Strange Creature

“What is it?” Hai yelled rushing into the room where Henry was, he entered to see Henry standing over a strange creature with his gun aimed at it poking it to see if it was alive.

“What in the world is this thing? Looks like a mix between horror and death, the fuck did you find this shit Henry?” Bai asked staring at the creature in shock, throughout his whole 25 years on Earth, he had never seen anything like this, it looked like an alien parasite from space, it was just half the size of a basketball, and it looked like an octopus that had spikes embedded onto its tentacles, several lines spread from its tentacles to its head where a sphere could be seen, it had two eyes which were colored red, within its eyes were three layers of pupils, it didn’t have a mouth but when it was turned over, the mouth was then revealed to be the underside of its tentacles.

“I don’t know it came out of that hole and tried to attach itself onto my face, luckily I was fast enough to respond otherwise I don’t know what would have happened” Henry replied explaining what had happened, he then continued to poke it with his gun to further test if it was dead.

“Damn, this is some fucked up shit right here” Hai also said with a shake of his head.

“Guys are you okay, we heard a gunshot from here” A voice sounded from the door as Micheal, Yoshi, and Rachael appeared at the door also holding a similar creature to the one on the ground.

“You found one too” Henry said staring at the creature on the golf stick that Micheal held.

“It tried to attack me and I killed it, found it in a hole in the wall, I thought this was the only one but seeing this one too, I’m not so sure anymore” Micheal replied staring at the hole in the wall suspiciously.

“It kinda looks like an octopus after seeing it up close” Bai said stepping up to the golf stick to inspect the creature closely.

“SQUIRM” The creature twitched slightly causing Bai to step back aiming at it.

“Woah, what’s wrong with you, lower that thing before you accidentally shoot someone” Micheal moved to the side quickly after seeing Bai’s actions.

“It’s still alive” Bai replied lowering the gun.

“We need to find out more about this creature, Yoshi, what do you think we should do?” Micheal asked glancing toward Yoshi.

“I think we should stay here for some time since it’s already daytime and analyze what we’ve observed, during that time, I could perform some experiments to know more about what we’re dealing with, within that time, you guys can search for more of them within the walls” Yoshi suggested staring at Micheal who would give the last say.

“Okay sounds like a plan, I’ll help Yoshi out with what he intends to do and the rest of you will search the house in teams of two’s, Hai and his brother will take a floor, Racheal and Henry will take the other, oh and switch the mode to silenced, we don’t want to alert any nearby enemies of our position” Micheal issued out instructions which earned him a nod of reply from the rest.

“We’ll take the upper floor, you guys take the lower one” Hai said to Racheal and Henry who agreed as they all spread out into their assigned positions.

“Let’s get to work then” Yoshi said to Micheal who nodded, pulling a table to the center of the room where he then spread a neat cloth that he found in a cabinet over it, he then placed the creature on the table before Yoshi.

“Wrap this around your mouth and hand and wear this too” Yoshi said handing Micheal a set of protective equipment which he took from who knows where, after receiving it and wearing the whole set, Micheal took out a knife and a flashlight and held it over the creature which twitched slightly.

“Hold the flashlight steady as I make the incision, have you done this before?” Yoshi asked positioning Micheal’s hand at an angle where the whole creature was highlighted.

“Yeah, in the army, it’s quite normal to have at least some medical knowledge, In case of every situation, have you?” Micheal replied before asking his question.

“I haven’t but everything has already been programmed into my algorithm so it’s like I have but also haven’t at the same time” Yoshi replied using his knife to slice the head of the creature which caused a purple-ish liquid to seep out of it onto the table.

“Gimme a minute” Micheal said quickly placing the bag onto the ground before taking out a canister that had several buttons on it, he wiped some of the liquid off the table and placed it into the canister before pressing some buttons on it, this resulted in a timer being shown on it.

“Okay let’s continue” Micheal placed the canister on another table and then once again picked up the flashlight.

Yoshi grabbed the creature and slit it along the sides until it was divided into two equal parts, revealing a big green glowing brain that pulsed with a faint green light.

“Wow” Micheal muttered staring at the spectacle before him in wonder, this was something that he had never seen or witnessed before, Yoshi turned the brain over to reveal a tube that extended from the mouth of the creature into the brain.

“Huh?” While observing, Yoshi suddenly paused as he glanced at Micheal in shock.

“What’s wrong?” Micheal asked curiously after seeing Yoshi’s expression.

“I can sense something within the brain, it’s moving” Yoshi replied, his robotic eyes scanning the creature in awe.

“Something within the brain?” Micheal muttered in uncertainty.

“Step back a little” Yoshi said to Micheal who did as he was told the next minute, Yoshi’s hands morphed into a vacuum that was then pushed through the mouth of the creature, and within seconds, a cry of help sounded from the creature following which Yoshi pulled his hands out to reveal a strange wormlike creature.

“Pass me that canister” Yoshi said pointing at a canister behind Micheal who hurriedly handed it over to Yoshi who received it before shooting the worm into the canister which sealed the worm within.

“SHHHHSSSSS” A strange gas was suddenly emitted from the canister which caused the worm to fall into a deep sleep.

“What is this?” Micheal asked staring at the strange worm within the canister.

“I think we found what’s responsible for the mass infection” Yoshi replied also staring at the worm.

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“So you’re telling me that this little thing might be what we’re searching for?” Bai asked to confirm what he just heard while staring at the worm in the canister.

“Yes” Micheal also replied staring at the worm, the others also stood beside him staring at the canister, their minds still trying to understand what Micheal and Yoshi had just told them, they had spent a few hours searching the whole house and luckily hadn’t found any other creature.

“Looks so small” Bai remarked tapping the side of the canister to try to wake the worm up.

