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Early Into The Night
"It's going to happen right here, right about here, a high whistling, most won't hear it." Dannie (23) says, her hand tightly grasping the strap of her purse. She squeezes her eyes shut tight. "They said they would come here tonight. They said early, an army would rise"
"Who? What do you mean a whistling and most wont hear it?" DETECTIVE COBB, (40's) shouts over the din of traffic.
DETECTIVE COBB looks like a gumshoe detective out of a 1960's film noir, even an accent like one. "Dannie, you need to talk to me," COBB says, "I can't help you if I don't know what we are up against." Cobb cautiously approaches from behind. "What is going to happen, 'right here'. Who is..."
Before he can even finish the sentence, Dannie perks her head up, she looks up into the night sky as a whistle, 1 high note, it goes for several beats before a second note, slightly lower cuts through the city chatter. All Dannie can hear is the long droning of the last whistle, before a creature, wings spread, swoops down and lifts her from the ground.
Detective Cobb is knocked to the ground before he quickly pulls out his pistol, but with no clear shot, he's back to square one. No leads, no idea what is taking these 'missing' people. Cobb's defeat is quickly turned to determination as he recalls, Dannie saying that early in the night 'an army would rise.'
Just as Cobb hoists himself off the ground, a MAN, tall, wearing a polished suit, dapper, approaches him, as though floating. His skin is pale, his eyes a reddish hue, "You can't stop us. You've been close. I'm here to tell you, Master won't let you stop us. I'd kill you myself were you not going to be dead already, but then again, maybe your blood won't be so sickly sweet like the girls."
Cobb is a little, shocked, surprising even to himself he is not afraid.
"What are you doing with them?! These kids and people!" Cobb shouts, as another whistle happens, this time Cobb can hear it. 1 high note, it goes for several beats before Cobb shouts again, "You won't win, I'll find you beasts before you bring your army."
"We are of the night Cobb," the MAN rebuts, "You join us Cobb or we feast on your flesh."
Just as the second note starts, slightly lower and cutting through the city chatter, the MAN's suit and arms morph seamlessly into spread wings as his face becomes drawn out. His jaw juts out far as his teeth lengthen and the reddish hue of his eyes becomes solid. His body becomes covered in fur as his legs crack and contort into claws. His ears grow longer until he is a giant bat.
The creature lunges at Cobb, claws out trying to grab him. Quick thinking and pistol already drawn, Cobb whips the pistol site up and fires, hitting it in the shoulder, causing it to spin off. It disappears, and the ominous mood of the street clears.
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