What the hell Josh (Natalie)

Then I continue to search the clearing for a sign of the monster. Suddenly in the distance we hear an ear-piercing scream and we hear the loud footsteps of what can only be our first monster. It must have caught something because when it appears it has a large brown bag thrown over its shoulder and the bag keeps thrashing about. When the monster reaches the only log in the small clearing, it drops the bag into the ground. Then it sits down on the log and watches the bag with a hint of amusement. I look at Ash and whisper

“What’s the plan?”

“Let’s try and do this as quickly as possible, you will shot it while I distract it. I am going to run out there and jump in and confront the monster. I will try and talk to it but if that doesn’t work shot it through the heart. Okay?”

“Yep, I understand, oh and Ash, be careful.” I reach out and give him a quick hug, then I step back into the trees were I will not be seen.

Ash runs out towards the monster screaming
“Help, Help me!” the monster glances up and does a double take. Then it says

“I know you.” in a deep grouchy voice. Ash smiles at

the monster and says

“Hi, what’s your name big guy?” Just that one

comment sets the monster off. The monsters face contorts in outrage and its whole body tenses ready for a fight

“Sorry dude, I didn’t mean to make you angry.” comes Ash’s stony reply.

“Anyway what’s in the bag?” he says with a smart-ass note in his voice. At this comment the monster seems to remember the bag for the first time.

“Oh. That is my dinner.” It’ replies happily.

“Haven’t had many humans up in the mountains for a while, the last people had been a few British travellers that were in the wrong place at the wrong time.”

“Oh well that’s too bad that we will have to kill you before you have your dinner, how rude of us to interrupt, I’m sorry for any inconvenience.” Just as he finishes the sentence I grab my bow and then the arrow from the quiver and step out into the light to get a better look at the monster then I release the string.

The arrow flies through the air and hit’s the monster right in the chest. When the arrow lands, the monster jerks back from the force then looks down in surprise at the arrow protruding from its chest. Slowly it sinks down onto its knees and with a lot of effort says

“You will regret killing me Ma Vista’s, the master is coming for you and when he finds you he will kill you.” And with that the monster gives a final moan and collapses onto the ground. I spirit over to Ash and jump onto him wrapping my legs around his waist and my arms around his neck, burying my face into the crook of his neck, holding him close. Ash returns the hug, when we finally release each other the monster had already started to disintegrate, so I quickly run over and pull the arrow out of its chest. Then I see the bag.

“Ash.” I call out “Come and help me open the bag.” Ash runs over and together we open the bag and get the thing out. When we see who it is we step back in shock, and I cry out with fear, laying in front of us bruised and bashed is Josh. Josh seems to be unconscious, which was probably caused by the massive lump on his head.

Slowly I reach out a hand and shake him. He lets out a groan and opens his eyes extremely slowly. As he gets up he looks around for his attacker but can’t find it. I glance at the monster, well what use to be the monster. It had lost its entire colour, now just greyish colours like the sky on an overcast day; it’s eyes just black holes in its head. Josh looks up and see’s Ash and says
“What’s that dickhead doing here? And why are you here Natalie?”

“I could ask you the same question Josh. Ash and

myself are here for a camping trip in the mountains. That’s what the party was for.”

“Oh, well I forgot what I was here for...”

“Josh you have to leave.” I say angrily
“Why, I’m not leaving you alone with him. He could be an axe murder!”

“Oh, bullshit Josh, you are so full of shit; you always

have been full of shit. Get the hell out of here. Now!” With those words I grab the sword out of Ash’s hand and take a step towards Josh. Before I even have to lift the sword, Josh turns and flees into the undergrowth of the trees. I turn around and look at Ash

“What was that about?” he asks with an amused tone and small smile playing along his lips.

“Do you know that we dated for a year two years ago. Well he dumped me and asked another chick out on the same day. So we haven’t had a friendly friendship since then.” I say with a hint of anger in my voice. I can’t look Ash in the eye, so I look at the monster, well the left overs of the monster. The only thing left of the monster is its hand.

“Ash we should get moving, how far to the spot in your dream?”

“Only a few kilometres.”

As we move off I notice that the monster has completely disappeared now, which is a good thing.

“Ash what you did just then with the monster was amazing and so brave.” I say with admiration laced in my voice.

“Natalie what I did was really stupid, but I believed in you and you came through, you killed the monster with the first shot.” He replies with conviction “Don’t just say I did all the work, it was you that killed it in the end.”

“Thanks Ash.” I reach out and grab his hand and place it around my shoulder and rest my head against his shoulder and we slowly walk towards our next monster.

When we reach the small clearing we don’t see a monster so we walk out and stand in the middle of the clearing. We scan the trees hunting for any sign of movement, but there is none. Suddenly there is a loud roar, followed by at least a dozen more. I turn around and there racing from the other side of the clearing is about 24 monsters all different shapes and heights.