A/N: An epilogue, for those who think they need it. If you've seen THHE 2, you know which part of the movie I'm referencing.
Big Mama went to live in the mines. It was like living in the belly of an enormous beast. Mercury caught infection and died. Venus did not speak again save for several animalistic grunts to signify hunger, thirst, and bowel movements. Big Mama spent most of her time with Grabber, exploring the mines that would become her grave.
Almost a year passed. A few soldiers entered the mines. Trailing behind Grabber, Big Mama came across two of them, a man and a woman. The man had dirt all over his face. His mousy brown hair was slicked against his skull and his eyes were large and wide. Big Mama remembered the doe-eyed man and his baby, the man who avenged his family by killing hers. And she remembered gazing down at him that day, the shattered vase on the floor, thinking how easy it would be to kill him.
But she didn't.
If humans do nothing else, they learn from their mistakes. Big Mama picked up a gun that was leaning against the mine wall, gave it to Grabber, and whispered instructions.