"Did you handle those securities" " like I asked you to?" " I will..." " Don't forget." " ..." "Just as soon as I get back into town." "Where are you?" "Yeah, I've got about two hours left driving." " It's important." " Yeah." " You know that." " I always..." " The time..." " Hello?" "Hello?" "Oh, damn it." "Genius." "What the hell was that about?" "Jeez Louise." "Come on." "God, get it done and get out of here." "Come on." "Okay, right up here we're gonna make a left at the light." "Light?" "Where the hell do you see a light?" "It says right here..." "Main Street, we make a left at the light." ""Main"?" "What the hell is so main about this street?" " Are you kidding me?" " It says right here, Max." "Listen, we're gonna follow the GPS system." "We're gonna go three miles and we're gonna make a left." "Look out!" "Gordon, you all right, man?" "I'd be fine if you'd just watch the road" " instead of that damn GPS." " Aw shit." " Oh shit!" " What?" " Let's go check that out, man." " What is it?" "Come on, let's go check it out." "Uh, I don't think that's such a good idea." "Come on, man." "Let's go check it out." "Marone." "Look at that." "All right, I'm gonna call the police." "Yeah, why don't you go do that?" "Yeah, hello, Operator..." "They are here and hunting human is their nature." "They exist..." "teeth and claws, fast and smart." "Don't forget that." "They're survivors from an ancient time." "They're all around us, but remain hidden within our reality." "They can vanish without a trace." "Now most things of this nature have no explanation that we can prove." "You must see it to believe and survive." "My name is Briggs." "I hunt them." "To be fair," "I ain't never seen nothing like this either." "It's a hell of a sight." "It zooms out right in front of us, almost hits us." "It's a good thing we weren't speeding, right, Max?" "No, we weren't speeding." "Just flew out of nowhere." "There's not much left of this poor woman." "Had to be the work of an animal." "You got one you'd like to nominate?" " A bear?" " Bear?" "I'll give you $1 million if you can find a sign of a bear around here." "Well, this woman was eaten by something." "Even I can see that, Harry." "Well, if it wasn't a bear, now you tell me." "Sheriff, have you looked inside the car?" "In the back seat there's a cradle." "It's empty except for the blood." " They the ones who found the body?" " Yes, sir." "You were the first officer on the scene?" "Yes, sir, I was." " Oh sweet Jesus." " What is it?" " It's that crazy old coot." " Crazy Briggs." " You want me to send him on his way?" " I got him." "All right, Mr. Briggs." "All right." "Now you just move along." "There's nothing here to see." "Nothing for you to see, Sheriff." "Plenty for me." "You gotta learn to read the signs." "Well, I don't wanna hear it again, so it's best you just move along now." "You just remember what I told you, Sheriff." "It's them." "Learn to read the signs." "I had a partner once." "I knew the moment I spotted him." "He was the one I've been looking for." "His name was Gannon." "He was the best." "Ahh!" "Mr. Gannon, I..." "I know this was difficult for you, but we needed a positive ID on your wife." "I just want to get her home." "Have you made arrangements?" "Yes." "Yes, I have." "Thank you." "She was on her way to see me." "She wanted to take the drive." "Who could do that?" "We're doing the best we can." "At this time we don't have much to go on." "Mr. Gannon... we have a small quiet town here." "Nothing like this has ever happened before." "Whoever did this is probably a transient and could very well be long gone by now." "We're investigating vigorously." "We're following all leads." "State and federal authorities have been contacted, including the FBI." "Just give my wife and child justice." " Whoo!" " Hold your horses, boy." "What can I do for you?" "What else do people come to gas stations for, señor?" "Tank, go get us some beer, bro." "You can have all the gas you want." "Beer, no." "What the fuck is that supposed to mean?" "It means until you reach legal age," "I can't sell you none." "Aw, come on, you fuckin' wetback, don't make us take our business someplace else." "Well, you go right ahead." "I don't need your business, bullshit, or trash talk neither." "No beer." "You gonna take this shit from this beaner, Bobby?" "No beer." " You moving or not?" " Not." " Fuck you, old man!" " Hey, a redneck pig with no balls shouldn't talk about fucking when you know you can't get it up." "You talking to me, fuck meat?" "Well, let me make it simple so even you can understand." "Get