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It is the year 2026, January 14, another normal day for middle school students. But one 8th grade class called Class 35 of 8B, was chaotic as usual. Not a surprise. Although, there are few students that are focusing on the work while their teacher Ms. Bell is absent. The few students were focusing on their work, being oblivious of the feeling of being watched. Strange isn’t it? No one is watching them but yet they can’t see who is watching them in the first place. The person or yet, thing, is watching them in the shadows, being cloaked by their advanced camouflage technology. As the thing observed the human class closely, he noticed the different behaviors of each student. Each student has different personalities and personas that they all have at school. Few were doing the work that was assigned to them by their homeroom teacher. The unknown creature continues to observe, like a predator watching its prey from the shadows, waiting to strike onto the prey. While the students were doing their own things, such as talking to each other quietly, the few students were focusing on their work. The thing left the classroom, as it observed the other classrooms, making mental notes of how busy and obedient the students are. The unknown creature followed the kids, being curious as to why the younglings were going outside with coats and winter gear. As the unknown creature continued to follow the children, the wind blew a bit harder, the children played onto the playground, as the adults that were with the children were talking to each other while keeping an eye on the kids. While the unknown creature is unfazed about the colder weather, as he steps away from school property, he explores the neighborhood, curious of the new place that he found himself in.
For a while, he continued exploring the area, when it was nightfall, he continued his search of looking for a hunt so he could earn his rightful place in his clan. While the thing continued looking for a hunt, one of the students that was doing their work named Zo, was ticking one of the other students named Alli. They’re both friends from kindergarten and stick with each other among other students such as Addy, Kyom, Patrick, Nathan, Buells, Noua, Hazy, and Maddy. They were out hanging at Zo’s house, like normal teenagers should do. Unaware that the unknown creature was lurking around the night, looking for a hunt. The next morning, when the friend group called Zoopish had a sleepover at Zo’s place, it was the weekend and the group had decided to hang out for the entire day. The TV was on, and the news was on the screen, apparently there was a crime screen with no evidence nor any weapon that the murderer left behind, all it left was a hanging skinned alive body. The screen was gruesome, as the friend group watched. Few were surprised, others were interested in the crime scene, as they watched the news, it kept getting more gruesome and interesting for them to watch, as they continued watching unaware that the group was being watched by the same unknown creature that was the one who skinned the body.
The unknown creature that had attacked last night was watching the young group. Trying to understand where their guardian is or someone supervising them for a while staying at Zo's place. The unknown creature continues to observe and watch as the group grab a few necessary stuff for their hangout, 'They were going to be walking to that area where younglings were at, it seems' the creature thought of, as the group left the house, and start walking to the park as they talk about stuff, it must be their interests that they enjoy. As the group got to the park, they went to the playground to have fun, like children. They talk, laugh, even look like they’re enjoying themselves as if they weren’t going to be teenagers soon. They continue to play until the sun narrows down, as if it came to the end. They got off the playground and walked to a nearby gas station, getting some snacks before heading back to Zo’s place for the night.The creature was observing the group of the teenagers once more before heading out to find a prey to hunt, unaware that one of the teenagers felt like they were being watched. The teenagers in question were Nathan, he felt like someone or more like something was watching the group alongside him. He questions it for a moment but never goes out to seek answers.
As the group made it back to Zo's place safely, the creature was already on the hunt, looking for prey to kill and keep as a prize for the night. The creature soon encounters a man, drunk as he was holding onto a woman as if he was going to put himself onto the woman. The creature let out a few clicks before staying hidden a little longer, waiting for a perfect time to strike the man. As the creature awaited, the man was trying to persuade the woman, as the women reacted nervously and almost scared. The creature turned off the camouflage technology, showing himself despite it being completely dark, the creature could see just fine due to the mask it wears. The creature attacked the man swiftly as the woman left, running away from that situation. The man was still drunk but sober up once he realized he was attacked, he let out a gruesome scream from the attack, as the creature relentlessly attacked the man until he was fully dead. The creature began to skin the dead drunk man and hung the body up onto the alleyway roof, blood dripping from the body as the creature let out a few amused clicks before turning on the camouflage technology to once again, disappear.
The night passed peacefully, as for the sun rising, the birds singing, cars activated, the police found the body, the blood almost dried, as the officers were trying to take down the body carefully without the body breaking into pieces. The new station was already there and were asking questions to the officers, wondering the reason behind this incident. The officers tried their best to answer the questions the news had, as they try to stay calm while a crowd surrounded the scene which was blocked off, the citizens were in fear, perhaps even shocked. The news was invested, they have a new mystery to catch more attention from citizens. As the news tried to catch the eyes of the citizens, the woman from the night came up to the police, confessing that she was getting harassed by the man but didn't know who or what had killed the drunken man. The police started to make a case of the mysterious deaths of people that were skinned which was inhuman. The police looked for evidence with both crime scenes of the deaths, They couldn't find a singular track besides an object that wasn't made by humans, it looked like a spar tip of some sorts. They look at the Metallurgical Analysis, seeing if it is a part of the periodic table, the spar tip isn't from nor made by humans.
The group; Zoopies, woke up, as Nathan turned on the TV in which they saw the news that talked about the skinned body once again. The teenagers were once again intrigued, such an interesting case isn't it? The group agreed that they'll be staying at Zo's place for the time being until it's before dawn that they must return to their homes for school which was going to happen the next day. They got up and stretched as they got onto their electric devices to check the time as well as looking for places that the group could go. As the group is online on social media, one of the members went to the bathroom as the rest just tried to stay awake despite their need for sleep.
The group decided that they will be heading to a festival that will be happening nearby. The group gathered up, and got ready for the festival. They brought their wallet, phones and things they may need during the festival. They walked to the location of the festival, keeping themselves engaging with each other. The creature was watching them, finding them slowly amusing that young teenagers are on their own, as the creature continued to follow the group from afar, being cautious of its surroundings. The group went to the festival, enjoying themselves, as they played various games and events happening within the festival. The creature was far too curious and got lost. Sucks to be the unknown creature I suppose. The group stuck together, they went onto multiple rides and such, after they went onto the rides, they bought food to eat. Their parents had message them if they're ready to leave yet, but they didn’t responded immediately. Too oblivious from their own happiness. The unknown creature had found them again, but there was a group of men trailing behind them. As if they were going to kidnap the teenagers, but unfortunately to the kidnappers, once they got close to the teenagers, the teenagers decided that the kidnappers will be the one to get kidnapped.
The group of teenagers noticed the kidnappers awhile go and didn't wanted to make a fuss, so they walked afar from the festival to seem as they're going to be isolated which is what the kidnappers wanted. Although, their plan was ruin once Nathan grab one of the kidnappers and dragged them by the foot. One of the six kidnappers was dragged by a 14 year old boy. The five kidnappers were a bit shocked, before Alli bit the older kidnapper, which they bit harder than expected. As if they did it before which they probably have. As Alli keep biting the older kidnapper, which Alli punched and kicked the older male which the punches and kicks were somehow strong for someone 4'11 and builted like a stick. Maddy, he just jump one of the kidnappers that is barely built like a tank, Maddy manage to knock the man out onto the ground, Hazy and Zo were basically blackmailing the fourth guy, by saying that they'll going to find where the guy live and bomb the house. Noua and Beulls were jumping the last guy, beating his ass. Kyom, Addy and Patrick were calm, as if this type of shit was normal. It's probably normal to them.
Imma stop here