Night Claws Page #3

"Big Foot" on the loose out there?

It would appear that way, yes.

Oh, great.

Just great.

Okay...

Hold up, folks. Take a good look

around and tell me what you see.

- Let me guess, more trees.

- Charlie...

That's okay... Edward and

Linda. What do you see?

A valley.

That's right.

And what do most valleys

have running through them?

River?

That's right.

And where do most rivers lead to?

Town, people.

You've got man the golden right.

Exactly right, Edward.

Very good. So that's our

path down to the valley floor.

Good job, babe.

Thank you, babe.

Not bad for a .

Daylight's wasting. We

got to get down there and

set up camp for the night.

So let's keep going, guys.

Enough with this guy.

I'm telling you Thomas, I think

we're on to the real thing this time.

- Really?

- Yes, really.

Those two kids were

torn apart last night.

Even have hair samples

and a footprint mold.

- You believe yourself?

- A bigfoot? Yes, I do. I really do.

So what you're saying is...

Hey! Did I hear you

mention "Big Foot"?

What if I did?

Good. There's a guy in the bar,

he knows all about them.

Is that a fact?

PC sees him everyday.

His name is Cooter.

Why don't you go in and ask him?

Well, thank you very

much for that information.

You're welcome.

Do you have to go in there?

We have to.

What can I do for you?

Where might I find

someone named Cooter.

He's a goofy looking

dude at the end of the bar.

Thank you.

Mr. Cooter...

Mr. Cooter!

Are you talking to me?

Yes, I am.

I'm Professor Sarah Evans and this

is my associate Thomas Everman.

Do you mind if we sit down

and talk to you for a moment?

This is free country, ain't it.

Yes... it is.

Somebody told us that you've

seen a "Big Foot" around here.

Is that true?

I could use another beer.

Would you tell us

what you know, please.

I need another beer.

This guy's wasting our time,

Professor. He's a drunk.

Let's get out of here.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's right, I'm a

drunk. Everybody in here knows it too...

But I bet you on a drunk who

knows what you want to know boy.

Can you get him another beer, please?

All right.

All right.

Thank you, Johnny.

Now will you tell us

what we want to know?

Like in "Big Foot"?

Yes.

I've seen them.

"Them"?

You've seen more than one?

Damn right woman, there's a whole

mass of them staying inside there.

What you talking about?

Well, keep going... please.

Bartender, can you give him

another beer? Just, you know...

Just keep 'em coming

while we're sitting here.

- Here you go, Cooter.

- Thank you, Johnny.

The first time I ever saw one,

I was 'coon hunting.

I turned around, and there he was...

big and alive...

It was 10 foot tall .

And he had these

big huge claws on them.

It looks like they could

cut you right in half.

And what did you do?

Well, I shot him?

Damn right.

That only pissed him off. I got out of

there as fast as my legs could carry me.

He got my dog though.

I think he ate him too cause...

I have never seen poor old

Cooter dance since that day.

Your dog's name is "Cooter"?

Well, what else would it be?

Well, was that it with the "Big Foot"?

No!

No.

A couple of weeks after that

I was chopping wood

behind my trailer.

It come another one.

To at him though I tail it

back inside the house.

That critter went

crazy running around...

Pounding on everything.

Shaking the walls...

Broke every window

and window panes...

Hell, I barely made it out of there

fighting him off with a baseball bat.

I had to just keep him getting in.

I was dang when I figured out

what he really wanted there.

And what was that?

Well, he wanted to kill me

now, that's for sure.

But that ain't the only

reason he was there.

See, the first thing he wanted

to do, was he wanted...

Hey, Johnny.

You were saying?

I said...

The first thing he wanted to do

is he wanted to have sex with me.

I don't think that's very funny.

Well, you're damn right,

it ain't funny.

That hurt like hell.

You have any real evidence

of your encounters, do you?

I got me a bunch of photographs

that nobody's ever seen before.

Well, if you're telling the truth,

I'd be interested in buying those.

Provided they're good.

I want to drink beer

here for free for a month.

As without paying, nah!

That could be arranged.

I tell you what, you little darlin'...

Looks like maybe me and

you got us a deal, okay?

Very good guys.

It's really good.

This ought to keep you

protected from the elements...

and even keep you dry if it rains.

Actually it is pretty simple to do.

Only because you two paid attention.

What in the world are you two doing?

Building a shelter

like you told us to.

The problem is, that's not going

to shelter you from anything.

What are you gonna do if it rains?

Rain?

There's not a cloud in the sky.

- Listen to her, Charlie.

- Shut up.

The point Mr. Parker, is to be

prepared for the unexpected.

Therein lies the key

to survival in the wild.

Tear this thing down. Start over

and this time, make it rain proof.

You mean I have to get

my hands all dirty again?

We do whatever it takes.

Let me tell you something...

If we get into a situation where

we got to start eating each other...

She's going first.

Charlie, stop it.

That's disgusting.

Enjoy the soup while you can.

It's the last regular food you

gonna have for the next few days.

Tomorrow, we gonna

set up snares for game

and dig around for roots

and other edibles.

What kind of game?

Rabbit, chipmunk, squirrel,

pretty much anything we can catch.

That's if, we're lucky

enough to catch anything.

I don't think I can eat any of those.

They're all so cute.

If you're hungry enough,

you'll eat them.

Hey, don't look at me.

You're the one who wanted to do this.

I know...

I know.

Oh, my God!

- Where is she?

- What in the...?

- Where's Sherry?

- What the hell did we just see here?

- Did you hear that?

- Yeah, baby, we all heard that.

That's it.

I've got enough of this sh*t.

There is something over here.

- Well, can you see anything?

- I can't see anything.

Come.

Cindy!

Linda!

There is...

Stop! You might shoot one of them!

F*** them!

- Charlie!

- Not now!

We have to help them!

Now we're not going anywhere!

And that thing...

whatever it is...

If it wants to come get us...

Let it come.

There it is...

Come on...

Come on!

Don't shoot!

It's me!

- Have you seen my wife?

- No.

We gotta go back in and find her!

Yeah, I don't think

that's going to happen.

Hey, man, don't say that.

Look! We got a real problem here!

And believe me when I tell you,

you get in my way...

I'll put you down.

Charlie... Stop.

Shut up!

That goes for you too.

Stay out of my way.

Man, you are a really big man with

that gun in your hand, aren't you?

That's right.

You got a problem with that?

Oh, God... Come on.

Come on.

Are you okay?

I think so.

We gonna get out of here...

It was here alright...

No doubt about it.

It really did a

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