1 the hunter

A nippy misty morning at about five in the morning, on a back road; the trees were rustling cows were mooing in the distance; two people huffed right next to the cows; they were a police car with the tags, shady hollows police, they were old, one about fifty years old a chubby face body a green uniform and khaki pants the other was fifty-five wrinkle they both had their gear on enjoying a break eating burgers and drinking sodas. The fat one, a had elbow out the car with a hamburger and a soda in the other stuff, his mouth to the brim to nearly choking; as he said, "fat deputy: this is bullshit got us doing speed trap on this deserted road" the other was just eating his fries "other deputy:I know Greg, but we got picked for this you know there is not much we can do Maybelline ordered us she hands outs assignments old broad". Both the laughed bad enough they nearly gasped for air, but suddenly a shrieking screech filled making the guys drop everything spilling for and soda everywhere "Greg: what the fuck was that" they both looked around the trees "the other: I don't know left do check it out" they both step out of the car and walked one checking through the trees the other one walks onto the road looking down the roadway on left and right but saw nothing. Then the shrieking happened again the deputy on the road looked down the entry to Route 66 hearing it come from that direction "Greg: Roy sounds like it's coming from down the road" Roy looked at Greg with a tired look "Roy: just some kids messing around here" old Roy got back into of the car "Greg: you may be right Roy" Greg starts walking back to the car then suddenly a figure hits Greg at high speeds making him hit the ground. Roy saw this but couldn't make out the figure getting out of the car quickly grabbing the shotgun in the back trying to get to Greg two more figures came one went on fast but the other slowed down seeing Greg on the ground the thing landed its bare feet on the road Roy stopped and looked at the creature before him but the looked human it was a woman in green ripped clothing floating different directions she had curly brown hair black lips curvy figure, claws on her hands and feet, also some yellowish snake-like eyes.

The deputy was whacked out of his mind seeing a ghostly woman, but looked at Roy and screamed so loud, shattering the car's windshield and Roy's eardrums leaving him vulnerable the woman walks slowly, menacing, growling under her breath and showing off her fangs. Greg barely came together, seeing the woman above him, pulling his sidearm, shooting the woman in the stomach. But it was pointless to her; all the bullet did was deform when it hit her body and drop to the ground: "Greg: what the hell... Roy" he yelled, turning his head seeing on the ground he tried to get up, but it was too late the woman lung biting into Greg's throat tearing it out eating the flesh and drinking the blood using her claws to rip and tear through clothing, flesh to the internal organs intestines going all over the place the woman enjoying a meal Roy was still dazed yelling "Roy: Greg... stop it you monstrous bitch" grabbing the shotgun beside him grabbing it blasting the bitch but not even a budge all it did was piss her off and eat faster on Greg. The woman was draining the blood from the body; Greg was no longer in this world Roy couldn't protect his partner; all he could do was pray for death; the woman got up; blood rushing down her lips and body, wanting to get started on the second course; she; Roy sat and said "Roy: come eat already bitch" she flints slowly over to Roy and snarls, about to eat him. But a roar from a motorcycle's engine comes and catches her attention; a biker coming up fast stops at Greg; the woman growled at the biker but somehow with a snap of the biker's fingers, the woman got sent flying onto the road, hitting her head pretty hard, causing it to bleed then the biker spoke up: "biker: finally caught up to your ass you she-bitch of a banshee" Roy looked up at the biker, noticing he was just a thirteen to a fourteen-year-old kid; small frame tattoos of pentagrams and other languages on his skin two earrings on his left ear; long black hair-bearing shades; a childish face.

