She tried not to think as she walked to the vet office and walked inside. Cobra was lying in the middle of the office but raised his head when Kim entered. Cobra hissed and rose up to greet Kim with a nudge against her chest. Kim felt a knot rise up in her throat as she struggled to get it over with. She was suddenly tempted with the urge to go against Greg and keep Cobra but she knew that was a foolish idea; Greg was right, keeping it wouldn't be a good idea, especially since she still didn't know what it was.

Cobra suddenly hissed, as if to ask what was wrong. Kim reached up a hand and ran it along his smooth, eyeless head. She then turned and walked to the door, Cobra following behind. She opened it and stepped outside into her yard, shutting the door after Cobra. Tears were flowing freely down her cheeks as she continued walking until she was in the middle between her house and office. She stood there for a moment, trying to gather the courage to shoo Cobra away. Suddenly, Cobra bumped Kim in the back with his head and hissed gently. Kim turned around to face the alien she had come to love.

"You have to go now, Cobra," Kim said. Cobra cocked his head to the side, confused. Kim wiped the tears away and said more forcibly, "You need to go!" Cobra took a step back, clearly shocked by the harshness in Kim's voice, but still refusing to leave. He tried to bump her again but Kim took a step back.

"Go!" Kim shouted a final time and pushed Cobra away from her. Cobra hissed and started to turn away. Kim smacked him with the palm of her hand and he ran away with a screech. In no time, Cobra was swallowed up by the cover of the forest. Kim stayed where she was, not bothering to stop the tears that fell down her cheeks.

Kim was sitting in the kitchen, her eyes no longer able to cry anymore tears, when Greg came home. She was surprised that he was able to stay out until dark in the van, unless he had filled it up while his was out. He came barreling into the kitchen, his eyes wide.

"Did you get rid of it yet?" he asked, frantic.

Kim glared at Greg icily, "Yes," but her face softened when she saw how scared Greg looked, "What's wrong?"

Greg shook his head and went to the fridge. He grabbed a cold beer and walked back to the table, sitting across from Kim.

"Greg, what's wrong?" Kim asked again.

"That thing!" Greg said. Kim noticed that he was as white as a sheet, "That thing is dangerous!"

Kim clenched her fists tightly and said through her teeth, "That's your opinion! I don't thi--,"

"Its kind is dangerous," Greg said, interrupting Kim, "I was driving back home after I had filled up the van since it was low on gas."

"Yes, I knew that," Kim said.

"On my way back, I had to drive slowly because you forgot to get that headlight fixed, I happened across a couple jogging at the edge of the forest. I rolled down the window to wave when, suddenly, three of those alien things jumped out and attacked the couple!"

"What?!" Kim asked.

"I couldn't believe it! They looked exactly like that thing you found except they walked on two legs instead of four. I must have cried out because they turned to me and jumped at me. I was able to floor it and get away but I think they might have been following me."

Kim grew cold as she remembered the marks on Cobra's back and the marks Cobra had made in the van. Those must have been the ones that had attacked Cobra in the first place. They must have caught wind of his scent from the van and pursued after it; Cobra was in serious danger.