Pithenna the new breed By Earl Peters.

What have you Become

Cricket was still growing each month he had grew in height and in width. Troy thought about calling the zoo, but he just couldn't do it. He decided to build cricket his own habitat on his property to keep him lock away from the public. The construction began immediately troy waisted no time nor money for what he knew he needed. Cricket had to be confined there was no doubt about that and only he knew why.

Within a months time the habitat stood a thing of beauty. It sat far back on acre of land covered in a jungle setting that was amazing to look upon. The land belonged to Troy it was past down to him from his great great grand father. He was the true founder of there wealth he had his hand in everything from textile to gems and rare metals. He even owned many metal Shoppes that is responsible for all transportation everywhere. If you are riding in or on anything that has metal in it or on it its because of Troy Stevens the first. Troy was proud of his heritage  he was african american and as well was a smart business man just like those in his family before him. The fence Troy had built around the habitat was made of concrete incase with steel infrastructure. There was no way cricket could ever escape to harm any one again or so he thought.

At first it took cricket a while to get use to his new environment. There was thousands of wild animals he could hunt and kill in the habitat. Cricket had the space he needed to be the animal he was born to be. Troy was happy each day he checked on cricket and visited with him to show his face. Each time cricket would be ecstatic to see his master he'd lick troys face as if it was his last. Troy loved that he always had he made sure to spend as much time each day with cricket as possible. Not because of guilt or anything he knew that cricket just needed it to behave. Many people lives depended on this bond between cricket and troy in order to stay alive.

Night after night the people of UpState New York began to talk about gearing a strange eerie laughter. Some say that they swear it's the devil laughing, while others say it's some sort of witchcraft taking place deep within the woods. Troy knew what everyone was saying throughout the town. After all he heard the sound many times himself. He knew that it was cricket he watched as he saw what cricket had become. The pitbull inside of the animal he had now become was almost gone. Cricket was hugh and hideous looking he was truly not suppose to exist. It was the first time troy was scared to get inside the habitat with the animal.

Things had started to die down in Up State the military continued to search. The curfew remained in effect whatever was killing the people had not yet been caught or killed. The people was outraged they no longer wanted to be heald prisoners in there own homes any longer. They wanted answers and they wanted them fast the mayor agreed to speak at the town hall tonight at eight. Everyone was sure to attend something was clearly going on and tonight they wanted the truth.