Predator Big Game 3

"Did you see something?"

Jay stared in the direction Scott was looking, then shook his head. "Nothing."

Then Jay laughed. "You must be
seeing ghosts or―"

A huge creature jumped from out of the shadows, landing right in front of the fed sports car.

"Holy jumping shit!" Jay shouted.

"Get us out of here!" Scott yelled.

Jay slammed his foot on the gas, sending the car fishtailing ahead, around the monster, who just stood there, staring at them through a helmetlike face mask. Scott got a sense of broad strength and power and incredible size before he turned his head back to see why the damn car was fishtailing. The back end of the car spun wide, then Jay recovered and the car shot ahead.

"What was that?" Scott shouted. He glanced around, but the creature was nowhere to be seen.

Suddenly the creature jumped in front of the car again. The thing was huge. And it had talons.

"How in the hell did it do that?" Jay shouted as he swerved the car to the right, jumping up on the curb to miss the creature.

The rear of the car clipped a garbage can
and Jay fought to keep it accelerating ahead. Scott was bracing himself against the dash. In all his years he hadn't been this scared. He wished he were driving. He could at least get them out of there.

"Don't hit that thing!" he yelled.

"I won't," Jay screamed back.

"And don't stop!" Scott squinted. The creature was gone.

"Why the hell would I stop?" Jay yelled.
Again the creature landed in front of the car.

"Shit!" Jay shouted, yanking the car to the right, just barely missing the creature. The sports car bumped up onto the curb, and before Jay could get it back under control, it plowed into a light pole and mailbox, sending letters spraying into the hot air like snowflakes. The air bags on both sides instantly inflated, saving both Jay and Scott's lives. But before either of them had a chance to react, a clawed fist smashed through the driver's-side window and grabbed Jay.

Scott watched in shock as his companion was yanked
like a toy through the window and smashed down onto the hood of the car. A moment later the creature had cut off Jay's head and held it up to the sky, as if presenting tribute to some unseen god.-pg.592-593 chpt.17