LOGIN“Wren, are you alright?” Big Bob asked after they were about a mile away.“I was until Randy asked me that about Lindsay,” Wren said. “Now I’m worried that idiot lieutenant will cause trouble. Randy is right about Lindsay being connected to some of these things, like that poltergeist thing that showed up at the department.”“Why are you worried? You outrank him, and from what I can tell, almost everyone else on that base. He would be an idiot to open his mouth.”“You remember when Agent Copper started sniffing around? He was making accusations that I was feeding Lindsay information before I had ever told any of you anything. Someone had to have said something to him for that to happen. I thought I knew who was involved in all of that and had taken care of the problem, but what if I missed someone?”“I remember all that, and I doubt you would’ve missed anyone. Just relax about that idiot, or lock him in a room with that lawn gnome and let it rip the guy apart,” Big Bob said with a chuc
Wren and Big Bob both got out of the car and walked toward where the crate was sitting. They could hear growls and snarls and see tiny hands reaching through the small openings, trying to grab anything that got close. Wren looked at his bruised and bleeding team. He was unhappy that any of them had gotten hurt, but thankfully, it did not look like any injuries were severe. As soon as his team members saw him, they all snapped to attention.“At ease, all of you,” Wren ordered. “Give me a rundown of your injuries. I have someone coming here to assess and treat all of you as soon as possible.”“We will be treated after we have finished this assignment,” a young lieutenant answered Wren.“I outrank you, or have you forgotten that? You will be treated here as soon as possible. Do you understand?” Wren asked the lieutenant with irritation in his voice.“Yes, sir!”“Good,” Wren said as he turned to see a van turning into the driveway. “It looks like our medic is here, so when he has taken ca
They turned into the driveway at the address where the lawn gnome kept being seen. They pulled up near the bushes where it always seemed to be hiding, parked the car, and waited. Within just a few moments of parking, they saw a bush begin to move, and slowly a small, human-like creature stepped out. It was the same thing that Wren had seen earlier in the day when they had watched the video from Max’s dash camera. Big Bob asked, “Is that it?”“It is, and it is fast and mean, so don’t get out of the car,” Wren told him.“Yeah, I wasn’t planning on it,” Big Bob said as he pushed the button to lock all the doors.The little creature ran at the car as soon as the door locks clicked, jumped onto the bumper, then the hood, and watched them through the windshield. As it did, it had a menacing scowl on its face, and they could both see what looked like anger in his eyes.“Just wondering, when is your team going to get here?” Big Bob asked.“They should be here any minute, I hope,” Wren told h
Wren laughed as he took out his phone and called for his team to meet him at the address Andy had given him. Big Bob was right about everything he had said, from the official story being a training exercise to the fact that if he got hurt, Lindsay would want to kill them both. He had barely finished relaying the information to his team leader and hanging up his phone when Big Bob returned and handed him a cup of coffee. “Black with two sugars, right?” Big Bob asked.“Yes, it is. Do I want to know how you know that?” Wren asked as they got into Big Bob’s patrol car.“What can I say? I pay attention to things. You need anything out of your car before we head that way? I know you keep everything but the kitchen sink in the trunk of it,” he said to Wren as he started the car.“Not with my team being there. They will have everything that will be needed with them. Thanks for the coffee, by the way. I didn’t know it was going to be this cold tonight, or I would have brought my own and dress
Wren pulled up in front of the sheriff’s department and exited his car. When he went in, he found Deputy Andy Baxter sitting behind his desk with his face buried in his hands. Big Bob and Annie sat nearby him at their desks, seemingly waiting for his arrival.“Agent Gold, so nice of you to join us this evening,” Big Bob called out as Wren walked into the building.“I figured, why should you three have all the fun tonight? Andy, can you tell me exactly what happened?” Wren asked as he pulled a chair over and sat down beside Andy.“Well, sir, I’m not sure. I got a call to go to an address about a possible prowler, and when I got there, this little man thing ran out of a bush and tried to attack me. I have seen some weird things while working here, but nothing like this. It just had this look on its face as if it wanted to kill me. It looked evil,” Andy told him, barely lifting his head.“Can you tell me exactly what it did? I want to send a team out to collect it, but they need to know
Lindsay had finished her shift at the sheriff’s department without anything serious taking place. She was now at home with her family, enjoying supper when the phone rang. Wren looked at Lindsay as he stood and went to answer it. He brought it over to the table and handed it to her. “It’s for you,” he said as she took the phone from him. “Hello,” Lindsay answered. “Sorry to bother you, but something happened that I thought you should know about,” Big Bob told her. Lindsay took a deep breath and slowly let it out, preparing for what he would say. She remembered the last time Big Bob had called her at home about something. It was because he had used someone as a sled on a muddy hillside. “What is it, Bob?” Lindsay asked. Wren looked at her with a raised eyebrow as he continued to eat. “First, let me just say everyone is fine,” he told her. “Just tell me what happened,” Lindsay told him. She could feel a headache coming on, and he had not even told her what had happened yet. “W
“Roy, are you alright?” Lindsay asked him. Roy looked at her with his brow creased. “I don’t know. I saw something, but I didn’t. I don’t know how to explain it,” he said with confusion. “Come into my office, and let’s talk,” Lindsay said. She waved to Wren, who had been watching, to join them.
The next thing Lindsay remembered was swinging at Wren when he touched her arm. She looked at him and could see his concern and fear. She had fallen asleep in her office. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I can’t believe I did that,” Lindsay said, leaning back again and looking at the ceiling. “It’s OK. Cat
“What are you up to, Mikey?” Little Bob asked as he walked into Lindsay’s office. “I wish I knew. I have been checking some of the game cameras in the northern part of the county, where I have been getting some reports about strange things. I can’t explain some of it, so I thought I would ask you
Lindsay was back at her desk with more reports of weirdness to read. Viktor had worked the night shift with Max and had barely spoken to her when she arrived at the office. Lindsay had the feeling that someone had spoken to him about the day before. She looked at the reports Max and Viktor had writ