"Excuse me, but we have a situation here. We are handling it right now,
and no offense, but we would work more effectively without your
distraction..."
"I don't think you heard me, I said I will handle it. Do nothing." The
teacher said bluntly. She motioned the girls to come with her. As they
walked quickly down the hall, they could hear the counselor screaming after
them. Curiously, her ranting was stopped by a phone call in her office...
As they got to her room, the teacher locked the door behind them. The girls looked a bit concerned, but after what they had seen not much else in the world could faze them. They described the horrific scene, the monsters, everything. The English teacher took a minute to soak it all in, then nodded to herself and picked up the phone.
A few minutes later, there was a knock on the door, and in came the others from their team. The science was stunned, the history took a while to catch up, for this was the first she had heard about it beyond rumors, and the math teacher looked sadly out the window. They asked many questions, got a few answers, pondered a couple theories, and debated possible responses.
While they were discussing, the counselor, armed with news from the health teacher that the gym teacher was missing, she made an announcement. All the students were to be rounded up and sent to the gym. They were currently working on evacuating the sixth graders, but unknown to the counselor, the English teachers team had secretly sent their students directly home on a couple of city busses. Everyone had been in such a panic, the students calmly left unnoticed.
So, knowing their students were now safe outside the school, the team continued their session. It was decided a few minutes later, that there had to be some way to communicate with the beast. The science teacher had done an enormous amount of research, and came to the conclusion that the animals were attracted, and possibly influenced, by female energy. He had studied what little observations they had taken of their habits very carefully, and discovered a couple key points. Both of the creatures were female, so in order to reproduce, they must have been born pregnant. They refused to attack the English teacher, because of what she described as a mutual respect. Though the group of girls was standing right in front of the hungry animals, they chose to take the boys instead. The only known female killings were the gym teacher and librarian, and though they had no proof or explanation, the teacher suspected it was because they had been completely alone. The English teacher had her baby, and the girls had each other, which meant their combined auras could very well have affected the beast. So, in theory, a group of girls should be able to safely confront the strange life forms.
Unfortunately, there were more drawbacks than advantages. They had no idea where the creatures were, whom else they might have eaten, and if they had the capability to reproduce, couldn't the problem be even bigger than they thought? So many risks, so much to lose. Luckily, the choice was made easier when the girls volunteered. They said they would try to communicate with the beasts, to observe and then leave. According to the theory, they should be safe, and with the rest of the school in an uproar, they could go anywhere they needed. A hit and run experiment.
They geared up with flashlights and kneepads, for they also had noticed the animals always came out of the ducts, and therefore must be hiding somewhere in the ceiling. They were also guessing that the critters preferred the dark, since it was usually dim where it pounced. Armed with their hypothesis, too set to go back now, they were boosted up into the ducts, and started to crawl...
Their collection of corpses was steadily growing. It was getting warmer, not by much, but the snow outside was beginning to transform into spring rains. Like the boy before, the newest victim was pinned to the wall with an organic substance secreted by the new queen. Unlike the former, this one was still alive. The new queen worked away at coating the walls of their chamber with the life form found on their home planet, the familiar décor. It was becoming more and more homey in the dank room above the stairwell. Once she had completed the wall, she turned back to her victim.
He was in agony. Beads of sweat rolled down his tragic face, but he refused to open his eyes, so afraid of the monsters lurking in the dark before him. She sensed his fear, which was a very dangerous thing for the boy to show at this point. She stretched her egg tube out, and positioned herself above the whimpering boy. Again, she jammed the tube into the boy, and again he screamed in terror. Again, and again, implanting her seeds. There were now four children within him. He slumped against his organic bindings, his will to live long past. He lay in the dark, with the terrible creature, awaiting his death and release from torture, but it would not come for a while...
The girls were a bit lost, but long from giving up. It was cramped and definitely uncomfortable, but they wiggled their way through the pipes. The longhaired one, whose name was Calley, led the way, while the brave blonde brought up the rear. As they turned a corner, a stench splashed against them like the heat emitted by a candles flame, the outer warmth. It washed over them, hung over them, like a cloud of poison. It was the smell of rotting blood, the pain of death wafted through the dense air. They gagged, but the blonde pushed them on from behind, and Calley didn't let up. They tried to go faster, but the cloud stung their lungs, and they found themselves getting lightheaded.
