No Rest for the Wicked (Supernatural)

Chapter 2: Wendigo

Blackwater Ridge

Lost Creek, Colorado

Day One

Night - Woods

Two tents were setting up near a fire rings.

Crickets chirp.

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Tent 1

Two young men were playing head-to-head handheld video games.

"Dude, you're cheating," Guy 1 told him.

"No, you just suck," Guy 2 told him.

Something growled outside.

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Tent 2

A third young man was recording a video message on his cell phone. "Hey, Haley. Hey, Ben. Day Six. We're still out near Blackwater Ridge." Some dark flicked behind the tent wall behind him, too fast to be identifiable as more than 'something dark'. The screen on the guy's phone, displaying the video as he recorded, caught it. "We're fine, keeping safe, so don't worry, okay? Talk to you tomorrow."

Guy 3 stopped recording.

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Tent 1

Guy 1 closed his game system, tossing it aside.

Guy 2 looked at his system for a moment, turning to Guy 1.

Guy 1 stood, unzipping the tent.

"Hey, where you going?" Guy 2 asked. "My moment of victory."

"Nature calls," Guy 1 told him.

Guy 2 nodded sarcastically.

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Outside

Guy 1 walked outside, zipping up the tent behind him, standing against a tree to relieve himself.

The fire crackled.

Something snapped a stick.

Guy 1 looked toward the sound, seeing the trees rustling. He shook his head, returning his attention downward, looking up.

Something growled.

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Tent 2

Guy 3 was reading Joseph Campbell's 'The Hero with a Thousand Faces', hearing Guy 1 scream.

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Tent 1

Guy 2 sat up, rolling over. "Brad?"

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Tent 2

Guy 3 sat up. "Gary, what's going on?"

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Outside

Gary opened the tent, walking out, peering around. He saw something.

Something growled.

Gary looked up.

Something pulled Gary into the woods, kicking and screaming.

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Tent 2

Guy 3 turned out the lantern he had on. He followed the shadows and growling.