the fuck outta here." "Ooh!" "You got something to say, maricón?" "Eh, Marco, you need some help, man?" "Nah, Tito." "Everything's cool, man." "Está bien." "Look, there's only two of them." "Aw shit." "I'm warning you..." "I'd better not see you on my turf." "Well, turf is for horses." "But if you wanna start talking about my barrio, you're the one without a passport, puto." "You wanna start a war?" "Let's get down right now, fool." "I'm down already." "We're Los Muertos, fool." "We don't take shit from nobody." "Hell yeah." "What's up, güero?" "Come on and handle it, huh?" "It's guerra, huh?" "You heard what I said..." "stay off my turf." "Here's chickenshit for a chickenshit." " Ooh!" " You're dead, motherfucker." "Eh, thank you for the patronage and come back soon." "Up yours, jack-off." "You okay, Señor Salazar?" "Yeah, I'm fine, Marco." "But you'd better watch your step with them." "They're bad news." "What are you doing sneaking around here?" "Sorry about that, mister." "I just wanted to make sure you were alone." "I will be as soon as you leave." "You can't be too careful, you know?" "You never know when they're gonna pop up." "I know who killed your family." "What did you just say?" "I know who killed your family." "This better not be some kind of joke." "No joke." "Believe me, I know who killed your wife." "Who are you and how do you know about my family?" "My name is Briggs, but folks around here mostly just call me Crazy Briggs." "All right, Crazy Briggs, we're calling the police." "Been there." "They already know I know." " They just don't believe me." " Why not?" "They call me crazy, remember?" "Besides, your wife ain't the first killing." "What's that supposed to mean?" "It means there have been other killings and it ain't the last." "Did you show the police any proof, any... any evidence?" "No proof, no evidence." "The victims just disappear." "That's why they don't believe me!" "Well, my wife didn't disappear." "Yeah well, see that..." "that was unusual." "Something must have spooked them." "They never leave anything behind... nothing." "See, that's how they survive... because nobody believes and because they work in the dark." "You haven't told me who they are." "It ain't no serial killer." "I can tell you that." "That's what the police think, but it's worse." "And they ain't gonna never find out if they keep going the way they're going." "Listen, mister, I've..." "I've heard enough." "Just... just get out of here, will you?" "You comin' with me." "They've been around these parts for a spell now, hunting." "They're always on the prowl." "There's a whole clan of them here, but I tracked..." " Clan?" " Oh yeah." "They operate in clans with a female leader." "Now see, that's the alpha... the meanest, deadliest, most vicious of them all." "Look, I think I've seen and heard enough of this bullshit." "Just turn this thing around, take me back." "Otherwise shoot me right here." "Go on, take it." "Hope you know how to use it." "Keep your eyes sharp." "I believe we'll have better luck if we go the rest of the way on foot." "Luck for what?" "That's a lot of firepower." "30-06." "I wanna make sure I get you back home alive." "What the hell is that?" "That's one of them." "Follow me." "Stay close." "Hey, there!" "You see that?" "What's that?" "A dog or a wolf or something?" "It's something." "It ain't no dog or wolf or nothing like you've ever seen before." "Here, have a better look." " What is that?" " A spawn from hell." " What are you doing?" " God's work and mine." "Are you crazy?" "What if it's a man?" "That ain't no man." "You saw that." "I don't know what I saw." "But if it's a man, that's murder." "This ain't murder." "It's the extermination of something inhuman." "You expect me to believe that?" "You are crazy." "My ancestors were brought here on slave ships." "They carried nothing with them except tradition and folklore." "Now some of those folk tales were amusing, you know?" "Like the European fairy tale." "But some of them..." "too frightening to imagine." "I suppose you've heard of a werewolf." "Man transforms into wolf." "It's a superstition." "My ancestors tell a folk tale about these mystery beasts that lived all over Africa." "They had different names, but they're all the same, all very real." "They hunt and kill humans for food." " African werewolves?" " More hideous than that." "These creatures live somewhere between earth and the underworld." "Science calls them cryptohumans." "Seems like the white slave traders brought back a little bit more than they bargained for." "Yeah, these hyenas are