Okay, Jess, think! There is a backyard full of people who shouldn't be here. How do you get rid of them? Mh, a fire alarm maybe
Becker and the rest of the team reached the small entrance to the backyard at the same time.
They had to abandon the cars because the path was just too small.
"So, let's find Jess, close the anomaly and get out of here." Matt, Abby and Connor agreed.
They quickly unloaded their equipment as a painful scream filled the air.
Everyone froze for a second to listen.
Another scream.
Becker gasped. "Jess!" He dropped everything besides his EMD and sprinted toward the backyard.
Matt was hard on his heels.
As they entered the empty backyard there was a dead silence.
Newspapers were spread all over the place. It looked like a scene from a horror movie.
There was no wind at all. Chairs and tables lay everywhere.
The whole place was a total mess besides that there seemed to be nothing else.
No human beings. No creatures.
And then their eyes saw the blood.
EMD ready Becker moved closer.
His heart was pounding hard in his chest and the voice in his head screamed and prayed that it wasn't what it looked like.
But as he moved closer he could smell the iron.
There on the ground in front of him was a smeared blood trail.
The anomaly hidden by a palisade was only 5 metres away to his left.
His body started to sweat.
No no no. Fear and Panic raised a lump in his throat.
"Becker, look. The trail doesn't lead to the anomaly. It must have dragged her down this path."
They followed the trail that was all too visible.
Becker's muscles were tensed.
Oh, Jess, please be okay…what if…
"She has to be fine!" he growled between his teeth. Although it was only a whisper Matt heard it:
"We will find her, but this is the end of the blood trail. She must be somewhere around here!"
They looked around. The houses all seemed to be abandoned.