Snow Beast Page #2

Something?

An animal.

An animal that made all

these people disappear?

Fine.

Don't believe me.

You know what this snowboarder's

probably doing?

What?

Running, from an ex-girlfriend,

bad debts.

He's probably in Paris

right now starting over.

You're caught up

in your own imagination, kid.

Stop calling me kid.

Lock up when you're done...

Barry.

I knew I wasn't lost.

[WHISTLING]

[BEAS GROWLS]

[HEAVY BREATHING]

[PANTING]

[GROWLING]

[MUSIC]

This is really strange.

None of the radio tags

are showing up.

None of them?

No, maybe the lynx

are hunting farther away.

Or all the ones that were tagged

have moved on?

Or all the transmitters

have gone bad,

but that's not

very likely.

No.

We don't have any idea

where to start looking.

I tell you what.

Let's set up all your cameras.

Maybe we'll find a den

in the process.

Imagine how thick our coats

would have to be...

if we were here mid winter.

Huh.

Did you know that wearing cotton

actually increases

your chances

of hypothermia?

Really?

Yeah.

Synthetic fabrics and, uh,

wool actually do better...

at drying and insulating.

Fascinating.

Have fun.

Hey, why don't

you come with us?

Oh, yeah, I know,

trudging through the snow...

looking for some animal

sounds like so much fun,

but I think I'll pass.

Okay, since you're gonna pass

I want you to stay here in the cabin.

If you get in any trouble,

if you need me for any reason...

call me on the radio.

Alright?

It's a radio, right here.

The radio.

Push this button.

Hello?

What am I suppose to do?

How about your homework?

Sweetheart,

this can be a really fun place.

Why don't you try

to have a goodtime, okay?

[MUSIC]

[MUSIC]

[MUSIC]

[MUSIC]

[MUSIC]

[MUSIC]

Be sure you set the camera

to motion...

- activate the recording, okay?

- Got it.

Wasn't this a den?

Be careful, we don't wanna

disturb anything.

There aren't any tracks,

but... it's gotta be a den.

Yeah, you're right.

Nothing.

Crap.

Where?

No droppings.

The camera's not working.

Fixable?

Yeah, I think I can find something

at the resort stores.

Really?

It's just a cable...

I think.

Look, I'm gonna go finish setting up

the rest of the cameras...

and then I'm gonna to head back

to the cabin,

pick up the truck.

Okay.

[MUSIC]

[MUSIC]

Hey, Emmy.

Have you seen the keys

to the truck?

- Where you going?

- To the store.

Maybe they're in Jim's room.

Found them.

Emmy?

No change

in the snow pack?

Nah, nothing substantial.

Certainly nothing to indicate

why the lynx aren't here anymore.

Yeah, but we found couple of dens

and litters last year.

Maybe they're gonna come out

at night.

They like it better then.

Yeah, but I've been

coming here four years,

you even longer.

It's a lotta work.

Imagine if all of our research

just disappeared.

This isn't the only research

we're doing.

Yeah, but...

Yeah, but what?

What about our expedition

to Antarctica?

We've been putting in

a request every year.

It's not gonna happen

through the university.

We need big results.

Look, the lynx project

is not dead.

I think you just...

gettin' yourself all worked up...

about nothing.

I have some new leads,

some fresh funding.

Really?

Who?

It's a very wealthy family.

All of a sudden

they wanna go green.

Yeah, so they can get a big fat

tax write off to fund their new hobby.

Don't tell me you wouldn't be

excited about it.

Peace, quiet, ice...

you and me,

maybe Rob.

Yeah.

Hey, you're with that

research team, right?

- Yeah, Barry, right?

- Yeah, good memory.

So, where's, uh...

Gibbons?

He's waiting on lunch.

Ah, he hasn't changed much.

- So, anything new around here?

- Nah.

Well there's a snowboarder

that went missing...

a couple days ago,

but besides that,

Gibbons doesn't really like

to leave the comforts of the office,

so the only wildlife

I usually end up seeing is...

Nice.

- [LAUGHTER]

- Yours is pretty good.

- Spyder.

- I try.

Um... sorry, I'm...

Not a problem.

- Tell Gibbons hi.

- Sure.

You wanna give it a try.

Yeah, I've never skied.

Maybe after

we can get some lunch.

Emmy?

- I'm busy.

- No, you're not.

- Hey we're...

- Not anymore.

- Say goodbye to your friend.

- Hey!

What're you doing?

- You don't know him.

- So?

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC]

Hey, can you slow down?

We're almost there.

I thought you said

this was gonna be fun.

This is fun.

Yeah, right.

[GROWLING]

Did you see that?

Uh-uh.

What?

I don't know.

Kenny?

Kenny?

[SCREAMS]

[CRUNCHING]

So how were you planning

on get back to the cabin?

I don't know.

Big planner, aren't you?

I doubt my dad

would have even noticed.

Yeah.

He would've noticed the minute

he stepped in the cabin.

And that's assuming

he's not there already.

So what is it

about the animals...

that make you guys

come up here every year?

The lynx?

They're a threatened species

in the US.

But they seem to do okay

out here, though.

So...

why study them?

Well, we can learn a lot

from them,

from nature.

Okay, well,

take how they hunt for example.

They sometimes sneak upon their

prey within a couple bounds...

and then they pounce.

They get that close and the prey

doesn't even realize it...

until it's too late.

What? So we can learn

how to be sneaky from them?

Survival.

You know, a predator

is completely silent.

You'd think they

roar before an attack,

but they don't.

No, they wait.

And then they get close.

And then they kill.

No warning,

just efficient meal time.

That's gross.

And I'm pretty sure he makes a noise

or something before he...

pounces, or... whatever.

Oh really?

Well, when was the last time

you were hunted?

I'm just saying.

Well, what you might hear

is the blood rushing...

through your own head.

Something the fear triggers

when you see a predator.

Where'd you go?

Ah. She was bored, so she tagged

along with me to the store and back.

Really?

Yeah, sorry. I...

I didn't think you'd mind.

I don't mind at all. Just next time

you leave this cabin you let me know.

Thanks.

I'd say 'anytime' but I... I don't think

you should do that again.

Yeah.

- You weren't kidding.

- No I was not.

Please save us

from a repeat tomorrow.

[CHUCKLES]

You got it.

Anyone want dessert?

Uh... no.

I got them at the store.

- Okay, I'll have one.

- Yeah, I'll have one.

Thanks for dinner Marci.

Stop being polite.

Hey, it wasn't

my favourite meal,

but it's better

than starving.

Not by much.

Thank you.

No offence.

- None taken.

- [CHUCKLES]

So, you guys see anything

while I was gone?

Mum-uh.

Not even a single

snow shoe hare.

Rabbit.

Yeah, I was thinking, maybe something

happened to their food source,

that's why they left.

Does that mean

we can go home?

No, that does not mean

we can go home.

We don't know

that they all left, silly.

We'll see what the cameras

pick up tonight.

Don't they sleep?

No, they're more active at night.

They hunt at night.

They better show up.

[CHUCKLING]

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