looking for easier prey... heh, the new white meat." "Are you gonna tell me why you brought me here?" "Because there are too many of them and I'm getting too old to fight them alone." "You gave me an empty gun." "I ain't that crazy." "I could talk the talk, but it took a lot of convincing before I could get Gannon to walk the walk." "He was a proud man with a lot of hurt." "It took time." "But when he finally came around, he was everything I thought that he would be." "Yee!" "I'm gonna get me some tonight." "Mm!" "My lucky night." "Man, oh man, oh man." "It's a miracle." "Thank you, Lord." "Oh man." "You got a problem there, miss?" "My car broke down up the road." " So glad you came along." " Me too." "Get in and I'll take good care of ya." "What's your name?" " Wilda." " Wilda?" "Never heard of that one before." "My name's Orville." "They don't call me Mr. Good Fortune for nothing." "So what kind of name is Wilda?" "Mean something?" ""Wild."" " There it is." " Okay, let's take a look." "This is gonna be great!" "Thought I saw something." "All right, little lady, let's see what we got here." "Huh." "Okay, don't be nervous now." "Probably some kind of animal or something." "Nothing's gonna eat you, little lady... except maybe me." "So what's the problem here?" "Hey, where'd you go?" "So you wanna play?" "No." "I wanna eat." "Ahhh!" "All right, little Jasper, it's about that time." " You wanna hang with the big boys, huh?" " Yeah." "You're gonna have to get initiated." "Okay sure." "That's no problem." "What do I have to do?" "There's three parts." "The first one's easy." "Yeah, man." "Nothing to it, Jas." "You just gotta be quick." "Okay, so, uh, what is it?" "You're going hunting." "Hunting?" "Hunting what?" "Can't tell you, shithead." "It's a surprise." "But you're gonna have to catch something and bring it back alive." "Okay, should I know what it is so I can prepare?" " I'll give you a clue." " Okay." "It only comes out at night and most people don't even know they exist." "Okay, so how and where do I catch one then?" "Mendocet River Road near the old copper mine, tonight." "And we'll show you how it's done." "Hey, one more thing, man." "You have the initiation fee?" "What's this?" "Didn't I tell you to have $20?" "That's all I could get, but I'll bring the rest tonight." "Yeah, you'd better if you want to be in." "The special today is chicken-fried steak with mashed potatoes and mixed vegetables." "We're all out of the rice pudding." "Take your time." "I'll be right back." " What?" "What's wrong?" " I'll tell you what's wrong." "I saw you in the park with those assholes." " That's what's wrong." " First of all, they ain't assholes, okay?" " They're my friends." " You really believe that?" "You are so pitiful, you know that?" "Second of all, Gina, Gina, it's none of your business." "It is my business when I see you giving them money." "So what are you gonna do about it?" "Well, I'm big enough to whip your butt." " Remember that." " Yeah." "You stay away from them." "Just like you stay away from wetback Marco." "He's not a wetback!" "His family has been in this town longer than anyone." "And I think he's a smart boy with a good future ahead of him." "Yeah yeah yeah, at a car wash." "Ow ow!" "You're gonna stay away from those creeps." "Is that clear?" "Yes yes." "Let go of my ear." "Now what do you want to eat?" "How about a cheeseburger?" "Cheeseburger." "Shoot." "Things are looking pretty bad around here." " Explain." " The packs... they're on the move and they're heading your way." " Rumor has it it's about the alpha." " She's traveling with them?" "Yeah, and all her daughters." "She's dying." "You know what that means." " Are you safe?" " Is anybody safe?" "Did you hear what I said?" "I think they're coming for you." "I think they're coming for all of us." "That was bound to happen." "Where are you?" "I'm about two, two and a half hours' drive away." "Don't stop for anything, Tobias." "What is it?" "The alpha may be dying." "Shh, that's good." "At least we're rid of the bitch." "Maybe, but they're coming for us." "Excuse me, miss?" "Miss." "Miss." "May I help you, sir?" "I'm having some car problems." "Well, we have a mechanic in there if you want one." "Appreciate it." "Hello?" "Anybody here?" "I need some work done on my car." "Yo!" "Anybody here?" "Yo!" "Okay, assholes, you wanna get it on?" "We can smell your fear, little man." "How does it feel?" "Like this." "Tell us where we can find the hunter and maybe we'll let you live." "Not likely." "Are you gonna tell us?" "Or are we just gonna get it on like you