The police captain was terrified. He waited for a response for an hour. None to be found. He decided to ask me, Danilo, and Charlie. He asked us if we could give any tips on how to kill this thing. I told him i found it hard enough to find the motivation to drag myself outta bed in the morning, let alone find the motivation to give any tips at the moment. He told me to shuttup and tell him already. I told him the only way I know about is an explosion, as witnessed by Charlie. He told us if anyone, including us, killed the monster, he would give a 1,000 dollar reward (in 1943 money). We asked if we should spread the word. He said we shouldn’t, as he doesn’t want to cause a public outcry. We agreed, and asked for our weapons of choice: machetes and shotguns. We immediately set out. We went about 3 miles into the woods when we found what looked to be the creature’s hideout. It seemed extremely intelligent. I asked danilo to go inside the narrow tunnel since he was smaller than me and charlie. He agreed, taking a flashlight. He looked inside, and saw a dead officer’s bloody face, eyes wide open, and 2 other dead officers, one laying in a massive pool of blood, and one laying with a big stab wound in the back of his head. Danilo yelled in fear and went back out. We asked him what was in there, and he said to see for ourselves. Me and Charlie looked in, with a horrified look on our faces. We saw the three officers. It was like nothing else. Danilo took photos of the dead bodies to send to the police while we stood guard. We heard nothing. We walked back to our cars and suddenly, we heard a twig snap. I took my shotgun and ran towards the noise. I went behind a tree, when suddenly, it pinned me. It covered my mouth, stepped on my feet and held my hands together so I couldn’t move, and it stabbed my hand with its claw. It ran, and I immediately picked up my shotgun, my hand still in much pain, i pumped it, and shot at the monster, who was retreating. One pellet grazed its leg, and it fell down in pain. Danilo and Charlie ran with me, and we went to the creature, who was getting up again. It ran at a slower pace, with us catching up. I thought about how my lover, Emily Everpane, was a track star. She always mentioned how one of her now-dead relatives, Sebastian Everpane, was a great inventor. Why was i thinking of this. I tackled the creature, who scratched my face with its claw. I backed off, and Danilo fired the 1897 pump at the creature. It didn’t seem to effect it. It got up quickly, and Charlie attempted to swing his machete at it. The creature dodged it, took my shotgun, and shot Charlie’s other leg. Charlie yelled in pain, while Danilo swung his machete at the creatures neck, which hit it, and the creature ran away, me, with my bloody face, and Danilo, who was unharmed, took our weapons and helped Charlie get to the car. We immediately went to the hospital, where we were treated. After a surgery, the doctors told Charlie his chances of walking again were slim to none. He softly cried, and we consoled him. I also had to undergo surgery, and the doctors told me i would have a lifelong scar. I thought that it was going to be a FINE scar. I felt bad for Charlie. Thankfully, he survived.
-Thomas Ripley, Janurary 1943
Alright end of episode, goobay.
