Chapter 8
"Connor, what's up?" asks Abby.
"Nothing much, I need you to come down here"
"Why, there's nothing wrong is there, is Nicky ok?"
"He's fine, I left him with a friend"
"You did what?"
"He's fine Abby, trust me, anyway I need you to come here"
"Why?"
"Have any anomalies been detected today"
"No, Connor what are you up to"
"I think there's a creature incursion, not sure, but its the most likely thing"
"Where?"
"Down by the docks"
"I'll be there in a flash"
Abby then leaves the ARC and goes to Connor. She arrives in the warehouse and sees Connor first, going up to him.
"You remember Duncan, right?"
"Yeah, hi"
"Hi"
"It's Duncan's mam that I left Nicky with"
"So are you like his girlfriend now?" asks Duncan.
The two just say silent for a few moments before Connor says "It's just down here".
When they get to where the body was, they see it's not there.
"It's gone, the body's gone, the creature must've come back for it"
"So what made you think it was a creature kill?"
"Err, lateral incisions, throat had been torn out, there was a big chunk gnawed of its side and I think it was his left leg that was hanging by a thread"
"So not natural causes then"
"Not so much no"
Then a group of workmen approach them, the leader angrily asks them "Who the hell are you three?"
"Health and Safety board, this building's got structural damage, I'm afraid you're gonna have to get all your men out of here"
"You're not Health and Safety"
"Trust me, it's not safe for you to be here, leave, now"
"Listen Blondie, go home and your boyfriends with ya"
Then the work men walk past Abby, Connor and Duncan, straight into the nest.
"I want all this torched"
The workers proceed to cover the area in petrol and then before they can stop him the leader throws a lit match onto the floor, starting a fire. Suddenly the creature comes leaping out and Abby and Connor tell everyone to run while they stay behind. The two of them, with Duncan then start running backwards, keeping an eye n the creature at the same time.
Without warning, Matt rides up in his black SUV a few yards away and shouts out the window "GET IN".
Abby then pulls some scaffolding down and the three of them run for the car, with the creature close behind them. They get in, but before Matt can start the car the creature leaps onto the bonnet, then Matt starts the car and rives backwards, forcing the creature back onto the ground. After a short moment, it runs away.
When they are certain that the creature won't come back they all get out and Abby and Connor go and scout for the creature, when they come back they tell Matt that they saw any hidey holes that the creature uses, each of which are a complete mess.
"There's no sign of it"
Matt turns to Abby and Connor and says "Anatosuchus right, early Cretaceous"
"Kaprosuchus" corrects Connor, "It's a Boar Croc..."
"...That one had tusks, it's full grown" finishes Abby.
"Nearly right though"
Matt gives orders for them to scout outside for the creature and they all exit the building.
End of Chapter