“Stop that” Hai scolded snatching the canister from his brother.

“We need to find out more about this, how many of them are found in the whole zone? How does it cause infection? Why did it hide within the octomonster thing? There’s so much to know” Henry said letting out a sigh, he massaged his head while thinking.

“I think we should take time to understand what we’re dealing with here, but first since we’re all here, let’s watch what happened at the control center” Yoshi tapped a button on his temple causing a holographic screen to appear.

“Close all windows and shades” Micheal instructed the others who quickly picked up whatever clothes they could find to cover off the windows, making the room go dark.

“Okay then let’s see what happened” Yoshi said tapping the button on her temple which caused the hologram to start playing, the scene started from the view of a camera hidden in the wall on the first floor of the control tower, people could be seated calmly monitoring the screens that were before them, everything seemed normal for now, which made the squad even more curious to know what happened, and they didn’t have to worry because the next moment, someone walked in with a distraught expression.

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“Captain, is everything alright?” One of the men seated in the room said to the man who just entered after seeing his expression.

“I’m feeling a little bit sick, I also have a tight feeling in my chest, but it’s okay, I just need some time to rest that’s all” The man referred to as captain replied before taking a seat next to the first man.

“You drink too much last night Cap?” Another man who stood next to a coffee machine asked with a grin toward the other two men in the room who chucked at his words, understanding the hidden meaning behind his words.

“Screw you Grey” The captain replied massaging his head in fatigue while relaxing on the chair.

“I’m just saying Cap, you look so stressed, maybe you should take some time to rest” Grey said with a wink.

“BEEP BEEP BEEP” Just as everyone was happily talking, all of a sudden, the whole tower suddenly went into an uproar as the warning sound echoed through the whole tower alerting them of an unknown danger.

“What is happening?” Grey who was about to sip his coffee suddenly flinched causing the coffee to spill all over him but he was more concerned about the blaring alarm.

“There is something outside the tower, and a message from the main base” One of the men seated before the control center replied urgently pressing several buttons.

“Attention to all, this is an urgent message to everyone, there has been an outbreak of parasites in the zone, these parasites will infect you and turn you into a mindless killing machine, a zombie if I may, if you see any of them—BZZZZZZ---on site, that is the only way to kill them, get shelter immediately--arm yourself for the worse, stay safe, in a few hours, a countermeasure will be launched to eliminate all threats” The screen suddenly flashed revealing a middle-aged man’s who spoke concerning the issue at hand, after he finished speaking, the screen flashed, the man disappearing together with the flash.

“Parasites? Shit get the guns now and lock the center down, no one comes in or goes out” The captain suddenly said getting up worriedly, he walked over to the wall and pressed a button causing an array of weapons to appear before them but just as he was about to pick up his, he froze, his hands a few inches away from the gun.

“Captain the tower has been locked down, are you okay?” The first man said after noticing the captain’s strange appearance, his eyes were getting red, his skin was pale and he was sweating.

“I’m oka—“ Just as he was about to reply, the Captain’s hand fell to his side just as his body also fell to the ground causing the others to rush to him.

“Captain!” Grey called out rushing to the Captain’s body which twitched furiously on the ground.

“Shit someone call Jim over now” The first man said referring to the medic who treated those in the tower, but before anyone could move, the captain’s body stopped moving and twitching.

“Captain…Captain” Grey called out trying to wake him up to no avail.

“He’s dead” One of the men muttered in shock stepping back slowly, and not noticing the chair behind him, he tripped over it and fell to the ground, causing a slit to appear on his finger where blood trickled down, immediately the cut appeared, the eyes of the Captain suddenly shot open as he turned to the shocked Grey and grabbed his neck before digging his teeth into his neck and pulling out a huge chunk.

“Grey!” The other men exclaimed backing off in fear watching the Captain get up after finishing with Grey who convulsed.

“Captain don’t do this, stop” One of the men said trying to reason with the Captain who had gone full rage mode.

“Don’t bother, he’s a zombie, he’s probably infected, we have to kill him” The first man said taking in a deep breath while aiming at the Captain.

“RAWWWR” The Captain roared and leaped toward the first man who pulled the trigger.

BANG

The bullet shot through the barrel of the gun and moved through the air before piercing through the Captain’s head, right in the middle, this was enough to stop his advance.

“Is he dead?” Another man asked staring at the standing figure of the Captain which stayed still for a few seconds before falling to the ground.

“Oh my God, what is happening?” The man who asked the first question walked over to the screen and watched the madness going on outside, the way people leaped onto each other tearing themselves apart, this scene reminded them of a similar one several years ago.

“I’m leaving and I hope you do the same, I have a feeling that things are going to get worse, I’m going home to check on my wife, see you guys later” The first man said before going out, leaving the others behind.

“What do we do now?” The remaining two men glanced at each other, confused as to what to do next, they had just watched two of their friends die before their eyes, one had to say that it was traumatizing, to say the least, but that wasn’t the only problem that they had, because in a few seconds, the body which had been given a headshot in the center of his head twitched while the others attention was on the screen.

The body twitched and squirmed as it rose into the air as if nothing bad had happened.

“RAWWWR” With a single roar, the Captain leaped at the first man.

“What th—“ The man was caught off-guard, and before he could do anything, he felt a sharp pair of teeth bite onto the back of his neck and the next thing he knew, he had lost a huge chunk of flesh from that chomp, the Captain then moved to the next man, lunging for his neck and then repeating the same process as the first man.

After finishing off the two men, the Captain got up and looked around spotting the camera, he then paused and walked over to it, staring at the camera, veins spreading from his eye which stared at the camera for some time as if thinking of something before his expression turned crazy as he opened his mouth and roared, something shooting from his throat to smash onto the camera, cutting the feed off.