Specters: A Monster Squad Novel - 8 by Heath Stallcup

Author:Heath Stallcup [Stallcup, Heath]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Paranormal & Urban, Sword & Sorcery, Horror
Amazon: B017SWKXFO
Publisher: Heath Stallcup
Published: 2015-11-09T07:00:00+00:00

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Little John boarded the transport and strapped in. He tucked his rucksack beneath his seat and kicked it under tightly with the heel of his boot.

“Yo, boss, you ever face a Winnebago before?”

“Wendigo. And no.”

“Yeah, well Winnebago rolls off the tongue easier.” Little John checked his weapon safe then stowed it beside him. He watched Spalding strap in across from him. “You think this thing is as bad ass as the major thinks it is?”

Spanky shrugged. “I haven’t met a monster yet that was warm and cuddly. From what the spotter said, a lot of hikers have gone missing up there.”

John glanced about and watched the other hunters prepare for takeoff. Their demeanor seemed relaxed and uncaring for the most part. He hooked his thumb toward them and nudged Spanky. “Just another day at the office for these characters.”

“No sense getting twitchy ‘til you have to. Learn to relax until you have to tighten the sphincter.” Spanky gave him a quick wink.

John blew out a nervous breath and tried to relax his shoulders. “Easier said than done. If this thing is anything like what the XO sent to our PDAs?”

“Every monster has its weakness. If not silver, then it’s something else. I haven’t met anything yet that a good beheading and a big fire couldn’t kill.”

John stared at a spot in the wall, his mind elsewhere. “I pray you’re right.”

“Look, Sullivan, this thing eats so it probably breathes. If it breathes or bleeds, it can be killed. Don’t get wound up over it. We’ll probably get boots down, run into it and find out it’s nothing big. Hell, we may even find the missing spotter and find out his cell was busted. There’s no telling.”

John nodded absently. “I suppose you’re right. I just have this creepy feeling.”

“Why’s that? Because they think that these things were once human? So were vamps and wolves. Hell, just about everything out there that we hunt was once human.” Spanky snorted and shook his head. “Doesn’t say much for human nature when we can be turned into a monster so easy, does it?”

“There but by the grace of God go I.” His voice was barely a whisper above the engines spinning up.

“Yeah, well, just remember…we’re the good guys.” Spanky slapped the man on the back of the shoulder then settled back, his eyes closed for the ride.

John stared at his hands, his mind wondering, Are we? Are we really?

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