"Thee twoo of yhouu theenk youh can kill mee?" the hobo let out a loud cackle that sounded like a distorted cat.
"I really wish you would of chosen the easy way" smirked Tom, before sprinting towards Helltestine.
The two brothers rushed Helltestine from both sides. Both brothers aimed for the head, but helltestine ducked down avoiding both bats. When the Hobo ducked, Ben and Tom simultaneously kicked using their inside legs. The hobo was knocked back when the kicks connected with his torso. Ben and Tom took a step closer raising their bats in the process to bring it down on the Hobo's back, but the Hobo recovered and punched the brothers in the stomach. He grabbed Ben by the head and kneed him in the face, causing Ben to crumple to the floor in pain. He then grabbed Tom by his jacket and raised him up.
"I thouuught youh wehrre goinnng to kill me" said the hobe in an mocking tone.
"Oh, I still plan on it" answered Tom.
Tom snuck his arms between the Hobo's arms and grabbed him by the back of his head, then delivered a headbutt right into the hobo's nose. The hobo dropped Tom who picked up his bat and swung it directly into the Hobo's ribcage, who shrieked and curled in pain. Ben groggily stood up and picked up his bat. Tom smashed his bat on the hobo's left arm over and over while Ben did the same with the right arm. The sound of bone after bone breaking could slightly be heard as the hobo screamed in pain.
"We have to draw it out and burn it Sammy" said Tom, looking over to his brother.
"I hate hunting fleshgaits Dean" said Ben, letting out a long sigh.
The brothers then viciously began slam their bats against the hobo's stomach. Blow after blow after blow the hobo kept screaming in agonizing pain. After a few minutes his body went limp, his mouth slowly opened and hilltestine could be seen emerging from it. It slithered down the side of the dead hobo's head. It really did look like an overgrown veiny earthworm; it was about 3 feet long, no thicker than a handrail. Tom stepped on its tail then crouched down to grab helltestine in a way that it wouldn't bite him.
Dean walked with the fleshgait in hand, while Sam dragged the dead hobo out of the hotel. Outside their black challenger was parked at the edge of the parking lot. Sam opened the trunk and pulled out a shovel and some lighter fluid. The brothers made their way into thin wooded area. Sam began digging a grave, meanwhile Dean doused the fleshgait in lighter fluid before slamming it to the ground and setting it on fire. It squirmed and squealed for minutes before its death.
"I'll go clean up inside, then come help you out" said Dean, already walking away before Sam even replied.
Dean grabbed a rag from the trunk and walked inside the hotel.
I sat in shock. Ben and Tom had just beaten the ever loving crap out of some hobo who had a gigantic mutated tapeworm living inside of it. I jumped out of my chair and walked out into the lobby.
"Tom, Tom! What the hell just happened?! You guys just killed a hobo in my lobby! My manager's going to be pissed" i said waving my hands in the air.
Tom finished wiping what little blood was on the floor then stood up and rubbed the back of his head.
"Well you see… my name isn't tom it's actually Dean and my brother's Sam not Ben. As far as the other stuff goes, it's best you don't get involved in it."
He pulled out a 100$ bill and slid it in my shirt pocket, Then patted my shoulder.
"I trust my friend can make the tape disappear" he said with a wink.
"I'm not even gonna worry about it. I don't get paid enough to do this. And thanks; for saving my life. It was a pretty cool thing to do."
Dean walked out of the hotel then helped his brother finish the hobo's grave. Inside the hotel, I erased the tapes and made myself a cup of robust coffee. The rest of the night was spent in silence, drinking my coffee and watching infomercials.