On the way back toward their lunch meeting, Helen suddenly pointed and whispered loudly “There!  Something just moved behind that car!  I think it was a kid?”  Fuzzy growled, his nose in the air.

Allistor followed her pointed finger and slowed to a stop.  They watched the car on her side of the street for a few seconds before he suggested, “Call out to them.”

“Hey there!  My name’s Helen.   Don’t worry, we won’t hurt you.”

A small head popped up to look through the car windows at them.   The glass was too dusty for Allistor to see more than a vague outline.  After a few seconds, it disappeared just as quickly.

Helen got out of the truck, leaving her weapon inside.  “It’s okay.  We’re here to help you.  Are you injured?  Hungry?  We’ve got food.”

She walked slowly toward the car, hands out in front of her patting the air as if calming a fight.  “I’m not going to hurt you, little one,” she said as she rounded the back bumper of the vehicle.

Something shot forward and leapt up at her face.  Her hands, already in front of her, managed to grab hold of it as she flinched backward.  The action saved her as two bony arms reached for her face, tiny claws extended and swiping within inches of her nose.

“Aaargh!” She screamed and spun around, tossing the thing away from her and causing it to slam into a nearby wall.  Helen fled back to the truck even as Allistor was getting out. The thing, whatever it was, let out a high-pitched screech as it got up from the sidewalk and shook its head.  About three feet tall, it had long bony arms and legs, with a head that looked too big for its body.  The mouth was full of sharp, serrated teeth.  A moment later it was speeding after Helen.

Allistor ran toward the front of the truck, trying to get an angle across the hood for a clear shot behind Helen as she ran.  The thing was gaining ground, though, and he wasn’t going to get it.  So he cast Restraint on the creature just as it was about to leap atop her back.

It managed to begin the leap before the spell took hold.  So the creature’s stunned body left the ground and traveled about three feet before losing momentum and crashing back down to earth.  The delay allowed Helen to make it back to the truck, and it gave Allistor a clear shot.  He fired his shotgun, punching a hole in the creature’s chest and blasting off one of its arms.

Urban Creeper

Level 6

Health 0/3,000

The blast pushed the dead creeper’s corpse backward as if it had been punted.  When it came to rest, two more of the things emerged from nowhere and attacked the body, ripping into it with sharp little teeth and tearing off pieces with sharp claws.