want?" "Fuck you." "My kin are hungry and you know how much they like to eat." "What's wrong?" "Nothing that killing my brother couldn't fix." " What did he do this time?" " What doesn't he do?" "Well, I'm sure it's just an age thing." "He's a smart kid." "He'll get over it." "How smart can he be if he hangs out with that creep Bobby and his bunch?" "You want me to talk to him?" "It won't do any good, Marco." "Anyway, I want you to talk to me." "You know, a boy has to feel like he has respect from his peers, you know, his group... as us Mexicans would say, his "carnals."" "A man learns when to choose what's best for him." "What about you?" "Do you need your group?" "I totally do, but there's only one person in mind." "Give me some pie." "Are you kidding me?" " That's..." "I'll take the crust." " Just take it." " See what happens?" " Okay." " See what you did?" " That was your fault." " Unbelievable." " You have to eat that." "That's the hunter!" "Got one." "Can you walk?" "At least it's not a total loss." "We're almost there, guys." "Here, you're gonna need this too, man." "Here, snipe, snipe, snipe." " Here, snipe, snipe." " That's all you gotta do." "Stand behind the bag so you're not blocking the opening and the snipe should fly straight in." " No problem." " You're kidding, right?" "A snipe?" "I've never heard of a snipe." "That's because snipes are very rare." "They might even be endangered because they're so stupid." "And that is why, my friend, the government keeps it a secret." "Okay, yeah sure." "Uh, but if I haven't seen one, how am I gonna know if I've caught one?" "Listen, shit-for-brains, you wanna be with us or not?" "If it's in the bag, it's a snipe." "What a moron." " You got the rest of that money?" " Yeah, it's right here." "Look, you catch a snipe and you get to move on to the next part." "If you don't, you're back to square one." "Um, Bobby, what if I don't see any?" "I mean it's only, like, the fuckin' snipe capital of the world." "We'll see you in a couple of hours." "Good luck, Jasper." "Where am I?" "My house." " How long have I been out?" " A couple of hours." "My clothes seem to be on the bed." "You were covered in blood." "I didn't know if it was yours." "I had to make sure you were okay." "But I left the underwear alone." "That's mighty delicate of you." "As you can see... cleaned, pressed and folded." "You got a name?" "Call me Gannon." "How about you?" "Call me Valerie." "You should stay on your back for a while, Valerie." "You've been pretty bruised up." "I could use something to drink." "Sure." "Do you mind explaining to me what happened?" "Who were those people that attacked me?" "I've never seen them before." ""People" is a relative term in their case." "The bathroom is in there." "The toothbrush is new." "The paste is mint." "Feel free to use the kitchen." "Gannon." "I don't know what to say except thank you." "Wait till you hear the rest of the story." "You know, she can still be in danger." " They never give up the scent." " Yeah." "She got a close look at them." "We'll have to just keep an eye on her, that's all." "Well, I guess I'll just let you do that." "She's a good-looking woman." "What's that supposed to mean?" "Well, that means how long has it been since you've been this close to that?" "It's been a while." "Yeah, heh." "That's what I'm talking about." "Man, this sure sucks, don't it?" "We should have finished him back when we had the chance instead of running like a bunch of rabbits." "We finally locate him and we punk out." "That ain't the way I want to do things." "I'm down with that." "We got enough muscle here to get the job done." " I ain't afraid of him." "Bet on that." " Really?" "Well, don't be so sure he's not waitin' for your hairy butts to bounce back into rifle range." "And don't forget the old man is just as dangerous." "Right now we're gonna wait patiently till after Mama's gone and we choose a new alpha." "And I suppose you really think that's gonna be you?" " Get real." " Yeah, get real." "You both know how sensitive I am about the subject." "Hurting my feelings only makes me angry." "And I suggest you don't do that." "We'd all regret it, especially you two." "And I don't need to remind you that I am gonna be the next alpha." "It's what Mama would want." "What about what sister wants?" "We'd better get it settled with her before the old lady dies." "And she ain't got long." "If the other clans suspect any weakness from us, they're gonna be all over our asses." "That's why we have to keep it together, little brothers." "We've been challenged before." "They'd