Before Your Time

Chapter Three

ALERT ALERT

CONTAINMENT BREACH

ALERT

Sirens blared around the facility. Many armed guards running around like ants as scientists and different  personal ran like mad men.

Alex stepped out from the office confused by the alarms, hand pressed agaisnt his forehead at the loud ear screeching and flashing red lights. he took a step foward and was crashed into by a rather flushed woman.

"S sorry Mr Devasur! Gotta go. Its escaping!"

The stout red haired woman pushed herself away from him and took off sprinting down the corridor, a long necked rifle or what it appeared to be was strapped to her back. The blue glean given off from the weapon screamed advanced tech.
The man shook his head and decided to head towards the containment cells.

Loud roars could be heard as he entered the containment facility and shouting in the distance. The alarms continued to ring out until he could no longer hear them as he followed the flurry of armed guards to the heart of the chaos.

There stood a large beast. It reared up on its hind flippers and slammed down as the guards tried to throw oversized nets and rope over the tall being. It reminded Alex of pleisosaurs; large aquatic dinosaurs with long necks. However this brown speckled creature had a over sized sail with perilous patterns like a royal peacock butterfly and the head of a horse, large canines threatened to snap at the guards trying to maintain its oversized jaws closed.
The sounds from the beast were like whale song with twisted neigh, clearly in distress.

Alex couldn't belive how serene the beast was, with more elegance than most of the beasts kept for their research.

Sssssss ssstoo oop

A soft velvet like voice sounded through the air causing Alex to stop in his tracks, shocked by the voice. As he looked around he noted that no one else shared his confusion.

Leeeeeeeeave mee sssssstop

Again it spoke out yet no one heard its cries. Eventually a series of tranqs fired and hit the beasts pearlescent skin, the ropes secured around its head brought it crashing down, slamming agaisnt the concrete beside the man's feet. The beasts eyelid opened to reveal a Oculus dexter the size of a mini car; swimming with bright colours of red and crashing waves of greens. The slit pupil glared back at him as the workers busily worked to sedate the captured beast.

"What..is that thing?"

"We call Pulchra Mare. Its kinda like a plesiosaur in a way. But it's also got the attributes of a cat. It definitely is hissing like one"

One of the workers said beside him, clipboard in hand as they scrawled down some notes. The beast eventually succumbed to whatever it had beneath injected with, its large head finally slamming for a final time into the concrete floor. The man couldn't help but feel a sadness within him as he stared at the beast, it didn't feel..right what they were doing in this moment.

"Alex ah! you're okay good it seems you've met one of our bigger subjects"

The bald head of Agent Owl made it around the corner followed by a multitude of soldiers filed off to help contain the sleeping beast. The older man rested a hand on the others shoulder as he now stood beside him.

"Its a big bugger isn't it. Its pretty ugly too"

His gruf tone made Alex frown yet he simply watched as the teams pulled to monster back into the depths of the large aquarium beneath, waves if water splashed up as it was returned to its confinement.

"Its.. different from the others we've studied. She seems interesting"

His black hair ruffled by the older man as he turned away. A cigar was lit between his cracked lips as he took a big puff.

"Don't go around calling these things she's and he's. They are monsters after all, and we need to understand why they are like this, how to stop them destroying mankind. Remember the mission Alex"

Alex sighed and shook his head but gave a thumbs up to the man as he walked away. He still felt a strangeness within him, but he left it as that as he headed for the aivary knowing the plane would likely be ready now for his trip.

The ride to their destination had been long,days even. However the arrival to the hidden bunker of H.P.A in the snowy peaks of  the Khangai Mountains. The base itself had a very large and thick perimeter wall, set to keep out any of the creatures that lived in the area.

Alex stepped out and walked to the cliffs edge seeing the small dots of light from the village below. Since H.P.A established its base it had forseen the protection of the small population who lived in the mountains, getting trade in all sorts of different materials and ensuring their people would thrive during the apocalypse.

"Alex, your things have been moved inside. A storm has been dected also from the east. It would be wise to come inside at once"

The pink head of Private Emmet came into view as his emotionless eyes stared back at the other.

"Ah right..  I was hoping to go and see the village. See if they've head of the Van Hellsings"

"You could sir, but you'll freeze to death before you get down there. Come inside. You can go down tomorrow"

The raven haired man sighed and snuffed out his cigarette, the plant taste not to his liking as he headed into the bunker.
The snow became heavier, blanketing the mountains peaks with inches and inches of cold frost. The darkness was filled with the howling wind, and a beast in the prowl.