Chapter 2: Z, we have a problem...
The 3 men quietly and carefully made their way along the path through the forest, pistols drawn, ready to take on anything that stood in their way.
"X man, you sure this is the right way?" whispered Q.
"Just follow the dirt path, it leads straight to the Mansion entrance" X replied, still checking out the area in front of him.
They could just make out some doors through the mist about a few 25-30 feet ahead. No lights seemed to be on, which was a good sign.
"I have a bad feeling about this.....its too quiet here.......somethings not right.......". Y stopped to address the others.
"Its gone midnight, whaddaya expect, genius" retorted X, turning to scorn Y
"Yeah, but where are all the animals......."
"Do I look like a nature expe........where the hell did Q go?" asked X suddenly
Y looked around his surroundings, but found nothing, just treets and shrubery.
"Ohhhhhhh s**t......." Y started to shout for Q but was cut off by X
"We have to keep quiet......we dont wanna get caught alright?" X turned to face the forest. "Alright, Y, you check your side, ill check over here. Keep the nose down"
"Right"
Y turned to face the mass of bushes ahead of him and began to search for his comrade.
Z checked his watch again.
"1:44.......been over half an hour.....what the hells taking them so long?" thought Z.
X patiently but hurridly look through the bushes trying to find Q. He didnt like the guy much, but he was still one of them, and Z wouldnt exactly be too pleased to find that one of his team members had somehow vanished into thin air, which is why X didnt quite fancy radioing Z to update him on whats going on.
"Q.....where are ya buddy?" whispered Y, his voice a little shaky, and his breath in shallow gasps.
"Q....give me a si...."
Suddnely a bush directly in front of him came to life, rustling slightly, then becoming still again.
"Q...." said Y nervously, edging slowly and reluctantly towards the bushes. Pictures of the bodies of those murdered flashed through Ys mind, the images of half eaten body parts and blood stained floors. Y was scared now, more than he probably ever had been in a long time. Aagain the bush rustled, beckoning Y to it.
"Fro Gods sake, grow a f**kin set and see what it is man". Ys inner consciounce spurred him on. He was now standing in front of the bush, gun drawn ready for what was coming.
"....Whos there?"
"GAAAAAAAH!"
Y stumbled back, yelping in surprise at the dark figure that had appeared in front of him.......which was now laughing like a jackass
"Oh man.......your such a f**kin ingrade Y" Slowly the form of Q appeared from the dark in front of Y, still chuckling heartedly. Y quickly rushed to his feet in anger and got right in Qs face
"You f**kin a**hole Q! I was worried to half to death ya know!" seethed Y through his teeth and angered face
"Ha, lighten up kid" answered Q as he patted Y on the face. X had rushed over to meet the 2.
"What the hell happened?" asked X in a slightly agitated tone
"Q here, decided to play a little hide and seek" said Y, still alittle shaken up from Qs little surprise.
X turned to face Q with a angered look in his eyes.
"F**kin concentrate on the mission, got it?"
Q still chuckling slightly replied "Alright.........uptight bas..."
"Wait......keep quiet" whispered Y hastily.
The sound of some soft padding coming from the direction X came from filled the air. The noise became louder and louder, accompanied by a ragged panting sound........like a dog. Q wasted not time aiming his pistol into the dark mist. The other simply waited and listened to the sound getting closer. Then a dark shape formed in the mist, slowly advancing towards the group. Q trained his gun on the shape, waiting til it came into view.
"Cover me" whispered Q in a cold tone, still watching the shape form into that of a animal like creature.
The other also trained their guns on the creature, waiting til it came into a clear view, and sure enough, it did, coming to a stop, staring at the 3 men curiously. Q edged forward slowly with one careful step, gun still trained on the creature to get a better view.
"A dog?" whispered Y.
"Shoot it, might be a guard dog" replied X hastily
"Wait....." said Q sharply, "Somethings not right with this dog....."
Sure, it was a police dog, but something was up with it. Its fur was all.....mangled up, like it had been chewed on....in fact, Q could actually see the muscles in the dogs leg, and part of its ribcage. Its face seemed almost demonic, its eyes were pure white, foamed bubbled around the corners of its messy mouth. There was also something in its mouth....but Q couldnt quite make out what it was.
"That aint no dog....." mumbled Q.
"Oh yeah? Then what is it then, Mr Attenburgh?" said Y in a rushed and scared voice.
Just then the dog padded forward, causing the group to jolt suddenly, then they saw what X was seeing.
It was about 10 feet away from the group now, and the 'object' in its mouth was a foot. A human foot severed from the ankle, splattered with drying blood, the bone visible through some of the bite marks in the skin.
