In Their Eyes

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    The light drops. McCurry's arms and legs flailing madly as he screams.

    Its at the time that Alex charges and tackles the 2. Alex throws the officer away from the creeper.

    Alex takes his scythe tip chain. He begins slicing his body. The creeper manages to throw Alex off of him.

    They get back up on their feet. "This is what you wanted? I know you have been waiting.", Alex says.

    The creeper growls. Alex swings his chains. Alex paces slowly back and forth. He scoffs.

   "I remember that day.", Alex says. "The day we came together and made you what you are.", Alex says.
    It growls at him. "Not too long after we made you, they made me. You were a disgusting being as a human and even more disgusting creature.
    They made me to keep you in line. To make sure you werent killing conspicuously.

    You slipped from our view for a couple of centuries. Just to find you in this dump. A church? Really? I would have done something a little more... scarier.

    Now that ive found you, its time to finally end you.", Alex says. It growls loudly. Both charge at one another.

     Emergency lights flicker on. Tiny pools of lights from the corners of the ceiling.

    "About god damn time.", Sargent at the Desk says.

    Trish, Darry, and Jezelle stare up at them. Lots of activity suddently, officers everywhere moving around in the semi-dark.

    "Alright. We are going to a lock down situation, people.
     That means everybody sit tight and dont move unless somebody wearing a badge tells you to.", The Sargent says.

    "Hes here...", Jezelle says. Both Trish and Darry look almost angry at her for having said anything.

     She regards them with a nod in a chilling affirmation.

    "You kids wanna come with me?", The Sargent asks. All 3 whirl around, startled by the Sargent, standing suddenly behind them in the dark.

    "We are gonna put you in a room down the hall here.", The Sargent says. Jezelle in tow, down the hall.
    "Uh uh. Not you, Lady Sherlock.", The Sargent says. He gets on his walkie. "Someone please escort Jezelle here back to the big and blue winnebago.
    The one shes no doubt blocking the driveway with.", The Sargent says into his walkie.

Two officers step up to escort her away. Jezelle begins to become irate.

"These kids are still in trouble! I might still be able to help 'em-"

"I told you: outta here!", the Sargent says, cutting Jezelle off. "You dont see whats about to happen-"
"Lets get Ms. Hartman out of here, please.", the Sargent says, cutting Jezelle off again.

The officers start to back her up. She looks to Trish and Darry with the most frightened eyes.

"Hes gonna find you in here. Hes gonna find you 'less you get out-"

"Alright now, Godammit! Knock it off!", The Sargent yells. The officers take her by the arms.
"Get away from me!", Jezelle hisses. "I swear i will lock you up, Jezz'!", The Sargent says.
Jezelle looks at Darry. "You believe me?", Jezelle asks. Her frightened eyes burning out in him.

"You believe what i said?", Jezelle asks. Darry panicking, doesnt want to believe.

He moves towards her as she is ushered toward the exit.

"I dont know if it would help but i had to tell you what i knew.", Jezelle says. "Are your dreams ever wrong?", Darry asks.
Jezelle just stares at him. "Your dreams, are they ever wrong?!", Darry asks again.
Darry unnerved by the horrible sadness on her face. "You know, dont you?", Darry asks.

"You have to get out of here!", Jezelle says. "You know who dies! You know which one of us dies!", Darry hisses.

"Dont let them lock you anywhere in this building-"

"You know but dont have the guts to tell us!", Darry hisses, cutting Jezelle off. Jezelle looking helpless.
Her eyes frozen on Darry. Thats when they all hear gunshots. Its from the floors below. A frantic voice comes on the wakie.
"Up top. This is the basement. We have a 10-34. I repeat, 10-34!", a officer says over the walkie.

The officers takes his walkie off his belt. The Desk Sargent hurries to listen in. Lots of commotion on the other end.

"Anybody on ground level?", an officer says. The Sargent grabs the walkie. "Kribbs, go ahead.", He says.
"We got a situation down here, Sarge'!", The officer says. More gunshots are heard. Both from the radio and faintly from the lower levels.
"They are heading towards you! Up the rear stairs! You copy?!", the officer says. Trish and Darry exchange looks.

Impossible. It cant be them. "Coming up the rear stairwell!", The officer says.

Pandemonium in the dark. Officers racing towards the end of the lobby. The Sargent turns to Trish and Darry. "Stay here!", He says.

He runs back down the hall, passing Jezelle. She stares at them as they tun past her.

"We gotta get you outta here.", Jezelle says. She moves fast for a big woman. They head down the dark corridor, away from the lobby.

"Come on, i said!", Jezelle hisses.

They move with her. Darry taking a final look back at the lobby where the Officers now hug the walls.
They stare down a corridor that ends in the rear stairwell. The Sargent stares with the others at the dark stairwell.
Illuminating by a single dollop of light from one of the emergency overhead. Four cops flank the walls before it.

Weapons are drawn. The Sargent hisses an urgent whisper into his walkie.

"Somebody talk to me down there!", The Sargent says. "We have one inmate and an officer down!", an Officer says.

More officers begin to respond. Running out of the dark, the Sargent waves them back.

"Ramirez too. Hes hurt pretty bad. Son-of-a-bitch tried to take a bite out of him.", the Officer says.
"What?!", the Sargent says. A shadow falling over the stairwell. Someone heading up the stairs.

All this time, The creature and Alex are fighting through the building.

More gunshots are heard. Flashes from below etching the shadow which suddenly flicker up the wall and out of view.

Officers stare puzzled. Where did this guy go?

"These guys are wearing something 'cause we cannot take them down. Copy? We cannot take them down!", the officer says.

"They?", the Sargent asks. "Theres two. Fighting one another.", The officer says.
They hear something moving. Getting closer guns aimed down those dark stairs.
One of the officers, Dane, looks to the Sargent. They get a nod and Dane moves forward.

Hugging the wall, very close to the stairwell now. They jump aside the doorway.

They brave a look down. Nothing on the stairs. They hear something in the stillness...