"I'm famished. Whatcha bring, Jen?" asked Sarah, collapsing on a stone at the shore they had just arrived at. Jen rummaged through her bag, finding three packets of cookies. Thinking ahead, she split one packet between the three of them and handed each of them a cookie. Or at least a part of it.

After their tiny meal, the trio headed deep into the island's forest. Sarah took the map from Alex and studied it, while Alex got their machetes ready. "Looks like... uh... what's this?" she asked Jen and Alex. They squinted at the map. A look of horror crossed both their faces.

"Th-that's... the ancient symbol for... m-monster..." Alex stammered, his voice trailing off.

"Yeah. I saw it in a book once." Jen added shakily, to Sarah's horror. Her mouth was open, ready to emit a bloodcurdling scream. "If we're too loud, they'll hear you."

To late.

They were here.

Or rather, IT was here.