They slowed up a bit, and though the stench of blood made them sick, it also made them pulse with adrenaline. The energy of the kill drove them forward, though they were well aware of the terror and danger that lay beyond that next corner... The mother returned with the band teacher in her claws, and her daughter welcomed her warmly. They knew it was only the beginning of their colony, but they had a strong start. As they tore into the human, they realized something was wrong. The younger reared up, confused by an approaching energy...
Calley leapt from the pipe out onto the floor, rolling a couple times before standing. The muscular one followed tightly, and the others fell into stance behind them. It was a million times worse than anyone could have expected, as they scanned the room. Two of them, two vile, hideous animals with blood dripping from their mouths stood in the center. Towards the far wall, they saw two bodies stuck upright with the organic substance; one was a fat boy with a gaping hole in his chest, the other...
Was the dark haired boy, still alive. They could see his labored breathing. For the second instance that week, time stood still. Neither party would make a move, no one would dare. The girls bunched up, and the creatures exchanged unsure looks. Finally, the mother let out a sharp screech, followed by a long, low tone, and what sounded like a hiccup. The girls stepped back, uncertain of how to respond. They could feel the animal's low pulse, the vibration rippled through them like electric waves. Heartbeats mingled, breathing slurred, and the life forces were intertwined. Calley fell into a dream-like state, and the others were pulled out of the ebb of energy. They held her upright, trying to awaken her, but to no avail. She was under a deep trance, but before they could help, something happened...
She made a sound, like an alien language, and it went something like this; "Mahrhi tshu quai hlei tua..." At this the beasts looked very puzzled, looked to each other, exchanging low growls. The younger now stepped forward, making a baritone chirp, a lizard-like cough, and a slurping noise. The girls were very freaked out at this point, and when Calley responded again they were almost to their limit. "Rahkshi guaey whagh jchrai."
The chatter was rudely interrupted, when the boy on the wall began to shake violently, and four new snake-like creatures burst from his inside, and he let out a blood-curdling scream....
As they got to her room, the teacher locked the door behind them. The girls looked a bit concerned, but after what they had seen not much else in the world could faze them. They described the horrific scene, the monsters, everything. The English teacher took a minute to soak it all in, then nodded to herself and picked up the phone.
A few minutes later, there was a knock on the door, and in came the others from their team. The science was stunned, the history took a while to catch up, for this was the first she had heard about it beyond rumors, and the math teacher looked sadly out the window. They asked many questions, got a few answers, pondered a couple theories, and debated possible responses.
While they were discussing, the counselor, armed with news from the health teacher that the gym teacher was missing, she made an announcement. All the students were to be rounded up and sent to the gym. They were currently working on evacuating the sixth graders, but unknown to the counselor, the English teachers team had secretly sent their students directly home on a couple of city busses. Everyone had been in such a panic, the students calmly left unnoticed.
So, knowing their students were now safe outside the school, the team continued their session. It was decided a few minutes later, that there had to be some way to communicate with the beast. The science teacher had done an enormous amount of research, and came to the conclusion that the animals were attracted, and possibly influenced, by female energy. He had studied what little observations they had taken of their habits very carefully, and discovered a couple key points. Both of the creatures were female, so in order to reproduce, they must have been born pregnant. They refused to attack the English teacher, because of what she described as a mutual respect. Though the group of girls was standing right in front of the hungry animals, they chose to take the boys instead. The only known female killings were the gym teacher and librarian, and though they had no proof or explanation, the teacher suspected it was because they had been completely alone. The English teacher had her baby, and the girls had each other, which meant their combined auras could very well have affected the beast. So, in theory, a group of girls should be able to safely confront the strange life forms.
