Chapter 5
Escapade
The Gremlin Raptor slithered out into the open, he had green scaly skin, fangs, webbed feet and his eyes looked terrifying.
He flexed his claws and then looked down at himself with fascination, he watched from a distance as two pairs of reptilian eyes stared back at him. Their cocoons opened then Slash and Kopek gradually emerged from inside, they looked at Raptor, a red glint in their eyes and they felt a sense of power.
"Yes my comrades, we have evolved" he said to his impressed siblings, "We are now Gremlins!".
Kopek glanced around the garage and then at himself, he was completly awed by this form, he grinned at Slash who smirked back at him excitedly.
"Can we get out of here?" Kopek asked impatiently. Raptor shock his head in disagreement, "We get Billy and Gizmooo first!" he growled, "and we must wait until the sun sets, then we go". "So what now leader?" Slash asked, "We just stay put and wait for them" Raptor said sharply.
About two hours later Billy and Gizmo returned home and relaxed on the sofa, "So been a long day Giz huh". Gizmo hummed softly and turned his head towards Billy half nodding. Billy seemed to get the message and sat down yawning, he wondered what plans he had for the following week whilst taking a break from work, it hadn't occured to him that trouble was already brewing very close to where they were actually sitting.
Billy stood up and said "I'll get us some food", however just as he'd taken a few strides towards the kitchen he heard a loud raspy growl. Billy spun round his heart thumping.
There was stunned silence then Billy realised, "Oh no Giz don't say they already..." and his voice cut out in horror.
Gizmo was shaking and Billy stood up bravely, knowing he had little choice but to confront them. He walked down the hallway over to the front door and called behind him calmly, "Stay where you are Gizmo" before slamming the door.
There was a long period of tranquility in the house. Gizmo rested on the sofa shivering, "Be careful Billy" he cried and he lay there worring about his caring friend. A few times he raised his arms and imagined there was a gremlin there and was punching the hell out of it. Gizmo was afraid they could snatch him and hurt Billy.
Gizmo waited and waited with great concern.
Then Billy returned, but his face was contorted with fear, "They've hatched and they're after us" he gasped falling to the floor in despair. Billy then composed himself, standing up he walked outside into the cool evening air in his back yard, he surged forward over to his shed and pulled out a crowbar.
"Bring it on Gremlins" he thought and then he ran back into the house. "Be brave Gizmo" he whispered and Gizmo smiled exhilarated when he saw Billy so ready to protect him. He pointed to a bow and arrow Billy had constructed for him a while ago.
Billy picked them up and handed them to Gizmo, "I'll go in there first to get them" he said. Billy fetched a backpack and Gizmo climbed into it, then they walked outside together.
It was early in the evening and the sun was just setting, the sky above was turning a dark blue winter colour. Streetlamps flickered on illuminating the pavements on the main road that was visible from the entrance to Billy's house.
Billy approached the garage with caution and before reaching for the door handle, he grabbed his crowbar and whacked it against the door producing a loud clanging noise. There was squeals of freight heard within and a vicious snarl, Billy prepared himself to charge.
Opening the door hastily and allowing Gizmo to dive into cover Billy raced towards them, Slash and Kopek were totally shocked and stood there motionless, Raptor however had prepared himself for this he grabbed a barrell and launched it directly at Billy who raised an arm to block it.
Billy charged at him aiming for his head with the crowbar, Raptor instinctively dodged out of the way and began sprinting wildly across the room, Slash and Kopek in confusion tried to keep up with him but then hopped behind some boxes for cover.
Raptor let out an aggressive growl in Billy's direction and lunged at him claws outstretched. Billy dived to the floor and rolled underneath him.
Meanwhile Slash who was hidden under cover while the onslaught continued rapidly crawled over to a mini motor and started the engine, Kopek quickly snuck up behind him and dived into the back seat, Gizmo watched the two gremlins from a distance then they flew off heading for the door with Slash behind the wheel.