"What the hell......" muttered X, shock in his eyes, glancing at Y, who was in disbelief.
Just then the dog growled vicously, dropping its toy to the floor and suddenly dashed towards the group at lightening speed
"F**k it" shouted Q as he fired a shot straight into one of the dogs head, the sickening crunch of its skull being punctured by the round, as gore splattered just a few feet away from the group. The dog flew back from the force of the shot, landing in a crumpled bloody heap about 5 feet away from them, blood pooling out of the smoking gunshot in its right eye.
"Forget this s**t, im gettin the f**k outta here!" Y started to run back towards the van, but was greeted by 3 more dogs, each with savage looks on their torn faces, staring at the corpse of their fallen ally, then turned to Y with a low growl and a 'im gonna rip out your heart and piss on it' look on their faces, accompanied by a low menacing gutteral growl. Y slowly backed up to Q and X.
"Alright", said X in a low calm voice, "when i say, we make a run for the Mansion....got it?"
The others nodded hastily, pistols gripped tightly.
".......NOW!" shouted X, as he and the others bolted towards the Mansion, with the howls of the dogs all around them.
"Jesus how many are there???" panted Y.
"How the hell should i know!" X gasped as he turned and fired blindly into the seemingly growing pack of dogs on their tail, then turned to run again.
The doors were now about 15-20 feet away from the group, X had managed to grab his radio from his pocket whilst running and call up Z
"Z, WE HAVE A PROBLEM!" yelled X down the receiver
"Whats happened?" said Z in a near frantic tone
"WERE UNDER ATTACK.....WERE HEADING TO THE MANSION, WE CANT COME BACK TO YOU!" X gasped for breath, still sprinting for the Mansion, now in clear site.
"X, whos attacking" barked Z
Just as X was about to answer, he stumbled on something in the ground, forcing him to lost his balance and drop his radio. X cursed under his breath seeing the wild pack drawing closer to the group, then ran to the Mansion. leaving his radio behind.
"X respond. X...X!" yelled Z, but all that he could hear were the crackled sounds of gunfire, barking and shouting in the distance. Z slowly turned to face V, a look of of shock on his face. Things had gone wrong already, and they hadnt even got to the Mansion yet.
"Z....whats wrong...." asked a concerned V.
The 3 men quietly and carefully made their way along the path through the forest, pistols drawn, ready to take on anything that stood in their way.
"X man, you sure this is the right way?" whispered Q.
"Just follow the dirt path, it leads straight to the Mansion entrance" X replied, still checking out the area in front of him.
They could just make out some doors through the mist about a few 25-30 feet ahead. No lights seemed to be on, which was a good sign.
"I have a bad feeling about this.....its too quiet here.......somethings not right.......". Y stopped to address the others.
"Its gone midnight, whaddaya expect, genius" retorted X, turning to scorn Y
"Yeah, but where are all the animals......."
"Do I look like a nature expe........where the hell did Q go?" asked X suddenly
Y looked around his surroundings, but found nothing, just treets and shrubery.
"Ohhhhhhh s**t......." Y started to shout for Q but was cut off by X
"We have to keep quiet......we dont wanna get caught alright?" X turned to face the forest. "Alright, Y, you check your side, ill check over here. Keep the nose down"
"Right"
Y turned to face the mass of bushes ahead of him and began to search for his comrade.
Z checked his watch again.
"1:44.......been over half an hour.....what the hells taking them so long?" thought Z.
X patiently but hurridly look through the bushes trying to find Q. He didnt like the guy much, but he was still one of them, and Z wouldnt exactly be too pleased to find that one of his team members had somehow vanished into thin air, which is why X didnt quite fancy radioing Z to update him on whats going on.
"Q.....where are ya buddy?" whispered Y, his voice a little shaky, and his breath in shallow gasps.
"Q....give me a si...."
Suddnely a bush directly in front of him came to life, rustling slightly, then becoming still again.
"Q...." said Y nervously, edging slowly and reluctantly towards the bushes. Pictures of the bodies of those murdered flashed through Ys mind, the images of half eaten body parts and blood stained floors. Y was scared now, more than he probably ever had been in a long time. Aagain the bush rustled, beckoning Y to it.
"Fro Gods sake, grow a f**kin set and see what it is man". Ys inner consciounce spurred him on. He was now standing in front of the bush, gun drawn ready for what was coming.
"....Whos there?"
"GAAAAAAAH!"
