“What?” asked Milly, her breathing heavy and her words slurred with the effort of pinning the monster down. “How?” “I don’t know,” said Nigel, “But she’s dead.” “Are you sure?” asked Bec. “Well, I mean … I think so,” he said. He completely understood the need for assurance. If they let go, thinking she was […]
The Anne-monster crouched before the glass wall of the lab. Masses of her new species milled around behind her, scraping and chittering. She turned towards the sound, her limbs creaking and popping, as if being used for the first time. She stepped towards the horde and chittered back at them, rocking on her feet, constantly […]
Nigel slid down the glass with his back to the creatures. He could hear their scraping claws and full body thrusts against the wall, but cared not. Right now, no matter how uncomfortable, anything was preferable to looking at their white, screaming faces. He shuddered, the thought alone of their sharp teeth shining through their […]
They were not given a chance to breathe as the doors had closed and were locked behind them. The albinoids began slamming into the doors with ferocious intent, sure to turn them into splinters within seconds. Nigel leaned against the doors, barricading them with the help of Jacob. Milly and Bec stood back, supporting a […]
Milly rushed forward and slammed her welder into the monster’s face while Nigel lowered Anne to the floor. The albinoid backed away and Milly stood over the two. Both Jacob and Bec moved to stay on the outside of the prone couple and the creatures hovered, incensed by the smell of fresh blood. “Anne, it’s […]
“We really have to get out of here.” Nigel returned to the group, clenching his fists so they couldn’t see his hands shake. “There is something very deeply wrong with this place.” Anne narrowed her eyes at him. “Yeah, it’s those white things, those … Albinoids. Is that what you called them?” Nigel nodded. “There’s […]
“Weapons?” asked Nigel. “Well, we need something. You saw that thing.” She waved her hand in the direction it had left. “If we don’t have something to protect ourselves, we’ll all be dead by the end of the day. That thing, those things will come back and we can’t just hide every time they do.” […]
It was not a human scream. This was a scream that battled itself with the rage and raw hunger that spurred it. It was a scream that brought memories of things that never happened and things that never would. It was a scream that froze animals in the headlights and prompted prey to relinquish itself […]
“Is everyone alright?” Nigel asked, doing his best to ignore the enraged chittering on the other side of the door. The door jumped as the creature slammed into it. This was followed by a sharp scrabbling sound. As far as Nigel knew, the doors in this place should be strong enough to withstand the onslaught. […]
There was not one body, or two. There were more; more than made sense to Nigel. A great heap of bodies, so entwined in agony and distress that they were no longer human; so entwined in fear that they were immeasurable. Bloody arms and heads and feet stuck out of the jumble that thinned out […]