Gizmo crouched behind some boxes and prepared to fire arrows at them but missed. Billy spun round after forcing Raptor to the ground and saw them trying to escape. Raptor given this opportunity took a ferocious swipe at Billy, cruelly digging his claws into the side of his face, "arrrghhhh!" Billy screamed in pain and Raptor flew off running like crazy to the other side of the room, snatching boxes and throwing them in a pile, then he found a plank of wood to use as a ramp, he placed it cleverly in positon and gave the claw signal to his comrades.
They skidded and turned around heading towards him, Raptor dived forcefully headfirst into the cart banging his head against the side, he yelled in agony and Slash drove up towards the ramp.
Gizmo shot more arrows and Slash swerved to avoid them narrowly missing the ramp, they drove up at an angle and went flying through a large window nearly toppling over, glass went shooting everywhere and they just about landed right side up on four wheels outside.
Billy slowly gathered himself to his feet, blood streaming down his face yet he summoned the energy to shout after them. "You fuckers will pay, we'll get you". he cried grudgingly. He dropped to his feet moaning.
Gizmo rushed over to him and crawled to his side feeling very sorry for Billy. This was all terrible and Gizmo felt very sad and mortified, he put an arm around Billy protectively. "Will you be alright" he asked, "I should be Giz" Billy cried.
Billy picked Gizmo up and hugged him tightly. "You know what buddy, you were really unlucky there, you give it your best shot pal". Gizmo acknowledged these kind words and grabbed a tissue that Billy was holding using it to wipe his face of all the blood.
"Cheers buddy, but don't worry bout me too much, we've got to stop them".
Billy spent a few moments stroking Gizmo's head affectionately, then he sat up with confidence glaring up and down the garage planning what to do next.
"You and I we can fight back, we're resilient all right" Billy said assuringly. Gizmo perked up knowing they could get through all of this with a bit of luck.
Billy and Gizmo began preparing themselves to trail the nasty gremlins. Billy had it in mind to give Pete a call. He dialled his number and waited patiently for him to answer. "Hi Pete" Billy said as he answered. "Everything alright?" asked Pete on the other end of the line, "No it's not mate" Billy said desperately, "they've hatched way before I thought they would and now they've escaped and... i'm hurt pretty bad". Billy added hastily.
"Shit thats not great,"I'll be right there" he said and the line cut out.
Billy stared into emptiness and said, "He'll be here soon Giz, then we'll track em down". He looked around the garage to observe the damage they had caused.
It had been ripped apart by those raging reptilian creatures with their malevolent and destructive nature.
About a quarter of an hour later Pete Fountaine arrived looking grim and unsure how to control this situation. "So which way did they go?" he asked.
Billy replied, "They headed towards the forests away from the town".
"At least they won't cause to much hassle there" Pete added, "I think they're looking for cover, maybe find a nice spot to mulitply" he finished.
"Shit I just remembered, Isn't there a lake somewhere in that direction?".
"I think there is" Pete replied "damn we need to get on their trail quick, I'll go and get some assualt weapons, whatever I can find". He rushed over to his car. "I'll be right back" he called then sped off rapidly leaving Billy and Gizmo to make their own move.
Gizmo muttered something about matches, "Good thinking Giz, you're bow and arrows, great, I'll fetch some matches". said Billy excitedly.
After gathering all their equipment for the hunt Billy and Gizmo waited patiently for Pete's return. Over half and hour passed and Billy was getting nervous so too was Gizmo who shivered and snuggled up close to Billy preparing to face the tough challenge. Gizmo also felt a little excited and Billy sensed this, it made him feel happier considering all the risks they were going to undertake.
In the distance the headlights of Pete's car came into view, Billy stood up at once as Pete pulled up halfway down their street, Pete called out to them "We're all ready to go" and Billy climbed into the front passenger side carrying Gizmo with him. Then they began driving into the night.
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