The biker looked over at Roy and said, "biker: I'm sorry for your friend" The banshee started up again, flying upward toward the biker; he pulled a sidearm from his waist; his gun was a colt; forty-five symbols engraved into it with a ridged slide and a horn-like hammer; the gun glowed a hot orange as if it was being forged right there in mid-battle; he fired a shot the banshee came right at him the bullet blew a hole in the banshee she got flung back slowly dying coughing up blood from the mouth the banshee caught fire from the wound and turned into a pile of ash biker putting his piece back into his side holster. The biker turned off the bike and parked it getting up and walking over to Roy to check on him, but Roy wondered why the kid was there, though he was very grateful "Roy: what are you doing here kid" the kid finished his check-up on Roy "kid: just passing through, so I'm going to give it to you straight I'm going to call for help, but I'm going to have to highly tail it out of here" the kid walked to the car getting grabbing the radio yelling into "kid **yelling**: help officer down I repeat officer down at Route 66" then a woman started to scream off on the radio "woman: who is this where is Greg & Roy I swear to god if you hurt them I will send everyone after your ass" the kid dropped the radio back in the car grabbing Roy putting him against the car "Kid: I guess your Roy helps on its way, but I got to leave and chase down those monsters so do me a favor and don't tell anyone about me or those things for your mental health" he started walking to his bike. The kid pulled out a wrapped red silk sheet from the saddlebags on the bike and the sheet over the body to show respect for the deceased, and he got on his bike, started it up, then kicked off down Route 66 to shady hollow.

He turned off the Route 66 into the welcome to shady hollow passing a couple of cops and ambulances he looked around to see nice suburban housing and lavender trees passing everything on his hog with big wheels chain bars skeleton paint job shortly he came upon the town square at the center was a giant oak tree next to it was a gazebo around was a hotel, diner, and a town hall next to the library it was lively though a nice town. Teens and adults walking the streets, cars driving up and down the street; it was pleasant, the kid drove behind the town to the small diner to grab something and try to get a fresh start tomorrow, pulling up to the side with a loud engine turning off; some people stared down at the kid. But he paid them no mind, grabbing the backpack on the back bar of his hog, going to the diner door with striping called Mary's Diner. He opened the door and everyone looked up at him the waitresses and the customers looked at the strange person coming in, but one didn't a woman with red puffed up 70s hair in a blue waitresses outfit came over clicking her white small heels in a country accent "woman: hello fella you here grab something" the kid took off his sunglasses so his eyes one was blue the other was bloodshot to the point, not even the white or pupil showed in the right eye being kind "the kid: yes ma'am" the woman was scared of the eye but didn't discriminate "woman: alrighty then follow me" the woman walked, and the kid follow reaching a booth the woman sat down a menu and a napkin filled with silverware then a straw. The woman was polite to the core; the kid sat down and looked up at her name tag, saying Jaylene; she spoke up and asked "Jaylene: so what will you have sugarplum" The kid picks up the menu and gives a small once-over "kid: I want a root beer, hamburger, and fries some bacon with hash browns and eggs hey also can get two milkshakes" Jaylene tried writing everything "Jaylene: a hardy appetite we have so how do you want your eggs and milkshakes" the kid smiled "Kid: this isn't half as much I usually eat, let me think... sunny side and strawberry". Jaylene gave the ticket to the cook, then grabbed a glass getting the root beer, and brought it to the kid "Jaylene: here love just call me if you need anything" the kid opened the straw, grabbed a sip of root beer, "kid: thank you" Jaylene walked away to take care of other customers while he waited for his food to be done.

He grabbed his bag open, grabbing a small phone out; it was a burner flip phone, opening it up, went to his contacts with a list of names scrolling through them, reaching a name called Derek calling it putting the phone to his ear; the phone rang twice, then someone picked up the phone "Derek: hello who is this" the kid licked his lips then said whispering into the phone "kid: hey Derek it's me the banshee's got away" the person on the phone brightened up "Derek: it's ok pride" then pride sighed "pride: I guess but there's a problem there casualties involved three dead one wounded two of them are cops one didn't make it" Derek "ooh" on the phone in a bad way "Derek: damn son that's bad, I'm coming to help you tell me where you are" Pride was not in a good mood "Pride: a place called shady hollows in Montana and next time you set me up with morons you can do thing the damn thing yourself" Pride hangs up the phone sliding It across the table. The cook yelled "cook: order up" Jaylene grabbed a tray bringing it to pride "Jaylene: here you go, sweetheart, and here's a bottle of ketchup holler if you need anything" and so pride started eating while this was going somewhere across town at a blue suburban house a man was sleeping with his wife in bed his phone went off he got up picking it up revealing he was a tall six-one black man will muscular figure he answered the phone and went "unknown man: what Is it" checking the clock seeing it was seven o'clock the voice said "voice: detective Hightower sir we got a murder out by route 66 it was Greg his partner is in the hospital at saint marys". He put the phone on his leg and gave a loud sigh putting the phone back to his ear "detective Hightower: ok I will get there just tell them to not touch the body before I get there" he got shaking the bed waking the beautiful thick figured black woman in a black fluffy nightgown with flowing brown hair dark brown eyes she looked up tiredly "woman: what's wrong" the man kissed her on her perky black lips "Hightower: its nothing honey go back to bed" the woman slowly fell back to sleep.

