In Their Eyes

-15-

Many off duty patrol cars are packed. 2 officers just sitting down in their car.
Coffee cups in their hands, engine turns over and they roll out of the lot.
While behind the police station, an old dark truck rolls up.

Its familiar license plate vibrating slightly with the rough idle of the engine: BEATNGU.

Originally thought to say Beating You but learning what it does, it makes more sense as Be Eating You.

Inside, they continue to talk.

"I dont know what it is, exactly. If its a demon or just some hungry thing from a wicked place somewhere in time.", Jezelle says.

The truck door swings open. Engine still running as one of the creature's feet sets down on the asphalt.

Its black shoe marred with a tire track.
"I just know its been doing this for a lot longer than a 150 years. Its not gonna stop.
Its coming after you or anyone else it wants to.", Jezelle says.

The other leg swings out awkwardly. Out of a tattered pant leg, the foot hangs, barely attached only by a length of dead flesh and torn sock.

"Once it has the scent of something it likes..."

With this horrid disfigurement, the creature starts a grizzly, almost comical limp across the shadowy parking lot.

"It cant and it wont stop.", Jezelle adds.
Jezelle pleads with Darry and Trish. Her voice still in an urgant whisper.
"And you dont know how you know that. You just do, right?!", Trish hisses.

Jezelle stares at her. Her eyes welling up, looking so sad like her heart is breaking.

Like there is something else she knows. Something too terrible for her to say. Alex can hear it all.

Alex heard everything she said on the phone. Alex saw him in the night sky.
Alex knew all of this and never said anything. He knew it was after them but decided to keep it hidden.
He knew Jezelle knew about him. Many people did along with the other creature. He confirmed Jezelle is telling the truth.

"What?", Darry asks. Jezelle shakes her head no. She couldnt speak. "What else?", Darry asks.

Darry takes her by her arm, forcing her to look at him.

"Goddammit! You told us this much, now what else?", Darry hisses. "I told you. Jeepers Creepers.", She says.
"I heard it. At the diner. Nothing happened.", Darry says. "No. Its playing on an old phonograph.", Jezelle says.
Jezelle tries to sing in her frightened whispers. "Jeepers, Creepers, where'd you get those peepers?", She sings.

Trish and Darry look at each other. "I hear it playing while one of you is screaming.
Screaming down in the dark somewhere. Screaming the last scream you'll ever-"

The light suddenly goes out, cutting her off. The halls plunge into darkness. The Desk Sargent lifts the phone.

"We got lights out up here!", The Sargent says. The facility has come to an abrupt standstill.
They all look towards the ceiling. Alex shifts into his demonic form. They look at Alex and immediately panic.
"Whoa. Its just me. Hes here. He cut the power. I have to get myself locked up. Hes in where the cells are.", Alex says.

"How are you gonna do that?", Trish asks. Alex shifts back to his human form. "You guys have to say its me.", Alex says.

"Are you sure?", Darry says. Alex nods. Alex goes to Darry. He unwraps Darry's hand.