be making a mistake to underestimate us again." " What about sister?" " I'll finish with that bitch soon enough." "She thinks she's safe from me?" "She's wrong." "Here, snipe, snipe, snipe." "Snipe." "Snipe." "Here, snipe, snipe." "Snipe, snipe." "Snipe, snipe." "Here, snipe." "How'd I get myself into this?" "Snipe." "Come on, Bobby, I don't like this." "Bobby, is that you?" "Bobby?" "Bobby?" "Boy, what you doing out here in the middle of nowhere?" "Nothing." "Well, you guys almost scared the shit out of me." "You're lucky it was us." "The man asked you a question." " What are you doing here?" " That's none of your business." "I wasn't doing anything wrong." "I know my rights." "You have the right to get yourself killed, boy." "Now are you gonna answer the man's question?" " What are you guys, snipe hunters too?" " Snipe what?" "Snipes... you know, you catch them with a bag." "Oh." "Oh, boy, you ain't too bright." "Snipes." "You're sure there's no such thing as snipes?" "True as you are dumb." "What a dumb fuck." "He says he's never heard of a snipe?" " Hey, when are we gonna go back?" " Soon." "Let him sit in the dark some more." "I guarantee he's gonna shit his pants before the night's over." "The things that tried to kill you are no different than those hyenas." "Like some kind of werewolf, is that it?" "Yeah." "Cryptos." "I don't know what I saw except that they looked human." " Maybe you weren't looking close enough." " No, I didn't." "I was a little bit busy fighting for my life." "She's right, Crazy." "To the untrained eye these are human." "They don't exist." "And what you guys are doing out there would be considered murder." "Extermination." "We are the line of defense." "These creatures are apex predators." "They don't fear man no more than the wild hyena fears zebras." "They think of us as prey." "They thrive on us." "I like my horror stories kept inside movie theaters or between book covers." "Eh, let's go mess with dickhead." " How long has it been?" " I don't know." "A couple of hours maybe." "Bobby." " Look what we got here." " Dude." "You can have my burger, buddy." "Hey, Bobby, what about Jasper?" "Yeah, I thought we were gonna go screw with him some more." "Eh, you guys go take care of it." "We're busy." " Yeah-heh!" " Yeah!" "All right, guys, you heard Bobby." "Come on, let's go." "Let's get outta here." "My old man's gonna kill me." "Where the fuck are you guys going?" " Come on." " We're outta here." " Asshole." " Let's do it, you and me." "All right." "Fly, baby, fly." "Yeah." "All right, he should be somewhere around here." " Looks fucking creepy out there." " So?" " You ain't scared of nothing, are you?" " Fuck no." "You?" "Hey, there ain't nothing out there except for that little faggot." " Let's go fuck with the little creep." " Yeah, let's go." " Now what?" " Listen." " I don't hear nothing." " Shh." "Try to hear him." " Doing what?" " Going for the snipes, you asshole." "I thought you said there was no such thing as a snipe." "There ain't, but he don't know that." "That's why he's calling for them." " Shh." " Right." " Think he crapped his pants yet?" " I don't know." " Do you know where you're going?" " What do you think?" " I don't know." " Well..." "He's supposed to be down there." "Doesn't look like it to me." "Come on." "What the fuck was that?" "I don't know, but that was no damn snipe, that's for sure." "I thought you said there was no such thing..." "Shut the fuck up and listen, would you?" "Maybe it's the little dork just trying to screw with us." "Any snipe in there?" "Just kidding." "Hey!" "Get your ass out here now before we get pissed off!" " Maybe that ain't him." " Dude, who else could it be?" "I don't know, but I ain't waiting to find out." "Come on." "Let's go." "Dude, she's naked." "Just try not to stare." "I couldn't sleep." " Do you ever rest?" " Sleep is not my friend." " Coffee?" " Sure." "You saved my life... but, I mean, monsters?" "Ghouls wandering the night?" "Do you know how that sounds?" "It took a lot more than stories for me to become a believer." "They killed my wife and child two years ago." "I'm sorry." "If you hadn't come along last night, that could've been me too." "Is that what you're saying?" "You're a living witness to their existence." "That's enough to get you killed." "I could go to the police." "They can't help you even if they do believe you." "The clan won't quit until they finish you." "That's why we have to destroy them and especially the alpha female." "That's not much of a guarantee, is it?" "I can guarantee that she'll die or I will." " Well, are