Beast In The Woods

Sneaky Beaky Like

The Hunter prowled between shipping containers silent as a snake. The paws muffled most of the noise and his years of practice in the woods dulled the noise even further. It didn't take him long to arrive at the first patrol of thugs. He slipped past them without hesitation and scaled the side of the warehouse. His clawed hands shifted into gecko digits to not make any unnecessary noises.

He found a window not a few steps away and he gingerly tried to open it. It was latched so he created hair-like tendrils that expanded on the other side of the pane of glass to flip the locking mechanism. He cracked the window slightly open then stopped when its hinges squeaked. Looking at the noise maker, his tendril snaked up to it and excreted a liquid similar to slime eels used. He slowly opened the window and was satisfied that the noise was lessened. Slipping inside and closing the window again, he scanned everything.

He was inside an office room with the lights off. His night vision penetrated the dark to see a desk with many papers strewn on top of it. He paid them no mind and focused on his hearing. He could hear voices nearby and footsteps getting closer. Quickly, he pushed himself against the wall and curled his tail over his shoulder. He waited patiently as the door was flung open and two men strolled inside.

"They are late as always!" The first man said in irritation.

The other man scoffed and went behind the desk. "Of course they are, nothing new there."

The Hunter waited for an opportunity to strike and he was rewarded as the man behind the desk ducked behind it. He struck out against the other lightning quick. Grabbing the man's jaw to keep him quiet a tendril sprayed a purple mist directly into his nose. His mother's mist did its job quickly as the man's eyes rolled to the top of his head and went limp in his grasp. Gently setting the man down on the ground, the Hunter reached the other man before he could respond to the slight noise the first man-made. He sprayed concentrated mist into his face as he covered the man's mouth. The involuntary gasp caused the mist to be sucked into his nose and pass out quickly.

The Hunter grinned as he dragged the two men behind the desk. He created spider spinnerets at the palm of his hand and began to wrap the two together by the arms and legs. The webs were incredibly stronger than any other restraints he could make. With that, he reported to Gang with the device he was given.

"Two apprehended quietly." Half a dozen voices relayed.

"Confirmed." Gang Orca's voice responded.

He moved on and opened the door only to pause. He listened intently for any other noises but moved on when there were none nearby. The door led to a catwalk overlooking the rest of the open warehouse. A dozen men and women were moving crates while a few watched over them. He scanned for any immediate threats before continuing. Grabbing onto an overhead beam, he clung under it and began to get closer to the rest of the would-be villains. As he moved, something caught his eye. Behind the crates, there was an opening in the ground that led into the ocean by the smell of saltwater. In the makeshift dock, there was a metal cylinder the size of a car with a hatch leading inside open. Crates were being moved inside as he observed.

Never seen such a thing before, the Hunter could only guess it was some sort of transport. Thinking quickly, he concluded that the underwater boat couldn't leave or it would be lost. He began to work quickly as he scanned for his next target. A man with his arms crossed watching over the others caught his eye. Leaping to the next beam, he got above the man and had tendrils snake down. Two wrapped around his body and one around his mouth. He was yanked up and by the time the Hunter grabbed him, he was already unconscious with the tendril feeding him mist directly into his face. No one noticed and he was tied to the beam for the time being.