Jeepers Creepers 3; The Curse

Chapter 3

As Maggie stepped out of her car at the old church she heard Rob screaming then everything suddenly went silent. Knowing that his life could depend on her she pushed aside her fear and ran into the church then as silently as possible she made her way to the basement. She hesitantly peeked into a room that had been lit by candles. Maggie froze with fear and horror as she saw the same monster they had seen earlier that day kneeling next to Rob's body and snapping one of his legs off then eating it. Rob's head and right arm were missing and from the look of the monster's healed head and arm he had already eaten them.

Maggie watched, frozen with horror as the creature continued to eat her classmate. Her stomach churned as she watched the monster peal the skin off of Rob's chest and eat it then pull out several of his organs and gulped them down. It wasn't until she heard distant sirens that she was finally shaken from her. Taking one last glance at what little was left of Rob she turned and as quickly and quietly as possible started back up the stairs.

She had just gotten to the door of the church when a hand suddenly grabbed her and spun her around. Maggie screamed when she came face to face with the monster, Rob's blood running down its chin. He had put on pants, a long coat and a wide brimmed hat on, that from a distance would have made him look human, but up close they couldn't hide how terrifying he really was.

Maggie grabbed the hatchet from her belt and swung it at the monster's head, but it caught her arm with one of its blood covered hands. It used the other to wrench the hatchet out of her hand and tossed it across the room. Maggie struggled, trying to get away from the creature, but it simply grabbed her by the throat and pressed her back against the wall and started sniffing her, a strange third nostril opening on the top of its nose as it did. It continued sniffing her for a moment until it became obvious the police cars, with their sirens still on had pulled up to the church.

For a moment Maggie thought she might have a chance to escape, until he pulled her with him towards the back of the church. She struggled, trying to pull away while hitting his arm with her free fist, but quickly realized he was too strong, so reluctantly she let him lead her out the back of the church. As they stepped out a man yelled "freeze or I'll shoot" the monster smiled at her, revealing long pointed teeth for a moment before turning around and holding her in front of him as a human shield for a second before suddenly tearing his wings through his coat, he shot straight up into the air, taking Maggie with him.

Maggie gasped and struggled to turn so she could hold on to him, although for a moment she wondered if falling to her death would be less painful than whatever the monster had planned for her, but as long as she was alive she could still try to escape, if she fell there would be no escaping.

All of a sudden the creature let go of her, she tried to grab onto its hand as it let her go, but the slick blood on his hand made it impossible to hold onto and she fell. She didn't scream, even if someone did hear her there was nothing they could do to help her. She just closed her eyes and spread her arms, enjoying the feeling of the wind rushing past her as she waited to hit the ground. She heard what sounded like wings flap and opened her eyes to see the monster with its wings folded and falling next to her and watching her. A second later and only about ten feet from the ground it grabbed her then shot back up into the sky.

The creature held her against its chest with one arm wrapped around her back and the other under her knees. Maggie cringed slightly at the feeling of the monster's rough bumpy skin that she could feel even through the coat it was wearing. Eventually, after flying for what seemed like forever Maggie started to doze off, too exhausted from the events of the night to stay awake any longer.