I open my eyes, was that a dream? The wind howls, flashlights light up the dark warehouse, red and yellow. I stroke the heavy, furry blanket, wait- My skin crawls, a giant cat tears into Ivanov, just next to me. It's head raises and he stares me down with his glowing, orange eyes.

I stay perfectly still. My heart races as it meows loud as thunder. I jump as it pounces over me and a man shouts, "Fuck! Fuck!" I look back towards fast footsteps, it brings him to the ground without any effort. He screams and with one bite, he goes silent.

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Among the dead and wounded, their guns and bullet casings line the floor. The cat on me breathes heavy, did he get hit by bullets? I gotta get a gun. I twist onto my stomach and crawl out from under the cat. The casings scrape and roll away from me. The cat looks over and I freeze. After a moment, it goes back to eating. I crawl to a gun and the cat growls behind me.

I gasp and turn around. The cat that laid on me, it growls at me. I raise my gun and the far one roars at me. It pounces towards me and I pull the trigger. Click! I gasp.