Chapter 13

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"Monsters! That's it!" Mel declared, smiling. A split second later, he frowned in confusion as he mumbled, "I don't get it General." Rolling his eyes, Rooster motioned for the president to take a seat. Pointing to one of the giant screens in the room, he spoke loud and clear, "For sixty six years now, I've been all around the globe finding monsters and locking them up in a top secret facility. Mentioning its name is a federal offense."

"Are you talking about Area Fifty-" Chuck asked before he suddenly got shot in the neck by a tranquilizer dart.

"Like I said, it's a federal offense," Rooster repeated. Turning around to look up at the giant screen, he started his slideshow while he declared, "This program was created in 1950 with one purpose, to destroy monsters. And that's what I intended to do. Then came the sixth of April, 1951. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Snowball." He clicked a button, revealing a black and white photograph of the shapeshifting blob. Katie screamed in horror when she saw the picture.

"Madam secretary, please," Rooster murmured. He continued on explaining, "This strange creature appeared out of the woods near Philadelphia that night, eating everything in sight that wasn't human or animal. Indestructible, he is the first monster who I spared from execution. And he certainly was not the last. On November 3rd, 1954, twenty one year old Chloe Tabi was out late at night in Manhattan when she was attacked by a wild animal. The animal was killed but our newly named Tabby Cat had to deal with the consequences of her new appearance." First showing a black and white photo of a young woman, he then showed one where it was a humanoid cat. Katie screamed.

Cringing, Rooster went to the next slide as he remarked, "It was a peaceful day in Los Angeles on December 26, 1956. Then Eagle Eye showed up." The next photo was in color and depicted a large bird-like creature. Katie screamed when she saw it. Facepalming, Rooster sighed heavily before explaining, "Earlier that day, he was found frozen in Alaska. The ice melted and he escaped, returning to the grounds he hunted on back in prehistoric times." Moving on to the next slide, the general explained, "This here is Dr. Steve Sphynx Ph.D. On the sixteenth of July, 1958 in London, he designed a scientific experiment that would allow humans to survive just about anything, like cats. There was a side effect though-" As soon as he showed the cat headed doctor, Katie screamed.

"Canada, March 28, 1963. Kevin Strong, nicknamed Sweetpea, took a bet to swim in a vat of toxic waste. As a result, he became the Invisible Man," Rooster declared. Relieved when he didn't hear a scream, he was about to move on when he was interrupted by Katie screaming again. Huffing, he went to the next monster, "Say hello to the Radioactive Guinea Pig-" Katie's screaming interrupted him once more. Infuriated, he shouted, "Get her out of here!" Once the madam secretary was carried away, he sighed and muttered, "Thank you! May 20th, 1998. A nuclear warhead test took place on a small island in the Pacific, resulting in a schoolhouse guinea pig growing up to be three hundred fifty feet tall. It randomly mutates if gravely injured. And as of a month ago, we welcomed aboard the Giant Lady."

A scream that sounded exactly like Katie's echoed through the air. All eyes turned towards Mel. Clearing his throat, the president motioned for the general to continue. Recovering from his shock, Rooster pointed out, "Mr. President, these monsters are our best and only chance of defeating that alien robot." Raising one eyebrow, a lieutenant commented, "We have an alien problem, we don't need to deal with monsters too." Glaring at the man, Rooster suddenly shot him with a tranquilizer dart before asking everyone else, "Any other grand ideas?"

"General Rooster," Mel announced, standing up, "I propose we go forward with your... monsters versus aliens idea. Get them ready, the world depends on them."

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