The Shifter Mountain Monster

Chapter 1: Getting an Idea *Edited*

~~Mountain City TN~~

The team had been driving all day and finally reached Mountain City Tennessee where a large white wolf had been spotted and was killing the locals cattle. 

"Alright guys, this may be the most dangerous hunt we've ever been on." Trapper said as the team was closing in on their first lead. "Well Trapper, I did some research on the history of this town and there have been stories of this massive wolf creature all the way back to the Cherokee. They named this massive wolf Karma because anyone who did any misdeeds, no matter how small, was killed by the wolf. Every story I've read they said this wolf would wait until the evening of the full moon to strike. They describe this creature as ten foot tall, white fur, and there are some reports that describe it as a skeleton with fur stretched over it. Now the only thing that changes are the eye color. The reports go between yellow, purple, or red eyes." Jeff said. "Could there be more than one?" Buck asked. "Well Buck, legend says these wolves are super aggressive towards their own kind, if they run across their own kind, they'll fight to death." Jeff said. The team were quiet for a moment before Trapper continued, "Now guys. I know we've run across some dangerous creatures. But this creature puts all those to shame. This thing carries off full fifteen-hundred to two-thousand pound cows. It has the potential to do a great deal of damage. Now, this first witness has video evidence of this creature and we're going to find out what this creature is."

After discussing more on the case, the team turned down a narrow driveway and pulled up to a a small, older log cabin where they were met with a middle aged man who was sitting on his front porch. 

"Are you Adam?" Jeff asked as the team walked up to the cabin. The man replied while standing, "You must be Jeff." 

After the introductions were over and they began discussing what Adam had seen, "Jeff tells me  you have a video of this wolf, can we see it?" Adam nodded and pulled out his phone. "Gentleman, I've been living out here for the last forty-five years and I've never seen a creature like this." Then, he turned his phone around and there played a video. In the video, a massive white wolf could briefly be seen walking through the woods carrying a large mass in its mouth. " Oh my god" The team was dumbfounded. This was the best piece of evidence that they had ever seen. "I was in shock when I seen it.. I was out checking on my cattle when I realized I was missing three cows and the rest of 'em were raising cane. I went out on the four wheeler looking for them and two of them came barreling down a trail and then, that's when I saw that in the distance." Trapper asked if Adam would show the team where the video was taken. 

"This is where I met the first two cows that were running towards the barn. The cows like the shade over here because it provides protection from the weather and the grass grows almost year 'round. My neighbors fence is right there and the wolf went right through there...." 

After discussing more about where the wolf was spotted, the team asked if Adam's neighbor, who they learned was a woman named Maria, would be willing to meet with them.

"Probably. If she's home. She's in and out a lot. Let me give 'er a call and see if she's home." Adam walked inside, leaving the team to process the video.

"Guys I'm not so sure that going after this... Thing is a good idea. That thing was calmly walking with a cow in it's mouth. What's it gonna do if it catches one of us?" Buck asked.

"We'll just have to be on our toes and we will have to plan more carefully. I don't want anyone getting hurt." Trapper said.

Adam walked back out. "Maria said she'd be home in 10 minutes. Head back out of my driveway and 'bout a quarter mile you'll see a dirt road. Head down there and you'll come across an old abandoned farmhouse. Turn left and there'll be a gravel road and that'll take ya to Maria's cabin.

The team thanked Adam and began making their way down the driveway, unaware of the eyes watching them.

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I hope y'all enjoyed this part! I am going ahead and working on the second part! I am still on mobile so the formatting may be weird. Thanks for reading!