He lay sprawled in a hedge, gasping for breath, his clothes torn and his gut aching. He brought a hand up to his face and saw what he thought were orange scales, shook his head and they were gone. Looking up at the shattered window, all he could think was "Dad..." Jackson rolled out of the hedge, tearing his shirt more. The faint wail of emergency vehicles racing to the EnviroTech campus pulled him to his feet. He stumbled into some shadows. He was still breathing hard, his gut still ached where the monster had hit him. One of the banks of floodlights had failed. There was darkness enough for Jackson to stay out of sight from the soon to be arriving security, EMTs and police. He wanted to warn them that there was a monster in there, but his throat was dry, raw and he could barely think let alone speak. Then he heard someone call out to him. "Jackson!" He stopped, finally getting his breathing under control. There was someone in the shadows with him between a tree and the wall. "Jackson!
