Cellar Dweller's (Part 2)

" Did you hear that Billy?
"It sounded like a gun," Tommy said in an excited voice.

He turned to his friend and noticed the fear in his eyes. Realizing that it was no longer a game, Tommy decided it would be best if they went over to his house with their moms.
" Come on Billy our mothers are at my house." I think we'll be safer over there," Tommy explained to his friend.
" No way Tommy I'm scared of guns. Besides our mothers will skin us alive when they find out where we've been," he said.

The two boys sat back down on the floor to make sense of what was going on, when they heard a loud noise by the back door.
" What was that?" Billy asked.
" I don't know," Tommy admitted. " But it came from the back of your house," he added as he made his way to the kitchen.

Scared but curious, Billy was close behind as Tommy slowly continued to the back.


Part Six


As Tim and the Sgt. made it to the spot where the other men had been killed, they were horrified at first. Then fear turned to anger as the Sgt. got on the radio.
"Sheriff we got a lot of bodies over here and still no idea what this damn thing is," he shouts.
"All right, all right just tell me where you are," he calmly replies back.

After a few directions and about 15 minutes, the sheriff arrived along with two other groups. They joined the others in an unpleasant sight. Some of the men wanted to leave the town, and when a dispute started, a 357 Magnum rang in the sky. Everyone looked, as the sheriff was holding his smoking gun.
" The next shot goes into the first chicken shit that runs," he says.

After a short pep talk the men we're once again ready to face whatever was responsible for their fellow officers lives. Just then Tim started to look around the group, " Where's Dave," he asked.
" I don't know, I thought he was with you," the sheriff replied.

But there was no time for conversation as a voice rings out.
"Sheriff over here" replies a man standing over one of the bodies.

The sheriff and the others join the man, to find the ground smoldering from a cigarette left by one of the murdered men.
" Whatever this thing is it's close guys. Spread out every five feet. We'll find this damn thing yet" he replies in a confident voice.


As the two boys make their way to the rear of Billy's house, the noise goes still. The boys get to the door as Tommy goes for the doorknob.
"What are you doing?" Billy asked.
"Be quiet a minute," Tommy replies.

He turns the knob and slightly pushes the door open. Just when he gets to where he can peek outside, the door is yanked from his grip and a hand grabs him and pulls him out. Both boys start screaming as a familiar voice fills their ears.
"Boys calm down it's just me."
The boys look up to find Billy's dad standing in front of them. He grabs the boys and hugs them both with tears of joy.
" Thank god your both ok," he says pleasingly.
" Mr. Brown what's going on," Tommy asks.

But, before he can answer the man is pulled from the boys and tossed across the back yard. The boys look up at the eyes of the beast.