there others like you?" " A few." "We've lost some of them." "They track us down wherever they can." "Are you afraid of them?" "Not when I'm awake." "I won't let anything happen to you." " What should I do?" " Stay." "They took out Tobias." " They left a message for us." " What's that?" ""You're next."" "You know, I'm tired of always being maligned." " You know what that means?" " Of course I do." "What do you think?" "All right, what's it mean?" "We don't get respect." "We ain't scavengers." " We got purpose." " Yeah?" "And what's that?" "We do the culling, thin the human herd." "That should be appreciated." "On top of everything it's always alpha this and alpha that." "And it's always female." "And we're the ones with the real balls around here." "Amen." "You know what I'm thinking?" "We need some gender equality for a change." "Maybe it's about time a brother took over as alpha." "Herbert, honey, you got something to say?" "One of us could do the job." "This female thing is bullshit." "One of you want to challenge?" "We just want some recognition, that's all." "We're sick and tired of being the last ones to eat." "It don't mean nothing." "Well, big brother should watch how he talks around big sister." "Heh, so you failed." "You didn't catch a snipe like you were supposed to?" "Now you gotta buy the next round of burgers." "And your initiation ain't through either, man." "You owe me another 10 bucks." "Jasper!" "You're in deep shit now, little Jasper." "Here comes big sister." "I can't believe you sneaked out last night." "Do you realize how much you worried Mom?" "You are such a little shit!" "Hey, you can't talk to my boy like that." "You stay out of it, okay?" "As a matter of fact, you stay away from him from now on." "Can't you see they're just using you?" "Gina, this is none of your business, okay?" " These are my friends." " Oh please." "And why aren't you in school?" "'Cause he's getting the best education money can buy right here." "Like what?" "Loser 101?" "What are you laughing at?" "You could learn a lot if you just chilled out long enough to think about it." "There's nothing to think about, Bobby." "And I mean nothing." "Maybe you can talk to your Mexican boyfriend like that, but I don't have to take that crap from you." " Take your clammy hands off of me!" " You gonna make me?" "Or maybe your little brother here can help you." " No, but I will, you piece of shit!" " Oh fuck!" " You're mine now, beaner." " Try me first, bitch!" " Marco, don't do this." " What the fuck are you looking at?" "There's only two reasons to stare, fucker... either you wanna fight or you wanna suck my cock." "Just rush 'em!" "Get 'em, Tank!" "You fuckin' bitch!" "Stop it!" "All of you!" "Marco, don't!" "Stop!" " Come on, get over there!" " Come on!" "Come here." "Come here." "Get over there." " Get over there." " I ain't finished, beaner." "Remember that." " Cops." "Let's go!" " Remember that!" "No charges are being pressed by the Java café, but I'm hard pressed not to toss you all behind bars." "Well, I guess I'm gonna let you all go, but not without a warning." " Um, Sheriff, not everyone was..." " Shut up, Jasper." "Now listen to me and listen good." "I've been sheriff of this town since you were all shitting' yellow." "This will not happen again, not in my town." "And that goes double for you and your Mex trash." "Marco's as American as any of us." "Besides, he didn't start it." " You heard the sheriff." " You tell him, Bobby." "You wipe that smile off your face, boy." "Don't you ever think I don't know what you've been up to around here." "I haven't even done anything, Officer." "That I haven't caught you at." "But one of these days I will and I'll be on you like stink on shit." " You got that?" " Excuse me." "I don't think I wanna hear anything you have to say, Tank." "I figure if you had a brain you'd play with it." "Get out of here, all of you." "Sorry, things have been a little tense around here lately." " You walk softly." " Gymnastics as a little girl." "It helped." "If you wanted to get anything to eat in my family you had to sneak up on it." "A large family, huh?" "Lots of brothers and sisters..." "mostly sisters." "Survival of the fittest, huh?" "That's one way to put it." "How'd your parents handle it?" "My father was hardly ever there." "Now, Mama..." "she was different." "She ruled." "You get along with her?" "No, never did and probably never will." "Mama never allowed us to be children." "She always encouraged the competition amongst us, especially between the sisters." "Like you said, survival of the