Taking out my penlight I pointed to the area of interest on the map.
"Here is the creature's last known location, right below the Kimujo Mountain."
I have been tracking this monster for the last four years when I heard of its attack on the small village called Terbuko. All the women and men of that village were forever changed after coming in contact with the beast and ceased all functioning activity. Everyone in that forsaken village was sex-depraved. Openly having orgies and participating in taboo-like fetishes, some I shudder to even think about.
I was only granted two members for my task team; Riley, a renowned hunter from across the sea in a country where monkeys roamed freely and had citizenship. Riley hunted all sorts of monsters and was mostly known for catching the three-headed, nine-foot-tall Binze, a rare creature that was thought to be extinct. For a hunter, Riley was laid back and took things in stride without making too much of a fuss, that is why I had him on the team. Not that I was given any other choice.
Also, there was Jennifer, who had no known talent but was placed on my team due to nepotism. The CEO of my company was her uncle and she asked to be put to build clout. She's been working with me for the last six months and it was all I could do not to wring her scrawny little neck every time she popped her gum or looked down at her monitor-device.
Clearing my throat I continued. "We must set out quickly before we lose this opportunity to catch it," I said, mainly speaking to Riley.
"What will we do with it after we've caught it," Jennifer said, ignoring my annoyed look. "Are we going to like...kill it or something?"
Holding on to my last thread of patience, I quickly explained to Jennifer for the millionth that we were only going to capture the beast and transport it to headquarters.
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On the company dime, I suggested that we take a Mojo to the mountains, a giant vehicle that lept through the air like a rabbit and jumped from one point to another. One leap could clear 500 miles at a time. When we had one more leap to reach our destination the operator let us out and told us to walk the rest of the way or catch a floater across the river.
"What are you about," I demanded angrily," we paid for a full go!"
"Listen, lady," the operated said with uncertainty looking me up and down, "...sir, I know all about the beast by the mountain and I won't be taking any chances with my sanity, so go about your business or...just get the fuck off."
"Let's just go," said Riley, grabbing his hunting equipment and leaping off the machine onto the wet grass below. Sighing, I leaped after him and Jennifer followed.
It took us three hours longer to reach our destination and the sun was just about to set.
"Maybe we should just find a place to stay and like..you know, start again tomorrow," Jennifer said smacking her gum.
"Feel free to do so Jennifer," I said slowly," c'mon Riley." I started walking toward the direction of the mountains and my team slowly trailed behind me.
****
After what seemed like forever we reached the spot on the map where the last known sighting took place. Looking about on the ground for clues we split up.
"I think I found something," Jennifer yelled seconds later. Letting out a sigh, I skeptically went to where she was standing and she pointed at a huge glob of a thick white substance.
"It's a sperm load," she said, taking out her monitor-device and snapping holoflicks. Stepping closer to the sample I reached out slowly-.
"DON'T TOUCH IT," yelled Riley, coming to stand behind me. "It may infect you with what the villagers have."
"Good point," I said, slowly stepping away. Riley dug in his bag pulling out some kind of meter-reader and he stuck it in the gooey pile. After some time his meter beeped and Riley let out a low whistle.
"It's a sperm load alright, and it carries a helluva count," he examined the meter, "and it's fresh, very fresh... we may be close to the creature." He dug in his hunter bag and took out a dart gun.
"Stay behind me," he said heading north. We followed him on the grassy path and we were losing the last bit of sunlight that was left. I took out a beamer and it illuminated our area.