Y stumbled back, yelping in surprise at the dark figure that had appeared in front of him.......which was now laughing like a jackass
"Oh man.......your such a f**kin ingrade Y" Slowly the form of Q appeared from the dark in front of Y, still chuckling heartedly. Y quickly rushed to his feet in anger and got right in Qs face
"You f**kin a**hole Q! I was worried to half to death ya know!" seethed Y through his teeth and angered face
"Ha, lighten up kid" answered Q as he patted Y on the face. X had rushed over to meet the 2.
"What the hell happened?" asked X in a slightly agitated tone
"Q here, decided to play a little hide and seek" said Y, still alittle shaken up from Qs little surprise.
X turned to face Q with a angered look in his eyes.
"F**kin concentrate on the mission, got it?"
Q still chuckling slightly replied "Alright.........uptight bas..."
"Wait......keep quiet" whispered Y hastily.
The sound of some soft padding coming from the direction X came from filled the air. The noise became louder and louder, accompanied by a ragged panting sound........like a dog. Q wasted not time aiming his pistol into the dark mist. The other simply waited and listened to the sound getting closer. Then a dark shape formed in the mist, slowly advancing towards the group. Q trained his gun on the shape, waiting til it came into view.
"Cover me" whispered Q in a cold tone, still watching the shape form into that of a animal like creature.
The other also trained their guns on the creature, waiting til it came into a clear view, and sure enough, it did, coming to a stop, staring at the 3 men curiously. Q edged forward slowly with one careful step, gun still trained on the creature to get a better view.
"A dog?" whispered Y.
"Shoot it, might be a guard dog" replied X hastily
"Wait....." said Q sharply, "Somethings not right with this dog....."
Sure, it was a police dog, but something was up with it. Its fur was all.....mangled up, like it had been chewed on....in fact, Q could actually see the muscles in the dogs leg, and part of its ribcage. Its face seemed almost demonic, its eyes were pure white, foamed bubbled around the corners of its messy mouth. There was also something in its mouth....but Q couldnt quite make out what it was.
"That aint no dog....." mumbled Q.
"Oh yeah? Then what is it then, Mr Attenburgh?" said Y in a rushed and scared voice.
Just then the dog padded forward, causing the group to jolt suddenly, then they saw what X was seeing.
It was about 10 feet away from the group now, and the 'object' in its mouth was a foot. A human foot severed from the ankle, splattered with drying blood, the bone visible through some of the bite marks in the skin.
"What the hell......" muttered X, shock in his eyes, glancing at Y, who was in disbelief.
Just then the dog growled vicously, dropping its toy to the floor and suddenly dashed towards the group at lightening speed
"F**k it" shouted Q as he fired a shot straight into one of the dogs head, the sickening crunch of its skull being punctured by the round, as gore splattered just a few feet away from the group. The dog flew back from the force of the shot, landing in a crumpled bloody heap about 5 feet away from them, blood pooling out of the smoking gunshot in its right eye.
"Forget this s**t, im gettin the f**k outta here!" Y started to run back towards the van, but was greeted by 3 more dogs, each with savage looks on their torn faces, staring at the corpse of their fallen ally, then turned to Y with a low growl and a 'im gonna rip out your heart and piss on it' look on their faces, accompanied by a low menacing gutteral growl. Y slowly backed up to Q and X.
"Alright", said X in a low calm voice, "when i say, we make a run for the Mansion....got it?"
The others nodded hastily, pistols gripped tightly.
".......NOW!" shouted X, as he and the others bolted towards the Mansion, with the howls of the dogs all around them.
"Jesus how many are there???" panted Y.
"How the hell should i know!" X gasped as he turned and fired blindly into the seemingly growing pack of dogs on their tail, then turned to run again.
The doors were now about 15-20 feet away from the group, X had managed to grab his radio from his pocket whilst running and call up Z
"Z, WE HAVE A PROBLEM!" yelled X down the receiver
"Whats happened?" said Z in a near frantic tone
"WERE UNDER ATTACK.....WERE HEADING TO THE MANSION, WE CANT COME BACK TO YOU!" X gasped for breath, still sprinting for the Mansion, now in clear site.
"X, whos attacking" barked Z
Just as X was about to answer, he stumbled on something in the ground, forcing him to lost his balance and drop his radio. X cursed under his breath seeing the wild pack drawing closer to the group, then ran to the Mansion. leaving his radio behind.
"X respond. X...X!" yelled Z, but all that he could hear were the crackled sounds of gunfire, barking and shouting in the distance. Z slowly turned to face V, a look of of shock on his face. Things had gone wrong already, and they hadnt even got to the Mansion yet.
"Z....whats wrong...." asked a concerned V.