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We left the garage as I heard a loud screech as one of those monsters came through the hole in the bricks. I ducked as it lunged at me while Alex started attacking it with his knife. I attacked it from behind with my pipe as it finally fell in defeat.

"What the hell are those things?!" I asked as Alex gave me a look.

"You watch your mouth." Alex scolded me as I nodded.

"Sorry." I apologized before we ducked under the hole and was on the other side.

I could have sworn I heard a dog bark.

We continued up the path before going through another brick wall as we reached the park. I heard what sounded like children as I spotted Alex taking a picture off of the wall. He had been collecting all the ones we've found around here.

"We used to come here all the time, remember?" I asked Alex as he sighed.

"Yeah." he responded before picking up a picture.

We reached a locked fence door as I handed Alex the pipe and he pried the door open.

"Nice one." I commented as I went ahead and another one of those monster came out from behind the trash cans.

We killed it as I went up to the truck.

"The gas can is open!" I informed Alex as he rushed over.

"Looks like someone syphoned some gas." Alex said as he looked at the gas can.

We filled it up as Alex shook it.

"There wasn't much but we should be able to power up the generator." Alex said as I nodded.

"Then let's get going." I responded as we went back the way we came.

We ducked under both holes and went back inside the house. Mom was still in her rocking chair as I sighed before shaking my head. Alex and I headed down the steps to the flooded basement as I kept my guard up.

I wasn't becoming monster food.

We got to the generator as Alex put the gas into the generator and it started running. The flooding went down and we could now reach the latch on the back door.

"Let's get going." Alex said as he unlocked the door and we headed out.

What was going on around here? What were those...things around town?