Pithenna the new breed By Earl Peters.

Phenomena

One week later:

Several cases of missing people had been reported and the local new aired each case as a strange phenomena.  The New York times reported the incidents as being the work of a cereal killer on the lose. The missing people included three men and two children all from upstate New York. This hit the town hard nothing like this hadn't happened since the early eighties when the town lost twenty-one people in a bank robbery that went bad. The mayor of upstate declared a state of emergency and place the town on a five o'clock curfew.

Upstate New York was a quite little town that was occupied by the affluent. The people of the upper Eastside part of New York city had there own businesses or they were self made millionaires either way they were rich and powerful. And they all wanted answers some went as far as to blame the government for what had happen to the missing people. While others continued to search placing posters in stores and on light poles asking anyone for information if they had any. The local farmer reported there live stock missing and or mutilated this was the one thing the police kept from the news and reporters to keep the towns people from panicking.

Meanwhile troy was keeping his eyes open for anything strange around his own home. He was happy he had his dogs to protect him and his property. At night he would let lady and cricket out to guard his home he knew that by them being on the grounds no one would come close to entering his property at night.

He was afraid he couldn't understand who would do such a thing in upstate New York.

Cricket was getting bigger he grew in size in just a few days troy thought nothing of it he figured that this was how cricket was suppose to be. The news aired the report of the missing people every day.  And still none of the missing was ever found the caster stated that three more was added to that list. This time it was two children and a woman who lived on the other side of the lake. Who would do such a thing he wondered  and why was these people taking was the question that plagued his mind like a phantom?"

He watched Cricket and lady play together in the back yard both chased ducks like a wild animal. He loved the way they would try to sneak up on the ducks in there stealth position, but never catching one each time. This was a game they played throughout the day he couldn't understand why they never gave up trying after so many attempts.

Things were getting out of hand in upstate New York the death toll reached in the hundreds. Many people were missing and presumed dead the town folk had no clue as to what happened to there lived ones to this day. It had now been more than a month and still none of the missing were found not one body had ever sufficed. The military was called to put and end to what was happening and the local up state police were to assist only if needed. Rumor spread about what many thought took place with the missing people. Some said that the missing were abducted by aliens and sent to populate another planet. While others talked about the conspiracy of the military themselves.  No one really knew what happened to the missing people of up State New York. But one thing was for sure many people just simply vanished out of thin air and that was unacceptable to everyone everywhere.

It was in Cricket nature to hunt and kill it's prey after all he was only doing what he was designed to do as a half breed. Only troy had no clue as to what he owned and now he created a unstoppable monster without any knowledge.

Cricket continued to kill at night he blended into his surroundings like a pro anything in his path had no idea he was even there. This made his kill for meat even better for him and his appetite was insatiable. He wanted more each night and more is what he got no one was safe.

Lady followed Cricket one night she had no idea what he was up to it was just dogs being dogs. They traveled deep in the woods and then it happened cricket turned on her fast he bit down hard upon her throat killing her instantly then he ate her remains she had no chance of escaping him she was gone. Afterwards cricket ran off with a erie laugh and continued with his hunt.

Days has past and cricket nor lady had not returned home troy wondered where they could be. He searched for them but could not find them both his mind told them that maybe they were killed by hunters or even the military. He stop looking for them after the third day he made up his mind that they were dead like the missing people in up state.
This saddened troy he loved them both it wasn't until the fifth day that cricket came home without lady... Where have you been boy and where is your mother asked troy?"  He knew that cricket didn't understand what he was asking of him. He could see that cricket had dried up blood around his mouth... What is this boy what have you got your self into he wondered?

Troy turned on the water hose and begun to wash the blood away. He figured that cricket finally caught one of the ducks he love to hunt. He wanted lady to return as well he knew that she too would need a bath. He dried cricket off and the two of them returned into the house it didn't take long before cricket was sound asleep. Troy went to his room and did the same he knew that lady would return when she was ready.