Resistance was futile. The grandmother watched as the next litter emerged
from the boy's mutilated bodies. One thing bothered her though, that girl
had spoke. It spoke, and she had understood. It just wasn't possible for
the primitive humans to understand them, was it? She pondered this as the
first litter emerged from their first skins, becoming adults.
They came to a grate just before the sixth grade hallway, and stopped dead in their crawl. There was shifting below them, and they knew it was time. Using one of the flashlights, the muscular one smashed it open, and they tumbled out onto the floor. The gruesome scene should have terrified them, but the adrenaline left them unfazed. No, it was not the number of carcasses, but now the number of hunters, or should I say, huntresses. Evidently, the mutation continued, and every single one of the critters was a girl, even the newborns. With the mobile queen, their reproduction was now even more effective, and they were almost unstoppable, for every human they slaughtered, another of them came to life...
They backed up, trying their best to maintain control of their emotions. If they slipped, and showed even the slightest twinge of fear, it would cost them their lives. If one died, the feeding frenzy would end the others as well, so the stakes were critical now. Calley stepped forward, but this time instead of a trance, she remained very much alert, and began to speak...(for those who cannot visualize the dialect, it is just a bunch of different deep, throaty noises, and high screeches, etc. Animal sounds)
"Fu verdou kiiy haiish wineh vols." "Kriash yoyh gerahed rahhii kenduan." "Rismarou keil heaack issdu kkuhn." "Haildeh reschak ywiiten." She turned back to the girls. "They say that we are all in danger. The large one from before told me that 'star men' were chasing her here to this planet. She says they were very pushy, and when they tried to force her to the 'bloody rock' she redirected their, her and her baby's, 'outside shell' to this place. I'm guessing that the government that is holding us hostage here was really trying to get them, harness them, by taking them to a base on mars perhaps?" "Yah right, we are billions of dollars in debt, and yet they pulled together some penny's from in between the couch cushions to build a base on mars!" screeched the dark haired one sarcastically. Calley turned back to the creatures and asked a bit more. "She says the base has been there for generations. I sense a conspiracy." "Well I'll say, so what the hell are we supposed to do now!" retorted the brunette. "I have asked her, and she says they are massing a colony, she likes this place, there is lots of food." "They don't consider us food, do they?" said the gymnast, and it was the blunt question running through everyone's minds at that very moment, the one who's answer was just about to get them in deep trouble... "No. She likes us. She wants us to be a part of her clan." They were speechless as they looked at the monsters, which were not ten feet away. "Don't be afraid, they will not harm us. I have felt it; they are all girls as well. Its an Amazon society." For some odd reason that comforted them, and the deadly panic ebbed away. "So, what can we do for them?" Said the leader after the silence. Calley negotiated, and came out with this, "They don't really want to be here, but they need water to build their 'shells' to leave the atmosphere. A lot of water..." "The Pool!" All exclaimed at once, and Calley conveyed the message. The creatures debated, and finally agreed.
The adults approached the girls, who were feeling panic, but as the beasts carefully scooped them up onto their shoulders, they felt somewhat at ease, riding the hideous creatures down the corridor. Perhaps it was the adrenaline, maybe the impending doom, maybe even empowerment of their new alliance, but the girls felt comfortable around them. They had a common purpose and peace agreements, what more could you ask for? Things were just all right, until they approached the gym...
The counselors and principal were in tears. With the government outside, and the children inside, they were being crushed. There were no plans or protocol for this type of situation. Everything was a mess, and the funny thing was, nobody knew what they were supposed to be so afraid of. The Asians were quieter, but the Americans, who were so used to freedom, now locked in the gym they were helpless. Things could be worse, the danger just might show up...
The creatures came upon the natatorium, and were greeted with the screams of helpless children. They stiffened, but the leader ripped open the doors and pressed them on. Some carrying girls, others the babies, they filed into the poolroom, but one strayed. She turned left, and started heading for the gym. The brunette squealed in her arms, pleading for her to stop, knowing the consequence of the creature being unleashed unto the defenseless student body. She screamed herself hysterical, but then something happened that no one expected. She screamed, but it wasn't English... or any human tongue. She started speaking beast, not purposely at first, but when she realized the effect it had on her carrier, she continued to coax it back to the pool. So now there were two with the speech...