The man got up, showing his member and muscular body walking to the bathroom, took a light shower trying to hurry, got out of the shower, putting on a suit and tie; he grabbed his phone, went through contacts scrolling through to a name of Annabell, calling it putting the phone on his shoulder squeezing it to his ear the phone range while he was putting on boots military style then phone picked up on the other end "Annabell: what's up josh" he chuckled "Josh: did the deputy call you about the body yet" she was calm. "Annabell: yes heading there, you want me to keep It clean before the deputies fuck it up" josh sighed "josh: yeah will be there in a minute bye" they both hung up; he grabbed his gun, badge, and dog tags got up, and walked out the room to the garage to his nineteen sixty-nine Chevrolet Camaro with red paint and black strips going down the middle he pressed a key fob on his keychain opening up garage josh got into his car sitting back into the white leather of the car put the keys in the ignition starting up the car and with a roar of the engine he backed up out of the driveway the garage door closes driving casually passing through the neighborhood reaching the town square going to the diner he got out of the car. Josh walked up to the door slowing entering it; Jaylene spoke "jaylene: hey officer hightower coming in for the usual" Josh smiled a little, "Josh: yes and can you hurry" Jaylene wrote down the order she knew he wanted "Jaylene: it will be out in five minutes darling" she giggled, but josh sat at the counter, looking around for a bit; then he saw pride, a kid by himself carrying a piece, though pride didn't care, and was eating, finished with hamburger to the bacon plate reaching the milkshakes; jaylene walked over to the pride giving him the check she spoke "Jaylene: was everything to your liking hun" he got out his wallet pulling out cash all he had was hundred dollar bills putting three hundred to the check "pride: yes man it was a good meal" handing the check to jaylene but she was surprised by the hundreds taking it to the cash register pride got up grabbing his bag and phone slowly about to walk out the diner josh was watching him Pride reached the door but Jaylene stopped him "Jaylene: you gave me to much money hun" she walked to over to give some of the money back but pride stopped her "Pride: keep it its a tip" the woman surprised and teared up a little "jaylene: thank you sweetheart" and pride left to his bike put his bag on the bars his phone in his pocket he grabbed a jacket out his bag putting it on it was a small plaid jacket pride got on to the bike. Pride and josh's eyes locked into one another; seeing the brown eyes of josh and josh seeing into the blue, also bloodshot eyes, they both stared deeply; they both felt like they would see more of each other in the future, then Pride putting on his sunglasses, starting his motorcycle, driving over to the hotel parking lot.

Pride went up to the front desk renting a room for a few days; going to the second floor at the end room number thirteen; he walked in putting his bag on the table, dropping onto the bed, closing his eyes, getting some before he goes hunting again, getting a few hours of shut-eye josh was still at the diner waiting for his food but he started thinking about the kid Jaylene then came over to Josh asking "Jaylene: what's wrong darling" he looked at her "Josh: nothing but something about that kid didn't seem right" then the cook rang the bell "Cook: order up" Jaylene grabbed the bag and some plastic cups of coffee "Jaylene: here hun that will be ten dollars and fifty-six cents". Josh pulled out his wallet gave Jaylene fifteen bucks grabbed everything then walked to the car putting the cups and bag in the passenger seat he got in the driver's seat heading towards route 66 heading down by entering "shady hollow" sign coming to the end turning down route 66 heading west going fifty miles an hour reaching the crime crawling with deputies and ambulances also a crime scene investigator he unbuckled opening the car door grabbing the coffee and snacks getting out of the car closing the door with his foot walking towards the crime scene reaching the yellow tape passing some reporters a deputy holding up the yellow tape for Josh. A woman was kneeling on the road looking for clues; she was a black person with albinism skinny five'nine, barely; A cup, she had a suit on with black heels on her badge showing on the side with her sidearm Josh spoke up "Josh: hey what we got Anna" the woman looked up with her brown eyes getting onto her feet grabbing one of the cups of coffee taking a sip "Annabell: Gregory nilson Age Fifty worked thirty-Five years at the shady hollows police station a wife and two kids his partner got shipped to St. marys hospital with blown eardrums" they both sighed "Josh: so what's the cause of the death" she rolled in a very shocking manner "Annabell: I don't know to call it but it's definitely homicide" Anna raised the cloth that was across Greg revealing the torn apart body Greg corspe was pale blood all dried his organs hanging out his ribs showing with his throat ripped out and some of his face ripped off making josh back up, look away, and throw up "Josh: what the hell happened". Anna recovered the body with the sheet "Anna: we don't know we will have to wait for the M.E's report to determine what attacked him but as far as we know it ate a good bit of Greg" they both sipped their coffee as the M.E's brought the gurney with came in a gothic chick with a tag saying Lil she was with knee-high boots, a plaid skirt, long black hair with purple ends; a spike belt around her waist; a lab coat covering a black armor acting like a shirt, and bra with a D cup She also had purple eyes "Lil: so this is the body" both Josh and Anna nod in agreement "Lil: I guess I will take it from here" the M.E's get ready to move the body while Josh walks away from the crime scene to Josh's car "Josh: process all of the evidence and meet back the station".

