A Dangerous Game

Part 3: Bait

"So, what's the plan?" Gregory asked Caitlyn. "How can we capture the Beast?"

She answered him. "Well, I remember that we should tag the creature at the East. Luckily, we are at the East of Madison. Then, there is something about a Penalty Rock."

"It's a boulder. Good thing is that there are no boulders in Madison." Heath said. "Now what's the real plan? I want to hear it."

Caitlyn gave them transceivers. "Just follow my instructions."

Watching through the window, the Beast sat on the branches of the suburb tree hiding and waiting. He cannot hear them but he can see them discuss about their plan. Later, the three kids closed the curtains so that the Beast could not see them. The blue monster prepared itself for a trap or anything that's coming.

Then the two boys came out from the house wearing grey hooded jackets. The Beast cannot see their faces and it did not anticipate that the teenagers would split up. "Now, what are you up to?" It looked like the boys part ways while the girl stayed inside the house.

Heath took out his transceiver and called the others. "I don't think it's working. The Beast's still in place."

Caitlyn said, "That's good. We are going to confuse him keeping him distracted and worried."

Gregory understood her plan. "If the Beast followed one of us, the two will work together to set up the trap while the other one becomes the bait."

"This is crazy." Heath said. "Why would the Beast follow us? Are we the hunters or the hunted?"

"It is three against one, Heath. We will use that as our advantage."

Then Caitlyn gave them an updated. "Guys… it looks like the Beast is staying... which is good. You guys are going to set up the trap."

Heath and Gregory moved quickly and gather all the materials they need for the trap of theirs. Gregory went to the hardware store to get tools while Heath went to the grocery store to... hide. He disagrees with the plan. He doesn't want to be part of the dangerous game. He remembered what his mother said. If you get in trouble, you have to find a way to escape. "Must hide. Must hide..." Heath dropped his transceiver and ran.

Unfortunately, Caitlyn called giving update to the two boys. "Guys, the Beast is on the move. He seemed to smell something and left."

Gregory responded, "Strange. He will not abandon the game to have a snack."

"He could be in a time-out." Caitlyn said.

"Time-out? He should have notify us about it!"

"What's wrong?"

Gregory knew what's going on. "Heath is the bait now!" He ran back where he left and head to his friend's direction. "Caitlyn... it looks like I'm going alone."

"No! I will come with you." Caitlyn really wanted to leave the house. "I want to help."

"You have a fever, Cait. You're just a liability." Then he didn't get a response. "Cait? Cait, can you hear me?" After a few second, he quickly realized what she did. Once he arrived at her home, she's gone! The door was left wide open. There are no sign of forced entry that could mean she ran off to Heath. "Caitlyn... why are you doing this to me?"

Gregory remembered the time when they're kids he invited her to play outside. She climbed up the tree and fell. He just watched and then laughed. She got a scar on her arm. That scar was later discovered by her old brother Donovan. He scolded Gregory and threatened him that if he see Caitlyn hurt, he will do much worse. Now that Donovan's in the military, Gregory knew he will get a taste of a Marine's punch.

After getting there, Heath realized that going to the department store is a bad idea. Inside, there was a werewolf emerged out from the dumpster angry and hungry. He caught Heath's scent and growled. "Easy, Remus. I'm not here to hurt you. I'm just... hiding here because-."

The werewolf roared and attacked the teenager.

"AAAHHH!" Heath shut his eyes as the werewolf's mouth went close to his arm.

Quite unexpected, the Beast crashed in and fought the werewolf. He threw the monster to the fruit section and then turned to the teenager. "What are you doing? You know there are monsters who will interrupt our game!"

"I-I-I'm sorry." Heath apologized. "I'm just thirsty. I... I need a drink." He took a beverage from the shelves opened it and drank it. "See?"

"Huh?" The Beast was puzzled but don't trust his excuse. "Are you abandoning the game, boy?"

"Um..." Heath paused, thinking of a way out. Suddenly, the werewolf came back. He leaped towards the Beast and bit his shoulder. The blue beast got distracted and punched its way out trying to get out from the werewolf's locked jaw.

"Get off! GET OFF!"

When the two monster were busy brawling, Heath went a little closer to the two and waited for that moment. The Beast grabbed the werewolf and threw it down to the polished floor. The Beast's back was on Heath's sight. Once the blue monster was distracted by the wolfman, the young man slapped the Beast's back. "TAG!"

The blue monster was startled by the human's slap. He faced him and gave him a glare. "You didn't just-." Then the werewolf came back again for another brawl.

Heath quickly ran away out from the department store. He did it! He tagged the Beast! Time to run and hide. As he left the department store, he saw Caitlyn came in wearing her father's night robe. She came to him worried. "What happened?"

"Run." Heath said.

"What? Why?"

"Itaggedthebeasttimetorun." He grabbed Caitlyn's hand and ran to the other direction away.

Then they heard the Beast's terrifying roar. "You sneaky brat! I'll catch you!"

"Yep. Time to run." Caitlyn said.