Tuesday, November 3
Dawn Biozyme: Part 4 – Wolf at the Door
There was a commotion at the far end of the hall. Jim-Bean peeked out around the corner.
"Another one. He's running hard this way."
Hammer drew a bead on him, then lowered his pistol. "What's that behind him?"
A dark, clanking shape loped behind the scientist. The scientist's features were concealed in the shadows of the hallway. As he passed through the flickering lamplight from above, red stains were visible on his lab coat.
A second later something huge and hairy flashed through the shaft of light after him.
He never made it. The thing landed on the scientist's back, smashing him to the ground with one paw. There was an odd whirring sound as its shining jaws, visible even in silhouette, clamped down on the struggle skull of its prey.
"What the hell is THAT?" asked Jim-Bean.
The bear-sized canine-like form ripped upwards, tearing the head from the scientist's neck. Tentacles dangled from the head, tendrils leftover from the cnidocyte's infestation.
With a crunch, the head was pulped in the jaws of the monstrosity. It looked up at the agents at the other end of the hall, eyes flashing red.
A second later an alarm began to sound.
"I don't think it's with the cnidocytes," said Hammer. He took aim with both pistols.
Jim-Bean aimed his pistol at the thing as it broke into a run. "But does it know WE'RE not cnidocytes?" more
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