fittest." "Gannon, I don't know anything about you." "I was one of those stressed out Wall Street guys when I received the shock of my life." "That brought me here." "I didn't have any choice." "Do you have any family?" "No." "They're all gone." "Crazy's the only family I got." "Is Crazy the one who brought you here?" "In a way." "He opened my eyes." "So let's see, for now you choose to remain the mysterious, attractive stranger who came to my rescue." "Valerie, what you see is what you get." "With a vivid imagination." "Damn, man, what are you doing here?" "You shouldn't be sneaking up like that." "I wasn't sneaking up on you." "Hey, man, I ain't gonna hurt you." "Look, I don't want any trouble, all right?" "Bobby asked me to bring you a message, that's all." "Is that right?" "You turned into one of his monkeys like the others?" "Yeah." "No." "I'm not anybody's monkey." "You sure about that, Jasper?" "Because you're looking a bit hairy." "Look, man, you need to start listening to your sister because she knows what she's talking about." "Not when it comes to my business." "And it's also none of yours." "You making Gina unhappy is my business." "Look, man, you just don't get it, do you?" "I'm not stupid, you know?" "I know more than you think, especially what's going on between you and Gina." "See, now you're in my business." "Do you wanna hear the message or not?" "I am now the new alpha." "Not until you earn it by trial." "All right, then we finish it tonight." "You ain't going alone, carnal." "No way, ese." " I didn't think I would, Tito." " Damn straight." "And why does this puto want a meeting for anyway?" "Guess we'll have to show to find out." " What?" " Looks like we got company." "Three, maybe four." " I don't see anything." " That's right." "They know we're armed." "Okay, that's weird." "They're calling to the main group." "You stay with Briggs." "Where's he going?" "He's going to flank the scouts before the main group gets here." "They'll exploit any weakness they can." "Are they gonna attack us?" "Nah, probably not before the clan gets here." "But you've got nothing to worry ab..." "Hey!" "Getting brave, huh?" "You think he's gonna show?" " Did you deliver the message?" " Yeah." "Then he'll show." "I thought I told you to stay with Briggs." "I feel safer with you." "That was a female." "That could be the new alpha." " Don't they have weapons too?" " Yes... teeth, strength and speed." "Look out!" "Are you all right?" "Yes." "See?" " We talk alone." " It's your deal." " So what's the deal?" " You think this is funny?" " Yeah, I do." " I owe you some pain, beaner." "I'm ready to collect, cracker." "Then let's see if you've got the balls." " You ready?" " The suspense is killing me." "It's just gonna be me and you... mano y mano, punk." " Let's go." "Right here, right now." " No, not right here." "It's gonna be somewhere private where nobody can help you." "You got the huevos for that, ese?" "The old copper mine, midnight tonight." "Two go in, one walks out." "We finish it there." "And if you don't show, everyone will know about it." "You're just some wetback punk with no guts." "I'll be there." "Hunter!" "All we want is the female." " Gannon." " Don't worry, they're not crazy enough to attack yet." "No way!" "You the new alpha?" "As much as I hate to admit it, my sister's fly, hunter." "Are we in love yet?" "She has a way with males." "Must be all that testosterone... hers, not yours." "Haven't you figured it out yet?" "How entertaining this is becoming." "Hey, sis, come back to us." "Mama's gone and we have to settle it by trial." "It's the way." "Tell the man the truth, sis." " I can't hear you." "Nothing to say?" " Yeah!" "How about some show and tell?" "Do the show part, sister." "Take off the contacts." "Take 'em off." " Take 'em off!" " Come on." "Imagine that." "The feared hunter fooled by a hyena, a female no less." "She set you up, hunter." "Do the killing for her." "My dear sister wanted to avoid the risk of fighting me for the alpha crown." "Always looking for the edge." "Well, it backfired, didn't it, sister?" "Your wife made a tasty two-legged meal, hunter." "My sister sure enjoyed it." "She got the biggest portion... the baby." "You kill me, you kill your child." "I'm pregnant." "You're lying." "You couldn't know so soon." "It's my animal nature to know when gestation sets in." "Why?" "!" "We breed outside the clan to strengthen our gene pool." "You were a perfect candidate." "Ahh!" "You should've killed her." "I hesitated." "It won't happen again." "Well, what do you suggest we do?" "All right, you