...Day 8...

The 9 of them woke up, bolting their heads with bulging eyes. Who was that screaming? They all rush out their secret entrance. Right when they reach the surface, the screaming stops. With confused faces all around, they pack up and leave their den, attempting to reach a subway stop in New York City, New York to get to Manhattan. That spot is the next stop in their mission.

Their mission was to stop the Fangz from destroying their world. Their is a scientist that has a lab in Manhattan that is currently working on a device to stop the creatures invasion. The lab is heavily guarded, or so the kids were told. They were asked because adults were the Fangz favorite 'snack' and not teenagers. So they have a little bit of luck on their side.

But once word reached the Fangz, they were guaranteed to stop them. No matter the cost. They think that if they kill or take one of each member each of the 12 days, they will not have a chance. Then again, they try to take as much of the 9 as possible, but only seem to get one. Which isn't good for time.

The heroes come to an area with no way out. Fallen buildings and boulders that are not climbable block their path of progressing. They split up in order to find a way out, "Hey guys over here! I think I found something!" Dane hollers to the group, ushering his hands towards the crater, "I think we can climb those vines down. See, over there, it looks like a sewer line about 7 feet high. It may lead somewhere."

"Are you sure? I mean, the vines could snap and we could all plummet 25 feet down to our death. Do you really want that?" Luke says sarcastically.

"Well, it is the only place where we can go. I mean, look around guys," Aaron states. They nod in agreement, "Let ladies first, then us guys will go."

She backs up, shaking her head. Pepper tells her, "I'll come with you, trust me. I will be right behind you."

Carrie starts to climb down. When she reaches the bottom, she stares into the black, barren tunnel. Pepper starts to descend. Pepper puts her arms around Carrie, comforting her once she got down. Sara, Vanessa, go down. Then Fray, Dane and Trent. Aaron and Luke follow. When everybody is down there, they look up at what they just did and, "SNAP!" the vine breaks and falls elegantly.

"Well, I guess there's no turning back now!" Trent announces. Sara punches him, knowing his intention of making that sentence a joke. He rubs it and says, "Ow! What was that for!?" She gives him the stink-eye. He backs away.

Dane pulls out a flashlight and turns it on. He gives another to Aaron, who leads the group. As they walk deeper and deeper, the water smells of body excess, and splashes as they walk. They come to a fork and argue about which tunnel to follow. They decide to go right, thinking they hear voices from the left side.

Dead fish float on the water along with other stuff, you don't want to see dead. Some weren't even dead, just suffering. They had to put them out of their misery. It seems to be more dead things the more they walk. Cautiously, they advance, weapons drawn. Then they hear them. Other humans.

But they must be on land up top, because there is no one in sight in the sewer. Fray spots a hole in the top of the sewer. A elk head falls along with fish bones. Vanessa is about to scream but Trent covers her mouth. They look up the hole and shout to them.

"What the? Where is that coming from?" a man shouts.

"And what makes you think that I know?" a woman responds.

"Hello? Anybody there?" another man asks.

Aaron tells them through the hole, "Um, hi! I am here, below you, through that hole. We are stuck in here, do you mind-" A gunshot echoed through the tunnels. Aaron jumps back and yells, "RUN!"

Everybody bolts as more shots are heard, "What was your idea? That they would just give us a ladder and pull us out? You out of everybody here knows that you don't talk to other people! They can't be trusted!" Pepper tells him.

He keeps walking, ignoring Pepper's statement, "Wait, where's Trent?" Aaron asks the group. They all start shouting his name.

"I-ugh-I'm over here!" Trent hollers. They rush over and see him crouching in the water. His hands are covering his belly. When he removes them, blood are covering his hand.

"AAH! Trent!" Sara screeches, "A-a-are y-you ok-k-kay!?"

"Yeah, I'm-ugh-fine. I just got shot, no biggy, right?" He replies. They laugh.

"Come on, help me," Aaron tells Luke and Dane as they bandage his wound and then lift him and start to carry him to safety. After 15 min. of wandering he sewers, their arms are getting tired. But finally, they see a waterfall. They look up and are blinded by the light of the sun. They just found their way out.

"What are we going to do with Trent? I mean, he can't swim and we don't want to throw him over the waterfall," Fray states.

"I know, I think I got a rope. I'll climb to the top of the crater, than, I'll toss the rope down, and I'll pull Trent up, but I'll need help," Luke offers.

"I will!" Pepper, Dane and Carrie answers. Luke gets his hook, ties it to a end of a rope, and throws it over the crater. It catches on something and the three climb up. Once they reached the top, they start to pull Trent up. Once Trent is up there, the rest of the group follow. Then Luke finally sees what the hook is hooked to. A dead Fangz head, or, at least he thinks it's a Fangz. It has no eyes and a smooth head with a fin on top of it. Teeth surround half of its head and it is a little shorter than an actual Fangz, maybe 8 feet. Scales surround the creatures lower part. It has long, ominous claws. It is very tall and slender.

"Ewe, can I get a creepy?" Vanessa says shakily.

"Hey, guys?" Trent whispers to the group. There, standing over Trent was another one of those things. Trent looks down at his chest and there are long fingers, right through his heart. Pepper shoots the thing right in the head. It falls down into the crater and lands in the water. It floats back up motionless. Trent then looks at the group with caring and hopeful eyes. Sara, Carrie, and Vanessa scream and rush over to help him. But instead, Trent rolls over and he falls into the crater and joins the creature on the surface. With closed eyes, the current carries the two down, back into the sewers.

"TTTTRRRREEEENNNNTTTT!" They scream. Sara runs to the crater but Aaron holds her back before she loses her life as well. She starts to bawl. Vanessa falls to the ground. Carrie hugs Pepper. Pepper looks down at her, then at Aaron. She can't believe that, that just happened. Luke, Dane, and Fray just stand there, recalculating about what just happened.

"Well, Trent was a good guy, and a better friend than ever. We will always remember you..." Aaron tells aloud. Aaron knew Trent since pre-k. He is the one having the hardest time with this. He will miss Trent. But their mission is still at stake.