Josh was about to get in the car Anna spoke up "Annabell: hey before you leave I need you to look at something piquing his interest "Josh: what's up" she pulled three bags carrying rounds of ammunition one with a shotgun shell and pellets one with a bent standard nine-millimeter slug and casing the last one carrying an unknown forty-five casing with a melted slug "Annabell: I found those when I got here like there was a massive shoot out" Josh looked at her worried "Josh: But!" she looked up with crossed arms "Annabell: I'm just saying they shots were fired but nothing supports what these bullets hit cause Roy nor Greg have gunshot wounds or that returned fire on someone" Josh started rubbing his head in confusion "Josh: so your thinking there was more than two people besides Greg and Roy".

He huffed greatly "Josh: fine get it to ballistics" Anna smiled and hugged Josh "Annabell: thank you, thank you," she said in a girlish way walking to the other side of the crime scene but she reaches it she steps on something in the middle of the ash she kneeled she put her coffee aside putting on latex gloves from her coat pocket, picking up the thing she stepped on it had jagged edges but was so ashy she blew on it getting freaked when saw the result was that it was a piece of bone grabbing an evidence bag and putting the bone inside handing it to Lil to test then she headed to her car got in it and drove off while Josh got into his and headed back down the entering "shady hollow" sign. Rolling down the square, past the library to a big building; it was a brick with a blue roof with big letters police on the top of it Josh rolled up into the parking lot to his personal parking spot getting out of the car; the place was covered in police cars and deputies, some perps, were being dragged in while Josh walked in files entering the front some were fighting some files were being thrown all over the place and a perp was being tased trying to run out of the police station Josh walked down the hall to a room reception office seeing a woman with a redhead haired with metal sticks intercrossing each other wearing glasses on her emerald eyes she was about forty-Five she had a striped sweater on with a red skirt walking five-inch stilettos. Josh looked at the woman, then spoke up, "Josh: hey Maybelline is the captain in" the woman looked in a dreary look "Maybelline: yes but he's not in a happy mood" a loud crash happened in the room beside and yelling you could hear glass breaking while someone was stepping on glass "Josh: Jesus he must have got the news about Greg" Maybelline looked at Josh with a very worried look "Maybelline: that's an understatement" he looked at the girl with a "please help look" before he walked to the door "Maybelline: good luck" Joshed walked into the captains off seeing a fat man walk around in a big black suit he had a double chin even the man was so pissed his knuckles were bleeding a couple of holes into the wall his window was busted Josh noticed the big giant space on the captain's desk where a computer used to be. Josh went up to the captain's desk "Josh: Captain nilson" The pissed looked at Josh "Captain: what" he got very angry, putting his knuckles on both sides of the desk "Captain: what the fuck do you want" this man was not happy despite being a large man he had strength in his voice and body probably enough to knock a grown man out Josh slowed crept up closer to the desk "Josh: I'm sorry. I came to report I am back from the crime scene and gathered evidence of the incident in question" the old man seemed to light up "Captain: that's good so how far are we one the investigation" Josh got serious "Josh: not far enough were just starting to get the evidence now but as far we know there might have been more than two people there". The captain just got angrier at the fact.