little shit, you tell me what's going on right now." " It's nothing." " Bullshit!" "You'd better start talking or consider yourself at great risk." "All right, they're gonna need a place big enough to gather." "The old copper mines." "We've got it." "They've been closed for 15 years." "The miners just walked off and left all the explosives inside." "They just put up fences and warning signs." "Just what we need for the work we have to do." "That you, peckerwood?" "Didn't think you'd show, beaner." "I wouldn't miss this for anything in the world, peckerwood." " Here." " Freak, yeah." "You just gonna stand there and waste my time, pendejo?" "No homeboys to help you now." "You should've brought some of your own." "Come on." "Now we're talkin', huh?" "Marco?" "Come on." "That's what I'm talkin' about, yeah!" " Get her down!" " Yeah, get her!" "I think it's time we call a truce." "That's what I'm talking about." "Get her, get her, get her." " What are you doing here?" " Sheriff, you scared the hell out of me." "I ask you again..." "what are you doing here?" "Marco and Bobby are in here somewhere and I am afraid that somebody is gonna get hurt." "Well, that doesn't sound good." "Are they alone?" "Yes, I think so." "Well, let's see what I can do." "How do they look?" "Exactly the way they left them..." "unstable as hell." " Whoa." " Chill." "Wire 'em." "Check the other tunnels and do the same." "Signal me when you're ready, then get the hell out." "Alpha!" " Gina!" " And the freakin' sheriff." "Who are they, Sheriff?" "Hi, little brother." "I see you brought dinner." "Sheriff, no!" "No no no no!" " Help me!" " That's it." " Beaner." " Stop it!" "Let go of me." "Hey, take your hands off of her!" "Gina, you okay?" "Anyone wanna eat this?" "Bring it on!" "Oh look, he's gonna scare us with fire." "That makes two of us." " Mm, another tough guy." " Try me." "Okay." "Come on!" "Gina!" "Get me out!" "Hey, let me go!" "Gina!" "The hunter!" "Gina!" "Gina!" "Oh man, we're so gonna die." "What the hell is going on here?" " Now what?" " You three get out of here." "Run now!" "Move!" "Crazy, there's some kids coming your way." "Get them out of there." "You hear me?" "I sure hope you know what you're doing, Gannon." "I've been waiting for this, hunter." "Well, it's your lucky day." "Hey, you know where you're going?" " Where the hell are we?" " I don't know, man." "Just keep moving." "Come on." "Those things are everywhere." "Whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa." "Hey hey." "Stay back or you're dead, all right?" "Just take it easy now." "I don't know who you are, but I'm here to get you out." " You wanna wait for 'em?" " Yeah." "I'm leaving." "Come here." " No!" " Are you crazy?" " Gina, stay close." " Hey, wait up!" "You're dead." "So are you." "Gannon... damn." "Eh, who are you?" "Man, what the hell's going on around here?" "If I tell you, there might not be any turning back." "Try us." "We lost him that night." "You never get over that." "But we're not done here, not by a long shot." "# I've been up all night just like a trucker #" "# Seems like there's no end in sight #" "# These motherfuckers try to draw me to the fight #" "# But I don't wanna get my head ripped off tonight #" "# Run like hell, I can't tell where to go #" "# Brother, sister, feel the need #" "# Under the darkness of night I can see you aglow #" "# Burning hunger, time to feed #" "# Won't you try and see what it's like #" "# To take a motherfuckin' bite outta me?" "#" "# One thing I guarantee #" "# You won't like it when you try to take a bite outta me #" "# Won't you try and see what it's like #" "# To take a motherfuckin' bite outta me?" "#" "# One thing I guarantee #" "# You won't like it when you try to take a bite outta me #" "# Why did they choose me?" "#" "# I must be trippin', cracking' up #" "# Now I have got to get a grip and get away #" "# Head for the light, I'm runnin' faster #" "# I don't want to feel the bite #" "# 'Cause I'm the master #" "# Run like hell, I can't tell where to go... #" "So what do you feel like doing now, sister?" "I wanna eat." "# I've been up all night just like a trucker #" "# Seems like there's no end in sight #" "# These motherfuckers try to draw me to the fight #" "# But I don't wanna get my head ripped off tonight #" "# Run like hell, I can't tell where to go #" "# Brother, sister, feel the need #" "# Under the darkness of night I can see you aglow #" "# Burning hunger, time to feed #" "# Won't you try and see what it's like #" "# To take a motherfuckin' bite outta me?" "#" "# One thing I guarantee... #"