Unfortunately, there were more drawbacks than advantages. They had no idea where the creatures were, whom else they might have eaten, and if they had the capability to reproduce, couldn't the problem be even bigger than they thought? So many risks, so much to lose. Luckily, the choice was made easier when the girls volunteered. They said they would try to communicate with the beasts, to observe and then leave. According to the theory, they should be safe, and with the rest of the school in an uproar, they could go anywhere they needed. A hit and run experiment.
They geared up with flashlights and kneepads, for they also had noticed the animals always came out of the ducts, and therefore must be hiding somewhere in the ceiling. They were also guessing that the critters preferred the dark, since it was usually dim where it pounced. Armed with their hypothesis, too set to go back now, they were boosted up into the ducts, and started to crawl...
Their collection of corpses was steadily growing. It was getting warmer, not by much, but the snow outside was beginning to transform into spring rains. Like the boy before, the newest victim was pinned to the wall with an organic substance secreted by the new queen. Unlike the former, this one was still alive. The new queen worked away at coating the walls of their chamber with the life form found on their home planet, the familiar décor. It was becoming more and more homey in the dank room above the stairwell. Once she had completed the wall, she turned back to her victim.
He was in agony. Beads of sweat rolled down his tragic face, but he refused to open his eyes, so afraid of the monsters lurking in the dark before him. She sensed his fear, which was a very dangerous thing for the boy to show at this point. She stretched her egg tube out, and positioned herself above the whimpering boy. Again, she jammed the tube into the boy, and again he screamed in terror. Again, and again, implanting her seeds. There were now four children within him. He slumped against his organic bindings, his will to live long past. He lay in the dark, with the terrible creature, awaiting his death and release from torture, but it would not come for a while...
The girls were a bit lost, but long from giving up. It was cramped and definitely uncomfortable, but they wiggled their way through the pipes. The longhaired one, whose name was Calley, led the way, while the brave blonde brought up the rear. As they turned a corner, a stench splashed against them like the heat emitted by a candles flame, the outer warmth. It washed over them, hung over them, like a cloud of poison. It was the smell of rotting blood, the pain of death wafted through the dense air. They gagged, but the blonde pushed them on from behind, and Calley didn't let up. They tried to go faster, but the cloud stung their lungs, and they found themselves getting lightheaded.
They slowed up a bit, and though the stench of blood made them sick, it also made them pulse with adrenaline. The energy of the kill drove them forward, though they were well aware of the terror and danger that lay beyond that next corner... The mother returned with the band teacher in her claws, and her daughter welcomed her warmly. They knew it was only the beginning of their colony, but they had a strong start. As they tore into the human, they realized something was wrong. The younger reared up, confused by an approaching energy...
Calley leapt from the pipe out onto the floor, rolling a couple times before standing. The muscular one followed tightly, and the others fell into stance behind them. It was a million times worse than anyone could have expected, as they scanned the room. Two of them, two vile, hideous animals with blood dripping from their mouths stood in the center. Towards the far wall, they saw two bodies stuck upright with the organic substance; one was a fat boy with a gaping hole in his chest, the other...
Was the dark haired boy, still alive. They could see his labored breathing. For the second instance that week, time stood still. Neither party would make a move, no one would dare. The girls bunched up, and the creatures exchanged unsure looks. Finally, the mother let out a sharp screech, followed by a long, low tone, and what sounded like a hiccup. The girls stepped back, uncertain of how to respond. They could feel the animal's low pulse, the vibration rippled through them like electric waves. Heartbeats mingled, breathing slurred, and the life forces were intertwined. Calley fell into a dream-like state, and the others were pulled out of the ebb of energy. They held her upright, trying to awaken her, but to no avail. She was under a deep trance, but before they could help, something happened...
She made a sound, like an alien language, and it went something like this; "Mahrhi tshu quai hlei tua..." At this the beasts looked very puzzled, looked to each other, exchanging low growls. The younger now stepped forward, making a baritone chirp, a lizard-like cough, and a slurping noise. The girls were very freaked out at this point, and when Calley responded again they were almost to their limit. "Rahkshi guaey whagh jchrai."
The chatter was rudely interrupted, when the boy on the wall began to shake violently, and four new snake-like creatures burst from his inside, and he let out a blood-curdling scream....