They came to a grate just before the sixth grade hallway, and stopped dead in their crawl. There was shifting below them, and they knew it was time. Using one of the flashlights, the muscular one smashed it open, and they tumbled out onto the floor. The gruesome scene should have terrified them, but the adrenaline left them unfazed. No, it was not the number of carcasses, but now the number of hunters, or should I say, huntresses. Evidently, the mutation continued, and every single one of the critters was a girl, even the newborns. With the mobile queen, their reproduction was now even more effective, and they were almost unstoppable, for every human they slaughtered, another of them came to life...
They backed up, trying their best to maintain control of their emotions. If they slipped, and showed even the slightest twinge of fear, it would cost them their lives. If one died, the feeding frenzy would end the others as well, so the stakes were critical now. Calley stepped forward, but this time instead of a trance, she remained very much alert, and began to speak...(for those who cannot visualize the dialect, it is just a bunch of different deep, throaty noises, and high screeches, etc. Animal sounds)
"Fu verdou kiiy haiish wineh vols." "Kriash yoyh gerahed rahhii kenduan." "Rismarou keil heaack issdu kkuhn." "Haildeh reschak ywiiten." She turned back to the girls. "They say that we are all in danger. The large one from before told me that 'star men' were chasing her here to this planet. She says they were very pushy, and when they tried to force her to the 'bloody rock' she redirected their, her and her baby's, 'outside shell' to this place. I'm guessing that the government that is holding us hostage here was really trying to get them, harness them, by taking them to a base on mars perhaps?" "Yah right, we are billions of dollars in debt, and yet they pulled together some penny's from in between the couch cushions to build a base on mars!" screeched the dark haired one sarcastically. Calley turned back to the creatures and asked a bit more. "She says the base has been there for generations. I sense a conspiracy." "Well I'll say, so what the hell are we supposed to do now!" retorted the brunette. "I have asked her, and she says they are massing a colony, she likes this place, there is lots of food." "They don't consider us food, do they?" said the gymnast, and it was the blunt question running through everyone's minds at that very moment, the one who's answer was just about to get them in deep trouble... "No. She likes us. She wants us to be a part of her clan." They were speechless as they looked at the monsters, which were not ten feet away. "Don't be afraid, they will not harm us. I have felt it; they are all girls as well. Its an Amazon society." For some odd reason that comforted them, and the deadly panic ebbed away. "So, what can we do for them?" Said the leader after the silence. Calley negotiated, and came out with this, "They don't really want to be here, but they need water to build their 'shells' to leave the atmosphere. A lot of water..." "The Pool!" All exclaimed at once, and Calley conveyed the message. The creatures debated, and finally agreed.
The adults approached the girls, who were feeling panic, but as the beasts carefully scooped them up onto their shoulders, they felt somewhat at ease, riding the hideous creatures down the corridor. Perhaps it was the adrenaline, maybe the impending doom, maybe even empowerment of their new alliance, but the girls felt comfortable around them. They had a common purpose and peace agreements, what more could you ask for? Things were just all right, until they approached the gym...
The counselors and principal were in tears. With the government outside, and the children inside, they were being crushed. There were no plans or protocol for this type of situation. Everything was a mess, and the funny thing was, nobody knew what they were supposed to be so afraid of. The Asians were quieter, but the Americans, who were so used to freedom, now locked in the gym they were helpless. Things could be worse, the danger just might show up...
The creatures came upon the natatorium, and were greeted with the screams of helpless children. They stiffened, but the leader ripped open the doors and pressed them on. Some carrying girls, others the babies, they filed into the poolroom, but one strayed. She turned left, and started heading for the gym. The brunette squealed in her arms, pleading for her to stop, knowing the consequence of the creature being unleashed unto the defenseless student body. She screamed herself hysterical, but then something happened that no one expected. She screamed, but it wasn't English... or any human tongue. She started speaking beast, not purposely at first, but when she realized the effect it had on her carrier, she continued to coax it back to the pool. So now there were two with the speech...