Alice was going, and for the first time he could see what was happening. There was a horrible, horrible roar of a monster from down the street. And not one, not two, but THREE of them leaped in that direction. He had never heard such a sound, or even a single one, in all of his life.

He tried to get a closer look as the third burst in, but it was too close. The thing was about to be within arms reach of the old lady. He watched as it reached down and grabbed her, crushing her. Her screams were muffled by her dress, but he could tell that she was screaming, "GET HIM!"

There was a horrible, awful shriek as he looked down. It had the head of a thing, the body of a thing, and it had a huge pair of claws extending from it's back, like tentacles.

He felt cold bile seep onto his cheek. His throat ached as he choked back a scream as they took off. He dropped to the ground, and his hand went to his side as the grip of the beast got tighter and tighter.

The thing suddenly exploded into a large, dark cloud of smoke, and dust, as the third, the last of the three, leaped