"HELL ON EARTH"

chapter 10

Just beyond the tree line sat the group , waiting anxiously for their chance to make a move.

"How do we know you are not going to double cross us"...asks pike.

"I am in no way associated with the big building"...Said elena.

At this last comment Jeff and Pike stared at one another.Pike gave a motion with hand and the to men went to decuss the woman ,and wether or not they could trust her. After a quick one on one chat , they had come to a conclusion. Elena may be a bit sketchy , but she claimed to no the entire lay out of the big building.

"Where is Elena"...asked the two men asked, almost in unison. The reply was one was that greatly pissed off both men. "She said she needed to gonto the restroom, what were we supposed to do?" Asked david , a young men from the front of the group.

"I gave orders to not let her out of your site , now she is a potential threat to our live's , and could be watching us right now". Jeff said this to his men in away that , had all eight men literally about to piss themselves. " Whats done is done, we have to find her". "I need four of you with me and four with Pike"...Jeff said. "We only let associate with us because it was dark , and she would have never made it alone, now she is gone , possibly to get the gaurds out of the big building to come get us." Jeff yelled at his men , scolding these grown men , as if they were little children.

"Jeff if these guards are on the way , we must move now"!!..said Pike. The men began to move out, not sure were to go or what to do. Jeff knew he must get his team away from the big building , but there was nothing but high grass and flatland. Both men had a bad feeling that hey were being double crossed. Moving quickly through the waist high yellow grass , the team of ten was making a alot of noise. Jeff turned to look over his right shoulder as the big building began to shrink, what he saw was absolutely unbelievable. The beast was being released by humans , they wore thick metal armor from head to toe, these humans resembled a jousting knight preparing to defend his kindom. The beast stood so tall its head almost cleared the top of the building's roof, with the skull of a moose and the body of a bear , the claws on it's paws were as thick as rope and sharpened to a deathly point.

Jeff knew this mutated creature could slaughter his entire squad with in seconds. "Run dont look back just RUN"!!! Yelld Jeff. Although he said not to look bacl evryone did, and they saw how fast it was charchin at them. The beast ran like a deer running away from a predator. Men began to pray as they ran knowing this would be the , knowing there was no place to hide and killing it would be impossible. They ran towards the mountains, in hopes of reach it before being mauled.

"Hey hey ...why are you guys running so fast".. yelled elena, a bit out of breath. As she aproached the men she looled to her right and was suddenly paralyzed.

"Move move"screamed pike , as he physically picked the thin girl up as he ran by.

Being jolted back into reality elena shook free of pike and yelled," FOLLOW ME" . The men were  dumbfounded and a bit hesitant,  but with no plan of thier own and the muntant getting closer they didnt have much choice. Turning to their left, following elena through the tall deceased grass , Jeff was certian she was leading them into a trap. The group ran away from the saftey of the moutains, and looped around a small gathering of trees , after they pasted the trees, elena and them men made a sharp right hand turn headed straight toward the moutians base. Upon reaching the base of this enormous moutian elena pointed and yelled ,"there... you see that small opening , every one get in there now!!! The oppening she was reffering to was a large cave with a 4/4 entrance, it took only a few seconds for ever one to crowl in. The enterance was four foot high by four foot wide, while men could easily crawl in, the beast was entirely to large to get through the entrance.

Everyone safley inside Jeff spoke first,"why are you helping us Elena ,we all know your on thier side".

Flabbergasted and disappointed Elena responded," you and your man almost died and u are talking to m like this. I should have left all of you for died".

"Im sorry ..Jeff apologized immediately. Jeff thought to himself ; she has a point we would have died, i couldnt save these men , nor could Pike. After a long silence, Jeff spoke up "Im sorry but finding you in the middle of no where , and close tonthe big building , I assumed you worked for them".

"We all asummed you worked for them , and I think I speak for every one in this cave , when i say we are truly sorry,  and we want to thank you from the bottoms of our heart for saving our life's"...Pike spoke as if he ment every word.

"You should not assume anything , EVER, I do not work for those savages , I could not work for some one who does this to insist animals"

Jeff and pike , and the other eight men where now certian that Elena was on thier side.

"What do we do now"..asked Jeff

The group could see the mutant blocking the entance tonthe cave. The only light that shone in the darkness was the small flashlight that Elena had packed.

"We wait it out , the mutant will relize he cant get in and leave, at that point we make our escape , climb over the mountian and never come back"...Elena siad this in a very convincing tone.

The men were all very pleased with this plan. They began to eat some more rations and drink the last of the water. Jeff having been in similiar situation in the military,  knew that alot of caves had fresh water. Pike, Jeff and two more men took the flash light , then headed into the cave to find water. The men walked in a straight line never varying off course, to insure they would not get lost. "Stop I hear water"...said Pike softly. Jeff and the men didnt have to venture far into the cave befor the found a small pool of water. Looking to their left , at the very top of this pool was a crack in the moutian, and from that flowed a stead stream of fresh water. Jeff placed the contianer at the bottom of his long crack and began to collect the water. The men collected until all the bottles were full, getting back to the group turned out to be extremly simple. After drinking and talking some more the modern day warriors turned out the flashlight and went to sleep. Knowing they were safe for the night, put them all at peace of mind.