Egg Monsters from Mars by R.L. Stine

Author:R.L. Stine [Stine, R.L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Horror & Ghost Stories
Publisher: Scholastic
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

16

In a panic, I turned to Dr. Gray. To my shock, he was grinning.

“They—they’ve trapped us!” I stammered.

He shook his head. “Sometimes they move like that. But don’t be scared, Dana. They’re harmless.”

“Harmless?” I cried. My voice came out shrill and tiny. “But—but—”

“What can they do?” Dr. Gray asked, placing a comforting hand on my trembling shoulder. “They’re only blobs of egg. They can’t bite you—can they? They don’t appear to have mouths. They can’t grab you. Or punch you. Or kick you. They have no hands or legs.”

The egg creatures moved their circle closer. I watched them, my throat still tight, my legs shaking.

I knew that what Dr. Gray was telling me was true.

But why were they doing this?

Why did they form a circle? Why were they closing in on us?

“Sometimes they form triangles,” Dr. Gray told me. “Sometimes rectangles or squares. It’s as if they’re trying out different shapes they’ve seen. Maybe this is a way they’re trying to communicate with us.”

“Maybe,” I agreed softly. I wished the egg creatures would back up. They were little, wet blobs. But they were really giving me the creeps!

I shivered again. My breath steamed up in front of me.

It was so cold, my glasses started to fog!

I stared down at the egg creature I had brought. It had joined the circle. It bobbed and bounced with all the others.

Dr. Gray turned and started to the door. I turned with him. I wanted to get out of that freezer as fast as I could!

“Thank you for bringing that one in,” Dr. Gray said. He shook his head. “I thought I had collected them all. What a surprise that I missed one.” He scratched his hair. “You say you found it in your backyard?”

I nodded. “It was an egg. But then it hatched in my dresser drawer.” My teeth chattered. I was so cold!

“Does that mean it’s mine?” I asked Dr. Gray. “I mean, does it belong to me?”

His smile faded. “I’m not really sure. I don’t know what the law is about alien creatures from outer space.” He frowned. “Maybe there is no law.”

I glanced down at the little blob. The green veins along its side were bulging. Its whole body was throbbing like crazy.

Was it sorry to see me go?

No way. That’s really dumb, I told myself.

“I guess you’ll want to keep it for a while and study it,” I said to Dr. Gray.

He nodded. “Yes. I’m doing every kind of test I can think of.”

“But can I come back and visit it?” I asked.

Dr. Gray narrowed his eyes at me. “Come back? Dana, what do you mean by come back? You’re not leaving.”

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