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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 4582716" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p><strong>Jack Frost: Part 12 – Ahead of the Pack</strong></p><p></p><p>One of the reconnaissance helicopters caught sight of Ithaqua's form more clearly in a cloud of ice and snow. His boundless black eyes were filled with stars, his face, inhuman but grotesquely reminiscent of humanity, twisted in savagery and misery, all before a gust of wind rose like a destructive wall and flung the puny aircraft like toys out of the sky. </p><p></p><p>"Drive!" shouted Jim-Bean from the back seat.</p><p></p><p>"I am!" Howell shouted back. But she didn't see what Jim-Bean saw loping out of the forest. </p><p></p><p>The howling reached a terrible crescendo, deafening, before the wind lifted, rising upward as if from the earth into the sky, drawing leaves and dead brown pine straws and flakes of ice with it.</p><p></p><p>Still half-frozen, wild-eyed and crusted with frozen saliva and blood, wild dogs, cats, house pets, and deer stumbled toward the nearest living things for the warmth of their meat and blood. </p><p></p><p>A pack of starved wolves, frozen to death where they fell in the forest, kept pace with the Humvee. Howell was still driving through rough terrain, struggling to avoid rocks, snow banks, and trees. Two of the wolves scrabbled onto the Humvee. One smashed its ice-hard snout right through the window.</p><p></p><p>Hammer, still shivering, put his Glocks to the gnashing jaws and fired. The wolf yelped, ice chipping off of its snout, but it lurched forward, struggling with its forepaws to get into the Humvee.</p><p></p><p>Hammer unloaded the entire pistol into the wolf-thing's face. It shattered into chunks, and the headless body flopped off the side of the Humvee.</p><p></p><p>"There were two…" said Jim-Bean.</p><p></p><p>With a terrible wrenching sound, wolf jaws tore through the top of the Humvee. Hammer turned his remaining pistol on the wolf's jaws. It bit down over his pistol.</p><p></p><p>"Guys!" shouted Howell.</p><p></p><p>He held the trigger down. Crusted blood and ice erupted in a shower through the hole. The wolf's body thumped its way along the top of the vehicle and off it.</p><p></p><p>"GUYS!"</p><p></p><p>Jim-Bean leaned forward to look at what Howell was screaming about. A huge bear rose up in the Humvee’s headlights, its body encrusted with ice and snow, roaring.</p><p></p><p>Howell jerked the wheel hard and the Humvee skidded sideways. The side of the Humvee slammed into the bear.</p><p></p><p>Gripping the sides of the vehicle with both paws, it roared, jaws tearing through the opening that the wolf had made.</p><p></p><p>"Thermite!" shouted Jim-Bean. "You took one of my grenades before, right?"</p><p></p><p>Hammer nodded. He fumbled in his pockets, trying to pull one of the two grenades out. The whole Humvee was threatening to shake apart from the bear's attack. Howell screamed.</p><p></p><p>The drooling jaws came closer. Hammer got one out, but dropped it out the window as the bear shook the Humvee violently. He grabbed for the second grenade and this time shoved into the bear’s open mouth. Teeth clamped down.</p><p></p><p>Hammer pulled the pin.</p><p></p><p>The bear let go of the Humvee and it lurched back onto all four wheels. It clawed helplessly at its mouth, eyes rolling.</p><p></p><p>The grenade's effect was instantaneous. The head of the bear was incinerated. The headless form slouched to the ground as Howell drove away.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 4582716, member: 3285"] [b]Jack Frost: Part 12 – Ahead of the Pack[/b] One of the reconnaissance helicopters caught sight of Ithaqua's form more clearly in a cloud of ice and snow. His boundless black eyes were filled with stars, his face, inhuman but grotesquely reminiscent of humanity, twisted in savagery and misery, all before a gust of wind rose like a destructive wall and flung the puny aircraft like toys out of the sky. "Drive!" shouted Jim-Bean from the back seat. "I am!" Howell shouted back. But she didn't see what Jim-Bean saw loping out of the forest. The howling reached a terrible crescendo, deafening, before the wind lifted, rising upward as if from the earth into the sky, drawing leaves and dead brown pine straws and flakes of ice with it. Still half-frozen, wild-eyed and crusted with frozen saliva and blood, wild dogs, cats, house pets, and deer stumbled toward the nearest living things for the warmth of their meat and blood. A pack of starved wolves, frozen to death where they fell in the forest, kept pace with the Humvee. Howell was still driving through rough terrain, struggling to avoid rocks, snow banks, and trees. Two of the wolves scrabbled onto the Humvee. One smashed its ice-hard snout right through the window. Hammer, still shivering, put his Glocks to the gnashing jaws and fired. The wolf yelped, ice chipping off of its snout, but it lurched forward, struggling with its forepaws to get into the Humvee. Hammer unloaded the entire pistol into the wolf-thing's face. It shattered into chunks, and the headless body flopped off the side of the Humvee. "There were two…" said Jim-Bean. With a terrible wrenching sound, wolf jaws tore through the top of the Humvee. Hammer turned his remaining pistol on the wolf's jaws. It bit down over his pistol. "Guys!" shouted Howell. He held the trigger down. Crusted blood and ice erupted in a shower through the hole. The wolf's body thumped its way along the top of the vehicle and off it. "GUYS!" Jim-Bean leaned forward to look at what Howell was screaming about. A huge bear rose up in the Humvee’s headlights, its body encrusted with ice and snow, roaring. Howell jerked the wheel hard and the Humvee skidded sideways. The side of the Humvee slammed into the bear. Gripping the sides of the vehicle with both paws, it roared, jaws tearing through the opening that the wolf had made. "Thermite!" shouted Jim-Bean. "You took one of my grenades before, right?" Hammer nodded. He fumbled in his pockets, trying to pull one of the two grenades out. The whole Humvee was threatening to shake apart from the bear's attack. Howell screamed. The drooling jaws came closer. Hammer got one out, but dropped it out the window as the bear shook the Humvee violently. He grabbed for the second grenade and this time shoved into the bear’s open mouth. Teeth clamped down. Hammer pulled the pin. The bear let go of the Humvee and it lurched back onto all four wheels. It clawed helplessly at its mouth, eyes rolling. The grenade's effect was instantaneous. The head of the bear was incinerated. The headless form slouched to the ground as Howell drove away. [/QUOTE]
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